"Desk With Bench Of The Early Nineteenth Century, Sicily."
Desk with bench of the early nineteenth century, Sicilian manufacture, in walnut, ebonized wood, inlaid in ivory with geometric and floral motifs. The desk has a box depicting the rape of Europa, made of mother of pearl, ivory, copper and zinc; The floor is supported by 4 octagonal columns. The bench has decorations in the seat inspired by the flooring of the church of Martorana, in opus sectile with geometric quiconce motifs; The columns this time, are hexagonal.