Writing box with Boulle marquetry (the term is used for the technique and includes the name of the famous woodworker, André Charles Boulle, who designed furniture for Louis XIV.), excellent handicrafts, in which brass ornaments and tortoiseshell inlays are glued onto the wood (e.g. ebony) as veneer. The inside of the cassette contains several compartments, a foldable writing surface and is lockable, see additional image. Paris, 2nd half of the 19th century, size 35 x 29 cm. [hint: this is an automatic translation from German]   |   Category: Commodities   |   Material: Schildpatt Präparate   |   Country of origin: Ile-de-France, France | Similar pieces