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Antique burl wood bowl with lid jewelry box
Located in Delft, NL
Antique burl wood bowl with lid jewelry box
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1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Ormolu and Crystal Glass Trinket Jewelry Box, France, circa 1880s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Unknown Boxes

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Ormolu

19th Dusty Rose Painted Furkin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original dusty rose painted furkin / bucket i fine condition. Nice construction and form.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Italian Round Red Opaline Glass Hinged Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small round red Italian opaline trinket box. In a rich deep ruby red, this vintage box will be glamourous on a dresser, nightstand, or coffee table. Large enough to hold bobby pins...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Unknown Boxes

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Opaline Glass

Vintage Italian Shell Encrusted Grotto Jewelry Box Re-Lined Interior c. 1950
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This finely crafted Italian shell-encrusted jewelry box exudes a charming Grotto style, typical of mid-century decorative art from the 1950s. Its...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Shell

German silver and enamel cigarette case
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
German silver and enamel cigarette case Origin Germany Circa 1930 Hand-painted scene of two beautiful hunting dogs its interior is ver...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

Antique English Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian style mahogany tea caddy. Of bombé form with fruit wood inlay, gilt brass mounts & handle, and bracket feet. Simply a wonderful, rare form! Date: L...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Unknown Boxes

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Brass

Beautiful Pincushion Elephant Figure 19th C. 1890s, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This listing is for a beautiful Austrian figural pincushion, circa 1890s. A beautiful collector's item and sure to be a lovely addition to any room or collection. Purchased for you a...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Unknown Boxes

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Metal

Antique Russian Silver Spice Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Russian silver box; an addition to our Russian silverware collection This exceptional antique Russian silver spice box...
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Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Unknown Boxes

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Silver

1950s Venetian Giltwood Jewelry Box Italy
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents 1950s Venetian Giltwood Jewelry Box Italy Pull out drawer and interior mirror Original vintage unrestored fading to the finish. sta...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Unknown Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Moorish Box Mosaic Marquetry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box. Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Unknown Boxes

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Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

Blue Lapis Lazuli and Marble Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful blue Lapis Lazuli and Carrara marble stone jewelry box. Created from genuine blue Lapis Lazuli, this box is low in profile and rectangular in form. This lovely jewelry or trinket box features a lid that fits onto its base. Both of which are completely covered in this beautiful blue stone. The interior of the box's base and lid, are created using Carrara marble. The lid features stays, which retrofit into the base, and allow the top to hold to the base without sliding or moving. The exterior is flanked with the gorgeous richly hued blue lapis lazuli. How we would style it: This blue stone box...
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20th Century Indian Agra Unknown Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli, Marble

Tea Box Designed by Jacques Jongert – Circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Tea Box Designed by Jacques Jongert – Circa 1930, "De Stijl" Design for Van Nelle, Netherlands This iconic tea box, designed by Jacques Jongert in the 1930s, embodies the essence of...
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1930s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Metal

19th Century Indonesian Red and Black Lacquered Document Box with Brass Handles
Located in Middleburg, VA
This 19th century red and black lacquered Indonesian document box is a beautiful way to keep your important papers tucked away. Made of richly patinated teak with intricate red and b...
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19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Unknown Boxes

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Teak

Genuine Italian Purple Carved Alabaster Decorative Trinket Box, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely hand-carved round Italian alabaster trinket box in purple. This piece will be fabulous to display on a coffee table or dressing ...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Unknown Boxes

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Alabaster

Men's Midcentury Jewelry Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Being offered is a men's sterling silver jewelry box. It is from the 1950s and has that Classic Midcentury look; sleek and Minimalist. The inside is wood that we have had restrained ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Trinket Box, Folk Art 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved trinket box or catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice antique collectible to display in yo...
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1890s German Folk Art Antique Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Handmade Mexican Boxes Set of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of three handmade Mexican Boxes. Original paint and great patina. Measures: Larger box - 10.75 x 8 x 5 Medium box - 8 x 4.5 x 3.5 Small box - 3.7...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Unknown Boxes

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Wood, Paint

Mid Century Rosewood and Enamel Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is a stunning redwood box with an enamel lid. It is both decorative and functional as it can be used to store jewelry or any item you wish. Unsigned.
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Unknown Boxes

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Enamel

Art Nouveau Alpaca Matchstick Case, Vintage Austria, Monogram J.P.
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau matchstick holder case by an Austrian manufacturer. Silver plated alpaca. with makers mark, year around 1910s or older. With J.P. monogram. Some minor dings and...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Unknown Boxes

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Silver Plate

19thc New England Bucket With Original Lid From Maine
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc New England Bucket With Original Lid From Maine original paint and wonderful metal handle with wooden grip. Great color and great patina.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Austrian silver with Agate box, 1921-1922
Located in Delft, NL
Austrian silver with Agate box, 1921-1922 A silver with Agate lidded box Austrian silver hall marks 1921-1922, Marked in both parts with the Austrian silver hall mark, the numbers o...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Unknown Boxes

