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Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Gilt Bronze Cigar Humidor or Table Box No. 1655
Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Gilt Bronze Cigar Humidor or Table Box No. 1655

Tiffany Studios Zodiac Pattern Gilt Bronze Cigar Humidor or Table Box No. 1655

By Tiffany Studios

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Tiffany Studios box. In gilt Bronze. In the Zodiac pattern. Model no. 1655. This table box is often referred to as a cigar humidor. It also functions beautifully a...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Burgundy Leather Box with Patinated Bronze Decor by Puiforçat - France 1950's
Burgundy Leather Box with Patinated Bronze Decor by Puiforçat - France 1950's

Burgundy Leather Box with Patinated Bronze Decor by Puiforçat - France 1950's

Located in New York, NY

Antique Puiforcat cigarette case in wood covered with burgundy leather. Interior compartment. Patinated bronze appliqué decoration on the upper exterior of the case. Stamped signatur...

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1950s Vintage Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box
Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box

Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box

By Thorens

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Indian Silvered & Enamel Engraved Bronze Elephant Automaton Swiss Music box This exceptional mid-20th-century Indian silvered and enamel-engraved bronze elephant automaton music box...

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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Enamel

“Cannabis” or “The World of Plants” by Line Vautrin, gilded bronze box, France
“Cannabis” or “The World of Plants” by Line Vautrin, gilded bronze box, France

“Cannabis” or “The World of Plants” by Line Vautrin, gilded bronze box, France

By Line Vautrin

Located in Uccle, BE

“Cannabis” or “The World of Plants” by Line Vautrin, gilded bronze box. “Finely chiseled gilt bronze box, the lid depicting a central plant whose leaves, veins, and roots radiate sym...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Anthropomorphic Bronze Penguin Gentleman Sculpture by Maitland Smith
Anthropomorphic Bronze Penguin Gentleman Sculpture by Maitland Smith

Anthropomorphic Bronze Penguin Gentleman Sculpture by Maitland Smith

By Maitland Smith

Located in San Diego, CA

Charming and highly detailed anthropomorphic bronze sculpture depicting a penguin rendered as a gentleman, dressed in a tailored overcoat with bow tie and hat, and holding a walking ...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Hollywood Regency Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890

Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890

Located in Bath, GB

A truly fabulous late nineteenth century jewelry box made from a fine example of malachite, the first image is the most true colour in person. The Malachite during this era was ag...

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1890s French Late Victorian Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina
Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina

Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina

Located in Lisse, NL

A very pleasing, late 19th century, double compartment tea caddy. This marvellous and rare tea caddy is in very good condition and the burl walnut has a truly warm, deep and rich pa...

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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors
Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors

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 for fine arts. It is a very well made gem and highly practical with seven drawers and a good working lock and key in the right door and two sliding brass 'locks' in the inside of the left door. This box opens and closes perfectly and its striking presence will grace your vanity or dresser in a way that no modern piece ever could. The drawers come with a stunning blue lining and the three 'tiers' each have their own kind of interior. The top tier may have been made for pocket watches or circular brooches. The one below could have been made for necklaces and/or bracelets and the two bottom tiers, consisting of four drawers would have been used for all other types of jewelry. Have you also noticed the striking bronze handles? They too add to the grandeur of this striking antique gems box...

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair
French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair

French Antique Etched and Faceted Crystal Lidded Boxes with Bronze Ormolu, Pair

Located in Doylestown, PA

Pair of French antique etched and faceted cut crystal lidded boxes with ormolu mounts, c. early 20th century. Gorgeous gilt bronze mounted boxes with intricately etched crystal of f...

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Early 20th Century French Empire Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box
Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box

Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box

Located in New York, NY

Finely detailed champlevé scarab shape box with gilt wash interior. Traces of antique mirror on inner top. Rich colors of blue, turquoise purple finely enameled all around box.

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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Crystal and Bronze Dresser Box with Cherubs
French Crystal and Bronze Dresser Box with Cherubs

French Crystal and Bronze Dresser Box with Cherubs

Located in Land O' Lakes, FL

An exquisite French crystal and bronze dresser box featuring a detached lid topped with a large, cut crystal finial. The box is supported by four charming bronze cherubs. Beautiful b...

