Given its formal and decorative characteristics, this marquetry desk corresponds to the style called First Napoleonic Empire. It can be supposed that bronze applications were brought from Europe (handles with urns of classic descent, female busts, feet and keyholes in the form of rams), but the piece of furniture was possibly made in Mexico at the end of the 19th Century, or the beginning of the 20th. Thus, it would be a work that reinterprets certain decorative imperial elements, which have had an extra-temporal validity as milestones as they have been reinterpreted beyond the orthodox seasonality.

The marquetry work is of average quality and includes floral decorations, interwoven acanthus plants, vases, cornucopias and birds. The cuts made in the light woods which are inlaid show certain hesitation; they're not entirely fine. The woods used are a sheet of granadillo, red cedar and citruses (light woods). A double triple set of drawers has been placed inside, arranged on each side of a central compartment which is closed with a door. The part of the hinged lid which was designated or writing was covered with black leather. As far as the busts and feet of the bronze female figures are concerned, it can be said that they are reported in the Empire files of busts of classic descent (neo-Greek or neo-Roman). In the upper drawer of the outer finish one can see two horns of plenty in counterpoint from which floral climbers spring. The handles excessively cover parts of the decorations and one of the keyholes does not show the opening to insert the key, which shows the disassociation between the design of the cabinetmaker and the bronzes used.