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Japanese Puzzle Box Wood

Pair Scottie Dogs Atop Book Theme Japanese Puzzle Bank Occupied Japan Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
Collecting" magazine September 2003 edition in an article on Japanese Puzzle Banks. Dimensions: 4 1/4" wide
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Folk Art Toys

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Wood

Japanese Puzzle Bank Portrays A Building Bank "National Savings Bank" Circa 1948
Located in Incline Village, NV
Japanese tradition of hiding documents and money in boxes with "tricks" and a multiplicity of "moves" to
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Vintage 1940s Japanese Folk Art Toys and Dolls

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Wood

Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Lacquer

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Wood, Lacquer

Vicki Eisenfeld Studio Rare Mokume Drop Earrings In 22Kt Gold With Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
, intense and multi-layered beauty puzzles. Mokume, is a Japanese metalworking procedure which produces a
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Vintage 1980s American Aesthetic Movement Drop Earrings

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Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Tanzanite, Garnet, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, ...

Dakota Jackson French Art Deco Postmodern Mahogany Executive Partners Desk 96"
By Dakota Jackson
Located in Dayton, OH
large boxes for sawing a woman in half and small boxes from which doves would emerge in full flight.[11
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Desks and Writing Tables

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Stainless Steel

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Unique antique oak pharmacy cabinet full of storage options, early 1900s
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This very large and striking, completely original pharmacy cabinet comes from the early 1900s. The cupboard is made up of several parts and can be arranged according to your own wish...
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Early 20th Century Apothecary Cabinets

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Early 1900s Bronzed Terracotta Christ Sculpture Religious Bust, Signed S. Marton
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and stunning sculpture of Christ. Even from up-close most people think this is a bronze. That's how good the surface and bronzed patina of this impressive sculpture are. The sc...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Religious Items

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Vintage 1950s Industrial Aluminium Wall Hanging Medicine Medical Cabinet
Located in London, GB
A large 1950s vintage industrial wall hanging medicine cabinet which was originally used in hospitals and/or chemist shops to store and display medicine and medical equipment etc. T...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Cabinets

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Metal, Aluminum

President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian Tea Table
By Albert Hadley, Sister Parish
Located in St. Louis, MO
President John F. & First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy’s English Victorian tea table Quite possibly the most important tea table in American History The famed, English Victorian tea ta...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Card Tables and Tea Tables

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Lacquer

Belle Époque Diamond Tiara
Located in London, GB
A Belle Époque diamond tiara, to the centre three diamond-set clusters with diamond-set foliate decorations and one large diamond-set cluster on each side, all within a waved frame o...
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Japanese 19th Century Miniature Lacquer Chest with Waterfall
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese 19th century miniature lacquer chest with waterfall. Late Edo to early Meiji period lacquer chest (mid to late 19th century) with two characters on the front reading Nuno an...
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

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Gold, Silver, Bronze

Dutch Industrial Oak Apothecary Cabinet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was designed and made from oak circa 1950 in The Netherlands. It features 50 drawers in four different sizes with metal hardware. The inside of the drawers me...
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Vintage 1950s Dutch Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

20th Century Chinese Elm 14 Drawer Apothecary Herb Medicine Chest Cabinet
Located in Dayton, OH
"20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie apothecary herb or medicine chest. Made of Elm featuring fourteen drawers, each engraved with stone soapstone labels naming the intended herbal cont...
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Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Apothecary Cabinets

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Soapstone

Antique Catholic Virgin Mary Figure Glass Dome Monastery Work, Germany Altotting
Located in Nuernberg, DE
An antique glass dome with Virgin Mary figure and some other wooden and glass parts. It has also a touch relic of Agnus Dei. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. We believe...
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Early 20th Century German Folk Art Religious Items

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Holy Water Font with Virgin Mary and Jesus Child in wood, Gilded 1980s
By ANRI
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A wood carved holy water font. Attributed to an Italian or german wood carver. Made probably in the 1970s - 1980s. Found at an estate sale in Nuremberg, Germany. A nice addition to y...
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Vintage 1980s German Folk Art Religious Items

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Wood

Antique Victorian Religious Chinese Export Ivory Bone Carved Pagoda Sculpture
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Fine Quality Chinese Export Hand Carved Religous Pagoda of traditional architectural form and generous proportions, late Nineteenth Century. The overall structure beautifull...
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Vintage Cartier Charm Bracelet 18k Gold French Estate Jewelry
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Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A rare vintage Cartier charm bracelet, made of 18 karat yellow gold, featuring gemstones. The vintage bracelet has six charms in total. Two charms of a hexagon...
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Diamond, Emerald, Malachite, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Dutch Oak Grocery Store / Apothecary Shop Cabinet, 1920/30s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This shop cabinet was produced during the 1920/30s in the Netherlands. This piece features 8 drawers and 5 shelves and was made in two sections. It was originally used in a pharmacy ...
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Vintage 1930s Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

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Oak

SeidenGang Etruscan Double Necklace In 18Kt Yellow Gold With VS Diamonds
By SeidenGang
Located in Miami, FL
Etruscan necklace designed by Seidengang. A beautiful statement necklace, created by the iconic jewelry designer's SeidenGang. This double necklace is part of the popular Etruscan r...
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1990s North American Etruscan Revival Chain Necklaces

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Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Immortal He Xiangu Painting on Canvas, China, 19th Century Asian Art
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Chinese painting depicting He Xiangu reproduced three times but with a different attribute: up a lotus flower, bottom left a fly hunt and bottom right again the lotus flower, each ti...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

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Canvas

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Vintage Japanese Tower Form Puzzle Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vintage Japanese Tower Form Puzzle Box. Intricately designed in the form of a Pagoda tower. Made in
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20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Japanese Tower Form Puzzle Box
Vintage Japanese Tower Form Puzzle Box
H 6.25 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
STUNNING JAPANESE PUZZLE BOX PARQUETRY CABINET ON STAND
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Delightful himitsu bako secret puzzle box from the Hakone region of Japan,Late 19th Century to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Boxes

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Cedar

Antique Japanese Elm Keyaki Meiji Period Marquetry Shadona Cabinet Etagere, 1880
Located in Portland, OR
this style of Japanese marquetry was used on smaller objects such as puzzle boxes and table top
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Cabinets

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Elm

Rare Japanese Rosewood Geometrical Fidget Puzzle Box Modern Brain Teaser
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Rare Japanese rosewood puzzle box in geometric form Measures: 4.25 tall x 4.75 w x 4.25 inches
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Rosewood

Modernist Japanese Sculpture by Sori Yanagi
By Sori Yanagi
Located in San Diego, CA
Wood puzzle sculpture by Sori Yanagi for Kumiki. Yanagi designed just a few puzzles for the company
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Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

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Questions About Japanese Puzzle Box Wood
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    A Japanese puzzle box, called himitsu-bako, are wooden boxes which keep items safe from theft through an intricate mechanical pattern. These boxes require specific steps moving the mechanism to release the obscured lid, opening to reveal the cavity within.