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Style: American Empire
Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820
Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820

Pair of American Mahogany Urn Cutlery Boxes with Fluted Medallion Gallery C 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

Pair of American mahogany flanking Urn telescopic cutlery boxes with acorn finials, fluted medallion gallery, original interior cutlery slots, and resting on turned ringed circular s...

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1820s American Antique American Empire Knife Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Pine

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