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1940s French Vintage Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Stamp Box
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Stamp Box

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Stamp Box

By Tiffany Studios

Located in South Bend, IN

A stunning antique bronze stamp box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 3...

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique French Ormolu Casket Jewelry Box Sevres Urn Vase Religious Rosary Beads
Antique French Ormolu Casket Jewelry Box Sevres Urn Vase Religious Rosary Beads

Antique French Ormolu Casket Jewelry Box Sevres Urn Vase Religious Rosary Beads

By Cristalleries De Sevres

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste miniature hand decorated Rich Celeste Blue Porcelain Urn of exceptional quality. French ormolu circular hinge lidded trinket box with beautiful ce...

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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

Articulated Silver-Plated Bronze Swan Box-/ Bonbonnière or Cache Pot
Articulated Silver-Plated Bronze Swan Box-/ Bonbonnière or Cache Pot

Articulated Silver-Plated Bronze Swan Box-/ Bonbonnière or Cache Pot

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Articulated Silver-Plated Bronze Swan Box/Bonbonnière/Cache Pot, Portugal, Mid-20th Century, Set Two Pieces (Swan and Liner) This sculptural articulated swa...

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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration
Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration

Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Gorgeous Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration and gilt fittings. Box is raised on paw feet and come with a key. Gilt fittings show signs of oxidation that can e...

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Late 19th Century Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Enamel

Italian Green & Plum Specimen Marble Box, Alabaster Interior, Florence, 1970s
Italian Green & Plum Specimen Marble Box, Alabaster Interior, Florence, 1970s

Italian Green & Plum Specimen Marble Box, Alabaster Interior, Florence, 1970s

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Italian Green & Plum Specimen Marble Box with Alabaster Interior, Florence, Mid-20th Century 4.75" W x 3.25" D x 1.25" H This elegant Italian decorative box is crafted in richly fig...

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20th Century Italian Modern Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box

Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box

By Baccarat

Located in Roslyn, NY

A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut / Faceted Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat Unfortunately The Back Lid Does Have A Chip In The Middle

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20th Century Belle Époque Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Bronze Mailbox with Lions Face
Bronze Mailbox with Lions Face

Bronze Mailbox with Lions Face

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Bronze, heavy mailbox with lions face. The piece is great for storing to-go menu's, place at the door for others to leave messages... the box is well made and The lion and d...

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20th Century Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Italy
Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Italy

Clear Crystal and Golden Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Italy

By Oggetti D'Arte

Located in Calenzano, FI

Hand carved clear crystal and patinated golden bronze box. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this box is a mod...

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2010s Italian Louis XVI Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack

1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack

By Romeo Rega, Maison Baguès, Maison Jansen, Milo Baughman

Located in Carimate, Como

Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass bronze wood log holder rack, with great design and decors to elegantly display and carry your wood from the outside in with its finely decorated b...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965

Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965

By Paul Evans

Located in Chicago, IL

Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965 Patinated copper with applied bronze and pewter throughout, Interior with original "Blue Antique" finish Dimensions: 7 h × 16 w × 8 d in P...

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1960s American Brutalist Vintage Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Pewter

French Bronze Hand Painted Portrait Guilloche Round Trinket Jewelry/Powder Box
French Bronze Hand Painted Portrait Guilloche Round Trinket Jewelry/Powder Box

French Bronze Hand Painted Portrait Guilloche Round Trinket Jewelry/Powder Box

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a French patinated bronze metal round trinket lidded box. It depicts a pierced round metal box decorated with a relief of foliages. The lid is ad...

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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes
Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes

Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes

Located in Lisse, NL

Good quality antique box with Roman scenes on all four sides and on top. If you are a collector or enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and hi...

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Early 20th Century Italian Empire Revival Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Napoleon III Woven Gilt Bronze Handled Basket, Weave Table Box
Napoleon III Woven Gilt Bronze Handled Basket, Weave Table Box

Napoleon III Woven Gilt Bronze Handled Basket, Weave Table Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Napoleon III woven gilt bronze handled basket -weave table box France, circa 1875 A whimsical, yet intricately woven of a handled basket weave table ...

