A rare Colonial Australian workbox, impressively constructed using different timbers on each side comprising musk, fiddleback blackwood, tulip wood and huon pine, beautifully inlaid with starbursts in tulip wood and other native timbers. Interior fitted with original lift out tray with blue silk compartments, mirror back and original white paper lining. Cedar secondary timbers. Superb colour and patination. Tasmanian origin, early to mid 19th century, 15 cm high, 30.5 cm wide, 20.5 cm deep