A French Empire style mahogany and brass mounted secrétaire à abattant, the moulded cornice above a frieze drawer with two brass swing handles over an indented panel drop down front enclosing a central cupboard door, pigeon holes, book slides and short drawers, and a lined writing surface, between out facing corners with classical maiden capitols above three long brass strung drawers with open work swing handles between ebonised pilasters and on square tapering legs, 110cm wide, 50cm deep, 154cm high Provenance: Coton Hall