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Antique Secretaires

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

SECRETAIRES  bookcase
The late eighteenth century saw something of a flowering of antique  secretaire-drawer bookcases and some of the finest cabinet makers worked on this form.
Mahogany secretaire bookcase on bracket feet. The rather square design of glazing bar is typical of the third and last quarters of the century.
A mahogany secretaire bookcase on splayed feet of [...]