An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . Bureau in Wallace Collection. Fancy Tabic. 347 Louis XV.—Louis XVI, UPRIGHT SECRETAIRE. Last I lalf [8th Century. At the bottom of page345 is a commode ofmarquetene of variouswoods, the centre panelof the front inlaid witha vase of flowers. Itcontains five drawers,has a top slab of whitemarble, and mountingsof chased ormolu. Itbelongs to the periodof Louis XV. Height,2 ft. ii in. ;

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An historical guide to French interiors, furniture, decoration, woodwork, & allied arts during the last half of the seventeenth century, the whole of the eighteenth century, and the earlier part of the nineteenth . Bureau in Wallace Collection. Fancy Tabic. 347 Louis XV.—Louis XVI, UPRIGHT SECRETAIRE. Last I lalf [8th Century. At the bottom of page345 is a commode ofmarquetene of variouswoods, the centre panelof the front inlaid witha vase of flowers. Itcontains five drawers,has a top slab of whitemarble, and mountingsof chased ormolu. Itbelongs to the periodof Louis XV. Height,2 ft. ii in. ; length,4 ft. 6\ in.; width, 23 candelabrum onpage 346 is by De laFosse, and belongs tothe Louis XVI. period. On top of page 346is a cabinet in marque -terie and with ormolumounts, beautifully chased and gilt. At thebottom left-hand corneris a commode in mahog-any and sycamore,with geometrical inlayin lighter woods, greymarble top, and mountsof chased ormolu. Ithas two drawers. It isstamped P. Dcnizot,the mounts being pro-bably by Gouthiere,and is of the period ofLouis XVI. Height, 2 ft. 11 in. ; width, 3 ft. 1 in. ; depth, 20 the right-hand corneris a jewel cabinet in marqueterie of geometric

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