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A 19TH CENTURY PAPIER MACHE AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WRITING BOX

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A 19TH CENTURY PAPIER MACHE AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WRITING BOX

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A 19TH CENTURY PAPIER MACHE AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WRITING BOX with gilt and painted decoration, the angled hinged fall revealing a felt-covered writing surface, pen and ink wells; on a serpentine-shaped moulded edge base. (33cm wide 25cm deep 11cm high)

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A 19TH CENTURY PAPIER MACHE AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WRITING BOX

Name: A 19TH CENTURY PAPIER MACHE AND MOTHER OF PEARL INLAID WRITING BOX
SKU: 140232997
Price: 220 GBP
Availability: InStock

Estimate £80 - £120

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