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Jewelry Boxes
Some of the
most elegant jewelry boxes available today are made by Reed &
Barton. This is the same company famous for those silverware boxes
made of elegant woods. They have been in business since 1824 and they
enjoy one of the finest reputations in the industry. They produce
fine picture frames as well as their silverware cases and elegant
jewelry boxes. They also have very popular specialized cigar humidors
and pen chests. Their very popular line of jewelry boxes makes
wonderful corporate gifts. The boxes can be individually engraved, or
have a company name or logo imprinted. These elegant jewelry boxes
are available for men or women, and there are some that even children
will enjoy. Musical versions are popular with both young and old
jewelry admirers. For the watch collector, there are wooden boxes
especially designed to hold a watch collection. The plush padded
partitions accommodate the individual watches and keep them from
scratching against one another. Most of the interiors are of suede
cloth or crushed nylon velvet for extra protection of the jewelry.
For men, there are also table or dresser top valets. These are open
for keys, change, cell phones, etc. All of the trinkets can be kept
in one place and the surface of the dresser remains protected.
They have a
leather roll up model that is one of my favorite travel accessories.
It fits easily in a handbag or carryon bag, and can be tucked away
inside those hotel safes. It can also be used in home safes or safety
deposit boxes. Some of these leather designs can be locked with the
included key. These are all lined in elegant suede cloth or rich
nylon crushed velvet. The leathers, as well as the wood boxes, are
beautifully detailed. The woods boxes are available in mahogany or
cherry or white or natural oak. A rich crush resistant nylon velvet
lining coordinates or contrasts with the wood finish. All of the
drawers have individual compartments to hold earrings, rings,
bracelets and necklaces. Most of the larger chests have pendant
hanging hooks and a shirred pouch pocket to keep long and short
chains from tangling together. Rings
are kept separated by softly lined rolls called ring bards. Earrings
have their own small pocket compartment to keep them from scratching
or damaging each other.
High gloss
piano finished wood jewelry boxes are especially striking. The
natural wood grain can be plainly seen on all of the wood boxes, but
it is also highlighted on the gloss-finished woods. The jewelry boxes
are available in two- drawer to super large three drawer versions.
There are Queen Anne tables with a drawer that will hold these larger
jewel boxes. The tree drawer chest is 17x11 ½ x9 ¼”
and with the table becomes 18x12x36 overall. That’s some jewelry
tower! The models that lock also have a black tasseled key for
security. Much as you'd like to pack these chests in your lightweight
luggage, they are just too large to leave home. You'll need to pack
the travel versions when you go on a trip.
The Music
boxes play “Irish Eyes” on the jewelry case with the Irish
blessing engraved on the mirrored lid. All the musical movements are
Sankyo and are gold-toned 18-note. The Mahogany finishes with
silk-screened American flag plays “God Bless America.”
There is also a glass top musical chest in cherry finish that plays
“Music Box Dancer” and a Mahogany
finish box that plays “Edelweiss.” For the young at
hear, there’s the “Sound of Music” in a mirrored lid
box with Cherry finish. Don’t your jewels deserve one of these
beautiful jewelry boxes to house them in? |
