Here is an antique rectangular box, possibly intended as a container for snuff, pen nibs, gaming pices etc. It dates to the 19th century, circa 1880.  The lid shows a hand painted scene of a lady in eighteenth century style dress at a well with two cherubs helping to pull up the water filled bucket !.


The body of the box has been given a convincing faux tortoisehell appearance.


The piece is generally in very good condition, with no cracks. The hinges to the lid are sound. There is very slight crazing to the hand painted image on the lid and a little wear to the gilt border. There are no chips or cracks to the box and the interior is clean.


The box measures about 3.6 inches (9.3 cm) in length, 2.45 inches (6.3 cm) in width and about 1.1 inches (2.7 cm) in height.

An interesting and decorative antique box to add to your collection.

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