PARIS 1777-1778 Silver writing case resting on a wooden poly-lobed tray. It is composed of an inkwell, a powder box, a bell holder and a bell. The design is embossed with gadroons down to the middle, underlined by amatis, and decorated with a foliate frieze and ribbon bows. Master silversmith: Jean-Charles DUCHESNE, received in 1767 Hallmarks: no hallmark on the bell (IN METAL), hallmarks inside the elements, all discharged around the rim. Gross weight: 491 g. Height of cups: 8.7 cm - bell: 10.2 cm - length of tray: 32 cm - width: 18.2 cm