Large mahogany and blackened wood fillet desk, rectangular in shape, the waist opening to a flap drawer revealing three drawers and a compartment resting on lion protomes with claw feet resting on brace plinths; (small accidents and restorations). Attributed to Jacob Frères. Consulate period. H. 86 cm, W. 161 cm, D. 79 cm This desk follows the general typology of Jacob Frères and then Jacob-Desmalter in the early 19th century, also illustrated by the Emperor's mechanical desk delivered to the Palais de Compiègne in 1808. This copy also features the lion protomes typical of Jacob's production under the Consulate.