Description
Mahogany with sloping lid having shell-inlaid patera, geometric inlaid edges, serpentine front with 4 "stop fluted" inlaid pilasters, small ring handle with back-plate, reverse of lid inlaid with compass star, sloping fitted interior with numerous slots framed by line inlay, circa 1790, 14 1/2"t., 8 1/2"w., 11"d.