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Sailor's Inlaid Ditty Box
About the Item
A sailor's ditty box for holding a sailor's valuables (mending needles, thread, pipe tobacco, razor, mementos, etc.) having a mirrored and gilt framed interior lid, with pull-out compartment dividers in two layers below. Inlaid top of six-point star and two banded diamonds, on a ground of wonderful mahogany grain, all over elaborately decorated raised sides comprising layers of rippled, knobbed and variously profiled contoured moldings in an ebonized finish. Presentation quality. Now a handsome decorative object also useful as a jewelry box.
- Dimensions:Height: 4.5 in (11.43 cm)Width: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
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- Date of Manufacture:1870
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Good antique condition.
- Seller Location:Greenwich, CT
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