"Jean-françois Hache (1730-1796). Important Cylinder Secretary, Circa 1770"
Important cylinder secretary in walnut and acacia burl in reserves, opening with five drawers and a cylinder revealing six drawers and several compartments; right side sliding shelf. It rests on arched feet with doe hooves. Louis XV period, around 1770 H.: 122 cm; L.: 168 cm; D.: 91 cm Provenance: • Former collection of the painter Charles Bertier (1860-1924) then his descendants. Bibliography: • Pierre and Françoise Rouge Le Génie des Hache, éditions Faton, Dijon 2000, reproduced and described, n°289 page 504.