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Antique walnut box inlaid with
marquetry of light and stained woods circa 1890.
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Reference: JB229
Description:
Box veneered in walnut and inlaid in strips of geometric
marquetry of light and stained woods circa 1890. The box has a
refitted liftout tray.
See our book Antique
Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society -- 1700--1880, ISBN:
0764316885 Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, A
Schiffer Book for collectors Chapter 6 and figures 98, 99, 100).
Origin: UK
Circa: 1897 (dated
brass plate)
Size: 30 cm wide by 22 cm by 14.5 cm: 11.8 inches wide by
8.6 inches
by 5.7 inches.
Condition: Good
overall working lock and key refitted tray and relined- see images.
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The box has a refitted
liftout tray.
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Detail of the inlay:
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The box has been relined with marbled paper
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The box has a refitted
liftout tray.
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There is an inlaid initialed,
and dated 1897 brass plate to the top framed with crossbandings of
kingwood boxwood and ebony.
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