An Indian padouk, ebony and bone inlaid bookcase on chest, with a moulded cornice above a frieze and pair of carved patera cupboard doors enclosing shelves and two drawers, the base with a fitted secretaire drawer above three further long drawers, on carved lion paw feet, inlaid throughout with a repeating design of birds, foliate inset palmettes and flowering trees in pots, height 192 cm, width 99.5 cm, depth 46.5 cm