{"product_id":"large-victorian-mahogany-work-box-jewellery-chest-with-rhombus-design-to-lid","title":"Victorian mahogany jewellery box with rhombus inlay","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAbout this piece\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Victorian work box, mahogany, rectangular, with a flat hinged lid — the sort of thing that looks restrained until you actually open it. Boxes like this were parlour fixtures in well-off Victorian households, kept out on display rather than tucked away, and the quality of the inlay was as much a signal of status as the sewing kit inside ever was.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis one's inlay does plenty of talking: boxwood stringing along the edges, an ebony rhombus set into the lid centre, and even the key escutcheon carries a quatrefoil design, as if no surface was allowed to go undecorated. The mahogany has aged into a warm, rich colour, with grain that's especially good across the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt for needles and thread, it now makes just as much sense holding jewellery — decorative enough to sit out on a dresser and mean it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCondition notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood antique condition. Wear, scratches and minor losses to base and veneer appropriate to age and use.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rita's Bazaar","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54035682263373,"sku":"3628","price":115.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0975\/4191\/4957\/files\/1-IMG_1891-Photoroom.jpg?v=1780946370","url":"https:\/\/ritasbazaar.co.uk\/products\/large-victorian-mahogany-work-box-jewellery-chest-with-rhombus-design-to-lid","provider":"Rita’s Bazaar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}