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Napoleon Iii Jewelry Casket

Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This serpentine-shaped engraved ormolu jewelry casket is an exquisite Napoleon III work of art
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass, Ormolu

Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket
Napoleon III Ormolu Engraved Casket
H 4.25 in W 5.5 in D 4 in
Wonderful French Napoleon III Ormolu Bronze Crystal Glass Casket Jewelry Box
Located in Roslyn, NY
Wonderful large French Napoleon III style ormolu bronze mounted & crystal / glass casket jewelry
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20th Century French Regency Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Palais Royal gilt bronze and mother of pearl jewellery casket or trinket box
Located in London, GB
A very good quality and unusual Palais Royal gilt bronze and mother of pearl jewellery casket or
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Antique Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior By: unknown
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Antique Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Jewelry Boxes

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Copper, Metal, Enamel, Bronze

Antique French Kingwood Bird's-Eye Maple Jewelry Casket Box Tahan Paris
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Dublin, Ireland
cabinetmaker to Napoleon III. Last quarter of the 19th century. This finely made bombe shaped body is
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

Antique French Mahogany Brass Inlaid Jewelry Casket Box Tahan Paris 19th Century
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Dublin, Ireland
-1880), official master cabinetmaker to Napoleon III. Last quarter of the 19th century. This
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

Old Paris Porcelain Jewelry Box Casket Bisque Parian Sculpture Rare
By Old Paris
Located in Austin, TX
Amazing Old Paris porcelain box with figural parian sculpture group on the top. The box features a mix of hand painted and transferred gold detailing accented by lavender and seafo...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Figurative Sculptures

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Porcelain

Jewelry Box with the Portrait of Madame de Sévigné
Located in Paris, FR
. The bottom of the box is carved with a radiant pattern. The jewelry casket rests on three feet
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in New York, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Alfred Beurdeley Tulip & King Wood Bronze Jewelry Casket on Stand Paris France
By Emmanuel-Alfred Beurdeley
Located in GB
stamped Tulip and Kingwood with bronze mounts jewelry casket on stand This is one of the finest jewelry
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Antique 19th Century French Victorian Cabinets

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Bronze

19th Century Sewing Box by Maison Aucoc, Paris
By A. Aucoc
Located in Paris, FR
boxes and travel caskets. Later, Louis Aucoc (1850-1932), jeweler and goldsmith, developed Maison
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Steel

French Champlevé Onyx Box
By Ferdinand Barbedienne
Located in Newark, England
Fine 19th century French champlevé and onyx jewellery casket. The casket of rectangular form with
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

French Champlevé Onyx Box
French Champlevé Onyx Box
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H 4.33 in W 8.27 in D 6.61 in
19th Century French Repousse Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III copper box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

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Antique English Georgian oak cupboard, 18th/ 19th c., molded cornice, two paneled doors, lower exterior drawer, on bracket feet, loss to trim at right side of drawer. Dimensions: Ap...
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Antique Early 19th Century Georgian Wardrobes and Armoires

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Gilt Heavy Bronze Repousse Rectangular Jewelry/Decorative Box
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Marie Antionette Style Limoge Box
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Beautiful porcelain Limoges box hand-painted rose flowerettes adorned with painted gold designs and gold hardware.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Jewelry Boxes

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Medieval English Alabaster Statue
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A medieval English alabaster statue, possibly dating as far back as the late 14th / early 15th century, mounted on one of our exclusive large display plinths. Well weathered over the...
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19th Century Chinese Six Panel Screen, Mario Buatta/Sotheby's Auction 133" x 75"
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An impressive six-panel Chinese wallpaper (hand-painted tempura) decoupage screen, the wallpaper dating to the late 18th or early 19th century. The screen depicts a garden scene with...
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Baccarat Charles X Glass Casket / Box Antique Bronze Mounted
Located in London, GB
Executed using heavy Baccarat cut crystal glass with a starburst design on the top A early superb French glass Casket This fine box is decorated with high quality ormolu mounts ...
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Antique 1830s French Charles X Decorative Boxes

