A fine French kingwood Louis V style bureau plat, later 19th century, the shaped rectangular top with the original black leather writing surface above a serpentine apron and hipped cabriole legs well decorated throughout with rocaille trims, mounts and sabots, the short ends embellished with well-cast grapevine decorated mascarons emblematic of Autumn. Height 79 cm. Width 157 cm. Depth 84 cm