An English engine-rose-turned lignum vitae box, mid 17th century

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An English engine-rose-turned lignum vitae box, mid 17th century
the cover and base turned with a raised rose, the side with a herringbone pattern (distressed) -- 5¼in. (13.3cm) diameter

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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. All lots sold not cleared by 1.00p.m. on the Thursday following the sale will be removed to the warehouse of: Cadogan Tate Ltd., Fine Art Services Cadogan House, 2 Relay Road London W12 7JS Telephone: 44 (0)20 8753 3700 Facsimile: 44 (0)20 8753 3701 Lots will be available for collection following transfer to Cadogan Tate on the Friday following the sale and every weekday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO PURCHASERS WHO COLLECT THEIR LOTS WITHIN ONE WEEK OF THE SALE. On the Thursday one week after the sale, a transfer and administration charge of £18.50 per lot will be payable and a storage charge of £3.20 per lot per day will then come into effect. These charges are payable to Cadogan Tate and are subject to VAT and an insurance surcharge.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
John Hawkins, English Rose Engine Turning on Wood and Ivory in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries, chapter 2, Jonathan Levi, Treen for the Table, Antique Collector's Club, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1998.

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