Victorian Royal Blue Velvet Jewellery Box, C1880 antique Scandinavian as a small side table

as a small side table or even just in a corner with a pile of books

7cm wide including frame

3") width at base x 22cm (8

Paillard of Paris

2cm length x 22cm top to bottom with handle and 7cm deep

Victorian Royal Blue Velvet Jewellery Box, C1880 antique Scandinavian as a small side tableAn 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