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Place of Origin: European
Antique 19th Century Austrian Solid Silver & Enamel Trinket Box, Vienna c.1870
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance revival solid silver-gilt and enameled trinket box, beautifully enamelled throughout dipicting various mythological scenes. Apparently ...
Category
1870s Other Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
French Victorian Bronze Dore Fan Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze dore fan shaped box with faux bamboo trim and filigree sides with green floral painted top
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Repousse Brass Clad Coal Bin on Casters with Hunt Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1870, the antique brass coffer is mounted on a wooden frame, and stands on caster wheels. The slant top opens up with stopping chain revealing inside storage...
Category
Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$520 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century Large Store Tea Tin Hand Painted Parnall & Sons Bristol, England
By Parnall & Sons
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and large store tea tin by Parnall & Sons who were the people to see for outfitting your store and much more as the company grew from 1830. Hand painted showing a girl servi...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Carved Wooden Chest, Italian Or Colonial Work, 19th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
Beautiful wooden chest carved with geometrical pattern, with compartments inside and iron handles.
Missing the lock, some restorations and wear from use.
Italian or colonial ...
Category
19th Century Other Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Victorian dresser box. Beautiful decoration.
Category
19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Late 20th Century Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Trio of Trinket Boxes by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage trio of trinket boxes by Limoges, circa 1980s, With brassware clasps.
These unusual pieces are in excellent condition, and jus...
Category
1980s Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Jugendstil Arts & Crafts patinated brass box
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Jugendstil or Arts & Crafts style repousse brass box with original dark patina and ball feet.
Category
Early 20th Century Jugendstil European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Porcelain Elfinware Box with Mounted Ormolu
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
German Elfinware box with roses peeking from blue forget-me-not flowers. The base of the box has an ornamental ormolu design.
Category
Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating decoration in relief. The lid, symbolizing Night, is decorated with a turtle, a moon, a dragon flying among the clouds ; and the belly, symbolizing the Day, is decorated with a rising sun, mountainous landscapes, and cherry tree branches.
The whole, topped with a flamed seed, is supported by three African-type atlantes dressed in a loincloth.
Historical and artistic context
This work of art combines elements of Japonism and Orientalism, two important movements representative of the taste of the time for exoticism. Indeed, this taste for Chinoiserie was revived at the end of the 19th century following the Franco-English military campaign against the imperial army in China in 1860. Napoleon III’s French troops bring back part of the treasure from the Summer Palace, constituting in 1863 the famous Chinese Museum of Empress Eugénie at the Palace of Fontainebleau. First in painting, the movement quickly spread to decorative arts and furniture.
This craze for the Far East is encouraged in France by the diffusion of Chinese ornamental works renewing the interior decoration of the luxurious Parisian residences of a clientele eager for something new.
It was also under the Second Empire that the Orientalists were propelled to the forefront. Emperor Napoleon III, aristocrats as well as wealthy bourgeois in search of exoticism fill the order books of the most renowned artists. It is then not the predominantly academic style of the Orientalists that counts but above all the exoticism that they show to a fascinated public.
Biography
Alphonse Giroux and Company, famous curiosity and luxury goods shop was situated in Paris, at No. 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré and in business from the time of the Consulate until the end of the Second Empire. The company was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse and continued in 1838 by his two sons, Alphonse-Gustave (1810-1886) and André (1801-1879). The father became a close associate of the royal family and specialized in the manufacture of refined items for gifts. Kings Louis XVIII and then Charles X were both supplied with gifts for « The Children of France » by Giroux. Making progressively small furniture, they were mentionned for the first time in 1837 in the class « cabinet...
Category
1860s Napoleon III Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Onyx Jewelry Box, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and onyx jewelry box. France, late 19th century.
It has silk inside.
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Yellow Floral Egg Trinket Box, France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Limoges hand painted porcelain yellow floral egg trinket box, France. Midcentury. Marked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$210 Sale Price
65% Off
Early 17th Italian Renaissance Box Set Ebony, Gilded Bronze and Gemstones
Located in Pistoia, IT
Rare and valuable ebony-plated domed case with rich gilt bronze decoration and central jasper medallion.
