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Place of Origin: American
Small Bonewood Hand-Carved Box with Lid by Richard Thoday
Located in San Diego, CA
Finely crafted small bonewood hand-carved box with lid by Richard Thoday, circa 1970s.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Pewter Jewelry Caskets by W.B. Mfg. Co./Weidlich Bros.
By Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A set of three Art Nouveau pewter jewelry caskets by W.B. Mfg. Co./Weidlich Bros. of Bridgeport, Connecticut, (c.1901-1950). The set has sequential nu...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Pair of Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Stone Boxes by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
This elegant pair of modernist boxes were realized by the celebrated 20th century design firm Maitland Smith in the Philippines, circa 1980. They feature two cylindrical bodies- one ...
Category
1980s Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Magician's Trick Double Wood Boxes with Ties, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This item is from a collection of "magic" props from a California estate, and was accumulated in New York City; home too many famous conjurors; Houdini, Hermann the Great, and Copper...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Marble and Nickel Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Super chic veined marble and nickel-plated box. The bottom and top are 1/2" marble slab while the sides are nickel-plated metal. A handsome box to be sure.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Metal
American Craft, Sizable Organic Jar, Solid Sculpted Oak, America, 1970s
Located in High Point, NC
A intricate and organically shaped box / container / jar. With several compartments. In finely sculpted oak. Produced in America, 1970s.
Other designers of the period include Mich...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed at the back "Tiffany Studios 823".
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Industrial Brushed Gunmetal Steel Bullet Trash Can
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, midcentury, trash can features a gunmetal steel finish, bullet shaped exterior with push top that fits over a galvanized steel trash receptacle.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
19th Century Rare Miniature Wooden Bible Box in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century most rare and unusual original painted miniature bible box with original painted surface and gilding. This early gem has original iron hi...
Category
19th Century Country Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Covered Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Covered wood box in the form of a tree trunk.
Category
1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Two Small Contemplation Boxes, Cubes, Hand Built Glazed Stoneware
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
A pair of small 3 inch cube box or bud vase to hold your thoughts or a tiny flower. Hand carved line-drawn geometric designs, each side is different. The tops contain rectangular ope...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Karl Springer Lacquered Snakeskin Decorative Box
By Karl Springer
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A scrupulously-crafted, decorative trinket or jewelry box by Karl Springer comprising a rectangular body with a domed, hinged lid and a suede-lined interior. The outside is wrapped e...
Category
1980s Post-Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Suede, Animal Skin
Artisan Craftsman Whale Top Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A handmade artisan box out of cherry and walnut. The artist Ken Gamet carved this elegant box and fashioned the wonderful whale top. The corners have splines and the interior is fini...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Unique Inlaid Marquetry Mixed Wood Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Unique inlaid marquetry box made from a number of hardwoods. Wonderful handmade piece with a great symmetrical "star" design. Signed "J.G. White" and dated “03”.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Pagoda Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Tessellated stone with brass handle and rattan by Maitland Smith.
Category
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Studio Box by American Craftsman Michael Elkan, US, 'No 2'
By Michael Elkan
Located in Berlin, DE
Studio Box by American craftsman Michael Elkan, US for your personal belongings.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Cathy Graham Custom Designed Fashion Notecard Set
Located in New York, NY
Cathy Graham custom designed Fashion Notecards, set of six uniquely design cards. Comes with handmade customized box to store cards till use.
Category
2010s Art Nouveau American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Elegant and Rare Maitland-Smith Spirits Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Wonderful distressed pickled wood spirits box with brass details having four handblown bottles inside topped with corks.
Category
1980s Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Native American Parfleche Box, Sioux, 19th Century Painted Hide Plains
By Sioux Indian Art
Located in Denver, CO
Antique Sioux (Native American/Plains Indian) Parfleche in a box form constructed of rawhide and intricately painted in an abstract design with hourglass and geometric motifs with natural pigments and red trade cloth.
At the time this was created, the Sioux Indians were nomadic and are associated with vast areas of the Great Plains of the United States including present-day North and South Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Montana.
Authenticity is guaranteed.
Box is in very good condition - please contact us for a detailed condition report.
Parfleches are rawhide containers which were fundamental to the Plains way of life. Functioning essentially as protective travelling suitcases, they enabled the nomadic tribes to effectively pursue buffalo herds and migrate between seasonal camps. So critical were they to a nomadic existence that over 40 tribes are known to have historically produced parfleches. Collectively, these tribes inhabited an area which encompassed the entirety of the Plains, as well as the parts of the Southwest, the Transmontane and Western Plateau regions.
Parfleches were, out of necessity, robust and versatile objects. They were designed to carry and protect within them anything from medicinal bundles to seasonal clothing or food. In fact, it was because of the containers’ robusticity and variety that parfleches earned their name in the Anglo world. Derived from parer (to parry or turn aside) and fleche (arrow), the word parfleche was coined by 17th century French Canadian voyageurs and used to describe indigenous objects made from rawhide.
