Antique Leather, Bronze, and Silk Sewing Box

A beautiful and highly decorative antique round leather sewing box, featuring richly toned brown leather accented with black leather details and intricate gilded tooling. The combination of warm leather, gilt decoration, and aged bronze gives this petite box a wonderfully elegant presence.

The lid is the true showpiece, featuring a large applied bronze scene depicting an idyllic country landscape. A castle sits in the distance among trees, while hunters, dogs, gentlemen, ladies, and horses populate the foreground, creating a wonderfully detailed pastoral hunting scene characteristic of the romantic decorative arts of the period.

Opening the box reveals a beautiful peach-colored silk interior, remarkably well preserved and in amazing antique condition. The soft silk provides a lovely contrast to the rich exterior and makes the box particularly appealing as both a sewing accessory and a decorative object.

The box retains its original brass hinge, though the brass keyhole is missing. The leather shows appropriate wear from age and use, particularly around the edges and near the hinge, adding to its wonderfully timeworn character.

An elegant and unusual piece for the collector of antique sewing boxes, leather accessories, or decorative objects. It would be equally lovely displayed on a dressing table, writing desk, or tucked into a collection of treasured antique curiosities.

Measurements: 9.25"x6"

Sourced: Brimfield Antique Market