ANCIENT FLAPS

Early 1900s

Trumeau in late Baroque style, early 1900s, curved in shape, has four drawers in the lower body, two of which are small, aligned under the flap door; in the upper part a mirrored door, inside compartments and small drawers, covered in walnut and walnut root over the entire surface.

Lombardy, Early XVIII Century

Baroque Lombard drop-leaf cabinet made of fir, veneered in walnut and walnut root, ebonized frames. Front with three tripartite drawers, with leaf spring movement. Drop-leaf cabinet with internal bipartite door, moved cabinet with six drawers with maple fillets and ebonized frames, sliding top concealing a secret compartment. Upright with drop-leaf top, contemporary bronze nozzles, vase-shaped feet. Lombardy, early 18th century.

Italy, Late XIX-Early XX Century

Neo-Renaissance cabinet supported by bracket feet, on the front it has two paneled doors and a drawer, raised with flap door carved with central coat of arms, two drawers in the band; wavy uprights. In walnut.

Italy, Mid XVIII Century

Baroque drop-leaf chest supported by wavy feet, on the wavy front it has three drawers plus one smaller one, surmounted by a drop-leaf door concealing a cabinet with small drawers. Veneered in briar with maple fillets, the interiors are in poplar and fir. It has undergone subsequent restorations and modifications: originally it was a trumeau from which the riser was removed.

Italy, XX Century

Chinoiserie style drop-leaf desk in lacquered, painted and gilded wood, Italy 20th century. Decorated on the front and sides with scenes of daily life and floral elements of oriental taste. Front with drop-leaf door concealing a cabinet and a pair of drawers. Walnut interior.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Directoire flap supported by truncated pyramidal legs, has two drawers plus two side by side placed in the upper band; pair of removable pullers allows the support of the folding door and concealing cabinet with drawers and central compartment. In olive wood, the interiors are in fir; handles and vents replaced.

Lombardy, Second Quarter XIX Century

Charles X secrétaire of Lombard production, supported by moulded feet, on the front it has pairs of doors containing a chest of drawers, surmounted by a folding door with a 'Cremonese-style' lock and concealing an architectural scribbling box with small drawers, document compartments and various secrets. Moved side uprights support the slightly projecting under-shelf band, in which is another drawer. Mahogany veneer, the interior is walnut, the scarab is inlaid with walnut, mahogany, walnut root and maple; bardiglio grey marble shelf.

Italy XX Century

Baroque style trumeau in walnut veneer and walnut root, Italy, 20th century. Two-door stand with mirrors, interior organized with compartments and drawers. Body with front equipped with three drawers and a folding door, the latter concealing a cabinet with drawers and a secret central compartment accessible from a sliding panel. Poplar and fir interior.

Italy, XX Century

Trumeau in Lombard Baroque style supported by curled feet, on the font it has three drawers decorated with characteristic little frames, also featured in the rest of the piece of furniture; these are surmounted by an urn flap concealing a cabinet with small drawers; the hips are moved to open. The riser, ending with a shaped cymatium, has a door with mirror and conceals a castle with shelves.

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Baroque drop-leaf secretaire of Tuscan production supported by curved legs; the inferior band is moulded both on the front and on the sides; it has two drawers surmounted by a folding door that hides a compartment with shelf and drawers. Veneered in olive tree with ebonized threads. The internal writing surface is finished with the same motives; inside in silver fir and poplar. The cabinet has sockets with enameled medallions representing landscapes; the vents are a later addition.

Italy, Early XIX Century

Walnut flap with flap door concealing cabinet with drawers and secrets, front with 3 drawers of which the smallest in the under-counter band and uprights decorated with ebonized columns, plinth feet. Italy, early 19th century

Piedmont, Late XVIII Century

Piedmontese flap with four drawers, surmounted by a shaped door that opens with a flap concealing a cabinet with central compartment and small side drawers; in chestnut, the interiors are in poplar. It has restorations and has been modified in the height of the feet.

Genoa Early XVIII Century

English-style Genoese flap in mahogany, Genoa, early 18th century. Front with flap door concealing cabinet with drawers, 2 drawers and 5 drawers, 2 of which in the band. Interior in walnut and maritime pine. Restorations and replacements.

20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Big trumeau assembled with antique wood. The sides are notched and serpentine, the front has a double serpentine shape and four drawers. It has a drop-down openable door which conceals a small compartment with two drawers. The upper part has two shaped doors with mirrors and a tall carved cymatium with mirror. Inside inlaid compartment with three drawers. Ebonized frames.

Emilia Romagna, Early XVIII Century

Flap supported by bracket feet, the broken and crossbow-shaped front has three drawers plus a smaller one placed in the band under the top, in the upper part a shaped door conceals a cabinet with a central curved door and two pairs of side drawers. Walnut veneer, with walnut burl reserves and maple threads; poplar interior. Of Emilian production, a similar flap is published by Luisa Bandera (Italian regional furniture. The Emilian furniture, DeAgostini Görlich, Milan, 1972, p. 132, fig. 156), where it refers to the Bolognese area.

France, Mid XIX Century

Louis Philippe secrétaire mahogany veneer and mahogany feather, France mid-19th century. Front with drawer in the band, flap door concealing cabinet with compartments and insert in morocco, 3 drawers. Originally it probably had a marble top. Foot missing.

Trentino late eighteenth century

Cherry veneered flap with flap door with small geometric inlays concealing cabinet with six drawers and side secrets. Under-top band with secret drawers and front with four drawers, two of which are smaller. Truncated pyramidal feet. The interior of some drawers has been restored. Shortcomings.

18th Century / 1701 - 1800

Queen Anne flap supported by shelf feet, on the front it has three drawers surmounted by a pair of small drawers, flanked by pull-out drawers to support the flap opening door, concealing a cabinet with compartments for documents, drawers and central door. In walnut and walnut burl.