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Artesanato Zézinha

Jewellery Box

Name: Jewellery Box
Brand: Ra-Ro
SKU: 04PT11ZEZ0001
Price: 57.80 EUR
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57,80 €

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Anyone who played with dolls may remember folding tiny dresses and putting each piece in its place, from clothes to necklaces, rings and even pretend lipsticks. This jewellery box, with drawers and flowers painted on a red background, takes us back to that time. When we were children.

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Hand-painted piece. Clean only with a dry or slightly damp cloth, without abrasive detergents or scourers. Avoid damp and prolonged exposure to direct sunlight, which can fade the colours. Do not put it in the dishwasher or soak it in water.

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A box for keeping treasures

Jewellery Box

Drawers, a red background and hand-painted flowers for keeping small treasures.

Story of the piece

Jewellery Box

A box for keeping treasures

There was a time when playing also meant inventing a whole house at doll scale. There were bedrooms, wardrobes, clothes to tidy away and little objects that mattered enormously. Today these games seem to have less room, but finding a piece like this one is enough to bring them back to life in memory.

With its drawers and compartments on top, this jewellery box seems to come straight from that childhood world. The red background, decorated with flowers hand-painted by artisan Zézinha, gives it colour and personality.

In Redondo, Zézinha carries on the tradition of Alentejo painted furniture, which she learned from her master four decades ago. In this piece too, the floral motifs and the care of the painting bring that art to an everyday object.

Today, instead of dolls' clothes, it can hold rings, earrings and other small treasures, with the same devotion. The kind that reminds us that sometimes the smallest things are the ones we keep most lovingly.

Once, dolls' clothes. Now, rings and earrings.

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Overview

The whole box

A jewellery box with a red background and flowers hand painted by Zézinha.

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Painted lidThe lid, also decorated with flowers.
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DrawersDrawers with knobs for storing little treasures.
3
Blue flowersFlowers hand painted on the red background.
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BaseThe base the box stands on.

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Inside

Open, the box shows where to keep rings, earrings and other treasures.

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Top compartmentA compartment under the lid.
2
Open drawerOne of the drawers, open.
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Bottom drawerOne more drawer for storage.
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KnobTo open and close the drawer.
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Side flowersThe painting continues along the sides of the box.

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PINTAR O DIA‑A‑DIA DO ALENTEJO

Há quatro décadas que, no Redondo, Maria José ou Zézinha, como é conhecida, pinta o mobiliário alentejano. Sobre as cores base os seus dedos começam pelo desenho do centro de uma flor. E com o passar dos dias, os pincéis vão contando a história da sua terra. Em flores. Zézinha começou aos 18 anos, num dos cursos que abriram no Redondo. Aprendeu com um mestre que, se fosse vivo, teria hoje mais de cem anos. Os gestos que lhe transmitiu continuam presentes no seu trabalho. Como ela, cadeiras, camas, arcas, tabuleiros e tantos outros móveis continuam a contar, com cores fortes e muitas flores, as histórias das casas alentejanas e do dia-a-dia das suas gentes. Cada peça é pintada à mão e nenhuma é igual à outra. A continuidade do ofício preocupa Zézinha. A preparação da base exige muito trabalho e paciência, qualidades que nem todos estão dispostos a dedicar-lhe. Já teve aprendizes, mas diz que nenhum continuou. É assim, entre a persistência de quem aprendeu e a incerteza de quem poderá continuar, que esta tradição chega até nós. Cada peça de Artesanato Zézinha leva às casas de hoje a arte que, há gerações, dá vida e cor às do Alentejo.

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