Extraordinary 18th Century Sewing Box. Sew Cute!
I have two left hands and ten thumbs, so I admire this item for the art it represents rather than the art you could create with it. And art it is; without a doubt one of the cutest sewing boxes I’ve ever seen!
Without further ado: Sewing Cottage!
It’s made of engraved ivory; lined in sandalwood, and was created in Visakhapatnam, India.
The expert of the Antiques Roadshow dated it to the second half of the 18th century and estimated its worth to at least between £ 5’000 and £ 8’000. You’d have to sew and sell quite a few handkerchiefs for that!
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Without further ado: Sewing Cottage!
It’s made of engraved ivory; lined in sandalwood, and was created in Visakhapatnam, India.
The expert of the Antiques Roadshow dated it to the second half of the 18th century and estimated its worth to at least between £ 5’000 and £ 8’000. You’d have to sew and sell quite a few handkerchiefs for that!
Molly originally posted this entry at http://joyful-molly.dreamwidth.org/405661.html. You can comment on LJ or DW, using OpenID.