Furniture, Works of Art & Clocks - 5th October 2016
Lot 489
An early 19th century painted card and silk sewing box
Estimate £50 - £100 | Hammer £140
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Description
An early 19th century painted card and silk sewing box, in the form of a secretaire bookcase, decorated to imitate satinwood, with a drawer fitted with a pair of steel scissors, two silk pin cushions and a lidded compartment with needle holders, together with a card toilet mirror, with bone finials and gilt mouldings, decorated with a printed scene of a man and a woman, the back with a printed label 'Made by C. Lincoln, London.', 21.9cm high (max). (2)
Provenance: From the collection of John Newall Esq.