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1900's Tortoiseshell and Silver Pique Work Letter Box
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An early 20th century tortoiseshell and silver piqué work Letter Box. The sloping front is inset with a delicately engraved design comprising of flowerheads and scrolling foliage. The lock is set within a floral and foliage swag, between silver bracket feet. The compartmentalised interior IS lined in red watered silk, the lockplate inscribed H&C over L and 'secure lever'. The original key is stored in an envelope with printed label for Elkington & Co Ltd, Goldsmiths, Silversmiths, Jewellers, Medallists, Bronzists, Watch & Clock Makers, 42 Buchanan Street, Glasgow. Piqué work was a decorative technique made by inlaying tiny sections of gold or silver into tortoiseshell. In 1770 the entrepreneur and maker Matthew Boulton developed a method of producing piqué work panels in factories, and the present Letter Box looks back stylistically to that period, with its neo-classically inspired floral swag, its bracket feet emulating the feet on English late 18th century furniture, and its use for storing letters harking back to the days when letter-writing was an essential everyday activity for the cultured individual.
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- Dimensions:Height: 7.88 in (20 cm)Width: 10.63 in (27 cm)Depth: 5.52 in (14 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1900
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Minor fading.
- Seller Location:Hong Kong, HK
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