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Glass

Antique Ethnic Tribal Kina Crescent Shell Necklaces Papua New Guinea Set of 3
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Collectible Ethnic Tribal Folk Art Crescent Shell Pieces Choker Necklaces from Papua New Guinea. Shell pieces cut from the gold lipped pearl oyster found off the waters of Pa...
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Early 20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Collectible Jewelry

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Shell, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

Antique French Cobalt & Delicate Gold Bronze "Lacework" Jewelry Box, Circa 1870.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cobalt and Delicate Gold Bronze "Lacework" Jewelry Box, Circa 1860-1880. Tortoise shell lined.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis Revival Parquetry Display Cabinet
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique French mahogany and ormolu-mounted display cabinet in the French Louis XV manner, circa 1870 in date. This beautiful cabinet has an abundance of exquisite...
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Antique 1870s French Louis XV Cabinets

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Marble, Ormolu

20th Century French Mirus Wood Stove in Red Ceramic with Great Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful dark red ceramic stove MIRUS made in France, circa 1920. The wood to be loaded from small side door and fire to be seen from three small front windows. The piece is richly ...
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Early 20th Century French Fireplaces and Mantels

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Ceramic

Austrian 18th or Early 19th Century Gilt Silver Box with Shell Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Austrian 18th or early 19th century gilt continental silver box, beautifully adorned with curvilinear and shell motifs, measuring 7'' in length by 5 1/3'' in depth by 3 2/3'' in heig...
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Antique 18th Century Austrian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

1903 Tortoiseshell Jewellery Box with Silver Edges
By Grey & Co., Chester
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Beautiful Tortoiseshell jewellery boxes with silver Edges and curved silver cable legs The Tortoiseshell is of light colour which enable the light to go though. The Silver is showing...
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Antique Early 1900s British Edwardian Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, champlevé and gilt bronze jewelry box. Louis XV style, France, circa 1890.
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Antique 1890s French Louis XV Jewelry Boxes

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Set of 6 19C Irish Engraved Prints of Scenes of Dublin by James Malton
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A FABULOUS AND RARE Set of 6 19C Irish Engraved Prints of Scenes of Dublin by James Malton. Set of 6 VERY RARE AND VALUABLE engraved prints of Dublin, Ireland scenes. Th...
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Antique Late 19th Century Irish George II Prints

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Knole Settee, Cowdray Park, English, Lengyon & Co, olive velvet, tapestry
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- EXCEPTIONALLY, RARE, MUSEUM QUALITY PIECE, THE COWDRAY PARK KNOLE SETTEE, INVENTORY NUMBER D2029 - Supplied by Lengyon & Co, the pre-eminent maker, to Viscount Cowdray, Cowdray Pa...
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Early 20th Century English Charles II Settees

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Tapestry, Velvet

Antique Chinese Silvered Copper Alloy White Jade Inset Snuff Bottle Qing c.1900
Located in Richmond, CA
Fine antique Chinese Qing Dynasty silvered golden copper alloy snuff bottle of hulu double gourd form, inset with 4x carved five petal white jade plum flowers, body decorated with sc...
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Scholar's Objects

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Jade, Silver, Copper

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Napoleon III Tortoiseshell Casket, circa 1870
Located in Bergen, NL
Napoleon III gilt bronze-mounted and tortoiseshell casket France, circa 1870. In Louis XIV style
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Antique 1870s French Louis XIV Jewelry Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

Gorgeous Napoleon III Jewelry Box, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large Napoleon III style jewelry decorative box Casket of formate form with a rich ornamentation
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Boulle Jewelry Casket, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
, made in the reign of Napoleon III, circa 1860 in date. This stunning casket is rectangular in shape
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Antique 1860s French Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

Antique French Mahogany Mother Pearl Jewelry Casket Box Tahan Paris
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Alphonse Tahan Paris (1830-1880), official master cabinetmaker to Napoleon III. Last quarter of the 19th
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

19th Century Bohemian Casket in Overlay Glass
Located in Paris, FR
A small square casket in green overlay glass and gilt brass mounts decorated with picturesque views
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Antique 1830s Czech Napoleon III Boxes and Cases

