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Antique Burr Walnut box with lift-out tray and drawer Circa 1860

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Description:
Ref: 677JB
http://www.hygra.com/box/677JB 
Antique ebony edged  box in highly figured burr walnut having a Bramah type lock and  a sprung drawer of dovetail construction fitted for jewelry and a lift out tray. The drawer is held in place by a brass pin driven through the facing. In the top section there is a lift-out compartmentalized tray. In the lid there is a document wallet. Circa 1860.

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1860 ; Materials: burr walnut on a mahogany structure.

 Size: 31 cm wide by 22.5 cm by 18 cm:  12.2  inches wide by  10  inches by 7.1  inches.

Condition: good overall; working  Bramah lock and key; see images

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Antique ebony edged box in highly figured burr walnut having a Bramah type lock and a sprung drawer of dovetail construction fitted for jewelry and a lift out tray. The drawer is held in place by a brass pin driven through the facing. In the top section there is a lift-out compartmentalized tray. In the lid there is a document wallet. Circa 1860. Enlarge Picture

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Antique ebony edged box in highly figured burr walnut having a Bramah type lock and a sprung drawer of dovetail construction fitted for jewelry and a lift out tray. The drawer is held in place by a brass pin driven through the facing. In the top section there is a lift-out compartmentalized tray. In the lid there is a document wallet. Circa 1860. -Enlarge Picture

The lift-out tray is compartmentalized making the box suitable for either jewelry or sewing. It has been recovered.

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The sprung drawer is fitted for jewelry. The velvet lining and leather covered divisions are original.
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Beneath the tray which has been recovered with silvered paper, the box is lined with embossed leather.
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The box has a Bramah type lock with working key.

See http://www.hygra.com/locks/Bramah/ 

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The box is edged with rounded solid ebonized wood.
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 The plaque in the center of the top is a replacement. 
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