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Palekh Boxes

Russian Lacquerware Palekh Box, Nude Servant Beauty, Signed, Dated 1917
Located in Gardena, CA
Russian Lacquerware Palekh Box, Nude Servant Beauty, Signed, Dated 1917 Russian lacquer ware
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20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

Russian Hand Painted Lacquerware Palekh Miniature Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional finely painted vintage Imperial Russian lacquerware box. Exquisitely hand
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20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
Russian hand-painted boxes are famous all over the world and have been the greatest symbol of
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Vintage 1960s Romanian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed
Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed
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H 1.19 in W 2.76 in D 1.97 in
Russian Lacquered Palekh Firebird Folk Art Keepsake Trinket Box USSR 5.5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage USSR Russian Firebird folklore / fairy tale keepake trinket box featuring hinged lid
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood, Lacquer

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Francois Lembo Mirror, Ceramic, Gold and Red, Signed
By François Lembo
Located in New York, NY
Francois Lembo mirror, ceramic, gold and red, signed. Small scale gold glazed mirror, decorated with a pattern of dark red (blood or ruby) squares. Signed Lembo with incised signatur...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Ceramic

French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful hand decorated, Art Nouveau enameled glass trinket, or jewelry box. This is a gorgeous piece by Legras, makes a lovely gift to oneself or others. Measures: 4 1/8" Diameter...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Porcelain

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Alabaster

Francois Lembo Mirror, Ceramic, Jeweled, Gold, Emerald Green, Black Signed
By François Lembo
Located in New York, NY
Francois Lembo mirror, ceramic, jeweled, gold, emerald green, black signed. Small scale circular gold glazed mirror with embedded jewel decoration. Signed F. Lembo with incised signa...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Ceramic

Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene. Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in ...
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

Indian Mughal Style Gem-Set Gilt Brass Snuff Box in Elephant Shape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage gilt brass lidded trinket snuff box with red and turquoise stone inlaid in the form of an elephant with trump up. Vintage Indian Mughal style metal brass and set with dozens...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metalwork

Materials

Stone, Metal, Brass

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry boxes. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “Limoges France" Porcela...
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

Francois Lembo Mirror, Ceramic, Gold, Red, Black, Jeweled, Signed
By François Lembo
Located in New York, NY
Francois Lembo mirror, ceramic, gold and red, jeweled, signed. Small scale gold glazed mirror decorated with ruby red embedded jewels. Signed F. Lembo with incised signature on the b...
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Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors

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Ceramic

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood; 19th century The lid is decorated with a landscape with a bird, trees and a setting sun. The inside of the box is covered with a lacque...
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Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century
H 2.17 in W 3.35 in D 5.71 in
19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL and RARE 19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box. Made in ‘Galle’, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860-80. Made for the export market to Britain and sold...
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Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood

Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely Russian hand painted lacquered small wooden box with a red interior. The box features the frog princess and prince Ivan miniature fairy tale. The box is signed inside Fedosk...
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Late 20th Century Russian Hellenistic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Russian USSR Made Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Black and Red Lacquered Snuff Box, Signed and Dated 1971. This tobacco snuff box is richly and colorfully decorated with a winter scene showing 3 people riding a sleigh i...
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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
By Garrard & Co. Ltd., Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked in collab...
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1990s English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Post-Modern Tessellated Pink Marble and Red Travertine Box by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Post Modern tobacco or snuff box rendered in tessellated pink marble and rosso travertino, red travertine with brass inlay, brown velvet and wood interior by Maitland Smith. Match...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Travertine, Marble, Brass

Antique Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique wooden box is unmarked and unsigned, but believed to have been made in Russia in circa 1890. The top of the box portrays a vignette of a shore scene where several men in...
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Antique Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Softwood

Lacquered Wood Screen - Black and Orange - Art Deco style (Customizable)
By Dmitry Samygin
Located in Paris, FR
Screen by Russian artist Dmitry Samygin Poplar plywood and beech veneered carved and lacquered Measure: 170 cm x 180 cm x 2 cm (67 x 71 x 0.8 in). Customizable -- After studying A...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Screens and Room Dividers

Materials

Beech

Old Chinese Lacquered Fabric over Wood Box with Calligraphy and Iron Braces
Located in Yonkers, NY
An old Chinese lacquered fabric over wood lidded box with hand-painted calligraphy and iron braces. This old Chinese lacquered box, a perfect example of traditional craftsmanship, is...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Fabric, Wood

