A marquetry inlaid writing and stationery cabinet, circa 1900, the lift up lid inlaid to the exterior with fine floral marquetry, underneath a fitted leather bound sleeve containing ivory utensils, below a vertical partitioned chamber for stationary and a fold down writing slope with ink well compartments to the front, 38 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 693, p. 380