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Material: Shell
Pair of Vintage Crackled Abalone Jewelry Boxes
Located in Chicago, IL
Pair of vintage crackled abalone jewelry boxes. Unmarked. Attributed to Maitland Smith.
Measures:
Larger box dimension:
7 7/8".
4 7/8".
3 3/8".
...
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone
$1,250 / set
Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell And Mother Of Pearl Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1750. Tortoiseshell and mother of pearl box with sliding top from Mexico 18th century. Beautiful designs all over. As is condition.
Category
1750s Mexican Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
English Papier-mâché Spectacle Case with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century spectacle case has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers and is bord...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper
John Richard Vintage Beige Tessellated Shell Bone Decorative Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade and hand painted John Richard beige, gold leaf and Brass tessellated Shell Bone decorative jewelry box.
Features a lined with black Ultrasuede Fruit Wood Box to stor...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wood, Shell
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped top has a brass shield medallion in the center. The interior has a vibrant purple f...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
Category
1940s French Minimalist Vintage Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Walnut
Antique metal Pill Box inlaid to lid, English Edwardian period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Inlay to the lid and dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period.
The box is made ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass, Bronze
Contemporary American Modern Seashell Music Box / Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American Modern music box / jewelry box with an exterior finished in beige and pink speckled seashells, which opens along a hinged edge to a red velvet interior, with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th century. The lidded box in rectangular form with rounded corner is a classic example...
Category
18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this elegant rosewood box was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls, coral necklaces, and hair pins. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-19th Century Wooden Coffer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Paris, FR
Sizeable rectangular, wooden coffer with its key. The blackened wood is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and brass. The lid and the main face of the box are r...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Boulle Writing Box with Inkwell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French writing box with inkwell. Boulle and Mother of Pearl.
Category
19th Century French Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Bring seaside charm to your home with this Vintage Coastal Shell Encrusted Box. Handcrafted with an array of natural shells, this box exudes a breezy, beachy vibe, perfect for adding...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Contemporary R & Y Augousti Creme Shagreen Box with Kabibi Shell Inlay
Located in Toronto, ON
A gorgeous decorative box in creme shagreen by R & Y Augousti, renowned for their expert craftsmanship and luxury design. The lid is adorned with brass inlay and features an intricat...
Category
2010s Philippine Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Quilted Boxes in Black Shell with Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Coco" round box in black shagreen with bronze patina brass exudes unparalleled luxury and craftsmanship. Its impeccably quilted shagreen surface is a tactile masterpiece, echoin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Walnut Writing Box with Inlay
Located in Tampa, FL
This exquisite English walnut writing box is a true testament to 19th century craftsmanship, featuring intricate mother of pearl and satinwood inlay. The elegant floral motif at the ...
Category
1880s English Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Satinwood, Walnut
Fine Japanese Lacquered Inro with Inlays by Kajikawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case lacquer inro by a member of Kajikawa family circa 19th century (late Edo to early Meiji period). It depicts a nocturnal scenery of a meandering stream surrounded by bush clovers, where a full moon is reflected on the water. It was masterfully decorated in gold and silver maki-e using a combination of techniques including takamakie, togidashi and kirigane as well as aogai (abalone shell) inlays. The stream was set between the slightly elevated banks, adding to this piece a already strong three-dimensional composition. The interior was decorated in gold nashiji. It was signed on the bottom "Kajikawa Zou" (made by Kajikawa and a pot seal centered with "Ei" in Kanji. In one of the compartment, there is a katakana mark, appears to be a name, possibly the owner.
Kajikawa clan was one of the most famous lacquer artisanal family established in the 17th century. Many well known members over the generations produced lacquer art in a wide range of formats, but two third were signed only with the family name such as this one. It is therefore not possible to pinpoint the exact author of this piece.
Provenance: This inro was purchased as lot 349 in Christie's New York sale Japanese...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood, Lacquer
Antique English Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Box on Stand, Circa 1860's.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Box on Stand, Circa 1860's.
Stand:
13 1/4" H x 24 1/4" W x 14" D
Box: (Closed)
8" H x 23 1/2" W x 13 1/4" D
Box: (Open)
19 1/4" H...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Hand Carved Figural Needlecase, France c. 1820
By Palais Royal
Located in London, GB
A rare and very fine quality antique figural Palais Royal mother-of-pearl needlecase, etui or bodkin, hand-carved in the form of a young man wearing a Renaissance style hat, made in ...
