Federal Inlaid Mahogany Valuables Box with Drawer

Attributed to Baltimore or Annapolis, Maryland, circa 1800, mahogany veneer, poplar secondary and one white pine board to the drawer facing, rectangular dovetailed case with hinged lid, open interior, case front with banded line inlay, single flush drawer with inlaid edge, scalloped skirt surmounted by triple line inlay, original French bracket feet, with key.

8.25 x 10.5 x 6.25 in.

From the Collection of Gill Phillippi, Morrisville, North Carolina

Later hinges with discrete cut and patch to both hinges; drawer pull is old but likely later (in the original hole and no other shadow marks are visible).