JB412: Victorian box veneered in figured walnut and decorated with straps of geometric inlay in a Greek pattern. The inlay is executed in ebony and fruitwoods with the wide strips in cross-cut kingwood. The box has a sprung side drawer with two partition strips covered in the original leather. The top part has the original lift-out tray to which velvet covers have been added to the bottom parts of the partitions. The inside of the lid has a spring out mirror which can be clicked in place either on the mirror or the velvet covered side. The velvet is original as is the leather framing on both the mirror and the ruched velvet. This is further enhanced with a delicate line and corner motif decoration in gold. The escutcheon and central plaque are centred in mother of pearl. Working lock and key. Minute cracks and tiny corner repairs. Circa 1875. 
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