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ANTIQUE #SA948594

Fine Lady's Fitted Dressing And Jewellery Box

£1,450    $1,911    €1,717
A very good quality early-Victorian Lady’s DRESSING and JEWELLERY CASE in particularly good condition. The box itself is of well-figured coromandel wood with recessed brass military-style handles to the sides and vacant oval cartouche to the lid. It opens to reveal the beautifully fitted interior with TEN silver-topped bottles and jars arranged with two pads of tools and implements. These include two pairs of scissors; five delightful mother-of-pearl handled implements; silver toothpick and a charming silver pencil with amethyst endstone .
 
Below is the velvet-lined jewellery drawer, fitted for rings; necklaces; watch etc., whilst within the lid, behind the ruched velvet and gilt-tooled wallet, is the easel mirror in good condition. Within this wallet is the original maker’s label for: Mechi, Leadenhall Street, London. An excellent dressing and Jewellery box in good condition. 13ins wide; 9.5ins deep; 7ins high.
 
(NB. This well-fitted Dressing Case is not on view in the shop. Please e-mail kerry@quietstreetantiques.co.uk or telephone 07860 818212 for viewing details)
 
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Internal Reference: 5239/k
Antique Number: SA948594
Dateline of this antique is 1850
Height is 18cm (7.1inches)
Width is 33cm (13.0inches)
Depth is 24cm (9.4inches)
Antique #SA948594, shown on this page, originates from 1850. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was made:
1850
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