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Umbertino walnut secretaire - drop-leaf - writing desk - late 19th century with secrets!

Codice: 327117
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Period: Second half of the 19th century
Category: Antique Secrétaires
Dealer
Antichita Bonetti di Bonetti Flavio- restauro e vendita
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Via Ventina 38, Sondrio (SO (Sondrio)), Italia
+393403361171
+393403361171
http://www.antichitabonetti.it
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. CONTACT ME FOR MORE PHOTOS. MEASUREMENTS: 92 CM X 50 CM, HEIGHT 152 CM. FOR SHIPPING TO ISLANDS, A SUPPLEMENT OF 40 EUROS.  
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