Wooden Box with Carved Lid and Secret Lock

Delicately decorated Fair Trade wooden box with a secret lock - perfect for jewellery and all your precious items.

It has been hand carved from Sheesham wood, which is sustainable and part of the Rose wood family. This wood is durable and fast growing, reaching maturity in only 15-20 years, compared to 80-90 years for hardwoods such as Teak.

The secret is the almost invisible sliding panel at the front of the base which, when pushed to the left, opens up the box.  The lid is hinged, utilising two discrete brass hinges at the back.

Inside, there is one main compartment which has a dark brown, velvet-effect base. The walls to the inside of the box are of natural Sheesham wood. This is a high quality, crafted item.

This Fair Trade wooden box was handmade in India. Most carvers are Muslims and you can see this influence in the patterns of brass inlay and "jali" carving in many of our items.

Dimensions - width 22 cm  x  height 6 cm  x  depth 14 cm approx.

Established in 1993 and based in New Delhi, India with 14 employees, Aspiration International are a relatively small manufacturing and export organisation looking to promote the work and welfare of artisans and families all over India, including Jaipur and Sarangapur.

The aim is to help them develop cottage industries, improving economic and social welfare and providing fair wages, which hopefully will lead to them becoming independent artisans.

Aspiration specialise in manufacturing wood products, such as jewellery boxes and jewellery items, including our best selling wood bangle with zebra pattern.