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Fine Antique Collectable Chinese Table Top Cabinet Jewellery Collectors Storage
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1920's hand painted and lacquered oriental Chinese table chest or jewellery box.
A very good looking and well made pie...
Category
1920s Chinese Export Vintage Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Meteor Box Medium
Located in Kolkata, IN
A gleaming maroon straw marquetry box with a gold foiled base. Compact, refined and irresistibly cosmic in its allure. The finishes, colours, size can be customised according to spec...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Resin
$664 / item
Vintage Bronze and Tortoise Shell Turtle Box by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive turtle box or object of art with a removable faux tortoise shell veneer lid with a frog handle over a cast bronze base with a lush patina and Asian motifs. Signed Maitland...
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Paint Decorated Grain Bin, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
A Chinese paint decorated rice or grain bin, with lift top and carrying handles, 19th Century.
25 ½ inches wide by 19 ¼ inches deep by 18 ¾ inches tall
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Wooden Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-carved large wooden Anglo-Raj jewelry box.
Early 20th century wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving.
Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interi...
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo Raj Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood
A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...
Category
17th Century Edo Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Israeli Lidded Brass Bowl with Olive Knob
By Pal-Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pal-Bell round bowl with lid. This piece features a verdigris bronze bowl and lid with floral detailed knob with brass tips. Perfect for stashing keys, jewels or potpourri. An emboss...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic form of this two-tiered box with handle has remained unchanged for 1,000 years. Stacked boxes were commonly used as portable containers for food or ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Qing Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
$57,280
Antique Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Stag Antler Horn Sandalwood Box Jewelery Casket
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Impressive example of an Anglo-Indian Raj Period (1857-1947) mellow faded Elk Stag Antler Horn Casket Box of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Made in Vizagapatam,...
Category
19th Century Grand Tour Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Antler, Horn
Tessellated Penshell Jewelry Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn and pen shell jewelry box attributed to Maitland Smith
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in PARIS, FR
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Rectangular silver box bearing the Japanese junjin hallmark, signifying pure silver, made during the Meiji period (1868-1...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Wooden Bucket
Located in New York, NY
Special antique wooden farm bucket. Wooden bucket pail having heavy hand forged iron banding. Two solid wooden handles specifically for titling the bucke...
Category
1890s Country Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,600
Russian Wooden Box, In The Style Of The Abramtsevo Workshop, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Openwork wooden box, worked with a decoration of flowers and animals; the lid is enhanced with a bone net; iron fasteners
Work in the style of the workshops of Abramtsevo and Elen...
Category
Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Contemporary Blue Green Azurite Malachite Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with an exquisite blue green azurite malachite box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet...
Category
2010s Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Precious Stone
Antique Indian Sterling Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian sterling silver cedar lined box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique sterling silver box ...
Category
1890s Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Ethnic Indian Decorative Jewelry Box with Brass, Kerala Nettur Petti
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large Teak Jewelry Dowry Box with Brass, Late 19th Century, India.
This Teak Indian Dowry Box is adorned with Decorative Brass, showcasing exquisite c...
Category
1890s Agra Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Boxes in White Shagreen with Mother of Pearl and Bronze Patina Brass by
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The “Peacock Box” set by R&Y Augousti is a true masterpiece of modern luxury, where organic form meets exceptional craftsmanship. The distinctive, fluid shapes of these boxes create ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 Qing Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delicately crafted bo...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japonisme Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing dynasty. Colored black and gold all-over beautifully with intricate designs.
Category
19th Century Qing Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Large Chinese Gilt Lacquered Box with Porcelain Medallion
Located in Norton, MA
A large Chinese gilt lacquered box with porcelain medallion in the center top depicting floral pattern and bird.
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Porcelain
Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Chinese Early 20th Century Rattan Lunch Box with Tripartite Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique rattan lunch basket from the early 20th century, with bamboo tripartite handle. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lunch box captures...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and int...
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Japanese Lacquered Tebako 'Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Tebako box with three compartments in golden and nashi-ji lacquer, decorated with golden, red, and kirigane lacquer, golden persimmon tree leaves, among rocks. The compartments are of increasing size from the top. The decoration is in continuity.
Persimmon has been cultivated in southern China for more than 2500 years and is believed to have been introduced to Japan in the 8th century. The veneer is a tree with very hard wood, similar to ebony. According to a legend, one specimen survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, close to the epicenter. It is therefore in Japan a symbol of strength and longevity. It is also the national fruit of the country. It is eaten as a traditional dish during New Year's Day celebrations.
Tebako literally means "portable box...
Category
1860s Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Gold Lacquer Incense Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A Gold Lacquer Kōbako (Incense Box)
Edo Period (1615–1868), Circa 1850
This exquisite gold lacquer kōbako (incense box) exemplifies the refined craftsmans...
Category
19th Century Edo Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Gold Leaf
$9,850
Perfect Antique Chinese Cloissone Box Qing Period Bronze, 19th/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Perfect Antique Chinese Cloissone Box Qing Period Bronze, 19th/20th Century
Great piece of cloisonne.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain &...
Category
19th Century Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...
Category
Late 19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Japanese Satsuma Lidded Box, Meiji
Located in Miami, FL
Meticulously enamelled and gilt satsuma box, Meiji Period (1867-1912).
Overall very good antique condition, base that the box sits on is a bit slanted.
L...
Category
19th Century Meiji Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$2,175 Sale Price
41% Off
Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith tessellated stone large decorative box.
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Ivory and Blue Chevron Bone Inlay Trinket Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Ivory and blue chevron decorative trinket rectangular lidded box inlaid with white bone and resin on wood.
