A Regency whitewood painted Tunbridge ware sewing box

A Regency whitewood painted Tunbridge ware sewing box, decorated with gilt bands of scrolling flowers and foliage, the hinged lid with a central printed interior scene of a lute player and a lady seated at a table, the painted interior with a hinged compartment to the underside of the lid with an engraving of 'THE ROYAL HOSPITAL OF ST. KATHERINE, REGENT'S PARK', above a divided interior with lift-out lidded boxes and a secret drawer, containing various sewing accoutrements and other items, with brass lion's mask ring handles and paw feet, 16.2cm high, 40.8cm wide, 35cm deep.

Provenance: Antigone Clarke & Joseph O'Kelly.