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ANTIQUE BOXES
at the Sign of the Hygra
2 Middleton Road
London E8 4BL
Tel: 00 44 (0)20 7254 7074
email: boxes@hygra.com |
Antique Boxes in English Society
1760 -1900
by ANTIGONE
Sewing Boxes |
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| Rare Painted Sycamore Antique Sewing
box, circa 1815. |
A sycamore veneered box painted all around as a basket of
flowers. This is an unusual treatment of the basket theme. The
top is painted with an informally arranged bunch of roses. The
painting is executed with professional skill and with a real eye
for color and composition. There is a sewing tray inside. No sewing
tools. .
Circa 1815-20.
It measures: 10"wide by 8.4" and 5.5"
tall including feet.
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Detail showing the light yet assured use of color. |
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Inside there is a lift-out tray which still retains its original
red colored paper lining and leather cover. One of the central
divisions is a replacement.
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The white wood tray and the lift out pin cushion are characteristic
of early Tunbridge ware work.
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Detail showing one of the original gilded feet. The
acanthus leaves are in characteristic neoclassical taste.
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Detail of the front showing the subtle way the basket is depicted
and the escutcheon.
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