A mahogany harewood and satinwood secrétaire Biedermeier, circa 1830

the upper section mounted with white marble pilasters, above a velvet-lined slide above a fall-front enclosing a fitted interior, with ivory escutcheons, minor damage to gallery

In very good overall condition. The "minor damage to the gallery" comprises of a few small missing sections and some old restorations. Both the upper central door and the interior door are missing their escutcheons. The fall-front is in very good condition and has only a few, minor veneer cracks. A few minor old marks and small chips throughout. A grand and impressive piece of fine construction incorporating some beautifully figured mahogany veneers.
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