Large Louis XVI writing chest of walnut and walnut burl, veneered and inlays of partly green stained maple. Straight, rectangular body, flanked by slanted, fluted corner pilaster strips on tapered square legs. Three wide drawers in the articulated front, connected by a flat central risalit. Above a sloping, hinged work surface. Behind it drawer division. Wide framed veneer panels on the front, bordered by ribbon inlays. H. 115 cm. 123 cm x 59 cm. A large South German walnut veneered Louis XVI writing cabinet. South German. Circa 1790.

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