Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1800s.
The front is inlaid with a brass shield-shaped escutcheon which houses the most magnificent original lock and key I have seen with it's quatrefoil shaped pin. Either side of the box is an inlaid brass flush campaign handle.
The top of the lid has a central inlaid cartouche engraved with a heraldic family crest, which appears to be Scottish with the motto "Vigilans Et Audax" (Vigilant and Bold) below a Scottish banner and topped with a Cockerel.
The box lid opens to reveal the original gold tooled leather lining on the inside. The interior is fully fitted with all the original linings, the top having a removable tray with six small cut crystal liquor glasses each measuring 1 7/8" tall with a rim diameter measuring 1 1/2" across.
There are six cut crystal decanters each engraved with the numbers 1 to 6, once these are removed you can see the gold embossed numbers on the leather under each decanter.
Each decanter is topped with a silver-gilt collar, top-notch and then each housing an intricately cut glass stopper. Each decanter stands 7 1/2" tall.
Superb condition (minor wear), this box is quite magnificent & early, dating to around 1810, so over 200 years old. The box measures 10 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 8".
Item ID: 35370
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Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1800s.
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Museum Quality Antique French Military Style Decanter Box C.1810
