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Description:
A superb pair of Georgian mahogany Cutlery Boxes c.1800 inlaid with conch shells and inlaid with an ebony border to the front and top. The fronts have silver plated finger plates & escutcheons. In the past knife boxes were displayed on a sideboard to reflect the wealth of the owners and would made an elegant accessory to any setting today.Although normally referred to as "Knife Box" the beautifully shaped lids open to reveal the cutlery decks in which there are apertures to fit almost any kind of culinary knives, forks, and spoons. The pair of âeoeKnife Boxesâe? are equipped to hold twenty four knives, forty eight forks ( including dining and dessert) and forty two different size spoons. This indicates that the âeoeKnife Boxesâe? could have been previously part of the accessories of a large Stately House.Each box comes complete with fully working lock and tasselled keysDimensions: L 9âe? x D 10.5" x H 14.5âe?
| Status: For Sale |
Reference#: s34000i80870 |
| Condition:
n/a |
Year:
unknown
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| Country:
UNITED KINGDOM |
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| Title:
PAIR OF GEORGIAN CUTLERY BOXES |
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