Victorian Royal Blue Velvet Jewellery Box, C1880 botanical pencil drawing 5cm deep when closed

5cm deep when closed

52cm length at widest point x 15cm deep at deepest point and 42cm tall including the hooks

59cm high x 49cm wide x 1cm deep

This is possibly the third edition published in 1911 and with a beautiful Art Nouveau cover design

The ornately carved frame has gorgeous detail and the bevelled glass is also in really lovely condition

Victorian Royal Blue Velvet Jewellery Box, C1880 botanical pencil drawing 5cm deep when closedAn exquisite blue velvet jewellery box that is gently faded with age, which perfectly captures 19th century fascination with Chinoiserie and Anglo Japanese design. This aesthetic is beautifully captured in the stylised silver mount and finial. It would have felt exotic and romantic and perhaps sat on a ladies dressing table storing precious jewellery and keepsakes. It is in timeworn condition with the velvet faded and worn in parts but it still has