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A GEORGE III SILVER-MOUNTED SATINWOOD STATIONARY-BOX
Banded overall in fruitwood, the serpentine fronted, sloping hinged top cross-banded in rosewood and inlaid with boxwood and ebonised lines, with later silver-plated handles, enclosing a later cedar and satinwood lined fitted interior, the underside of the top inlaid with chequer-banding and a star, the front of the box with simulated stop-fluted pilasters and with a central oval escutcheon, converted from a cutlery-box, the hinges replaced
8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) deep
Banded overall in fruitwood, the serpentine fronted, sloping hinged top cross-banded in rosewood and inlaid with boxwood and ebonised lines, with later silver-plated handles, enclosing a later cedar and satinwood lined fitted interior, the underside of the top inlaid with chequer-banding and a star, the front of the box with simulated stop-fluted pilasters and with a central oval escutcheon, converted from a cutlery-box, the hinges replaced
8 in. (20.5 cm.) wide; 12¼ in. (31 cm.) high; 8¾ in. (22 cm.) deep