Antique Cricket Box

The practice of keeping crickets as pets began in China as early as the Tang dynasty (618-907). Appreciated for their chirping "songs," crickets were caught at the end of summer and ...

Similarly styled pierced containers have been used throughout Asia as a cricket cage - fighting box for almost 2000 years, as keeping crickets as pets emerged in China in early antiq...

Meiji period Japanese lacquered cricket box, of rounded square form with removable lid, (some remnants of butterfly decoration on lid) and original cushion.

A fine antique Chinese export silver box. By Cum Wo. In solid silver. Likely intended to house pet crickets.

Probably used as a tea caddy or cricket box cage. Exquisite conversation museum quality piece with a very nice antique patina.

Probably used as a tea caddy or cricket trinket box. Exquisite conversation Museum quality piece with a very nice antique patina Museum quality pierced jali work box.

The box has some holes design, maybe used as a crickets cage.

Chinese porcelain cricket box 19th century

Unusual Chinese cricket box with molded gourd body, bulbous wood rim, and a high, intricately carved tortoise shell cover.

Vintage Kholui hand painted papier mâché box with hinged lid - fine quality - featuring a Russian folklore painting of the Snow Maiden to the raised oval section on the top of the re...

A beautifully handcrafted and hand painted lacquered decorative box dating to the mid-20th century. Finished with a rich black lacquer ground, the top depicts a dramatic jungle scene...

This is a vintage Japanned pen box. A Japanese, lacquered Papier-mâché calligrapher's quill case, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Charming desktop pen case, ideal for col...

Antique 19th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer with 4 pair of two dragons playing a ball, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 t...

Antique 18th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 trays, size: 15inch x 12 x 4.5.

Golf Vesta case A round antique silver golfing match safe with striker on the bottom. The match holder is embossed with a golfing scene of a male golfer in his back swing watched by...

19th century Mauchline Ware trinket or jewelry box. It has applied and printed monochrome decoration entitled “Mineral Wells Moffat”, “Moffat” and “Craigie Burn Wood”.

The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying Chinese ce...