A gilt-bronze-mounted ebony, bois citronnier and amaranth inlaid secrétaire à abattant ensuite with a pair of cartonniers by Jacob-Desmalter each with inset floral watercolour paintings signed by E. Panckoucke Restauration, circa 1825 the secrétaire with a rectangular Belgian fossilised black marble top above an egg-and -dart border, the frieze drawer centred with trophies and a three fleurs-de-lys, flanked by a gilt-bronze medal, one depicting the Homage to Asclepius and inscribed Guerin Pinx. and Barre Sculp. and the dated MDCCCXXIV (1824) and the other depicting Pax driving her chariot over Europe and signed Barre F., the fall-front applied with a watercolour painting on vellum of mixed flowers signed E. Panckoucke, within a gilt-bronze border opening to reveal a leather-lined writing surface with a frieze drawer above a mirrored recess with four short drawers above a further long drawer inlaid with stylised anthemions and berried laurel leaves in amaranth on a bois citronnier ground, with mahogany drawer linings, the brass lock signed . Jacob Desmalter à Paris flanked by pilasters with doric capitals, the lower section also mounted with a watercolour painting on vellum of mixed flowers signed E Panckoucke, within a gilt-bronze border opening to reveal three long drawers each side mounted with a ribbon-tied berried laurel branch and a thrysus on a platform base, the cartonniers each with a fossilised Belgian black marble rectangular top above a laurel leaf border interposed by stylised anthemions with the front of each inset with a watercolour painting on vellum of mixed flowers, signed E Panckoucke within a gilt-bronze border with a geometric panel above and below inset with agates, the lower section applied with four patera, opening to reveal six later tooled red leather-fronted cartonniers with gilt-bronze handles above two banks of slats in oak on a platform base secrétaire: 145cm. high, 92cm. wide, 42.5cm. deep; 4ft. 9in., 3ft. ¼in., 1ft. 4¾in. cartonniers: 129.5cm. high, 65cm. wide, 41cm. deep; 4ft. 3in., 2ft. 1½in., 1ft. 4¼in.
A gilt-bronze-mounted ebony, bois citronnier and amaranth inlaid secrétaire à abattant ensuite with a pair of cartonniers by Jacob-Desmalter each with inset floral watercolour paintings signed by E. Panckoucke Restauration, circa 1825 the secrétaire with a rectangular Belgian fossilised black marble top above an egg-and -dart border, the frieze drawer centred with trophies and a three fleurs-de-lys, flanked by a gilt-bronze medal, one depicting the Homage to Asclepius and inscribed Guerin Pinx. and Barre Sculp. and the dated MDCCCXXIV (1824) and the other depicting Pax driving her chariot over Europe and signed Barre F., the fall-front applied with a watercolour painting on vellum of mixed flowers signed E. Panckoucke, within a gilt-bronze border opening to reveal a leather-lined writing surface with a frieze drawer above a mirrored recess with four short drawers above a further long drawer inlaid with stylised anthemions and berried laurel leaves in amaranth on a bois citronnier ground, with mahogany drawer linings, the brass lock signed . Jacob Desmalter à Paris flanked by pilasters with doric capitals, the lower section also mounted with a watercolour painting on vellum of mixed flowers signed E Panckoucke, within a gilt-bronze border opening to reveal three long drawers each side mounted with a ribbon-tied berried laurel branch and a thrysus on a platform base, the cartonniers each with a fossilised Belgian black marble rectangular top above a laurel leaf border interposed by stylised anthemions with the front of each inset with a watercolour painting on vellum of mixed flowers, signed E Panckoucke within a gilt-bronze border with a geometric panel above and below inset with agates, the lower section applied with four patera, opening to reveal six later tooled red leather-fronted cartonniers with gilt-bronze handles above two banks of slats in oak on a platform base secrétaire: 145cm. high, 92cm. wide, 42.5cm. deep; 4ft. 9in., 3ft. ¼in., 1ft. 4¾in. cartonniers: 129.5cm. high, 65cm. wide, 41cm. deep; 4ft. 3in., 2ft. 1½in., 1ft. 4¼in.
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