Paris, Louis XIV period, circa 1700.
Oak and walnut frame; Brazilian violet wood; first-part marquetry in brass on a red tortoiseshell and brown tortoishell backgound, gilt bronze.
H.12.5 cm. (4 7/8 in.); L. 37 cm. (14 ½ in.); W. 28 cm. (11 in.).
Provenance: private collection.
Musée du Grand Siècle, Saint-Cloud, France