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Chinese Round Grain Container with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and other grains. The lidded container has a rounded body with a short footed base, constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Spanish Colonial Era 18th/19th Century Inlaid Cedar Wooden Chest Box Trunk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming scarce Spanish Colonial era parquetry inlaid cedar legged storage chest (large table box / small trunk) with nicely aged warm rich dark patina. circa 1790
Rustic handmade...
Category
18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Swedish Folk Art Hunting Box Dated 1802 in Oak
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish oak-wood box from the Gustavian period dated 1802. The richly carved box with scenes of a dog hunting a deer, doves flying and black grouses. Decorated with a pattern of ro...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Folk Art Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay, iron hardware.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leather trunk
Spanish, 17th century
Boiled Leather, wood and iron
Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm.
Provenance :
- collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France
Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate.
Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features.
The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness.
Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid.
the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship.
The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony.
The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament.
The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection.
Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1).
Related literature :
Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992
Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...
Category
17th Century Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Superb 18K gold "Sur plateau" musical snuff box purse form
Located in Zonhoven, BE
A superb gold music box, made by the craftsmen of Jean-George Remond & Co in Geneva between 1804 and 1811. The rectangular box is decorated with an exquisite, fine ornamental pattern...
Category
Early 18th Century Swiss Other Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron, Gold
French Post Office Mailbox - Cast Iron - Delachanal Model - Late 19th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Public mailbox of the French Post Office Model in molded cast iron manufactured by Delachanal in Paris - Late 19th Century
Good general condition - presented in its original conditi...
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Early 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
French Gothic Oak Coffer Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Gothic-style (19/20th Century) oak coffer chest on stand with tracery carved panels and a domed lid with iron strap work
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Unusual English Iron Strong Box by W. Graham & Son, London
Located in Essex, MA
Paneled case with top lifting handle and side handles. Signed on top with working lock and key.
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Early 17th Century Italian Red Silk Casket or Box on Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an early 17th century Italian wooden casket or box, possibly pine, with slightly vaulted lid covered with red silk and adorned with appliqued foliate velvet with em...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Very rare 4 tunes overture music box (attr. to Lecoultre)
By LeCoultre & Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very nice and early overture music box, probably by Lecoultre (alltough unsigned).
The key wind mechanism plays 4 overtures with a nice and bright tone on a very fine comb. The fad c...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Spanish Wooden Chest with Original Iron Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish wooden chest with original iron fittings.
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
A 19th Century Brass Bound Mandalay Teak Campaign Dressing Box, Burma Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These boxes were made for British military officers who were posted in Burma (now Myanmar) & India during the days of British rule.
The brass & copper bound teak case is profusely ...
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Mid-19th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Iron
Musical box with 6 Bells and 3 Automatons By G. Bendon
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful music box by Bendon.
Made in about 1880 in Switserland by this well known manufacturer. The mechanism plays 8 tunes on a 28cm cylinder as indicated on the original 'Bendon'...
Category
1880s Swiss Late Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
Spanish Wooden Chest with Original Iron Fittings
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish wooden chest with original iron fittings.
Category
19th Century Spanish Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres.
This is a good example of those early music boxes.
The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Set of 3 apothecary jars
Located in Nivelles, BE
Set of 3 apothecary jars, each 20cm high, with its gold and black cap and magnificent label reminiscent of the beginning of the last century.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Spanish Colonial inlaid bone and faux tortoiseshell domed top box. Original hammered iron hinges. Circa 1680-1740. Excellent condition and very rare.
Category
1690s Spanish Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Pair Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlays Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Korean iron box with intricate silver inlays dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The matching circular boxes was most likely used to store tobacco lea...
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Bronze
Art Deco Carved Iron Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco Carved Iron Box
An Art Deco style iron box, an object that stands out for its refined aesthetics and practical functionality. The piece has a classic circular shape, with a ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century American Birds Eye Maple Wood Box
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century birdseye maple box with brass nail head decoration and iron lock plate and hasp. This box is hand crafted with beautiful dovetail joints visible on the corners, evidence...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
19th Century French Iron Safe
Located in High Point, NC
Originally used as a safe or strong-box, this antique iron trunk remains a trustworthy vault for treasured possessions. Made in 19th century France,...
