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Material: Metal
Antique German Sterling Silver Owl Sugar Box 1907
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique German cast sterling silver owl sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection. This magnificent and large antique cast German silver sugar box, in sterling standard, has been realistically modelled in form of an owl. This antique silver box has been embellished with fine details reproducing the plumage, in addition to the bird's anatomical features. This exceptional antique silver sugar box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover, retaining the original bead eyes. The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large sterling silver owl box include: Maker's mark: MS (untraced) City mark: Wertheim City, Germany* Importer's mark: GB (George Bedingham) Silver quality/purity mark: .925 (sterling, 925/1000)** Assay mark: Acorn (London, England) Date mark: G (1907) Such large examples are rare to the market; this magnificent box is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire. This antique silver owl...
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Early 1900s German Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Campaign Style Leather Box
Located in Westwood, NJ
Wrapped in a brown antique leather-look finish, this rectangular box is edged in bold brass corner brackets and lined with nailhead trim—classic features that evoke the bespoke craft...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Campaign Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Green Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Victorian Campaign Writing Slope With A Decorative Brass Trim, Brass Carry Handles Finished With A Gilt Tooled Racing Green Leather Interior Item will include new notepa...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver. All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
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1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Nouveau Moser Glass Dresser Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
An elegant and rare Art Nouveau Glass Dresser Box by Moser, Austria. Realized in the early years of 1900, with gold inlays. Very good condition.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1912. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and molded rim. Box interior cedar lined....
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Early 20th Century American Modern Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese for the English market, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese export tea caddy decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled ...
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19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

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 Metal Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Vintage Brown Nautical Sailing Ship Wood Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage nautical theme jewelry or trinket box. This small rectangular brown box will be a great accent on a coffee table, dressing table, or on a bookshelf. It is created from wood...
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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Chinese Black & Gold Cloisonné 'Good Luck' Circular Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Chinese black & gold cloisonné 'good luck' circular table box. The tall circular box of exceptional quality, The conforming removable lid enameled with the Chinese character for 'Happiness' A stately piece, its an unusual example in black cloisonné fish...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Modernist Octagonal Hand-Blown Blackened Garnet Murano Glass Box w/ Nickel
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist Octagonal Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in blackened garnet is a breathtaking example of Italian artistry and innovation. Crafted in Murano, Italy, during the 21st centu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Nickel

Asian Silver Metal Hand Carved Peacock Sitar Veena Form Box 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian Silver Metal Hand-Carved Sitar Veena Box. Elevate your decor with this stunning vintage box, featuring intricate hand-carved designs of a sitar and peacock. The ornate ...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Silver

Mid-Century Italian Brass Turtle Trinket Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Glasgow, GB
A small turtle-shaped trinket box in solid brass, produced in Italy during the mid-20th century. The form is cast with clean detailing and finished to a mirror polish. The shell open...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique English Solid / Sterling Pill Box - 1901
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful little pill box made from English solid / sterling silver with a fully English hallmark for Birmingham 1901 together with the makers mark for Synyer & Beddoes (Harry Syny...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Deco Crystal Decanters and Glass Set with Silver Details, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous Art Deco Murano blown glass set in a stunning combination of crystal-clear glass, black glass and 800 silver. This charming and unique bar set is composed of two decanters ...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Silver

Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket
Located in Riverdale, NY
Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket from the late 19th Century. Elaborate inlaid floral tessarae of daisies cover the lid of the jewel-trinket box with glass panels on each side. All...
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1880s Italian Late Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Pewter Jar Sylvia Stave for C-G Hallberg 1929 Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This pewter jar in all its simplicity is a typical piece for the late 1920s early 1930s Swedish modern era. The jar is made with pattern on each side and the lit with a horse. Inside...
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1920s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Antique Bronze Burl Walnut French Jewelry Sewing Casket Silk Lined Interior 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s early Victorian Period Gilt Bronze mounted well figured Burr Walnut Jewlery Casket or Table Box made during the third...
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Boho Chic Moroccan Inlaid Bone Jewelry Chest or Box with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative handmade orange bone and black tribal design chest or jewelry box. The chest interior is leather and features gorgeous brass inlay design with natural decorative stones.
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1980s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass bronze wood log holder rack, with great design to elegantly display and carry your wood from the outside in with its handle. A great piece that pe...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Vintage Gucci, Italy - Solid Sterling 800 Silver Box c.1968
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

