{"product_id":"antique-english-jewelry-box-agate-stones-ca-1870","title":"Antique Jewelry Box with Agate Stones, Ca. 1870","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Victorian table box with a gilt brass lid set with five banded agate cabochons in black, white, and russet, each in a bezel with a twisted wire collar. The body is black leather over wood, and the base and walls are lined in royal blue moiré. Offered as attributed to Howell James \u0026amp; Co. of Regent Street, London. It sits low on a dresser, desk, or console, and a key is included. The agates are the draw, and the lid has the soft wear that comes from long handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Dimensions | 10.5 in. W x 3.25 in. H x 8 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Surface | Gilt brass lid with fine swirl marks consistent with past cleaning, light scratching, and scattered oxidation; leather body dry and rubbed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Primary Material | Brass lid, leather-covered wood body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Period | Victorian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1870\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Attribution | Attributed to Howell James \u0026amp; Co., London\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Marks | None visible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Banded agate cabochons; blue moiré fabric assessed as silk to base and walls; blue velvet-type fabric to lid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Hardware | Brass hinge, scrolled brass escutcheon, lock with key\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe brass lid shows light scratching, soft tarnish, and some mottling to the gilding, with all five agate cabochons intact and securely set in their rope-twist bezels. The leather covering the body has been re-adhered along the sides where it had begun to lift, and now lies flat. It still shows rubbing and scuffing, and there are small losses at the upper rim and in the corners, where the wood shows through. The stepped leather base molding has fine cracks and splits, most visible at the corner joints. The blue watered silk lining is complete and a good color, with several short splits across the floor of the box. A key is included, hung on a silk tassel. Overall this is honest antique condition, with the wear you would expect from a box of this age and a stable, ready-to-use structure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636984447254,"sku":"ENM-2298","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14232.jpg?v=1793122837","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-english-jewelry-box-agate-stones-ca-1870","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}