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Material: Copper
Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and int...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin, Copper, Brass
Indian Brass Betel Nut Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate Indian betel nut box dates back to the early 20th century. Known in India as a paan daan, this box was used in the ritual of chewing betel nut or paan, a practice that da...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Mid-century German Hammered Copper Dish c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped, hammered solid copper dish. Stamped "Made in Germany".
CREATOR Unknown. Made in Germany.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AND...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Mid-century West Berlin, Germany Hammered Copper Dish c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A mid-century kidney shaped, hammered copper dish. Stamped "Made in West Berlin".
CREATOR Unknown. West Berlin, Germany.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AN...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Wah Ming Chang "Bronze Originals of California" Ashtray c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An impressive, heavy solid bronze mid-century ashtray designed by California artist and sculptor Wah Ming Chang. Known later in life for his sculptures and the props he design...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Francisco Rebajes African Ubangi Tribe Copper Dish c.1940-1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A mid-century copper trinket dish designed by Francisco Rebajes with stylized horse motive. Stamped "Rebajes".
CREATOR Francisco Rebajes.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Mid-century Copper and Silver Applique Dish c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped copper trinket dish with silver applique. Stamped "Chevez"
CREATOR Chevez.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Coppe...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Francisco Rebajes African Ubangi Tribe Copper Dish c.1940-1950 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century copper trinket dish designed by Francisco Rebajes using his iconic African Ubangi tribe member and necklace motive. Stamped "Rebajes".
CREATOR Francisco Reb...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
A 19th Century Brass Bound Mandalay Teak Campaign Dressing Box, Burma Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These boxes were made for British military officers who were posted in Burma (now Myanmar) & India during the days of British rule.
The brass & copper bound teak case is profusely ...
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Mid-19th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Multi Metal Brass and Copper Brutalist Style Hand made Hinged Box with Bun Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Muti-Metal Hinged box of Brass and Copper. The piece is of the Brutalist Style and its hand Crafted qualities of welded or soldered pieces of Metal t...
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20th Century Brutalist Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Blue and Gold Enamel Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary blue and gold enamel box with lid.
Condition: Excellent, minor wear consistent with age and use.
Width: 7.5”
Depth: 6”
Height: 5.25”
Category
2010s Italian Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Arts and Crafts William Morris style copper repousse hand decorated box C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish and sharply executed handmade copper box dates to the late 19th century. It is raised up onto splayed shaped bracket feet which are attached to the base which is fi...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Copper Table Box, from The Roycroft Inn at East Aurora NY
By Roycroft
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Copper Table Box, from The Roycroft Inn at East Aurora New York
USA, Circa 1905
Bears 'The Roycroft Inn at East Aurora New York' Label
Stamped With Roycroft D...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Parquetry Table Top Kodansu Cabinet
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Parquetry Table Top Kodansu Cabinet With An Arrangement of Seven Drawers & Metal Handles & Finishings
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Los Castillo Style Mixed Metal Box with Marlin Motif
By Los Castillo
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic mixed metal and lapis box dates to the 1950s-1960s and is very much in the manner of pieces created by Los Castillo. We have had the piece professionally polis...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Copper, Brass
1902 German Jugendstil Presentation Punch Bowl
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully decorated Jugendstil Presentation Punch Bowl. The vessel is quite large and has a lovely finial lid and detailed vine handles. The inscription is in German which translat...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal, Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal and Copper Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century.
On the lid, we discover relief work. A scene of with characters having a banquet in the coun...
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20th Century French Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
MCM Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware Copper Trinket Box c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A ribbed copper trinket box lined with cork. Original felt on bottom.
Substantial in weight.
CREATOR Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MA...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Late 19th Century Oak with Copper Mounts Storage Chest
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful decorative storage chest. The chest is made of solid oak. At the front, top and both sides a copper diamond pattern with flower motifs. On both side brass handles. Made i...
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1890s French Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum and Blue Enamel Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful 1970s decorative lidded box was crafted in Italy. This piece features a rectangular shape with a brushed aluminum base and enamel-on-copper lid with a geometric styliz...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Copper, Aluminum
Studio Del Campo Enamel on copper sculpted box, Italy 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Studio Del Campo Enamel on Copper sculpted box.
