A flat desk in "Boulle" marquetry of brass on a tortoiseshell base, the recessed belt opening into three drawers, the sides adorned in the centre with a satyr mask, the curved legs ending in leafy claws, the top covered in leather and encircled by a moulding applied to the spandrels with rocaille shells. Rich ormolu ornamentation. Some bronzes attributable to Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener, notably the mascarons. Inspired by André-Charles Boulle, from the Napoleon III period. 75 x 180 x 90 cm. Wear, small accidents. Insolate. One pull handle to be reattached. For a similar model, see the Drouot sale, Varenne Auctions, 18 June 2008, lot 155. Joseph-Emmanuel Zwiener was a cabinetmaker of German origin born in 1849. He owned a large workshop on rue de la Roquette, which was active from 1880 to 1895 and won a gold medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition. His work consisted of copies and reinterpretations of 17th and 18th century furniture. Cf. Les ébénistes du XIXe siècle - 1795-1889 leurs aventures et leurs marques" by Denise Ledoux-Lebard. Paris, 1984, Éditions de l'Amateur, pp. 646-648. We would like to thank Clara Villani for her valuable information on the bronzes attributable to Zwiener.