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ANTIQUE BOXES
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Antique Boxes in English Society
1760 -1900 by ANTIGONE Jewelry Box |
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| Veneered in amboyna and edged in engraved brass, this
is an example of complex unfolding and opening.
Impeccably made, it works with precision to provide a glamorous traveling companion. 12" wide. third quarter 19th century. It measures: 12" wide. Please Click on the images to enlarge. The box is well patinated and has the sort of marks that would be expected in a box of this age.
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| The back has a lift out mirror, which is backed with
velvet and clicks into place on the lid of the box.
The view here shows the traveling position of the mirror, where the mirror is turned inwards for protection. What is visible is the ebony framed ruched velvet. Behind the mirror/velvet is a embossed leather document wallet. |
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The box opens down concertina like. |
| The box has a working Bramah lock with replacement key. |  |
| The side drawer which is lined with silk has a central division for rings. I t is spring loaded and released by pressing a button on the facing. |  |
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The box is edged with brass and also has further inlaid brass some of which is engraved. |