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ANTIQUE #SA1176583

A Lovely Georgian Inlaid Stationery Box

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: Opus Antiques

This is a lovely Georgian inlaid stationery box with many attributes.
 
This box has a very decorative lid with floral ovals and circular ovals/roundels. Note the shading on the roundels were the darker patches will have been burnt by sprinkling hot sand - known as pyrograph or poker work..Each piece of inlay is bordered with boxwood and ebony stringing along with cross banding in tulip wood.
 
The sides of the box are inlaid with  3D cubes and various crossbandings.
 
Opening up the box there is a lovely lined lid panel with birds eye maple and various crossbandings  including tulip wood and rosewood.
 
Unusually there is a further fitted lid with a birds eye maple panel which lifts off for storage of your stationery.
 
The solid lid panel could have been used as a small lap desk to write short cards or notes.
 
The box measures 21.5cm w x 14cm d x 7cm h.
 
 
Own a piece of history
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1176583
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
Antique SA1176583 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
       The Georgian Era      
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Opus Antiques
Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
Devon
United Kingdom
Tel: 07941 285 532
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD