Rosewood veneered writing desk with butterfly wings and ribbon frames. It opens through a flap into a compartmented interior with six inlaid drawers, a drawer in the upper section and two leaves in the lower section. The jambs are canted. Original ormolu ornamentation, cloverleaf locks. Period Turquin blue marble top with springs and canted sides. Stamped J.B. VASSOU (Jean-Baptiste VASSOU (1739-1807), received master in Paris on 28 January 1767) and JME hallmark. Louis XVI period. Dimensions 139 x 98 x 39 cm (missing veneer on the legs). Provenance: Sale COUTURIER NICOLAY 30/05/1975, N° 95 of the catalogue with reproduction Collection of Mr and Mrs N., Paris.