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A Napoleon III ebonised and gilt-metal-mounted secretaire
the recessed marble top with a bead-decorated edge and foliate frieze, the baize lined fall, drawers and stiles veneered in scarlet tortoiseshell, inlaid with a marquetry of cut brass, on turned feet with brass caps and castors, written in ink under the marble W 23 -- 29in. (74cm.) wide, 14½in. (37cm.) deep, 51½in. (131cm.) high
the recessed marble top with a bead-decorated edge and foliate frieze, the baize lined fall, drawers and stiles veneered in scarlet tortoiseshell, inlaid with a marquetry of cut brass, on turned feet with brass caps and castors, written in ink under the marble W 23 -- 29in. (74cm.) wide, 14½in. (37cm.) deep, 51½in. (131cm.) high