Description:
JB215: An early 19th Century box with rounded edges, original liftout tray with supplementary lids, embossed and tooled leather document wallet, the box having an inlaid mother of pearl cartouche and escutcheon and has a working lock with key, circa 1835.   

Origin: UK

Circa: 1830

Size: 23 cm wide by 16.5 cm by 11 cm:  9 inches wide by  6.5 inches by  4.3 inches.

Condition: Good overall, working lock and key

The lift out tray is original and retains its supplementary lids. The tray is made of mahogany has rosewood facings. 

The workmanship is of high standard; for example, the box is edged with a rounded piece of wood which finishes it elegantly and also protects it.

There is a mother of pearl cartouche inlaid in the centre of the top which has been engraved with the name "Maria". I am left to wonder who Maria was and her story. Will the box be owned and loved by another Maria?

Inside the box has been relined with handmaid combed paper and velvet. 

The supplementary lids have turned ebony pulls.