Writing desk with a raised back Writing table with stand; Table intentionally decorated with marquetry in several types of wood on an oak core and with gilt bronze. The front legs are placed at right angles. The connecting sheet between the legs; the front rail; the cover sheet and the top piece are adorned with rose branches in the middle with rose branches and on both sides with rosettes and windows. Only the center panel of the attachment with two blinds doors has a winch; books and ink well. Marble top with gallery; many gilt bronze frames; ornaments; art; Jean-Henri Riesener; France; c. 1775; wood (plant material); oak (wood); purpleheart (wood); boxwood; maple (wood); rosewood (wood); bronze (metal); marble (rock); textile materials; gilding; h 110 cm x w 99 cm x d 48.5 cm w 95.0 cm x d 44.5 cm