Quilted Maple Double Crescent
Inlay Banding Jewelry Box,
9"x12"x9", with two drawers.$950,
delivered . Available at $550 without drawers, or $825.00 with one
drawer.
The quilted maple jewelry
boxes for the 2010 season have absolutely exquisite quilted maple!
Quilted maple veneer, with matching inlay banding with ebony, and
walnut legs and stretchers form this dramatic, classic beauty. The
top veneer is shop sawn at 1/16" from same spectacular board
as matching inlay banding. The dovetailed drawers slides with sensual
precision. Stretchers' tenons are mortised into the legs. These
are, I believe, the finest jewelry boxes being made in the US today,
with interiors featuring storage details that make them as superior
functionally as they are beautiful. See below for photo of the box
open.
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available with 2 weeks notice
in bird's-eye maple, one drawer, $825.00, including shipping, click
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out of stock
I have some of these in stock without the new necklace
storage and earring tray options, starting at $550 for a box without drawers.
For details, click on images below or here
for more options and photos, or go here to buy
, or you may Click here for photos of how parts
of this box are made.
Open shot showing necklace and earring
provisions. Necklaces hang from 10 solid brass hooks and are held in place by
padded spring closed hinged upper tab, which puts a slight tension on the chains,
preventing sagging and entanglement. Most boxes with necklace storage in the lid
rely on cheap elastic closed pouches that allow sagging even when new, and age
like the band of a pair of BVD's. Our necklace holder is built for the ages, and
opens and closes with the flick of a finger. Earrings are hung from slots in tray,
and those best hung from holes from a row in front at bottom, altogether holding
about 20 pairs of earrings.
Close-up
of the removable earring tray.There is a two slot ring pad on the right, and flat
storage on black velveteen in back on the left, with a handle in the middle for
lifting the tray.
The removable
tray can sit either low to the rear, or higher in front, allowing full access
to the divided space beneath without interfering with the necklace box or solid
brass hooks.
The drawers are graduated in depth, with the deeper bottom drawer containing
a two slot ring pad on the right. This drawer is deep enough to house
a very large ring. The drawer fronts are dovetailed into the walnut drawer
sides - a beautiful detail when the drawers are opened. They are precision
fitted on wooden glides, and are equipped with spring loaded stops that
prevent accidental removal of the drawer, but allow its removal with a
swift tug. All drawer and box bottom dividers fit into routed slots, so
they won't end up becoming loose annoyances. The drawer pulls are sculpted
from ebony, tapered to the rear for a positive grip, and polished to a
sensuous shine. The box is finished with several coats of hand rubbed
tung oil and varnish, a finish that will develop a beautiful patina from
years of handling, and can be easily touched up by the owner if it is
accidentally damaged or scuffed.
Detail
shot of the top, just begins to capture the richness of the amazing quilted maple
used in this box. The visual depth is such that you have to touch it to assure
yourself it is indeed flat. And with the sensuously soft hand-rubbed tung oil
and varnish finish, touching the box is a pleasure.