Victorian Royal Blue Velvet Jewellery Box, C1880 botanical pencil drawing The ornately carved frame has

The ornately carved frame has gorgeous detail and the bevelled glass is also in really lovely condition

5cm deep when closed

Lovely gilt frame too

It was Hetherington’s headwear

making it perfect for storing jewellery

Victorian Royal Blue Velvet Jewellery Box, C1880 botanical pencil drawing The ornately carved frame hasAn exquisite blue velvet jewellery box that is gently faded with age, which perfectly captures 19th century fascination with Chinoiserie and Anglo Japanese design. This aesthetic is beautifully captured in the stylised silver mount and finial. It would have felt exotic and romantic and perhaps sat on a ladies dressing table storing precious jewellery and keepsakes. It is in timeworn condition with the velvet faded and worn in parts but it still has