Rounded ‘700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap

Luxury Rounded ‘700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap. This piece of furniture has harmonius lines and important choice of woods and briar, that make it a high quality product 100% made in Italy.

Model Description

Model Structure

The base of this rounded '700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap has 2 drawers supported by 4 curved feet carved by hand. Within the shaped flap, there is a small “castle” with a compartment and some tiny drawers; the flap i salso enriched by 2 “secrets”. There is a shelf with two central doors and mirrors engraved on silver sheets, whereas the interior part is fitted with drawers and small compartments identical to the original. The structure of the secretaire-trumeau is complex, shaped on the side and in the front. The arch-shaped frame is carved by hand and enriched by a manual incision.

Raw Material

The rounded '700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap is made of the same type of woods used in 18th century: the framework is built from soft spruce wood and coated in “ferrarese” walnut burl, enriched by a inlaid thread in boxwood. The frames and the supporting legs are made of solid walnut.

Manufacture

The rounded '700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap has a structure consisting of vertical axes put together to get the rounded shape and smoothed with rasps and planes on the surface; Veneering in fine woods such as walnut and walnut-root, with a thickness of 4 mm and enriched by exotic wood inlays, like the original secretaire-trumeau. Ladies and gentlemen are hand-engraved in melted silver by artistic glassmaking firm Salir in Murano – Venezia, on shelf shutters’ mirrors. The moulding is carved by hand and lacquered in antiqued gold leaf, whereas the polishing is made with water based top coats, in order to achieve the right colour, established by shellac applied with a brush. Handles and pommels are made of bronze poured in casting moulds and reproduced from the original secretaire-trumeau.

Size of the model in the picture

Available in size 122x58x225h, the secretaire-trumeau is completely customizable for dimensions, type of woods and finishings

Model History

Century of use

This luxury rounded '700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap is a faithful reproduction of the original, that dates back to the first half of 18th century.

Historical notes and mobile curiosities

The original rounded '700 Venetian Rococò Luigi XV secretaire-trumeau with a flap is in palace Pisani-Moretta, one of the most important and distinctive mansions in Venice. The Venetian arrays of this massive furniture express at most the aesthetic feeling of the Serenissima Republic: elegant, lively and refined. We wanted to pay tribute to manual and creative skills of 18th-century Venetian artisans, the “marangoni”, who expressed their artistry in making stunning pieces ordered by Venetian noblemen.