Furniture & Works of Art - 11th October 2011

Lot 356

A pair of George III mahogany knife boxes

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £550

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Description

A pair of George III mahogany knife boxes, each inlaid stringing, and with a sloping serpentine front with a navette shape escutcheons, the interiors with later divisions, 14in (35.4cm) h, 8.5in (21.5cm) w, 11in (28cm) d. (2) Old cracks, one escutcheon missing, losses to stringing.