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LATE 17TH CENTURY
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A LOUIS XIII GILT-TOOLED MOROCCO LEATHER WRITING-BOX
LATE 17TH CENTURY
In the shape of a book and decorated overall with reserves of scrolling foliage, the hinged rectangular lid enclosing a pink silk interior with a lidded compartment and pen-tray, flanked by a later sander and inkwell
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep
LATE 17TH CENTURY
In the shape of a book and decorated overall with reserves of scrolling foliage, the hinged rectangular lid enclosing a pink silk interior with a lidded compartment and pen-tray, flanked by a later sander and inkwell
3 in. (7.5 cm.) high; 14½ in. (37 cm.) wide; 10 in. (25 cm.) deep
Provenance
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's London, 18 March 1947.
Special notice
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