JEWELRY DRESSER BOX WITH SECRETS AND KEY. S.XIX. COMPLETE

Description:
- Spectacular complete jewelry dresser box, with several secrets and mirror. Mother-of-pearl inlays. Lined with purple velvet in perfect condition.
- The box is complete, with all its accessories in perfect condition, unused. It keeps the two original keys. It only has the wear of time.
- The dresser is divided into several parts.
- First, the box: it is made of grained wood with mother-of-pearl inlays in the corners, in the upper central part and in the lock. In addition, a small handle in one of the departments is also made of mother-of-pearl.
- Secondly, the vessels: it consists of five franks and two boxes. Two of the jars are circular and of a small size. The two boxes are rectangular, one more elongated and the other wider. And lastly, three semi-round jars of a larger size, one of them with the initials ‘WJCA’ engraved in italics on the upper area of the lid. All of the jars retain their original lids and are in good condition.
- Thirdly, the utensils: it contains six utensils for different uses, all of them with bone handles, all of them complete and in good condition. Among them are a file, a nail clipper, a hook, a cuticle tool, an awl and another one in the shape of a bottle opener. All of them are probably intended for the cleaning and maintenance of the nails.
- Fourth, the mirror: the lid is lined on the inside with velvet. In the upper area there is a flap that, when moved, drops a lid, and another department appears with two tabs that hold the mirror. If we move them, the mirror comes out, you take it out and it has its back leg to be able to place it wherever you want. The peculiar and curious thing is that, in the first cover that hides the mirror, behind it, there is another small department in the form of a folder, probably a secret where you can keep letters or documents.
- In fifth place, the secrets: As secret departments we count three, plus three other departments, perhaps not so secret.
- We analyze the secret departments: the aforementioned one for documents or letters located on the top lid; when the wide rectangular box is lifted, just below we find a secret hole lined with aluminum foil; and finally, at the base of the box, on one side, there is a large department that opens with a key, which we have in our possession, and when we open it we discover a tray distributed in six spaces for jewelry, all lined with purple velvet.
- We analyze the not so secret departments: the front area, where the two small round jars are located, there are two small handles at the ends to lift it, and underneath we find a fairly large department, lined with purple paper. Next to the elongated rectangular box, in the velvet, there is a kind of handle that if you lift it we find all the utensils for nail care. Finally, in the same section, on the right side there is a small round handle that lifts up and has a small department to store jewelry or accessories.
- No distinctive, mark or contrast has been located, which could provide data of the site where it was manufactured, data of the manufacturer, as well as other data.

Conservation and Damage:
- The box is in perfect state of preservation.
- It maintains a spectacular period patina in all its elements.
- It has small bumps and scratches due to time.
- The object presents the wear typical of it's time.

Comments:
- Both measurements and weight are approximate.
- Very interesting as a collector's item and as a decorative element.
- The tones of the colors in the photos are not equal to the tones of the real colors.
- The object for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of it.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.