Rare Secret Box Simulating A Louis XVI Commode, End Of XVIII Eme Century

Rare secret box simulating a Louis XVI jump chest of drawers.
this box dating from the end of the 18th beginning of the XIX th century is very original and unusual.
it looks like a miniature dresser like the masterpieces of companion or this type of reduction but by its proportions it is indeed a box opening on half of the body.
mounted on oak, it is veneered with flamed mahogany leaves, embellished with lemon tree fillets forming a geometric decoration on the four sides of simulated drawers as well as on the rear uprights and the front uprights.
the keyholes are in mother-of-pearl and the pull buttons in bronze.
like some louis XVI chests of drawers, this box has a projection front, as well as another projection on the rear uprights.
the Louis XVI feet end with bronze buttons.
a clever secret system formed by a sliding hatch on the front allows the keyhole to be cleared and thus forms a hiding place for the key.
A remarkable work of cabinetmaking considering the small scale.
Executed in the 18th century, it has suffered little damage and therefore has few restorations, finishing with buffer varnish.
a beautiful and very original box.

Dimensions:
30 cm long by 20.5 cm deep and 26 cm high.

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