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Antique Regency box inlaid with
stars and quatrefoils in brass circa 1815.
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Reference: JB169
Description:
Antique Regency rosewood box inlaid with brass accents having a
liftout tray.
Origin: United
Kingdom
Circa: 1815
Materials: rosewood
and brass.
Size: 22.5cm wide by 16cm by 10cm: 9 inches wide by 6.3
inches
by 4 inches.
Condition: good
over all, working lock and key.
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In side the box there is a
liftout tray. The box is partially relined with handmaid marbled paper
and silk.
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Detail of a corner. The
inlaid brass accents are stars and lucky quatrefoils (four leafed clover
to you and me) in stylized form.
The brass contrasts with the
highly figured rosewood.
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The yellow is original. It was a very fashionable color in the
Regency period. The handmade marbled paper although traditional is
replacement.
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