Vintage Antique Sewing Box Picture Inlay W/Lock Olive Wood
Item History & Price
Possibly c. 1920s sewing box, probably from Italy.Estate find, short notation on back in pencil in Italian translates to "for my children..."
Lacquered, seems to be olive wood, painted wood inlay on lid of sewing items.Solid wood box, has shrunk over time, leaving some cracks along the grain. Lid has a crack at the corner (repaired with wood epoxy), faint crack near lock.
The bottom panel shrunk almost 1/8" — no longer lines up in the front. Box sides are 1/4" solid wood.
H...as a lock but no key.Original insert missing, a temporary one was made with mat board. Wood reglued where needed, box is solid.
8.5x6-3/8x2.5
Lacquered, seems to be olive wood, painted wood inlay on lid of sewing items.Solid wood box, has shrunk over time, leaving some cracks along the grain. Lid has a crack at the corner (repaired with wood epoxy), faint crack near lock.
The bottom panel shrunk almost 1/8" — no longer lines up in the front. Box sides are 1/4" solid wood.
H...as a lock but no key.Original insert missing, a temporary one was made with mat board. Wood reglued where needed, box is solid.
8.5x6-3/8x2.5
