Anyone know what this box is??

[Nikoteen]

Well, today i bought a lovely antique box but I have no idea what it would originally have been used for...

As you can see in this picture..there are small leather trays on cantilevers, they are to narrow for cufflinks, they only seem to have about 10mm of space in there.

and here it is closed up

I'm intrigued. I've looked on the web but can't find anything like it.
Anyone got any ideas?

 

[Phil G]

That's nice. No idea what it could be used for.

 

[Painter6]

Cigars maybe

 

[silentshadow718]

Lol, your nickname gave you away

 

[Ko67]

I think it is a stationery box

 

[cybee]

PLaying cards maybe?

 

[txrob779]

Blunts and prescription cannabis?

 

[Nikoteen]

Cigars maybe

I never thought about that...yeah maybe cigars..cheroots or something like? Ya know, this would probably been expensive back in the day, so it would probably be for something sort of precious I guess. A bit like when tea leaves were really expensive, so the tea caddy's were made of expensive wood etc.

 

[imperius*rex]

silk pocket squares or those baked Toaster Strudels

 

[Chavezzito]

Whatever it was for it is beautiful...hope you find out more about it.

 

[Rudy40]

Blunts and prescription cannabis?

LOL:rofl:

 

[SSTEEL]

What does the inside of the box smell like? This can usually give you a hint Or a high, depending what was stashed in it lol

 

[acharria]

Sewing box