The cabinet decorated in gold and silver on a black ground and inlaid with abalone, the front with two hinged doors decorated with a scene of a garden with a rocky landscape and viewing pavilion with figures, opening to reveal fourteen abalone decorated drawers with pulls, the inner doors similarly decorated, the cabinet with giltmetal fittings comprising an elaborately engraved lock plate and five strap-hinges to each door and with a carrying handle on each side; on an elaborately carved stand silvered and glazed (gilding restored and refreshed), the deep pierced frieze beneath a foliate-carved cornice centered by putti embracing and emerging from acanthus scrolls, the volute supports with scrolling acanthus decoration.