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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique French Pointed Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts
Antique French Pointed Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts

Antique French Pointed Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts

Located in Toronto, ON

This antique pointed cut crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly w...

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Early 20th Century French Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Jewellery Box, France
19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Jewellery Box, France

19th Century Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Oval Jewellery Box, France

Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

A very pretty oval-shaped jewellery box in gilt bronze, with an exquisite central miniature of a young man serenading two young ladies with a lute. This Louis XVI style box is stunni...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

“Le lion” gilt bronze compact by Line Vautrin, Circa 1945, France
“Le lion” gilt bronze compact by Line Vautrin, Circa 1945, France

“Le lion” gilt bronze compact by Line Vautrin, Circa 1945, France

By Line Vautrin

Located in Uccle, BE

“Le lion” gilt bronze compact by Line Vautrin. Gilt-bronze compact depicting a stylised lion’s head in relief, surrounded by small arrow-like marks. This motif belongs to the talisma...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Small Bronze Casket, 19th Century, with the Twelve Apostles and Zodiac signs
Small Bronze Casket, 19th Century, with the Twelve Apostles and Zodiac signs

Small Bronze Casket, 19th Century, with the Twelve Apostles and Zodiac signs

Located in NICE, FR

Rare small nickel-plated bronze casket, dating from the 19th century, decorated with a fascinating iconographic program: the Twelve Apostles paired with the Zodiac signs. This association, recurrent in the Middle Ages, reflects a symbolic re-interpretation that bridges the human and the divine, time and eternity. It recalls medieval reliquaries, such as 9th-century ivory caskets...

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1880s French Medieval Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Nickel

Antique A Large Ginbari Cloisonne Rectangular Lidded Box, Meiji Period
Antique A Large Ginbari Cloisonne Rectangular Lidded Box, Meiji Period

Antique A Large Ginbari Cloisonne Rectangular Lidded Box, Meiji Period

Located in Norton, MA

A quality work, Antique Large Ginbari Cloisonne Rectangular Lidded Trinket Box, Meiji Period, with the Chrysanthemum Motif. There are Interior wood inlays on both the box and the l...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Copper, Brass, Enamel

Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'

Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes' This exquisite faux book or tome box is a remarkable piece of decorative art, blending meticulous crafts...

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Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Pale Blue French Crystal & Bronze Dresser Box by Baccarat
Pale Blue French Crystal & Bronze Dresser Box by Baccarat

Pale Blue French Crystal & Bronze Dresser Box by Baccarat

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Antique rare nineteenth century French dresser box in pale blue crystal with bronze trim by Baccarat. A beautiful piece to add or start a collection.

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19th Century French Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico
Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico

Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico

By Los Castillo

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful inlaid detail of three swans in brass and bronze on a malachite and sodalite background adorn the top of this hinged box which was made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 196...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Brass, Bronze

Maches Mexican Brutalist Bronze Slanted Dresser Box
Maches Mexican Brutalist Bronze Slanted Dresser Box

Maches Mexican Brutalist Bronze Slanted Dresser Box

By Pal Kepenyes

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine Brutalist dresser box. With embossed lines around the circumference and a slanted body. In the style of Pal Kepenyes. The lid is decorated with a bowl-like shape containing...

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Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Box Sevres Porcelain
Box Sevres Porcelain

Box Sevres Porcelain

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

Box sevres porcelain octagonal format Decorated with flowers inside (hand-painted) Bronze frame Perfect condition Circa 1900 origin France.

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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Elegant Swedish Grace Bronze Card Box - 1930's
Elegant Swedish Grace Bronze Card Box - 1930's

Elegant Swedish Grace Bronze Card Box - 1930's

By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Just Andersen

Located in Stockholm, SE

Elegant Swedish Grace Bronze Box – A Timeless Piece of Scandinavian Design For lovers of refined craftsmanship and Scandinavian design, we present this stunning Swedish Grace bronze...

