"Small Lady's Secretary Stamped Dubut Transition Period 18th Century "
Rare small young lady's secretary in rosewood marquetry in violet wood frames and tinted fillets, opening with 4 drawers and an old leather flap revealing a compartment and two small drawers, it rests on arched feet, molded white marble top, gilt bronze ornamentation; keyholes, sabots The original locks present including that of the extremely complex flap (square key section and double barrel...) without operational key In good general condition Partial stamp most likely of JF Dubut and the JME under the marble Height 114cm Width 49cm depth 36cm Parisian work from the Transition Louis XV/Louis XVI period second half of the 18th century Bibio: Jean-francois Dubut (?-1778) talented cabinetmaker specialized in ladies' secretaries, his works are presented at the Museum of Decorative Arts, the Louvre Museum or even the Hermitage Museum