Carved secrétaire with scrolling pierced gallery above three shallow drawers, frieze carved with Bernese farming and sporting scenes. Hinged lid containing mechanical architects slope. Supported on elaborate carved legs joined by a stretcher. This remarkable piece appeared in the Swiss section of the Great Exhibition of 1851, where it can be seen in Joseph Nashs watercolour. It was singled out by M.D. Wyatt for the quality of its carving, incorporating pursuits characteristic of the Canton…