Austria, 18th century Oratory chest of drawers in bone marquetry on a sycamore background in olive tree frames and blackened wood moldings. The top is decorated with a large reserve depicting a man in a habit and a woman imploring him. It opens on the front with three drawers and a kneeler in the lower part, in a recessed front. They are inlaid with allegories of virtues, including Justice. The sides are decorated with a lozenge in a plum tree frame on a cherry wood background. Brass pull handles decorated with tritons and foliage. Height 84 Width 66.5 Depth 48 cm. (small accidents, restorations, traces of knobs) Provenance: Poitou collection. Austria, 18th C. A sycamore, olive and blackened wood marquetry chest of drawer-oratory with bone inlays. Brass mounts added later.

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