Vintage Pine Sewing Box with Drop-Down Lid | Nine Compartments, 1970s

• Structurally inspected
• Furniture ready for use

Sewing calls for order. The thimble at hand, the spools in sight and the scissors where they were last left.

This vintage sewing box was made in Spain in the 1970s, with the Castilian line that then featured turned legs and stretchers on almost any occasional piece of furniture. It is made of pine, stained in a walnut tone.

The lid lifts on two brass hinges and reveals a wooden tray with nine compartments in three sizes. Below, a drawer across the width of the front, with two turned knobs.

At the four corners of the lid is a floral motif. It is not marquetry: it is stenciled decoration, with a blurred edge and the pine grain running underneath. From afar it is confused, and that is why it is said.

The body rests on four turned legs on two cut stretchers, joined by a also turned crossbar. The back is finished like the front.

It measures 50 cm wide, 35 deep and 64 high, and weighs 10 kg.

In a living room, next to the armchair where one sews or reads. In a bedroom, as a bedside table: the compartments serve just as well for threads as for rings and earrings.

It is not a piece of cabinetmaking nor is it presented as such. It is a sewing box from its decade, complete and in use.

WHAT IS NOT MADE TODAY

→ The tray. Nine wooden compartments under the lid, in three sizes. Spools, thimble and scissors remain separate and in sight as soon as it is opened.

→ Bedside table and sewing box at the same time. Closed, it is a 64 cm table with a drawer. Open, a standing sewing box, without a separate box to take out and store.

→ The visible grain. The walnut stain does not cover the pine: on the back you can see the flame pattern of the board.

RESTORATION IN OUR WORKSHOP IN NAVALCARNERO, MADRID

In the workshop, the lid hinges and the condition of the wood were checked, without changing the finish.

The walnut stain is the original and the marks of use were not touched. Lid, tray and drawer are the originals.

Style: Popular Castilian
Material: Pine
Technique: Turned legs and crossbar; stenciled floral decoration on the lid
Finish: Original walnut stain, with no color treatment in the workshop
Hardware: Two brass hinges on the lid; turned wooden knobs
Layout: Drop-down lid with a nine-compartment tray; one front drawer
Dimensions: 50 cm (Width) × 35 cm (Depth) × 64 cm (Height)
Condition: Good used condition, with signs of wear preserved
Period: 1970s, 20th century

50 cm (Width) × 35 cm (Depth) × 64 cm (Height)

Free shipping to mainland Spain. Includes indoor delivery with packaging removal.