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Antique Two Tiered Jewelry Casket or Box with Inaid Stones & Porcelain Panels

About the Item

This antique and elaborate wooden jewelry casket or box is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Austria in approximately 1880 in a Gothic Revival style. The box has two tiers and an octagonal shape with beaded moldings and pillars. The two compartments lock and have hinged backs and both are lined. Each of the panels composing the top and sides are decorated with colored stone and glass cabochons and each panel features an inlaid painted porcelain panel. The panels depict courting vignettes and children and the entire exterior of the box is painted black. The box sits on ornately cut fretwork feet.
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 9.5 in (24.13 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)Depth: 10.5 in (26.67 cm)
  • Style:
    Gothic Revival (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1880
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Minor losses. Minor structural damages. Some inlaid stones may have been replaced or repaired. The top hinges are loose and the bottom hinges may have had screws replaced. The top panel is cracked and wear to various moldings on exterior of the box.
  • Seller Location:
    Hamilton, CA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1355223375672