A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND BOIS SATINÉ MARQUETRY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT, BY JACQUES BIRCKLE, CIRCA 1775

No ReservesUK: Greenford Park WarehouseRestricted Species

Lot Closed

May 20, 12:44 PM GMT

Estimate

2,500 - 4,000 GBP

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Property from a European Estate

A LOUIS XVI GILT-BRONZE MOUNTED KINGWOOD, TULIPWOOD AND BOIS SATINÉ MARQUETRY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT, BY JACQUES BIRCKLE, CIRCA 1775

the grey and white marble top above a frieze drawer, the fall-front opening to reveal a leather-lined writing surface and an arrangement of four shelves and six drawers, above two cupboard doors, on bracket feet, stamped twice J. BIRCKLE

140cm. high, 79cm. deep, 39cm. deep; 4ft. 7in., 2ft. 7in., 1ft. 3¼in.

Sold without reserve

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P. Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais du XVIIIe Siecle, Paris, 1998, p. 72-74.

Jacques Bircklé (1734-1803) received maître in 1764.

A nearly identical secrétaire sold Replica Shoes 's London, 12 December 2001, lot 59 (£12,000) and another similar sold Christie's London, 12 April 2017, lot 21.