A Victorian coromandel and brass inlaid dressing box, retailed by Halstaff & Hannaford, 228 Regen

A Victorian coromandel and brass inlaid dressing box, retailed by Halstaff & Hannaford, 228 Regent Street, London, the velvet and leather lined interior fitted with silver gilt and gilt metal accessories, c.1868, mixed dates and makers, to include: a large double medicine spoon by George Adams, London 1870, a propelling pencil/pen, by Sampson Morden, a hand mirror, tray of silver mounted cut glass bottles, above two further drawers, the lower drawer fitted for writing and with a fold-down front, fitted with manicure accessories, all decorated with arabesque style engraving, against a linear background, the toilet bottle covers with vacant circular cartouches

CONDITION REPORT:
Some light wear. Tarnish to silver gilt. Small bits of veneer missing. Splits and raising to the veneer. Brass banding missing to top and loose on mirror. Some chips to glass bottles. One lid doesn't engage to glass neck. Some rusting to steel parts of implements. Some fading and wear to both the velvet and leather. Release mechanism is a little stiff. One implement missing. Silk tabs missing on mirror and stationery drawer. Crack to top, in the back left hand corner. 29cm deep. 22.5cm high. 35cm wide. Although different makers, all parts have uniform decoration and match. It must have been originally assembled by different makers. Please see additional images (available upon request).