Georgian Oak Hanging Cutlery Box with Crossed Knife and Fork Inlay

A George III oak hanging cutlery or knife box of tapered form, with mahogany cross-banding and an inlaid crossed knife and fork to the front cover. A nice wall hanging box. Boxes of this form where generally used for storing either candles or cutlery/knifes - with the knife and fork inlaid on the front of this one its safe to assume it was definitely intended to store cutlery! It does have a few areas of loss and damage, mainly to the corners - please see the photos. The inlaid design on the front is done in oak - usually a different timber was used to make the design stand out more, so the effect is quite subtle.