BUREAU-PLAT, Louis XV, stamped P. ROUSSEL (Pierre Roussel, maitre 1745), guild stamp, Paris circa 1760. Tulipwood and rosewood veneer. The shaped top lined in beige gold-stamped leather and edged in bronze, the front with broad central drawer flanked by 1 drawer each side, with the same but sham arrangement verso, with matte and polished gilt bronze mounts and sabots. 133x76x77 cm. Provenance: Château de Vincy, West Switzerland. A fine, elegant piece