Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross and I think it is

and I think it is supple enough to be worked up as centerpoint of a luxurious down-filled and lushly fringed throw pillow

to wonderful effect

affirming they are pre-1924

These mostly hung unframed

Superb Antique English Cutlery Box, Fitted for Stationery, Writer's Chest, Georgian to Victorian Era cross and I think it isTypically, when I see these, I know it will either be fitted within for cutlery (flatware and knives) which is the tradition in this upright serpentine fronted chest. But some have been refitted over the centuries to other uses. My favorite being this: slotted sections for your writing paper, notes, cards and envelopes for correspondence. A writer's chest now. And a gorgeous early one, at that. These date to Georgian era, are English in origin, (c.