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Chinese Black Lacquer Presentation Box, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box is a 19th century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Pine

Chinese Eternal Love Offering Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
popular Chinese snacks, including roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and soybeans toasted with cinnamon
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Paint, Wood

Chinese Gourd-Form Presentation Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. The lightweight box is formed in the shape of
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mirror, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese jewelry box dates to the mid-19th century and would have been used by a Qing-dynasty
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box Carved in Blond Horn China, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Small box carved in blond horn China XIXth with landscape motif of dimension 52 x 20 mm. Weight
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

Chinoiserie Heart Shaped Box
Located in New York, NY
Heart Shaped Chinoiserie Papier-mâché Lacquer Box. Beautifully painted decorated box with gilt
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Vintage 1940s Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paste, Lacquer, Paper

Chinoiserie Heart Shaped Box
Chinoiserie Heart Shaped Box
H 5 in W 8 in D 8 in
Late Qing Dynasty Wood and Brass Lidded Box with Lateral Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty Chinese wooden box from the early 20th century with brass hardware and lateral
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare China, Late Qing period 1890
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

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Porcelain

Rare Ca 1600 Chinese Porcelain Ming Period Kosometsuke Incense Box Fruit
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
box is 5.5cm in length and is so sweet in our opinion. In the shape of what seems to be a fruit and
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Antique 16th Century Chinese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Qing Dynasty Chinese Wooden Red Lacquered Presentation Box
Located in Brea, CA
Qing Dynasty Chinese wooden red lacquered presentation box, lovely and beautiful red lacquer box
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Located in London, GB
[CHINESE SCHOOL]. Group of Eight Exotic Fruit. 19th century, c.1880. Group of eight watercolour
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1880s Naturalistic Still-life Prints

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Watercolor

Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
Group of Eight Exotic Fruit.
H 9.25 in W 12.75 in D 0.75 in
Japanese Lacquered Tebako 'Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Tebako box with three compartments in golden and nashi-ji lacquer, decorated with golden, red, and
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Antique 1860s Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Tebako 'Box'
Japanese Lacquered Tebako 'Box'
H 6.11 in W 5.16 in D 5.99 in
Antique Chinese Hand Painted Polychrome Storage Chest, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese storage box offers softwood construction with hinged lid and hand painted
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Late 20th Century Asian Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood

Hawaiian Hangover by Patty Carroll, 2023, Archival Pigment Print, Photography
By Patty Carroll
Located in Dallas, TX
many fruity drinks and pieces of fruit scattered on top. This photograph is signed by Patty Carroll and
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

English Porcelain Jewelry Dish with Fruit Design by Hammersley
By Hammersley
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful English fine bone china porcelain octagonal trinket or jewelry dish with fruit design
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20th Century English Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

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Antique Indian Mughal Wood Dowry Chest with Carved Patterns, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Mughal dowry chest with carved patterns from India. This chest wooden chest with a slanted top strengthened by metal hardware reinforcements. The front displays lightl...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Carved Bamboo and Woven Rush Lockable Wedding Basket.
Located in Hudson, NY
This Chinese stackable box made circa 1900-1915 was intended as a wedding basket and is a traditional object of importance within Chinese culture. This one is carved from bamboo, a d...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Materials

Bamboo, Rush

19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Document Box. Elm wood in Black lacquer with bronze hardware having a pine wood top shelf compartment in red lacquer. Nicely made traditional Chinese joinery, i...
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Elm, Pine

19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
H 8.5 in W 16.5 in D 8.75 in
Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Chinese mother of pearl mounted games box with four matching interior boxes containing gaming counters and dating from the 18th century. The rectangular shape...
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Antique 1770s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese antique Wooden dog jewelry box or object holder, 1920s
Located in MIlano, IT
Chinese antique Wooden dog jewelry box or object holder, 1920s Jewelry box with retractable compartment in the shape of a lying dog, entirely made of dark wood. The dog's features ar...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Mid-Century Modern Cerused Wood and Mother of Pearl Four Panel Screen
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century Modern 4-panel folding screen with a frame constructed from cerused wood in a grid pattern centering square mother of pearl panels. Separation in frame, cracks...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Paintings and Screens

