English Georgian mahogany dressing case, early 19th c., hinged top with parquetry and stringwork trim, revealing divided interior with covered compartments, pen and ink receptacles, interior of lid lined in a worn red leather, reverse with folio for letter storage, retaining a copy of "The Ladies Polite Remembrancer," dated 1815, accompanied by provenance documentation, approx 5.5"h, 12.25"w, 10.25"d, 6.25lbs **Provenance: Notarized letter chronicles the history of this dressing case from its original owner, Mr. Robert Jackson of Roston, an attorney of Mark Lane, through its familial ownership until 1960. The letter records the dressing case as being one of the few antiques recovered at Wimbledon following the World War II bombing of London**

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