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Beautiful 1950s vintage musical jewellery box from Sorrento in Italy. Beautiful marquetry and micro mosaic inlay to the lid, sides and front. The interior has been fully refurbished with premium velvet and quality paper linings.
FREE UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY. We Ship Worldwide.
This is a beautiful inlaid musical jewellery box, made in Sorrento, Italy in the 1950s. It has a beautiful newly refurbished interior and is complete with its original working lock and key.
The Exterior
The lid has a beautiful marquetry inlaid scene featuring Italian dancers in traditional costume. This is surrounded by a frame of decorative inlay.
The sides have bands of decorative micro mosaic inlay which have created a three dimensional effect. They also have bands of mosaic chequered inlay. There is also a complementary wider band of mosaic chequered inlay to the front of the box.
The sides have a beautiful curved formation and the box stands raised on its original tapered wooden feet.
The box is complete with its original working lock, key and piano hinge.
About The Inlay
The micro mosaic inlay on this box is known as 'mosaic tesselated inlay'. It is made up of hundreds of tiny pieces of wood, painstakingly put together to form intricate mosaic designs.
The Interior
The interior has been newly refurbished by ourselves. It has a single storage compartment on the left, and the musical movement is beneath a ledge on the right. There is further shallow storage space upon the ledge.
The base of the compartment has a new royal blue premium velvet panel. This is padded, providing cushioned protection for jewellery. The ledge to the right has a matching velvet covering.
All of the interior walls have new quality blue paper linings.
The inside of the lid has a printed floral paper panel with a frame of gold silk barley twist trim. The paper has been added to cover the lid's original damaged mirror.
The Musical Movement
The movement plays the beautiful Italian tune 'La Spagnola'. The English translation of this is 'The Spanish Girl'.
The original music was composed by Vincenzo Di Chiara in 1906. Lyrics were added later and the song has been recorded/performed by various artists including Mario Lanza in the 1950s.
Operating The Musical Movement
The movement is operated via the winding key on the bottom of the box. Four turns of the key are sufficient to wind up the musical movement. The movement is in good working order. The music stops as it should, when the lid is closed or when the movement has fully unwound.
Notes About Locks And Musical Movements
As with all musical boxes, care should be taken not to overwind the movement. Over winding will result in the movement malfunctioning.
We would like to make you aware that vintage locks and musical movements can occasionally malfunction. They are already very old and will naturally have some wear from age and use. We are not responsible for locks or movements that malfunction from further age and use, once boxes are purchased. Please ensure the lock and movement are working as soon as you receive your box. They will be checked again prior to posting.
You can view our full returns policy which includes locks and movements, by visiting our Payments And Returns page.
Condition
This lovely box is in very good condition for its 70 years of age. It has sound structure and all of its inlay is present and intact.
The interior linings, being new, are in excellent unused/unworn condition.
The lock and hinge are in good working order.
Measurements
Please use the following measurements to ensure the box is the right size for your requirements.
Length: 28.4cm
Width: 12.8cm
Height: 5.6cm
Interior Compartment:
10.4 by 9.9cm with a 3.8cm depth.
Storage Upon Ledge:
10.4 by 5.0cm with a 1.7cm depth.
Postage
This box will be posted FREE within the UK by Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery.
International postage is £30 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 package has to go through customs. Please note that we cannot deliver to international PO boxes as we use a secure insured postal service that requires a signature.
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.
Beautiful 1950s vintage musical jewellery box from Sorrento in Italy. Beautiful marquetry inlaid scene to the lid and micro mosaic inlay to the sides and front. The box is complete with its original working lock and key.
Beautiful 1950s vintage musical jewellery box from Sorrento in Italy. Beautiful marquetry and micro mosaic inlay to the lid, sides and front. The interior has been fully refurbished with premium velvet and quality paper linings.
FREE UK NEXT DAY DELIVERY. We Ship Worldwide.
This is a beautiful inlaid musical jewellery box, made in Sorrento, Italy in the 1950s. It has a beautiful newly refurbished interior and is complete with its original working lock and key.
The Exterior
The lid has a beautiful marquetry inlaid scene featuring Italian dancers in traditional costume. This is surrounded by a frame of decorative inlay.
The sides have bands of decorative micro mosaic inlay which have created a three dimensional effect. They also have bands of mosaic chequered inlay. There is also a complementary wider band of mosaic chequered inlay to the front of the box.
The sides have a beautiful curved formation and the box stands raised on its original tapered wooden feet.
The box is complete with its original working lock, key and piano hinge.
About The Inlay
The micro mosaic inlay on this box is known as 'mosaic tesselated inlay'. It is made up of hundreds of tiny pieces of wood, painstakingly put together to form intricate mosaic designs.
The Interior
The interior has been newly refurbished by ourselves. It has a single storage compartment on the left, and the musical movement is beneath a ledge on the right. There is further shallow storage space upon the ledge.
The base of the compartment has a new royal blue premium velvet panel. This is padded, providing cushioned protection for jewellery. The ledge to the right has a matching velvet covering.
All of the interior walls have new quality blue paper linings.
The inside of the lid has a printed floral paper panel with a frame of gold silk barley twist trim. The paper has been added to cover the lid's original damaged mirror.
The Musical Movement
The movement plays the beautiful Italian tune 'La Spagnola'. The English translation of this is 'The Spanish Girl'.
The original music was composed by Vincenzo Di Chiara in 1906. Lyrics were added later and the song has been recorded/performed by various artists including Mario Lanza in the 1950s.
Operating The Musical Movement
The movement is operated via the winding key on the bottom of the box. Four turns of the key are sufficient to wind up the musical movement. The movement is in good working order. The music stops as it should, when the lid is closed or when the movement has fully unwound.
Notes About Locks And Musical Movements
As with all musical boxes, care should be taken not to overwind the movement. Over winding will result in the movement malfunctioning.
We would like to make you aware that vintage locks and musical movements can occasionally malfunction. They are already very old and will naturally have some wear from age and use. We are not responsible for locks or movements that malfunction from further age and use, once boxes are purchased. Please ensure the lock and movement are working as soon as you receive your box. They will be checked again prior to posting.
You can view our full returns policy which includes locks and movements, by visiting our Payments And Returns page.
Condition
This lovely box is in very good condition for its 70 years of age. It has sound structure and all of its inlay is present and intact.
The interior linings, being new, are in excellent unused/unworn condition.
The lock and hinge are in good working order.
Measurements
Please use the following measurements to ensure the box is the right size for your requirements.
Length: 28.4cm
Width: 12.8cm
Height: 5.6cm
Interior Compartment:
10.4 by 9.9cm with a 3.8cm depth.
Storage Upon Ledge:
10.4 by 5.0cm with a 1.7cm depth.
Postage
This box will be posted FREE within the UK by Royal Mail Next Day Special Delivery.
International postage is £30 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 package has to go through customs. Please note that we cannot deliver to international PO boxes as we use a secure insured postal service that requires a signature.
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.
