Square Abalone & Mother of Pearl Jewellery Box — Polychrome Floral Arabesque with Diamond Border

A jewellery box of vivid chromatic richness and exceptional inlay complexity, formed as a wide square vessel with softly rounded corners and entirely clad in hand-inlaid abalone shell, mother of pearl, and exotic wood marquetry. The lid presents a dense floral arabesque composition of extraordinary colour range — trailing vine scrolls and tulip forms rendered in abalone pieces of deep teal, forest green, amber, and coral against a ground of ivory mother of pearl, the whole contained within a dark wood border that frames the composition with quiet authority. The colours shift and deepen as the light moves across the abalone surface, the iridescence of the shell adding a living quality to the static pattern beneath.

The seam between lid and body is marked by a decorative band of particular refinement — alternating dark wood and ivory diamond lozenges set between narrow gold and dark wood stripes, a detail that elevates the box from a craft object to a considered work of decorative art. The sides carry a continuous wrap of the same floral arabesque in matching abalone and mother of pearl, ensuring the piece reads with equal richness from every angle.

A box of this chromatic ambition and surface complexity is suited to a dressing table, a collector's shelf, or a writing desk where its polychrome surface can catch natural light and reward close attention.

Dimensions: Width: 25 cm Height: 12 cm Depth: 25 cm
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