ITALY VINTAGE SOUVENIR JEWELRY BOX
THEME: MADE IN COLONNATA FLORENCE AS A SOUVENIR FOR MAZARA DEL VALLO SICILY, THE BODY OF THE ROUND CERAMIC COVERED DISH HAS 8 ROUNDED BULGES ON AN IVORY BACKGROUND WITH FLORAL TRANSFER WARE AND GOLD EMBELLISHMENT IN BETWEEN, ABOVE THE BULGES ARE A BLUE AND A GOLD BAND, BELOW THE BULGES IS A THICK BLUE BAND AND GOLD DRIPPING GARLAND. THE COVER HAS A TRANSFER WARE TROPICAL SCENE OF THE SHORE LINE WITH A PALM TREE, CLOUDS, COLORFUL PLANTS AND A SAIL BOAT, AROUND THE EXTERIOR 3 BANDS GOLD, A WIDER BLUE, THEN GOLD AGAIN.
SIZE: 4 1/2" WIDE, 2 3/4" HIGH WITH COVER, 2" HIGH WITHOUT COVER, 3 3/4" OPENING
WEIGHT: 10 OZ
AGE: 1940'S
CONDITION: VERY GOOD +, VERY LIGHT FADING TO THE GOLD TRIM ON THE RIM OPENING, TWO 1/32' CHIPS TO THE RIM OPENING, ONE 1/4" CHIP TO THE RIM OF THE COVER, ONE 1/2" CHIP TO THE INSERT EDGE OF THE COVER