c1860s Rare Marquetry Inlay Sailor's Box Ditty Box Sewing Box w Interior Tray payne This piece displays a great

This piece displays a great Rococo style with scrolls and flowers throughout the entire piece

the Kaktus pattern)

Presented is an American antique vanity or dresser box in amber glass

made up of roughly 90 carats of aquamarine

Size: 6 1/2 - Fits a wrist less than 6 1/2 inches around

c1860s Rare Marquetry Inlay Sailor's Box Ditty Box Sewing Box w Interior Tray payne This piece displays a greatPresented is a fantastic quality marquetry inlay sailor's box or ditty box, dating to the around the 1850s 1870s. This box would have been hand made by a sailor on board a ship, for holding daily essentials like shaving tools, sewing mending supplies, or tobacco, though with this quality and intricacy of decoration the box may have been intended as a gift, crafted over a long voyage for a loved one back home. The box's exterior features beautiful,