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Beautiful Victorian Rosewood Brass Banded Vanity Box.
The Dorking Desk Shop
for sale €995     $1,080
£850

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Beautiful Victorian Rosewood Brass Banded Vanity Box.

19th century
Description

Beautiful Victorian rosewood brass banded vanity box with numerous silver topped scent bottles. With a lift out tray and a secret drawer with bone handled instruments.

Size 11 x 8 x 6 inches tall (28 x 20 x 15 cm tall)

Price £850

Stock no. 5084

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Declaration

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Rosewood Vanity Box to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
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SA665992
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5084
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Description
Beautiful Victorian rosewood brass banded vanity box with numerous silver topped scent bottles. With a lift out tray and a secret drawer with bone handled instruments.

Size 11 x 8 x 6 inches tall (28 x 20 x 15 cm tall)

Price £850

Stock no. 5084

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
28cm (11.02")
Depth
20cm (7.87")
Date of Manufacture

The Dorking Desk Shop has dated this Victorian Rosewood Vanity Box to the 1870s.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA665992
Dealers Internal Ref
5084
The Dorking Desk Shop
Sellingantiques verified Since Jan 2011
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A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon.
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Archive I A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon.

Beautiful Victorian Rosewood Brass Banded Vanity Box.

Archive II A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon. View II
Archive III A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon. View III
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Archive VI A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon. View VI
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The Dorking Desk Shop
Telephone 01306 883327
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42 West Street
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1BU
United Kingdom
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Items For Sale 155
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A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon.
Beautiful Victorian rosewood brass banded vanity box.
Ref: SA665992
A rectangular Victorian dark rosewood vanity box featuring brass bound edges, a central brass cartouche, and a brass keyhole escutcheon.
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A Victorian vanity box is a nineteenth-century portable wooden container designed to hold personal grooming items, cosmetics, scent bottles, and jewellery. These boxes were essential travel and dressing table accessories during the era.

Victorian vanity boxes were frequently constructed using figured hardwoods such as rosewood, mahogany, or walnut. They often featured brass banding, corners, escutcheons, and interior fittings made of velvet, silk, or glass.

Authentic pieces display distinct dense grain patterns characteristic of rosewood, along with period-correct brass hardware, flush-fitting hinges, and original locks. Construction details like hand-cut dovetail joints and naturally aged brass oxidisation indicate age.

An antique vanity box can be styled as a functional surface accent on a sideboard, bedside table, or desk. It serves as decorative storage for small items while adding warm wood tones to contemporary scheme.

Keep the wood nourished using a high-quality natural beeswax polish applied along the grain, avoiding harsh chemical cleaners. Metal fittings should be gently cleaned with a dry microfibre cloth to preserve original patina.
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