Italian Renaissance manufacture from the early 17th century.
The production...
Category
Early 17th Century Renaissance Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry boxes.
French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor.
Marked on base as “Limoges France" Porcelain D' Art ”.
Beautiful cobalt blue porcelain with 22-karat gold hand painted with with the classic courtesan scene of a man and woman in the Louis XVI period attire.
Perfect gift for your special someone.
One small box. 6 x6 cm / 2.32 x 2.32 inches
One piano box...
Category
Late 19th Century Louis XVI Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
A 1980s Modern Gilt Brass and Lacquer Luxury Box by Gucci
By Gucci
Located in Aci Castello, IT
1980s Modern Gilt Brass and Lacquer Small Luxury Box by Gucci
A refined piece of Italian luxury, this 1980s small box by Gucci showcases the brand's iconic blend of elegance and bold...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Black Hand Painted Wooden Box Decorated with Flowers
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful hand painted box decorated with flowers and leaves in red and yellow on black base. Very good condition, signed on the top.
France, circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$686 Sale Price
20% Off
Majestic Spinning Wheel Made of Ebony Wood
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Not only Sleeping Beauty's hair has the color of ebony wood, so do a number of details of this antique spinning wheel. The well shaped lances and bu...
Category
18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box with Dover Castle Mosaic c1870
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware stationery box with image of Dover Castle
Date : c1870
Period : Victoria
Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Decoration : Central mosaic of Dover Castele with...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large 1940s Italian Fine Timber Decorative Box
Located in London, GB
A statement lidded decorative box with shapely handle and feet. Constructed from a mix of fine timbers, to include satinwood, burr maple and rosewood. Lined in a deep plum velvet. It...
Category
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Maple, Satinwood, Burl
R & Y Augousti Paris France Applied Ivy Snakeskin Decorative Table Box
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
R & Y Augousti Paris France Applied Metal Ivy Snakeskin Decorative Table Box. Overall excellent condition. Age appropriate wear. Measures approximately 10 1/4" long, 3 5/8" wide, a...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Charles X Style Cocktail Bar In Marquetry
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare marquetry cocktail bar with Charles X-inspired motifs or Victorian-style opening onto an interior with spaces for seven glasses, a shaker, two carafes, a mixing spoon holder, tw...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Superb 18K gold "Sur plateau" musical snuff box purse form
Located in Zonhoven, BE
A superb gold music box, made by the craftsmen of Jean-George Remond & Co in Geneva between 1804 and 1811. The rectangular box is decorated with an exquisite, fine ornamental pattern...
Category
Early 18th Century Other Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Iron, Gold
Game Box, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Game box, 19th century.
Napoleon III period game box, 19th century in precious wood marquetry.
Measures: H: 5 cm, W: 22 cm, D: 13 cm.
Category
19th Century Napoleon III Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,528
Bitossi Raymor Box, Ceramic, Metallic Platinum Silver, Black, Iridescent, Signed
By Bitossi, Raymor
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi for Raymor box, ceramic, metallic chrome silver, black, signed. Small scale lidded box with a top glazed in metallic silver platinum and black. The ...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique French Cut Crystal and Gold Bronze Box, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cut Crystal and Gold Bronze Box, Circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Louis XV Painted Silver Leaf Display Case Tabernacolo, circa 1770
Located in Encinitas, CA
An elegantly detailed, late 18th century Louis XV period wooden display case, golden yellow lacquer with silver leaf accents. As a reliquary or tabernacolo, the box may have been used to display or store religious artifacts...
