LOUIS XVI PERIOD SECRETARY WITH FLAP Stamped by Jacques Van Oostenrijk, known as Dautriche In satinwood veneer, chased ormolu ornamentation, veined white marble top, the front decorated with a frieze of lozenges set in a frieze of tracery, opening with a drawer, a flap revealing a writing case, six drawers and four compartments, two flaps at the bottom, canted uprights, stamped twice J. DAUTRICHE and JME maker's mark on the back. H.:144 cm(56 ¾ in.) l.:101 cm (39¾ in.) P.:41,5 cm (16 ¼ in.) Jacques Van Oostenrijk, known as Dautriche, received master in 1765 A Louis XVI gilt-bronze mounted and satinwood secretaire a abattant, stamped by Jacques Van Oostenrijk, called Dautriche

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