A LOUIS XVI ORMOLU-MOUNTED TULIPWOOD, SYCAMORE AND FRUITWOOD MARQUETRY SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT Sébastien Vié, Paris, 2nd half of the 18th century 148 x 99 x 47 cm (incl. marble top) The moulded rectangular St. Anne marble top above a frieze drawer and a fallfront inlaid with an armorial trophy surrounded by interlaced strapwork, with green leather lined writing surface to the reverse, enclosing a fitted interior with six drawers, secret drawers and open compartments, above a pair of doors inlaid with flower bouquets, enclosing a safe, on square canted feet. Maker's mark of Sébastien Vié on back (Master Ebeniste since 1767). Extensive damages of age, losses. South German private property. Lit. P. P. Kjellberg, Le mobilier francais du XVIII siècle, Paris 1989, p. 859