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Agate, Silver

Antique 1890s Burmese Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Burmese silver box; an addition to our diverse Asian silverware collection. This exceptional antique Bu...
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1890s Burmese Antique Unknown Boxes

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Silver

Vintage Oval Ceramic Chinoiserie Blue and White Trinket Dish with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small oval chinoiserie blue and white trinket dish with a lid. This piece is from China and was created in ceramic with blue paint. It is white, with a painted scenic design on the...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Unknown Boxes

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Ceramic, Paint

1950s Exotic Wood Inlay Box Elephant Palm Tree
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a 1950s vintage wood inlay elephant palm tree Box. Dimensions: 2.63" H x 8" W x 4.13" D. Please visit take a look at our listings, we have an amazing curate...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Small Lacquered Painted Box with Russian Tzar Scene on Lid - Signed
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small painted and lacquered box with a lid in black. This piece was created in the 1920s in the USSR. It is lacquered in a glossy black, with a hand-painted scene of a tzar on the ...
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Early 20th Century Russian Agra Unknown Boxes

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Lacquer, Paint

Silver Box Austria-Hungary 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SILVER BOX Austria-Hungary 18th Century in silver with profuse decoration inspired by the Crimean War, in which Russia lost to an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, United K...
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18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Unknown Boxes

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Silver

Decorative Mughal Motif Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful Mughal motif wood box with a hinged lid. This lovely box will be a great way to hold jewelry or other trinkets. The top features a battle scene with two men on horses in ...
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Unknown Boxes

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Fabric, Wood

Gilded Bronze Jewelry Box with Painting under Glass, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Gilded bronze jewelry box with Painting under Glass, 19th century" 19th century Gilt Bronze and under glass painting jewelry box, Napoleon III period. Measures: H: 9cm, D: 13,5cm.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Unknown Boxes

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Bronze

Late 1800s Antique Firewood Coal Wood Repousse Box Brass Panels
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Late 1800s antique firewood box with artistic Brass Panels Tavern imagery Rectangular shape six sided with a slope. Preowned vintage original c...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Unknown Boxes

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Brass

Antique French 20k Gold Snuff Box, Circa 1870
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French 20 karat tri-coloured gold snuff box; an addition to our 19th century collection. This exceptional antique French 20k yellow gold snuff box has an oval shaped form. The body of this antique box is embellished with panels of engine turned and tooled decoration, incorporating circular and floral motifs. Each incurved cornered panel is encompassed with applied simplified foliate festoon and column style borders, accented with tri-colored gold highlights. This impressive antique 20ct gold box...
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1870s French Antique Unknown Boxes

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Gold

Victorian English Regency Handcrafted Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted jewelry box burl wood box, Victorian, Napoleon style burl wood jewelry box. Polished burl Thuya wood hand made with high quality craft...
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Early 20th Century British Victorian Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Signed Chrome, Brass, Black Resin Hinged Monumental Sculptural Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and sculptural monumental beautifully made Italian hinged heavy box is signed and stamped Linea Ble Roma. It is from the 20th century and is comprised of chrome, brass ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Brass, Chrome

Vintage White Square Shell-Encrusted Trinket Box – Coastal Nautical Décor
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Add a touch of seaside charm to your home with this vintage shell-encrusted trinket box. This unique piece features a meticulously arranged collection of natural seashells adorning t...
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20th Century American Arts and Crafts Unknown Boxes

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Shell

Art Deco Cigarette container in Brass made in the 1920's from Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A unique brass cigarette container from the 1920's hand made in Austria. On top of the lid is a glass stone in turquoise colour. the lid fits tightly into the container. From the bot...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Brass

Bill Long Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautifully crafted box, signature below.
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1980s American Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Rosewood

Moroccan Berber Tuareg Metal Tribal Flask Overlay
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Great decorative Moroccan Berber Tuareg metal brass powder flask. African decorative brass with front richly decorated with Moorish embossed brass ocverlay. Moroccan tribal powder fl...
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20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Unknown Boxes

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Brass

Art Deco gold vanity with black enamel and jade decoration
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco Vanity Case in Gold with Black Enamel and Jade Decoration This Art Deco vanity case features a rectangular shape with rounded edges and a glossy black enamel exterior finish...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Unknown Boxes

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Gold

Post-Modern Handcrafted Octagonal Wood Parquet Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration a post modern octagonal wood parquet box. Custom made. No information on the maker. Walnut wood. Dimensions: 3.75" Hx 9.25" W x 9.25" D Please visit take...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Decorative Large Round Brass Box Caddy 19th C, North India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful 19th century large hand-crafted decorative round polished brass box with lid delicately and intricately hand-hammered with repousse floral...
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19th Century Indian Agra Antique Unknown Boxes

