Antique Victorian Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Writing Cabinet – Rising Caddy Top with Fitted Interior (c.1870) gold plated lighter A wonderful piece for collectors

A wonderful piece for collectors of European silver jewellery

✅ Condition:Good vintage condition with surface scratches and light wear to the underside

9cm wide and 7

with hand-incised decoration forming a framed panel of cursive script to the front

The prints are photographs of specimens from a museum collection of preserved wet specimens from a local Sussex collectors estate - the frame measures 35x26cm

Antique Victorian Rosewood and Mother of Pearl Inlaid Writing Cabinet – Rising Caddy Top with Fitted Interior (c.1870) gold plated lighter A wonderful piece for collectorsA Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid writing cabinet of architectural form, dating to circa 1870. The rising caddy top opens to reveal a fitted stationery wallet and integrated photograph frame within the lid. The exterior is veneered in richly figured rosewood with fine stringing and circular inlaid roundels to the doors and drawer fronts. Each door features a stylised foliate mother of pearl panel, framed within delicate line inlay. Below