I love boxes! Whether they be crystal, leather, wood, or silver, they are beautiful things that can be functional, too!
My four favorite boxes include:
A cut-crystal Tiffany and Co box with their signature Roman Numeral motif was a party favor at a Bill Clinton fundraiser held in Toronto last year.
A leather box that I purchased on Portobello road, embellished with a so-far unidentified crest.
A tiny, pretty one, inlaid with mother of pearl and six varieties of woods that I picked up at a Christmas marketplace.
An antique embossed with the logo of the 'Wheeler and Wilson' sewing machine company. Can you imagine a time where beautiful carved boxes were simply used to hold sewing machine parts?
Love the boxes, especially the old ones. The older the better, in my book.
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