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Brass

French Bronze Miniature Portrait Jewelry Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French Bronze Miniature Portrait Jewelry Box Beautiful rectangular French jewelry box with hinged lid with a centered miniature depiction of a lady,...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Unknown Boxes

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Bronze

RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century in painted and gilded carved wood decorated with plant motifs. Small defects. Dim.: 34 x 43 x 35 cm
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17th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Antique Wooden and Cardboard Apothecary Pharmacy Storage Jar for Valerian Root
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s wooden and cardboard apothecary pharmacy storage jar or box for Valerian Root. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Found at an estate sale...
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Unknown Boxes

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Plywood, Paper

1960s Old Gourd Art Lidded Vessel Made in Malta
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Midcentury Modern Handmade Gourd Art Decorative Lidded Container Stamped Made in Malta 5 Tall x 4.5 Diameter Original Unrestored Vintage Condition. Refer to images
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1960s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Thread, Wood

Mosaic Marquetry Octagonal Music Box Granada Moorish Spain
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed music box. Handcrafted in Spain in the Moorish Syrian style with red velvet lined and a mirror. Decorative Spanish inlaid Marquetry music box intricately and finely inlaid in Islamic geometric designs with marquetry of precious wood decorated with Moorish Islamic motif designs which have been painstakingly inlaid with fruitwoods. Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with mosaic marquetry. Handcrafted in Granada Spain...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Unknown Boxes

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Shell, Fruitwood

Brass walnut shaped nut cracker , 1970’s
Located in Delft, NL
Brass walnut shaped nut cracker , 1970’s
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Brass

Moorish Handcrafted Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box. Large box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which ha...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Unknown Boxes

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Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone

Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box. vintage small trinket box intricately decorated with Moorish motif des...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Unknown Boxes

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Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood

Anglo-Indian Footed Box with Lidded Compartments, 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
19th century Anglo-Indian wooden box fitted with various compartments finely hand carved. The top is finely hand carved with the Taj Mahal. The interior with removable hand carved nine-lidded compartments, the front cover has a mirror, the whole exhibiting very fine workmanship. This fine late Victorian Anglo-Indian box from India is in great condition for it age. A beautiful example of an Anglo-Indian fine art...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Unknown Boxes

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Sandalwood

RARE EUROPEAN MUSIC BOX 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE EUROPEAN MUSIC BOX 19th Century European, box with 50 discs of 30 cm, double comb, manufactured in the late 19th century. Stone-eye capped with metal application. Top decorate...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Unknown Boxes

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Wood

1970s Small Lidded Wood Vessel Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a round wood container vessel with Lid. Unmarked. Small mid-century keepsake trinket holder. Dimensions: 2.5 diameter x 2 tall inches Please visit take a lo...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Wood

1970s Keepsake Box Octagonal Oak Wood Marquetry
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Octagonal Lidded Oak Box Wood marquetry Hinged 3.13 x 10.25 d Preowned vintage Refer to images
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Wood, Oak

Vintage Orange Glass HInged Box with White Coral Top Black Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
This absolutely stunning vintage orange glass hinged box has a white piece of organic coral as the top. The inside is a black velvet interior. It is from the 70's and was sold at Sak...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Unknown Boxes

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Coral

Art Nouveau Repoussé Copper Box, circa 1900.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Art Nouveau repoussé copper box, circa 1900. Art Nouveau style box, 1900, embossed copper on a wooden interior, red glass cabochons, with key. D...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Unknown Boxes

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Copper

Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn. Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving. Vizagapatam, late 19th century. History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century. Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid; sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/ The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India. English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras. Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather. Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras These exotic boxes...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Unknown Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small vintage turn of the century sterling silver hinged box has a wood interior with etched design top. There are English hallmarks on the bottom that are clearly visibl...
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Early 20th Century English International Style Unknown Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Decorative Ceramic Chinoiserie Box with Lid and Pink and Blue Floral Motif
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small Chinoiserie ceramic decorative box with a lid. Rectangular in shape, this box features a hand-painted floral motif on the top of the lid as w...
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Unknown Boxes

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Ceramic, Paint

Mid-19th Century British Empire Burled Yew and Amboyna Travel Jewelry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
A rare and exquisitely crafted British Empire travel jewelry box, made in England circa 1840. The exterior is richly veneered in burled yew wood and amboyna, prized for their deep fi...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Unknown Boxes

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Silver, Metal, Brass

18ct Gold Antique English Snuff Box - Hallmarked in London in 1803 - 54.9g
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1803 by George Longstaff, this very handsome, George III period, Antique 18ct Gold Snuff Box, features engine turned decor...
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Unknown Boxes

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Gold

Vintage Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver jewelry box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional vintage sterling silver jewelry box...
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1990s British Unknown Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Unknown boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Unknown boxes are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown boxes, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 302 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 145 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original boxes by Unknown were created in the modern style in europe during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $55 and can go as high as $40,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $838.
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