Eugène Dienst, after Jean-François Oeben, a Louis XV-style kingwood bureau plat, c.1880, the tooled leather writing surface within a gilt-bronze border over five drawers with cube parquetry panels and ring handles, on faceted and inlaid scrolled legs, with ornate gilt-bronze mounts and feet, the reverse with cube parquetry and faux ring handles, 182cm wide 72cm deep 81.5cm high Condition report: Top a little faded. Small veneer loss to one area. Gilt to border rubbed. Minor veneer loss to legs. Minor wear, old repairs and losses.