I was told that it was a jewellery box. but that could be wrong. the dimensions of the box itself excluding the height of the feet are, length 17.5 cm, width 12.5 cm and height 8 cm. the height measurement includes the lid and the base and the length and width measurement does not include the lip if the lid and base which would make it an extra 1 centimetre on each. the inside has no detail but i posted a picture anyway. thanks for your help.