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Palais-Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Box and Flasks
Located in New Orleans, LA
This mother-of-pearl inlay perfume box is a rare and complete treasure from the famed Palais-Royal of France’s Second Empire. The box is a work of art, meticulously fashioned to deli...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Rare Art Deco style BP domestic oil can, UK ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
United Kingdom / 1920 / oil can / tin / Art Deco / Mid-century
Very early original BP Domestic oil can from the United Kingdom, ca. 1920. On the can is a picture of the early BP Lo...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Art Nouveau Owl Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
This piece features dozens semi-precious moonstones.
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalw...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Zinc
Antique Chinese Export Silver Jewellery Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver jewellery box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases
This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver box has a subtly undulating rectangular form.
The surface of the box has a planished finish and is embellished with an embossed and chased decorated stemmed floral and foliate design to the anterior surface.
The decoration to the body continues to the cover, incorporating plum blossom arrangements and an impressive perched bird motif.
This antique jewellery box is fitted with the original hinged cover.
This exceptional Chinese silver jewellery box is supported by four impressive cast silver feet.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this fine box include:
Maker's mark: HC (Hung Chong)
Artisan workshop mark: QI CHANG (Shanghai)
NOTE: We are grateful to Adrien von Ferscht for his help in identifying this exceptional antique piece.
Condition
This antique Chinese silver jewellery...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Fedora Box in Glossy Ebony, Corno Italiano and 24-K Gold-Plated Brass, Mod. 1695
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Designed to ensure your most valued trinkets are kept organized and safe, our Fedora box makes the perfect home for all your treasures and keepsakes. Fashioned from glossy ebony, the box is distinguished by an exquisite lid boasting gorgeous hand-shaped diamonds in Corno Italiano and a hand engraved...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Outstanding Games Box in Burl Walnut, Brass and Malachite, c.1880
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning English Victorian Games / playing card box made from Burl Walnut mounted with impressive polished brass mounts beautifully detailed, and in turn, inset with polished green malachite stones.
The box comes with a working (replacement) key which when unlocked reveals a fitted interior complete with a wooden cribbage board, whist markers...
Category
1880s British Late Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Italian Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Sailboat Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Cut Sailboat Decoration And Original Brass Hardware.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Steel
Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Pieces Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry decorative pieces.
French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor.
Mark...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Small 19th century Swedish painted pine metal bound dome top box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century Swedish painted pine metal bound dome top box circa 1870.
Original painted dome top chest of small proportions. Superb opportunity to own a decorative piece to s...
Category
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique English Hand-Carved Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and very unusual late Victorian / early Edwardian biscuit box made from solid English Oak, beautifully carved with a bark design.
The fit...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Purple Red enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Purple Red enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Purple Red...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Salimbeni Pillbox Semi-Invisible Lid Sterling Silver Natural
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pillbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver, oval section with lid with lost hinge, that is, semi-invisible.
Salimbeni Pillbox has guilloche with Art Deco early 20th century styl...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
French Rosewood Desk Box for Pencils & Office Materials One Drawer, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French box with drawer for pencil and small office equipment.
Made circa 1880, in France.
Two chopsticks on the sides are missing (very discreet, please see the side photos).
Palisan...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Malachite Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and luxurious malachite decorative box from the 1970s, showcasing vibrant swirling green tones and a striking brass-trimmed lid. Perfect for storing small items or serving ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Large French Limoge Egg Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large porcelain hand painted Limoge box in the shape of an egg. Trimmed in a gilded bronze. Egg is painted a rich burgundy color with gold accents.
Category
20th Century French Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Victorian Period. Its lid is made in wood, brown in color.
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Egg “music box” mechanism by the Swiss Maison Reuge Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg “music box” is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg “music box” has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg “music box”on smooth tripod containing a “music box”...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
James Bearden Dwelling Box
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural box of blackened and polished steel, raised atop a slender column. From the Dwelling series, 2015, by Des Moines artist James Anthony Bearden.
Category
2010s American Brutalist Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
English Campaign Style Rosewood Brass Inlaid Lap Desk, circa 1850
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fine quality brass inlaid Campaign style traveling desk with a recessed brass handle engraved with the name of its owner, Anne Orten. The piece opens to reveal a velvet lined writi...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Signed Gabriella Crespi Gold Cigarette / Pill Box Desk, 1970s, Italy
Located in Vis, NL
Rare signed Gabriella Crespi gold brass cigarette, pill box for a stylish desk.
1970s, made in Italy.
This piece is new, unused, in excellent, nearly new condition.
Comes ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Murano Vanity Box Gold and Pink
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful hand-blown Italian Murano art glass and gold gilt metal vanity box, made in Italy. Murano glass exterior is matte in a pink grapefruit/blood orange hue, and lid is gold g...
Category
2010s Italian Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pumpkin Decorative Box
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite decorative object can be used to store small personal objects or small food items. It was crafted entirely in silver by skilled artisans in the shape of a pumpkin, whi...
Category
2010s Italian Other Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Bruguier Tortoiseshell Swiss Fusée Singing Bird Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This extremely rare, early Swiss automaton singing bird box by the famed Charles Bruguier is housed in a case enveloped in luxurious tortoiseshell. Ev...
Category
19th Century Swiss Louis XV Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
1970s Vintage Gold Leaf Ceramic Canister Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Gold Leaf Canister Storage Box Container
9.75 h x 4.75 d x 4.5
Ceramic and Gold Leaf
unmarked
Original unrestored vintage
Refer to images
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Limoges Basket Shape Trinket Box with Flowers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Limoges trinket box featuring basket with plwers painted on the top. This piece would certainly make a wonderful gift for yourself to add to an existing collection or for th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
Piero Fornasetti Mahogany Painted Wood Box 1950
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Piero Fornasetti decorative box made in Italy in the 1950s. This box is carved from mahogany wood, with painted varnished wood on both sides of the top, and brass side hing...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Trimmed in elegant yellow gold is this polished English agate snuff box. Distinguished by the dynamic patterning of the agate, the exquisite vessel i...
