Featured Age of Inlaid Box

Just found this box at a sale over the weekend,it needs work,but was cheeep.Typical inlaid brass box-5" by 7" by 10". The interior was 're-upholstered' prob in the 60's or 70's (thick metallic wrapping paper). Thats all I can tell you about it.
PS-There was a 10K Sorority pin and 2 silver Mercedes Benz stickpins inside.
Thanks for all and any info !
PSS-Sorry Raver,no Anglo Indian this weekend !

 

Ya done real good, Bosko!

 

Late 1960s/early 1970s print. What sorority?

Debora

 

Nevertheless, very nice. Love the veneer and the floral brass inlays.

 

That was a sophisticated paper choice. And also a sophisticated resort destination at a time when the world was a lot less travelled. Daddy must have played golf.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauna_Kea_Beach_Hotel

Debora

 

Thanks all,I was happy to find this almost give-away,Estate's round here are usually diapers,etc.

She also had the 2 Mercedes emblem silver stickpins-posh folks.
Here's the Sorority/Fraternity pin-

 

Here's what the 2 Mercedes pins look like-
I would've liked to have seen the rest of her Jewelry !$

 

That's not Greek to me. Can anyone else read it?

Debora

 

Oh, looks like a stylized "46." "Jan. 46" an odd date as one pledges in the Fall. Agree re the rest of her jewelry.

Debora

 

Weird-Not a Phi Betta Kappa Key (I don't think ?).

 

I certainly wouldn't know.

Debora

 

Box is mid to late nineteenth.

 

Thanks OBB,I'm sure you seen mountains of these.

 

Oooh I love a good box! An awesome find.

 

With your eye Mirana that says a lot.I got another one at the same sale,bit more primitive but looks old as the hills,but then we get so little in the way of Mid to early 19th century,what do I know ?
PS-Will post that later today.

 

I was going to say Rosewood but I think it maybe walnut with burls going round the lid, vanity box or sewing box c 1860, English, nice brass and ebony. That would come up a treat

 

Thanks Rave-I need to restore both boxes (carefully).

 

We do see quite a few!

I’d think walnut, too.

 

I look forward to seeing them. I'm 2 weeks into the hardest restoration I've ever undertaken.

 

Mid I would say. And @808 raver was right the first time: rosewood, or at least rosewood veneer. I’d opine 1850s-60s. Beautiful!

*postscript* on further examination I think it’s maybe a bit later after all. Ebonized highlights were more common around the 1870s and especially the 1880s, even as rosewood became less common.