Handmade Wooden Casket with Carvings and Olive Green Silk Lining – Austria 1930s, Jewelry Box

A handmade casket of solid wood from the interwar period – a decorative piece and jewelry box in one.

Craftsmanship

The carvings on the left and right were made separately and then glued onto the side panels. Inside, the casket is padded with olive green silk. The wood is unvarnished and looks wonderfully natural.

Details & Condition

• Material: solid wood, silk lining
• Length: 17 cm / 6.7 in
• Width: 10 cm / 3.9 in
• Height: 7 cm / 2.8 in
• Origin: Austria
• Date: 1930s
• Condition: very good; hinges work perfectly, the key has been lost over the years

Who It's For

For jewelry, letters or small keepsakes – and a heartfelt holiday gift for collectors of old caskets.

Care

Dust dry; keep away from moisture.

At the Scouts' flea market in Zwettl the little casket lay among old picture frames – as if still guarding the letters of a long-past love.

A little box full of memories — Things with Soul · VintageAustriaShop