MATCHED PAIR OF TRINITY HOUSE MARQUETRY BOXES
19TH CENTURY
£1,512
Auction: Day One: 16 November 2022 | From 10:00
Description
of sarcophagus form, one a rosewood money box, the other a walnut tea caddy, the lids and front panels with stained marquetry scenes of lighthouses, clipper ships and steamboats, the other panels in birds eye maple, the caddy with a paper lined interior
Dimensions
18cm wide, 12cm high, 10.5cm deep
Footnote
Note: Trinity House boxes were made by lighthouse and lightship keepers who served the lighthouse service during 1850- 1880. They were made to be sold through the Trinity House Service to captains and crews. Most are inlaid with tea clippers, lighthouses, flags, parquetry and simple string and inlay work. Originally, the finished boxes appear to have been delivered directly to Trinity House and sold there, later makers sold their work directly to sailors and seamen as gifts for loved ones during their weeks or months at sea.