Title: Antique Round Russian Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Shipping: $18.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: Central Europe > Russia
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1800 to 1900
Item ID: 2398
This design is absolutely amazing. This is a matte Burl wood jewelry box. We can’t think of a more heartfelt gift than this jewelry box. This old box is hand-crafted and intricately carved in a Russian hardwood of burl wood and it has been polished to a satiny finish. Inside you will find a antique velvet lining storage compartment for your treasures.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box
Box (plural boxes) describes a variety of containers and receptacles for permanent use as storage, or for temporary use often for transporting contents. Boxes may be made of durable material such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials. The size may vary from very small (e.g., a matchbox) to the size of a large appliance; while technically a large shipping container could be a called a box, it is not so described. When no specific shape is described, a box of rectangular cross-section with all sides flat may be expected, but a box may have a horizontal cross section that is square, elongated, round or oval; sloped or domed top surfaces, or non-vertical sides. A decorative box normally may be opened by raising, pulling, sliding or removing the lid, which may be hinged and/or fastened by a catch, clasp, lock, or adhesive tape. Whatever its shape or purpose or the material of which it is fashioned, it is the direct descendant of the chest, one of the most ancient articles of domestic furniture. The name, preceded by a qualifying adjective, has been given to many objects of artistic or antiquarian interest.