George IV Silver Rosewood Vanity Box
A George IV silver fitted rosewood travelling vanity box, the rectangular box with recessed brass fittings including side handles opening to reveal an elaborately fitted interior with a combination of 10 silver topped cut crystal bodied jars, boxes and inkwell with screw-down lid, removable tray compartments in maroon toned leather, the rosewood box exterior requiring attention to some brass inlay. the silver fittings hallmarked London 1829 by Charles Rawlings & William Somers. The box exterior 13.39 in. x 9.84 in. x 6.30 in.
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- George Iv - George IV (1762 – 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and king of Hanover from 1820, until his own death in 1830. From 1811 until his accession in 1820, he served as Prince Regent during his father's final mental illness.
In English furniture design, his reign from 1811 to 1830 is known as the Regency period. - Rosewood - A dense timber that varies in shade to very light brown to almost black. When rosewood is cut and sanded the colour of the timber will turn black, and after polishing and exposure to daylight, the surface will gradually lighten over time to light brown with black streaks.
The name comes from the odour emanating from the timber when it is planed, sanded or cut.
Rosewood was very popular for use in Victorian furniture in the second half of the 19th century, and at that time most of the rosewood was imported from Brazil. However it also grows in India and Indonesia.
It is used in the sold for chairs and table legs, but for carcase furniture such as side cabinets and bookcases, and for table tops it is always used as a veneer.
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