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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930
Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930

Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very decorative Chinese Export cloisonné lidded box which we date to the 20th century, Circa 1930. The box has a cylindrical shape, with its original lid and is all beauti...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures

Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures

Located in Lisse, NL

Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle. If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your credenza or side table then this unique and top quality made specimen in the Gothic style could be perfect. Gothic Revival boxes are very hard to find and we have never seen one with such prodigious carvings on all sides. The unique and cat-like dragon gargoyles (with fangs) that look like they are carrying this casket, are just some of the stunningly carved and detailed sculptures that make this antique rarity even more artistic and impressive. Another great feature are the peacock sculptures. In Christianity the peacock is the symbol of purity. Christians believe that once someone has passed their soul rises and goes to heaven. This is why in earlier times Christians would spread the feathers of a peacock over the deceased since it symbolized a pure soul that was immune to corruption. The peacock also represents immortality, resurrection, and the spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian church. Have you also noticed the top quality details on both ends of the bronze handle on top? The quality of that ornamental work is of the absolute highest standard also. There are many more incredibly beautiful, hand carved details and together they show that no expense was spared to create one of the most amazing Gothic caskets...

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Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Antique French Cut Crystal Hinged Box with Bronze Mounts
Antique French Cut Crystal Hinged Box with Bronze Mounts

Antique French Cut Crystal Hinged Box with Bronze Mounts

Located in Toronto, ON

This antique cut crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly with its ...

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Early 20th Century French Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Large Gilt and Silvered Bronze Jewel Box/Casket
Large Gilt and Silvered Bronze Jewel Box/Casket

Large Gilt and Silvered Bronze Jewel Box/Casket

Located in Norwood, NJ

French 19th century large gilt and silvered bronze table box. Finely cast Renaissance Revival gilt and silvered bronze jewelry box with tufted velvet interior lining. Four corners wi...

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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Paul Evans Box Patchwork, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed
Paul Evans Box Patchwork, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed

Paul Evans Box Patchwork, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed

By Paul Evans

Located in New York, NY

Paul Evans Box, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed. Large scale hinged patinated mixed metal textured box with painted red wood interior and lined w...

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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Copper, Pewter

A Large Baccarat Green Opaline Crystal Gilt Bronze Mounted Rectangular Box
A Large Baccarat Green Opaline Crystal Gilt Bronze Mounted Rectangular Box

A Large Baccarat Green Opaline Crystal Gilt Bronze Mounted Rectangular Box

By Baccarat

Located in New York, NY

A large rectangular box formed from green opaline crystal, its shape defined by flat planes and chamfered corners that produce an octagonal profile when viewed from above. The hinged...

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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Enrique Zavalo Box
Enrique Zavalo Box

Enrique Zavalo Box

Located in Tampa, FL

Enrique Zavalo box by the Mexican artist, featuring a long, narrow form. This sculptural box is signed by the artist and reflects Zavalo’s distinctive artistic sensibility and crafts...

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Early 1900s Mexican Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box

Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box

Located in Forney, TX

A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp attributed to Jacopo and Lodovico del Duca. Featuring an important Lockplate and Hasp designed circa 1570, exact date of manufacture unknown, attributed to the late 16th century Roman foundry of Jacopo 1520-1604) and Ludovico (1551-1601) del Duca, with no apparent signatures or hallmarks which is typical of the era, but we did not remove it and inspect the back. Boxes such as this hand various uses but were frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box for storing important documents, money and valuables, as well as a jewelry casket. This hand-crafted European drop-front box dates to the late 19th century, signed L'PUPLET, adorned with a significantly older Italian fine quality cast bronze lockplate with intricate Renaissance era reliefs, including figures, coat-of-arms, and elongated hasp, mounted on a chest of drawers form solid wooden case, wrapped in exotic Japanesque embossed and gilded metallic paper, having a locking fall-front panel with original key included, opening to reveal three interior drawers, all lined in red velvet. circa 1875 The visually striking textured wallpaper covering the box's exterior displays bamboo, birds, and flowers in the oriental Japanesque taste popular in Europe in the 1860s and 1870s following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858 and the ensuing Japonisme craze. To the interior of the fall front panel is a gilt circular stamp with the somewhat obscured name of the workshop or store (likely) "L'PUPLET" and the city "Burxelles" which is in Brussels, indicating the box was likely made or retailed there. Marks to box: L'PUPLET, BRUXELLES Inscription: 13, 14, 15 (Interior drawers inscribed on the verso of their backboards in script from top to bottom, respectively) Provenance / Acquisition: The origin of the elaborate lockplate with hasp on the front of the piece is more intriguing. At least 76 lockplates of this design have been recorded in major museums, private collections, and in the antiques trade across the Western World. For example, lockplates of this pattern are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the State Museum of Prussian Cultural Heritage in Berlin, the Museum Cicico in Bologna, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museo di Palazzo Venezia in Rome, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[1] Specialists in Renaissance bronzes, especially Charles Avery...

