Fine 19th C. Papier Mache Writing Box, Slope, HP & MO Pearl Inlay Decoration boudoir Still on the original matching

Still on the original matching serving tray

A Victorian era style that caught on broadly throughout Europe and to America

Remarkably unscathed by time

Not a single bit missing

one on the interior liner of the bottom

Fine 19th C. Papier Mache Writing Box, Slope, HP & MO Pearl Inlay Decoration boudoir Still on the original matchingMuseum quality 19th century Napoleon III or Victorian papier mache ecritoire, writing box or lap desk with magnificent serpentine shaping and ornate hand painted & mother of pearl decoration! Ooops, I forgot to add the rare large size of this one, fully 12" across. A truly exceptional piece, but then that's what you've come to expect from us and don't we just love finding these gorgeous treasures! Possibly an unmarked Jennens & Bettridge piece, the