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Place of Origin: Chinese
Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pots, Set 11
Located in Bastogne, BE
New Chinese Handmade & Drawn Cloisonne Enamel Intricate Flowers Brush Pot from 1970s. They would be beautiful on your vanity holding makeup brushes, on your desk for pens or for y...
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1970s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel

19th Century Antique Chinese Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
This Antique Sewing box is octagonal-shaped with a rolled top, it features a hinged lid whilst standing on four carved winged Dragon's feet. The border on this Sewing Box is beautifully decorated with intricately worked foliate gilt borders and it shows various scenes of Chinese figures in pavilion gardens. The chinoiserie gold decoration adorns the exterior of the piece with decorative scenes of small Chinese figures in pavilion gardens. The interior houses a removable tray with eighteen compartments containing various bone sewing supplies. Two compartments in the interior have lids that match the beautiful chinoiserie decoration on the exterior of the box. There is a lockable drawer at the front of the box which contains six compartments. In one of the boxes, the lid is hinged and beautifully decorated to complement the box's exterior. An elegant tasselled key that operates a fully operational lock is included with this wonderful Chinoiserie Sewing Box.
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Box Cinnabar Lacquered Red and Black, 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful little box lacquered with red and black Cinnabar forming a peony decoration. Cinnabar lacquer is an Asian technique that comes from cutting an...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Qing Blue & White Porcelain Box, Unsigned, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Qing Dynasty Blue & White porcelain box with cover - hand painted with the double happiness symbol to the top and meandering vines ...
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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique lacquered painted lunch box from China has about 100 years history and still maintained very good condition. There are some traditiona...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Export Filigree Silver Gilt Card Case
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This Chinese filigree silver gilt card case with a lift off lid measures 88 mm (3.5 inches) in height, 56 mm (2.25 inches) in width and has a t...
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1870s Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Red Lacquered Chinese Blanket Chest with Gilt Motifs and Guardian Lions
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red lacquered blanket chest from the 20th century, with gilt décor depicting guardian lions, flowers, scrolling clouds and scholar objects, as well as yellow fabric lining ...
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20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Chinoiserie Heart Shaped Box
Located in New York, NY
Heart Shaped Chinoiserie Papier-mâché Lacquer Box. Beautifully painted decorated box with gilt painting on black lacquer. This is wonderful colle...
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1940s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paste, Lacquer, Paper

Chinese Red Lacquer Wedding Chest with Hand-Painted Décor, Qing Dynasty
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty period dark red lacquer wooden wedding chest from the 19th century with unusual shape, hand-painted floral décor and brass hardware. Created in China ...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinoiserie Blue and White Divided Ceramic Decorative Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An exquisite long ceramic divided box with a lid. Decorated in a blue and white glaze, this long rectangular box features a divided interior. The exterior is glazed in blue and white...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Document Box with Brass Lock and Carrying Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period wooden document box from the early 20th century with reddish brown lacquer, brass hardware and carrying handles. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this wooden document box features a domed lid opening thanks to a traditional brass lock...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small Vintage Chinese Goose Pot, Lacquer, Decorative, Trinket Box, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage Chinese goose pot. An Oriental, lacquer and gilt decorative trinket box, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1940. Wonderfull...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Other

Antique Chinese Lacquer Table Box 1920's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful iron red lacquer Chinese table box. The red background with gilt decoration with carved bone inlay on the top. 9.5 inches square, T...
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1920s Chinoiserie Vintage Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood, Lacquer

