DAVID LINLEY (BRITISH b. 1961) FOR DUNHILL: A 'Villa' architectural jewellery box, circa 1994, in the form of a Palladian villa, raised on a stepped base with doric columns supporting a plain entablature, with a pediment to the portico above a plain attic supporting a galleried roof, the villa constructed of birdseye maple, walnut, and stain birch and fruitwood, the hinged roof opens to reveal three sectional removable trays, lined with blue baize, with a mirror to the inside of the hinged lid with the engraved with 'DAVID LINLEY FOR ALFRED DUNHILL 1 OF 10'.

39cm high x 28cm wide x 36cm deep

Literature: Illustrated in David Linley, 'Extraordinary Furniture', Mitchell Beazley, published 1996.