Welcome to the Jewelry Boxes available through NativesJewels.com. We have a number of genuine Jewelry Boxes as a result of having a uique relationship with some of the most awesome Native Jewelers in North America.
Jewelry boxes have long been treasured, for they have held precious items - sometimes valuable in themselves, sometimes valuable for their memories. Throughout history, jewelry boxes had been constructed and designed by craftsmen, one box at a time, each a unique piece reflecting the style of the time and locale.
Jewel boxes, also called 'caskets', gained great favor - from the tiniest ring box to the very large handkerchief and glove boxes. They were made of cast metal, first plated with copper, then with silver or gold. They were lined with fine pale-colored silks from Japan and China, printed faille and satin/sateen, and were often trimmed with a fine twisted silk cording.
The most popular style of these 'Art Metal' jewel boxes during the early 1900's was Art Nouveau. First the nymph-like young women with flowing hair appeared. Soon after, flowers and vines, birds, and other fauna decorated these fanciful boxes. Floral motifs, in particular, gained great favor, probably due to the very popular Victorian 'language of flowers'.
The romanticism of the period also gave rise to revival styles such a Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Rococo, and so on--not to mention Americans' reflection on their own Colonial Days.
Aren't we so very fortunate to see such a wonderful array of Jewelry Boxes being artfully produced with the Native touch in mind !