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Description:
Ref: 729JB http://hygra.com/box/729JB 
Rosewood veneered box with a hand coloured print of a classical figure and edged with a paper print of oak leaves. The box is in the neoclassical tradition of the late 18th 
–early 19th century, which drew its inspiration from ancient art. Ladies dressed in diaphanous “classical” robes and posing as figures of classical mythology, were 
thought to be the height of fashion at the time, with women such as Emma Hamilton (Lord Nelson’s mistress) sporting such affectations for after-dinner entertainment. 
Circa 1810.

The box which is constructed in the early neoclassical tradition with straight 
lines, straight decoration to the sides and centrally placed oval accent.

Origin: UK ;  Circa: 1810; Materials: .

Size:  28.4 cm wide by 23.2 cm by 12 cm:  11.2 inches wide by   9.1 inches by  4.7 inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; some wear on the green framing print; see images.

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