a lower austrian karelian birch, walnut, fruitwood, ebonised and inlaid gilt-bronze mounted bureau cabinet, a so called 'Aufsatzsekretär' Baroque, circa 1740

the upper serpentine part with shaped top, containing a frieze drawer above a central door above a further drawer, flanked by eight small drawers, the bureau part with hinged flap enclosing a fitted interior, two small flanking side drawers above three shaped wide drawers, overall veneered with karelian birch panels within ebonised banding and cross vereered walnut borders