French Limoges Porcelain Nautical Sailboat Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Found in Paris, a charming Limoges porcelain trinket box painted soothing colors featuring a landscape scene featuring a castle, tree and a sailboat in the center. This piece would c...
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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Japanese Style Storage Box - Bamboo and Copper
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique storage box, made of bamboo, beautifully decorated with plates of gracefully embossed copper. The chest was probably made in Japan, for the European/French market...
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1890s Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique Edwardian Period Tiffany Sterling Silver Repousse Covered Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed antique dresser box. By Tiffany & Co. In sterling silver. With repousse acanthus leaf, flower garlands, and scroll work decoratio...
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Early 20th Century American Edwardian Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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 Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Lalique Crystal Jewelry Box with Female Figure Art Nouveau Style French
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial French crystal and brass box with female figure by luxury design Maison, Lalique, in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

French Silver-Tone Metal Jewelry Box – Rectangular with Sparkling Facets – 1970s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French Silver-Tone Metal Jewelry Box – Rectangular with Sparkling Facets – 1970s Description: This is a rectangular metal box with a silver-tone finish, likely made of pewter or ano...
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1970s French Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Tin

Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...
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15th Century and Earlier European Gothic Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
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 Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu

Art Deco Chrome and Crystal Decorative Cookie Box, Candie Jar, France circa 1930
By Societe Parisienne d'Orfevrerie
Located in Atlanta, GA
French silversmith Francois Frionnet, Paris, designed and crafted this stunning Art Deco chrome and crystal decorative cookie box circa 1930. The modernist and minimalist design feat...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Chrome

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 Metal Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Iron

19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry and important documents locked up in this elegant, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Crafted circa 1880, and built in cast iron, this heavy ...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique Metamorphic Stationery Case, English Oak Rotating Writing Box, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique metamorphic stationery case. An English, oak and brass writing box, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A fascinating piece of Edwardian ingenuity, blendin...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Exquisite Reuge S.A. Musical Table Box Description:Discover a stunning large rectangular table box featuring elegantly concave corners, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of th...
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1970s Italian Empire Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate

Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree. Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Art Deco Lidded Bronze Box by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded bronze box with amazing patina. Art Deco / Swedish Grace. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Good condition, with some scratches, scuffs and we...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small vintage turn of the century sterling silver hinged box has a wood interior with etched design top. There are English hallmarks on the bottom that are clearly visibl...
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Early 20th Century English International Style Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mid-century British colonial style brass and mahogany dresser box
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 20th century British colonial inspired brass and mahogany dresser box. This box has beautifully inlaid brass floral decorations to the top and sides. The box has solid ...
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1960s Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Country Hotel Post Box, English, Desk Organiser, Stationery, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country hotel post box. An English, oak two division desk organiser or mounted stationery rack, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A fine example of perio...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to Meiji era, estimate from the style & conditions. Remaining original paint gives a ...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Iron

Vintage Asian Lacquered Chinoiserie Sewing Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage Asian lacquered box is a stunning example of mid-century Chinoiserie design. Featuring a classic octagonal silhouette, the piece is finished in a deep black la...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Antique Brass Asian Street Vendor Noodle Cart
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an antique brass Asian street vendor noodle cart. Used by vendors to serve noodles and dumplings. The base opens to hold hot coals to keep food warm. The top...
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1960s Chinese Export Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1880s French Wooden Box With Brass Handle
Located in High Point, NC
This elegant 1880s French wooden box reflects the refined craftsmanship and understated ornamentation of the late 19th century. Constructed from richly figured wood, the box features...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Chase USA Art Deco Chrome and Wood Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Rectangular Art Deco Box from Chase USA. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as sitting on a coffee...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

CG Hallberg Pewter Lidded Box, Sweden, 1930 Sylvia Stave Swedish Modern
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant pewter lidded box crafted by renowned Swedish silversmiths CG Hallberg in 1930. Featuring a rounded form with ball feet and a sculptural finial, this piece showcases the refi...
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

