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CIRCA 1720
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A REGENCE ORMOLU-MOUNTED BRASS-INLAID BROWN TORTOISESHELL BOULLE MARQUETRY SEWING BOX
CIRCA 1720
The shaped rectangular lid with a silk and gold-thread damask-lined needle cushion and egg-and-dart rim above a plain interior, the shaped and panelled case decorated with stylised scrolling foliage and flanked to the angles with trailing husk-cast pilasters terminating in foliate-wrapped feet
5¼ in. (13 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide; 6¾ in. (17 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1720
The shaped rectangular lid with a silk and gold-thread damask-lined needle cushion and egg-and-dart rim above a plain interior, the shaped and panelled case decorated with stylised scrolling foliage and flanked to the angles with trailing husk-cast pilasters terminating in foliate-wrapped feet
5¼ in. (13 cm.) high; 9 in. (23 cm.) wide; 6¾ in. (17 cm.) deep
Special notice
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.
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