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Antique mid 19th C Fitted Jewelry
Box
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Reference: JB197
Description:
An elegant compact mid 19th century domed top figured walnut box
fitted for jewelry with divisions in embossed leather and linings in
green velvet and silk .
Origin: United kingdom
Circa: 1860
Size: 25 cm wide by 17.2 cm by 9.5 cm: 9.84 inches wide by 6.8 inches
by 3.7 inches.
Condition: good
original condition, wear consistent with age, working lock and key.
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The box has a curved top, the
same piece of beautifully and strikingly figured piece of walnut veneer continuous
from front to back
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The box has a fitted liftout
tray fitted for jewelry with designed spaces to hold a pocket watch and
rings.
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The silk and leather are all original to the box.
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The escutcheon is mother of pearl; this is
framed by alternate lines of ebony and white metal.
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There is also a plate of mother of pearl framed
with ebony and white metal inlayed in the top
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