A MARQUETRY DE PAILLE SEWING BOX, 18TH CENTURY
The rectangular box with numerous compartments also containing a small box with circular lid showing a harbour scene, the drawer with inlaid game-board, on tapering feet, the inside of the lid decorated with an 18th Century etching Een marqueterie de paille naaidoos met vele vakken en een lade met spelbord
25 x 19 x 10 cm. (9.7/8 X 7½ X 4in.)
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