Bonheur du Jour Desk in Boulle Marquetry from the Napoleon III Period

Bonheur du Jour, litterally "Happiness of the day" desk in Boulle marquetry. Tiered upper part, opening with two medallion doors and two small drawers. Lower part opening with a belt drawer topped with a red leather writing tablet. Boulle Marquetry, chiseled brass ball on a background of red tinted scales and blackened pear wood veneer. Ornamentation of chiseled and gilded bronzes. Napoleon the 3d Period