| Just what is a wooden jewellery box? It goes | | | | something precious. No one would turn their noses |
| without saying that a wooden jewellery box is | | | | up at the thought of owning a diamond ring or |
| designed to safely house your precious jewellery. | | | | diamond earrings, and the thought of owning a |
| Some jewellery can be priceless, and some | | | | beautiful jewellery box to match is just as alluring. |
| jewellery can be kept in exquisite wooden | | | | Every woman deserves a piece of the stunning |
| jewellery boxes that are worth more than the | | | | beauty that Queen Marie Antoinette so dearly |
| jewellery itself. | | | | sought after. |
| Would Queen Marie Antoinette have been happy | | | | Modern jewellery boxes vary hugely in size and |
| to keep her crown jewels and the le bleu de | | | | design. They can come in the style of little trinket |
| France (the famous French Blue diamond) on her | | | | boxes to grand chests. Depending on how much |
| bedside cabinet? Or even in a bedside drawer? No. | | | | jewellery you have determines the size of |
| Absolutely not! She had a special place for these | | | | jewellery box you may want to look at. Some |
| beloved items in her famously extravagant and | | | | are just simple little chests. Once you open the |
| beautiful jewel cabinets. These both were huge | | | | top, it reveals the compartment inside where you |
| pieces of furniture in themselves. They were | | | | can safely store your gems. Other boxes are |
| crafted and designed by skilled hands and given to | | | | more complex and consist of numerous drawers |
| her as a gift from the people of Paris during the | | | | and different compartments. You can find places |
| 1700's. They are now on display at Windsor | | | | to hang necklaces, and ring rolls to securely hold |
| Castle and Versailles, and are probably now worth | | | | your rings. Some even come with individual travel |
| much more than the jewels it once housed. | | | | cases, allowing you to store the jewellery you |
| Queen Marie Antoinette had an extremely high | | | | decide to take on holiday. Some are made of |
| standard during her day in the 1700's, and | | | | leather, some are made of wood or mirrored |
| expected nothing but the best for her jewellery. | | | | glass, and some have that antique design that |
| Anything less just wouldn't have been acceptable | | | | makes them look grand and lavish. The designs |
| in her world of luxury, taste and artistic | | | | are endless. |
| sophistication. Years later it was the Industrial | | | | But no one can deny that a wooden jewellery |
| Revolution that initiated the concept of the mass | | | | box makes a great gift. Whether it be a gift to |
| production of jewellery boxes at a low cost. This | | | | your mother, your wife, girlfriend, sister, or even |
| enabled women all over, no matter what class, to | | | | just a friend, you will be guaranteed a smile. They |
| own an item of such exquisite craftmanship. No | | | | will love it. Because they will house some of their |
| longer were delicate and beautiful designs available | | | | most precious belongings, they will treasure it for |
| only to the higher class. They were now available | | | | years to come, and their beauty and |
| world wide, and, centuries later, they are still going | | | | magnificence, even in their simplicity, will ensure |
| strong and in high demand. | | | | that the jewellery box is loved and cherished just |
| Women all over like to feel that they own | | | | as much as the content itself. |