Superb Antique French Napoléon III Writer's Slope, Ecritoire, 1830-50s Boulle Necessaire glasses had great impact of fashion

had great impact of fashion and decorative style

Manchester" (England)

The casket is a good sized one at 6" x 4

I thought I would go to a local university which has glass-blowing and see if I could commission glass to fit as replacement

It is only when it comes out of the kiln after firing (melting the enamel powders into the glassine surface you see here) that you get to see what the image is

Superb Antique French Napoléon III Writer's Slope, Ecritoire, 1830-50s Boulle Necessaire glasses had great impact of fashionEscrit, the French word for 'to write' becomes ecritoire when referring to the beautiful tabletop or laptop writer's folding desk shown. What is a writer's slope if you're in England has such an elegant name in France. One sees that same elegance in the boulle work, general design, and the true masterpieces by the early to mid 1800s French cabinetry makers who made these. This one is in a distinctive French manner known as 'boulle', which is after the