Umbertino walnut secretaire - drop-leaf - writing desk - late 19th century with secrets!
Description:
WALNUT SECRETAIRE WITH WALNUT VENEER, CONSISTING OF THREE LOWER DRAWERS, ONE UPPER DRAWER AND A FOLDING DROP-LEAF.
INSIDE IS A SOLID CHERRYWOOD BUREAU WITH VARIOUS DRAWERS AND THREE SECRETS:
THE FIRST SECRET IS ACCESSED BY MOVING THE MIRROR LOCATED ON THE BACK OF THE BUREAU VIA A MECHANISM ACTIVATED BY REMOVING THE CENTRAL DRAWER.
THE SECOND SECRET CONSISTS OF A DRAWER, SEEMINGLY HIDDEN, THAT CAN BE PULLED OUT BETWEEN THE LEFT AND CENTRAL DRAWERS (THE RELEASE IS ACTIVATED BY PULLING OUT THE CENTRAL DRAWER AND OPERATING A SMALL LEVER).
THE LAST SECRET IS A FALSE BOTTOM HIDDEN UNDERNEATH THE CENTRAL DRAWER.
ORIGINAL AND FUNCTIONING LOCKS WITH A SINGLE ORIGINAL KEY (THE LOCK OF THE DROP-LEAF CLOSES BOTH THE DROP-LEAF AND THE FIRST DRAWER, HAVING A DOUBLE THROW), FLUSH BRASS ESCUTCHEONS.
WOODEN TOP, TURNED FEET.
PERIOD: SECOND HALF OF THE 19TH CENTURY.
WRITING SURFACE COVERED IN CLOTH.
OPTIMAL CONDITION FOR ITS AGE, RESTORED ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
OPTIMAL PACKAGING GUARANTEED.
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MEASUREMENTS: 92 CM X 50 CM, HEIGHT 152 CM.
FOR SHIPPING TO ISLANDS, A SUPPLEMENT OF 40 EUROS.