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ANTIQUE #SA922387
a small whitewood and painted early georgian pannier box - CATEGORY: ANTIQUE BOXES - DATED GEORGIAN
 

A Small Whitewood And Painted Early Georgian Pannier Box

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Sold by: Opus Antiques

A small whitewood and painted early Georgian pannier box with a print of Hunstanton Hall in Norfolk on the lid. The print is from an engraving of the hoise in 1819 from ''Excursions in Norfolk''.
 
The sewing pannier also has a decorated swing handle, painted with dots and a zig zag design. The box still retains it''s original pink paper lining.It measures 10cm w x 7.8cm d x 4.5cm h excluding the handle. c1820/30
 
 
Hunstanton Hall in Norfolk, England is a country house dating originally from the 15th century. The gatehouse, detached from the main building, is dated 1487. The wings were built in the seventeenth century.The house was the ancestral home of the L''Estrange family, resident from the time of Domesday until after World War II. During the early 20th century, P. G. Wodehouse, a friend of Charles Le Strange, was a frequent visitor and the hall features in his novel Money for Nothing (1928) and his collection of short stories Very Good, Jeeves(1930). The building suffe...
Antique SA922387 shown on this page was made in the Georgian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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Antique Treen, boxes & decorative Georgian Items
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THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD