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Lot 220
Antique Traveling Vanity Case by D. & J. Diller Manufactory
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Mid 19th century, London, mahogany veneer rectangular case, two brass ring handles with shaped mounts to sides, oval inlaid escutcheons, top opens to a custom divided interior in Russian and Morrocan scarlet leather, drop down leather lid bearing label, with grooming mirror and kingwood surround, three rectangular covered compartments with glass lined interiors, two silverplate lidded dresser jars, six silverplate lidded jars with glass stoppers, three Sheffield straight razors with bone and horn scales, small shears, file, button hook; the lower drawer divided, without key.

6 1/2 x 17 x 12 in.

From the Collection of James H. Craig and Randy S. Johnson, Sarasota, Florida

Some scattered veneer loss and shrinkage cracks; some areas of veneer repair; wear to leather interior; tools with signs of use.