01-14-201201-14-2012
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2579BBoston
January 14, 2012 10:00 AMCalender
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Sewing Box with Accoutrements

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$711$600
Auction: European Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2579BLocation: BostonDate / Time: January 14, 2012 10:00AM

Description:

Sewing Box with Accoutrements, England, c. 1815, rectangular box with incurvate sides, brass hoof feet, burl and mahogany veneer chamfered hinged lid with brass clasped hands swing handle, and interior mirror, with a floral embroidered padded silk cushion between the mirror and a lift-out, purple velvet-lined, and metallic floral embroidered tray, with fitted compartments for a small colorless cut-glass scent bottle, an awl, scissors, pencil holder, needle case, mother-of-pearl thimble, and two small round mirrors, over an ivory silk-lined cavity, ht. 4 1/2, wd. 9 5/8, dp. 7 3/8 in.
Estimate $600-800

Needle case may not be original, also a

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