Thursday, May 6, 2010

Fell in love with a little box





One of those times where the more you learn about a piece, the more you come you admire it. This is a Victorian trinket box in a style called "jewelry casket". Made by the Jennings Brothers firm, the box is marked on the bottom with the initials "J.B." and in the opposite corner, the numbers "336", probably referring to a style number.

The elegant swirls of the Art Nouveau twines of stems and leaves are so lovely. I think I am going to keep this one in my active collection.