1920 Persian Brass Jewelry Box in Mamluk Revival Damascene Moorish Islamic Style
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Persian Islamic Brass Jewelry Footed Box in Mamluk Revival Damascene style. A Middle Eastern Moorish Damascene Brass Box circa 1910-1920s. A fine antique handcrafted etched hammered Syrian Damascene brass jewelry box. Octagonal shape lidded antique Moorish Persian footed trinket brass box, handcrafted and chased with calligraphy Islamic Arabic design writing. The Box decorated with etched Arabic inscription and lotus flowers with a very fine Arabesque design. Middle Eastern jewelry brass box with eight small feet, hinged lid, lined in a Moroccan red velvet. Great Moorish Mamluke Revival brass decorative Islamic metal art object. Dimensions 6.75" W × 5" D × 5.25" H. In the Mamluk Style (Mamluk Revival). Origin: Middle East. Date: Circa 1900-1920s. Hand-hammered and engraved, this beautifully incised brass box Islamic...
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Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Egg style Faberge Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large egg on smooth tripod with 8-day mechanical skeletal Swiss movement with alarm, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with Russian E...
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1960s Italian Empire Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique WMF Jugend Style Stamp or Pill Box in Pewter
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A 4 compartment container for stamps or pills. Distinct jugend - art nouveau styling. Made by WMF in Germany circa 1910-20. Raw undisturbed patina - un-polished. Measurements: 10x4...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Metal Decorative Boxes

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Pewter

1970s Mid-Century Modern Plexiglass and Brass Italian Luxury Box by Cavinato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
Chic 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Luxury Box by Ulderico Cavinato Milano An exquisite piece of high-end Italian decorative arts, this luxury box was designed by Ulderico Cavinato...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Crystal and Gilt Brass Box, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A 19th century Napoleon III period crystal and gilt brass box. H: 14cm, D: 17cm Please contact us before ordering to confirm availability.
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Saffron Tissue Box Ecru Small in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Saffron Tissue Box Ecru Small in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal With moniker’s such as red gold, exquisite thread or golden light, saffron captivates us all. Ancien...
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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Iconic 'Sunray' Box, England, Circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly iconic looking Art Deco wooden box which we think was a tea caddy or for cigarettes originally. The exterior of the box is veneered in a beaut...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box, decorated in the round with children playing tug-of-war. The lid is beautifully decorated...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box, 1970s A striking sculptural Murano glass box signed “Mandruzzato for Design Guild,” showcasing the celebrated faceted-block technique perfected by the Mandruzzato family in the 1960s–80s. The heavy, optic-clear crystal form contains a dramatic sommerso core, rendered in deep black glass infused with shimmering micro-granulated 24k gold. The internal composition appears to float within the thick, architectural walls, magnified by the sharply cut and hand-polished geometric facets. The hinged lid opens to reveal a molded black-glass interior well, its glossy surface contrasting with the jewel-like radiance of the glass block. The original brass piano hinge and frame remain intact. This design was produced as a special commission for Design Guild, a luxury American importer, and is far scarcer than the unsigned Mandruzzato vases and blocks commonly encountered. A powerful example of Murano Brutalist...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Bohemian Moser Enameled Amber Art Glass Jewel Casket
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Bohemian enameled art glass hinged lid jewelry casket - table box by renowned luxury glass maker Moser. Exquisitely hand-made in Bohemia (present day Czech Republic) in the late 19th century, artistic Art Nouveau period opulence, featuring very fine quality hand-blown polished...
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Late 19th Century Czech Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Chinese Baitong Stacking Incense Clock, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively accurate method to mark the passage of time. Incense c...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver & Mosaic Enameled Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Art Deco period silver & enamel covered box. In sterling silver. By Tiffany & Co. Decorated throughout with enameled vines, flowers, and garlands in green, blue, and yellow...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s
By Gaston Suisse
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s Rare compact powder case and travel vanity box, dating from the 1930s (French craftsmanship). The lid fea...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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 ...
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19th Century Dutch Antique Metal Decorative Boxes

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Silver