A two-columned cabinet with a central projection in lapis lazuli with Corinthian capitals supporting a broken pediment in blackened wood and molded blackened wood veneer decorated with hardstone inlaid panels featuring birds, flowers and branches in wavy wood frames (missing, cracked). It opens with twelve drawers in the front, concealing thirteen secrets in the center. The side panels are inlaid with octagonal lapis-lazuli plaques. It is topped by a gallery of turned balusters. Italian work, probably Florence, mid-19th century. Height 59 cm - Width 90 cm - Depth 37 cm It stands on a molded, carved, gilded and black rechamfered wooden base decorated with shells, shields, scrolls, acanthus leaves and festoons, on four curved legs joined by an X-shaped brace. Louis XV style. Height : 95 cm - Width : 96 cm - Depth : 39 cm Note : Our cabinet is inspired by the work of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence, founded by Grand Duke Ferdinand de' Medici in 1588, which specialized in marquetry with hard stones such as lapis lazuli, agate and chalcedony. These products were once again very popular with 19th-century connoisseurs, and had a strong influence on cabinetmakers such as Pascale Leoncini, Andreas Picchi and the Opificio craftsmen who are still active today. Appraisal by Cédric HÉNON - 06 95 34 93 78 - cedric.henon@authenticite.fr