Lot 228
A 19th century inlaid rosewood dressing box. The hinged rectangular cover, with foliate scroll...
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Lot 228
A 19th century inlaid rosewood dressing box. The hinged rectangular cover, with foliate scroll...
Lot 228
Lot Description
A 19th century inlaid rosewood dressing box. The hinged rectangular cover, with foliate scroll inlay, enclosing a fitted interior of three silver-lidded glass toiletry jars, hallmarked beneath the cork stoppers London, 1854, maker JH (John Harris), engraved with an Earl's five-ball coronet over cursive initials, two bottles of reeded square form, the third reeded cylindrical, each with gadrooned shoulders, the box 9.5" x 4.5" x 5.25" high, (24cm x 11.5cm x 13.5cm high).
Postage: Auction Default
Weight: No
Total lot weight: No
Condition Report
Box is likely to be later than hallmarks - probably circa 1890. Some minor scratching and varnish scuffing to box. Slightly chipping to a couple of glass jars lobes but contents overall very good.
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