Furniture, Works of Art and Clocks - 2nd October 2019
Lot 492
λ A Regency rosewood sewing box
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £300
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Description
λ A Regency rosewood sewing box, of sarcophagus shape, with boxwood edging, the hinged lid inset with a coloured engraved print of figures on a mountain landscape, the paper lined interior with a divided lift-out tray, with a pink cushion, a needle case and with other related items, together with a Regency rosewood souvenir box, the domed lid with an engraved view of the Pump Room at Bath, titled to the interior and a smaller similar box, the hinged lid with an engraved view of the Menai Suspension Bridge, with a paper lined interior, inscribed in pen 'This belonged to dear Lucy, Mother to W. H. T., 28th Sept 1840', containing ivory counters, 21.5cm wide (max). (3)
Provenance: 'A Lifetime of Collecting'-The property of a gentleman.
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