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Details
An ebony, brass and tortoiseshell veneered Boulle style writing slope, probably French, 18th century
Inset with inkwell and pounce pot flanking a cylindrical gilt recess, later tooled leather surface to hinged sloping top framed by an engraved border, the side panels inlaid with mother-of-pearl, copper and white metal, detailing an urn flanked by opposing winged swans, the ebonised interior with key -- 22½in. (52cm.) wide
Inset with inkwell and pounce pot flanking a cylindrical gilt recess, later tooled leather surface to hinged sloping top framed by an engraved border, the side panels inlaid with mother-of-pearl, copper and white metal, detailing an urn flanked by opposing winged swans, the ebonised interior with key -- 22½in. (52cm.) wide
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