Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold Antique American Store 8-Day Regulator

Antique American Store 8-Day Regulator (Clock) in Carved Oak Case

there are five further drawers below

the snuff bottle has been chemically tested with an Olympus GoldXpert XRF analyzer and the bottle tests as 16k gold

with a carved kneehole with three drawers above

4" tall X 3

Fine Antique French Louis XV Marquetry Rosewood Ormolu Secretaire Abattant 1880 Sold Antique American Store 8-Day RegulatorA very fine quality antique French Louis XV rosewood, marquetry, ormolu and marble topped secretaire abattant, circa 1880. The serpentine shaped secretary is modeled as a semainier ( seven drawer chest), the feather banded rosewood case is sumptuously inlaid with floral fruitwood marquetry on the front and sides. The top has the original white Carrara marble, the secretary chest has very finely cast gilded bronze mounts, including a pair of crowned