A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS, MOTHER OF PEARL, BLUED HORN AND RED TORTOISESHELL MARQUETRY EBONY AND ROSEWOOD WRITING BOX

A GERMAN ORMOLU-MOUNTED CUT-BRASS, MOTHER OF PEARL, BLUED HORN AND RED TORTOISESHELL MARQUETRY EBONY AND ROSEWOOD WRITING BOX
IN THE MANNER OF FRANZ XAVIER FORTNER, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
Decorated all over with foliate strapwork and cartouches, the hinged lid above two doors enclosing a letter rack and a fold-out writing slide on a spreading base cornered by clasp feet
14½ in. (37 cm.) high; 13½ in. (34 cm.) wide; 8½ in. (22 cm.) deep