Another useful clue to a mismatch is that many cabinets made to sit on bureaux and secretaire chests were fitted with a row of small drawers at the bottom. |
Adopting the principle from old rollfront desks, designers Trix and Robert Haussmann have evolved a series of sideboards, cupboards and a secretaire. |
In the drawing-room only the secretaire and the floor beneath it had been burnt. |
The initial dismantling of the secretaire was extremely difficult and revealed much about its technical construction and Riesener's workshop practices. |
For her, that primary piece is a faux-painted Swedish secretaire, where she keeps stationery, including her own handmade cards. |
It was apparent, therefore, that the secretaire had been set on fire from below. |