£375
Five Centuries: Furniture & Works of Art inc. Property of the Earls of Crawford & Balcarres | 609
Auction: Five Centuries: Furniture & Works of Art inc. Property of the Earls of Crawford & Balcarres
inlaid with scrolling foliate brass and cartouche engraved with the coat of arms of the Dukes of York & Clarence and inscribed with mottos HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE/ QUO PAX ET GLORIA DUCUNT, with brass handles to each side, enclosing a void interior; together with a VICTORIAN ROSEWOOD AND BRASS INLAID LAP DESK, opening to a fitted interior with green leather writing surface, 46cm wide, 17.5cm high, 25.5cm deep (52cm open)
Provenance: The Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, Balcarres House, Fife, Scotland
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