AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND GILT BRASS BANDED GENTLEM...

Hammer

£130

AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY MAHOGANY AND GILT BRASS BANDED GENTLEMAN'S DRESSING BOX OF RECTANGULAR FORM, the flush fitting carrying handle set into the cartouche to the top of the hinged lid and engraved 'H.H. Williamson GREENWAY BANK', the interior of the lid with tooled red leather stationery compartment opening to reveal a rosewood framed easel back shaving mirror, the interior fitted with silver plated and glass jars and bottles, steel boot pulls / button hook, two paper packets titled 'SUPERIOR GOLD BEATERS SKIN' and 'SUPERIOR LONDON GENUINE COURT PLAISTER', an Imperial Criterion Strop and three wooden backed brushes, width 32.7cm x depth 22cm x height 12.5cm (Hugh Henshall Williamson Esq of Greenway Bank , Staffordshire 1783-1867 was High Sherriff of Staffordshire in 1834) (Condition report: the lock is stamped with a crowned GR and crowned PATENT, the gilt brass corner mounts have blackened, one of the wire tray handles is loose, the two glass boxes with the pierced covers are both badly chipped around the rim)