Plumes and Crayons 19th C. French Lacquered Pen and Pencil Box wooden frame Through posture (in stark contrast

Through posture (in stark contrast to the lounging men above)

and the remaining pages just the old ledger pages filled with accounting

all who appear to have been born in the 1830s-50s

charmingly caricaturing a variety of couples

A nice one just to set on the desk or shelf or table like a little sculpture

Plumes and Crayons 19th C. French Lacquered Pen and Pencil Box wooden frame Through posture (in stark contrastThis 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