Title: 19th Century Large Mixed Metal Hand Forged Casket Jewelry box
Shipping: $39.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 19th Century
History: N/A
Origin: North America > United States
Condition: Good
Item Date: 1780 to 1900
Item ID: 3333
An American Aesthetic Movement Hand Forged Mixed Metals Double Jewelry Casket, ca. Late 18 Century 19th Century. With hinged lids, raised on four ball feet. Hand worked scrolling vines applied to the sides and top. Interior is lined with original emerald green velvet. Keyholes on both sides with two working keys specific for each side. Lock marked with "CORBIN Made in USA". Measures approx. 5-1/2"H x 14-1/4"L x 8-1/2"W. Condition: Oxidation, soils and dust; lacking one applied leaf, small crack to one leaf stem; missing velvet interior of one lid.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casket
A casket, or a jewellery box is a receptacle for trinkets and jewels. It may take a very modest form, covered in leather and lined with satin, or it may reach the monumental proportions of the jewel cabinets which were made for Marie Antoinette, one of which is at Windsor, and another at Versailles, the work of Schwerdfeger as cabinet maker, Degault as miniature painter, and Thomire as chaser. Caskets are often made in precious materials, such as gold, silver or ivory. In ancient East Asia, caskets often made in wood, china, or covered with silk. Some of these caskets could be collected as decorative boxes.
