Continental Tunbridge Inlaid Faux Book Puzzle Box

Mahogany and rosewood veneers, the lid featuring pictorial tessellated mosaic inlays of dancers with and dancers, enhanced with penwork designs to the obverse and scripted "SORRENTO" to the upper book, center vertical spine panel sliding to reveal a key escutcheon, the base book form slides off to reveal further hidden storage.

4 3/8 x 9 1/2 x 5 in.

Private Collection from an Equestrian Farm, Moore County, North Carolina

Some areas of surface wear; center book panel is loose; areas of repair to base fitted panel; front center book spine form is loose; some shrinkage cracks to lid.