Elsa Schiaparelli 1940s Necklace Jewelry Box Shocking Pink Gold Velveteen

▪︎ Elsa Schiaparelli, renowned glamourous inventive Italian designer ▪︎ aged, faded and damage : consistent with 1940s age and usage ▪︎ beautiful design clam shell style closure box ▪︎ used for a necklace or bracelet (?) ▪︎ Based on inside, color was originally a shocking pink "velveteen style" fabric with gold metal edging on bottom half ▪︎ cardboard insert removable to secure jewelry ▪︎ pale pink satiny fabric inside top lid with "Schiaparelli" in script and "New York" and "Paris" in standard type : pale gold ▪︎ "Schiaparelli New York Paris" embossed in script on bottom of top lid, barely discernable ▪︎ perfect as a design prototype model for a jewelry manufacturer, design students, architecture students, model makers, set designer, RISD, FIT, Bennington, Parsons, Pratt, Cooper Union ▪︎ can be recovered and brought back to life ▪︎ rare, "AS IS", all flaws mentioned and shown ▪︎ 6.5" back to front X 3 3/8" wide X 1 1/8" high (closed)