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Antique Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box
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Antique Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box

1900 - 1920
For Sale by The Antique Shop
Description

Antique Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box. This late Victorian Edwardian inlaid rosewood coal box scuttle has a brass gallery to the back with a brass decorative carrying handle with decorative inlay to the top. The lift up lid has decorative inlay to front and a decorative brass handle. Internally, the metal lining is missing.

Date Circa 1900

Our Reference No 10869

Height 13 ½”

Width 13 ½”

Depth 19”

£195

Physical Dimensions
Height
34.3cm (13.50")
Width
34.3cm (13.50")
Depth
48.2cm (18.98")
Declaration

The Antique Shop has dated this Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box to the 1900s.

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SA1241450
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Description
Antique Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box.
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This late Victorian Edwardian inlaid rosewood coal box scuttle has a brass gallery to the back with a brass decorative carrying handle with decorative inlay to the top.
The Antique Shop

The lift up lid has decorative inlay to front and a decorative brass handle. Internally, the metal lining is missing.

Date Circa 1900

Our Reference No 10869

Height 13 ½”

Width 13 ½”

Depth 19”

£195

Height
34.3cm (13.50")
Width
34.3cm (13.50")
Depth
48.2cm (18.98")
Date of Manufacture

The Antique Shop has dated this Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1241450
The Antique Shop
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2005
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A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle.
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Archive I A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle.

Antique Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box

Archive II A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View II
Archive III A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View III
Archive IV A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View IV
Archive V A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View V
Archive VI A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View VI
Archive VII A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View VII
Archive VIII A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle. View VIII
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A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle.
Antique Inlaid Rosewood Coal Box
Ref: SA1241450
A Victorian dark rosewood coal purdonium featuring marquetry floral inlay on a sloped drop front with a top brass carrying handle.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectCoal Purdonium
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialRosewood, Brass, Wood Inlay
  • ColourDark Brown
  • MotifsMarquetry inlay, Brass carrying handle, Sloped drop front, Brass gallery rail
  • SizeH 34.3 cm (14 in) x W 34.3 cm (14 in) x D 48.2 cm (19 in)

FAQs

A coal purdonium is a decorative wooden cabinet or box with a sloped drop-front opening, designed in the nineteenth century to store coal discreetly beside a domestic fireplace.

Victorian coal boxes were frequently crafted from hardwoods such as rosewood, oak, or mahogany, often featuring marquetry inlays, cast brass handles, and a removable metal interior liner.

Authentic nineteenth-century coal purdoniums display hand-cut joinery, period-appropriate brass fittings with natural patina, wear along internal resting points, and natural wood oxidation.

An antique coal box can be placed beside a contemporary hearth to hold kindling and logs, or re-purposed as discrete storage for household objects in a living room.

To preserve rosewood and brass fittings, position the item away from direct radiators, dust regularly with a soft dry cloth, and apply natural beeswax sparingly to protect the timber finish.
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