Antique Jewellery Box in Rosewood

Description

Antique Rosewood Veneered Jewellery Box with Inlaid Decoration

From our Jewellery Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Inlaid Rosewood Antique Jewellery Box.

The jewellery box of slim rectangular form is beautifully veneered in rosewood to the exterior and inlaid with brass stringing framing the lid and mother of pearl decoration to the corners and centre. To the lid there is a vacant initial plaque inlaid with mother of pearl matching the mother of pearl circular escutcheon to the front with engraved decoration. The interior of the jewellery box is lined in a cushioned yellow gold velvet perfect for storing a special piece of jewellery such as a necklace or smaller jewellery pieces.

The Antique Jewellery Box dates to the late 19th century Victorian period circa 1850.

Rosewood

has many variations. Indian Rosewood, also known as Bombay Rosewood or Bombay Blackwood, is found in India and Indonesia. It is highly valued for its striking appearance with colours ranging from a medium-brown to dark red-brown with even darker grain lines. Madagascan Rosewood, found in Madagascar is a pink-brown colour with a darker almost purple grain.

Mother of Pearl

is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is the same material that natural pearls are made from and is desirable due to its strong and resilient makeup along with its beautiful iridescent shimmer.

Victorian

is an era of British History corresponding approximately with the reign of Queen Victoria from the 20th of June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901 however, there are arguments stating that the Victorian era is actually from 1820 until 1914 proceeded by Georgian era and followed by the Edwardian era.

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