Empire cylinder escritoire. German. Early 19th century. Ash (?), partially ebonized, brass, partially gilded. Three-bay corpus on conical square legs. Extendable worktop, above it a quarter round cylinder. The interior with two central storage compartments, each flanked by two drawers on the left and right. Another narrow drawer as the upper end. The contours of the secretary with ebonised mouldings. The knobs of brass and wood, the brass fittings of the drawers with embossed vase decoration. With one key. With slight signs of use. Partially opened joints. Ebonised moulding of the worktop in the left area with a crack. Shelves of the drawers in the front area with shrinkage gaps. The back panel with traces of inactive pest infestation as well as paper tape. Dimensions: h. 122,5 cm, w. 109 cm, d. 60,5 cm.

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