An Italian Grand Tour Late 19th Century Jewellery Cabinet Finished in Gilt Tooled Leather with a Hand Coloured View of the Royal Palace, Caserta Italy.

This superb and rare Italian Grand Tour jewellery or specimen cabinet is a remarkable piece in fantastic original condition. It is made from olive wood and covered in fine graded leather which has been coloured, panelled and finished with very precise gilt tooled boarders and motifs.

The front has a hinged door with a lock and key which is inset with a fine hand coloured lithograph image of an early 19th century view of the grand Italian palace of Caserta with its ornamental gardens in the foreground and lakes or sea in the distance. This image is set into the door behind glass and retains rich unfaded colours.

The door opens onto a fine gilt brass hinge with polished and heat treated blued steel screws and reveals a most pleasing interior of four small drawers finished in fine hand tooled leather with shaped brass knobs. Their interiors are also in polished olive wood with immaculate green watered silk padded bases which match the inside of the door.

The interior is in completely untouched condition showing the true original finish which has always been protected from sunlight and wear.

The overall condition of this fine piece is remarkably good. These pieces seldom survive in such good order.

There are two small shrinkage cracks to the back panel, but everything else is very good with the original key and working lock.

Italian, circa 1880.

Height 23.5cm x width 26cm x depth 13cm

Robert Belcher Antiques was established in 1984 and is a high-quality retailer of interesting, rare antiques and decorative objects. After forty years of shop keeping and maintaining beautiful showrooms, which have been regularly open six days a week, Robert and Wendy have now taken a slightly different approach to their business. Having sold their retail premises, the antique business is now fully online. The picture framing service has ceased to operate because of moving online.

You can contact Robert and Wendy by email or telephone to discuss items from their extensive catalogue of attractive pieces and make purchases. Customers can rest assured that the long-established dealership is continuing to run in an exceedingly professional way, selling genuine and high-quality items which are guaranteed to please the most discerning collector, decorator or homeowner.

All items will be personally hand packaged to a high standard. Small items are extensively wrapped using the best materials and are often double boxed. Items are then shipped with DHL or Royal Mail fully insured and often with next day delivery. Larger items would be personally delivered or sent with a specialist antique delivery firm, or for outside the U.K, a professional shipping company.

Please enjoy viewing their collection of rare and interesting pieces and have the assurance that Robert and Wendy will do their utmost to make sure your experience is exceptional, as has been recognised by many customers who have bought with confidence regularly over the years.

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