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Chinese Wedding Ceremonial Hat Box, Zhijang Province, circa 1870s
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
circa 1870s Chinese wedding ceremonial hat box, Zhijang Province. Woven rattan & bamboo with brass hardware. The pedestal base has lost some of the molded floral decoration. Note the...
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Antique 1870s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Baskets

Materials

Rattan

Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

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Sandalwood

Chinese Cloisonne Box with Carved Jade Inset Medallion
Located in Stamford, CT
Circa 1900 Chinese box decorated with green, blue, red and yellow floral design set against a white background. The top with a carved white jade floral medallion. The apple green ena...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with brass carrying handles on bun feet....
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Hand Carved Brown Rectangular Wood Eagle Puzzle Box with Hidden Key Compartment
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A large wooden hand-carved puzzle box with an eagle motif. This large box is created from wood and is rectangular in shape. This box is unique as it has a hidden compartment to hold ...
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20th Century American Native American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Hand Carved Solid Ebony Wood Box France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French handcrafted solid ebony wood box made in the 1950s. Can be used as a jewellery box or as a decorative object. Good condition.
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Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Wood, Ebony

19th Century Chinese Hand Carved Meal Delivery and Lunch Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique lacquered lunch box from Shan Xi, China has over 140 years history and still maintained very good condition. There are some traditional carving works on the two sides ha...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Decorated Lacquer Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese lacquer decorated decorative box. This Stunning Chinese export hand decorated lacquered box is the perfect accessory for a coffee table or dressing table. Could be us...
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 19th century fine antique Indo-Persian carved sandalwood wooden box. Incredibly intricate, highly detailed and deeply carved beautiful handcrafted and carved wooden box with Mu...
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Antique 19th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hide, Fabric, Wood

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Pair Of Antique Chinese Decorative Tortoise Shell Overlay Boxes
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair Of Antique Chinese Decorative Tortoise Shell Overlay Boxes With Embossed Floral/Fruit Motif.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Chinese Export Gilt-Silver Enamel Box with Blue Floral Design
Located in London, GB
A Chinese export gilt-silver and enamel box with a blue floral and leaf radial design on the lid
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Regency Penwork Sycamore Chinoiserie Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
fruit and flowers. Lifting the lid of this penwork sewing box reveals a pink lined interior and a fully
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Antique 19th Century British Regency Decorative Boxes

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Sycamore

Eugene-Henri Cauchois (French, 1850-1911) Impressionist Flowers Still Life Oil
By Eugene Henri Cauchois
Located in Nottingham, GB
29,900; Flower Vase and Jewel Box; Vase of Flowers and Chinese Bowl (oil on canvas, pair, each 25¼ × 21
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Antique Late 19th Century French Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Chinese Red Lacquer Presentation Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. The lightweight box is shaped like a
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Black Lacquer Presentation Box, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box is a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Vintage Limoges French Accents Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely and exceptionally cute vintage Limoges French accents trinket box. Made in
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Late 20th Century French Beaux Arts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Military Camphorwood Trunk Coffer Coffee Table 19th Century
Located in London, GB
white flowers. It produces clusters of black berry-like fruit around 1cm in diameter. It has a pale bark
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Antique 1860s Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Burr Walnut Humidor Harrods Mid 20th Century
By Harrods
Located in London, GB
built the business into a thriving retail operation selling medicines, perfumes, stationery, fruit and
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Vintage 1950s English Cigar Boxes and Humidors

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Walnut

Chinese Export Large Porcelain Peach Form Altar Fruit
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export porcelain peach. This is the largest size of an altar fruit or temple offering
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Smoked Bamboo Fruit Basket, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
originally used as a carrying box for fine meals, fruit, and other treats. Measures: Additional dimensions
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antiquities

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Bamboo

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Snack Box Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and soybeans toasted with cinnamon, fennel, and other
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm

LeVian 14K Rose Gold Rhodolite Garnet, Tourmaline & White Topaz Pendant Necklace
By Le Vian
Located in Great Neck, NY
Le Vian Red Carpet® Pendant featuring .91 cts Raspberry Rhodolite®, .45 cts Passion Fruit
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2010s Chinese Pendant Necklaces

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Garnet, Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

LeVian 14K Rose Gold Rhodolite Garnet, Tourmaline & White Topaz Pendant Necklace
By Le Vian
Located in Great Neck, NY
Le Vian Red Carpet® Pendant featuring .91 cts Raspberry Rhodolite®, .45 cts Passion Fruit
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2010s Chinese Pendant Necklaces