Category
Early 19th Century French Restauration Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Georgian Amboyna Sewing Box
By William Dobson
Located in Northampton, GB
Veneered in Amboyna Wood
From our Sewing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Amboyna Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of rectangular shape veneered in Amboyna with a circular mo...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Amboyna
Decorative Boxes, ELLA by Reda Amalou Design, 2016 - Brown Eggshell, Black
Located in Paris, FR
The REDA AMALOU DESIGN boxes echo Asian, and more specifically Vietnamese, culture, by which Reda Amalou has been inspired over time. The boxes that make up this line of accessories ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell
19th Century Charles X Gilt Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small, oval Charles X box in mother-of-pearl and gilded bronze with a flower-shaped key. The lid has a white nacre plate and is decorated with a central medallion that displays color...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Boxes, ELLA by Reda Amalou Design, 2016 - Brown Eggshell
Located in Paris, FR
The REDA AMALOU DESIGN boxes echo Asian, and more specifically Vietnamese, culture, by which Reda Amalou has been inspired over time. The boxes that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell
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 Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
$22,850 / set
A large English early 20th century folk art shellwork box, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative box dates to the early 20th century and it is a rare folk art piece based around a Victorian pine box and later decorated with a bold well arranged collection of English shells which has been glued onto its four sides in graduated matching boarders with an interesting collective display of individual ones on the top.
This most interesting and eye catching box is in good condition. The shells show some age related patination. The pine box is raised onto plain square block feet. It is fitted with the original good strong brass hinges and a working Victorian brass lock and key...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Early Victorian Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Maitland Smith Mother Of Pearl Box
Located in Houston, TX
Maitland Smith Mother Of Pearl Box.
Offered is a very large decorative box of tessellated mother of pearl in the geometric Art Deco styl...
Category
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mother of Pearl or Nacre Box with Bronze Frame, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mother of pearl box with bronze frame, 19th century.
Box made of mother of pearl plates joined thanks to a bronze structure decorated with simple plant elements and which still has ...
Category
19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Maitland Smith Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Vintage Maitland Smith mother-of-pearl box from the 1980s. This is a larger example, fully clad in luminous mother-of-pearl tiles that create a soft, reflective surface. The thin bla...
Category
1980s American Vintage Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage Italian Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Italian white marble box decorated on a classic pietra dura technique in elaborate floral designs with mother of pearl, marble and semi precious stones.
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble
Circular Beadwork & Shell Box with Decorative Brass Knob
Located in North Salem, NY
Very decorative and attractive circular beadwork box with removable top. Interior lined with black cloth.
Category
20th Century Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$337 Sale Price
25% Off
Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delightful gold and mother of pearl vinaigrette is ripe with 19th-century charm. Emblazoned with the initials "E.L" for its original owner, the book-shaped vinaigrette almost ce...
Category
19th Century French Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Vintage Coastal Shell Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Embrace coastal elegance with this Vintage Shell Box, a stunning, handcrafted treasure adorned with an array of natural seashells. Perfectly sized to hold jewelry or keepsakes, this ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Resin
Embossed Leather Traveling Desk Box With Mother of Pearl Studs
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare North American embossed leather traveling desk/document box dating to 1825. This finely crafted piece features richly tooled leather panels and decorative mother-of-pearl stud...
Category
1820s American Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique English Rosewood Mother of Pearl Cribbage Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Rosewood Mother of Pearl Cribbage Box
Category
Early 20th Century English Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with abalone and Mother-of-Pearl inlays in a floral compo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
$3,360 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Charles X Gilt Bronze and Mother of Pearl Box with Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Delicate rectangular mother of pearl box engraved with garlands of leaves. The box is mounted in gilt bronze and intricately sculpted with interlacing, garlands and baskets of flower...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Urushi Natural Black Lacquer and Abalone Shell Lattice Box L by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Water flowing over rocks creates a contrast between the sparkle of the water and the relative opacity of the rocks. In these boxes black lacquer pours over natural shells that glow a...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Lacquer, Walnut
Urushi Eggshell Lacquer Mosaic Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
In our workshop we apply eggshell lacquer to many things mostly using the inside of the eggshell. The mosaic pattern is achieved with a cracking motion using the ends of pointed tool...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Wood, Lacquer
Antique 19th Century Mother of Pearl Inlaid Games Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique 19th Century Mother Of Pearl Inlaid Games Box, the lid inlaid with ornate flower decoration to the edges and a set of aces to the middle. The lid opens to reveal a red interi...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Amethyst and Mother of Pearl Lidded Box by Antony Redmile
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian style hinged box ambitiously covered in a mother of pearl geometric mosaic and featuring a fixed cluster of amethyst stones on top. Stamped "redmile London".
