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A Prince's Treasure

120 objects from the Royal Collection return to the Royal Pavilion in Brighton

FRANCE

Secretaire

1793 - 1804

Ebony and lacquer with gilt bronze mounts and marble top | 145.7 x 91.5 x 44.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 29948

Upright rectangular drop-front secretaire veneered with ebony and fitted with gilt bronze mounts, a black marble top and seventeeth-century Japanese lacquer panels depicting landscapes and birds. Above the drop front is a drawer fitted with three lacquer panels; the drop front opens to reveal a nest of seven drawers and three compartments. On the exterior it is fitted with a single large lacquer panel depciting a village with mountains behind. Below the drop-front are two doors each fitted with a single lacquer panel. Each side also fitted with three lacquer panels.

    The income from your ticket contributes directly to The Royal Collection Trust, a registered charity. The aims of The Royal Collection Trust are the care and conservation of the Royal Collection, and the promotion of access and enjoyment through exhibitions, publications, loans and educational activities.