Sloping chest of drawers with flower and bird marquetry on a burr walnut base with light wood fillets, opening to two glazed leaves topped by a scrolled pediment, three concave drawers resting on a plinth and a flap with a central cartouche revealing a marquetry interior, walnut and fillets, comprising five drawers, three compartments and a secret compartment with a sliding shelf concealing four drawers, with two small sliding shelves, resting on sheathed pilaster jambs with fillets and mouldings. Italy, probably Rome, circa 1730. H. 265 cm - W. 125 cm - D. 65 cm PFD Minor accidents and restorations Provenance : Sale Zurich, Koller, 18 June 2009, lot 1036.