Légende

Traveling secretary, classicism style, platter ornament. TRAVELING SECRETARY with straight walls, with a diagonally inclined flat lid, ash veneered, inlaid. On all walls and the lid are geometric fields adapted to the outline, enclosed by a frame, filled with patterned ash and edged with black and light veining. On the lid is an oval reserve with a platter motif with tan arms. Inside, a central recess enclosed by an arcade, two drawers on each side in two rows. Bone lock key; steel, mortise-and-applied, single-bolt, latch lock. Brass hinges, greyish. 18th/19th century, Poland. Furniture, writing furniture. Height 17.1 cm, width 40.5 cm, depth 30.6 cm., A rectangular wooden box with a sloped lid sits on a smooth gray surface; the box is a warm golden-brown with visible wood grain and a darker brown trim, and the sloped top features a carved circular fan-like rosette at its center surrounded by inset panels with grain patterns; the front shows a small keyhole plate in a lighter metal and paneling details, the hinges on the back of the lid are a darker metallic color, and the overall scene includes shades of gray in the background and surface.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A11_102

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

77.1Mo (2.3Mo) / 50.8cm x 38.0cm / 6000 x 4492 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Traveling secretary classicism style platter ornament Traveling Secretary straight walls diagonally inclined flat lid ash veneered inlaid walls lid geometric fields adapted outline enclosed frame filled patterned ash edged black light veining oval reserve platter motif tan arms Inside central recess enclosed arcade two drawers side two rows Bone lock key steel mortise- -applied single-bolt latch lock Brass hinges greyish 18th 19th century Poland Furniture writing furniture Height 17.1 cm width 40.5 cm depth 30.6 cm rectangular wooden box sloped lid sits smooth gray surface box warm golden-brown visible wood grain darker brown trim sloped top features carved circular fan- rosette center surrounded inset panels grain patterns front small keyhole plate lighter metal paneling details hinges back darker metallic color scene includes shades gray background surface.