Description: Ref: 679JB http://www.hygra.com/box/679JB
Antique Figured Rosewood box with lift-out compartmentalized tray and
sprung drawer fitted for jewelry. There are mother of pearl escutcheons
to the top and the front. There is a ruched velvet pad in the lid with
mirror framed with gold embossed leather behind. It is
released by pressing behind the lock catch. The sprung drawer is
released by pressing on a button in the centre of the back facing. The
lift-out tray is of mahogany construction with rosewood facings.
New pads of velvet have been made to make the tray suitable for jewelry.
There is further space beneath. Circa 1850.
Origin: UK ; Circa:
1850; Materials: .
Size: 30.3 cm wide by 23 cm by 17.5 cm:
12 inches wide
by 9.1 inches by 6.9 inches.
Condition: good
overall; working lock and key; see images
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