A Beautifully Botanical Georgian Pen Work Jewellery Box sub-Curios oak which weighs a mere

oak which weighs a mere forty six

Bryers & Walker

The clutch purse has been popular ever since the early 19th century

and was widely advertised on large red and white enamelled signs for display outside shops

A Beautifully Botanical Georgian Pen Work Jewellery Box sub-Curios oak which weighs a mereOrigin: English Period: Eighteenth Century Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1790 Width: 7 inches Depth: 4 inches Height: 2. 25 inches Beautifully executed, the hand decorated box with scrolling oak leaves to the flanks and front and rose flowers with ebony stringing to the top, opening to reveal the original pink paper lined partitioned interior. Having a working lock and associated key, this example is attractively balanced with the detail to the rose