COLLECTION OF SIX VINTAGE CUFFLINK BOXES WITH CUFFLINKS - MID-20TH CENTURY

A CURATED COLLECTION OF SIX VINTAGE PRESENTATION BOXES CONTAINING CUFFLINKS, REPRESENTING QUALITY ENGLISH AND EUROPEAN CRAFTSMANSHIP FROM THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES BOXES FROM ESTABLISHED MAKERS INCLUDING ANTHONY ROYALE (PARIS), STRATTON (ENGLAND), AND JAMES BOEHMER, ALONGSIDE UNMARKED EXAMPLES IN COMPLEMENTARY STYLES.

BOX DETAILS:
THE COLLECTION COMPRISES SIX PRESENTATION BOXES IN VARYING MATERIALS AND FINISHES:
- TWO BLACK FABRIC-COVERED BOXES WITH ROUNDED CORNERS AND CREAM SILK INTERIORS
- ONE TEXTURED BLACK BOX WITH WOVEN SURFACE TREATMENT
- ONE BROWN LEATHER-COVERED BOX WITH CREAM SILK LINING
- ONE BLACK BOX WITH EMBOSSED MAKER'S MARK (JAMES BOEHMER)
- ONE NATURAL WOOD-VENEERED BOX (STRATTON, ENGLAND) WITH CREAM LINEN INTERIOR AND BLACK SILK PAD

CUFFLINKS INCLUDED:
- ANTHONY ROYALE (PARIS): GOLD-TONED CUFFLINKS WITH BLACK ONYX AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAY, FEATURING DECORATIVE ENGINE-TURNED DETAILING AND ORIGINAL BAR FASTENINGS
- STRATTON (ENGLAND): GOLD-TONED RECTANGULAR CUFFLINKS MARKED "REAL ENGINE TURNED" WITH ORIGINAL PRESENTATION
- JAMES BOEHMER: GOLD-TONED MESH AND DECORATIVE CUFFLINKS WITH VARIED FINISHES
- ADDITIONAL UNMARKED CUFFLINKS IN GOLD TONE WITH SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE SETTINGS (CORAL AND PALE BLUE STONE)

CONDITION:
THE BOXES DISPLAY HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE AND USE OVER SEVERAL DECADES. EXTERIOR COVERINGS SHOW CREASING, MINOR SURFACE DAMAGE, AND FADING TO THE BLACK FABRICS. INTERIOR SILK AND LINEN LININGS EXHIBIT AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION AND LIGHT STAINING, PARTICULARLY VISIBLE IN THE CREAM-COLOURED LININGS. ALL BOX CLOSURES REMAIN FUNCTIONAL. THE CUFFLINKS SHOW VARYING DEGREES OF PATINA AND SURFACE OXIDATION APPROPRIATE TO THEIR AGE, WITH SOME RETAINING BRIGHTER FINISHES THAN OTHERS. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CUFFLINKS THEMSELVES, THOUGH SURFACE WEAR IS EVIDENT ON SEVERAL EXAMPLES.

MAKER ATTRIBUTION:
THREE BOXES ARE CLEARLY ATTRIBUTED TO ESTABLISHED MAKERS: ANTHONY ROYALE OF PARIS, KNOWN FOR QUALITY JEWELLERY PRESENTATION; STRATTON OF ENGLAND, A RESPECTED MANUFACTURER OF SMALL LEATHER GOODS AND JEWELLERY BOXES; AND JAMES BOEHMER. THE REMAINING THREE BOXES ARE UNMARKED BUT CONSISTENT IN QUALITY AND PRESENTATION WITH THE PERIOD AND MAKER EXAMPLES.

PROVENANCE:
PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE BOXES REPRESENT THE TYPE OF QUALITY PRESENTATION PACKAGING THAT ACCOMPANIED FINE CUFFLINKS DURING THE MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY, WHEN SUCH ACCESSORIES WERE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF FORMAL MENSWEAR. THE COLLECTION DEMONSTRATES THE VARIETY OF BOX STYLES AND MATERIALS EMPLOYED BY DIFFERENT MAKERS DURING THIS PERIOD.

NOTE:
THIS IS A COLLECTION LOT. BOXES AND CUFFLINKS ARE SOLD AS PICTURED. CONDITION REFLECTS AGE AND STORAGE HISTORY. SUITABLE FOR COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE MENSWEAR ACCESSORIES, PRESENTATION BOXES, OR MID-CENTURY JEWELLERY CASES.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

293560+7

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