A rare vintage brown tooled leather jewellery box with black velvet and ivory silk interior.
W14.5cm x D5cm x H2.5cm
The Story Behind the Box
For those curious about its history Dibdin & Co Ltd was a jeweller located at 189 Sloane Street, Chelsea, London. The business was established in 1831 by Ebenezer Thompson at 181 Sloane Street. The business (still at the same address) was acquired by George Michael Dibdin by 1879. It had moved to 189 Sloane street by 1897 and converted to a limited liability company in 1906 with GM Dibdin, C Scott, Charles William Carruthers, Charles Spencer Cartwright and ES Burrows Campbell as the directors. In 1914 Mary Elizabeth Dibdin replaced GM Dibdin and C Scott on the board after her husband’s death in 1912. George didn’t have anyone to take over the business other than his wife as his only son Thomas had died in 1911 at the age of 20. The business was listed at the Sloane Street address until 1978, but it is hard to find any information about what happened to it after that time.