Hygra: Antique Figured Walnut box with lift-out tray, circa 1880

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Antique Inlaid box with liftout tray circa 1880.

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Reference: JB401.

Description:
JB401: A Box veneered in well figured walnut and inlaid with parquetry to the top and front. Inside is the original tray which has been relined. circa 1880.

Origin: UK

Circa: 1880

Size: 30 cm wide by 22 cm by 14 cm: 11.8 inches wide by 8.6 inches by 5.6 inches.
Condition: good over all, working lock and key, the tray and box has been relined

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The parquetry is din rosewood ebony and maple and results in almost three dimensional pyramids. The box is further enhanced with a rounded crossbanding of tulipwood.

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