£400 - £500
Walnut Lady's Blue Velvet Dressing Case, (Circa, 1872) (Mirror and brush in photo are separate not part of lot). A fine quality mid-late 19th century Walnut cased Lady''s Dressing Box made. With ten silver plated topped bottles and dishes. Each lid sports a rosette. The mother of pearl Walnut lid with its blank oval cartouche opens to reveal the ten bottles and dishes neatly housed in their own sections, surrounding a central blue-velvet holder for the six mother-of-pearl handled tools. Inside the lid is a ruched blue velvet panel edged in gilded leather. A secret button to the top releases the reversible panel, with a mirror on the reverse. The mirror can be relocated facing outwards. Behind the panel is a letter wallet, all in exceptionally good original condition. The tool section lifts out to reveal a further storage space underneath. To the rear of the upper section is a press button, which when pressed, triggers a spring release, revealing a lower secret mahogany lined drawer set out in sections in blue velvet for jewellery storage including a ring necklace and watch compartment. Dimensions Approximately : w: 30.2cm. d: 22cm. h: 17cm Dated Circa: 1872
Small blemish to wood on lid. Over all good condition commensurate with age and use. Mechanics work well.
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