The pediment flanked by a balustrade above an architectural interior elaborately fitted with an arrangement of drawers and cupboard doors, the drawers fronted by pietre durepanels depicting flora and fauna, the central door with a figure of Flora representing poetry enclosing an altar-like stage fitted with further pietre dure-fronted drawers, the rear of which is fitted with a removable frame concealing secret drawers, flanked to each side by a smaller architectural niche with figures representing music and drama and enclosing further drawers, on a later lapis lazuli-mounted ebonised stand with six barley twist legs
31³⁄₄ in. (80.5 cm.) high; 49¹⁄₄ in. (125 cm.) wide; 19³⁄₄ in. (50 cm.) deep, the cabinet
73 in. (185.5 cm.) high; 50¹⁄₂ in. (128 cm.) wide; 21 in. (53 cm.) deep, overall

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