It is difficult to assign a place of origin for boxes such as this, since they are almost never marked. Indeed they are of a type about which it has been joked that the English call them German and vice versa. It is more probable that they originated in one of these two areas, but they could have been made anywhere in Europe.
The chased decoration on this box is particularly charming, representing an array of birds and animals including a peacock, a fox and hound, a squirrel and rabbits. The agate panel on the lid, with overly sharp-angled bevelled edges, is a later replacement.

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