Description:
SB457: Walnut veneered box  inlaid  with bandings of parquetry circa 1880. 
A box of pleasing structure with a rounded top and original interior. The inlay is within the genre of mid to late 19th century, but it has greater complexity than the average example of such work. Working lock and key.

Origin:

Circa: 1880

Materials: Pine construction with walnut veneer and inlay in many woods

Size: 25.4 cm wide by 16.5 cm by 14.7 cm:   10 inches wide by  6.5  inches by  5.8  inches.

Condition:

See our book Antique Boxes, Tea Caddies, and Society -- 1700--1880, ISBN: 0764316885  Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly, A Schiffer Book for collectors Chapter 6 and figures 98, 99, 100). 

The divisions of this tray are designed  for sewing. The separations give an inspired space for jewelry or life icons. 

There is a document wallet in the lid