Despite their common utilitarian function, parfleches served as one of the major mediums through which Plains Indian tribes could develop their long-standing tradition of painting. In fact, it is in large part due to the parfleche that tribal style emerged. Even though parfleche painting developed simultaneously with beading and weaving, painting as an artistic tradition held particular importance in tribal culture. Believed to have evolved from tattooing, it had always been used as a conduit through which tribal and individual identity could be expressed. As such, many tribeswomen were deeply committed, some even religiously, to decorating their parfleche either with incised or painted motifs that were significant to them and/or the tribe. For some tribes, such as the Cheyenne, the decorative processes which surrounded parfleche production were sacred. For others, it seems that their parfleche designs shared an interesting artistic dialogue with their beadwork, indicating a more casual exchange of design motifs. This particular relationship can be seen in Crow parfleche...
Category
Late 19th Century Native American Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hide
Memphis Style Postmodern Mixed Wood Jewelry Box with Drawer
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures: 9" W x 9" D x 7.25" H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and mapl...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ash, Maple, Walnut
Karl Springer Hand Painted Batik Leather Box
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A nice example in beautiful condition.
Original invoice pictured.
Category
1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Two Small Contemplation Boxes 'Vase', Hand Built Ceramic, Rustic Metallic Glaze
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
“Two Small Contemplation Boxes, 3 Inch Cubes, Hand Built Glazed Stoneware”
A pair of small 3 inch cube box or bud vase to hold your thoughts or a tiny flower. Hand carved line-drawn ...
Category
Early 2000s Organic Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stoneware, Ceramic
Large Maitland-Smith Covered Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A faux eggshell lacquer technique, tiger striped box
Please see photo with soda can to get a sense of size.
Category
1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century American Hand Carved Two-Tier Collector's Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved decorative box / collector's chest, circa early 20th century. Features a hinged-top that opens to reveal two, stacked, sliding trays (one lidded and removable, one open)....
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
"Zodiac Box, " Lidded Art Deco Bronze Casket with Zodiac Symbols by Oscar Bach
By Oscar Bruno Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a lovely, lustrous patina, this bronze lidded box depicts all 12 of the Zodiac symbols -- four on the lid and two ...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Morpho Blue Butterfly Frame in White Oak and Brass by Cam Crockford
By Cam Crockford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Morpho blue butterfly frame in white oak and brass by Cam Crockford
Additional Information:
Materials: White oak - brass - linen - blue morpho butterfly...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Folk Art Deco Maple Burl Wood Decorative Lock Box with Inlay Detail
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carved maple burl wood box with locking mechanism and original key, circa 1940s. Geometric inlay details present to the surface.
Very nice...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl
19th Century American Keepsake Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved decorative box / collector's chest with one fixed, sliding tray and one removable, circa 19th century. All hardware, including the hinges, is original: the screws that li...
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Coconut Shell Jewelry Box
By Karl Springer
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Elegant jewelry box cover with coconut shell also silver plated feet and hand details. Colors of the shell are in tones of browns and rust.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Carved Stone Agate Box and Bowl in Amber Color, Set
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative vintage set of carved stone agate box and bowl in amber color.
Please not the stunning pattern of the stone and the carvings around the lidded bowl.
Superb craftsmanship...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate
19th Century Walnut Cutlery Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This finely handmade 19th century walnut cutlery box is in fine condition and retains a nice mellow patina. Great for so many different uses. Super cool for outgoing mail or bills! N...
Category
19th Century Adirondack Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
By Henry Troemner
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare pair mid-19th century, metal tea bins, by Henry Troemner of Philadelphia, PA in the chinoiserie style.
From circa 1845.
Made of black enamel...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Memphis Style Postmodern Mixed Wood Jewelry Box with Drawer
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures 9"W x 9"D x 7.25"H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and maple. T...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ash, Maple, Walnut
Karl Springer Pivoting Painted Goatskin Box
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pivoting box, covered in sliced petrified coral
Label below.
See photo can to get a sense of scale.
Category
1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Goatskin
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate & Lucite Vanity Set Perfume Bottle & Powder Box
By Apollo Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vanity set comprising a silver plated perfume bottle and a glass bowl with silver plated powder box.
The handcrafted Lucite Knob decorate the two pieces.
...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English zebra wood military campaign writing desk with brass bound molded edges, original recessed side handles, fitted leather interior with tooling and retains the original crystal ink wells...
