A kingwood, rosewood crossbanded and floral marquetry bureau-plat of Louis XV style, the shaped rectangular quarter-veneered top with foliate-cast gilt-metal border and shell-cast clasps, the shaped frieze fitted with a drawer, on slender boxwood lined cabriole supports with pierced c-scroll and rockwork-cast clasps, stretching to scrolled sabots, 46in. (117cm) wide, 26½in. (67cm) deep