Of rectangular form on bracketed feet with a hinged bevelled lid, the sides and cover inlaid with tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, with panels of diamond, cube trellis and chequerboard patterning bordered by narrow bands of inlaid wood. The centre of the lid decorated with mother-of-pearl scrolling split and full palmettes on a tortoiseshell ground, legs inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoiseshell with diamond patterning, brass hinges and key, the interior lined with red silk. 35 by 46 cm.