{"product_id":"florentiner-schmuckschatulle-aus-holz-vergoldet-mit-rautenmuster-und-cabriole-fussen","title":"Florentine wooden jewelry box – gilded, with diamond pattern and cabriole feet","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome things reveal their history not through what is perfect about them, but through what is not – like this small golden casket, whose lines don't quite align.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe wooden casket is primed with gesso and gilded by hand, in the classic style of the so-called \"Florentine casket\": a rectangular box on four small, curved cabriole feet, with a gently wavy edge on the lid and base. Both the lid and the bottom display a fine diamond pattern, alternating in gold and silver-gray, each diamond with a tiny embossed flower in the center, complemented by small turquoise dabs of color at the intersections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn honest note on origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e The embossing and gilding are noticeably less precise and symmetrical than with industrially manufactured Florentine caskets. This could be an older or simpler production piece – but just as well a truly handmade unique item: a school project, a journeyman's piece, a homemade gift. We don't know, and we prefer to be honest about it rather than inventing a story. For the same reason, we refrain from giving a specific age: there is no manufacturer's mark or sticker, and the Florentine gilding style has been produced almost unchanged for many decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLength: approx. 18 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: approx. 10 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: approx. 5 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Significantly used and visibly loved. The gilding is noticeably worn at the edges, corners, and foot tips, in places the white gesso\/chalk ground shines through; small gaps at the hinge; slight scratches and individual darker spots on the underside. The lid opens and closes perfectly, the red velvet lining inside is clean and fully preserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA pretty little jewelry box or a home for rings and small treasures – with character precisely because it is not perfect. Price is for 1 piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFound at a flea market in St. Pölten – one of the few pieces there that no one could quite explain. The pattern doesn't quite align, the gilding runs a little off in some places, and there's no signature, no label, nothing to say who made it or why. Perhaps a student practicing for an exam. Perhaps a first attempt to make someone a gift. Perhaps just someone who once wanted to make something beautiful – and almost got there. Imperfect things are rarely kept for so long and so carefully; someone still found them worth preserving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #7b3f00;\"\u003eNot perfect. Still preserved — Things with a soul · VintageAustriaShop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"VintageAustriaShop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57217973256567,"sku":"10054","price":32.1,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/4071\/4359\/files\/Holzschatulle-Handmade-Vintage_0.jpg?v=1782318513","url":"https:\/\/vintageaustriashop.com\/en\/products\/florentiner-schmuckschatulle-aus-holz-vergoldet-mit-rautenmuster-und-cabriole-fussen","provider":"VintageAustriaShop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}