Details
A SET OF THREE GEORGE III SILVERED-MOUNTED WALNUT KNIFE-BOXES, crossbanded in mahogany and inlaid overall with geometric banding, each with hinged sloping top centred by an inlaid shell and enclosing an interior fitted and inlaid with geometric banding, the serpentine fronts with pendant cartouche-shaped lockplates and on splayed ball feet
two 9¼in. (23cm.) wide; 15in. (38cm.) high; 10½in. (26.5cm.) deep one 8in. (20.5cm.) wide; 13¾in. (35cm.) high; 8¾in. (22cm.) deep (3)
two 9¼in. (23cm.) wide; 15in. (38cm.) high; 10½in. (26.5cm.) deep one 8in. (20.5cm.) wide; 13¾in. (35cm.) high; 8¾in. (22cm.) deep (3)
Provenance
Anonymous sale, in these Rooms, 19 November 1981, lot 5