Ivory and Blue Chevron Bone Inlay Trinket Box

Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Marble Pietra Dura Censor Stone Travertine Box 1950s. Vintage inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box with lid handcrafted in India. Handmade marble decorative lidded box inlaid with brass. It is the same craft that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art work. Box is: 4" x 6" x 1"5 H. Handcrafted brown marble decorative box, handmade in Rajasthan, India. Open carved Jali Moorish Mughal Style open work on each sides to use with incense or home perfume. Vintage rectangular shape decorative lidded travertine table top trinket box with brass banding. A mid 20th century modern style period travertine marble box. The stone has subtle light earth tone variations that contrast with the reflective brass accents. This elegant trinket decorative marble box...

Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box with lid. Handmade marble decorative lidded box inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper and carnelian for orange. It is the same craft that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art...

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...

Nice and unusual Jewelry decorative box with filigree bone overlaid decoration. Large Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved bone de...

Vintage ornate Brass inlaid with mother of Pearl Powder Jar, Jewelry Box, Dresser Box, Pill Box, Vanity Box decorated with seashell. Vintage round decorative trinket box with lid or ...

Fabulous Anglo-Indian decorative box inlaid. Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras. Great decorative inlaid pen box or jewelry box. Inside dimen...

19th Century Moorish Tortoiseshell and Bone Trinket Box, Lined with Blue Velvet. Ideal for jewellery or keepsakes or just as a decorative desk item.

A handsome and unusual brass strongbox with intricate patterned polished bone inlay on the top. The inside with a till, the lid of the till decorated with incised designs. This box c...

Mid 20th century jewlery casket or trinket box. Beautifully designed in the form of a dome top trunk with exotic wood and striped bone inlay. Feat...

Handmade mosaic trinket box in beaded brass metal over wood with bone inlays. The box has a geometrical octagon design with a footed base and lidded top. It features incised metal ...

Mid-century bone trinket box. With a wooden interior. 5" L x 3.5" W x 3.75" D. With slight wear to the interior wood.

An elegant modern style tessellated bone trinket box with black felt-lined interior. Mostly cream in color, but does have hints of light pink througho...