A Victorian mahogany secretaire book-case cabinet, 1880s, the upper part with a moulded cornice above a pair of arched-glazed doors enclosing adjustable shelves, the projecting lower part with a cylinder top enclosing an arrangement of drawers and pigeon holes above an extending leather-lined writing surface with central section rising on a ratchet, a pair of panelled cabinet doors below, on a plinth base. Height 201 cm. Width 130 cm. Depth 54 cm