"Inlaid Sewing Box, Engraved Steel, Circa 1860"
Beautiful box, spotted horn, inlaid with copper nets, in the center of the lid an enameled medallion. The box is trimmed with ebony edges. Very clean champagne-colored silk interior. An inner plate contains 5 beautiful, partly gilt steel sewing instruments, including surprising openwork scissors, a pretty pewter die with decorated garland, a punch, a steel needle case, a grommet.Dimensions = 15.5cm and 9.5cm, and 6cm.
Condition of box is good, with a few missing threads, the surface is slightly curled and wrinkled, but nothing serious. The steel parts were recently cleaned, the engravings underlined in cold gold.
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