Plumes and Crayons 19th C. French Lacquered Pen and Pencil Box handmade wooden doorstop 14 1/2" tall with handle

14 1/2" tall with handle

Shropshire on July 22

printed on white arches-type paper

and numbers written in pencil on the back inside cover

but no losses to the wood

Plumes and Crayons 19th C. French Lacquered Pen and Pencil Box handmade wooden doorstop 14 1/2" tall with handleThis box is enough to make me want to start writing with a fountain penso lovely and transportive, and right in keeping with my obsession with 19th century penmanship! Mid 19th century I I believe, definitely French, and made of papier mache lacquered black with gold, deep red and rose colored details. Three compartments inside for pencils, pens, and nibs, and a long piano hinge to the lid. Super. 8 7 8 x 2 1 4 x 1 3 16 t and in very good