Signed Empire Secretary Desk

Exquisite Secretary Desk or 'secretaire à abattant' signed (!) 'Suy à Gand', empire period and style, with two doors below, protecting 3 drawers, large 'abattant' or protruding door forming a leather upholstered desk when opened, covering an interior of small perfectly sliding and finished drawers, secretive drawers behind alabaster columns, with more large drawers above and covered by its original black marble, the front with detached columns, balanced proportions with magnificent gilded bronze fittings, in good, mahogany overall in good restored condition, some restoration needed where feet touch the floor.  ONe of the small drawers bears a pencil written date on the bottom, Height: 149 cm, Width:117, Depth: 59 cm.