Description

A Superb Victorian Rosewood Fitted Vanity Case, Travelling Jewellery Box Dated 1850

A Superb Antique mid Victorian rosewood vanity case or travelling jewellery box, with fully fitted interior, present to daughter from father dated 1850. The box is formed with it being made from rosewood, which has a great colour and grain patination. The box has rounded edges and is set with an inset brass plaque in the top unnamed. Opening the lid of the box it is fully fitted with an internal base tray, which is fitted with various cut glass bottles, boxes with silver plated lids. The tray can lift out. The lid of the case is fitted with a velvet and gilt leather cover. The cover can fold down to revile a fitted dressing mirror which can be brought out. Underneath the mirror there is a glued in note on tooled blue leather, which reads Amanda Martin a birth day gift from her dear papa 1850. Inside the box there is a liftable pin, which allows the base drawer to open and pull out. The base drawer is silk and velvet lined jewellery case. The box comes with a key for the base drawer but not for the main case. The box dates to around 1840 and was used as a gift from a father to his daughter in 1850.

Size
Height 6.5”
Width 12.25”
Depth 9”

Condition
The condition of the case is excellent, with very light marks to the case. One of the smallest bottles is a replacement but fits very well. The other smallest bottles base has been damaged and reglued. All the rest seem excellent, the silver plated covers are all ok not been cleaned in awhile. The velvet internal lid has had a replacement piece of velvet fitted as a base hinge. Overall a superb fitted case.