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Antique brass edged figured rosewood box with
compartmentalized interior Circa 1820
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Reference: JB554
Description:
JB554: Georgian brass edged figured rosewood box with
compartmentalized interior and side drawer fitted for jewelry. The
box has a working Bramah
lock with key and a document wallet to the lid.
There is a secret drawer hidden behind one of the divisions. Circa 1820.
Origin:
UK Circa: 1820;
Materials:
Size: 32.8 cm wide by 24 cm by 16 cm: 12.9 inches wide by
9.5 inches
by 6.3 inches.
Condition: see
pictures: good overall the inside has been partially relined. working
lock and key.
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The box has a working Bramah lock with key and a document wallet to
the lid.
Unusually the drawer which is
of dovetail construction is secured shut by two brass pins trough the
facing.
The box has rounded brass
to all eight edges which are affixed with small brass pins ground
flat with the surface. This form of brass is both structural and
decorative. The rosewood has a beautiful rich colour and evocative
figure contrasting between almost black and rich golden brown.
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The interior of the box has
been lined with hand made combed paper and velvet.
The divisions are later tan
the manufacture of the box.
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There is a secret drawer hidden behind one of the divisions.
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In the lid there is a leather document wallet lined with silk.
Behind the document wallet there is a framed mirror.
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The Bramah lock gave a new
level of security to boxes. The presence of a Bramah lock which were
complicated to manufacture is almost a sure sign that the box with it
was intended for the quality end of the market.
See: http://www.hygra.com/locks/Bramah/
The lock plate is stamped
BRAMAH PATENT with a crown three times.
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The figure of the rosewood is particularly beautiful.
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In the centre of the top
there is a brass plate with the name "Lady Mackenzie" engraved
in copperplate.
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It is not easy to ascertain which Lady Mackenzie this box
belonged to. Most of the Mackenzie crests use the amoral devise of the
stags head. "A dears head cabossed" Burks Peerage.
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Detail of the rounded brass edges. The brass is not only
decorative; it also protects the edges of the box from damage.
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Detail of the countersunk brass handels. |
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