A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONIZED AND GILT-DECORATED BLACK LACQUER SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT

A NAPOLEON III ORMOLU-MOUNTED EBONIZED AND GILT-DECORATED BLACK LACQUER SECRETAIRE A ABATTANT
AFTER THE MODEL BY JEAN-HENRI RIESENER, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The breakfront black granite top above a foliate frieze centred with the monogram MA, above a rectangular fall-front decorated with perched birds and flowering branches, the interior with six short drawers and a leather writing surface, the angles mounted with trailing foliage and scrolled acanthus, the lower section set with a pair of cupboard doors enclosing a shelf, the sides similarly inset with panels depicting pagodas and stylized landscapes, above a shaped apron centered with a floral wreath, on acanthus-sheathed supports
57 in. (144.8 cm.) high, 45½ in. (115.5 cm.) wide, 17¼ in. (44 cm.) deep