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Unusual Large Figural Anglo-indian Keep-sake Box - Book - Secret Interior
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Unusual Large Figural Anglo-indian Keep-sake Box - Book - Secret Interior

19th century
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This is a magnificent box, most unusual in the form of a large book, in total measuring 12" x 10" x 3 1/2" deep.

Made from solid Mahogany, the box is beautifully decorated with inlaid Ebony and Satinwood, including two initials on the "spine" L & P, probably the initials of the original owner.

What makes this box rather special is the secret way to enter it; looking at it, you wouldn't even know how to open it. The spine pulls apart, to reveal the lock within and once unlocked, the lid lifts to reveal the interior with an old family photograph behind glass on the underside of the lid.

Quite magnificent in excellent condition, dating to around 1880.

Item ID: 33508

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Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1880s.

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This is a magnificent box, most unusual in the form of a large book, in total measuring 12" x 10" x 3 1/2" deep.
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Made from solid Mahogany, the box is beautifully decorated with inlaid Ebony and Satinwood, including two initials on the "spine" L & P, probably the initials of the original owner.
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fig 1. Unusual Large Figural Anglo-Indian Keep-sake Box - Book - Secret Interior
fig 1. Unusual Large Figural Anglo-indian Keep-sake Box - Book - Secret Interior

What makes this box rather special is the secret way to enter it; looking at it, you wouldn't even know how to open it. The spine pulls apart, to reveal the lock within and once unlocked, the lid lifts to reveal the interior with an old family photograph behind glass on the underside of the lid.

Quite magnificent in excellent condition, dating to around 1880.

Item ID: 33508

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From London, England

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1880s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA129447
Dealers Internal Ref
33508
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