Secretary At Support Height, Louis XV-xvi Transition, Grenoblois

Secretary at support height, Transition Louis marquetry of bottomless cubes dear to Jean François Oeben and the Greek pattern used by many Parisian masters inspired by the return to neo-classical, it is therefore under the influence of capital that this piece of furniture was created, we note that great regional cabinetmakers have used these different motifs in clothing, notably Jean François Hache in Grenoble and Abraham-Nicolas Couleru in Montbéliard. This piece of furniture is topped with a molded marble top decorated with bronze with two slippers marked with the crowned R. Corresponding to a low cabinet with a total height of 121 cm, this work piece of furniture can be referred to as a support piece of furniture, adopting a stocky proportion given by its beautiful width. This secretary volume is found at Jean François Hache as among Parisian cabinetmakers, there does not seem to be any in the Couleru production. Concerning its condition, this piece of furniture is in very good condition, the flap lock works with an old key, the lock on the lower leaves is later, it works with an old lock. Dimensions: Height at the marble: 121 cm Width at the marble: 113 cm Depth at the marble: 43 cm Height of the flap open: 73 cm