Very Rare & Early 19th Neo-classical Style Wood & Paper Finely Decorated Box

Very rare classical inspired early 19th century wood box decorated with marbled paper and green glass’jewels. The main body is shaped & made of wood covered with marbled papers and decorated with gold trim and glass beads. The lid is made of firm card (not wood) and features the head and torso of a classical female. This box is in good condition for it’s age – there is damage to the lid marbled paper (top left) and some of the gold trim is missing. The base is in very good condition with clear blue marbled paper. The inside of the box is covered with plain cream paper and in very good condition. I bought this box in the 1980’s – it has been kept in a clean non-smoking home. Please look at photos for condition as this is a rare antique item – inspired by the discoveries of the early 19th century. This item is in the category “Antiques\Woodenware\Boxes”. The seller is “aggie1993mousemouse” and is located in this country: GB. This item can be shipped to United Kingdom, Antigua and Barbuda, United States, Bahrain, Canada, Brazil, Japan, New Zealand, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Barbados, Brunei Darussalam, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Guadeloupe, Grenada, French Guiana, Jordan, Cambodia, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sri Lanka, Macau, Maldives, Montserrat, Martinique, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Paraguay, Reunion, Turks and Caicos Islands, Aruba, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, Chile, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Kuwait, Panama, Philippines, Qatar, Trinidad and Tobago, Vietnam, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Republic of Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Iceland, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Monaco.

Sub-Type: wood
Antique: Yes
Style/ Period: Early 19th Century
Original/Repro: Original
Product: Boxes
Featured Refinements: Classical Image
Material: Wood/ Woodenware
Product Sub-Type: Jewellery/ Trinket Boxes
Age: 1800-1849