In the 1980s and 1990s, most of us did not shop at Cartier or Tiffany for our wedding jewellery in Asia but turned to our friendly neighbourhood “goldsmith” shops for 24K yellow gold necklaces, rings and bracelets which were sometimes given by the parents as dowry gifts too.

And these neighbourhood shops would pack these purchases in either smaller plastic cases or brocade purses or in these bigger jewelry display cases with their shop name, address and telephone number (no IG or FB handle back then, of course!) on the cover so that there would be greater brand recall throughout your life.

This is a rare vintage 1980s/1990s heart-shaped wedding jewellery display box with the very essential phoenix and dragon gold-tone motifs. The case has also been lined with red satin (those side ruffles!).

As this is a vintage old item, please expect signs of wear and tear including scratches and smudges. There is also some colour loss from the gold motifs on the lid, a piece of melted rubber band on the back and some nicks on the inner lining where the jewellery would have been hooked to originally.

Measures about 15cm by 15cm with a depth of 2cm.