Category
18th Century English Other Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
Pill box big size Florentine Renaissance Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled engraving in two colours, in Florentine Renaissance style. Diameter cm. 5 cm high. 2. Weight gr. ...
Category
1980s Italian Renaissance Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Charleston, SC
Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay, iron hardware.
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Rectangular Leather Jewelry Box on small brass balls with diamond pattern.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter
Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel
Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332"
Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners
Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol
Located in Delft, NL
Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol
A Lodderein box or a snuff box in rectangular shape with filigree motif
The Silversmith is Dirk de ...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Japanese Lacquer Incense Box, Kogo, Momoyama or Edo Period, 16th/17th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A wonderful Japanese lacquer incense box, kogo, with a design of plovers in flight, late Momoyama or early Edo Period, circa 1600, Japan.
The small box, called a kogo, was used to s...
Category
Early 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Pewter
Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand painted miniature parrotlets on flowering branches. Ar...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Amour roi de ton coeur (Love King of Your Heart) by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Amour roi de ton coeur (Love King of Your Heart) by Line Vautrin , Silver Bronze Box.
Silver-plated bronze box with a lid enhanced with a decoration representing a two-tone wheel, th...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Mailbox, 19th Century
Located in Udenhout, NL
A very nice antique mailbox from the 19th century.
Mentioned that is made in Liege, Belgium.
Category
1840s Belgian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Small Chinese Black Cloisonne Box, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and lovely Chinese black ground cloisonne box with peony design, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The small cloisonne box raised on four bun feet, and decorated with a design of blossoming peony against a black enamel ground inlaid with geometric wire work in the "wan" pattern.
The large blooms of peony depicted in pleasing shades of red, pink, and yellow enamel, with leaves of dark and light green enamel. The colored enamels pop against the black cloisonne...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Austrian Inlaid Bronze Stamp Holder Marked M.F
By M.F. Geschutzt
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Austrian or possibly German inlaid bronze desk stamp holder/lick standing raised on four scroll work feet with a hinged cover with central ...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Modern Box in White Shagreen with Bronze Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Melting Box" by R&Y Augousti is a masterful creation, combining luxurious materials and elegant design into a functional work of art. The top of the box is meticulously crafted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Levi & Salaman, Antique Nephrite & Essex Crystal Pill Box, U.K., circa 1911
Located in Chatham, ON
Levi & Salaman - Antique nephrite pill box with floral Essex crystal (rock crystal - reverse carved intaglio) - hand painted and carved daisy in full ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Late Victorian Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Rock Crystal, Gold
A Victorian electroplated seal box, by Elkington and Co. Circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Silver Metal Elkington & Co George IV Emblem Round Hinged Lid Box
Dimensions:
17.5 x 17.5 x 4 cm
A Victorian electroplated seal box, by Elkington and Co, circular form, the hinged c...
Category
19th Century Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Egg on Tripod with folding frame for 6 photos Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod with folding photo frame for 6 photos, inside, in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated, with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. ...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Plum enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Plum enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Plum enamel is Russian...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Gold Mounted & Mother of Pearl Etui Set, c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century French gold mounted on mother of pearl, extensive traveling etui set, of elongated octagonal form, the gold mounted with polished mother of pearl panels and the lid applied with cast and enamelled floral decoration, the lid opens with a push-button. Inside enclosing the original gold and steel implements:, scissors, pen knife...
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...
Category
1850s French Louis XV Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Box in Coal Black Shagreen with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Paris based label has distinguished themselves since their launch, with their iconic use of shagreen mixed with brass and other exotic materials. All furniture is handcrafted by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut veneered. Footed. Silk-lined. Key is included.
Category
19th Century French Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Murano Green White Ribbons Gold Top Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Jewelry Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Zanfirico ribbons and green canes Italian art glass vanity powder jar or jewelry box. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The jar has emerald ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Zodiac Box, " Lidded Art Deco Bronze Casket with Zodiac Symbols by Oscar Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a lovely, lustrous patina, this bronze lidded box depicts all 12 of the Zodiac symbols -- four on the lid and two ...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Egidio Broggi, Silver Plate and Gold Plate Swirled Box, circa 1980
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fantastic silverplate-lidded decorative box created by Italian designer Egidio Broggi, Milano. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1980. This impressive box features an oversized ...
Category
1980s Italian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket / Box With Decorative Key In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat
Category
20th Century French Regency Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Handmade Silver Vase by Asian Artisans, Vintage
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage handmade silver Vase. Sorry we don't know anything about it, but its beautiful. It is marked with a sign of the silversmith. I am unsure of the age of this object an...
Category
20th Century Central Asian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Dutch Silver box by Zaanse Zilversmederij, 1916
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver box by Zaanse Zilversmederij, 1916
A Dutch silver box 835/1000 purity of silver, completely Dutch silver hallmarked. With lion, master's...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Pewter Round Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pewter round box realized in the eary 20th century
Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Veneered Sandalwood Dresser Box with Penwork Decoration, Vizagapatam, India
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Rectangular penwork decorated veneer on sandalwood box. The top with a double border centering a floral cartouche, the four sides with wide leafy borders to top and bottom. Fitted wi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Unusual Victorian All Sterling Silver Gilt Dresser or Trinkets Jar
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Victorian, beautiful, all sterling silver gilt dresser jar, Dominick and Haff, New York, year dated for 1890. Lovely interlocking script m...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
