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Antique Figured Rosewood box with brass Edging Circa 1850

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Description:
Ref: 810JB http://hygra.com/810JB 

A box veneered in  rosewood, with brass edging, central  plate. It is of exceptionally high quality, which continues into the interior. It is lined in velvet, silk and gold embossed leather. The box has a lift out tray and a drawer which is separately lockable.  Circa 1850  

The box has a working Bramah type lock and key.   The main lock is stamped  "S. Mordan & CO Makers Patent  
London."

Origin: ;  Circa: 1850; Materials: Mahogany structure with rosewood and brass. .

Size: 34 cm wide by 24 cm by 18 cm:  13.4  inches wide by 9.5  inches by 7.1  inches.

Condition: good overall; working locks and keys; see images.

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The box  is of exceptionally high quality, which continues into the interior. It is lined in velvet, silk and gold embossed leather. It has two lift out trays and a drawer which is separately lockable.    

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The drawer has a hinged gold embossed leather cover.

 

The drawer has an gold embossed leather cover.
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 The drawer is lined with green water silk with leather divisions . 
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The box has a Bramah type lock with working key.

The lock is stamped "S. Mordan & CO Makers Patent  
London."

Sampson Mordan 1790-1843 was an apprentice of Joseph Bramah. He is famed for being the inventor with John Isaac Hawkins of the propelling pencil.

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http://hygra.com/locks/Bramah/ 

For instructions on opening a Bramah lock see: Opening Antique Bramah Box Locks

 

 

There are two secret drawers hidden behind a sliding panel.

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There is a document wallet in the lid.

 

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The figure of the rosewood is exceptional: with a little imagination all sorts of landscapes and seascapes can be imagined. 

The brass inlay lines are clearly inlaid as the grain of the rosewood is continues.

 

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All text and images and linked images are © 1999-2013 Antigone Clarke and Joseph O'Kelly. If you require any further information on permitted use, or a licence to republish any material, email us at copyright@hygra.com