Featured Jewellery box

Hi everyone!

I've joined the site to ask if someone can help me identify a box but I think I've come across something much better.
Trying to stay off social media these days for all the usual reasons I suppose. But this site seems great! Lots of people with genuine interest in things.

Not a collector myself, but have started to have wander around house clearances and charity shops, just for something to do.
I do study art and I'm enjoying how this seems to fit with my new hobby

So the reason for my post.
I've been looking for an old wooden jewellery box for my daughter.
I've now found one and I'm very happy with it, it's exactly the kind if thing I was looking for.
My daughter loves it.
If anyone can help give us any info about it, we'd appreciate it.

Thank you!

 

Best to post your images full size...
(People will probably want to see the bottom of the box, too.)

 

This isn't social media so much as the old style forum/bulletin boards. It's more about creating community on these, than being faceless in an algorithm.

If you are looking to expand your knowledge in a particular area, you can use the search function here and read old threads. There's a lot of great info to absorb from generous members!

 

u don't give size and to me it looks like more of a cigar box....

the trim looks like bamboo , so I'll go with asian//// maybe island....

 

A nice looking box, whatever it was made for originally. We live by photos. In addition to the bottom, as bluumz suggested, could you please post a straight on view of the top, so we can see the carved designs better? With good lighting, some of the furniture people might also be able to identify the wood, which would be an important clue to its origin.

 

Asian, no great age ie post 1960's

 

My daughter loves it.........

and really..... that's all that counts...!!!!!!

 

Maybe a bit older, but not much. And yes, Asian, probably mainland Southeast Asia.

Absolutely.

 

I think it's quite pretty.

Debora

 

Thank you for the advice

 

I can't post full size unfortunately, I have to compress the images to post them

 

The size is around 12x6x20cm

Thank you!

 

The style of the carvings on the top look more Indian (India) than further east. The wood may be a species of rosewood, often used for carved items in eastern India/Bangladesh, similar to the box below (described as Teak, inaccurately I think). The edges of your box are carved to resemble bamboo, which is also a common material in the same region.


https://www.etsy.com/listing/902309...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details

 

As an added note, when you have your photos LISTED, BUT BEFORE you hit POST, please click on the wording that says to "INSERT EVERY IMAGE AS FULL IMAGE" !! That way, we're not clicking on little thumbnails,

 

I'm wondering what that wood is -- does look like an Asian hardwood. I think it's sweet and I'm glad your daughter likes it!

 

That's what I meant, Darren.

 

Appreciate it, thanks

 

Very interesting, thank you

 

Please bear with me while I figure how to interact with this format.
I might be inadvertently replying to people more than once or answering the wrong people.

Thank you for the info, really appreciate it.
Someone asked for pics of the bottom, so I've attached them here.

(Sorry, I didn't do as asked re posting the pics. Don't know how to change it now, I'll remember if I post again)