Drop-leaf secretary made in Périgord in the 18th century in beautiful walnut boards. It is composed of a crossbow chest of drawers with two large drawers, surmounted by a sloping flap that opens to become a writing desk.
Drop-leaf secretary made in Périgord in the 18th century in beautiful walnut boards. It is composed of a crossbow chest of drawers with two large drawers, surmounted by a sloping flap that opens to become a writing desk.
Walnut drop-leaf writing desk – 18th century – Périgord – [ME090]
Drop-leaf secretary made in Périgord in the 18th century in beautiful walnut boards. It is composed of a crossbow chest of drawers with two large drawers, surmounted by a sloping flap that opens to become a writing desk.
Walnut drop-leaf writing desk – 18th century – Périgord – [ME090]
In profile and slightly open, the two front drawers of this Louis XV drop-leaf secretaire clearly reveal their crossbow profile. A feat in cabinetmaking.
This drop-leaf secretary is in a way the prodigal son of an eventful chest of drawers and a secret office. The writing desk rests on two generous crossbow-shaped drawers.

Notary, lawyer, banker or doctor, it is certainly a notable from Périgord who, during the 18th century, ordered this charming, fully eventful drop-leaf writing desk.

  • The two front drawers have been profiled in a crossbow.
  • The flap is decorated with the heraldic marquetry of a trade guild.
  • The upper part of the flap softens at its top with a curve allowing you to sit comfortably in front of the writing desk once it is deployed.
  • Inside there are four niches and five drawers with boldly curved fronts.
  • The uprights which separate them nicely contoured follow the movement.

In the purest Louis XV style, everything is round and refined inside and out of this walnut desk. An intimate, almost secret place, it will be able to accommodate mice, computers and all the high-tech equipment corresponding to our modern communication needs.

Dimensions:
Height: 108, Width: 102 cm, Depth: 54 cm
Reference: [ME090]

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The flap of this secretary is decorated with heraldic marquetry, probably the seal of a trade guild. A crown and three stars surmount a fruit tree.
The flap of this secretary is decorated with heraldic marquetry, probably the seal of a trade guild. A crown and three stars surmount a fruit tree.
Once the flap has been deployed to serve as a writing desk, you can see on three levels, four niches and five drawers. All their facades have been curved in a beautiful essence of notoriously veined walnut. The flap itself benefits from a hollow curve allowing you to sit comfortably as close as possible to the writing desk covered in black leather.
This drop-leaf secretary commissioned in the 18th century by a notable from Périgord, banker, lawyer or notary, benefited from the most careful manufacture both in its open version and in its closed version. As if the walnut planks had begun to undulate naturally under the hands of the skilled furniture carpenter who magically "shaped" it.
When you open the small drawers located inside, you can see the significant curve that the carpenter in furniture of the 18th century managed to give them. The uprights that surround them are themselves elegantly scalloped.
Once the flap has been deployed to serve as a writing desk, you can see on three levels, four niches and five drawers. All their facades have also been curved, always in this beautiful, notoriously veined walnut essence. The flap itself benefits from a hollow curve allowing you to sit comfortably as close as possible to the writing desk covered in black leather.

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