Maple Decorative Boxes

Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.75"H and is made of a padouk, walnut and sugar maple hardwood . There is...

Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.75"H and is made of a padouk, walnut and sugar maple hardwood . There is...

Michael Elkan Box in Live Edge Maple Burl American Craft Movement 1980s This is a truly wonderful trinket or jewelry box in maple burl made by renowned American Craft Movement wood ...

PRESENTING an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY UNIQUE and RARE 19C British Tunbridgeware Micromosaic Lap Desk. This lap desk is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before. From c...

Studio craft maple burl box by artist Doug Muscanell, c.1980s, USA. The box has a stunning live edge lid that opens to two divided compartments. Signed by the Artist. Dimensions 5.5...

Vintage handcrafted decorative box with lid features live edge design in spalted Oregon maple burl wood. The rich texture of the burl wood is emphasized by the fine graphic dark str...

Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures: 9" W x 9" D x 7.25" H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and mapl...

Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5"W x 4.5"D x 5.75"H and is made of a padouk and sugar maple hardwood . There is a small...

Oval Shaker box in chrome yellow paint with four swallowtail joints. Northeastern United States, 19th century. Completely original, dry, untouched surface. Measurements: 3 1/8” ...

Beautiful, unadorned Biedermeier casket box in amazing walnut veneer from Austria, circa 1840. Very nicely grained walnut veneer on solid maple wood. In the lid is a mirror glass inl...

Beautiful Biedermeier Jewelry or Make-up box from South Germany circa 1830. Inside with hinged mirror. A long drawer at the bottom front. Restored and hand-polished with shellac.

Cubic Biedermeier box, mahogany and maple, Austria circa 1840 Rare cubic shaped decorative box form the Biedermeier period. Mahogany veneered with maple inlays. Oak base. Restored a...

Secret Pen Box “There’s something deep inside my psyche that is fascinated with secret compartments. Perhaps it has to do with my childhood on the farm. It was a time of constant discovery. Being free to roam over hundreds of acres of rugged bushland, I was forever discovering the secret places where the small birds, animals and insects of the bush hid from prying eyes. Discovering them took many hours and sometimes days of patience and skill. Just like discovering where we have placed secret compartments within our pieces. This box has been made with great skill and passion. And it is very difficult to discover it’s secrets. I know this unique treasure will become a well-loved family heirloom. Please enjoy it, and all the joy and intrigue it will bring you”…David Boucher This intriguing box of drawers provides storage for up to thirty-one pens and features five very secret opening mechanisms. It was created in its entirety in our workrooms in Toowoomba, Australia. The attention to detail is meticulous. There’s a concealed top tray along with four ‘hidden’ drawers that have no obvious way of opening. Each item of material was painstakingly selected. Macassar Ebony, North Queensland Figured Butt Maple (It’s amazing story can be read below) red Shagreen and Italian leather. The very intricate drawer-opening mechanisms and the nickel-plated brass feet have been custom made for this piece. Drawer sides are made from quarter-sawn solid Queensland Silver Ash and feature very fine, hand-cut dovetails. Each drawer is precision fitted with fine red Italian leather. There are even protective leather pads with intricately folded edges under each foot. The box is beautifully hand finished with a durable satin lacquer. Signed and engraved with the registered number. PLEASE NOTE : Maximum pen diameter capacity • Top opening compartment -Maximum Pen diameter - 23mm • 3 drawers – Maximum Pen diameter - 25mm A video explaining how to access each of the secret opening systems will be supplied to the purchaser. (The story of this North Queensland figured Butt Maple that has been used inside the lid of the Secret Pen Box. “The figure and colour of this amazing piece timber is the result of a rare trick of nature. Some 200 years ago, a large North Queensland Maple tree fell victim to the destructive force of a Pacific Ocean cyclone. Few trees survived the storm, but this tree was different. It was destined for much bigger things. The tree was crushed, bent and twisted by the massive cyclonic winds, but when all fell calm, it was still standing. Over the next 100 years, the bent and heavily leaning tree grew to become a massive giant. The timber grain inside became wrinkled from the compression and slowly developed into a treasure box of colour and figure. When the tree finally died, it was recovered and taken to an old country sawmill in the high country inland from Cairns in North Queensland in 1901. At the mill it was in the process of being sawn into house framing when the incredible figure of the wood's grain was exposed. The alert mill owner stopped the saw, seeing a far bigger purpose for the amazing timber in the log. His decision to have the timber cut into veneers was to have far reaching implications. The log was taken by bullock wagon to Cairns, …an amazing journey in those days. The wagon was precariously winched down the treacherous tracks over the side of the Great Dividing Range. This was done in short stages with a series of large pulley blocks and ropes tied to trees along the hillside, using the bullock team to counterbalance the weight of the wagon and its load. From there it was hauled to Cairns harbour and floated out to be winched aboard a waiting sailing ship for the long trip to Sydney, some three thousand kilometres away. There an old German veneer maker had a small veneer factory where the log was cut into the spectacular veneers you see here today. The old man was so amazed with the pattern, that he took them home and secreted them away in his wine cellar, there to be kept in storage waiting for a "special purpose", worthy of their extreme rarity. Upon his death, the veneers were passed into the safe keeping of his daughter and her husband, and subsequently, after a four year negotiation, were obtained by David Boucher on the promise that his amazing designs would properly fulfil the "special purpose" that her father had wished for them. This is the same timber that was used to make a beautiful Writing Compendium...

Vintage three-drawer jewelry box/miniature chest in tiger's eye maple (ca. 1940s, USA). Crude in execution with some uneven drawer edges and asymmetrical pulls. Potentially an appren...

Whether for stowing keepsakes or hiding clutter, we never seem to have enough boxes in our home. These gorgeous objects become the focal point of any room and cherished objects in an...

Vintage large decorative box with sliding lid features handcrafted heart shaped form, carved of solid Birds Eye Maple wood. The fine wood texture is emphasized by the semi-matte tun...

Beautiful box / casket from the Art Nouveau period, made of walnut veneer on a softwood body. The top edge is trimmed with maple and in the center of the lid is a very beautiful vene...

possibly a cigar box at once point based on its wooden liner of Spanish cedar, having a hinged top with matching grains to the bottom, with a brass pull and escutcheon

Desk organizer hand made by Danish cabinetmaker. Beautifully crafted from teak and maple with blue colored inside of the drawers. Nice details with curved fronts of the drawers, hand...

Huge wonderfully decorated wooden box, an original of the Jugendstil era, made in Austria. This casket is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of the period around 1900. Only ...

Birdie Miller Raised Jewelry Box. Looks equally good off of it's raised platform. Made of several woods with rosewood handles. Signed to bottom platform.

Antique box made of maple wood, around 1900. Beautiful image at the top of the box, made with a special transfer print technique.

A well crafted small walnut and maple lidded trinket box, circa 1990s. The box is made of solid walnut and maple wood and is in very good vintage condition. The piece measures 3.25"...

This intriguing box of drawers has four very secret, independent, opening mechanisms and provides storage for watches, jewellery including rings, cufflinks and earrings. It was cre...

Charming, petite maple sewing box with black painted metal frame and cane-wrapped handle, all supported by rubber feet (ca. 1950s, Italy). Minimalist design with simple dual-door con...

Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures 9"W x 9"D x 7.25"H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and maple. T...

Beautiful, high-quality late Biedermeier casket box from southern Germany, circa 1840. Mahogany and (probably walnut) burl wood veneer on oak and maple. Numerous inlays in maple and...

Wendell Castle. Box. 1976. Stack-laminated maple. Signed and dated "WC 76".