Secretary desk

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Inventory number:     KB-725
Material:       walnut veneer, wood, glass
Dimensions:     106.5 x 98.3 x 54 cm
Dating:      second half of the 19th century
Origin:     Austria or Croatia

 

Secretary desk, detail

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The secretary desk has simple lines and is veneered with walnut. In the lower part, there are double-winged, glazed doors decorated with two mirrored semi-circular slats stained in black. The upper part is closed with a folding top that, when pulled out and lowered, transforms into a writing desk. Inside, there is a series of small drawers and compartments used for storing letters and writing utensils. This secretary, which served as Vlaho Bukovac’s writing desk, was donated to the Bukovac House by Mr. Pavo Vukić, who acquired it from a private collection to make it accessible to the public.

The secretary is featured in several photographs and reproductions at the Bukovac House, from which it is evident that the secretary was previously located in Prague.

Ivanka Bukovac and Anatolij Jaworsky in Prague, circa 1936, KB-1104/56
Reproduction of Ivanka Bukovac’s painting ‘Interior’, 1950, KB-1211