A rare and important mahogany bureau plat attributed to Balthazard Hermann, circa 1770 The mechanism allowing a transformation from cylinder bureau to bureau plat; the flanks, carved from the solid, swinging clear of the table when not in use, the bureau plat itself with a boldly moulded serpentine top, the drawers and sides finely shaped and veneered in chevrons and parquetry, the cabriole legs and lower mouldings simply and harmoniously carved and shaped. Height Closed: 3 ft. 11/2 ins. (95 cm)

Height Open: 2 ft. 71/4 ins. (79,5 cm)

Width: 4 ft. 6 ins. (137 cm)

Depth: 2 ft. 111/4 ins. (89,5 cm)