Secretaire From The Louis XV Period Stamped J.birckle

Pretty lady's secretaire slightly curved on the front, inlaid in amaranth veneer and curled rosewood in fretted reserves.
It opens with a flap lined with an antique green morocco highlighted with a gilded border with small irons and discovers four lockers as well as six small curved and inlaid drawers identical to the frame.
It also opens with two leaves in the lower part.
The amounts with cut sides in rosewood frieze, rest on arched feet furnished with small gilded bronze shoes.
Original locks and bolts
Sainte Anne gray marble top.
Hallmark JME and Stamp under the marble J.BIRCKLE for Jacques Bircklé (1734 - 1803) received master on July 30, 1764

Dimensions
H. 128 cm x W. 71 cm x D. 35 cm

France - Parisian work
Rosewood and amaranth
18th century

A free worker before obtaining his master's degree, Jacques Bircklé worked in rue de Charenton then rue Saint-Nicolas. Between 1785 and 1789, he received commissions for Queen Marie-Antoinette at the Château de Saint-Cloud, for Madame Élisabeth de Montreuil, for the Duke of Orléans, for the Princess of Lamballe.
In view of his abundant, varied, high-quality production, Bircklé appears to be a conscientious cabinetmaker, not seeking luxury and preciousness but more decorative effect.
Bircklé excels there thanks to his talent as a marker. In the majority of his furniture, practically devoid of bronzes, there is indeed a predominance of marquetry, in bright and contrasting tones, designed with simplicity, without superfluous details. Made of light stained wood, they most often stand out against a dark veneer background. Alongside these characteristic products, Bircklé also produces simpler furniture, always of good quality, veneered in rosewood, kingwood, mahogany or satin.
Réf : Le mobilier français du XVIII° siècle – Pierre Kjellberg