Antique 1850-1870's French Napoleon III, burl wood or kingwood writing slope desk, w/mother of pearl marquetry -also known as an ecritoire. Its a portable writing desk that opens to provide and angled writing slope as called a traveling desk, used for many military/governmental people especially. Also has storage for writing implements and paper, w/a secret compartment. Feauters a wood grain veneer with dark ebony/ebonized wood inlay borders with a center oval medallion with brass /mother of pearl/ Its beautiful, with flaws(price is reflective), nothing interfering with the function-just age(spit from age in top wood(Comps go 500-$2500)
Size:11.25x9.5x3,
Weight: 2.11lb
Antique 1850-1870's French Napoleon III, burl wood or kingwood writing slope desk, w/mother of pearl marquetry -also known as an ecritoire. Its a portable writing desk that opens to provide and angled writing slope as called a traveling desk, used for many military/governmental people especially. Also has storage for writing implements and paper, w/a secret compartment. Feauters a wood grain veneer with dark ebony/ebonized wood inlay borders with a center oval medallion with brass /mother of pearl/ Its beautiful, with flaws(price is reflective), nothing interfering with the function-just age(spit from age in top wood(Comps go 500-$2500)
Size:11.25x9.5x3,
Weight: 2.11lb
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