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Gilt Metal

19th Century Bohemian Casket in Overlay Glass
19th Century Bohemian Casket in Overlay Glass
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H 3.55 in W 3.94 in D 3.15 in
French 19th Century Bronze Jewelry Casket by Auguste Moreau
By Auguste Moreau
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French 19th Century Three patinas Bronze Jewelry Casket Designed with two silvered cherubs
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century Casket in Enamel and Gilt Bronze Mount, Signed Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in Paris, FR
A small rectangular casket in enamel and gilt bronze decorated with pearl garland motifs and set
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French Enamel and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Tahan Paris
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Napoléon III rectangular shape jewelry casket With gilded bronzes and five hand-painted
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu

French 19th Century Enameled and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Maison Giroux
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 19th century hand painted enameled and ormolu-mounted jewelry casket A rectangular ormolu
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Copper, Ormolu

Mid-19th Century Wood Casket with Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Decoration
Located in Paris, FR
Octagonal-shaped?casket?in wood, the drop-leaf lid is decorated with brass and mother-of-pearl
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century French Enameled Porcelain and Ormolu-Mounted Jewelry Casket
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Very finely hand-painted enamel on porcelain jewelry casket. Rectangular shape in colored red
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Antique 1880s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu, Enamel

French 19th Century Jewelry Casket by Alphonse Giroux et Cie Paris & J.Moigniez
By Jules Moigniez, Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
French 19th century jewelry casket by Alphonse Giroux et Cie Paris & J.Moigniez (1835-1894
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Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century French Napoleon III Period Bijouterie Vitrine Table
Located in Forney, TX
Patina Perfection! A fabulous period Napoleon III Second Empire (1848-1872) Parisian bijouterie
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Vitrines

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Brass, Bronze

Tahan Napoleon III Liquor Cellar Cabinet and Baccarat Crystal Set, France, 1865
By Alphonse Tahan 1, André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Rare and historical Napoleon III Liquor Cellar cabinet in Boulle style marquetry Signed by Tahan
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Cabinets

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Crystal, Bronze

French Napoleon III Gilt-Bronze Figural Mantel Clock, Late 19th Century
Located in Shippensburg, PA
. Resting beside the basket is an opened jewelry casket filled with necklaces and valuables. A floral raised
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Mantel Clocks

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Brass, Bronze

Antique French Opaline Yellow Glass Jewelry Trinket Vanity Casket Box Hinged
Located in Dayton, OH
popular during the reign of Napoleon II and III. The glass comes in white and varying shades of green
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Antique 19th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Opaline Glass

19th Century Louis XVI-Style Marquetry Jewelry Box
Located in Paris, FR
appreciated under Napoleon III. The geometrical marquetry that decorates our jewelry box is a perfect example.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu, Bronze

19th Century Gilt Bronze Jewel Casket Box by Tahan
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French ormolu and carved cameo shell mounted jewelry casket, retailed
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Antique 1870s French Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu

French Renaissance Style Inlay Ebony Box by Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Alexandre Tahan, ebenists to Napoleon III.
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Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Jewelry Boxes

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Ebony

19th Century Burr Walnut Ebonized Work Table, Signed Tahan, Paris
Located in London, GB
,” Alphonse Tahan was the master cabinet maker to Emperor Napoleon III. The table is inlaid with a fabulous
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Antique 1860s French Side Tables

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Brass, Ormolu

French Napoléon III Ormolu and Sèvres Porcelain Jewelry Casket
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A French Napoléon III ormolu and Sèvres porcelain jewelry casket Finely chiseled Ormolu designed
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Bronze, Ormolu

Antique French Napoleon III Era Pocket Watch Display Casket Box Hunt Theme Boar
Located in Miami, FL
Napoleon III Era Pocket Watch Display Casket, Box Hunt Theme Dogs, Boar, Hounds and Men riding
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20th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Limoges Miniature
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique Napoleon III gilded ormolu serpentine shaped jewellery casket, circa
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

