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. (5 in.); W. 37 cm. (14 ½ in.); D. 28 cm. (11 in.).
PROVENANCE: private collection.