A LOUIS XVI STYLE MARBLE TOPPED AND BRONZE MOUNTED TULIPWOOD PARQUETRY SECRÉTAIRE À ABATTANT, POSSIBLY BY JOSEPH CREMER, 19TH CENTURY, the thick rectangular fleur de pêcher marble top with caveto trim and shaped corners above similar corners embellished with mounts cast as greek key and laurel branches surrounding an acanthus leaf, flanking a frieze drawer with two berried laurel wreath pulls on an entre lac mount, enclosing conforming panels inlaid à quatre faces alternating beaded florets, above an Oeben cube inlaid fall front door within green tinted striped string inlay continuing to greek key corners and framed by kingwood crossbanding, mounted with a nicely detailed oval beaded shield escutcheon flanked by ribbon tied fruiting cornucopias and scrolling acanthus stems issuing berried laurel branches, the cut steel and brass lock stamped "Duvivier Paris 77 FG St Antoine," opening to reveal an interior fitted with a later green velvet covered writing surface and various open compartments over chevron parquetry inlaid short drawers, over a molded bronze trim on a two door cabinet with each centering chevron parquetry inlay within kingwood crossbanding and bronze encadrements ending in shaped corners adjoining paterae mounts, each door mounted with ribbon tied laurel leaf swags and oval shield cast escutcheons, raised on a molding trimmed base with a shaped apron centering a berried acanthus and flat band mount, on a similarly inlaid tulipwood ground and continuing to block feet, some bronze mounts were removed to reveal verso initials 'JC," includes two keys. Height: 53 3/4" Width: 33 3/4" Depth: 15 1/4" Provenance: Private Collection of Jack and Brenda Hendlmyer, Houston, Texas.