Rectangular chest with cut-side lid Solid wood core covered with tortoiseshell veneer on all sides inlaid with mother-of-pearl elements

Rectangular chest with cut-side lid
Solid wood core covered with tortoiseshell veneer on all sides inlaid with mother-of-pearl elements forming foliate, two-headed eagle and animal motifs
Wrought iron escutcheon
First half of the 19th century
Hispanic colonial work (Mexico?)
H 25.5 x W 40 x D 23 cm
Restoration from use, one key added.