All-sided, solid mahogany and veneered, satin-finish veneered end-of-desk cabinet, decorated on three sides with reserves decorated with stylized feathers, and on the back with nine geometric boxes with colored wood veneer frames, composed of three parts: - a rectangular-section pedestal opening with two side panels, resting on four tapered legs. - an intermediate section with five windows, recessed corners and cavet. - and a raised step supporting a gilt bronze clock, with a dial signed by Charles DU TERTRE, and topped by two children, symbolizing the Sciences. Rich gilded bronze and brass fittings, such as: rudentées fluting, some with asperges, fretted or grained moldings and frames, friezes of flowery interlacing, gallery with frieze of Greciques, corner falls with piastres, two faces of Daphné. Unsigned key-wound mechanical movement with Brocot blade suspension. No visible maker's mark, probably Faubourg Saint Antoine. Transitional Louis XV-Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century. Cartonnier: 161 x 101.5 x 38 cm - Pendule: 51 x 48 x 20 cm. A few scratches, small dents and cracks; a few bumps; some wear and scratches to the gilding; some oxidation. Around 1770, a bureau and a cartonnier à poser were delivered for the Duc de Choiseul at Chanteloup, usually attributed to the cabinetmaker Simon Oeben. This desk was modified by the addition of a box to accommodate the cartonnier, and a step to support the clock, which was also replaced. This set is preserved in the Galerie des Batailles at the Château de Chantilly [OA355], having been purchased by the Duc d'Aumale at the Hamilton sale. Our piece of furniture is therefore a copy of this cartonnier, modified in the early 19th century. Cabinetmakers LINKE and SORMANI copied this set, but our cartonnier shows no maker's signature.