Before the evening.
The choosing is part of the occasion. A jewellery interior gives each piece its own space, ready to be seen, handled and worn.
Discover jewellery cases
A private world, given a shape.
A case begins with what it holds.
The exterior
Before it opens.
A handle, a fastening, a carefully judged proportion. The exterior offers the first clues to the life within.
In a correspondence box, the slots suggest a daily rhythm: letters received, sorted and kept. Form follows a particular habit.
Discover writing casesThe fitted interior
Each object.
Its own place.
Blue velvet follows the contours of the implements it holds. This surviving case, part of Crown Prince Gustaf’s travelling service, makes the relationship between object and interior visible.
Look closer
The detail
holds a story.
A crowned monogram on silver-gilt; a glass vessel beneath. This jar from Crown Prince Gustaf’s travelling service brings a personal mark to an object of everyday use.
The meeting of glass and metal, the hinged cover and the engraved surface reward a closer look.
From room to journey
The familiar,
taken with you.
Paper laid out. A letter begun. The objects of a private routine give character to a room—and accompany us when we leave it.
A writing case brings that relationship into a portable form.
A moment before leaving.
A watch chosen for the day. Its proportions, strap and bracelet shape the place made for it within a case.
Discover watch casesCampaign scenes are imagined; the correspondence box is reconstructed. Historical objects are identified beside their images and documented in the Archive record.
Leuchars London
A question about a case?
For an enquiry about a historic case, its details or an Archive reference, write to the House with the object or record you have in mind.
