18th-19th CENTURY ANTIQUE CAPTAIN\'S WRITING DESK WITH COAT OF ARMS For Sale

18th-19th CENTURY ANTIQUE CAPTAIN\'S WRITING DESK WITH COAT OF ARMS. HAS SEVERAL COMPARTMENTS. HAS VELVET WRITING SURFACE. DISPLAYS A BRASS COAT OF ARMS WITH LATIN INSCRIPTION \"COMME JE DOIS\" WHICH TRANSLATES TO \"AS I HAVE TO\". LIKELY A SYMBOLIC DEVOTION TO DUTY. HAS EBONY AND BRASS INLAY AND BRASS AT EDGES OF BOX FOR PROTECTION. DARK WOOD, MAYBE MAHOGANY VENEER. THESE WERE DESIGNED FOR USE AND ABUSE. THIS ONE HAS SURVIVED VERY WELL. CAN\'T FIND THIS SPECIFIC COAT OF ARMS. MAY BE IMPORTANT NOBILITY. CROWN SHOWING ROYALTY ABOVE COAT OF ARMS.MEASURES 15\" ACROSS X 9 1/4\" DEEP X 5 1/2\" TALL .CONDITION: VELVET SURFACE JUST STARTING TO DETACH WHERE IT FOLDS. NO KEY. LOCK MECHANISM HAS BEEN REMOVED.EXPECTED SCRATCHES THROUGHOUT. INK STAIN ON SATIN LINING.
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