Trees Framing Gate 1880s British Pen and Ink Drawing antique weaving The solid orange/red lacquer handle

The solid orange/red lacquer handle at the center of the top makes this box particularly nice

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I'll ship it USPS flat rate priority

it's in pretty good shape

in great condition with a nice warm patina

Trees Framing Gate 1880s British Pen and Ink Drawing antique weaving The solid orange/red lacquer handleThis drawing came from a portfolio of c. 1880s sketches by a British artist of whom only the initials E. G. H are known; the "Broomfield" scrawled at the bottom I believe refers to the location of the drawing a hamlet in Wiltshire, England. I'm just completely taken with the intensity of the leaves on these trees, forming a dense, sheltering awning I can just feel the relief from a summer sun that standing under them must have brought! I also really