A kingwood, crossbanded, line inlaid and gilt-metal-mounted encrier of Louis XV design, the rectangular top fitted with a central tray flanked by a pair of embossed and cast brass lidded inkwells divided by floral cast bands, a further quarter veneered well below inlaid with a central lozenge medallion, the shaped sides mounted with female terms, on turned supports, 13¼ins (33.5cms) wide