BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE 19THC ITALIAN SORRENTO MOSAIC TUNBRIDGE JEWELLERY/SEWING BOX

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BEAUTIFUL SORRENTO 19TH CENTURY WOODEN BOX. THE MARQUETRY INLAY DEPICTS TWO LADIES AND A GENTLEMAN DANCING.IT IS BORDERED WITH TUNBRIDGE WARE STYLE MOSIAC DECORATION. THE TOP AND BOTTOM ARE DESIGNED LIKE BOOKS LYING FLAT THE MIDDLE SECTION HAS 11 BOOKS WITH ROMAN NUMERALS RUNNING ACROSS OVERALL IN GOOD CONDITION THE EDGES ARE A BIT WOBBLY BUT WOOD GLUE WOULD SORT THIS OUT THE SAME WITH THE BOOK LID AT THE BACK GLUE WOULD TIGHTEN UP. THE FABRIC INSIDE IS A BIT LOOSE AND COULD DO WITH A CLEAN OR RE-FITTED. NOTE THIS BEING AN ANTIQUE ITEM THERE ARE SIGNS OF WEAR AND SCRATCHES COMMENSURATE WITH AGE. MEASURES 23cm IN LENGTH, 13cm IN WIDTH AND 11.5cm IN HEIGHT WILL BE SENT FIRST CLASS RECORDED DELIVERY. OVERSEAS BIDDERS WELCOME PLEASE ASK FOR SHIPPING COSTS.THIS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON COUNTRY