Dragon Carved Blackwood Box with Bats and Brass Handles

A vintage Chinese carved blackwood box, the hinged lid and…
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A vintage Chinese carved blackwood box, the hinged lid and front finely carved with dragons, mystic pearl and cloud forms, the sides with mask and scroll detail, brass swing handles, the back with bats flanking a telegraphic symbol, plinth base, the interior revealing long strap hinges and internal compartment, with key. 38.5 cm x 24 cm x 25.5 cm

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  • Blackwood - One of the best known and most widely used Australian timbers, blackwood (acacia melanoxylon), is a member of the Acacia (wattle) family and grows in eastern Australia from about Adelaide in South Australia, as far north as Cairns in Queensland.

    The largest, straightest and tallest trees come from the wet forest and swamps of north-west Tasmania where it is grown commercially.

    Blackwood timber colours range across a wide spectrum, from a very pale honey colour through to a dark chocolate with streaks of red tinge.

    The hardwood timber has been commonly used in the production of furniture, flooring, and musical instruments in Australia from the late 19th century. However, the straight grain timber is not the most prized or valuable, that honour falls to blackwood with a wavy, fiddleback pattern, which is used both in the solid and as a veneer. Fiddleback was only used on the finest examples of furniture.

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