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A Ceylonese tortoiseshell sewing box, circa 1820, the shallow…
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Melbourne
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20-Nov-2011
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A Ceylonese tortoiseshell sewing box, circa 1820, the shallow rectangular box veneered with tortoiseshell panels separated by inlaid bands of chevrons, the interior fitted with multiple compartments with further veneered covers, 26 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 589, p. 318.
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