This box is made of padauk, monterillo, and Honduran rosewood.  The top will slide to reveal a compartment if the 24 interlocking tiles are sequentially moved to form a royal filigree motif.  (One of the tiles is merely a "plug" and can be removed.  The top is incorrect by the way, but not far from correct.)  A few additional moves will reveal a second compartment.  Four versions of this box, differing in the motif displayed, were made.  The bottom of the box contains the correct motif if you get stuck.       

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