Description

Art Deco Shagreen stationery box with ivory edging and escutcheon with matching shagreen & glass pentray.

The interior of the shagreen box features four green silk lined stationery compartments and has a fully working lock and tasselled key.

Shagreen is a leather made from sharkskin or the skin of a Stingray. This type of Shagreen was first made popular by Jean-Claude Galluchat (d1774) a master leather worker in the Court of Louis XV in France. It became a fashion amongst the French aristocracy and later throughout Europe. Shagreen is derived from the French word “Chagrin”.