Category
1820s Campaign Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Gorham Athenic Cigar Box with Cecil Aldin Enameled Plaque and Silver Decoration
By Gorham
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous circa 1902 cedar lined cigar box was made by Gorham as part of the company's Athenic range, introduced at the turn of the 20th century. The 3 pound 10 ounce rectangular mixed metal box has a copper body and bears decorative sterling silver ornamentation. The box rests on four silver pad form feet. The piece has a hinged lid which features a colorful inset enameled plaque at the center. The charming scene depicts an image after well regarded British artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin's 1830 work "The Oxford Coach". The underside is fully hallmarked and bears a Gorham date symbol which corresponds to 1902.
This unusual collectible box...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Copper, Enamel
1940s Enamel and Wooden Box by Elizabeth Bensley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s displayed beautifully on a wooden box. Note that the box top does not stay open at an angle as t...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Round cut Crystal Box antique 19th century attributed to Pairpoint Mfg Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful cut-crystal box. American circa 1890. A fine example heavy weight and great details. Has a silver plated band. Very deep quality cuts all around. Attributed to Pairpoint Mf...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Oversized Heavy Polished Brass Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a very large and heavy finely polished solid brass box with such incredible design details. The interior is lined with black felt over wood whi...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
George Scherr Co. Weights with Felt Lined Wooden Box
Located in New York, NY
Set of three machine-tools or measuring instruments for metal-working machinery and weighing instruments, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
American Inlaid Mahogany Candle Box, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century inlaid mahogany candle box.
Category
19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
1960s Two-tone Huon Pine Wood Box Rodeo Creations
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Wood Vintage Box by RODEO CREATIONS
Rich 2 Tone Huon Pine Wood
1.75 H x 3.5 in diameter.
Signed Rodeo Creations, Myrtle Box.
Original Vintage Unrestored Condition.
Please review all...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
1930s Folk Art Wood-Burned and Hand-Painted Soap Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1933 Victorian style Folk Art soap box / keepsake box composed of an oval wooden lid and box in original green paint. Intricate wood-burning detail present (reminiscent of leather ha...
Category
1930s Victorian Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Antler, Chrome & Granite Box by Jonson & Marcius
Located in New York, NY
This bold and sophisticated decorative box was realized by the esteemed artisans Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius in the United States, circa 1970. This is a particularly stunning exam...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Granite, Bronze, Chrome
Graceful turned wood bowl by Paul Maurer
By Paul Maurer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A graceful hand turned wood covered vessel by the noted Northern California artist Paul Maurer. This exquisite lidded vessel is, like all of Maurer's work from fallen wood.
Category
20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Studio Box by American Craftsman Michael Elkan, US 'No 5'
By Michael Elkan
Located in Berlin, DE
Studio Box by American craftsman Michael Elkan, US for your personal belongings.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Studio Box by American Craftsman Michael Elkan, US, 'No 8'
By Michael Elkan
Located in Berlin, DE
Studio Box by American craftsman Michael Elkan, US for your personal belongings.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1980s Brass and Tessellated Stone Box
By G. None
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s brass and tessellated stone box.
Category
1980s American Craftsman Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
By Stonebridge Glass Co., Tiffany Studios, Louis Comfort Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter
Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel
Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332"
Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners
Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Studio Craft Turned Rosewood Box with Enamel Lid
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely crafted solid rosewood box with enameled lid.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
James Bearden "Segment Jewelry Box on Pedestal"
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
"Segment jewelry box on pedestal," a new work in patinated steel with 24-karat gold leaf and fused bronze, copper, and glass enamel. By Des Moines, Iowa, ar...
Category
2010s Brutalist American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Copper, Bronze
Studio Box by American Craftsman Michael Elkan, Us 'No 3'
By Michael Elkan
Located in Berlin, DE
Studio Box by American craftsman Michael Elkan, US for your personal belongings.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
American Walnut Hinged Sugar Chest on Stand with Exposed Dovetails TN / KY 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American walnut hinged sugar chest with exposed exterior dovetails and resting on the original incised molded edge stand with pointed cone feet. Secondary wood consist of Tulip popl...
Category
1810s American Colonial Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Poplar, Wood
"Leaping Deer in Snow, " Striking Art Deco Lidded Box by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of gold and warm, dark gray, this lidded ceramic box depicts a leaping deer on its cover, the spots on its fur echoed b...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Mahogany Chest
Located in Stockton, NJ
An early 19th century mahogany chest with hand wrought iron hardware. Original untouched patina.
Category
Early 19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box with Adventurine Green Stone Border
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Tessellated horn box with green stone border on top. Mahogany lined interior and felt bottom. Maitland Smith, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Object d ’Art Centerpiece Junior Carpenter Kit Tool Box with Balls and Horseshoe
Located in Topeka, KS
Fun and whimsical centerpiece or object d’art assemblage comprised of Junior Carpenter Kit toy tool box filled with vintage pool balls, baseballs, field hockey balls, vintage croquet balls...
Category
20th Century Rustic American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Plastic, Rubber, Wood
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