Sold|$3,600
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Hardwood Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian bone and hardwood box featuring engraved bone straps and carved and engraved bone plaques depicting deities and flowers.
Large Anglo-Indian Ivory Bone Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Anglo-Indian ivory color, bone inlay jewelry box, dome-shaped top, long box, black velvet lining inside.
Bone
Antique Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Lidded Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty 19th century Anglo Indian octagon form lidded box handcrafted in wood clad in tortoise shell and ambitiously decorated with floral and geometric designs in bone with a center m...
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Felt, Wood
Sold|$1,250
Anglo Indian Brass Box with Bone Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome and unusual brass strongbox with intricate patterned polished bone inlay on the top. The inside with a till, the lid of the till decorated with incised designs. This box c...
Brass
Sold|$3,300
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty antique British colonial lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hardwood clad in tortoise shell and decorated with intricate bone designs, featuring an etched and painted center ...
Tortoise Shell
Antique Anglo Indian Tortoise and Painted Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hard wood clad in organic tortoise shell and decorated in bone with painted floral engravings, lacy open fretwork a...
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Felt, Organic Material, Hardwood
Treasure of an Anglo-Indian Bone and Burlwood Inlay Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A truly gorgeous antique burlwood box having meticulous bone and inlay decoration with black ink decorative painting, charming little paw feet and lined in rich velvet.
Bone, Wood
Sold|$1,180
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian box with porcupine quills framed by rosewood with circular bone inlay.
Bone
Sold|$1,180
Anglo-Indian Hexagonal Quill Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Anglo-Indian hexagonal box of ebonized hardwood inset with disks of bone holding porcupine quills.
Bone
19th Century Anglo-Indian Octagonal Shell and Bone Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely gorgeous 19th century Anglo-Indian octagonal shell and bone jewelry box.
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
Sold|$1,550
Antique Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian hinged box. Crafted with rosewood, porcupine quills, and decorated with bone dots inside and out.
Bone
Antique Anglo Indian Tortoise Shell and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Enchanting antique Anglo Indian lidded box, handcrafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell.
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Felt, Mahogany
Sold|$1,850
Anglo Indian Inlaid Box on Legs
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Extensive inlay work of engraved and stained bone in floral garland with central urn vase. Edges trimmed in patterned bone inlay with minor losses. Attached base has slightly taperin...
Bone, Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian Writing Box with Bone Inlay
Located in Troy, MI
Circa 1860s writing box in wood with elaborate bone inlay decoration.
Wood, Bone
Sold|$2,900
19th Century Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine mid 19th Century Anglo Indian box made of porcupine quill, ebony, sandalwood and bone, the exterior decorated in bands of split quills in a "zig zag" pattern within a bone inlai...
Ebony, Bone, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Copenhagen, K
Lovely Anglo-Indian porcupine, ebony and bone quill box, with nine small removable compartments on top of one big.
Bone, Ebony
Sold|$2,850
Anglo Indian Inlaid Box with Elephants
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian box inlaid with intricate geometric marquetry composed of sadeli and lined inside with purple felt.
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century Indian box constructed of rows of porcupine quills in a bone inlaid ebony framework, the fitted interior with removable tray of nine lidded compartments, the qu...
Bone, Ebony
19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Shell and Colored Bone Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century Anglo-Indian trinket box from circa 1880. The box is constructed of sandalwood but completely covered in the most gorgeous speckled faux blonde tortoiseshell ...
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Antique Anglo Indian Porcupine Quill Decorative Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian box decorated with bone discs and porcupine quills between bands of ebony.
Sold|$1,450
An Anglo-Indian Cribbage Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A decorative Anglo-Indian box of bone and inlaid wood in the form of a cribbage board.
Bone, Wood
Large Decorative Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Footed Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unusual decorative box adorned with hand carved horn. Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved bone details throughout with filigree and carved veneered Horn...
Bone
A Large-Scaled Anglo-Indian Box with Applied Bone Decoration
Located in San Francisco, CA
A large-scaled and handsome Anglo-Indian box with applied bone decoration; the hinged rectangular lid with chamfered sides above a conforming body; adorned overall with intricately d...
A Rare Large Bone and Ivory Anglo Indian Casket or Sewing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An ivory overlaid on bone casket or sewing box, with a wonderful ivory and satinwood interior. Rare and old.
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Bone, Ivory
18th Century Anglo-Indian Vizigapatam Pocket Watch Display Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely little box of incredible quality. Box made in Vizigapatam, India circa 1780. Made of ebonized sandalwood and bone inlay and edging decorated with lac ink on lions paw fe...
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo - Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
19th Century Anglo-Indian porcupine quill box, the stave panel constructed frame in ebony with bone or ivory inlay, the interior having flower inlay pattern on the underside of lid, ...
Ebony, Bone
A Handsome Anglo-Indian Ebony Domed Letter Box w/Bone Inlay
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome Anglo-Indian ebony domed letter box with fine bone inlay; the heavy rectangular domed lid opening to reveal letter slots; resting on a conforming base with rolled foot, ad...
Sold|$3,900
Anglo Indian Quill Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good mid-19th century porcupine quill decorated writing slope, having bands of striated quills between bone inlaid ebony stiles, the interior finely inlaid with penwork decorated bon...
Bone, Ebony
Sold|$7,400
Anglo-Indian Hardwood Casket with Bone Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Anglo-Indian hardwood casket with bone inlay. India.
Hardwood
Exceptional 19th Century Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A SUPERB AND EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE of a mid-19th century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box. This one is in BEAUTIFUL CONDITION for its age!
