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Beautiful 1930s Italian Art Deco jewellery box. Made of Walnut and featuring beautiful marquetry and micro mosaic inlay. The interior has been beautifully refurbished and the box has a working lock and key.
FREE UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY. We Ship Worldwide.
This is a beautiful Art Deco jewellery box, made in Italy in the 1930s. It's storage compartment has been fully refurbished by ourselves.
The Exterior
This box is made of solid Walnut. The lid has beautiful marquetry inlay, surrounded by an inlaid micro mosaic frame. The marquetry has a beautiful foliate design and is set into Birds Eye Maple veneer. There is a dark wood veneer around the sides of the lid.
The box has beautiful curving sides and a streamlined shape which was popular throughout the Art Deco period. It stands raised on its original tapered black bakelite feet,
There is inlaid wood stringing around the bottom of the box.
The Micro Mosaic Inlay
The inlay to the frame on the lid is known as 'mosaic tesselated inlay'. It is made up of 1000s of tiny pieces of wood, painstakingly put together to form intricate mosaic designs.
The Interior
The interior has a single storage compartment which has been newly refurbished by ourselves. It has a new padded dark blue velvet panel to the base and high-quality foiled paper linings to the walls.
The inside of the lid has its original bevelled edged mirror. This is held in place with its original beautifully shaped brass brackets.
The box has its original brass piano hinge and its original working brass lock. A replacement key has been fitted to the lock. The hinge is a quality stop hinge that holds the lid upright.
The Panel and Linings
The paper has a decorative embossed gold foliate print. It was chosen to complement the foliate marqetry inlay plus the colour of the brass brackets, hinge and lock. The paper was both measured and cut by hand to fit the compartment perfectly.
The padded velvet panel provides cushioned protection for jewellery. This was completely handmade to fit the compartment perfectly.
You can view more of our refurbishment work by visiting our Jewellery Box Lining Service and Jewellery Box Lining Portfolio pages. Please contact us if you'd like to bring one of your own jewellery boxes back to life!
History
This box was originally a musical box. Its broken musical movement was removed and this created more storage space. The interior originally had a very small compartment on the left, with the movement cased to the right of this,
Condition
This wonderful box is in very good condition for its 90 plus years of age. It has sound structure and only minor light wear, commensurate with age and honest use.
All of the inlay is present and intact.
There are a couple of tiny pieces of the dark wood veneer missing to the sides of the lid.
The interior mirror is secure and has no chips or cracks. It has some age-related small marks (mainly around its edges) but is still lovely and clear on the whole.
The interior linings, being new, are in immaculate condition.
Notes About Vintage Locks
We would like to make you aware that vintage locks can occasionally malfunction. They are already very old and so will naturally have some wear from age and use. We are not responsible for locks that malfunction from further age and use once boxes are purchased. Please ensure the lock is still working as soon as you receive your box. It will be checked again prior to postage.
You can view our full returns policy which includes locks by visiting our Payments And Returns page.
Measurements
Please use the following measurements to ensure the box is the right size for your requirements.
Length: 22.7cm
Width: 11.4cm
Height: 5.5cm (excluding feet)
Interior Compartment:
12.0 by 9.3cm with a 3.5cm depth.
Postage
This box will be posted FREE within the UK by Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery.
International postage is £25 by Royal Mail International Tracked and/or Signed For postage. Delivery is fast, within 3-5 working days to Europe and 5-7 working days to the rest of the world. Delivery may be longer depending on the speed of your local postal service and/or if your parcel has to go through customs.
Customs and VAT fees
International customers are responsible for paying any applicable customs duties, customs clearance/handling fees and/or VAT. These fees are NOT included in the prices of our boxes or our postage fees.
Please visit our Orders & Delivery page for further details.
This box is made of solid Walnut. Its lid has beautiful marquetry inlay, set into Birds Eye Maple veneer, and a beautiful micro mosaic frame surrounds the marquetry.
