50's secretary system

Secretary from the Reconstruction period, compact with a drop-down front, sometimes referred to as a wall secretary or small housing secretary, furniture designed for reconstructed apartments with limited space. The drop-down front functions as a writing surface, and the interior volume is intentionally simple. The most interesting aspect is the side structure system with openwork uprights, featuring vertical supports, an adjustable and removable top shelf, a constructive and rational logic, almost modular, typical of post-war functional furniture, influenced by rationalism and modernist principles (usage, material economy, reparability). It is made of solid oak with thick veneer. Simple, visible joinery. Discreet, utilitarian hardware, with marquetry. Attribution: René-Jean Caillette or Roger Landault. Original patina. Used condition. 1940s/50s.