PAIR OF AMERICAN OR BRITISH INLAID MAHOGANY CUTLERY / KNIFE BOXES, each with inlaid edging, serpentine front with slanting hinged lid bearing shell design, concealing fitted interior, and six-point star inlaid design, applied silver escutcheon, shield-form plaque, and ring pulls (Silver not tested). Retains an old refinished surface with warm color. Fourth quarter 19th/early 19th century. 14 1/4" H.Provenance: From an important Roanoke, VA collection.