Baroque tabernacle-style secretary desk, Southern Germany or Austria, mid-18th century,...

Baroque tabernacle-style secretary desk, Southern Germany or Austria, mid-18th century, two-part softwood body, richly veneered and marquetry-decorated with walnut, burl walnut and figured wood, as well as various coloured woods; a three-drawer, multi-curved chest base on flattened ball feet, the fronts featuring geometric scrollwork; above this, a writing section with a sloping, fold-down and richly marquetry-decorated writing top; behind this, a compartmentalised interior with small drawers and storage compartments; a stepped, concave-convexly curved top section with a central tabernacle door and numerous small drawers, which can be locked together on each side by means of internal bolts; Fronts with framed figurated wood panels and geometric scrollwork marquetry, brass fittings, 189.5 x 126 x 66 cm,
Signs of age and wear, damage to and repairs of the veneer, restorations, interior panelling added later, locks replaced, fittings possibly also partially replaced