Cylinder desk in mahogany and mahogany veneer on all sides, with a white marble top encircled by an openwork gallery with a frieze of interlacings. The cylinder reveals four drawers framing two niches. The leather top is covered with green morocco and decorated with Greek motifs, five drawers and a chest, with three compartments in the lower section. It stands on fluted and filleted feet. Cloverleaf keyholes. Stamped F. SCHEY Louis XVI period H. 116 cm - W. 160 cm - D. 72 cm (cracks on the sides and cylinder, missing shoe, minor restoration to the marble). (Fidelis Schey, received as Master in 1777, supplied the crown with several game tables for the Château de Fontainebleu. Expert : Mr Arnaud ROMIEUX tel : + 33 (0)9 51 84 66 29. [email protected]

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