1980s Maitland-Smith Regency Style Faux Marble With Brass Lions Finial Decorative Box

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Rare Maitland-Smith Regency Style Faux Marble with Brass Lion Finials handmade Decorative Box made in the Philippines circa 1980s. Rare … more Rare Maitland-Smith Regency Style Faux Marble with Brass Lion Finials handmade Decorative Box made in the Philippines circa 1980s. Rare vintage decorative box with a pair of cast bronze lions standing on a chest clad in faux marble and set on four bronze sphere feet. Signed Maitland-Smith on the bottom of box and a number 50 engraved on underside (see photos). Measures 8 3/4” W x 9”H x 4 1/4” D.
For over four decades, Maitland-Smith has been creating exquisite and unique decorative accessories, lighting, elegant mirrors and accent furniture.
Founded by a London antiques dealer with the eye of a connoisseur, Maitland-Smith has carried on a tradition of creating stunning accents for the home of the highest quality.
From the beginning, their many workrooms have been artisan based and employ time-honored techniques developed before the machine age. Many of these skills date back to the world's earliest civilizations and are associated with fine quality furniture and decorative arts.
Maitland-Smith is well-known for many hand-crafted specialties, including hand carved tropical mahogany, hand cut and inlaid exotic wood veneers, lost wax cast metal mounts and decorative objects, as well as, traditional vegetable tanned and hand-tooled leather. They draw inspiration from great works from the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. less