Miniature Antique Jewellery Box in Coromandel

This miniature antique jewellery box, veneered in coromandel and Calamander, dates from the late 1870s. Although unsigned, it was manufactured by one of the finest English cabinetmakers, George Betjemann & Sons of 36 & 38 Pentonville Road, London.

The interior of the box is lined in Morocco leather with purple velvet and moiré silk. There is a removable leather-bound tray with a shallow silk-lined area beneath, as well as a compartmented rear section. A ruched velvet panel in the lid springs forward, with the push of a concealed button, to reveal a leather-framed mirror on the reverse.

A push button to the rear of the box releases a spring-loaded front drawer, containing a velvet-lined jewellery area and a full-width ring/cufflink channel. Inset to the front rim of the drawer is an engraved brass retailer’s plate that reads, ‘Mawson, Swan & Morgan - Newcastle On Tyne’.

Ref: DL145