Bidspirit auction | 19th Century French Empire-Style Gilt-Bronze

19th Century French Empire-Style Gilt-Bronze and Mahogany Secretaire Desk - An Empire-style mahogany secrétaire with gilt-bronze mounts and mirrored fall front. The fall opens on steel arm supports to a fitted interior with open shelf and four small hand-dovetailed drawers over a leather writing surface. The exterior is veneered in figured mahogany with an apron drawer, projecting columns mounted with Egyptian masks, and a shaped stretcher base. 45 7/8 in. H x 32 1/8 in. W x 15 5/8 in. D; writing surface 15 in. D x 26 1/8 in. W