Art Nouveau Solid Silver Box/ Jewelry Box - Hallmarked, Austria ca. 1900

Absolutely gorgeous solid silver Art Nouveau coffee/ tea set of four from the period around 1900 in Austria. This fantastic tea set consists of four matching pieces: a small milk jug...

Exclusive blue Art Deco glass box with Lid from the period in Austria around 1920. This very decorative, lovely blue pressed glass box impresses wit...

Fantastic Art Nouveau silver centerpiece with glass bowl from the period in Austria around 1895. The artfully shaped base, elaborately made of 276,3 gramm solid silver, shows an outs...

Great palisander pedestal from the early Art Nouveau period in Austria, circa 1900. Impressing with a timeless design, this beautiful pedestal convinces with its straight shaped form, veneered in fine palisander. The base shows lovely brass applications on each corner. The top plate floats on four slim rectangular columns, all covered by beautiful brass on both ends. Although this pedestal is nearly 120 years old, it would fit perfect to many kind of interior designs through its everlasting appearance. Useable as a classic flower pedestal but also perfect for displaying your ceramics, busts or other valuable...

From the very early 20th century, the rise of the Art Nouveau era in Austria comes this outstanding bamboo screen. The elaborately composed bamboo frame gives this unique screen a ki...

Delightful solid silver amphora vase with lid from the early Art Nouveau period in Austria around 1900. Artfully handcrafted of 402 gramm of fine silver, it shows a very elegant desi...

Large Art Nouveau silver jewelry box France 1900-1910 This gem of a jewelry box from France is not only heavy but is also extremely decorative due to its elongated shape. The basic decoration consists of closely placed grooves that recur both front and back, as well as on the side and on the lid. Furthermore, the lid has 2 square fields in which 2 girls' heads are stamped. Both wear a floral hair...

France Art Nouveau silvered jewelry box casket, circa 1900. Measures: Width 19 cm Depth 13 cm Height 9 cm.

Art Nouveau silver plated repousse tobacco or jewelry box The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and feature panels with images of birds and flowers Good conditio...

Jewelery box, WMF - Germany, early 20th century Rectangular shape with scroll decorations, surmounted by a crown, internal fabric compartments, four curled feet, brand under the bas...

Extremely rare WMF jewelry box Art Nouveau circa 1900 silvered chest with floral decors very high quality.    

Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...