Large Quality William IV Rosewood and Inlaid Mother of Pearl Box

Description: DESCRIPTION: ANTIQUE BOX. AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING WILLIAM IV PERIOD ROSEWOOD SEWING BOX WITH QUALITY FLORAL MOTHER OF PEARL INLAY AND IN A BEAUTIFUL SHAPE. IT SITS ON 4 SQUAT BUN FEET AND HAS EBONY SIDEHANDLES.INTERNALLY IT HAS A LID POCKET (SOME WEAR) WITH A MIRROR (LATER REPLACEMENT). AND IT HAS THE ORIGINAL LIFT OUT TRAY.A COUPLE OF NIBBLES TO THE VENEER AND THE IEDGING (SEE PHOTOS). ORIGINAL WORKING LOCK AND KEY. PLEASE NOTE; THE KEYS ARE HANDMADE AND SPECIFIC TO THE LOCK SO REPLACEMENTS ARE HARD TO FIND, ALSO THE LOCKS ARE VERY OLD AND CAN FAIL, SO I’D ADVISE JUST USING THE KEYS MOSTLY AS DECORATION AND LOCKING THE BOX AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. CONDITION: GOOD WITH JUST A FEW VERY MINOR MARKS COMMENSURATE WITH AGE AND USE (PLEASE SEE PHOTOS AS THESE FORM PART OF THE DESCRIPTION). AGE/CULTURE:CIRCA 1830/BRITISH.SIZE; LENGTH 34CM, WIDTH 24CM, HEIGHT 21CM. IT HAS BEEN GIVEN A VERY LIGHT CLEAN AND A BEESWAX POLISH. UNFORTUNATELY DUE TO EXCESS PAPERWORK AND CONDITIONS I NO LONGER SELL TO COUNTRIES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION. PLEASE NOTE THE MAJORITY OF MY ITEMS ARE OVER 100 YEARS OLD AND WILL SHOW WEAR AND TEAR AND AS SUCH NOT EVERY IMPERFECTION CAN BE DESCRIBED, SO PLEASE EXAMINE PHOTOS CAREFULLY. BUY WITH CONFIDENCE. I HAVE BEEN DEALING IN ANTIQUES FOR MANY YEARS AND HAVE A VERY POSITIVE FEEDBACK RATING.I OFFER A RETURNS POLICY AND ALWAYS ENDEAVOUR TO SORT ANY ISSUES ANYONE MAY HAVE. SHIPPING: ALL ITEMS WILL NORMALLY BE DISPATCHED WITHIN 24 HOURS OF PAYMENT RECEIVED-COMBINED POSTAGE AVAILABLE ON SOME ITEMS-PLEASE ASK. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK.AND THANK YOU FOR LOOKING!

Price: 300 GBP

Location: Chester

End Time: 2024-11-01T15:44:38.000Z

Shipping Cost: 65.18 GBP