British, 19th century, of wood construction, in chinoiserie mother of pearl inlay decoration, interior with purple velvet lined writing surface, two glass inkwells, and two lidded containers, with lock mechanism, 6-1/2 x 16 x 10 in.

Provenance: Private Collection, Middleburg, Virginia

scattered areas of loss to mother of pearl inlay, border wire detaching, loss of wood panel on left corner, checking, crack across lid, interior velvet fraying and torn in middle, causing half of writing board to detach