Victorian Memento Mori Coffin Box clocks It's crafted in niello silver

It's crafted in niello silver

each card is in an individual plastic sleeve

finely clothed in a robe of white

It's set with an agate seal in the base

Striking moonstone

Victorian Memento Mori Coffin Box clocks It's crafted in niello silverDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Weird and most unusual antique wooden coffin box it's initial purpose: unknown. It's beautifully made, with snap closure and little metal knob on the lid, and the inside is covered in some sort of thick black substance. Possibly tar, suggesting it could have been made by a sailor tar being a go to substance for a variety of 19th century nautical applications. MEASUREMENTS 7. 6 x 2. 7 x 2. 7cm Inner compartment: 5. 0 x 1. 5 x