VINTAGE JEWELLERY COLLECTION IN OCTAGONAL MAHOGANY DISPLAY CASE - CIRCA 1950S-1970S

OVERVIEW:
A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF MID-CENTURY COSTUME JEWELLERY AND TIMEPIECES PRESENTED IN AN OCTAGONAL WOODEN DISPLAY CASE WITH BEVELLED GLASS LID AND PURPLE VELVET LINING. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES APPROXIMATELY 20 INDIVIDUAL PIECES INCLUDING WRISTWATCHES, DECORATIVE BROOCHES, NECKLACES, BRACELETS, RINGS, AND PENDANT CHARMS SPANNING THE 1950S THROUGH 1970S ERA.

CASE DESCRIPTION:
THE DISPLAY CASE IS CONSTRUCTED FROM MAHOGANY OR SIMILAR HARDWOOD WITH AN OCTAGONAL FORM, BEVELLED GLASS LID PANEL, AND BRASS HINGES AND CLASP. THE INTERIOR IS LINED WITH FADED PURPLE VELVET, PROVIDING A PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PRESENTATION SURFACE. THE CASE SHOWS NATURAL PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE, WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES TO THE TIMBER VISIBLE IN PHOTOGRAPHS.

JEWELLERY CONTENTS - KEY PIECES IDENTIFIED:

WRISTWATCHES: MULTIPLE WRISTWATCHES PRESENT INCLUDING EXAMPLES WITH SQUARE AND ROUND DIALS, LEATHER AND METAL STRAPS, AND VARIOUS CASE FINISHES (GOLD-TONE, SILVER-TONE, BLACK). SEVERAL PIECES APPEAR TO RETAIN ORIGINAL STRAPS. DIAL MAKERS INCLUDE EXAMPLES WITH CLEAR LEGIBLE NUMERALS AND HANDS. WORKING STATUS NOT TESTED.

DECORATIVE BROOCHES: TWO PROMINENT ENAMEL AND RHINESTONE BROOCHES FEATURING TURQUOISE AND PURPLE RHINESTONE INLAY IN OVAL BRASS SETTINGS WITH ROPE-TWIST BORDERS AND PALE GREEN ENAMEL LEAF OR FLORAL MOTIFS. THE RHINESTONES ARE SECURELY SET AND RETAIN GOOD COLOUR SATURATION. ENAMEL WORK SHOWS NO CHIPS OR LOSSES.

CHARMS AND PENDANTS: MULTIPLE MOTHER-OF-PEARL SHELL CHARMS WITH BRASS FITTINGS, DISPLAYING NATURAL IRIDESCENCE. DECORATIVE BRASS CHARMS INCLUDING FILIGREE SPHERES, GEOMETRIC FORMS, AND ENAMELLED PIECES. SEVERAL PIECES FEATURE PALE GREEN OR CREAM ENAMEL WITH BRASS METALWORK.

CHAINS AND STRAPS: MULTIPLE BRASS CHAIN NECKLACES IN VARYING LINK STYLES (FINE LINK, CHUNKY LINK, TWISTED). LEATHER WATCH STRAPS IN BLACK AND GREEN. FABRIC RIBBON ATTACHMENTS TO SOME CHARM PIECES.

ADDITIONAL PIECES: BRASS RINGS WITH DECORATIVE DETAIL, PENDANT WATCHES WITH CHAIN ATTACHMENTS, ENAMELLED LOCKETS, AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTUME JEWELLERY COMPONENTS.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- CASE DIMENSIONS: APPROXIMATELY 35 CM WIDE X 25 CM DEEP X 8 CM DEEP (OCTAGONAL FORM)
- CASE MATERIAL: MAHOGANY OR SIMILAR HARDWOOD WITH BRASS HARDWARE
- INTERIOR LINING: PURPLE VELVET (FADED)
- LID: BEVELLED GLASS PANEL
- APPROXIMATE PIECE COUNT: 40-50 INDIVIDUAL ITEMS
- ERA: MID-CENTURY MODERN, PRIMARILY 1950S-1970S
- MATERIALS: BRASS, BASE METAL, ENAMEL, RHINESTONE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, LEATHER, FABRIC

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE CASE TIMBER SHOWS NATURAL AGE PATINA WITH MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES. THE PURPLE VELVET LINING DISPLAYS FADING CONSISTENT WITH DECADES OF DISPLAY AND LIGHT EXPOSURE, BUT REMAINS STRUCTURALLY INTACT. THE GLASS LID IS CLEAR WITH MINOR DUST ACCUMULATION. INDIVIDUAL JEWELLERY PIECES SHOW VARYING CONDITION: BASE METAL COMPONENTS DISPLAY EXPECTED TARNISHING AND OXIDATION APPROPRIATE TO AGE, ENAMEL WORK ON BROOCHES IS INTACT WITH NO CHIPS OR LOSSES, RHINESTONES ARE SECURELY SET WITH GOOD COLOUR RETENTION, AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL CHARMS DISPLAY NATURAL IRIDESCENCE WITH MINOR SURFACE WEAR. LEATHER WATCH STRAPS SHOW AGE-APPROPRIATE PATINA. NO PIECES SHOW EVIDENCE OF PROFESSIONAL RESTORATION. SEVERAL WRISTWATCHES ARE PRESENT BUT WORKING CONDITION HAS NOT BEEN TESTED.



Item Size: Height: 31cm, Width: 60cm, Depth: 31cm, Weight: 5Kg

Condition: Fair

221432+10

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