French Antique Secretary Desks with Secret Compartments: Louis Philippe Period Furniture!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ส.ค. 2024
- A tour of two equivalent and iconic Louis Philippe period secretary desks and their secret compartments. These are emblematic models of the day, comparable to ones conserved in the French Ministry of Culture’s National Furniture Reserve: Mobilier National. We thus see here iconic examples of fine domestic furniture from this period, showcasing flame mahogany veneer work, and two variations of the same piece dating to roughly 1830.
The Louis Philippe period in Furniture history loosely corresponds To the duration of the reign of king Louis Philippe from 1830 to 1848. But it is during this time in furniture history that industrialization occurs, especially by the year 1840. This is why, as collectors, we tend to focus on earlier Louis Philippe pieces in good condition which were made in a way far more tethered to the early 19th century paradigm of art Furniture production rather than the late 19th century factory paradigm Furniture production. 
Finally, this video serves to preserve an easily accessible online trace of these specific period pieces while shedding light on the subject of antiques as a whole (namely by presenting only pre-industrial period pieces which greatly differ from what we normally call an “antique.”)
Many thanks to all viewers and subscribers!
Myers and Monroe
Beautiful and functional artifacts. Thank you.
Thanks, very interesting.
Glad you liked it!
amazing presentation.
Thank you 🙏 ! Glad you enjoyed it.
Why did you stop making videos? I thoroughly enjoyed your explanations and description of fine period furniture.
Hi James, I appreciate this message. There will be more videos in the coming months. I’ve been working mainly on other projects (it’s almost a full time job to plan film and edit these - not to mention get the pieces good enough to feature)!!
Listening to you is always a pleasure, thanks for your knowledgeable videos.
So nice of you to write ! I appreciate it - more videos on the way.
Your knowledge is amazing!
Much appreciated - thanks for watching!
You definitely are a world of information. Could you give us a little background on your experiences, workplace history, and or companies you work for in the past
The audio is low, but I LOVE THESE VIDEOS and I'll use my speakers!
Thank you - and I’m glad to hear this. - need to work on amplifying sound when editing !
@@MyersMonroe Yep. Because while we can always turn down the volume, for those of us who are watching on our phones, we often can't turn up past a ridiculously low level. Cheers! And please keep these coming!!
Thank u
I really like your secretary Desks.
What is the average cost of a Desk of that type?
Thank you for your videos,
Jeff
Around 4,000 !
@@MyersMonroe Thank you for your response.
Jeff
@@williamfahey6066 I would place it more in the range of: $5 to 7K depending on its condition ...
I have a Francois linke secretarie- who do I contact to find more information on it?