Large Victorian Pin Cushion Lidded Pierced Silver Jewellery Casket / Ring / Sewing Box

A superb quality Victorian velvet and silk jewellery casket or small sewing box housed in a stunning embossed wirework sterling silver frame. A beautifully detailed art nouveau design of coiling, twining flowering vines, sandwiched between ornate rope twist and floral friezes, and set on a flat crimped foot. An oval cartouche is set into the front. The hinged lid has a large domed pin cushion, and the box is lined with silk. Hallmarked for Birmingham 1888, maker E S Barnsley & Co (Edward Souter Barnsley). A perfect size for rings, earrings and chains, or a useful box for sewing essentials or storage of other trinkets.