Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross No chips nor breaks

No chips nor breaks

to wonderful effect

the "God is in the details" dealers - we love putting the antiques to purposeful use and display

and use those to stopper and display this charming old treasure

either originally to hold matches and rolled paper "spills" which were tools used routinely to light fires

Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross No chips nor breaksTypically, when I see these, I know it will either be fitted within for cutlery (flatware and knives) which is the tradition in this upright serpentine fronted chest. But some have been refitted over the centuries to other uses. My favorite being this: slotted sections for your writing paper, notes, cards and envelopes for correspondence. A writer's chest now. And a gorgeous early one, at that. These date to Georgian era, are English in origin, (c.