Lot Essay
The inscription on the pennant is slightly unclear but probably Mewe, a town, now renamed Gniew, formerly in West Prussia.
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CIRCA 1845
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A GERMAN MAHOGANY AND MARQUETRY TOOL BOX
CIRCA 1845
The lid inlaid with a plane and flowering plants with a concealed compartment enclosing the lock and key, the panelled sides inlaid with intricate geometric patterns and the underside of the lid depicting a cabinet maker and apprentice at a saw bench with an array of cabinet maker's tools and a plaque inscribed 'F.M. BALLACH/L.4 L.JANNUAR.1845', with a cup and cover to one side supporting a man with a pennant inscribed Mewe, on an associated mahogany stand
The box 14½ in. (36 cm.) high; 21½ in. (55 cm.) wide; 14½ in. (37 cm.) deep
CIRCA 1845
The lid inlaid with a plane and flowering plants with a concealed compartment enclosing the lock and key, the panelled sides inlaid with intricate geometric patterns and the underside of the lid depicting a cabinet maker and apprentice at a saw bench with an array of cabinet maker's tools and a plaque inscribed 'F.M. BALLACH/L.4 L.JANNUAR.1845', with a cup and cover to one side supporting a man with a pennant inscribed Mewe, on an associated mahogany stand
The box 14½ in. (36 cm.) high; 21½ in. (55 cm.) wide; 14½ in. (37 cm.) deep
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage