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Regency Period Steel Strong Box
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Our late Regency period strongbox features gilt neoclassical mounts including lion masks and rosettes at the sides, Roman Tuscan style columns at the front corners, figurative panel on front depicting Roman goddesses stoking a torchere, recumbent lion on the lid, lion paw feet, and interior with red painted finish with finely painted organic motifs in yellow and teal.
- Dimensions:Height: 14 in (35.56 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 11.25 in (28.58 cm)
- Style:Regency (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:circa 1820s
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. No key. Rubbing wear to the gilding and partial loss to the mount on the left side. One of the feet appears to have been replaced and is loose on the front right side. Bronze foot at left front drilled for mounting to tabletop or floor.
- Seller Location:New York, US
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