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Antique Walnut Box with lift out tray circa 1860.

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Reference: JB194

Description:
A figured walnut box, the top with a chamfered edge veneered with contrasting ebony inlaid with a white-metal line, the inside lined with mahogany and having   a divided liftout mahogany tray. 

Origin: UK

Circa:  1860.

Size: 29.6 cm wide by 23.2 cm by 12.5 cm:  11.7 inches wide by 9.13 inches by  4.9 inches.

Condition: Good clean condition, working lock and key.

 

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The inside of the box is lined with mahogany.

 

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The escutcheon is brass framed with alternating ebony and brass lines; there is a brass plate inlaid in the top with the same framing.
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