Decorative Wooden Jewelry Box – Captain Peacock

Decorative wooden jewelry box

With this decorative wooden jewelry box I wanted to make a combination of two earlier items.

It is the combination of a high freestanding box with straight legs and a displaying cabinet in which I used curved shovel handles.

Cabinet legs and shovel handles

After placing the 110 cm long shovel handles at the box it became obvious that this work had to become a proud, elegant animal. For depicting an animal, the curved shovel handles brought in an extra dimension of movement in its expression.

Placing a curved cupboard leg at the front side of the box made this cupboard leg look like the neck of a big bird. So I had the base for a big proud bird.

Having made cabinets with a peacock decoration before it became obvious to me that this box had to become a peacock.

When this decorative wooden box was finished it reminded me at the of the role of Captain Peacock played by Frank Thornton in the TV series "Are you all ready being served". 

Characteristics peacock

For a peacock, the fold out tail is one of its strongest characteristics.

So the pattern of the painting at the outside of the box had to become like the unfold tail and be colorfull.

With peacock eyes and in the typical blue-green color. The neck with the relatively small head stretched jauntily forward.

Because there are also white peacocks, the painting of the inside of the box refers to them.

decorative wooden jewelry box :
Total sculpture:                           Box
Width 34 cm                                 Width 34 cm
Height 130 cm                              Height 28,5 cm
Depth 60 cm                                 Depth 26,5 cm

4 Beech wooden curved spade handles 110 cm long
1 Beech wooden cabinet leg
1 Beech wooden egg 6 cm
1 ½ Wine box from Bodegas Louis Canas, spruce wood, 9 mm thick