A mother-of-pearl inlaid rosewood document box
18th/19th centuryLavishly decorated to the exterior with a profusion of leafy scrolling flowers, grapes and gourds, interspersed with alighting butterflies and scurrying squirrels, all framed by archaistic angular scrolls and bats, the seams mounted in white metal, the interior with detachable compartmented tray. 39cm (15 1/4in) wide