Boulle marquetry scribe's office, 19th century

Rectangular tortoiseshell inkwell in Boulle marquetry decorated with scrolls of foliage and lambrequins of gem-set metal leaf. It has a gilt-bronze handle in the centre and four gilt-bronze legs. It has a nib holder on the back. In good condition, with slight wear due to age. 

Size: 6.5 x 9.4 x 24 cm

Provenance: Writing Museum of Valencia, Spain.