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Lot n° 318

Small rectangular piece of furniture for sorting...

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Small rectangular piece of furniture for sorting correspondence in blackened and polychromed wood, the upper part openworked with four slits and bearing the inscriptions: "papiers à détruire, papiers divers, lettres répondes et lettres à répondre" in foliate scroll surrounds. The front opens to reveal a large drawer decorated with flowers. The waistband is in the form of poly-lobed arches. The ensemble rests on a turned base finished with bronze castors. On the reverse, various inventory numbers and an old label. Napoleon III period. 62 x 48 x 26.5 cm. (minor accidents and restorations).