A LOUIS XVI SILVER AND LEATHER TRAVELLING WRITING DESK
A LOUIS XVI SILVER AND LEATHER TRAVELLING WRITING DESK

MARK OF CHARLES-LOUIS BOURGEOIS, PARIS, 1779

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A LOUIS XVI SILVER AND LEATHER TRAVELLING WRITING DESK
MARK OF CHARLES-LOUIS BOURGEOIS, PARIS, 1779
The black leather covered box applied with silver mounts cast and chased with musical trophies within husk swags, the hinged cover opens to reveal a silk-lined interior, the cover further hinged to reveal compartments for a silver box with sliding cover; a silver sander with pivoting cover and a silver ink-bottle, marked under each box, the covers with the décharge of Jean Baptiste Fouache or Henry Clavel
the box 12¾ in. (32.5 cm.) wide
weighable silver 5 oz. (155 gr.)

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