The Mele Designs Sutton Wooden Jewelry Box in rich walnut shows off a smooth, polished look with nickel drawer pulls that complement the dark burlwood in spectacular fashion. In addition to its handsome appearance, this box also boasts a wide range of convenient storage options perfectly suited for any piece in your collection. The Tory Sutton Wooden Jewelry Box is endowed with dual necklace doors with catch panels and four hooks each, a selection of three open pull-out drawers, and a top compartment with interior mirror, four open sections, and several ring rolls lined in ivory suede.
Emidio Mele, an Italian immigrant to the United States, came to New York City in 1896 and learned to make jewelry boxes as an apprentice before founding Mele Manufacturing in 1912. He began by designing and building elegant displays for jewelry store windows. His jewelry box-making business grew throughout the 1900s, responding to demands for boxes to hold Purple Hearts during WWII and developing as a popular household name for quality jewelry boxes. Today Mele Jewelry Box is known as the Mele Companies, which encompass various divisions under the Mele name. Now based in Utica, N.Y., Mele still upholds the family atmosphere on which it was founded and remains America's foremost name in jewelry cases.