Category
19th Century French Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Swedish Forskrin, Folk Art Travel Box from the 1700s, Original Condition
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art box, a so called Forskrin which was used when travelling for storing documents and valuables around the late 1700s. Made in nor...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Nicole Freres Mozart music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare Nicole Frères music box – exclusively playing Mozart
Beautiful Swiss music box by Nicole Frères, made in the second half of the 19th century.
Wooden case:
Exterior features a r...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Other Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Vintage Mounted Mailbox with Turnkey to Open and Removable Large Paper holder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Metal mountable mailbox with key turn to open and close the box. The flap keeps mail safe and dry. There are removable rear bars that can be added for news paper, periodi...
Category
20th Century Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Iron
Music Box by Nicole Freres playing 4 Tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
this early music box plays 4 cheerful melodies on a 20.5cm cylinder as provided on the original melody card. Nicole Freres was the leading manufacturer of music boxes in the 19th cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Nicole Freres Forte Piano music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful Nicole Frères Music Box, Geneva, circa 1860
This outstanding music box was crafted around 1860 by Nicole Frères, the most renowned and sought-after maker of fine music box...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Other Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
A Rare 18th Century Parquetry Baroque Writing Slope, South German Circa 1760
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The exterior surface decorated with striking geometric panels of contrasting light & dark fruitwood veneers with ebonized mouldings, the slant top opening on later iron hinges to a plain interior housing a small hinged compartment for writing implements...
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Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Ball-Shaped Iron Box with Hook for Hanging
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century ball-shaped iron box with hook for hanging.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique English Iron Milner's Strong Box With Inscription (RL)
Located in Centennial, CO
A charming antique English iron Milner's strong box painted green with John Layton inscription. Manufacturer label is intact on the interior. With the inscribed name and numbering la...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
interchangeble 6 cylinder music box playing 36 tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Music box on matching table – 6 cylinders with 6 melodies each
Beautiful Swiss music box, crafted in the late 19th century, presented on its original matching table.
The set includes...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
19th Century Antique Oak Briefnbox/Casket, Germany
Located in Berlin, DE
19th Century Antique Oak Briefnbox/Casket, Germany
Rectangular solid oak body with fittings. The box is relatively large and wide and offers a lot of space. The box can be used in m...
Category
19th Century German Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Rare Miniature Wooden Bible Box in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century most rare and unusual original painted miniature bible box with original painted surface and gilding. This early gem has original iron hi...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
1800s Antique Wood Box Hand Forged Iron
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulously aged antique wood box with handles.
Box has patinated metal trim pieces & forged iron nails.
No maker stamp
9.38 h x 18.5 w ...
Category
19th Century Unknown Rustic Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Displays a desirable age...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron
19th Century Russian Gilt Iron-Bound Box with Original Key
Located in Stamford, CT
A rare early 19th century Russian iron-bound box decorated with gilt metal 'Frost' pattern. The beautiful gold panels meant to mimic frost on glass. Retai...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Other Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Music Box by Ducommun Girod playing 8 Tunes in a 2 per turn setting.
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very early fat cylinder music box.
The mechanism has a 2 per turn setting, but plays 1 tune in 2 parts on the first revolution resulting in 7 tunes in total.
The plane brass bedplate...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
French Wrought Iron Key Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French wrought iron key box, France, 1950s. Measures: Width 10.6" (27cm), height 7" (17.7cm), depth 2.3" (6cm).
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
1930s Wooden Box with Iron Corners
Located in Marbella, ES
1930s wooden box with iron corners.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rustic Indian 19th Century Treasure Box with Carved Rosettes and Small Feet
Located in Yonkers, NY
A rustic Indian antique wooden treasure box from the 19th century, with iron braces, carved rosettes and petite feet. Created in India duri...
