Metal Decorative Boxes

On April 18, 1968, the Prime Minister of Thailand, Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn, presented this box to the Austrian H. E. Dr. Hermann Withalm during an official visit. Crafted i...

Mid-century burl wood jewelry box Tommaso Barbi, Italy, 1970 Wood, brass H 6.5 cm - 18 × 10 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.

Filled with burning coals, this 19th-century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a well-to-do person on a cold winter's night in northern China. The small brazier is crafted of wh...

Vintage Umbrella Stand in Burl and Gilded Finish - 1990s An elegant umbrella stand with a refined and timeless design, made in the 1990s. The frame features briarwood panels with wa...

18th century Chinese leather and steel oval shaped box with a hinged lid. Historically used as a document box, or provision canister. It was lacquered to make it water-resistent and...

Beautiful ceramic box shaped like a Parker pen, produced by the UK-based manufacturer The Silver Crane Company. The firm gained renown for creating popular objects in collaboration w...

A particularly charming 18th-century English storage chest, finely crafted from mahogany and ingeniously designed to resemble a conventional chest of drawers. The façade is arranged...

A distinctive 19th-century English storage box, finely constructed from oak and embellished with copper plating and decorative metal detailing, creating an attractive combination of ...

Beautiful parchment pill box designed in the 1950s of fine Italian manufacture. The pill box is small with a rectangular shape, made entirely of light green parchment on the outside...

Victorian Brass Oversized Pocket Watch-Form Box, England, Circa 1880 A striking and finely crafted Victorian novelty box in the form of an oversized gentleman’s pocket watch, made i...

Scatola in porcellana e bronzo traforato con piedini e anse a volute fogliacee. Coperchio con riserve in oro a paesaggio lacustre e scena galante. Interno ornato con mazzetti di fior...

A Moroccan Decorative Lidded Box, 20th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Height: 27cm. Width: 31cm. Depth: 18cm.

A lidded bronze Art Deco box with amazing patina. Made by H.F. Ægte Bronce, Denmark, 1930s. Good condition, only some light scratches. Stamped ...

Oval box in solid 800 silver with embossed daisies and 24kt golden interior. This box was made entirely by hand giving it an oval shape. The lid, finely embossed with flower motifs...

Germany / 1910 / bread bin / enamel / Art Nouveau / Vintage / Antique Art Nouveau lunch box or bread bin made in Germany around 1910. Decorated with white and blue honeycomb pattern and the written on top: Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute (give us our daily bread...

Vintage Cartier Art Deco Wooden Desk Box, France, circa 1930-1950 An elegant vintage Cartier decorative box, featuring a wood case with pronounced g...

A beautiful pair of brass Hollywood regency faux bamboo cannisters, circa 1970s. The cannisters are in very good vintage condition with a great patina and measure 4.5"W x 4"D x 7.25...

2021 Collection of covered bowls by Ghirò Studio. This covered bowl is one of a kind. The material used and the artisanal and artistic workmanship make it unrepeatable. In fact, two...

Metal bound Swedish "wedding" box

Wonderful silverplated Los Castillos cup/mug with an inlayed malachite and turquoise on the handle. This wonderful cup dates from the 1950's and was made in Taxco, Mexico. Signed on ...

Set of 4 antique tea utensils from France. Made of tin.

Art Deco Sterling Sailfish & Black Amethyst box by R. Blackington A stunning example of American Art Deco, the lid engraved with ocean waves, and a rai...

Ben Sibel brass box with walnut veneer inlay to the lid, lined in cork.

Walnut lidded box with a brass inlay in the shape of a dolphin 8x2.5x1-3/4

Thirty six silver miniatures is an original decorative collection realized in the 20th century in Italy. The group includes thirty six small silver miniature in a blue velvet box....

A pair of diminutive perfume bottles are contained in this "trunk designed" carrying case for travel. Something unique in the way of style and utility for the antique perfume bottle ...

Square rounded pill box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with white fire enamel, above and below, with miniature horse's head hand painted by the painter Ro...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver commemorative card case featuring The Crystal Palace; an addition to our range of collectable silverware...

A lovely dome shaped bone box from India. The box can be decorative or hold anything from rubber bands to 420. A compliment to cocktail tables, shelves, bedside or on an end table ...

Handcrafted Polish brass lidded box embossed with a double eagle under a crown as well as a shield. The hand crafted box has a ring on the back for hanging.