Italy 1960s
Signed "del campo"
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Chrome
Spanish Mid-Century Wood and Multicolor Enamel Box by J. Capo Esmaltes, 1960s
By Capo Esmaltes
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful Spanish Mid-Century-Modern decorative lidded box was hand-crafted by J. Capo Esmaltes in the 1960s. The rectangular shape boasts a carved ...
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1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Brass and Copper Textured Lidded Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Textured copper box with brass detailing. The exterior of the box features pebbled like texture, perfectly patinated with brass hinges, ball feet and detailing. The hinged box is per...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Medieval Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Anonymous
Probably Eastern India; ca. 1900
Wood, white metal and brass
Approximate size: 4.8 x 4.4 x 3.4 in.
This early 20th century trinket box is rich in distinctive decorative motifs and may subtly feature Dutch influences of the previous century. The openwork white metal appliques add remarkable character to this small and primitive work. The hinges and clasp are probably a later addition.
Condition commensurate with age. The latch and hinges...
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Early 1900s Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942).
Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Brass
Fabienne Jouvin-Paris Cloisonne 'Ouzbek' Box, Circa 1980s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Fabienne Jouvin-Paris Cloisonne 'Ouzbek' Box
Designed by artesian Fabienne Jouvin-Paris
Made in China, 1980s
This stunning Fabienne Jouvin-Paris Cloisonné 'Ouzbek' Box, crafted in t...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
The deligh...
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lobulated Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper trinket box with floral cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The box has a lobulated round shape. There is a figurative finial on the lid. Collectible Oriental Decor...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Trinket Box with Dragon
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular trinket box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The surface of the piece is enamelled with cloisonne swirl motif. The lid is garnished with a depiction of a dragon. High quality. Collectible Oriental Vanity...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Art Nouveau Repoussé Copper Box, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau repoussé copper box, circa 1900.
Art Nouveau style box, 1900, embossed copper on a wooden interior, red glass cabochons, with key.
D...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Midcentury Cloisonné Lidded Box, Käthe Ruckenbrod
Located in London, GB
Cloisonné lidded box attributed to jeweller Käthe Ruckenbrod (1905 - 1989). Germany, mid-20th century.
The box is rounded, smooth and tactile to to...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Cartier Brass and Copper Enigma Box, 1959
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Paris crafted this sophisticated copper and brass decorative box in the 1950s. It is a puzzle box that uses Leonardo da Vinci's specular writing technique*. If you look at the box the straight way, the text engraved on the top is incomprehensible. Placing the lidded box in front of a mirror allows the hidden message to be deciphered. This secret message is an invitation to a socialite wedding in New York in 1959!
The message reads:
"Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Bernstein have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter Joan Honey...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Vintage 1950's Mexican Box of Brass Decorated with Marble, Copper, Silver
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created by the Los Castillo of Mexico, decorative box dating from the 1950s. The hand-wrought box is in mixed-metal inlays of copper, brass, silver plate and sodalite with a rosewood...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Scarce Antique Tuareg Mauritania North Africa Mixed Metal Mounted Wood Chest
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent antique Tuareg peoples mixed metal mounted wooden chest / coffer / monumental table box.
Most impressive size, hand-crafted in ...
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Early 20th Century Mauritanian Tribal Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular double-bottom box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, The piece is decorated with cloisonne enamel depictions of dragons, phoenix bird, flowers against the swirl motif background. Collectible Oriental Vanity...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Brass and Copper inlaid Betel Nut Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Philippine Brass and Copper inlaid Betel Nut Box. The top lifts to reveal 2 hinged compartments that held the betel leaf, areca nut. Top is ...
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1870s Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
20th Century French Small Copper Etched Box with Brass Pin on the Top
Located in Sofia, BG
Small box made of etched cooper with lovely decorations on the box and on the top as well that ends with a brass pin. It was made in France in the early 20th century and is in its or...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Chinese Yellow Cloisonne Dragon Box, Republic Period, circa 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese yellow cloisonne small trinket box with dragons, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The small box sets on four bun feet and designed ...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique German Humidor
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful antique German humidor. Mostly copper with some metal and a wood interior. The interior is about 3" deep. there isn't a key. Circa 1890s.
