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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
English Mahogany Satinwood Conch Shell Inlaid Wine Cellarette. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany wine cellarette with inlaid Satinwood conch shell, hinged top revealing a compartmentalized fitted interior, and terminating on the original turned legs with brass c...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large George III Brass and Fruitwood-Inlaid and Mahogany Storage Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular hinged top with canted corners inlaid with a Turkish landscape design with an inside lift top and a lower drawer the interior fitted with a removable tray and mahogan...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Small Box with Decorative Scenes of the Reveillon Aerostat
Located in Roma, IT
Paris, Age of Louis XVI Interesting and rare small rectangular box entirely tempera decorated on each face with scenes of the flight demonstrations of the Reveillon Aerostat invente...
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French Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

18th Century Dutch Brass Snuffbox
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
18th century Dutch snuffbox. The petite box is brass with ornate scrolled design throughout. The box will look simply beautiful and elegant on display or on a dressing room vanity.
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair of English Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Cutlery Boxes. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English mahogany serpentine inlaid slant top cutlery boxes with exterior Satinwood inlaid conch shells, satinwood and ebony inlaid interior stars, with original slotted fitt...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Rare 18th Century Parquetry Baroque Writing Slope, South Germany Circa 1760
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The exterior surface decorated with striking geometric panels of contrasting light & dark fruitwood veneers with ebonized mouldings, the slant top opening on later iron hinges to a plain interior housing a small hinged compartment for writing implements...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Italian Early 18th Century Petite-Sized Walnut Chest w/Drawers for Table-Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small sized Italian walnut chest from the early 18th century. This Italian chest of four drawers features carved column side posts, paneled drawers and sides and sits atop four pet...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Located in Mexico, DF
Mexican cabinet. Made of tortoiseshell, pen-engraved and wood. Possible Oaxaca or Puebla, 17th century.
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North American Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...
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European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

German Enamel Box, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
German enamel box, circa 1750.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Rococo Pewter Tea Caddy
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very beautiful Rococo pewter tea caddy with lion on the lid.
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Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Antique Bilston Enamel Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Romantic Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England, circa 1770-1780. This lovely box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with a bird and the saying "My love is Pure ...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Exquisite musical themed carved panettiere "bread box". Circa 1775.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Domed Chagrin Casket
Located in West Chester, PA
Very rare wood, iron and sharkskin domed casket on ball feet. Ornamented with iron strap work and double hasp lock. Silk damask interior. Ex collection of...
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French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Antique Bilston Enamel on Copper Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
A presentation Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England c1770-80. This lovely box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with birds and the saying "A Reward for Merit"...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

English Enamel Box, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
English enamel box, circa 1770. With miniature cards.
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Antique Shagreen and Brass Trunk-Form Box, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Antique shagreen and brass trunk-form box, 18th century.
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gold-Mounted Agate Box, German, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gold-mounted agate box, German, 18th century.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Antique Bilston Enamel on Copper Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Lovely Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England c1770-80. This box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with a foliate design and the saying "Keep this for my sake",...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual carved box with a dome top cover and one-drawer. Nice dried out light color.
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Alabaster Box
Located in Montreal, QC
Spanish miniature alabaster box.
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster

Antique Bilston Enamel Lion Bonbonniere
Located in Baltimore, MD
Delightful Bilston bonbonniere in the shape of a lion. These enamel on copper boxes were used to hold small hard sugar candies. This adorable lion...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

A 16th/17th Century Style French Red Lacquered Small Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Early & Rare French Red Lacquered
Leather Bound Wood & Iron Small Chest

Height 15 in. Depth 9 in. Width 13 in. ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

18th c. Giltwood and Painted Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved, Painted and Gilded Decorative Box
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Giltwood

French Louis XIV Period HInged Incised Brass Keeping Box, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of sarcophagus form with hinged top and a fleur de lis finial, the tapering box with side handles and incised foliate motifs inside circles, raised on shaped and incised bracket feet
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rare George III Sheraton period Spoon Box c.1780
Located in Bath, GB
In many, many years of dealing in antique boxes, I have never come across a Sheraton spoon box such as this. Similar to larger Knife Boxes, this is the same shape but in a smaller scale and the interior fitted purely for teaspoons. Veneered in Mahogany the shaped sloped lid is inlaid with an Ebony and Boxwood star, repeated on the interior of the lid. The fully fitted interior is also inlaid with Ebony and Boxwood stringing. The Box came to me with the three white metal / German 800 silver spoons...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Italian Rare Antique Miniature Blanket Chest in Poplar
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare late 17th century Italian rustic miniature blanket chest in solid poplar wood. This miniature blanket chest is ideal for decorating your home and can be used to store your preci...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Poplar

Swedish Folk Art Oak Box, Dated 1783
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish oakwood box, dated 1783 and carved with the initial of the girl that received it as a gift (CSD). Most probably as bridal gift from her family. ...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

18th century Italian drawer chest box.
Located in Brussel, BE
A 5 drawer hand painted and hand crafted 18th century Italian Box.
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Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Florentine Leather Casket, 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Florentine leather casket Italy, Tuscany 16th century leather, iron and wood. Very rare boiled leather box incised on a wooden core; iron lock. The central shield is divide...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

George III Scarlet Tole Tea Caddy
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with hinged lid and axe head brass finial and trim.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Rare 18th Century Antique Danish Silver Tea Caddy, Made in Copenhagen in 1777
Located in London, London
Marked with the Copenhagen hallmark for 1777 and the assay masters mark of Christopher Fabritius (assay master from 1749 - 1787) with an unrecorded makers mark, this handsome, Antique silver tea caddy...
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Danish George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

English Chippendale Mahogany Cellarette with Original Bracket Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany cellarette with a hinged scalloped compartmentalized lid, flanking brass side handles, interior lock with key, exposed dovetails, and resting on the orig...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Ukrainian Silver Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and silver filigree spice tower, Ukraine, Lemberg (Lvov), circa 1780. On solid square base. Made entirely of hand spun filigree. With four small flags decorating main...
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Ukrainian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Pair American Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Knife Boxes with Cutlery Interiors
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful pair of cutlery boxes with chevron inlay and sloped lid with an oval Patera surrounding a sea shell. These knife boxes have a Family History of being from Baltimore.
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American Federal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Spanish Leather-Wrapped Coffer with Nail Head Decor Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish coffer wrapped in leather and adorn with studs from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Finely Woven Chinese Scroll Trunk, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-19th century finely woven trunk was originally used to safely store painted scrolls. A skilled artisan painstakingly wove thin-as-hair reeds to cover each of the side panel...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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