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Tortoise Shell Ladies Table Top Sewing Box
Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton
for sale €2,919     $3,169
£2,495
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Tortoise Shell Ladies Table Top Sewing Box

19th century
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This exceptional sewing box circa 1800's with original liners and accessories, has four brass feet that are also original. the key sadly doesn't work the lock but looks nice, the boxes length is 25 cm depth of 19cm height to include feet 12 cm, offering free UK delivery reference DBSS Tel: +44 7505 165 843 We accept online payments for all our items listed: Bank transfer cash on collection personal cheques or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, also doing lay by payments plan, or email giving your address details & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make payment with your card. Send your request to - john.strong2@gmail.com

Physical Dimensions
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
19cm (7.48")
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Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton has dated this Antique Tortoiseshell Sewing Box to the 1800s.

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This exceptional sewing box circa 1800's with original liners and accessories, has four brass feet that are also original. the key sadly doesn't work the lock but looks nice, the boxes length is 25 cm depth of 19cm height to include feet 12 cm, offering free UK delivery reference DBSS Tel: +44 7505 165 843 We accept online payments for all our items listed: Bank transfer cash on collection personal cheques or if wishing over the phone using your debit or credit cards, also doing lay by payments plan, or email giving your address details & contact number and we shall send you your items invoice to make payment with your card. Send your request to - john.strong2@gmail.com
Height
12cm (4.72")
Width
25cm (9.84")
Depth
19cm (7.48")
Date of Manufacture

Sovereign Antiques Of Nuneaton has dated this Antique Tortoiseshell Sewing Box to the 1800s.

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A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet.
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Archive I A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet.

Tortoise shell Ladies Table top Sewing Box

Archive II A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet. View II
Archive III A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet. View III
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Archive VI A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet. View VI
Archive VII A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet. View VII
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Archive X A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet. View X
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Warwickshire
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A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet.
Tortoise shell Ladies Table top Sewing Box
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A Regency sarcophagus-form tortoiseshell sewing box featuring panelled amber patterning, silver escutcheons, and cast metal claw feet.
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During the Regency and Victorian eras, ladies utilised tabletop sewing boxes, or workboxes, to store embroidery tools, threads, and needlework accessories, often crafted from luxury materials like tortoiseshell to signify social status.

These caskets feature thin veneers of natural tortoiseshell laid over wooden structures, often decorated with silver or brass escutcheons, ivory trim, and cast metal feet.

Authentic tortoiseshell displays organic, irregular mottled patterning with natural variations in opacity, whereas synthetic celluloid imitations from later periods feature uniform, repeating printed patterns.

Position the box as a decorative focal point on a console table, side desk, or bookshelf to add warmth, historical depth, and intricate texture to a room scheme.

Keep the piece away from direct sunlight, central heating, and excess moisture to prevent veneer warping, cleaning gently with a soft dry cloth and applying microcrystalline wax sparingly if required.
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