A MAHOGANY VENEERED AND GILT METAL MOUNTED WRITING BOX OF NEO GOTHIC-STYLE, the rectangular coveted top with pierced gallery, the frieze mounted with pinnacles and tracery, the sides applied with knights, the hinged top and fall flap opening to a satinwood veneered interior with drawers, baskets with pierced fronts and four cut glass castors, the lockplate marked Monbro à Paris, 19th Century