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<p>[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9870917, member: 4654"]Very very nice box, nice and complete, yes bone, yes Chinese export c1840-1860. You shouldn't get lacquer really wet, a dry damp cloth followed by a wax furniture polish (not a lot) should bring a shine, you won't be able to anything with the gold images but these losses are very common, they can be restored but it's very expensive and wouldn't be worth doing on this yet, interestingly the antiques we have today will one day be treasured pieces in years to come, one day this box will have £1000's spent on it and sit behind glass. The winders might be ivory (the star shaped objects)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="808 raver, post: 9870917, member: 4654"]Very very nice box, nice and complete, yes bone, yes Chinese export c1840-1860. You shouldn't get lacquer really wet, a dry damp cloth followed by a wax furniture polish (not a lot) should bring a shine, you won't be able to anything with the gold images but these losses are very common, they can be restored but it's very expensive and wouldn't be worth doing on this yet, interestingly the antiques we have today will one day be treasured pieces in years to come, one day this box will have £1000's spent on it and sit behind glass. The winders might be ivory (the star shaped objects)[/QUOTE]
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