Antique Secrétaire Empire Style Walnut Veneer Italy XX Century Original. Empire-style secretaire, walnut veneer. Floral and leafy maple inlays throughout, three drawer fronts surmounted by a drop-down door concealing an open compartment. Turned and ebonized half-columns, a projecting drawer in the under-counter band, and truncated pyramidal feet. Italy, 20th century.