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Antique Walnut veneered box with leafy inlay circa 1880.

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Reference: Sb458

Description:
SB458: Walnut veneered box with leafy inlay circa 1880.
This box is veneered in walnut and decorated with bands of micromosaic depicting leaves. This type of work, using stained wood, suggests Italian Sorrento work. The tray is probably a later addition and the box has been relined. Working lock and key. Circa 1880.

Origin: Italy

Circa: 1880


 Size: 28 cm wide by 18 cm by 16 cm:   11 inches wide by   7.1 inches by  5.5  inches.

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SB458: Walnut veneered box with leafy inlay circa 1880. This box is veneered in walnut and decorated with bands of micromosaic depicting leaves. This type of work, using stained wood, suggests Italian Sorrento work. The tray is probably a later addition and the box has been relined. Working lock and key. Circa 1880. Enlarge Picture

 

SB458: Walnut veneered box with leafy inlay circa 1880. This box is veneered in walnut and decorated with bands of micromosaic depicting leaves. This type of work, using stained wood, suggests Italian Sorrento work. The tray is probably a later addition and the box has been relined. Working lock and key. Circa 1880. Enlarge Picture

The tray is probably a later addition and the box has been relined. 

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