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Wrought Iron Hand Painted Folk Art Train Mailbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique, Large and functional wrought Iron Mailbox. The piece is a functional mailbox with a pull handle in the front, several train cars, with the last being open to hold boxes and ...
Category
20th Century Folk Art Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Butchers Balance Scales, Advertising Palethorpes’ Sausages
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Butchers Balance Scales, Advertising Palethorpes’ Sausages
Palethorpes’ Sausage Scales with Brass Bell Weights
The scale has a brass weight plate on one...
Category
1920s Folk Art Vintage Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Polyphon 71G disc music box with bells
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful and Rare Polyphon Music Box with Bells – Type 71G
This lovely Polyphon music box, model 71G, plays music using 24.5 cm discs, which are g...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box"
Russian work from the imperial factory of Tula from the end of the 18th century.
inlaid with copper ...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Louis XVI Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Iron
19Thc Original Brown Painted Box W/ Drawer & Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is either a 19thc hardware drawer box or a cash drawer of sorts.The construction is early cut nails and a dovetailed drawer.There is a brass & iron handle on the side of the box...
Category
1890s American Adirondack Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Nicole Freres 6 tunes mandoline music box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Nicole Frères music box with rare "mandoline setting"
A beautiful and highly collectible Nicole Frères music box, featuring the rare and sought-after mandoline setting — a special t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Early 18th century Scandinavian baroque oak iron bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century Scandinavian baroque oak iron bound box circa 1720.
Characterful oval shaped box profusely covered with iron edging and strap work. This piece has taken on a great...
Category
Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Scandinavian Tine, or Svepask, Painted Bentwood Oval-Shape Box
Located in Houston, TX
Scandinavian tine, or svepask, painted bentwood oval-shape box circa late 19th century, probably from the Sogn og Fjordane region. Box is created from thin layers of steam-bent wood ...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Ball-Shaped Iron Box with Hook for Hanging and a Lock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century ball-shaped iron box with hook for hanging and a lock.
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rustic Indian 19th Century Wooden Box with Iron Details and Incised Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian rustic wooden box from the 19th century, with nicely weathered appearance, iron details and incised motifs. Created in India during the 1...
Category
19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Cast Iron Shell-Form Coal Bucket
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique coal scuttle was created in France, circa 1870. Built of cast iron, and shaped as a shell with foliage repousse decor, the patinated bucket stands on escargot feet over ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Napoleon III Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid.
The case is made of met...
Category
1840s Swiss Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel
Regency Iron Allium Bulb Room Warmer
Located in Greenwich, CT
A shaped Regency period room warmer in the form of an elongated allium bulb with curved sides and octagonal ribs, with integral lid and decorated footed base, constructed of heavy ca...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Indian 19th Century Black Box with Iron Nailheads, Braces and Rustic Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique black box from the 19th century with iron nailheads and braces, carved wooden base and rustic patina. Created in India during the 19th century, this box features a linear silhouette perfectly complimented by a black patina accented with iron nailheads. The lid opens fully to reveal a reddish brown lacquered interior with nicely weathered appearance. Raised on a carved wooden base with iron details, this antique Indian box...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Vintage Lidded Iron Match Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage lidded iron match box with a rugged lid top to strike matches, circa 1970s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures 4.25"W x 3.75"D...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Gothic Polished Black and Silver Cast Iron Strongbox Safe
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry or important documents locked up in this small antique safe from Northern France. Crafted, circa 1880, the 52 pound cast safe has a chic two-tone black and silver paint finish. The heavy...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rustic Indian 19th Century Wooden Box with Iron Details and Concentric Circles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian rustic wooden box from the 19th century, with nicely weathered appearance, iron details and incised motifs. Created in India during the 1...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Music Box by Nicole Freres playing Belini
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare keywind music box by Nicole Freres.
Playing 8 tunes as indicated on the original tunesheet.
7 tunes by Bellini from the opera's Puritana, La Norma. 1 tune by Donizetti.
Althoug...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Iron Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