Antique Victorian circa 1880 Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquered Sewing Table Work Box
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely circa 1880 hand made Chinese Chinoiserie work / sewing table with silk lining. A very good looking and wel...
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1880s Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Box, with Flower Pattern Decor, Lacquered 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Small lacquered painted box, with floral decorations in yellow, red and green, it was made in China in the 19th century.
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Decorative Ceramic Chinoiserie Box with Lid and Pink and Blue Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small Chinoiserie ceramic decorative box with a lid. Rectangular in shape, this box features a hand-painted floral motif on the top of the lid as w...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Chinese Qing Dynasty Early 20th Century Decorative Box with Dovetail Joints
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period decorative box from the early 20th century with dovetail construction and bronze hardware. Created in China during the last part of the Qing Dynasty per...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Small Chinese Cloisonné Lidded Box Two Dragons Chasing Flaming Pearl Circa 1930s
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese cloisonné lidded box which we date to the mid 20th century. The box has a cylindrical shape, with its original lid and is all beautifully made with colored enamels set into a black ground. The main decoration to the body shows two 4-toed dragons chasing a flaming pearl. The lid shows another dragon set amongst clouds. The dragons have a gold colouring and other colours are used to give the detailed scene including red, green, blues, yellow and white. The lid also has lappet border patterns in blue to its edges. The insides of the lid, the box and the base of the box are finished in a turquoise blue, typical of Chinese cloisonné. Overall a very beautiful small Chinese cloisonne box...
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Mid-20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Chinese Phoenix Bird and Dragon Box
Located in New York, NY
A black and off-white Chinese phoenix bird and dragon decorative plastic box with lid, circa 20th century, China. Box measures: 4.25" D x 8.25" ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plastic

Mid-Century Chinese Wicker Giraffe Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Chinese giraffe box ambitiously hand crafted in wicker and wood having a removable lid with a baby giraffe handle. From the famed Shangha...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Chinese Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Carved Wood, Trees and Birds Decor, China
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a carved wooden box, brown and black. One part is hand carved, the other Painted lacquered. It was made in China during the 1930s and 1940s, so it is from the Republic period.
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1930s Chinese Export Vintage Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Oriental Papier-Mâché Decorative Box Painted on the Outside and Lacquered Inside
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Papier-Mâché Decorative Box Painted on the Outside and Lacquered Inside
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

19th Century Asian Wooden Decorative Storage Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Mid 19th Century Asian Wooden decorative storage box with lid. Measures 13.5"W x 11"D x 11.5"H.
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure has a square f...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Fine Antique Collectable Chinese Table Top Cabinet Jewellery Collectors Storage
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1920's hand painted and lacquered oriental Chinese table chest or jewellery box. A very good looking and well made pie...
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1920s Chinese Export Vintage Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Carved Wood Chinese Box, with Landscape and Characters Decor Pattern, China 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in a brown color. It has been made in the 20th century, in China. It is hand carved, with character and landscapes, patterns.
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20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure has a square f...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

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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Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hide, Fabric, Wood

Antique Chinese Brass Box with Jade Medallion
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese brass decorative box with Jade Medallion. This stunning Chinese export brass box features a beautiful etched bat design with a central c...
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1920s Chinese Export Vintage Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure has a square f...
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Mid-19th Century Rustic Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

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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Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

18th/19th Century Chinese Cinnabar Circular Box with Multiple Cartouches
Located in New York, NY
An 18th/19th Century Chinese cinnabar circular box with multiple cartouches of Families. This is a marvelous piece with very fine details on the main top panel of the box. The top pa...
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1790s Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Carved Red Lacquer Hinged Basket Box
Located in Norton, MA
A large Chinese Red lacquer hinged basket with pierced handle. The pierced and carved handle with bats in the corners. Measures: 13" x 11" x 12".    
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood, Lacquer

Red Lacquered Chinese Hat Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
Heavily lacquered Chinese hat box with bold red surface. Great silhouette.
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20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Antique Lidded Lunch Box with Volutes, Handle and Distressed Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period lidded lunch box from the early 20th century, with weathered patina, large handle and volutes. This early 20th-century Chinese antique lidded lunch...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th C. Chinese Paper Machiere Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century lidded box made from paper-machiere.
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19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Chinese Elmwood Early 20th Century Makeup Chest with Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese elmwood makeup or jewelry chest from the early 20th century with five drawers and brass hardware. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this small el...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Hand Painted Black Lacquer Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful hand-painted Chinese lidded black lacquer box, circa 1940s. The handcrafted box measures 13.5"W x 7.75"D x 4"H and has a floral motif on a black background. The lid has ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this elegant rosewood box was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls, coral necklaces, and hair pins. Th...
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Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Early 20th Century Document Box with Scalloped Décor and Removable Panel
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese document box from the early 20th century with dark red distressed lacquer and brass hardware. Created in China during t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Lacquered and Inlaid Handled Sewing Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and fine antique Chinese Qing lacquered and inlaid papier mache handled sewing box with decorative panels dating from latter 19th or early 20th century. The sewing box is of round cylindrical shape with a swing carry handle and is inlaid with mother of pearl and abalone. The body is made up of eight oval shaped scenes of typical Chinese style with buildings and people picked out with inset abalone and mother of pearl and highlighted and contained within a gilded border. These are set between bands of patterned abalone and against a blue silk background. A similar band of abalone is applied to the swing handle. The cover sits within a recess and is made up of bands on inset abalone with cut out triangular designs and set over blue silk with a small finely carved mother of pearl handle...
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19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Silk, Lacquer

