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ANTIQUE EARLY VICTORIAN CIRCA 1850 SEWING, WORK BOX.
MADE OF BLACK LACQUERED PAPIER MACHE IT IS EXTENSIVELY DECORATED IN GOLD GILDING AND HAND PAINTED COLOURED LACQUER. HAS AN ORIGINAL LOCK AND KEY
OPENS TO REVEAL A BEAUTIFUL ORIGINAL INTERIOR TRIMMED IN RED SILK AND FELT WITH HINGED LETTER HOLDER IN THE LID AND A REMOVABLE TRAY WITH VARIOUS COMPARTMENTS, TOOL HOLDER, PIN CUSHION, NEEDLE BOOK AND THIMBLE HOLDERS.
IT IS COMPLIMENTED WITH FIVE VERY PRETTY PERIOD HAND CARVED MOTHER OF PEARL AND lV0RY COTTON REELS, FOUR MATCHING AND ONE SIMILAR, VARIOUS TOOLS AND A PAIR OF THIMBLES, ONE MADE OF SILVER.
APPROX. 8.5" (21.5CM) IN WIDTH, 5.75" (14.5CM) IN DEPTH AND 3" (8CM) IN HEIGHT
FOR ITS AGE AND FRAGILE NATURE IT IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH VERY MINOR WEAR TO THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR. ONE OF THE REELS HAS A NIBBLE TO THE MOTHER OF PEARL
NET WEIGHT BEFORE WRAPPING IS 788g
FOR ITS AGE AND FRAGILE NATURE IT IS IN EXCELLENT ORIGINAL ANTIQUE