Category
18th Century Louis XV Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Leaf
$3,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Arnoldo Pomodoro Cast Sculptural Bronze Box Sculpture
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnoldo Pomodoro cast bronze box abstract sculptural box with lid decorated organic abstract motifs, c1960-1970
The box is part of a series of four boxes made by the two brothers Gio...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Bronze Portrait Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze and glass bottom box on four legs with small gallery top and round miniature of lady.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Italian Ceramic Round Box / Lidded Jar by Raymor
By Raymor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ceramic round box / lidded jar with concentric circle and petal motif by Raymor (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Attractive palette and design in excellent, vinta...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Jean Michel Frank Large Straw French Marquetry Box, 1930s
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing French straw-marquetry box, dating from the 1930s, designed by Jean-Michel Frank.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Cork
Gilt Bronze Reliquary Pendant by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A piece of wonderful jewelry by Line Vautrin designed in 1941 on the subject of St Foi, a child martyr on the early fourth century and the patron saint of prinsoers, in a rare form of a reliquary...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1890s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
By Hilliard & Thomason
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver tobacco box has a plain oval rounded form.
The underside of this box is embellished with a bright cut engraved stemmed rose, floral and foliate design; this indicates the high quality of the piece, as typically the underside would remain unembellished.
The upper portion of this antique silver tobacco box...
Category
1890s Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
1950s Military Suitcase with Name, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Good original condition
There are no keys
The name of the soldier is Doctor Jaroslav Turek
circa 1950
Beautiful patina
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1920s Sterling Silver and Enamel Compact
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and pink enamel compact; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver and enamel compact has a circular form with a swept lower portion.
The anterior surface is embellished with a pink guilloche enamel panel which reflects a wavy concentric ring design, emanating from the centre of the cover.
The sides and underside of this impressive compact are plain and unembellished.
This antique compact opens to reveal the original gilding and integrated mirror.
Condition
This antique pink enamel...
Category
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
German Porcelain Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important German porcelain box exhibits delightful artistry and craftsmanship. Its hand-painted wild game scene celebrates the natural world,...
Category
18th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Bronze
$3,950
Jugendstil iridescent glass cookies jar, Pallme & König Austria ca. 1910.
By Pallme König
Located in Firenze, IT
Jugenstil cookies jar. 'Iris' iridescent glass, hexagonal shape.
Pallme & König, Steinschönau Bohemia, Austria ca. 1910.
H 20 cm - Diam. 14 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent wi...
Category
Early 1900s Jugendstil Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Decorative secretary box with hand painting and mother of pearl inlay, 19 th c.
Located in Houston, TX
This antique box is from London made from papier-mâché
The top is hand painted and inlaid with mother of pearl.
It is finely painted and has an interior with defined
Spaces for writ...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Golden Bunny Bum Money Bank
Located in Greenwich, CT
Porcelain gold money bank in the shape of a bunny.
Measurements: 7” H x 6” W x 8” L.
Category
2010s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rare English Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Jeweled Box, 1908
By George Henry Cowell
Located in New York, NY
Rare Edwardian Classical sterling silver box. Made by George Henry Cowell in London in 1908. Rectangular with spread base and hinged cover. Cover top had beaded scrollwork mounted wi...
Category
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Set/2 Wooden Boxes, Beige, Gold Leaf, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple
Located in Lisboa, PT
Dandara Boxes, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Dandara box set includes two wooden boxes, perfect to be displayed together and enrich ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Leaf, Brass
English Victorian Silver Plate Tea Caddy, circa 1860
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian silver plate tea caddy, circa 1860
In shape of a beehive. Also can be used as a box.
Category
1860s Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Decorative Treasure Box with Warm Color Straw Marquetry Subway Inlay Handcrafted
By Oleksandra Rudenko
Located in Warsaw, PL
DECORATIVE BOX 03
Inlay scheme: Subway
Colour scheme: Warm
Available in individuals colors
MATERIALS: MDF, painted rye straw, brass.
DIMENSIONS (cm): 12x12x6,5.
