Antique Jewelry Casket with New Lining
From the early 1900's, this Antique Jewelry Casket with New Lining is in pretty good shape for it's age! There is some wear to the finish as seen in the photos but still a lovely piece with lots of character. The inner lining has been replaced as it was missing. I added a silky type material with padding and cording. The hinge is still in perfect working order and there are no missing parts. As explained below, having a rose motif, this casket would have been given to represent love. Art Nouveau in style with flowing rose branches. It is about 6" wide, 4 1/2" high and 3 1/2" front to back. Heavy, weighing about 3 pounds. A delightful vintage find and perfect for presenting your loved one with a special gift inside!
In the early 1900s, metal jewelry caskets flourished. Mass-produced in Europe, they were sold to U.S. customers through mail-order catalogs such as Sears & Roebuck, Marshall Fields, and Montgomery Ward. Cast of antimonial lead, the boxes would be electroplated in copper and finished in silver or gold with names like French Bronze, Roman Gold, Pompeian Gold, French Gray, and Parisian Silver. Later, these metal boxes were also enameled with ivory. Inside, these boxes would be lined with velvet, satin, faille, or silk.
The emergence of the naturalistic Art Nouveau movement led to flowing organic motifs, such as sinewy flowers, fluttering birds, and the magnificent tresses of beautiful women. Keeping with Victorian tradition, the type of flowers on the jewelry box could represent a coded romantic message: four-leaf clovers meant good luck, daisies meant innocence, and roses were for love. Since most of these metal boxes, made from the turn of the century to the 1920s, have been destroyed or fallen apart, they are highly sought by collectors today.
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