Table with oval tops were one of the characteristic features of European interiors in the early 18th century, although relatively few authentic examples have survived. This table from the Cabinet of Peter the Great is a splendid product of the workshops of the St Petersburg Admiralty. The top was created from a single piece of tropical Cedrela wood and features in the centre a compass rose inlaid using exotic laurel and birch. The lower part of the table is made of hard southern acacia wood. The types of wood were established by special studies undertaken by researchers from the Academy of Forestry Engineering.

The Spanish 17th-century cabinet, of the Renaissance vargueno type, was made of walnut and decorated with carving, gilding and ivory fittings. On the flap is a copy of an engraved map of the Baltic Sea from 1703 and an enamelled inkpot of Russian manufacture. On the wall above the cabinet are three Valencian earthenware plates with manganese painting and metallic lustre glaze. The same technique was used to produce two vases standing on the cabinet and two small wine casks on the floor.