A POLYCHROME MARQUETRY AND OYSTER-CUT WALNUT WRITING-BOX, the rectangular top with moulded edge and inlaid with a flower spray within an oval and with foliate spandrels, the interior with two divisions and a leather envelope, the sides inlaid with floral panels and on a moulded base, the marquetry and oyster-veneers late 17th Century and re-used in the 19th Century, with printed paper label of L.M.E.DENT | Christie's

Lot 128

128

A POLYCHROME MARQUETRY AND OYSTER-CUT WALNUT WRITING-BOX, the rectangular top with moulded edge and inlaid with a flower spray within an oval and with foliate spandrels, the interior with two divisions and a leather envelope, the sides inlaid with floral panels and on a moulded base, the marquetry and oyster-veneers late 17th Century and re-used in the 19th Century, with printed paper label of L.M.E.DENT

Details

A POLYCHROME MARQUETRY AND OYSTER-CUT WALNUT WRITING-BOX, the rectangular top with moulded edge and inlaid with a flower spray within an oval and with foliate spandrels, the interior with two divisions and a leather envelope, the sides inlaid with floral panels and on a moulded base, the marquetry and oyster-veneers late 17th Century and re-used in the 19th Century, with printed paper label of L.M.E.DENT
19¼in. (49cm.) wide

Provenance

Percy Macquoid, Esq.

Literature

R.Edwards and P.Macquoid, The Dictionary of English Furniture, rev.ed., London, 1954, vol.I, p.104, fig.14

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