In delicate shades of Cedar Rose, Raspberry and Storm, MJ's handcrafted Scalloped Seashell is covered with woven moire and delicate floral silk jacquards, with a soft interior of Cedar Rose silk velvet. The complex seashell shape is handcut and formed from various types of cardboard in the style of cartonnage, the art of French box making. The pretty interior is tufted with 3mm pearls. The construction and finishing used to create this scalloped seashell box is of couture quality with many hand-sewn hidden elements.
The scalloped seashell box measures about 7 1/2" wide x 6" and stands about 2" tall. The Cedar Rose silk jacquard lid is gently puffed, then accented with Storm antique dyed lace and both Raspberry and Storm 3.5mm fluted silk ribbons. On the lid's front edge are sewn tiny stormy blue seed beads with bicone crystals. The beaded barnacles along the lid back edge are formed from layered seed beads, pearls, lochrosen and French sequins.
The lid's finishing touch is a 13mm silk ribbon sea anemone formed from a unique ribbonwork techqnique, using Storm, Amethyst, Raspberry and Opal Gray silk ribbons. At the sea anemone center is a delicate ring of 3mm pearl and tiny seed beads.
The lower edge of the box side is accented with 7mm fluted silk ribbons in Storm and Raspberry, lightly ruffled Storm French lace and tiny stormy blue seed beads, all creating graphic elements to further enhance the seashell's graceful shape.
This one-of-a-kind piece will arrive with a petite booklet included that describes the seashell's intricacies and unique qualities as written here, along with a label on the box bottom signed and dated by MJ.
