A Flemish or South German tortoiseshell and gilt-brass marquetry and ebonised pearwood writing slope, circa 1730

decorated in the centre with four eagle heads, the hollow interior with three compartments

8.4 cm high, 32.5cm wide, 29.5cm deep; 3 ⅜ in., 12 ¾ in., 11 ⅝ in.

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