Chinoiserie Design Wig Box

Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design. Chinese red painted interior. Bras...

A hand carved, hand painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with classic Chinese red painted interior. Incised brass knob and lock.

Hand-carved and painted, arched-top, Chinoiserie decorated hinged wig box with original bronze hardware. The top featuring a trio of figures in a lush landscap...

A beautiful hand painted, domed shape wig box with brass corners and incised brass surround around lock. Painted interior.

Pair of intricately hand-painted, lacquered, parcel-gilt, occasional boxes.

A fabulous, undulating, c. 1820, English, hinge-top, tole letter box hand painted in faux tortoise. The interior with a mirror which hides a secret compartment. The top featuring a c...

Rare pair of wig boxes. Regency period. Decoration (in symmetry on both) of chinoiseries on a black lacquered background (Vernis Martin). Very elegant shape, reversed cove lid. t...

An extremely well decorated chinoiserie box with asian figures, animals and botanicals. Eight sided. From Italy, circa 1940's. The interior is four inches deep.

A Chinoiserie Gilt-Metal glass box 19/20th century painted with a Chinese Figure gilt border, Provenance: Formerly in a French collection.

A most attractive Regency painted chinoiserie box in an unusually large size; plain painted interior.

Heart Shaped Chinoiserie Papier-mâché Lacquer Box. Beautifully painted decorated box with gilt painting on black lacquer. This is wonderful colle...

A marvelously carved chinoiserie motif adorns the lid of this incredible 19th-century French tabatière or snuff box. The charming scene is intricately crafted in the form of a boating figure who holds aloft an umbrella formed of yellow gold, while the box itself is crafted from attractive brown hardstone mounted with stunning yellow gold "waves." Enchanting and beautifully executed, the rare snuff box is an incredible example of the creative artistry of these delightful boxes, as well as the highly popular chinoiserie style. Inhaling snuff, or snuffing, as it is also called, was a popular social ritual among the European elite from the 16th through the 19th centuries. Over these 300 years, master artisans created and designed elegant snuff boxes using...