Antique Victorian Rosewood Sewing Box with Inlay, Mid 19th Century

Item Details

An antique Victorian rosewood sewing box with inlay, mid 19th century. The veneered box is edged by bands of mixed wood inlay. It features a rectangular, hinged lid opening to a bird’s-eye maple interior with a removable, nine-compartment tray. The underside of the lid is inset with a red velvet panel embroidered with flowers and the initials ‘MW’.

• EBTH follows CITES regulations with regards to the sale of rosewood species; bidding must be reserved to bidders within the United States of America.

Condition

- scattered scratches and marks; some small veneer chips/losses along lower edges, mostly at corners; bottom board with an age split; embroidered panel is probably later; retains interior lock mechanism but lid hasp is missing (replaced with a mother-of-pearl strip); front, exterior panel probably had an inset key escutcheon, which is now missing; no key.

Dimensions

- measured box closed.

Item #

18DCC006-614