Brass Decorative Boxes
Color: Brown
Material: Brass
Set/2 Boxes, Aged Silver, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Madagáscar Boxes, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Madagáscar box set includes two wooden boxes, perfect to be displayed together and e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set/2 Pots, Ceramic Pots, Green, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chaucer Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect to be displayed together and enrich your room decor.
Each piece has its own elegant silhouette in mint-green glazed ceramic with gloss finish plus hand turned beech wood base and lid lacquered in bronze gold-powder.
Set of 2 Ceramic Pots Chaucer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf, Brass
19th Century French Parquetry Ebonized Domed Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Signed by maker on lock. Paris, France. Bronze/brass mounted.
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Brass Box with a Pink Straw Marquetry Lid by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This lovely brass box is made of brushed brass with a lid covered of straw marquetry.
The radial design of the straw reminds the great Art deco period while the elegant pink color ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set/2 Pots, Ceramic Pots, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Burgess Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect to be displa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Metal
Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and int...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin, Copper, Brass
Chinese 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red lacquered treasure chest box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Born in China during the 19th century, this elegant treasure chest features a red lacquered sur...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Miniature 19th Century Victorian Figured Mahogany Chest of Drawers
Located in Morristown, NJ
19th c. Charming antique miniature chest of drawers. The chest has a marble top. The case is figured mahogany, with four stacked drawers, the ...
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Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Art Deco Musical Ladies Powder Compact Box, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco ladies musical powder box. It appears to not have ever been used and as such is in remarkable condition. Bright red enamel exterior with gold accents to the edges ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Painted Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully dog painted box
Lined with gingham fabric
Perfect for storage of dog accessories.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors
Located in Lisse, NL
A beautiful antique and all handcrafted jewelry box with a striking velvet lining.
This rare and larger size jewelry box or casket makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Large Brass and Shagreen Box Circle by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This elegant box is made of shagreen with a beautiful circular decor with brass trims on the front.
It is mounted on two circular brass feet.
The box is hinged with a black microsu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Pathologist Box Made of Mahogany with Brass, Including Instruments
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Curious antique English box made of mahogany with brass details, inside which are the working instruments of a pathologist. The division of the interior of the box is covered in red ...
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19th Century British Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Keywind 6 tune music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Swiss music box by unknown maker.
The mechanism is wound up by a key and plays 6 melodies as provided on the original melody card. The serial number is 8180 and can be found at the ...
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Overture Cylinder Musical Box by Paillard
Located in Zonhoven, BE
beautiful music box by Pailllard.
The music box was made by the firm Paillard at the end of the 19th century in Switzerland. Paillard was one of the main producers of this type of m...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Iron
Athenee Box with Solid Ebony Wood
Located in Paris, FR
Box Athenee with internal solid ebony wood,
in solid brass and with black resin and gold
trims. Box with lid, subtle piece with luxury gift
box included.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1924 Boulle Card box
By J. C. Vickery, Ecole Boulle
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Card Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, engraved on the lid by the initials "B.H.C".
The interior is fitted with two card sets, a scoring block with pencil and Royal Auction Bridge card game...
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Early 20th Century British Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tea Caddy English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
English George III triple tea caddy with untouched patina colour and original brassware standing on ogee feet with 3 section interior.
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to...
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien Modernist Hand Wrought Brass Lidded Box Vessel
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Minimal in its ornamentation, this handmade brass box exemplifies the exacting standards of Hagenauer artisans while encapsulating the timeless elegance in the workshop’s designs — a miniature...
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Early 20th Century Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Two Victorian Style Brass & Wood Pug Dog Boxes, by Arthur Court, 1979
By Arthur Court
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Two Victorian Style Brass & Wood Pug Dog Boxes, by Arthur Court, 1979
*Sold individually, please specify the 'Brown' Pug on the left or the 'Brindle' Pug on the right or purchase b...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Brass Box
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian-style (20th century) small brass rectangular shaped box with handles.
Category
20th Century Victorian Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Brutalist Hammered Brass Box or Jewelry Casket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lidded Brutalist Hand Made box in hammered brass with interesting floral details. Catches light beautifully - a complement to any surface. Can be used as a jewelry box, 420 stash box...
Category
20th Century Brutalist Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Turn Of The Century Brass Indian Box With Gemstones
Located in Tampa, FL
A brass box with turquoise and coral. Turn of the century, India.
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Handcrafted in Granada, Spain, Circa 1960s
A stunning architectural model box that showcases the ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Moorish Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Rectangular Brass Box with a Pink Straw Marquetry Lid by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This lovely rectangular brass box with rounded corners, is made of brushed brass with a lid covered of straw marquetry.
The radial design of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Flower Garden Box Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French porcelain hand-painted 'flower garden box' decorative or jewelry box, with gold gilt brass hinge closure, circa mid-20th century, Limoges, France. A beautiful porc...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully aged warm rich patina. circa 1825
Commonly used by military officers in the field, ...
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Copper and Brass Coal Bucket
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique coal scuttle was created in England, circa 1880. Built of copper with a brass and turned walnut handle, the oblong bucket stands on a round base. The versatile decorativ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful mountain scene decoration in vibrant yellow color resting on ball feet. This chinoiserie box is marked...
Category
1910s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Brass and Copper inlaid Betel Nut Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Philippine Brass and Copper inlaid Betel Nut Box. The top lifts to reveal 2 hinged compartments that held the betel leaf, areca nut. Top is ...
Category
1870s Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Circa 1750 Trio of George II Shagreen & Red Velvet Knife Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A trio of George the 2nd shagreen knife boxes, each of typical bow fronted form, with brass clasp and handles. Each interior fitted in its original red velvet and each is faded almos...