Silver
Sold|$2,950 / item
Group of Three Antique Anglo Indian Inlaid Boxes, Priced Individually
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty group of three antiqueAnglo Indian boxed crafted in mahogany and bone in geometric designs and featuring sidelli inlay. Priced Individually. Measures: Front: H: 2.25 W: 7.2...
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany
Sold|$2,400
Lidded Bone Duck Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Delightful Anglo Indian lidded box crafted in a bone mosaic over a wood frame in a stylized whimsical duck form.
Bone
Sold|$1,500
19th Century Anglo-Indian Quill Lap Desk
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An exquisite hinged dresser top box made of quills with bone inlay banded exterior. Intricate inlay interior fitted with compartments and lined with felt. Comes with key. Condition: ...
Bone
Sold|$2,550
Antique Anglo-Indian Quill Box or Basket
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Rare antique Ceylonese quill box or basket in indigenous hardwoods, quills, and bone dots throughout. Featuring an interior panel with painted bone inlays depicting an elephant and a...
Bone
Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian stag horn veneered sandalwood sewing or work box with a sloped two-tier lid having a carved finial above tapered sides and raised on compressed ball feet. The interior w...
Bone, Antler, Wood
Bone Inlaid Coromandel Wood Anglo Indian Locking Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Anglo Indian solid Coromandel wood sewing or work box features specimen wood and bone inlaid lid with sunburst and central elephant and flanking foliate and scroll design, co...
Wood
Sold|$2,650
Tortoise Shell and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo-Indian octagon shaped jewelry or decorative box clad in tortoiseshell and elaborately decorated with carved bone.
Tortoise Shell, Bone
Sold|$2,950
A Large and Rare Anglo Indian Box, Kathleen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual Anglo Indian Ceylonese quill box, inlaid with the name Kathleen, in bone dots.
Ebony, Bone, Ivory
Sold|$2,600
Large Inlaid Bone India Vizagapatam Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Lovely inlaid pattern of natural cream and black bone jewelry/trinket box. Bone tiles are hand laid by artisans to create an almost smooth surface. Dark wood interior. Variations in ...
Bone, Wood
Antique Anglo-Indian Bone and Mahogany Domed Top Footed Ring Box
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceptional antique bone and mahogany domed top footed ring box Please note exceptional construction throughout. And engraved bone details throughout.
Mahogany
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Shell and Faux Ivory Ring Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning mid-19th century example of a Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ring box of real quality.
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo Indian Highly Carved Sandalwood and Sadeli Mosaic Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A VERY NICE 19th century Anglo Indian Highly Carved Sandalwood and Sadeli Mosaic Box.
Silver, Pewter
19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony & Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th century British Colonial handcrafted porcupine quill and ebony box, made in Matara, Ceylon the colonial name for Sri Lanka. This fine box has a decorative raised ...
Bone, Ebony
19th Century Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk and Sadeli Stationary Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Lovely Anglo-Indian carved Padouk wood, faux ivory and sadeli mosaic stationary box.
Pewter
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Dark Shell and Faux Ivory Glove Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century domed glove box from circa 1870. Made in Vizagapatam, India in British Colonial Era …. the time of the Raj ! The box is made of sandalwood but completed c...
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Box with Working Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th-Century British Colonial handcrafted porcupine quill box with a working lock and key. This antique box has been professionally restored and features a decorative interior lid ...
Bone, Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Shell and Faux Ivory Ring Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning mid-19th century example of a Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ring box of real quality.
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Ladies Jewelry Casket or Necessaire
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous and rare early 19th century, circa 1810, Ladies Jewelry casket or necessaire. Made in Vizagapatam, India. Made of Sandalwood with bone/faux ivory and ebony banding. The ba...
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Anglo-Indian Jewerly box with ormolu fob for a clock , Victorian
By New England Clock Company
Located in Valladolid, ES
Outstanding and unique fob mirror box or jewelry box made Anglo-Indian , in the Victorian era (1837 – 1901), in India.
Ormolu
Sold|$3,900
Indian Ebony Scalloped Sided Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine Indian 19th century box, the exterior in well figured ebony and having scalloped sides, the lid with exotic wood and bone inlay, the interior with two removable tiers, the ...
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood, Satinwood
Sold|$1,600
18 Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous and rare late 18th century, circa 1780, Anglo-Indian lidded casket. Made in Vizagapatam, India.
Bone, Sandalwood
Rectangular Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Bone Inlaid Ebony Trim
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine Ceylonese box of rectangular form with porcupine quills set into a framework of bone inlaid ebony. The quills are cut and arranged to create patterns using their light and dar...
Wood
Sold|$1,500
Antique Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique quill box handcrafted in India with mahogany and rosewood then decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots. The box is suitable, aged, and has a warm organic patina. Inside...
Bone
Sold|$1,250
Hexagon Form Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian lidded box crafted in porcupine quills, indigenous hardwood, and decorated with bone dots.
Bone
Sold|$1,500
Lidded Jewelry Box with Inlaid Marquetry
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian jewelry box with a diamond form decorated with intricate geometric marquetry in bone, mother of pearl, and exotic woods.
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Veneered Sandalwood Dresser Box with Penwork Decoration, Vizagapatam, India
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Rectangular penwork decorated veneer on sandalwood box. The top with a double border centering a floral cartouche, the four sides with wide leafy borders to top and bottom. Fitted wi...
Metal
Anglo-Indian Quill Box with Elephant Inlay
Located in Greenwich, CT
An Anglo-Indian box of porcupine quills in a tray shape with a lid.
Ebony, Bone
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.