Vintage Handcrafted Straw Marquetry Round Trinket Box For Sale

This is a vintage round wooden trinket box decorated using the meticulous folk-art technique of straw marquetry (straw inlay). The lid features a vibrant, multi-colored geometric starburst or medallion motif rendered in dyed split-straw pieces—including shades of natural gold, deep red, and emerald green—flattened and arranged by hand onto a dark lacquered background. The circular side walls are similarly detailed with multi-tiered horizontal bands and small inlaid floral stars. Measuring roughly 2.25 inches in diameter according to the vintage wooden ruler, these delicate folk-art boxes were highly popular Eastern European (often Russian or Soviet-era) or Asian export items from the 1960s through the 1980s and are widely collected today for storing rings, small jewelry, or pills.See photos for accurate depiction of condition