SLOPING DESK in veneer and marquetry of foliage and flowers. It opens through a flap into four compartments and four tiered drawers as well as a secret compartment. It has three drawers in the waistband and stands on curved legs. The ormolu and chased bronze fittings include lock escutcheons, falls and sabots (later). Louis XV style. Period: 19th century. H. 90 x W. 80 x D. 46 cm. (Accents and missing veneer, restorations, altered varnish).