FAMOUS EDWARDS & SONS, 61 REGENT ST LONDON, MAHOGANY GEORGIAN STATIONERY BOX, MARQUETRY LANDSCAPE

GEORGIAN STATIONERY BOX

SHIPPING AND HANDLING R55.00

 HIGHLY COLLECTABLE PIECE OF HISTORY....MAHOGANY STATIONERY BOX MADE AND SOLD BY THE WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED, EDWARDS & SONS WHO RAN THEIR BUSINESS FROM THE FASHIONBABLE ADDRESS AT THAT TIME, 61 REGENT STREET LONDON, THE BOX CONTAINS THE ORIGINAL IVORY HANDLED PEN KNIFE, MARKED EDWARDS & SONS AND TWO MATCHING PENCILS. THE LID HAS A MARQUETRY WATER AND BRIDGE LANDSCAPE. THE HINGE AND CLASP ARE BRASS AND WORKING WELL. THE OVERALL CONDITION OF THIS BOX IS GOOD ANTIQUE. AS CAN CLEARLY BE SEEN FORM MY PICTURES THE TWO SIDES OF THE LID NEED TO BE REGLUED, A MINOR REPAIR. THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BOX HAS A LEATHER COVER WITH THE MAKERS NAME AND ADDRESS STAMPED IN  GOLD. THE HEIGHT OF THIS DELIGHTFUL BOX IS 16cm, DEPTH 11.7cm, WIDTH 10.5cm. I HAVE INCLUDED PHOTOS FROM THE INTERNET OF THAT PERIOD WHICH MAY BE OF INTEREST TO YOU.