This is the highest quality musical jewelry box available. It is handmade in Italy with skills and techniques that date back to the 7th century. It is hand inlaid and made of natural wood. The feet are made of brass. The music mechanism is the highest quality Sankyo music available.
The music mechanism can be seen playing on the inside of the box when you lift the cover. The inside is covered in rich velvet lining. Everything about this music box is of the highest quality. In modern times, the range of woods has grown to include walnut briar, ebony, maple, poplar, elm, bobinga, palisander, etc. The manufacturing still remains hand based with the help of modern tools, such as the double-ended cross cut saw.
The typical shading intricacy of the design is achieved with the aid of red-hot sanding. This operation, which must be executed with immense care, gives warm and elegant nuances to the beautiful tones of the wood itself.These phases involve manual work with endless grain variations, such that essentially no two pieces are alike, which is an important feature of Sorrento inlaid woodwork. Hand crafted one at a time from real elm wood in Italy by master artisans. Musical jewelry box measures approximately 7 x 4.5 x 3 inches. Wind-up mechanism; Plays melodic tune from song: Somewhere in Time. Beautiful, smooth matte finish with hand crafted wood inlay.
Packaged carefully in a custom fit box with fabric, drawstring protective pouch. The item "Arabesque Matte Italian Hand Crafted Inlaid Elm Wood Box Somewhere in Time" is in sale since Thursday, February 14, 2019. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Music Boxes". The seller is "sincerelyhers2010" and is located in Bainbridge, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Maldives, Oman, Reunion, Sri lanka, Montserrat, Ukraine.