Description
Overview
A refined vintage rectangular jewellery and trinket box with a polished silver-coloured exterior, restrained dark horizontal accent lines and four small raised feet. An inset square picture on the lid displays a colourful miniature-style figurative scene. The lid opens to reveal a deep green velvet-like interior that creates a striking contrast with the cool, clean exterior.
Designed for an elegant dressing table, desk or collector's display, the box combines architectural geometry with a jewel-box presentation. The precise production date, manufacturer and location of manufacture are not documented.
Key Details
- Type: Rectangular hinged jewellery, trinket or keepsake box
- Construction: Lift-up lid and four low decorative feet
- Exterior: Polished silver-coloured metal with dark linear accents
- Lid: Square framed miniature-style picture depicting figures in a decorative interior scene
- Interior: Deep green velvet-like lining on lid and base
- Bottom: Multiple stamped marks, including a clearly visible oval '800' impression
- Metal identification: An '800' mark conventionally denotes 800/1000 silver fineness; material has not been independently assayed
- Maker / origin: Unidentified; additional impressed symbols are not securely attributed
- Date: Vintage, exact decade unknown
- Contents: One box; other accessories not included
Hallmarks & Materials
The underside features an impressed '800' fineness-style mark, accompanied by two additional marks. A clear close-up is included in the image gallery. This supports describing the piece as 800-marked, but we do not present an independent precious-metal laboratory result, official maker identification or provenance certificate. The lining has a velvet-like appearance; its textile fibre content has not been analysed.
Neither the inset artwork nor its technique is attributed to a named artist. The miniature-style image may be printed, painted or produced by another decorative process; no assertion of original hand painting is made.
Design & Finish
The strong rectangular outline is balanced by small curved feet, a polished lid and subtly contrasting dark horizontal bands. The colourful miniature-like scene sits in a narrow metal frame on the lid, while the interior is finished in rich green fabric-like material. This balance of surface, colour and texture makes the box decorative both opened and closed.
Technical Details
- Shape: Rectangular
- Opening: Hinged lid
- Primary colours: Silver, black accent lines and deep green interior
- Surface: Polished with fine visible handling marks
- Measurements and weight: Not yet confirmed
- Catalogue reference: Sahel Project / Silver & Decorating / 009
Collector Notes
A particularly attractive choice for collectors of vintage small boxes, marked silver accessories, miniature-decorated desk objects and dressing-table antiques. The bottom marks and the miniature inset give the box features worth documenting without assigning an unverified workshop or historical period.
Condition
Vintage, previously owned condition. Light scratches, subtle polishing or handling marks and age-related wear may be present, especially along the edges, underside and interior lining. The photographs document the current condition and the visible hallmarks. The hinge is shown open; no claim of factory-new condition is made.
Guarantee & Shipping
421Luxury presents vintage collectible objects with a commitment to accurate descriptions and clear material disclosures. Period, maker and purity details are not treated as verified where only preliminary visual evidence is available. The working guarantee offered for mechanically serviced lighters is not applicable to non-mechanical decorative accessories.
Securely packaged and shipped from Turin, Italy, with signature-required delivery where offered. Please examine the photographs carefully and contact us for further details before purchase.
