ITALIAN 17th / 18th CENTURY SLANT LID - DROP FRONT DESK. INTRICATE INLAID MARQUETRY OF MULTIPLE HARDWOODS AND BURLWOODS. BASE CABINET ON BRACKET FEET WITH 3 LARGE DRAWERS, ANTIQUE DRAWER PULLS AND MASSIVE IRON LOCKS. DROP FRONT DESK WITH WRITING SURFACE. INTERIOR FITTED WITH 6 SMALL DRAWERS AND SECRET COMPARTMENT. 2 SMALL NARROW SIDE DRAWERS. INCREDIBLY ORNATE DECORATIVE PIECE. HAS AN ANCIENT TAG ON BACK SIGNED BY FURNITURE MAKER, SHOWING HIS SHOP ON “PORTA VESCOVA” A GATE ON THE MEDIEVAL ( 1520’s ) WALL SURROUNDING VERONA ITALY ( Home of Romeo and Juliet - HOW COOL IS THAT !! ). 47” Wide x 21” Deep x 39 1/2” High. Desk height: 32”. VERY SOLID - USABLE MUSEUM PIECE.