ORNATE RED LEATHER AND BLACK LACQUERED JEWELLERY BOX WITH GILT CARRIAGE MOTIF -

A STRIKING MID-CENTURY JEWELLERY BOX FEATURING A SOPHISTICATED TWO-TONE DESIGN COMBINING VIBRANT RED LEATHER WITH DEEP BLACK LACQUERED PANELS. THE CENTRAL BLACK LACQUERED DOOR SHOWCASES AN ELABORATE GILT-EMBOSSED DECORATIVE BORDER IN ROCOCO STYLE, FRAMING AN ORNAMENTAL CARRIAGE ILLUSTRATION RENDERED IN GOLD AND RED ENAMEL DETAIL. THE CARRIAGE MOTIF IS FLANKED BY DECORATIVE WHEELS IN ORANGE-GILT FILIGREE WORK, CREATING A STRIKING FOCAL POINT.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- EXTERIOR: RED LEATHER-COVERED WOODEN CASE WITH BLACK LACQUERED PANELS TOP AND BOTTOM
- CENTRAL PANEL: BLACK LACQUERED WOOD WITH HAND-APPLIED GILT ROCOCO BORDER AND ENAMELLED CARRIAGE DECORATION
- HARDWARE: BRASS FITTINGS INCLUDING WORKING LOCK MECHANISM AND HINGES
- INTERIOR: RED VELVET LINING WITH MULTIPLE COMPARTMENTS AND FITTED SECTIONS FOR JEWELLERY STORAGE
- MIRROR: CIRCULAR BEVELLED MIRROR WITH ORNATE WHITE METAL FILIGREE FRAME MOUNTED TO UPPER INTERIOR PANEL

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 38 CM
- WIDTH: 28 CM
- DEPTH: 18 CM

INTERIOR FEATURES:
THE INTERIOR IS COMPREHENSIVELY FITTED WITH RED VELVET-LINED COMPARTMENTS OF VARYING SIZES. A PROMINENT CIRCULAR MIRROR WITH DECORATIVE FILIGREE SURROUND IS MOUNTED TO THE UPPER PANEL. LOWER COMPARTMENTS ACCOMMODATE BRACELETS, CHAINS, AND LARGER PIECES. THE JEWELLERY COLLECTION VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS INCLUDES COSTUME JEWELLERY, BEADED NECKLACES, GILT BRACELETS, DECORATIVE BROOCHES, AND VINTAGE COINS MOUNTED IN DECORATIVE SETTINGS.

CONDITION:
OVERALL GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. THE RED LEATHER EXTERIOR DISPLAYS MINOR CREASING AND SURFACE WEAR TYPICAL OF A WELL-USED VINTAGE PIECE. THE BLACK LACQUERED PANELS RETAIN THEIR LUSTRE WITH ONLY MINOR SCRATCHES. THE GILT ROCOCO BORDER SHOWS EXPECTED PATINA APPROPRIATE TO THE PERIOD. THE RED VELVET LINING IS INTACT AND CLEAN. THE MIRROR GLASS IS CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED. ALL BRASS HARDWARE FUNCTIONS SMOOTHLY AND THE LOCK MECHANISM OPERATES CORRECTLY. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OR SIGNIFICANT RESTORATION IS EVIDENT.

PERIOD AND STYLE:
THIS JEWELLERY BOX EXEMPLIFIES MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE DESIGN, COMBINING PRACTICAL STORAGE FUNCTION WITH ORNAMENTAL APPEAL. THE ROCOCO-INSPIRED GILT DECORATION AND CARRIAGE MOTIF REFLECT THE ROMANTIC AESTHETIC POPULAR IN 1950S-1960S LUXURY GOODS. THE QUALITY OF CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS SUGGESTS EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE, LIKELY CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN ORIGIN.

A CHARMING AND FUNCTIONAL PIECE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY OR ACTIVE JEWELLERY STORAGE, COMBINING VINTAGE APPEAL WITH PRACTICAL ORGANISATION.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

293521+1

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