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A superb early Anton Seuffert marquetry fern box, the top…
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A superb early Anton Seuffert marquetry fern box, the top inlaid with a design of two ferns to the centre framed by an unusual rococo design with birds and foliate inlay showing European influence. Burr totara outside boarder repeated to the lid exterior. The sides of the box with specimen panels in Kauri, Rimu totara and other native timbers. The central panel to the front with an unusual rewarewa basket weave design and with inset ivory escutcheon, 24 x 30 cm. fern boxes were made to store pressed native fern specimens mounted inside paper folders. at some time in the history of this box the interior has had compartments fitted to make the box useful to store jewellery. This has been done sympathetically with Kauri framing and could be easily removed. The rococo style inlaid foliate design to the top indicates that this is probably an early example of Anton Seuffert's work. Traces of an original label can be seen to the base. The box is in superb condition retaining good colour definition. Like a number of these boxes, this example was recently located in the United Kingdom
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Small Wooden Items: Boxes - Writing, Sewing, etc.