This jeweled trinket box is titled “The People’s Car”. It is a Volkswagen Beetle and was made by Artform Fine Collectibles for Objet d’Art, Work of Art. It was assigned collectible number 401.
The car has actual rolling wheels. The trinket box is 100% handmade of pewter and decorated by Austrian crystals and fine European lacquers. It measures roughly 3 inches from trunk to hood. Inside you can hide small pieces of jewelry or collectibles. The box is hinged and stays securely closed by embedded magnets.
It is new, never used, and will come in its original box, a gift card, and the Certificate of Authenticity (COA). The label on the bottom of the box is dated 2010.
From the COA:
“The Volkswagen Type 1 most commonly called the ‘beetle’ is an economy car produced by German auto maker VW between 1938 and 2003 with over 21 million manufactured in the air-cooled, rear engine, rear wheel drive version. Beetle sales boomed in the 1960s, thanks to clever advertising campaigns, and the Beetle’s reputation for reliability and sturdiness. This is one of our great achievements, to make a beetle trinket box, 100% by hand, by our expert artist staff.”
Buyer to pay $6.99 USPS First Class Mail Package shipping charges. Shipping is from Arizona.
SHIPPING COST INFO:
I do combine shipping on multiple items purchased as long as all items will safely fit into a single box. However, my web host is not set up to calculate multiple item shipping costs. At checkout, you will be charged full shipping price on each item purchased and I will refund the appropriate amount of overpayment. If you are uncomfortable with that, you can send me an email with your zip code and stating which items you'll be purchasing and I'll calculate the correct combined shipping charges and send you a custom invoice.
SPECIAL NOTE about SHIPPING CHARGES: Twice yearly and again in November for the holiday season (so 3 times each year) the postal service increases shipping charges. Previously, shipping charges were based on weight and zip code. Now, the postal service has divided the United States in to 8 zones and all packages are charged by weight, size, and destination zone. This year's increases have added an additional 1.36 cents to up to $4.03 on packages. I try to absorb some of the new charges and haven't increased my shipping charges in three years. This year, unfortunately, I have to increase the shipping. I'll try to keep it reasonable and even absorb some of the changes when possible.
Sorry, no International shipping.
All items in my listings come from either estate or garage sales. I do not know if they came from homes where smoking or pets were present. All items are sold in the same condition as when I received them.
