ANCIENT FLAPS

Austro-Hungarian Empire, XIX Century

Biedermeier mahogany and burl desk. Three-drawer display case with carved balustrade, four drawers in front, the first of which has a pull and flap, concealing an internal writing desk with a leather insert in the top, a four-drawer cabinet, one with a spring-loaded opening, and an open central compartment. Austro-Hungarian Empire, mid-19th century.

Italy, XX Century

Period chest of drawers with floral and leaf inlays throughout. Curved front with three drawers, upper drop-down door concealing a cabinet with small drawers, open compartments, and a central door. Ferine feet. Italy, 20th century.

Italy, Late XIX Century

Walnut and crotchet drop-leaf chest. Three drawers on the front, the first of which is lower, a drop-leaf upper door concealing a three-drawer internal cabinet, and three open compartments with a central upper drawer. Uprights with turned half-columns and vase-shaped feet. Italy, late 19th century.

France, Early XX Century

Empire-style mahogany secretaire. Front features four drawers surmounted by a drop-leaf door concealing an internal cabinet with three drawers, an open compartment with a mirror, and three ebonized columns. Uprights consist of truncated pyramidal columns with chiseled and gilded bronze capitals and bases, as do the escutcheons, handles, and decorations on the under-top band. Turned legs and beech interior. France, early 20th century.

Italy, XX Century

Walnut veneered, curved three-drawer front, drop-leaf door concealing a four-drawer cabinet and a central door. Curved, carved feet. Italy, 20th century.

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.

Trentino Mid XIX Century

Walnut drop-leaf, maple and walnut fillets along the entire surface. Front with three drawers, central tripartite drop-leaf top, concealing two drawers and open compartments, flanked by a pair of drawers and secret compartments. Bracket feet, bronze knobs and escutcheons, fir interiors. Trentino, mid-19th 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.

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.