A high quality William IV Rosewood Dressing box, London Circa 1830. 

For further information on the background  of dressing boxes see The Online Box Book.

It features solid silver  hallmarked toped bottles and a lift out  mirror.

The box has a shellac/"French polish" finish and is overall in very good original condition. 

English circa 1830.
The box is  12 inches wide 9 inches deep and 5 inches tall (when closed).

The box has a working Bramah type lock and key

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The box is veneered with beautifully figured rosewood which is set off by an inlay in chequer design of ebony and brass.

The box is brass bound and has a inlaid brass plate with bearing an "A" and a "P" intertwined.

This monogram is also on the silver.

 

 

The Silver is of high quality and all hallmarked London 1830/31

  

To the very left is the "Kings head"  mark. Although William IV was  the throne  the London Assay office continued to use the George IV stamp until 1831.

The next mark "Lion Passant"  denotes that this is silver of sterling standard. (925)

 The date letter "p" is next, and finally the "Leopard's head for London.

At the bottom is the "makers mark" "TW"; its upside down. This is probably the mark of Thomas Willmore who entered Goldsmiths Hall in 1789/90.

 

This is the entry  for London 1830/31 in English Goldsmiths and Their Marks by Sir Charles J. Jackson

Detail: one of the long silver lidded boxes the silver is  chased having an engine turned pattern.

The intertwined "A" and  "P"   is the same as on the inlaid brass plate.

This monogram is also on other silver pieces.

 

A catch reveals a document pocket and a lift-out mirror.

There is also a sprung velvet lined space for  jewelry  under the lift out tray. 

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