Packaging dimensions ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Arts and Crafts European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Brass Leopard Fur Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful mid-century box made in Italy in the late 1970s. This brass jewellery or make-up box is covered by leopard fur, with burlwood veneer inside. The mix of brass and leopard fu...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Victorian Period 1880s Leather Hide Hat Case with Removable Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period leather hide hat case from the late 19th century, with G.C monogram, lined in red with removable divider. Created in England durin...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Oak Campaign Bottle Box. Circa 1830
Located in Charleston, SC
English campaign oak dove tailed decanter box with brass side handles, fitted baise interior for original hand blown pinched bottles with mushroom stoppers. Early 19th Century.
Category
19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
A Baccarat Apricot Crystal Paperweight Box Mounted w/ Ormolu Bezel, Mid 1900's
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Very Fine, Antique Mid-Century Modern French Baccarat (attributed) Paper-Weight Glass, Apricot Color Rectangular Shaped Box Mounted With a Very Fine Hand-Chiseled Ormolu Mounted Be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Diamond Point Silver Plated Metal Box, Unique C. 1970s, France
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
Very beautiful one of a kind silver plated metal box with fine diamond point patterns.
Handcrafted and high quality metal work. The box is very heavy.
Made on a special request, circa 1970, by Maison...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Octagonal Leather Box, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Octagonal leather box original of 1950s.
Gold fire decorations. Florentine art.
Measures: 10x10 cm.
Good condtions.
Category
1950s Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$352 Sale Price
25% Off
Neoclassical Biedermeier Box, Rosewood Veneer, Brass Inlays, England, circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Neoclassical Biedermeie box, rosewood veneer, brass inlays, England, circa 1830
Beautiful rosewood/palisander veneered, French polished. Brass trims around the upper edge and bras...
Category
1830s Regency Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Limited Edition Bakelite Minature Piano
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This miniature bakelite piano with a hinged top that opens for storage of small items is a limited edition. This piano is No. 12 of 15. The French made ...
Category
1910s Other Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bakelite
1960's Original Hungarian Army First Aid Boxes - Small Shape
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Original Hungarian Army First Aid Boxes - Small Shape.
These were standard issue in the Hungarian army and we have a network of pickers that hunt them out for us. Occasionall...
Category
1960s Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
1970 Italian Decorative Box Decorative box in wood
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
1970 Italian Decorative Box
Decorative box in wood and inox.
Italy. 1970
H. 6 cm W. 30 cm D. 20 cm
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Basalt Footed Bowl Designed by Keith Murray For Wedgwood
By Keith Murray
Located in Doraville, GA
A black basalt footed bowl designed by Keith Murray for Wedgwood . The bowl dates to around 1935 and is shape number 3813. The bowl measures approximately 6 1/8 inches in diameter an...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Porcelain Flapper Powder, Trinket Box, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
Striking and quite rare is this 1930s Art Deco ceramic powder box which depicts a stylized female dancer sat on the lid of a porcelain box. Beautiful colouring and detailing. A rare ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Crevillen Paris Silvered and Enameled Blue Ceramic Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful French midcentury silvered decorative box produced by Crevillen Paris in the early 1970s. This jewellery box features a beautiful enameled blue ceramic top depicting a woma...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine decorative box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine strong box circa 1842.
Beautiful small Scandinavian strong box, presented with scraped back paint to reveal original. Feintly still bari...
Category
Mid-19th Century Folk Art Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century, English Tartan Wrapped Lap Desk w/ Embossed Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
English with Scottish influence, 19th century.
A fine quality antique 19th century lap desk constructed with a mahogany frame which has been wrapped in Scottish Tartan paper. The i...
Category
19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
French Gothic Oak Coffer Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Gothic-style (19/20th Century) oak coffer chest on stand with tracery carved panels and a domed lid with iron strap work
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
18th Century Antique Leather Box with Nailheads
Located in New Orleans, LA
This antique leather box with nailheads is not only a beautiful decorative item but also a functional piece of history. It could have been used for a variety of purposes, such as sto...
Category
18th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Lovely art deco box in red vellum and leather in the style of Paul Dupré-Lafon
By Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Nice French Art Deco decorative box from the 1940s in the taste of Paul Dupré-Lafon's work. It is covered with parchment (velin) and red-tinted kid leather on the handles and corners...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Parchment Paper
