A PAIR OF GEORGE III MAHOGANY KNIFE BOXES, CIRCA 1780, Of serpentine outline, satinwood and purpleheart banded, each sloping hinged lid inlaid with a shell, with a star to the inside and with silver handle and escutcheon, 15 ? in. (39 cm.) high; 9 ? in. (23.5 cm) wide; 12 in. (30.5 cm.) deep