Very Unusual Jewelry Box in Lebanon Cedar - Mother of Pearl Inlay C.1910

Name: Very Unusual Jewelry Box in Lebanon Cedar - Mother of Pearl Inlay C.1910
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA287157
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by Puckerings

Description

A wonderfully handsome antique Jewellery box dating to the early twentieth century, made from exquisite burr Lebanon Cedar which would have originated from North Africa, the box however made in England.

This exquisite and highly decorative timber has been decorated all around and on the lift-off lid with a geometric design incorporating fine Boxwood & Ebony stringing and Mother of Pearl shell cut into squares.

Once the lid is removed, a series of pull out trays is revealed. I was love to see the change in the timber colour, inside looking new and fresh, almost the same as the day the box was made; compare this with the rich dark patina on the outside, which only comes with age, exposed to all the elements for over 100 years.

The trays have all been sympathetically re-lined in a hand-marbled paper.

Excellent condition, the footprint measures 10 1/2" x 6 1/4" x 5 1/4" tall; each tray has an internal measurement of 4" square.

Item ID: 35759

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Declaration

Puckerings has dated this piece to the 1910s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA287157

Dealers Internal Reference

35759

Dealers Notes

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Description

fig 1. Very Unusual Jewelry Box In Lebanon Cedar - Mother of Pearl Inlay c.1910 — fig 1. Very Unusual Jewelry Box in Lebanon Cedar - Mother of Pearl Inlay C.1910

This exquisite and highly decorative timber has been decorated all around and on the lift-off lid with a geometric design incorporating fine Boxwood & Ebony stringing and Mother of Pearl shell cut into squares.

fig 2. Very Unusual Jewelry Box In Lebanon Cedar - Mother of Pearl Inlay c.1910 — fig 2. Very Unusual Jewelry Box in Lebanon Cedar - Mother of Pearl Inlay C.1910

Once the lid is removed, a series of pull out trays is revealed. I was love to see the change in the timber colour, inside looking new and fresh, almost the same as the day the box was made; compare this with the rich dark patina on the outside, which only comes with age, exposed to all the elements for over 100 years.