Description

Brass Inlay Decoration 

From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this delightful small Georgian Rosewood Sewing Cabinet. The Sewing Cabinet of upright form with intricate bobbin moulded edging, a raised cavetto lid and four turned ribbed feet. The front of the Sewing Cabinet features opposing circular escutcheons and two brass inlaid panels with snowflake centrepieces and star wheel corners. The top of the Sewing Cabinet features a matching border with a boulle style inlay with scrolling abstract flower motifs. The exterior of the Sewing Cabinet is finished with twin loop gilded bronze handles. The Cabinet opens from the left escutcheon on a large swing door revealing four drawers with brass inlay and turned handles beside a leather rectangular pad on the inside of the door with gold tooling and an embossed scrolling design. The top two drawers of the Sewing Cabinet are empty for storage while the third contains a fully equipped tool tray with mother of pearl handled tools, winders and a sterling silver thimble. The fourth and final drawer contains two inkwells fitted beside a central lidded compartment in front of a large third storage space. The Sewing Cabinet dates to the Georgian period during the reign of George IV with one drawer dated 1822.

Measurements (Inches) 10 High x 10 Wide x 7 Deep

Rosewood has many variations. Indian Rosewood, also known as Bombay Rosewood or Bombay Blackwood, is found in India and Indonesia. It is highly valued for its striking appearance with colours ranging from a medium-brown to dark red-brown with even darker grain lines. Madagascan Rosewood, found in Madagascar is a pink-brown colour with a darker almost purple grain.

Mother of Pearl is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is the same material that natural pearls are made from and is desirable due to its strong and resilient makeup along with its beautiful iridescent shimmer.

Sterling Silver refers to the alloy of metal containing 92.5% pure silver and 7.5% other metals, usually copper or zinc. Sterling Silver objects are stamped with the 925 mark to confirm their authenticity.

George IV was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death in 1830.

Georgian, a period in British history dating from 1714-1837, the Georgian era after the Hanoverian kings George I, George II, George III and George IV.

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