"Regency Period Slope Desk"
Sloping desk in pewter and copper marquetry in the style of Boulle, in cartouches and spandrels decorated with fillets on an ebony veneer background. It opens with four drawers on the front and a door framed by a gilt bronze frieze. The flap reveals an interior inlaid with exotic woods, compartments and drawers. The slightly arched legs are decorated with gilt bronze sabots. (the locks have been replaced) France, Regency period