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An amusing walnut and brass inlaid compendium early 19th…
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Melbourne
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20-Nov-2011
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An amusing walnut and brass inlaid compendium early 19th century, the cabinet styled box with compressed pagoda lid opening to reveal a mirrored compartment, below a faux pair of doors open as one to reveal a further trompe-l'?il library of books which reveal a series of four drawers each fitted with compartments pertaining to needlework, correspondence and grooming, 26 cm wide. Illustrated in Cummins, Dr G., Antique Boxes: Inside and Out, Antique Collector's Club, Suffolk, colour plate 622, p. 335
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