Secretary with flap in rosewood and palisander, of a moving shape, veneered in butterfly wings, opening with two leaves, two drawers and a flap revealing four drawers and four compartments, the gray marble top resting on uprights with a cut off end finished with small arched feet.

Grey marble top.

Stamp of Jean-Georges Schlichtig, cabinetmaker received master in 1765 and JME.
Louis XV period.
Height: 140 cm; Width: 74 cm; Depth: 35 cm – Rear legs with splices.

An excellent cabinetmaker based on the rue du Faubourg-Saint-Antoine in Paris, Jean Georges Schlichtig (died in 1782), most likely worked for Marie-Antoinette. He made furniture in the Louis XV, Transitional Louis XV and Louis XVI, and Louis XVI styles, and in particular chests of drawers and secretaries.

Musée du Louvre : commode Transition portant le chiffre de Marie-Antoinette
Château de Chantilly : grand bureau plat Louis XV
Château de Champs-sur-Marne : petite table Louis XV
Paris, Musée Carnavalet : commode Louis XV
Cleveland Art Museum ;: guéridon rond Louis XVI