Semainier-style desk with curved front and sides in "Boulle" marquetry of tortoiseshell, blackened wood, gilt bronze and brass. It opens with a flap and four drawers on the front. Grey-veined white marble top. Napoleon III period. H_130 cm W_84 cm D_40.5 cm, restorations and some marquetry elements to be revised, cracks on the sides.

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