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Mid-18th Century English George II Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Jacques Adnet Leather Box, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Elegant box in stitched leather, the body is wrapped and folded on a seam, the lid is equipped with a whimsical "hand" handle.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique English Regency Rosewood & Brass Writing Slope Box Lap Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A RARE AND FINE REGENCY ROSEWOOD WRITING SLOPE
England, circa 1815; includes a circa 1849 quill by Isaac Parkes
Item # 801EZX27
An inordinately fine box, the exterior is dressed wit...
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1810s English Regency Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Thuya And Brass Inlaid Serpentine Cave A Liqueur Or Tantalus Box
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptionally Fine French Serpentine and brass marquetry inlaid Cave a Liqueur or Tantalus Box with mother of pearl.
French circa 1870
Primarily veneered in fine thuya wood of...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Serpentine, Brass
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Napoleon III marquetry sewing box. Made of mahogany with thuya wood top inlaid with brass and mother of pearl. Brass trim frames the lid and the base. The inter...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19TH Century English Letter Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Superb quality with elaborate brass applied accents.
It is fashioned with burl walnut veneers and the interior is fitted slots for mail.
Category
19th Century English Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Winsor and Newton Paint Box with Drawer, Paint and Pallettes circa 1865
Located in Wells, ME
English Winsor and Newton mahogany with ebony stringing paint box with drawer. This paint box retains its original Winsor and Newton Label in the lid as well as in the bottom of the ...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass and Copper Betel Nut Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Philippine Brass and Copper Betel Nut Box. The top lifts to reveal 2 hinged compartments that held the betel leaf and areca nut. Inlaid in c...
Category
Late 19th Century Philippine Tribal Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box with brass bound corners and straps opening to reveal a fitted writing slope, pen tray, original ink bottle, two lift up lids openin...
Category
1860s English Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century English Regency traveling lap writing desk with original brass corner mounts and hardware, including lock and key. Outstanding sti...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Lidded Onyx box with Bronze Dog
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
An antique decorative lidded box with a bronze dog. The base made of wood, with onyx paneled against it, which is framed with floral ornate copper rims. The...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Brass, Copper
Carved Wooden Trinket Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
A decoratively pyrographed trinket box inset with fine corrugated brass. The top is carved with concentric circles and a simple cross hatch pattern detaile...
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Mid-20th Century Bohemian Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hand-Painted Dome Top Wood and Brass Decorative Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A fancy highly decorative, hand painted wooden box in good vintage condition. Heavy solid brass hardware. Meadures 19.5" in width, 10.25" in depth and 14" in height.
Category
Late 20th Century Argentine Modern Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Decorative Cigar Box in Brass, Malachite and Wood, Mexico, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful hinged inlaid malachite and sodalite (or lapis lazuli) brass metal box with wood interior.
Two roosters grace the lid. The metalsmiths of Taxco, Mexico were known for p...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Metal, Brass
1980s Maitland Smith Resin Box with Brass Details
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful Maitland Smith box with resin-encased stem-end finish, mahogany inlay, and brass accents, handcrafted in the Philippines, circa 1980s. Intriguing, organic construction out ...
Category
1980s Philippine Vintage Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally fine Quality English Well Figured Solid Burr Walnut Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and quite large proportions. Third quarter of the...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Lidded Glass & Leather Box by Jacques Adnet, France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Leather-lidded cast glass box with a bronze star accent.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1900s Antique Victorian Leather Hat Box Baggage S Moss Toronto
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1900s Antique Victorian Leather Hat Box Baggage S Moss Toronto
13.5 w x 13 d x 9.5 h
Stamps present.
Fabulous distress
Unrestored original vintage condition.
Refer to all images prov...
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box.
Handcrafted decorative North India round metal Asian copper Mughal Raj, Indian lidded , spice, pandan betel box with latch and a top handle.
Of dome form with lotus-shaped finial, with spiralling bosse designs,
Delicately and intricately hand-chased and hammered with geometric Anglo-Indian designs.
Consuming betel leaves with several ingredients such as wet lime paste, katechu, areca nut, cloves and even tobacco leaves has been popular in India from the fourth century AD.
The box was probably used to store the betel leaf used in the preparation of paan. Lime paste is mixed with grated areca nut and flavourings and the resulting mixture is rolled in the betel leaf to form a small parcel which can then be chewed. As well as being an integral part of Indian hospitality paan is believed to possess medicinal properties and was also taken as an aphrodisiac. The present box, which was elaborately designed for this purpose, would have been taken out ceremoniously on special occasions.
Exquisite conversation museum quality piece with a very nice antique patina.
Fine intricate artwork with conical form lid with Moorish pierced designs.
Islamic Mughal Indo Persian...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Agra Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Rosewood Jewellery Box with Ornate Brass Inlay and Teal Velvet Interior
Located in Northampton, GB
The following is a truly remarkable Antique Rosewood Jewellery Box, boasting an unparalleled combination of style and practicality.
The...
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19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Decorative Box Red Straw Marquetry Inlay Handmade Biomaterials
Located in Warsaw, PL
DECORATIVE BOX 01
Inlay scheme: Weave
Colour scheme: Ruta
Available in individuals colors
MATERIALS: MDF, painted rye straw, brass.
DIMENSIONS (cm): 20?20x10,5.
Packaging dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Rectangular Antique Wooden Campaign Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large rectangular antique wooden Campaign chest with brass hardware
Brass lock has unknown signed makers mark on it.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design. Chinese red painted interior.
Bras...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree.
Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Brass Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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