LOUIS XVI MAHOGANY AND MAHOGANY VENEER CYLINDER DESK It opens with a drawer in the belt and a cylinder revealing a sliding tray lined with green leather and two small drawers. It is surmounted by a step framed by fluted uprights opening to a drawer and two glass doors It rests on four tapered legs finished with small bronze sabots. System of locks with cloverleaf. Marble top surrounded by an openwork brass gallery. 138 x 66,5 x 44,5 cm Restorations of use and maintenance

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