A French 18th century Louis XVI ormolu-mounted kingwood and tulipwood secretaire à guillotine, surmounted by a spreading cornice above a pair of cupboard doors with wired panels, comprising two shelves, the drop-front with inset gilt-tooled green leather writing surface, the interior fitted with six small drawers and four pigeon-holes, above a pair of panelled doors, enclosing a shelf, on bracket feet with scrolling foliate cast mounts, 96 cm wide, 39 cm deep, 194 cm high .