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Antique Regency brass inlaid rosewood box Circa 1825

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Reference: JB507

Description:
JB507: Rosewood box inlaid with brass to the front and top depicting stylized flora.  The design is controlled in deference to the Georgian neo-classical tradition but it also embraces the Regency influence of the Royal cabinet maker George Bullock, who introduced naturalistic elements to the earlier austere brass designs.  The inside of the box has been relined with hand marbled paper and velvet  and retains  its original lift out tray.  Circa 1825.  

Origin: UK 

Circa: 1825

Size: 27.6cm wide by 19.6 cm by 12 cm:  10.9 inches wide by 7.7  inches by  4.7 inches.

Condition: Good overall consistent with age; working lock and key. There is a an old repair to the veneer on one side: see images.

 

JB507: Rosewood box inlaid with brass to the front and top depicting stylized flora.  The design is controlled in deference to the Georgian neo-classical tradition but it also embraces the Regency influence of the Royal cabinet maker George Bullock, who introduced naturalistic elements to the earlier austere brass designs.  The inside of the box has been relined with hand marbled paper and velvet  and retains  its original lift out tray.  Circa 1825. Enlarge Picture

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The inside of the box has been relined with hand marbled paper and velvet  and retains  its original lift out tray.  Circa 1825.  

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