Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Louis XVI Style Red-Painted & Wire Mesh Secretary Bookcase
- Price realized
- $832
- Pre-sale estimate
- $400 – $600
- Hammer price
- $650
- Category
- Cabinets, Armoires & Cupboards
- Sold
- February 20, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 1 - FEBRUARY 2026 SELECTED WORKS & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
Louis XVI style paint-decorated secretary bookcase, 20th c., in a distressed red-painted finish, having molded cornice, over two cabinet doors with openwork wire mesh panels, opening to five adjustable-height glass shelves, over lower case, fitted with writing slide and two drawers, with contrasting carved swag motifs and ribbon trim, framed by canted fluted corner posts, rising on tapering fluted legs, illuminated upper case interior in need of wiring, approx 90"h, 35"w, 19.5"d
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.