Large stylish Moorish trinket lidded box with bone and wood inlaid handcraf...
Category
20th Century Anglo Raj Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif
Located in Stamford, CT
A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration. Box in four sections with lid.
Category
Late 19th Century Edo Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Coastal Reed and Faux Snake Skin Chest
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage coastal bamboo eeed and faux snakeskin chest or decorative box.
Simple treasure chest shape and feel. Boho and British colonial aesthetic. Functions as intended.
Each line ...
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo, Wood
Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn jewelry box by Maitland-Smith.
Category
Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)
Located in CA, CA
A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...
Category
Late 18th Century Edo Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Small Vintage Lidded Treen, Japanese, Mahogany, Spice, Jewellery Box, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small vintage lidded treen. A Japanese, mahogany spice or jewellery box, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Great colour and delight...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
1970s Art Deco Style Bone Storage Box with Lion and Elephant Motif
Located in Tampa, FL
This striking 1970s storage box showcases a dynamic battle scene between a lion and an elephant, expertly rendered in early bone. Designed in the Art Deco style, the box features fin...
Category
1970s Vintage Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Red Lacquer Blanket Chest with Gilt Lions, Floral Motifs, and Storage
Located in Yonkers, NY
This red lacquered blanket chest stands out with its vibrant finish and intricate gilt decoration. The rectangular lid is richly adorned with floral motifs and rosettes, opening via ...
Category
20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Chinese lacquered leather box - XIXème
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Chinese lacquered leather box
Original signature seal - Asian Art
Measures : 20x11cm H:3,5cm
Material : Leather - copper
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Set of 2 Boxes in Oak with Semi-Precious Stone and Brass by Kifu Paris
By Kifu Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Victoria" Box Set by Kifu Paris in white oak exudes a serene, organic luxury. The natural texture of the white oak offers a soft, refined aesthetic that brings warmth and sophis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Set of 3 Boxes in White Oak with Brass Frame by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The set of three square boxes in white oak with a brass frame by R&Y Augousti presents a refined yet minimalist design that exudes modern luxury. The rich white oak wood is meticulou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn.
Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving.
Vizagapatam, late 19th century.
History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes
Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid;
sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/
The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India.
English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras.
Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather.
Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras
These exotic boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Anglo Raj Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th C. Chinese Paper Machiere Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century lidded box made from paper-machiere.
Category
19th Century Chinese Export Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
$250 Sale Price
79% Off
Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Rare Hagoromo Kyohei Fujita
By Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A brilliant Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1990s. The hand-blown green glass box featur...
Category
1990s Modern Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Campaign Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$667 / item
Set of 3 Boxes in Shagreen and White Quartz with Brass Frame by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of three round boxes by R&Y Augousti is a stunning example of modern artistry blended with timeless luxury. The lids are adorned with rich white quartz, each piece showcasin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Chinese Yellow Cloisonne Dragon Box, Republic Period, circa 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese yellow cloisonne small trinket box with dragons, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The small box sets on four bun feet and designed ...
Category
1920s Qing Vintage Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
1900s Wooden Treasure Chest with Rattan Accents and Dark Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique wooden treasure chest from the early 20th century with rattan accents and dark brass handles. This charming Chinese woo...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Jewelry Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith decorative jewelry box made of two tone tessellated pen shell with brass detailing.
Category
1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Two Russian Silver Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Eggs on Stands
Located in London, GB
Two Russian silver gilt and cloisonné enamel eggs on stands
Russian, 20th Century
Height 12cm, diameter 4.5cm
These stunning Russian eggs are crafted from silver gilt and dec...
Category
20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$6,152 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Shagreen and Bronze Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This sleek set of 3 Desk Boxes by R&Y Augousti exemplifies the perfect balance between modern elegance and timeless luxury. Crafted in black shagreen with a curved top, each box is e...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique 20th Century Japanese Meiji Solid Silver Card Case c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Japanese solid silver card case, featuring high relief Iris flowerson a textured background. The hinged lid opens to reveal a compartment originally for visiting...
Category
20th Century Other Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Qing Period Huanghuali Wood and Bronze Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Huanghuali wood box decorated with bronze mountings and motifs of bats, fish and moths.
The top features a classic Chinese medallion mounted to the centre of the lid.
In un...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 Curved Top Boxes in Black Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of three Curved Top Boxes in black shagreen by R&Y Augousti blends modern elegance with timeless craftsmanship. The rich, textured shagreen exterior is perfectly complemente...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shagreen Stingray
Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s)...
Category
Early 20th Century Japonisme Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Japanese lacquer box with elaborate Maki-e design from Meiji period, (mid-late 19th century). The generous size of the box was reser...
Category
19th Century Japonisme Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
The deligh...
Category
Early 1900s Qing Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
19th century campaign metamorphic camphor writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century metamorphic camphor writing slope circa 1890.
Here we have a fine quality campaign tambour table top desk made in camphor wood.
Many features to this brass bound desk....
Category
Late 19th Century Campaign Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Middle Eastern Brass-Mounted Domed Teak Wood Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
An extraordinary 19th-century Middle Eastern domed casket, hand-carved from a single block of richly grained teak wood and mounted with pierced and hand-hammered brass hardware. This...
Category
Mid-19th Century Moorish Antique Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pair of Red Asian Cinnabar Boxes with Lid and Blue Lacquer Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A pair of lovely Boxes in the style of Cinnabar. Intricately Carved small boxes with a removable lid, revealing a blue lacquer inside. Perfectly suited for decorative purposes or ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$468 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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