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Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Bespoke Palekh box Author: D.N. Butorin, 1928 State Museum of Palekh Art Licensed museum
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Palekh box "On Guard the Borders of the USSR" Author: P. D. Bazhenov 1935 State Museum of Palekh
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Bespoke Palekh box Author: A.I. Vatagin, 1932 State Museum of Palekh Art Licensed museum
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Bespoke Palekh box Author: I.M. Bakanov 1925 State Museum of Palekh Art Licensed museum
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Bespoke Palekh box Author: P.F. Chalunin, 1945 State Museum of Palekh Art Licensed museum
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Bespoke Palekh box Author: I.I. Golikov 1925 State Museum of Palekh Art Licensed museum
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Bespoke Palekh box "Duk Stepanovich" Author: P. D. Bazhenov, 1940 State Museum of Palekh Art
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Palekh box "Red Plowman" Author: I. I. Golikov 1924 State Museum of Palekh Art Licensed museum
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Lacquered jewelry box "August" By Natalia Kozlova Duhanin workshop Papier-mache, egg tempera
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Lacquered jewelry box "September" By Natalia Kozlova Duhanin workshop Papier-mâché, egg tempera
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Lacquered jewelry box "December" By Natalia Kozlova Duhanin workshop Papier-mache, egg tempera
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Jewelry Box
H 1.58 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Early 20th Century Paper Mache Laquered Hand Painted and Signed Russian Box
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Exceptional lacquered and hand-painted Russian box. The painting depicts a sad young woman
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Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Early 20th Century Paper Mache Lacquered Hand Painted and Signed Russian Box
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Exceptional lacquered and hand painted Russian box. The painting depicts two lovers, the man
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Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Early 20th Century Paper Mache Laquered Hand Painted and Signed Russian Box
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Exceptional papier mâché lacquered and hand painted Russian box. The image represented: icon
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Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Early 20th Century Paper Mache Lacquered Hand Painted and Signed Russian Box
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Exceptional lacquered and hand painted Russian box. The image depicts the return of the knight to
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Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Early 20th Century Paper Mache Laquered Hand Painted and Signed Russian Box
Located in Toledo, Castilla La Mancha
Exceptional paper mâché lacquered and hand painted Russian box. The painting depicts a knight on
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Early 20th Century Russian Folk Art Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Palekh box "On Guard the Borders of the USSR" Author: P. D. Bazhenov 1935 State Museum of Palekh
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Contemporary Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Russian Craft, Famous Since 1924
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Palekh jewelry box "The Hunt" Author: A.V. Arapov Papier mâché, enamel, gold, egg tempera
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

Antique Russian Black Gold Lacquer Box Signed by Kornilov Alexander Albertovich
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
For your consideration is a luxe looking, lidded, hand painted, Russian Lacquer palekh box, signed
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20th Century Russian Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

Palekh Hand-Painted Russian Jewelry Lacquered Round Box
Located in Sofia, BG
little town of Palekh is located in 360 kilometers to the east from Moscow. This is about 60 kilometeres
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Vintage 1950s Russian Arts and Crafts Jewelry Boxes

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Handmade Paper, Boxwood

Very Rare & Unusual Russian Lacquer Wood Piano Storage Box Palekh Monumental
Located in New York, NY
The beautiful wood lacquer box in piano form is hand-painted in oil-paint by a Russian artist from
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20th Century Russian More Furniture and Collectibles

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Lacquer, Wood

Fine Russian Lacquer Mini Tall Box from Palekh
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful fine Russian lacquer box is originally from Palekh. Palekh is a small village
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20th Century Russian Artisan Boxes and Cases

Fine Russian Lacquer Mini Tall Box from Palekh
Fine Russian Lacquer Mini Tall Box from Palekh
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H 3.25 in W 2.25 in D 1.25 in
Fine Russian Lacquer Vanity Box from Palekh with Gold Leaf Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This beautiful fine Russian lacquer box is originally from Palekh. Palekh is a small village
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20th Century Russian Artisan Boxes and Cases

Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed and Dated 1959
Located in Barcelona, Cataluna
This is a very finely hand painted lidded lacquered box made in Russia, fully signed and dated 1959
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Vintage 1950s Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Old Russian Hand-Painted Papier-Mache Lacquer Box Signed E. Nebogatova Palekh
Located in Charleston, SC
Rare and Fine old Russian hand-painted papier-mache lacquer box. Signed E. Nebogotova Palekh- USSR
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Late 20th Century Russian Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

Fine Russian Palekh Lacquered Lidded Box Hand Painted Signed and Dated 1965
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
which we attribute to the Palekh region workshop. The circular box has been beautifully made and
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Mid-20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Russian Large Palekh Lacquer Box/Casket (laretz). Vintage c1958. Museum Quality.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
) - Vintage Russian Lacquer Box is also called deed box (casket) or "laretz" ~~ It's incredibly
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Vintage 1950s Russian Boxes and Cases

Vintage Black Russian Lacquered Box with Hand Painted Top
Located in North Hollywood, CA
A lovely vintage Russian style lidded, hand painted, black lacquered small wooden box with a red
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Mid-20th Century Romanian Gustavian Decorative Boxes

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Softwood

Palekh Lacquered Miniature Box, Limited Edition Licensed Museum Reproduction
Located in Palekh, Ivanovskaya Oblast
Palekh box "On Guard the Borders of the USSR" Author: P. D. Bazhenov 1935 State Museum of Palekh
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2010s European International Style Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

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Finding the Right decorative-boxes for You

Antique, vintage and new decorative boxes will safely store items while adding a splash of color or texture to a corner in any room. They have had a range of purposes over the years — from trinkets to serving as useful receptacles, such as snuff boxes, jewelry boxes and more. Boxes have also been designed in a range of forms and styles.

Box making is a craft dating back thousands of years. Early boxes as decorative objects were regularly designed and decorated both inside and out, ranging from minimal looks to more flashy styles. Decorative boxes have been constructed from different materials, with wood and metal being the most common. Wood is widely available and versatile, with woodworkers able to carve complex designs or showcase its natural grain.

Some antique jewelry boxes were made with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and even porcupine quills, such as those created by the Anishinabe in Canada and the United States. In Sri Lanka, well-crafted boxes were inlaid with porcupine quills and ivory discs between ebony bands. Chinese sewing boxes and tea boxes made of black lacquer were popular in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These often featured gold-painted designs or landscape scenes. Silk, paper and velvet frequently enhanced these boxes’ interiors.

Any style of decorative box can be a nice tabletop or desktop decor, whether to hold candy or tea in the living room or paper, pencils and other business supplies in the office. They can also act as jewelry boxes. Sewing boxes can be a lovely touch to any space while storing magazines or other trinkets.

You can find metal, wood and silver antique boxes on 1stDibs. The collection includes mid-century modern, Victorian and Art Deco styles that can add elegance to any home.

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