Secretary Louis XV, Eighteenth Century Stamped B Durand

Secretary Louis XV in rosewood and amaranth marquetry bearing the stamp B DURAND received Master February 18, 1761 Slightly curved front, it opens with a flap and two doors Inside we discover massive mahogany bleachers and six small drawers curved rosewood amaranth entourage The flap garnished with a burgundy morocco underlined with a golden border. Top of royal red marble Locks and gilt bronze fittings original, back keys Oak frame Restoration of use, varnish buffer In very good condition * Good DURAND Bon Durand - cabinetmaker, Paris. Master February 18, 1761. He has been called Bondurand; He was also referred to as "Durand le jeune" to distinguish him from his brother François. Bon Durand establishes his workshop rue de Charenton where he worked from obtaining his master's degree, in 1761, until the Revolution. His main customers were cabinetmakers like Pierre Migeon and Denis Genty and upholsterers like Presle and Bonnemain. We find his stamp on many pieces of furniture, Louis XV, Transition and Louis XVI, dressers, secretaries, flat desks, bookcases ... often mahogany, veneers of rosewood or violet very skillfully decorated and flower marquetry. Ref: The French Furniture of the XVIIIth Century - Pierre Kjellberg - The Editions of the Amateur - 2008