Objekt 2
Ladies secretary
Description
The floral inlays on the front and the cover plate made of marble give the secretary a particularly elegant look. Its construction is no less refined. Thus, the furniture contains an internal compartmentalization with six small drawers and a fitted oak document box in the lower part. The secretary originally came from the family of Andreas Buxtorf-Schweighauser (1740-1815), the head guild master and mayor of Basel.
Object description
France, around 1750
Oak veneered with rosewood and rosewood and inlaid with partially colored and engraved maple. Bronze fittings; marble cover plate
Gift of siblings Margareta u. Werner Buxtorf, Basel
Inv. 1959.270.