Antique English Victorian Era Papier Mache Writer's Box, Inlaid Mother of Pearl double frame This is a late 1700s

This is a late 1700s item

The wine corkscrew folds in a sturdy hing

Elaborately designed

and set into a dore bronze vanity mirror

This piece with a lobed or undulating body & spout

Antique English Victorian Era Papier Mache Writer's Box, Inlaid Mother of Pearl double frame This is a late 1700sA rather unique lap desk, writer's box, typical with the original velvet writing surface on inside lid, but rather unique in that it is fitted out with foil lined compartments and lids for some. The foil and a spot for matches makes me think it was a combination correspondence box and also cigars box. Quite unique, indeed. The size is also interesting, smaller at 10. 5" x 7. 25" and nearly 2" in depth, no slant to it. Well preserved, all that gorgeous