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19C ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SEWING BOX C1850 English (Hinged & Keyed) Inlaid Tortoise

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19C ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SEWING BOX C1850 English (Hinged & Keyed) Inlaid Tortoise

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19C ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SEWING BOX

C1850 English (Hinged & Keyed) Inlaid Tortoise Shell, Mother of Pearl, Silver Sewing Box, mid-19th century: box of rectangular form with canted corners, interior with multi-silk lined compartments, raised on spherical carved feet.

The box is of tortoise shell with inlaid mother-of-pearl floral decorations of flowers in midst bloom throughout on the front and top.

FWIW: The interior is red/purple silk lined boasting a removable tray. Housing period 19th century silver, bone, and glass accouterments to the inside: silver thimble, tools, glass bottle, tape measure, etc?

PROVENANCE: Collection of Jennifer Burrows Swan, Sacramento, California.

Size: 9 x 5 x 5 inches overall.

Condition report: Very good to good. Some mother of pearl loss, crazing throughout, silk fraying and discoloration, moderate silver tarnish: all commensurate with age, shelf wear and use.

Condition

Excellent.

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19C ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SEWING BOX C1850 English (Hinged & Keyed) Inlaid Tortoise

Name: 19C ENGLISH SILVER MOUNTED TORTOISE SEWING BOX C1850 English (Hinged & Keyed) Inlaid Tortoise
SKU: 173705110
Price: 3500 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $4,590 - $5,940

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