FRANCE, époque Louis XIV (1643-1715) Travelling chest in violet wood or molded with spandrels and key plate in brass embossed with flowers and leaves. Closing by lock and two large brass hooks, with two mobile side handles Lining in burgundy velvet. Interior lined later. 29 x 61 x 42 cm. Missing key. Cracks, shocks, accidents to the decoration, small worm holes. Violet wood (genus Dalbergia spp, family Fabaceae). This pre-Convention specimen having undergone a mechanical destructuration by veneering, cutting, polishing, or turning is listed in Appendix II of the Washington Convention (CITES) and in Appendix B of the EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996. For a possible export, it will be up to the successful bidder to inquire - prior to any purchase of this lot - with the customs of the country concerned, particularly if it is the United States. For a departure from the EU, a CITES re-export will be necessary, this being at the expense of the future buyer.