Legate Jewelry Box
A JewelryBoxes.com Exclusive!! Show that you chose your gift with care by giving that special someone the Legate Jewelry Box. Beautifully constructed of wood veneer with an antique walnut finish the Legate jewelry box features impressive inlaid rattan drawer fronts with antique brass-plated handles. The lid lifts to reveal a mirror six necklace hooks and a divided storage area for rings and earrings. The three bottom drawers are open to store your larger treasured items. Ivory faux suede fabric lines the interior of the jewelry box. An ideal choice to give to any woman - wife mother or daughter.About MeleEmidio Mele an Italian immigrant to the United States came to New York City in 1896 and learned to make jewelry boxes as an apprentice before founding Mele Manufacturing in 1912. He began by designing and building elegant displays for jewelry store windows. His jewelry box making business grew throughout the 1900s responding to demands for boxes to hold Purple Hearts during WWII and developing as a popular household name for quality jewelry boxes. Today Mele Jewelry Box is known as the Mele Companies which encompasses various divisions under the Mele name. Now based in Utica N.Y. Mele still upholds the family atmosphere on which it was founded and remains Americas foremost name in jewelry cases.