Category
20th Century English Anglo-Indian Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst
Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an early, exceptional lidded box designed by the famed decorative arts design firm Ria and Youri Augousti, Paris. The rare piece boasts ...
Category
1990s French Art Deco Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, hand decorated ostrich egg container featuring a gilded interior. The whole mounted on a sterling silver pedestal with a multifaceted, amethyst cr...
Category
2010s Italian Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Musical Jewelry and Sewing Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming musical jewelry and sewing box is a work of sublime artistry. Almost certainly German or Austrian in origin and crafted of deep, ebonized...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Chinese mother of pearl mounted games box with four matching interior boxes containing gaming counters and dating from the 18th century. The rectangular shape...
Category
1770s Chinese Qing Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Decorative Boxes, ELLA by Reda Amalou Design, 2016 - White Eggshell, Black
Located in Paris, FR
The REDA AMALOU DESIGN boxes echo Asian, and more specifically Vietnamese, culture, by which Reda Amalou has been inspired over time. The boxes that make up this line of accessories ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell
Japanese Nagasaki Export Lacquer Box with Depiction of the 'Trippenhuis'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Japanese Nagasaki export lacquer box with mother-of-pearl depiction of the Amsterdam ‘Trippenhuis’
Edo-period, circa 1830
H. 12.5 x W. 24...
Category
19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Sleek R&Y Augousti Inlaid Brass and Shell Box, Paris C.1990
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sleek R&Y Augousti Inlaid Brass and Shell Box, Paris C.1990
Unmarked, Attributed to the R&Y Augousti Studios
Made during the unparalleled style of 1990s Paris, this sleek, unmarked ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant fine quality English Regency period tea caddy. Circa 1815
Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted from the finest exotic rosewood, rectangular sarcopha...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Contemporary American Modern Large Seashell Box
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American Modern rectangular box, with an applied seashell veneer and green, teal and blue patterned interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral
Vintage White Mosaic Moorish Jewelry Box with Shell Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Discover the timeless elegance of this large, handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese jewelry box, a stunning testament to traditional artistry.
Meticul...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Fruitwood
Jewelry Box or Decorative Box in Shelll and Wood White Color France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood and recovered with shells. It can be used as a Jewelry box or decorative box. It has been made in France during the XX Century. The color is White and red inside,...
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell
$257 Sale Price
20% Off
Mahogany Jewelry Box with Mirror
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mahogany box with inlaid mother of pearl and mirror, on small round brass feet.
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Mother-of-Pearl
$312 Sale Price
26% Off
Indian "Bombay" Box w/Sadeli Work Framing Carved Panels and Raised on Metal Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Indian "Bombay" dresser/jewelry box with a mirror in the lid and raised on a "tray" base with silvered feet. The exterior with exotic wood and sadeli work (micro-mosaic inlay) framin...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Wood
Geometric Mother-of-Pearl and Horn Inlay Decorative Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This elegant rectangular box showcases a striking geometric design created from alternating strips of dark horn and shimmering mother-of-pearl inlay. The pattern forms a mesmerizing ...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Moorish Handcrafted Octagonal Box with White Mosaic Marquetry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box.
Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell
French Silver Mounted Mother of Pearl Engraved Box, circa 1800
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and fine antique French silver mounted mother of pearl box and with an exquisitely carved ducal with a maiden holding a coronet, elaborate monogram and a rod of Caduce...
Category
1790s French Napoleon III Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Vintage Korean Lacquer Box with Inner Tray and MOP inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely vintage Korean lacquer box in bright red and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays circa 1970-80s. The square form box features an auspicio...
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Arts and Crafts Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Urushi Natural Red Lacquer Allsorts Box - Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
There is type of English sweet called a Licorice Allsort. They are made in different layers and some have little balls covering them. The red lacquer and the little white pieces of e...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Walnut, Lacquer
4S Sea Shell Encrusted Boxes and Frames Maitland Smith Style
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Great set of 4!pcs sea shell encrusted boxes and photo frames. All original natural color Florida sea shells. Handmade.
Category
1970s American Organic Modern Vintage Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
17th Century Silver Mounted Traveling Box with Key
Located in Dallas, TX
A 17th century silver mounted Coromandel wood with mother of pearl inlay traveling box with a Interior fitted with drawers and a reliquary cabinet. W...
Category
17th Century French Antique Shell Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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