Beautiful 1930s Italian Art Deco jewellery box. Made of Walnut and featuring beautiful marquetry and micro mosaic inlay. The interior has been beautifully refurbished and the box has a working lock and key.
FREE UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY. We Ship Worldwide.
This is a beautiful Art Deco jewellery box, made in Italy in the 1930s. It's storage compartment has been fully refurbished by ourselves.
The Exterior
This box is made of solid Walnut. The lid has beautiful marquetry inlay, surrounded by an inlaid micro mosaic frame. The marquetry has a beautiful foliate design and is set into Birds Eye Maple veneer. There is a dark wood veneer around the sides of the lid.
The box has beautiful curving sides and a streamlined shape which was popular throughout the Art Deco period. It stands raised on its original tapered black bakelite feet,
There is inlaid wood stringing around the bottom of the box.
The Micro Mosaic Inlay
The inlay to the frame on the lid is known as 'mosaic tesselated inlay'. It is made up of 1000s of tiny pieces of wood, painstakingly put together to form intricate mosaic designs.
The Interior
The interior has a single storage compartment which has been newly refurbished by ourselves. It has a new padded dark blue velvet panel to the base and high-quality foiled paper linings to the walls.
The inside of the lid has its original bevelled edged mirror. This is held in place with its original beautifully shaped brass brackets.
The box has its original brass piano hinge and its original working brass lock. A replacement key has been fitted to the lock. The hinge is a quality stop hinge that holds the lid upright.
The Panel and Linings
The paper has a decorative embossed gold foliate print. It was chosen to complement the foliate marqetry inlay plus the colour of the brass brackets, hinge and lock. The paper was both measured and cut by hand to fit the compartment perfectly.
The padded velvet panel provides cushioned protection for jewellery. This was completely handmade to fit the compartment perfectly.
You can view more of our refurbishment work by visiting our Jewellery Box Lining Service and Jewellery Box Lining Portfolio pages. Please contact us if you'd like to bring one of your own jewellery boxes back to life!
History
This box was originally a musical box. Its broken musical movement was removed and this created more storage space. The interior originally had a very small compartment on the left, with the movement cased to the right of this,
Condition
This wonderful box is in very good condition for its 90 plus years of age. It has sound structure and only minor light wear, commensurate with age and honest use.
All of the inlay is present and intact.
There are a couple of tiny pieces of the dark wood veneer missing to the sides of the lid.
The interior mirror is secure and has no chips or cracks. It has some age-related small marks (mainly around its edges) but is still lovely and clear on the whole.
The interior linings, being new, are in immaculate condition.
Notes About Vintage Locks
We would like to make you aware that vintage locks can occasionally malfunction. They are already very old and so will naturally have some wear from age and use. We are not responsible for locks that malfunction from further age and use once boxes are purchased. Please ensure the lock is still working as soon as you receive your box. It will be checked again prior to postage.
You can view our full returns policy which includes locks by visiting our Payments And Returns page.
Measurements
Please use the following measurements to ensure the box is the right size for your requirements.
Length: 22.7cm
Width: 11.4cm
Height: 5.5cm (excluding feet)
Interior Compartment:
12.0 by 9.3cm with a 3.5cm depth.
Postage
This box will be posted FREE within the UK by Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery.
International postage is £25 by Royal Mail International Tracked and/or Signed For postage. Delivery is fast, within 3-5 working days to Europe and 5-7 working days to the rest of the world. Delivery may be longer depending on the speed of your local postal service and/or if your parcel has to go through customs.
Customs and VAT fees
International customers are responsible for paying any applicable customs duties, customs clearance/handling fees and/or VAT. These fees are NOT included in the prices of our boxes or our postage fees.
Please visit our Orders & Delivery page for further details.
For more information regarding our payments and returns policy, please click this link.
For more information regarding our orders and delivery policy, please click this link.
