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VINTAGE JEWELRY BOX JAPANESE LACQUERWARE MUSIC WIND-UP CASE + HINGED LID JAPAN

$ 1.05

Availability: 31 in stock
  • Provenance: Ownership History Not Available
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
  • Culture: Japanese
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: Kept in a smoke free home.

    Description

    JEWELRY BOX
    This
    lacquerware
    jewelry music
    box is 8-1/4 x 6 x 4-3/4 inches tall.
    It has a "Pigeon" wind up key on the underside.
    The key is fully wound and does not work anymore.
    When you open the lid the music sometimes
    will only play one note then stops.
    The top of the lid has in lay of abalone, mother of pearl.
    When you raise the lid an inside
    section pops up.
    The pop up section has two lids with tassel handles.
    The inside areas are lined with a soft orange felt.
    The mirror on the inside of the lid is heavily
    scared, stained and has deterioration areas.
    The original key is lost for the lock
    mechanism
    .
    This item weighs 13 ounces unpacked.
    This item is from a smoke free
    home where
    it has been kept
    in very used clean
    condition
    with heavy scratches, chips on the corners
    and legs, lacquer paint loss, heavy scars,
    the mirror heavily scared,  heavy
    stains and
    some of the abalone missing on the lid area.
    The music wind-up key is fully wound and stuck.
    The music only plays one not once in awhile.
    We will always combine shipping on all items won
    by the same bidder on the same date & lower the shipping cost!