Imagine this on a mahogany desk, holding a fountain pen and propelling pencil, elegant, richly decorated and so French!
 
Perfectly useable today, it is in well preserved antique condition, with minor signs of the passage of time. Remarkable for an antique which would have been used so often, a well cared for treasure.
 
The box is ebonised wood with "Plumes & Crayons' on the front, or (ink) pens and pencils in translation. 
 
It measures 8" long by 2" deep