This is an antique Victorian coromandel stationery box of domed form with elaborate decorative brass mounts with as inset attractive tiger's eye semi precious stone, circa 1860 in date. The domed lid reveals a silk and paper lined divided interior which will accommodate all your letters & notes. The box has a working lock with key. Provenance: The Dr. Lawrie Webster Collection of Boxes This is a highly decorative piece which will make a statement once placed on any period desk. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 16.5 x Width 23.5 x Depth 22 Dimensions in inches: Height 6 inches x Width 9 inches x Depth 9 inches Coromandel wood or Calamander wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood. Coromandel wood has been logged to extinction over the last 2 to 3 hundred years and is no longer available for new work in any quantity. Furniture in coromandel is so expensive and so well looked after that even recycling it is an unlikely source. A substitute, Macassar Ebony, has similar characteristics and to the untrained eye is nearly the same but it lacks the depth of colour seen in genuine Coromandel. Tiger's Eye (also called Tigers eye or Tiger eye) is a chatoyant gemstone that is usually ametamorphic rock that is a golden to red-brown color, with a silky luster. The gems are usually cut en cabochon in order to best display their chatoyancy. Red stones are brought about through gentle heat treatment. Dark stones have had their colors improved and been artificially lightened using nitric acid treatments. Honey-colored stones have been used to imitate the much higher valued cat's eye. Notable sources of tiger's eye include Australia, Burma, India, Namibia, South Africa, United States,Brazil, Canada, China, Korea and Spain. Our reference: 06481 Please feel free to email or call us (+44 20 8809 9605) to arrange a viewing in our North London warehouse. Shipping: We ship worldwide and deliver to Mainland UK addresses free of charge. A shipping cost to all other destinations must be requested prior to purchase. To request a shipping quote for the items in your cart, please click HERE. Delivery and return policy: We require that someone be home on the agreed delivery day if applicable, otherwise a redelivery fee will apply. In accordance with Distance Selling Regulations, we offer a 14-day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with the item. The item must be returned in its original packaging and condition. Unless the item is not as described in a material way, the buyer is responsible for return shipping expenses. Buyers are fully responsible for any customs duties or local taxes that may be incurred on items sent outside of the European Union.