Description: Ref:680JB http://www.hygra.com/box/680JB 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 is framed with gold embossed leather behind. It is
released by pressing behind the lock catch. The sprung drawer is
released by removing a brass pin. 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 1840.
Origin: UK; Circa:
1840;
Size: 30.5 cm wide by 22.5 cm by 16.5 cm: 12
inches wide
by 9 inches by 6.5 inches.
Condition: good
overall; working lock and key; see images
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