LOVELY ANTIQUE 19thC BLACK FOREST BOX HAND CARVED IN RELIEF - GOOD LOCK & KEY

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LOVELY ANTIQUE 19thC BLACK FOREST BOX HAND CARVED IN RELIEF - GOOD LOCK & KEY:
$17.75

A LOVELY ANTIQUE BLACK FOREST BOX DATING FROM THE LATE 19th CENTURY WHICH HAS A FLOWER DESIGN ON THE LID BEAUTIFULLY HAND CARVED IN RELIEF WITH ADDITIONAL HAND CARVING AROUND THE SIDES OF THE BOX. IT IS MADE FROM LINDEN WHICH IS A WOOD DERIVED FROM LIME TREES AND WAS COMMONLY USED TO MAKE GOOD QUALITY BLACK FOREST PIECES DUE TO IT BEING AN EASY WOOD TO CARVE.THESE BOXES WERE MOSTLY SOLD AS TOURIST SOUVENIRS DURING THE LATE 19th CENTURY MORE ESPECIALLY BOUGHT BY TOURISTS ON A GRAND TOUR.IT HAS A GOOD WORKING LOCK AND KEY AND ALTHOUGH THE KEY MAY NOT BE THE ORIGINAL IT OPERATES WELL AND LOCKS AND UNLOCKS THE BOX EASILY.THE LID IS A GOOD FIT WITH HINGES THAT ARE QUITE SMALL AND DAINTY BUT ON THE WHOLE SAFE AND SECURE AND THIS OPENS UP TO THE ORIGINAL INTERIOR WITH BOTH THE LID AND THE BASE LINED WITH A TEXTURED WHITE PAPER. THIS WOULD PERHAPS BENEFIT FROM BEING RELINED AS IT IS QUITE MARKED WITH AGE ALTHOUGH PERFECTLY USABLE AS IT IS. THE EXTERIOR OF THE BOX IS ALSO IN A NICE ANTIQUE CONDITION WITH FAIR WEAR AND TEAR PLUS COMMENSURATE MARKINGS BUT NOTHING OF ANY DETRIMENT.A SUPERB BOX FOR ANY COLLECTORS OF BLACK FOREST PIECES WHICH DISPLAYS REALLY WELL AND I ASSUME WAS MADE FOR USE AS A GLOVE BOX ALTHOUGH SUITABLE FOR WHATEVER SUITS YOUR OWN PURPOSE.IT MEASURES APPROX. 26.5cms (10.5\") LONG, 10cms (4\") WIDE AND 6.5cms (2.5\") DEEP WITH A WEIGHT OF 320grms.PLEASE CONTACT ME IF ANY OTHER INFORMATION IS REQUIRED.BUYERS FROM EUROPE PLEASE NOTE THAT THE POSTAGE COST FOR THIS WILL BE £12.00 INTERNATIONAL TRACKED AND NOT AS QUOTED FOR WORLDWIDE.I AM HAPPY TO COMBINE POSTAGE WITH OTHER PURCHASES WHERE POSSIBLE.PLEASE ONLY offer IF YOU INTEND TO BUY.PAYMENT TO BE MADE WITHIN 3 DAYS OF THE sale ENDING UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE- MANY THANKS.