{"id":3500,"date":"2020-11-09T13:19:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T12:19:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/?p=3500"},"modified":"2021-05-31T09:25:54","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T07:25:54","slug":"secretaire-louis-xvi-directoire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebenisterie-mathieuvath.fr\/en\/2020\/11\/09\/secretaire-louis-xvi-directoire\/","title":{"rendered":"Louis XVI\/Directory Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Restoration of a drop-front secretary desk built in oak and veneered with mottled mahogany and mahogany from Saint Domingue. Its design must date from the late 18th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before restoration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Its white Carrara marble top is surrounded by a partially openwork brass gallery.
It opens with a drawer in the upper part, a drop-front in the middle and three drawers in the lower part; all the original locks close with a cloverleaf key.
All the panels on the front and sides are decorated with brass quarter-round frames.
The speckled mahogany veneer drop-front opens, secured by a central and lateral bolt lock, to reveal a tabernacle comprising a shelf and nine drawers, also fitted with quarter-round molding and brass handles. The black leather top has been completely reupholstered and adorned with a gilt Greek key frieze.
The sides consist of a small panel at the top and a larger rectangular panel.
The semi-circular uprights are fitted with a striated brass scraper in the upper part, fluted along the rest of the length and molded; The front feet end in a spinning top surmounted by a bronze ring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Cloverleaf keyhole <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

There is significant restoration work to be done. The drop-front is split across its width by 4 mm, one brass flute is missing, the others are almost all coming loose, the sides are starting to crack, the mahogany moldings are coming loose, some wood and brass moldings are damaged, some veneers are coming loose, the rear left leg is completely eaten away by worms, the drawers do not work properly and the drop-front mechanism no longer works.
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