Louis XV style boulle marquetry and ormolu mounted bureau plat, c. 1860, the serpentine top inset with brown gilt-tooled leather writing surface, the frieze centred by a gilt mask flanked by two drawers, each corner mounted with espagnolettes supported on acanthus scrolls, raised on cabriole legs, height 75.5 cm, width 115 cm, depth 65 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney