| The initial dismantling of the secretaire was extremely difficult and revealed much about its technical construction and Riesener's workshop practices. |
| 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. |
| This project has provided an insight into the history and construction of the secretaire and the working practices of a top eighteenth-century craftsman. |
| Having made the soup, she conveyed it in its terrine to a small secretaire in the dining-room. |
| These should be of the same construction and of the same timber as the small drawers in the fitted part of the bureau or in the secretaire drawer. |
| It was apparent, therefore, that the secretaire had been set on fire from below. |
