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Look what Martin Fennelly Antiques has put up for sale on-line: <br/><br/> <a href='http://www.fennelly.net/Item.aspx?id=21701'>629 Sold Antique French Tortoiseshell Brass Inlaid Boulle Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct</a><br/><br/><img src='https://file.4pm.ie/908/512a1efb.jpg.150x114.png' alt='629 Sold Antique French Tortoiseshell Brass Inlaid Boulle Mahogany Writing Slope Box 19Ct'/><br/><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0); font-size: 15pt; font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-family: Calibri, Calibri_EmbeddedFont, Calibri_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">Fine Quality Example of a Polished Brass and Tortoiseshell Inlaid Boulle Style Travelling Writing Slope made during the third quarter of the Nineteenth Century, of French origin.&nbsp;</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="line-height: 25.9px;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX2 SCXW234929104" style="direction: ltr;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">The entire top area decorated with premier and contra-</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2 SCXW234929104 BCX2">partie</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> inlaid scrolling arabesques depicting intricacy, opulence and masterful craftsmanship, opening to reveal a mahogany fitted interior, complete with later brass capped ink bottles. Central cartouche of lid has initials J L.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="line-height: 25.9px;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX2 SCXW234929104" style="direction: ltr;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">Condition:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> Good condition with nice patination, no losses or lifting to metal or tortoiseshell. There are a few dents to lid, see lower </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">right-hand</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> corner. Lock and key are present and working. The leather inside has been replaced.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="line-height: 25.9px;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX2 SCXW234929104" style="direction: ltr;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">Height:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> (entire at back) 4.5&quot; (11.5cm). </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">Width:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> (at front) 12.25&rdquo; (31cm). </span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">Depth:</span></span><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: normal;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2"> (at base) 10&rdquo; (25cm).</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="line-height: 25.9px;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}">&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> </div> <div class="OutlineElement Ltr BCX2 SCXW234929104" style="direction: ltr;"> <p class="Paragraph SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: center; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; text-indent: 0px;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-style: italic; line-height: 25.9px; font-weight: bold;" data-contrast="none" class="TextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2" lang="EN-US"><span style="background-color: inherit;" class="NormalTextRun SCXW234929104 BCX2">Item Sold</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW234929104 BCX2" style="line-height: 25.9px;" data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}"> <br /> </span></span></span></span></p> </div>