Baroque walnut tabernacle secretary, veneered and with maple inlays. Body with concave sides on conical studs, connected underneath by wide bars. Four drawers, curved in opposite directions and lockable in the centre, in the articulated front. Sloping, hinged work surface flanked by small drawers. Corresponding tabernacle top above with a shell motif carved in relief, flanked by four drawers. Curved, rising, pedestal-shaped upper end with small drawers. Broadly framed veneer panels with arabesque scrollwork, bordered by ribbon inlays. Completed; h. 170 cm. 129 cm x 70 cm. A South German walnut veneered Baroque writing cabinet with rich marquetry. Later additions. Franconia. 18th century.