Secrétaire
Francois Rubestuck
Category
Furniture
Date
1774 - 1793
Materials
Oak carcase veneered in various tropical hardwoods, ormulu, marble
Measurements
1490 mm (H); 1000 mm (W); 400 mm (D)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1270702
Summary
Desk; Secretaire - Louis XVI mahogany secretaire a abattant, freize drawer, fall down front to drawers and pigeon holes, above panelled doors, canted angles, on bracket feet. Inlaid stringing and banding, ribbon and foliate ormolu mounts, laurel wreath apron plaque. Brescia marble slab.
Provenance
Accepted by H.M. Treasury in lieu of estate duties following the death of Thomas Edward Anson (1883 – 1960) the 4th Earl of Lichfield and given on loan to The National Trust for display at Shugborough Hall in March 1966. Transferred as a gift to The National Trust by H.M. Treasury on the 30th October 1984.
Marks and inscriptions
F.RUBESTUCK (stamped on back)
Makers and roles
Francois Rubestuck