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Exemplary North German (Altona) fallfront secretaire. Signed and dated "Jan Vlaar von Altona, gefertigt März 1818" (...,produced March 1818). Cuba mahogany on pine, bookmatch. Fitted interior with birch-tree. Demi lune shaped top with giltwood lions and moldings. Original bronze ormolu mounts, locks, keys, keyplates. 81"h, 35-38"w, 15-20"d. Reference: fig.431 Dr. H. Kreisel/Dr. G. Himmelheber "Die Kunst des Deutschen Moebels" (The Art of German Furniture) volume III, Munich 1973.
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