A red tortoiseshell, intarsia, ebony and ivory veneered writing case opening to a drawer on the side. Mid 17th century . Provenance: Sotheby's sale of the Dillée collection (a famous Parisian dynasty of furniture and objets d'art experts), lot 203, 28/03/2015. L: 39 cm, W: 30 cm, H: 14 cm. The lot will not be delivered until the auction house is in possession of the CITES certificate (pending, see our conditions of sale, article 5).