Sandoz Art Deco Porcelain Box Origin: France, Circa 1920 Porcelain box Fox or cat sculpture Green and white Created and hand-painted by Marcel Sandoz M...

Elegant Biedermeier / French restoration period box in shellac polished rosewood with maple and ebony inlays, from France, circa 1840. Rosewood veneer, with a geometric book-matched ...

Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, and a miniature horse's head hand-painted by the painter Romano Buccioni. With raised beaded decoration. V...

This set of three decorative boxes pairs sleek black oak with black shell, shagreen and bronze-patina brass. A rhythmic zigzag composition travels across the surfaces, giving the dar...

This set of 3 round boxes in white shagreen by R&Y Augousti showcases a design that seamlessly marries form and function. Each box features a perfectly symmetrical circular shape...

Super chic veined marble and nickel-plated box. The bottom and top are 1/2" marble slab while the sides are nickel-plated metal. A handsome box to be sure.  

A Set of 3 antique tin cans from France, 1920 s / 1930s.

Anglo-Indian (Early 20th Century) brass-bound teak fitted box with a hinged top that opens to an interior gallery and compartments, with external brass handles and hardware resting o...

Vintage wooden Tea Caddy Box Conch Shell Oriental Flower and Chicken Hand Painting Impressive Flame Brown Mahogany Double Tea Caddy of Outstanding Quality, Workmanship, and compact size. Circa 1970. The hinged lid is banded in satinwood, fabulously hand-painted and varnished with a large central circular conch shell. The front area has similar painted decorations; all places are decorated with satinwood stringing. Condition: Excellent condition with nice patination and no losses. A lock is present, and a later key is also current but does not activate the lock. We think the woven black fabric inside the cover has been added later; it is nicely done. A gorgeous decorative tea tray and handled hand mirror are available. Please send me a direct message so I can help you. Location: United Kingdom. The seller offers...

A set of four small round 19th Century trinket, candy or jewelry boxes in glass and silver plated brass from Sweden. The locks are engraved with a floral pattern and three of them ha...

vintage Moroccan brass round trinket box decorated with multicolored jewelled beads in turquoise blue, ruby red, emerald green and onyx black. handcrafted metal brass box with lid fi...

Rectangular with brass strapping and side handles. Lock plate and flap. Fitted sometime in the 19th century as a tea caddy. Labeled Orange Pekoe and Black tea...

Table or bench container in steel and plastic. Sliding opening, suction cup feet.

Beautiful bowl in circular crystal and handcut silver, the glass is thick, cut deep and evenly, without a single thread or a flow of glass inside. No chipping or scratches. Bowl in ...

Elegant vintage Italian decorative box featuring a clean rectangular silhouette with a polished chrome frame and a smoked mirrored-glass lid. The reflective surfaces and understated ...

Rare rectangular wood and brass box design attributed to Wily Rizzo Italy, in very good condition with slight signs of wear and time.

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...

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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...

Rectangular box with longevity symbols. Hinged top with brass lock. Later ebonized and line gilt base with square section legs.

An elegant octagonal box crafted from silver with fine decorative engravings in geometric and floral styles on its sides. The piece is distinguished by its lid made of polished green...

We are very pleased to offer this striking Maitland Smith decorative box, circa 1980s. The substantial rectangular form is clad in deep black stone with contrasting brass trim, creat...

A Rare 19th Century Viennese Enamel on Silver & Hand-Carved Rock Crystal Covered Box Model of a Swan This finely carved rock crystal model represents a swan, naturalistically r...

Antique early 20th Century English solid silver casket. it is a blank canvas in that he interior is completely unlined but for some faint traces of the original gilding to help prote...

A beautiful charcoal shagreen quilted box by Kifu Paris. This natural skin piece is entirely handmade by master artisans to the highest quality, constructed...

This trinket box is defined by the quiet elegance of natural stone, its rectangular lid and base carved from a soft, marbled material that shifts between cream, warm gray, and faint ...

Dr. C Dresser attributed. Made by Benham and Froud. An Aesthetic movement walnut coal scuttle with applied chrome-plated stylized carry handle and foliate decorative mounts and a side holster to hold a coal shovel.

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...

A very nice vintage Hollywood Regency faux inlaid bone and brass box in the style of Maitland Smith, circa 1970s. The box is in good vintage condition and measures 12.375"W x 8.375"...

Traditional 19th century Swedish shaped box on stand. Rustic made Scandinavian metal bound strong box on later stand. Useful addition of a base makes this an ideal sofa side storag...