Small cabinet in blackened wood veneer with "Boulle" marquetry in brass and tortoiseshell; the interior is in mahogany (with veneer inlays). The lower section features a table that opens via a belt-style drawer, revealing a writing surface lined with blue leather; the upper section, shaped like a gendarme’s cap, opens via two hinged doors above two drawers. It stands on four curved legs with chiseled and gilded bronze ornamentation; the uprights are decorated with busts of women wearing helmets. Napoleon III period. H: 140 cm - W: 75 cm - D: 49 cm