Description: Ref:666WB
Exquisite figured coromandel writing box, profusely inlaid with engraved
brass, mother of pearl, and abalone depicting trailing flowers. It
is by S. Woolfield, 28 Bucanan St., Glasgow. Inside the embossed
blue velvet writing surface is framed with gold embossed leather and
facings of rosewood. Beneath the upper flap there is a compartmentalized
liftout tray still covered in its original paper. The lock is Bramah
type and stamped "Bramah Patent and a crown. The escutcheon is
flush with the surface and has been incorporated in the inlay
design. circa 1860.
Origin: UK,
Scotland ; Circa:
1860; Materials:
mahogany structure veneered in thick (about1mm) figured coromandel
with brass mop and abalone.
Size: 40.6 cm wide by 25.9 cm by 13.6 cm: 16
inches wide
by 9.8 inches by 5.35. inches.
Condition: good
overall; working lock and key; see images
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