An Antique French writing box, Boulle à la Reine inlaid with copper and mother-of-pearl, Napoleon III, circa 1860. Ebonized wood with floral Boulle inlaid copper and mother-of-pearl. Folding writing box with compartments and a blue velvet writing surface. Decorated with a heraldic cartouche (with the monogram D.B.). Napoleon III. France, circa 1860. (38 x 22 x 30 cm)