Ref: 642JB: Antique box veneered with figured
walnut, the top and front having a central panel framed by a
crossbanding of straight grained walnut and having an inlayed line.
There is a mother of pearl escutcheon surrounded a a parquetry inlay
in the center of the top. The box opens to a velvet lined lift-out
tray. The inside of the lid is lined with lined with satin which is
button padded. The box is edged with ebony and has a working
lock and key. Circa 1870.
Origin: UK ; Circa:
1870; Materials:
walnut on a pine construction.
Size: 25 cm wide by 17.7 cm by 12.3 cm: 9.8
inches wide
by 7 inches by 4.8 inches.
Condition: good
overall; working lock and key; see images
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