Victorian Burl Walnut Domed Casket with Engraved Gilt-Brass Gothic Strapwork View Watchlist >
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Lot # F806
System ID # 29486388
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Victorian Burl Walnut Domed Casket with Engraved Gilt-Brass Gothic Strapwork
A small domed-top casket in figured burl walnut, fitted throughout with engraved gilt-brass mounts in the Gothic Revival manner. The front carries a shaped escutcheon plate flanked by foliate corner straps, while the dome is dressed with a scrolled hinge plate, a pendant drop, and a hinged swing handle, each piece hand-engraved with hatching and dot-punched detail. The burl shows the dense eye-and-cluster figure prized for caskets of this type, with a warm aged patina across the panels.
The interior is fully felt-lined in green. Caskets of this scale served as desk or dressing-table boxes for stationery, jewelry, or keepsakes through the mid-to-late 19th century, the heavy brass strapwork lending a deliberately medievalizing weight to a domestic object.
CONDITION
Fair. Scuffing and age-appropriate wear throughout the burl, with surface cracking to the lid and veneer. The lid is detached and the hinges are damaged; supplemental images show the failed hinge plates and loosened hardware at the rear. Key is absent.
DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS
- Overall: 4 7/8" H × 8 3/8" W × 6" D
- Height with Handle Up: 7.5"
- Materials: Wood and brass; unmarked
- Interior: Green felt lining
- Missing: Key
- Campbell's Soup Can (4" H) Shown for Scale — Not Included
