Late 19th Century French rosewood, gilt metal and porcelain mounted writing slope and stationery box, the cylinder top inset with porcelain panel painted with scenes after Watteau, hinged to reveal stationerypartments, over conforming hinged lower cover enclosing writing slope with hinged gilt tooled leather skiver with storagepartment beneath, on shallow plinth base with gilt metal mount, 39cm x 35cm x 24cm high