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Description:
Ref: 691JBcab: http://hygra.com/box/691JBCAB 

An impeccably made,  high quality, William IV, fully fitted, figured rosewood,  table cabinet of architectural form, profusely  inlaid with mother of pearl depicting stylized flowers on the top,  and on the doors depiction of perched birds of prey.  
The top compartment, which is all original with canary yellow silk is fitted for sewing;  it  retains its period mother of pearl topped spools and tools. 
The doors  have fielded panels framed with turned gadrooning. The Inside of the doors  has fielded embossed maroon Morocco leather panels. 
The doors open to  three drawers with turned mother of pearl handles and accents.  The bottom drawer is a writing box ; the middle is fitted for jewelry and has a lift out tray.  The silks and leather are all original. The top drawer is empty and lined with its original yellow paper.  The cabinet combines sewing box, jewelry box and intimate writing box. It was a locked personal space.  Circa 1835.

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1835; Materials: Rosewood, mother of pearl, silk, leather.

Size: 30.5 cm wide by 21  cm by 29  cm:  12  inches wide by  8.3  inches by  11.4 inches.

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

Keywords: Compendium, table cabinet, Sewing cabinet, Writing box, Jewelry box, mother of pearl, inlay, cabinet making, architectural form, gadrooning, fielded panels, morocco leather, 

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