Crystal Lake, IL
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An early micro, inlaid mother of pearl box, depicting men on horseback, village, birds, and flowers. This extremely detailed oriental …
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An early micro, inlaid mother of pearl box, depicting men on horseback, village, birds, and flowers. This extremely detailed oriental box is in good condition and measures 5.5 inches tall by 13 inches long by 8 inches deep. Just beautiful!
The box is obviously hand made and quite old. Notice the slightly irregular angles. The exact age is unknown. The person I got this from at the auction guessed early 1800s but he said he was not the antique expert and appraiser, he wasn’t the appraiser who called this an “Early micro inlaid mother of pearl box”.
You can see that some small bits of mother of pearl have come out in places. There is a crack in the wood on the top. The wood is also separating from two sides on the bottom. If you want more pictures let me know. I am happy to send more. This is such a beautiful box. There are times when I take four pictures of something I’m posting and I feel like they all look the same and four is plenty. In this case, I could’ve included twice as many photos and still wanted to post more because there’s so much beautiful detail.
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Sherry
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- Dimensions
- 13ʺW × 8.25ʺD × 6.25ʺH
- Styles
- Traditional
- Period
- Early 19th Century
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Metal
- Mother-of-Pearl
- Wood
- Condition
- Original Condition Unaltered, Needs Restoration
- Color
- Coffee
- Condition Notes
- There is a crack on the top of the box, the wood is separating on two sides on the bottom … moreThere is a crack on the top of the box, the wood is separating on two sides on the bottom of the box, and there is some mother of pearl loss which I have tried to show in the photos. This is so old and beautiful, I wouldn’t dare try to repair the cracks or do anything to prevent further loss of mother of pearl. It would be beneficial to have this professionally done at some point. less
Crystal Lake, IL
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