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Artist ~ Ernest Mills & Bruce Broussard ~

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Compass Point Trinket Box
8.6" (21.84cm) x 5.2" (13.21cm) x 3.2" (8.13cm)

This very interesting Trinket box sports a Compass Rose set into a birds eye maple field. Cartouche is black & white, inset into a fine Walnut Burl, all bordered with a triple stripe of Holly & Mahogany edged with a Walnut. The top is indexed into the box for a positive close. The box was crafted by master woodworker Bruce Broussard, and the Marquetry top designed and crafted by Ernest Mills.
It has 5 coats of sanding sealer sanded to 600 grit and 2 coats of polyurethane gloss wipe-on.
It was finished with Renaissance Wax polish.

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