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Garnet, Sapphire, Topaz, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

19th Century Chinese Fruit Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century Chinese round box with lid. A red lacquered sculpted box with brass banding. Used for
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

19th Century Chinese Box
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Fruit Box. A wonderfully shaped antique box used for serving special fruits
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Snack Box
Located in Chicago, IL
, filled with popular Chinese snacks such as roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and soybeans toasted with
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paint, Poplar

19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Snack Box
19th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Snack Box
H 7.25 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
19th Century Chinese Chrysanthemum Red Lacquer Wedding Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This charming red lacquer box once sat on the table of a Qing-dynasty home, filled with popular
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer, Paint

19th Century Chinese Gourd Form Lacquer Wedding Presentation Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegantly crafted box was probably given as a wedding gift over a century ago. The box is
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Chinese Red Lacquer Peach Form Presentation Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. This heavily lacquered box
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Food Box
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese food box. Woven & turned bamboo with fruit wood crafted into a food box
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Antique 1860s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Fruitwood

19th Century Food Box
19th Century Food Box
H 13 in Dm 15 in
Chinese Export Porcelain Altar Fruit-Peach
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese export porcelain hand decorated altar fruit in the form of a peach. These were left at
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Antique 1890s Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Chinese Red Lacquer Ruyi Box, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. The lightweight box is formed in the shape of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer

Materials

Wood

Chinese Famille Rose Lidded Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and very rare Chinese Qianlong style Famille Rose lidded porcelain trinket
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Mid-20th Century Macanese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Jewelry Box Table with Peaches and Pomegranates, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this little box adorned with fruit-shaped hardware was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Side Tables

Materials

Brass, Steel

Still Life With Fruit Modernist Oil Painting
By Boris Vassiloff
Located in Surfside, FL
moment begins the travels of the young painter, never separated from his sketch book and paint box
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Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Octagon Wooden Bowl Box
Located in New York, NY
matching each side. Very significant 18th-19th century Chinese fruit box, circa 1800. Good condition
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Antique 1790s Chinese Qing Decorative Bowls

Materials

Wood

Hermès Africa Orange Large Porcelain Salad Bowl with Safari Design
By Hermès
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Africa pattern by Hermes, this lovely rimmed salad, pasta or fruit bowl features white fine bone china
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Late 20th Century French Tribal Serving Bowls

Materials

Porcelain

C. 1880 Chinese Famille Rose Altar Fruit Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These c. 1880 Chinese Export Famille Rose Altar fruit pieces are rare and beautiful as decorative
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Objects

Chinese Lac-de-Bergaute Tea Caddy on Stand
Located in Sheffield, MA
rockwork, the sides of the box with blossoming peony adn fruiting peach. The inside is lined with original
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Antique 19th Century Chinese More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

MIKASA china MOUNT HOLYOKE A1-114 pattern 91-piece SET SERVICE for 12 + serving
By Mikasa
Located in St. Petersburg, FL
MIKASA china MOUNT HOLYOKE A1-114 pattern 91-piece SET SERVICE for 12 + 6 Serving Pieces in
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20th Century Japanese Tableware

French Louis XVI Period Vernis Martin Lacquer Semainier, circa 1780
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
« Expertise Jean Manuel Fruit » in Paris. Vernis Martin Lacquers. In French interior design, vernis Martin
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Antique Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood

Mikasa China Mount Holyoke A1-114 Pattern 91-Piece Set Service for 12 + Serving
By Mikasa
Located in St. Petersburg, FL
China Finders. China, crystal, flatware and collectible matching service is offering one
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Late 20th Century Japanese Tableware

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Chinese Box Fruit For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic Chinese box fruit available at 1stDibs. Each Chinese box fruit for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, ceramic and lacquer. There are many kinds of the Chinese box fruit you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. You’ll likely find more than one Chinese box fruit that is appealing in its simplicity, but Hammersley produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Chinese Box Fruit?

A Chinese box fruit can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,680, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $10,451.
Questions About Chinese Box Fruit
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hat box is a storage container traditionally used in China and other areas of East Asia to store hats and other headwear. Normally, the boxes feature lacquer construction and have a conical shape. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese hat boxes.