Quality Victorian Rosewood Mother of Pearl Marquetry Box with Silver Plated Bott
A BEAUTIFUL QUALITY ROSEWOOD VANITY/DRESSING BOX WITH STUNNINGLY WELL CRAFTED MOTHER OF PEARL MARQUETRY OF DESIGNS OF SWANS, BIRDS OR PARADISE AND PALM TREES. INTERNALLY IT IS ALL ORIGINAL WITH RED VELVET AND MOROCCAN LEATHER LINING AND ALL OF THE ORIGINAL SILVER PLATED GLASS BOTTLES. COMPLETE WITH A LID POCKET.
THERE IS ALSO A DRAWER AT THE BOTTOM WITH A SEPERATE LOCK. SOME OLD REPAIRS AND CHARACTERFUL WEAR MARKS SO PLEASE EXAMINE PHOTOS AND VIDEO CAREFULLY. ORIGINAL WORKING LOCK AND KEYS (THE BOTTOM KEY WORKS ON THE TOP LOCK AS WELL BUT NOT VICE VERSA). PLEASE NOTE; THE KEYS ARE HANDMADE AND SPECIFIC TO THE LOCK SO REPLACEMENTS ARE HARD TO FIND, ALSO THE LOCKS ARE VERY OLD AND CAN FAIL, SO I'D ADVISE JUST USING THE KEYS MOSTLY AS DECORATION AND LOCKING THE BOX AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.
CONDITION: GOOD WITH JUST A FEW VERY MINOR MARKS COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE (PLEASE SEE PHOTOS AS THESE FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION). APPROX SIZE; LENGTH 30CM, DEPTH 22CM, HEIGHT 17CM. IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A VERY LIGHT CLEAN AND A BEESWAX POLISH. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO EXCESS PAPERWORK AND CONDITIONS I NO LONGER SELL TO COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION.
PLEASE NOTE THE MAJORITY OF MY ITEMS ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND WILL SHOW WEAR AND TEAR AND AS SUCH NOT EVERY IMPERFECTION CAN BE DESCRIBED, SO PLEASE EXAMINE PHOTOS CAREFULLY. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK. AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!