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1800’s French Antique Jewelry Box

Dreamer_D said:
You had me searching for a special jewelry box last night too! I don’t think I can swing something so fantastic as yours yet but I found some very pretty ones. I am going to get a beautiful place to store my pretties. I find taking them off and putting them away, and putting it all on again in the morning is a ritual that should have beauty and pleasure attached to it.
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This is an example of an antique French ormolu vitrine with original tufted silk. This is what I was originally looking for, but I quickly realized my cat would tip it off my table, sending it crashing into the bathroom cement and into a million pieces at 2:46am.

 
Dreamer_D said:
You had me searching for a special jewelry box last night too! I don’t think I can swing something so fantastic as yours yet but I found some very pretty ones. I am going to get a beautiful place to store my pretties. I find taking them off and putting them away, and putting it all on again in the morning is a ritual that should have beauty and pleasure attached to it.
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Please share what you get with us! Or maybe we could start a thread with admirable jewelry storage examples.
 
Maybe M. Rozier can supply the replacement velvet if you choose that route. I think everything is lovely as is though!

I really love the gilded M. Rozier name and address stamped on the silk of your box. I wonder if M. Rozier made the box as well as the fabric? Is the chocolate silk, Faille? (Ribbed like a ribbon?) I love it, I love everything about your box!

Regarding Edwardian era boxes, I was sent a modest tiny antique box that holds some earrings I bought from France. It is green leatherette with gilding, and it’s lined with cream colored real silk. The silk is very delicate and thin so I’m surprised it’s in such good shape after this long. The craftsmanship from France from around the turn of the Century was amazing and magical.

Your box is truly wonderful, your beautiful and carefully curated collection now has an exquisite home. Its great that your mother is a seamstress and can help you with any additions you make.
 
What a fantastic box! I love boxes, I collect them. They were made so beautifully back in the day that they’re their own works of art. Such a stunning piece.
 
LightBright said:
Maybe M. Rozier can supply the replacement velvet if you choose that route. I think everything is lovely as is though!

I really love the gilded M. Rozier name and address stamped on the silk of your box. I wonder if M. Rozier made the box as well as the fabric? Is the chocolate silk, Faille? (Ribbed like a ribbon?)
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I’ll take a picture, let me know what you think? There’s so many kinds of silk, I was trying to figure it out this weekend. Silk dupioni was my guess… It’s super thin, but that may be from age too… I’m not sure if they dye velvet as well, it’s definitely on my list to find out.
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lavenderdragonfly23 said:
I’ll take a picture, let me know what you think? There’s so many kinds of silk, I was trying to figure it out this weekend. Silk dupioni was my guess… It’s super thin, but that may be from age too… I’m not sure if they dye velvet as well, it’s definitely on my list to find out.
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I'm wondering if it was a moire silk which was often used in jewelry boxes, I see hints of that kind of patterning: https://www.antiquebox.org/moire-silk/
 
newtojewels said:
I'm wondering if it was a moire silk which was often used in jewelry boxes, I see hints of that kind of patterning: https://www.antiquebox.org/moire-silk/
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I know nothing but here’s something called “moire faille”. The moire seems to refer to the watery pressed pattern onto the faille. I think I see a faint pattern in the brown silk, too. Faille is the ribbed silk which they make ribbons out of. And which they use for moire faille.

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ANTIQUE FRENCH SILK MOIRE FAILLE HEAVY AUBERGINE FABRIC 19WIDE MILLINERY DOLLS | #526164195

Antique gorgeous pure silk heavy faille moire fabric. This is a very unique soft aubergine shade, perhaps used for mourning attire. In excellent condition, rich strong and sturdy shape. Measures 19.25
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With that in mind, I wonder if you could just replace the moire faille, and somehow keep the original gilt manufacturer’s stamp then appliqué it back onto the silk, and get matching velvet. Buying everything from a French fabric supplier, if possible… you might be able to find a French restorer to do this.

I recall reading the French have craft guilds, for example craft guilds restored Norte Dame after the fire. And for example, I used to know a man trained in France to do restoration marquetry. That was his lifelong profession there. Maybe a bookbinder or leather box builder could do this. They are in England and Italy too.
 
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