"Bonheur-du-jour" desk in blackened and painted wood veneer with "Boulle" marquetry in brass on a tortoiseshell background (chips, veneer gaps, missing pieces, imperfections). The upper section opens via two hinged doors above two small drawers. The drop-down tabletop, which serves as a writing surface, reveals a blue felt pad (added later); the lower section features a drawer with a curved band. It rests on four curved legs. Gilded bronze ornamentation featuring urn motifs, ovate friezes, laurel toruses, fleurons, and floral garlands; the side posts are in the Athenian style. Napoleon III period. Height: 157 cm - Width: 80 cm - Depth: 55 cm