Category
1890s German Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Wall Boxes in Cooper and Wood France 1960 Brown color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This wall boxes set, is in wood and Copper engraved plates. The colors are brown, and it has been made in France circa 1960.
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Antique Brass and Copper Betel Nut Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Philippine Brass and Copper Betel Nut Box. The top lifts to reveal 2 hinged compartments that held the betel leaf and areca nut. Inlaid in c...
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Late 19th Century Philippine Tribal Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Victorian Copper & Cast Iron Bed Warming Pan
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique round copper bed warming pan with concentric circles of pierced holes in the lid and a simple cast iron handle.
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Paolo De Poli Wood and Enamel Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo De Poli, Italy, crafted this beautiful Mid-Century decorative lidded box in the 1950s. This design is commonly attributed to Gio Ponti. The flat rectangular shape with a wood b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Chinese Turquoise Cloisonne Trinket Box, Republic Period, c 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise cloisonne trinket box with images of the Hundred Antiques, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The rectangular box de...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
French Art Deco Dinanderie Embossed Decorative Copper Box, 1970s
Located in Chicago, IL
Elegant art deco style "dinanderie" embossed copper decorative box. In good vintage condition. Wood interior siding.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Late 19th Century Lidded Onyx box with Bronze Dog
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique decorative lidded box with a bronze dog. The base made of wood, with onyx paneled against it, which is framed with floral ornate copper rims. The...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Brass, Copper
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Fruits, Sea Life, Birds and Insec
Located in New York, NY
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Fruits, Sea Life, Birds and Insects Coffee Table box
An antique Japanese copper trinket box of hexago...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Steel
Art Nouveau Seabed Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Daguet’s beautifully patinated cash box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. So much more than an adaptation of Japanese wood block print sources to his metalwork craft, Daguet created a veritable 3-dimensional metal aquarium to charm the Paris market. And in typical fashion, Daguet’s marine-themed box not only provided a visual delight, it furnished an artful oceanic context from which the prevailing schools of social thought could swim.The top of Daguet’s box...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Steel
Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Steel
Chinese Canton Enamel Round Stacking Boxes and Cover, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely lovely Chinese export pink Canton enamel round stacking box and cover, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The circular stacking box consists of a bowl form base, ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Bernham Linder, Hammered Copper Box, Jugend, Sweden Early 1900s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare box in hammered copper, by and marked Bernham Linder. Jugend, Sweden early 1900s.
In good condition, smaller sign of age and wear.
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Jugendstil Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
19th Century English Victorian Copper and Brass Coal Bucket
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique coal scuttle was created in England, circa 1880. Built of copper with a brass and turned walnut handle, the oblong bucket stands on a round base. The versatile decorativ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Arenson Studio “Infinity” Brutalist Hammered Brass, Leather Box
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Hand-hammered copper box by Arenson Studios, West Palm Beach, FL, circa 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Brutalist Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Circa 1910 Arts & Crafts Brass Desk Organizer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1910 Arts & Crafts brass desk organizer. Hand raised, scrolled & punched brass; joined & decorated with copper rivets on corner decorative p...
Category
1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box.
Handcrafted decorative North India round metal Asian copper Mughal Raj, Indian lidded , spice, pandan betel box with latch and a top handle.
Of dome form with lotus-shaped finial, with spiralling bosse designs,
Delicately and intricately hand-chased and hammered with geometric Anglo-Indian designs.
Consuming betel leaves with several ingredients such as wet lime paste, katechu, areca nut, cloves and even tobacco leaves has been popular in India from the fourth century AD.
The box was probably used to store the betel leaf used in the preparation of paan. Lime paste is mixed with grated areca nut and flavourings and the resulting mixture is rolled in the betel leaf to form a small parcel which can then be chewed. As well as being an integral part of Indian hospitality paan is believed to possess medicinal properties and was also taken as an aphrodisiac. The present box, which was elaborately designed for this purpose, would have been taken out ceremoniously on special occasions.
Exquisite conversation museum quality piece with a very nice antique patina.
Fine intricate artwork with conical form lid with Moorish pierced designs.
Islamic Mughal Indo Persian...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Agra Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Copper Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
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