Furniture & Works of Art - 7th October 2014
Lot 281
A rare Regency gilt feather sewing box
Estimate £150 - £200 | Hammer £150
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Description
A rare Regency gilt feather sewing box, of canted rectangular form, the hinged lid inset a coloured engraving of a church to a divided interior with a lidded compartment and two needle books, with a card inscribed 'Samuel Mills, Darlaston Green, Iron & Steel Works, near Wednesbury, Staffordshire, Presented by J. Griffiths', on foliate decorated gilt brass ball feet, 9cm high, 21.8cm wide, 17cm deep.
Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes.