French Secretary Desk, Circa 1750

A mid-18th century French walnut bombe commode, having four shaped drawers below a slant-front desk. The desk is comprised of a serpentine deck of 8 drawers flanking a center cabinet, a tooled green leather writing surface, and a sliding door to reveal storage cabinet below the surface of the desk. The carcass is constructed with pegged mortise-and-tenon joinery.