Chinese Hand Painted Ceramic Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful and colorful hand painted Chinese lidded trinket box, circa 1950s. The handcrafted ceramic box measures 4.5" W x 3.25" D x 2.5" H and has a floral motif on a yellow backg...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pottery

Late 19th Century Engraved Chinese Brass Box with Carved Nephrite White Jade Lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique carved nephrite white jade from a ruyi, mounted to the hinged lid of a conforming brass box. The inside of the lid and outer surfaces are engraved with propitious symbols. C...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

Chinese Export Porcelain oval Lidded Box Hand Painted, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, oval shaped porcelain box with Lid, made in China, circa 1920 The box is well potted in an oval shape, the lid ha...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-Century Chinese Black & Gold Cloisonné 'Good Luck' Circular Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Chinese black & gold cloisonné 'good luck' circular table box. The tall circular box of exceptional quality, The conforming removable lid enameled with the Chinese character for 'Happiness' A stately piece, its an unusual example in black cloisonné fish...
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure has a squ...
Category

Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

1920s Chinese Export Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases. This exceptional an...
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1890s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Chinese Wicker Camel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid century Chinese smiling camel caught in mid strut, ambitiously crafted in wicker with wood highlights. From the noted Shanghai Collection.
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wicker

Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful Chinese pillow box was hand-crafted by artisans to be used as headrest and to store valuables and important documents.
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lao Tian Li Cloisonne Cylindrical Box, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful antique Chinese cloisonné cylindrical box and cover by Lao Tian Li, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China. The box of cylindrical form and w...
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Early 1900s Qing Antique Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Enamel

Chinese Vintage Tiered Bamboo and Rattan Lunch Basket with Courtyard Figures
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage tiered rattan and bamboo lunch basket from the mid-20th century, with carved handle and painted lid. This mid-20th century Chinese vinta...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Huanghuali Wood Box, China
Located in Norton, MA
A ventage Chinese Huanghuali wood box with a beautiful natural grain of Huanghuali. Measures: 2.5in (6.3 cm) X 8 3/4 in(22.2 cm) X 4 7/8 in(12.3 cm).  
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Gilt Black Lacquer Carrying Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th century painted box was originally used as a portable traveling container, especially used for meals, snacks, and food offerings. The wooden box is crafted with eight sides, a lucky number believed to bring prosperity. Brushed atop layers of red and black lacquer, gilt linework decorates the sides with scrollwork, ruyi, and chrysanthemums, symbols of autumn and longevity. The lid is painted with a young boy carrying a lantern, conveying a blessing of abundance. Dense with symbolism, this painted carrying box...
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Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lacquer Box
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A metal framed box with all-over lacquer decoration featuring multi-coloured flowers, leaves, ribbons. The inside of the box is veneered in a light wood. It is stamped China on the u...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Sky Box Stainless Steel, Tall
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural and organic, this beautiful stainless-steel box has a tactile quality that invites touch. It makes for an unusual and striking addition to a hallway table, perhaps holding...
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21st Century and Contemporary Scandinavian Modern Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Wicker Elephant Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese elephant box ambitiously crafted in wicker with carved wood tusks, feet, and lid handle. From the noted Shanghai collection.
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20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wicker

Chinese Early 20th Century Rattan Lunch Box with Tripartite Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique rattan lunch basket from the early 20th century, with bamboo tripartite handle. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lunch box captures...
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Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

Chinese Etched Brass Box with Carved Jade Inset Top, Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Sweet little Chinese export brass box with beautiful floral etched designs, looks like peonies to me. With a lovely white jade top carved in fretwork with a vase framed by the flower...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

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