19th Century French Gilt Bronze Jewelry Casket with Cameos
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Napoleon III gilded ormolu Jewelry casket, circa 1860 in date
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

19th Century French Sèvres Cobalt Porcelain and Gilt Brass Casket Jewelry Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
casket is embellished with a brass hinge and the sides are decorated with floral motifs. The Napoleon III
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century French Sèvres Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Casket Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III jewelry box is in excellent condition with rich colors on royal blue background. Stamped on
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century French Sèvres Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Casket Jewelry Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III jewelry box is in excellent condition with rich colors on royal blue background. François
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Rare Highly Cut Baccarat Jewelry Casket / Box, circa 1860
By Baccarat
Located in Bath, GB
jewelry box is in excellent undamaged condition. 5 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 5" tall. Item ID: 39770.  
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Crystal

Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Jewel Casket by Tahan, Paris
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This hand chased gilt bronze box features four oval inlay stone floral reserves that include forget-me-nots, and carnations. It is signed by renowned maker Tahan of Paris.
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Stone, Bronze

19th Century French Repousse Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III copper box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

Early 20th Century French Delft Style Painted Porcelain and Brass Jewelry Box
By Delft
Located in Dallas, TX
with a gilt brass trim around the edge. The Napoleon III jewelry box is in excellent condition with
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century French Sèvres Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Jewelry Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
Napoleon III jewelry box is in excellent condition with rich colors on royal blue background. Stamped on
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

19th Century French Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box with Repoussé Hunt Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III copper box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

19th Century French Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box with Repoussé Hunt Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III copper box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

19th Century Porcelain and Ormolu Jewel Casket Box by Tahan
Located in London, GB
maker to Emperor Napoleon III and his wife, the Empress Eugénie. Known for her beauty and impeccable
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Antique 1870s French Jewelry Boxes

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Ormolu

19th Century French Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box with Repoussé Hunt Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III copper box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe
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Antique Late 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

19th Century French Silver Plated on Copper Jewelry Box with Repoussé Hunt Motif
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant, antique Napoleon III copper box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe
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Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate, Copper

Napoleon III Antique French Sewing Box Chinoiserie Style Ebony
Located in San Marcos, CA
Fabulous antique French Napoleon III era Palais Royal style sewing box, a unique casket in the
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian More Jewelry

Antique French Jewelry Casket, Box, Bronze Mount w Sevres Plaque
Located in South Coast, CA
Napoleon III era in France (c.1840-70s) essentially Victorian era.
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze

Antique French TAHAN Boulle Serpentine Jewelry Chest, 12" Box
Located in South Coast, CA
loss to show for its 150 or so years. Yes, this one would date to the Napoleon III era, I believe
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Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Antique Russian Malachite Pietra Dure Jewelry Box, Casket, Box
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the earliest days of the reign of Emperor Louis Napoleon, or 'Napoleon III'. Surely well before the
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Tea Box Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry, circa 1850
By Tahan Paris
Located in Grenoble, FR
. The key is not available The box is signed "TAHAN" on the lock, cabinetmaker to Emperor Napoleon III
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Liquor Cellar Napoleon III Boulle Signed Tahan, circa 1850
By Tahan Paris
Located in Grenoble, FR
cabinetmaker to Emperor Napoleon III. Alphonse Tahan (1830-1880) was the official ébéniste de l'Empereur
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Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Antique French Gilt Bronze Vanity Box with an Enamel Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
century Second Empire / Napoleon III hinged box is lined with its original dark olive green velvet, has
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the napoleon iii jewelry casket you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, ceramic and ormolu, every napoleon iii jewelry casket was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a napoleon iii jewelry casket — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A napoleon iii jewelry casket, designed in the style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Many designers have produced at least one well-made napoleon iii jewelry casket over the years, but those crafted by Alphonse Tahan, Cristalleries De Sevres and Tahan Paris are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Napoleon Iii Jewelry Casket?

A napoleon iii jewelry casket can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,574, while the lowest priced sells for $494 and the highest can go for as much as $6,500.

Finding the Right boxes for You

From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.

The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.

Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.

Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.

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