A French kingwood and ormolu-mounted secretaire a abbatant on stand inset with Sevres porcelain plaques with canted rectangular white marble top above pierced frieze flanked by paterae, the banded fall with corner paterae and five porcelain plaques painted with birds and central putto, the sides with similar plaques with fitted interior, on cabriole legs with gilt clasps and gilt sabots, the top late 18th Century substantially restored in 19th Century, the plaques marked with the Sevres cypher, the base late 19th Century , one sabot loose -- 33in. (84cm.) wide.