Ref: 2837
Secrétaire à abattant
François Bayer
Ref: 2837
Secrétaire à abattant
François Bayer
Louis XVI period
Measurement: 138.3cm high, 95.3cm wide, 38.5cm deep
various types of wood
Measurement: 138.3cm high, 95.3cm wide, 38.5cm deep
various types of wood
Description: Secrétaire à abattant
attributed to François Bayer (maitre 1764)
France, circa1780 / Louis XVI period
with ormolu mounts and inlaid with various woods, including: purpleheart and fruitwoods, with lattice work, panels of ribbon tied musical trophies and an urn, the grey marble moulded edge top above a frieze drawer and a hinged fall, revealing an interior fitted with six drawers and a later gilt tooled leather writing surface, the base with a pair of cupboard doors, enclosing a shelf
Measurement: 138.3cm high, 95.3cm wide, 38.5cm deep
Provenance:
Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Relatable Literature:
See Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais Du XVIIIe Siecle, pp. 50-51 for details and illustrations of four further items by Bayer, including a secretaire of a similar form and a commode with a similar trophy inlay.
Relatable Works in Museums:
Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number 1065:1 to 3-1882 for a marquetry table by Bayer
attributed to François Bayer (maitre 1764)
France, circa1780 / Louis XVI period
with ormolu mounts and inlaid with various woods, including: purpleheart and fruitwoods, with lattice work, panels of ribbon tied musical trophies and an urn, the grey marble moulded edge top above a frieze drawer and a hinged fall, revealing an interior fitted with six drawers and a later gilt tooled leather writing surface, the base with a pair of cupboard doors, enclosing a shelf
Measurement: 138.3cm high, 95.3cm wide, 38.5cm deep
Provenance:
Redlynch House, Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Relatable Literature:
See Pierre Kjellberg, Le Mobilier Francais Du XVIIIe Siecle, pp. 50-51 for details and illustrations of four further items by Bayer, including a secretaire of a similar form and a commode with a similar trophy inlay.
Relatable Works in Museums:
Victoria and Albert Museum, Accession Number 1065:1 to 3-1882 for a marquetry table by Bayer
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