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Antique Brass Bound Figured Mahogany box with lift out tray and side drawer suitable for jewelry, Circa 1850
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Ref: 746JB http://hygra.com/box/746JB

Box veneered in well figured mahogany with brass edgings and flat-folding handles. It has an unusual interior arrangement and a side drawer. Inside the lid there is an “envelope”
compartment behind the velvet panel. Circa 1850.
Origin: UK or possibly France. The structure of the box is very much in the English tradition. The interior is well constructed and rather unusual. The lock with its round holes in the lock-plate is French.

Origin: UK/France ; Circa: 1850; Materials: .

Size: 30.5 cm wide by 23 cm by 17.7 cm: 12 inches wide by 9.1 inches by 7 inches.

Condition: good overall; working lock and key; see images and individual notes.

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