Jacques Bircklé, Secrétaire En Acajou Estampillé d'Epoque Louis XVI, circa 1780

Jacques Bircklé, Louis XVI period stamped mahogany secretary,

circa 1780

Superb Louis XVI period Mahogany and Mahogany Veneer Secretary, opening with two leaves at the bottom, revealing an interior shelf, a drawer and a flap at the top. Its flap reveals Pigeonholes, Six Small Drawers and a Writing Table with a Havana Leather Top gilded with Petit Fer.

This Secretaire has an attractive Flanders Red Marble top. Its mounts are cut fluted. Beautiful Gilded Bronze Ornamentation such as Pull Rings, Entrées de Serrures, Chutes, Mascarons. Original hardware. With its Keys, Beautiful Wooden Essence. Stamped on the left rear jamb.

Furniture of Very Fine Quality of Manufacture, Chic and Sober, Stamped by the Famous and Renowned Parisian Master Cabinet Maker, Jacques Bircklé and Stamped with the JME, Poiçon des Jurandes. An elegant secretary that adds a touch of prestige to your interior, but is also functional, thanks to its writing tablet and numerous storage compartments. Can be adapted to different rooms.

Jacques Bircklé (1734-1803) - Cabinetmaker - Maîtrise Obtenue le 30 juillet 1764. One of the Garde-meuble's suppliers under Louis XVI. Jacques Bircklé practiced his trade on rue de Charenton, then rue Saint-Nicolas. Later, between 1785 and 1789, he was commissioned by Marie-Antoinette at the Château de Saint-Cloud, Madame Elizabeth in Montreuil, the Duc d'Orléans and the Princesse de Lamballe. Bircklé's production is dense, varied and of high quality, easily adapting to changing styles. He is a conscientious cabinetmaker, not seeking luxury or preciousness, but rather decorative effect. Bircklé excels in this field thanks to his talent as a marker.

Louis XVI period, circa 1780, 18th century.

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Dimensions :

Height : 149.5 cm

Width: 99.5 cm

Depth: 42 cm

In good condition, marble formerly restored.

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Ref: KRP06Y9N3R