A straight desk in butt-wood veneer framed with dark wood fillets, opening at the bottom with two leaves revealing six inlaid drawers and at the top with a flap inlaid with a rosette surmounted by two drawers, the top in doucine; the flap, inlaid with a protractor, a sealed letter, a quill and an inkwell, reveals four compartments and six small drawers. The uprights are sheathed with simulated fluting and triglyphs. Recessed light grey veined marble top. Eastern Europe, circa 1800. H. 138 W. 81.5 D. 40.5 cm. (Accidents, lifting of the veneer, cracks and small chips) Note: a similar model, Rouillac sale, "A Carthusian monastery in Arcachon", Vendôme 25 January 2021, lot 251.