ANCIENT FLAPS

Southern Italy, Early XVIII Century

Baroque walnut flap, southern Italy, early 18th century. Front with flap door concealing a scarab with compartments, drawers and a secret on the top; pair of pulls supporting the door, 3 drawers with bronze knobs, shelf feet. Sides decorated with walnut border. Poplar interior.

Northern Europe, XIX Century

Walnut-stained oak drop-leaf chest, richly carved on the front with floral, leafy, and arched motifs. The drop-leaf chest conceals an internal cabinet with three stepped drawers on the sides, five drawers and open compartments in the center, and a sliding top with a secret compartment underneath. The front has five drawers with bronze handles and escutcheons, and bracket feet. Some losses and restorations. The locks have been replaced. Northern Europe, 19th century.

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

A mid-18th century Baroque drop-leaf chest of drawers. Made of fir and poplar and clad in walnut with large burl veneer inserts. Curved at the front and supported by curved feet, it features two drawers and a drop-leaf door containing a cabinet with four smaller drawers and an open compartment concealing a secret. The back has been replaced, but the locks are original.

Piedmont, XVIII Century

Baroque walnut chest of drawers, maple fillets and inlays, and olive wood frames throughout. Two-drawer front, drop-leaf top concealing a four-drawer cabinet and an open central compartment, forty-five-degree uprights, and bracket feet. Gilded bronze pendants and escutcheons, missing lower drawer lock. Piedmont, 18th century.

Emilia, 18th Century

Walnut and walnut burl trumeau with cherry trim. Three-drawer front with a pronounced leaf spring mechanism, bracket feet, a flap concealing three drawers, three open compartments, and a secret compartment accessible from a foldaway top. Fir and poplar interior. The upper part features a pair of mirrored doors, added in the 20th century. Emilia, 18th century.

Mantua, Early 18th Century

Walnut and burr walnut veneered drop-leaf chest, front with three leaf-spring drawers. Drop-leaf chest conceals a five-drawer internal cabinet, open central compartment with secret compartments. Poplar interior and back, bracket feet, burnished metal escutcheons and handles. Mantua, early 18th century.

Italy, Late XVIII - Early XIX Century

Directoire period walnut secretary, truncated pyramidal feet, two doors at the base surmounted by a drop-leaf door concealing a cabinet composed of an open compartment and nine drawers; drawer in the band under the top. Missing parts and replacements.

England, Late XIX Century

Elegant English Victorian trumeau in the George III model. In the base two doors and a compartment with a cabinet accessible thanks to a sliding door in maple, which shows off drawers and open compartments, sliding top covered in Moroccan; in the upper part two glass doors inserted in a wooden grid, with adjustable shelves; wavy cymatium with curls and inlaid with a classic Greek key and central rosette. The entire surface is veneered in citronnier with mahogany borders, fillets and inlays made of maple, mahogany and ebony.

Italy, XVIII Century

Walnut drop-leaf, front with four drawers, the first two of which are small in size. Drop-leaf door concealing a cabinet with five drawers plus two in the balustrade, and open compartments. Inlaid fillets in maple and walnut. Bracket feet, escutcheons and handles replaced. Italy, 18th century.

Lombardy, Second Quarter XIX Century

Charles X secrétaire of Lombard production, supported by moulded feet, on the front it has pairs of doors containing a chest of drawers, surmounted by a folding door with a 'Cremonese-style' lock and concealing an architectural scribbling box with small drawers, document compartments and various secrets. Moved side uprights support the slightly projecting under-shelf band, in which is another drawer. Mahogany veneer, the interior is walnut, the scarab is inlaid with walnut, mahogany, walnut root and maple; bardiglio grey marble shelf.

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Baroque drop-leaf secretaire of Tuscan production supported by curved legs; the inferior band is moulded both on the front and on the sides; it has two drawers surmounted by a folding door that hides a compartment with shelf and drawers. Veneered in olive tree with ebonized threads. The internal writing surface is finished with the same motives; inside in silver fir and poplar. The cabinet has sockets with enameled medallions representing landscapes; the vents are a later addition.

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

Piedmontese walnut drop-leaf desk with floral inlays and maple scrolls and olive wood frames. Internal cabinet composed of a pair of lateral drawers and a central open compartment concealing various secrets. Drawer under the top, wavy legs, goat feet with reinforcements in the two on the left, poplar interiors. Chiseled and gilded bronze escutcheons. Italy, mid-18th century.

Italy, Mid XX Century

Trumeau model Cà Rezzonico made in the 20th century. On the front two small doors and a revolving bottle holder, surmounted by a flap with a cabinet; in the upper part two mirrored doors and two smaller ones on the sides. Top with engraved mirror.

France, Early XIX Century

Mahogany drop-leaf desk, front with two paneled doors with drawers and open compartments inside, central drawer with curved shape. Drop-leaf concealing open compartment, missing top fabric. Three-drawer top with secret opening (drop-leaf open). Oak interior. France, early 19th century.

Italy, XX Century

Trumeau in style, veneered in walnut and walnut burl, leaf-shaped front with three drawers, internal cabinet with two drawers, central door and open compartments. Upper part with mirrored doors. Italy, 20th century.

Parma, Late XVIII Century

Baroque walnut drop-leaf cabinet, wavy front with two tripartite drawers, wavy apron and feet, with leaf carvings. Drop-leaf cabinet with internal cabinet with four drawers and open compartment, upper shelf added to close the support surface of the riser that it originally carried. Interior and back in poplar, handles and escutcheons in bronze. Parma, third quarter of the 18th century.

France

France, Charles X period, secretary with four drawers, one of which is placed in the groove under the top and a flap door concealing a cabinet with drawers and open compartments, top in green Moroccan. The piece of furniture made of oak is veneered in mahogany feather. Black marble top

Italy, Late XVIII Century

Walnut drop-leaf desk with various wood and carob fillets added later as embellishment, internal cabinet with four drawers and open compartments. Front with three drawers, bracket feet. Hinges, handles and escutcheons replaced. Italy, late 18th century.

Antique Flap in Directoire Style XX Century

Directoire style secrétaire, made of mahogany and mahogany feather, composed of two doors in the base, a drop-leaf door and a drawer under the tops; the drop-leaf door contains a castle with letter holders and small drawers, the leather top for writing. Green marble top, truncated conical feet grooved like the uprights that delimit the piece of furniture, decorations and frame coverings in brass sheet.