Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross I do not find a

I do not find a signature

I bought them in Paris (their original price of $1140 equivalent)

Now owned by Hermes

either originally to hold matches and rolled paper "spills" which were tools used routinely to light fires

All combined - fabulous

Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross I do not find aTypically, when I see these, I know it will either be fitted within for cutlery (flatware and knives) which is the tradition in this upright serpentine fronted chest. But some have been refitted over the centuries to other uses. My favorite being this: slotted sections for your writing paper, notes, cards and envelopes for correspondence. A writer's chest now. And a gorgeous early one, at that. These date to Georgian era, are English in origin, (c.