An Empire or Restauration ormolu mounted mahogany secretaire a abattant 1815-1820 The fossilised marble top above one long oak lined frieze drawer with a central mount of the goddess Selene in her horse-drawn chariot in the sky, flanked by swagged lyre angles, over a hinged fall mounted with ribbon-tied entwined laurel and floral-filled cornucopiae, a winged putto terminating in an acanthus lower body and with scrolled foliage encompassing four classical roundels variously depicting Pausanias, Caesar and Xenophon, with a pair of opposing winged female figures below terminating in acanthus, palmette and scrolled stylised foliate lower bodies, enclosing six drawers of various proportions and two spring-loaded bookends, above three long oak lined drawers, flanked by engaged twin-columnar angles with elaborate engine turned capital, socle and pedestal mounts, 98.5cm wide x 43cm deep x 144.5cm high, (38 1/2in wide x 16 1/2in deep x 56 1/2in high) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing