TWO VINTAGE JAPANESE PARCEL GILT RED LACQUERED WOOD JEWELRY BOXES, 20TH CENTURY, comprising a shallow trapezoidal box with cusped edges featuring a lid with gilt and ebonized scene of a bird perched among the foliage and closed buds of a large water lily, a column of four visible characters in the lower right corner, framed by gilt and floral decorated border, double hinges and keyhole escutcheon opening to a brown lacquered interior and base, height: 1 1/2", width: 8 1/2", depth: 5"; accompanied by a small rectangular box with rounded edges and a similar scene with a bird perched atop the flowering stems of a water lily looking downward, the lid reversing to a cream silk lined interior centering "John J. Spilling/Jeweler/521 E. Broad St./Richmond, VA" stamped in black ink, over a red satin lined interior base, pillowed and stretched around a circular display stand, height: 1 1/2", width: 4 3/4", depth: 3 1/2".

Both boxes show significant signs of age and general wear, such as chips, cracks, scraps, and loss of lacquered coating. The larger box has a crack across the lid, and the interior of the smaller box is significantly tattered.

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