Brass bound flame mahogany writing box of dovetail
construction and restrained high quality. Inside there is a sloping
leather writing surface (modern replacement). There are further compartments for
papers and writing implements. There is a nest of secret drawers hidden behind a
panel. One of the secret drawers containing a piece of velvet and a note
recording the velvet as being :
“Piece of the covering of the late Princess Charlotte’s coffin.”
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