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16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Metal

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI

By Oggetti D'Arte

Located in Calenzano, FI

Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish and the semiprecious stones (Malachite). The c...

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2010s Italian Louis XVI Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Malachite, Bronze

Enrique Zavalo Round Box
Enrique Zavalo Round Box

Enrique Zavalo Round Box

Located in Tampa, FL

Enrique Zavalo round box by the Mexican artist, created sometime between the turn of the century and the 1920s, possibly earlier. While an exact date has not been confirmed, the craf...

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Early 1900s Mexican Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Silvered Bronze Box “Heureux Parmi la Foule” by Line Vautrin, France, circa 1945
Silvered Bronze Box “Heureux Parmi la Foule” by Line Vautrin, France, circa 1945

Silvered Bronze Box “Heureux Parmi la Foule” by Line Vautrin, France, circa 1945

By Line Vautrin

Located in Uccle, BE

“Heureux parmi la foule” (Happy among the crowd), silvered bronze box by Line Vautrin. Generously sized silvered bronze box. The lid carved with a decoration of a multitude of faces,...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style
Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style

Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style

Located in Miami, FL

Gothic Style, very detailed crafted antique bronze box. Marked underneath, made in Belgium. In original good condition. A-444-335

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20th Century Belgian Gothic Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Arnaldo Pomodoro and Giò Pomodoro bronze box from the 1950s
Arnaldo Pomodoro and Giò Pomodoro bronze box from the 1950s

Arnaldo Pomodoro and Giò Pomodoro bronze box from the 1950s

By Gio Pomodoro, Arnaldo Pomodoro

Located in Vigevano, PV

Arnaldo Pomodoro and Giò Pomodoro. A bronze box with lid, part of a series of four boxes created by the two brothers Giò and Arnaldo Pomodoro for the Galleria Editrice Il Sestante in...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Hostiary. Bronze. 16th century.
Hostiary. Bronze. 16th century.

Hostiary. Bronze. 16th century.

Located in Madrid, ES

Hostiary. Bronze. 16th century. A circular, tubular bronze box with a finial lid, to which a piece of tubing is attached, forming a press for the interior of the case. It features a...

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16th Century European Other Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box

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...

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19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper

Leather Box with "H" Hardware by Hermès Paris, France, ca. 1970s
Leather Box with "H" Hardware by Hermès Paris, France, ca. 1970s

Leather Box with "H" Hardware by Hermès Paris, France, ca. 1970s

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Leather Box with "H" Hardware by Hermès Paris, France, ca. 1970s A sophisticated leather box made by Hermès Paris, France, circa 1970s. The piece features a restrained and timeless ...

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Bronze

Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Decorative Box, Early 20th Century
Russian Malachite and Gilt Bronze Decorative Box, Early 20th Century

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

An exceptional and highly decorative Russian malachite and gilt bronze decorative box, dating to the early 20th century and embodying the opulence of Imperial-inspired design. The re...

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Early 20th Century Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Bronze

Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890

Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890

By Bontems

Located in London, GB

A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890. The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!

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Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Large and Finely Gilt Bronze Casket
19th Century French Large and Finely Gilt Bronze Casket

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Located in Dallas, TX

Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.

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Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century Decorative Box  - Ormolu Gilt Bronze - French Napoleon III
19th Century Decorative Box  - Ormolu Gilt Bronze - French Napoleon III

19th Century Decorative Box - Ormolu Gilt Bronze - French Napoleon III

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

A refined Napoleon III period decorative box, made of ormolu gilt casted bronze. Richly ornate floral motifs. It has an illegible signature. The liner inside has been renewed. Includ...

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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Ormolu