A striking Chippendale-style secretary in richly figured mahogany, crowned with a broken-arch pediment and pierced fretwork centered on a turned finial. The upper cabinet’s glazed doors show fine geometric muntin work over a mirrored back, while the fall-front desk opens to reveal a fitted interior of pigeonholes and small drawers with a carved fan-and-scroll motif, all above a serpentine-front chest of four drawers with brass willow-and-bat pulls. The case stands on ball-and-claw feet, and the finish carries the warm, slightly uneven patina of genuine age and use rather than a factory-fresh sheen — a handsome, fully functional piece with real presence.