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Place of Origin: European
Turned Wood Hardwood Lidded Box Chess Figurine Style Mid Century Modern c 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely small turned hardwood lidded box with a chess style shaped finial, made in Europe probably in the 1960s.
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Wood
1950 Felice Galbiati Fornasetti Design Italiano Scatola Carte da Gioco
By Felice Galbiati
Located in Brescia, IT
Scatola
Felice Galbiati _ Milano
Italy, 1950
Metallo Serigrafato e legno
Ottime condizioni
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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
1980s Modernist White and Pink Lucite and Silver Italian Rectangular Vanity Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This italian Vanity Box encapsulates the exuberance and style of its era, offering a compelling synthesis of form, function, and aesthetic appeal. It serves as both a practical stora...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Exclusive Bonboniere / Sugar Lidded box 800 Silver Germany gilded, Flowers Putto
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique 800 Silver Bonboniere / Sugar- Lidded box
Half moon & crown - Germany - 800 Silver
Flowers, Putto & Children ornament - inside gilded
stand on 4 feet
Weight: 372 grams
The...
Category
19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
White opaline box
Located in Chicago, IL
White Murano glass egg box
Category
Mid-20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
1911 Faux Dickens Books Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Faux books biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1911, English. In the form of a strapped group of novels by Charles Dickens in old green & red paint with gilt work and black strap. ...
Category
1910s Aesthetic Movement Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Box in Burled Wood, Brown Color, France, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in burl wood. It has been made in France in the 1970s. The color is brown, and it is in an good condition.
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
Midcentury Modern Dutch Design STIJL Modernism Letter Box, 1950's Holland
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Midcentury Modern Dutch Design in the style of DE STIJL Modernism letter box. Made in Holland, the Netherlands in the 1950's. Wood constructed box, finished with pale blue, m...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Laminate, Boxwood
Faux Revolving Bookcase Biscuit Tin Box by Huntley & Palmers, 1905, English
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Faux revolving bookcase biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1905, English. In the form of a revolving bookcase filled with classic novels, notice the detail - end covers show on si...
Category
Early 20th Century Edwardian European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Italian Rare Antique Miniature Blanket Chest in Poplar
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Rare late 17th century Italian rustic miniature blanket chest in solid poplar wood. This miniature blanket chest is ideal for decorating your home and can be used to store your preci...
Category
Late 17th Century Renaissance Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Poplar
Exclusive Bonboniere / Sugar Lidded box claw ball feet 800 Silver Germany
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique Bonboniere / Sugar box / Lidded box
Half moon & crown - Germany - 800 Silver
stand on 4 claw ball feet
Weight: 246 grams
The condition can be seen in the pictures.
Category
19th Century Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
21st Century Contemporary Watch Box In A Fine Stripe Macassar Veneer
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Featuring a sleek contemporary design, this watch case showcases a solid walnut carcass with stainless steel hinges & lock covered in a fine stripe macassar veneer. Upon opening, it ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Other European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Suede, Wood
Pair of Large Danish 1900's Faux Porcelain Tin Container Blue and White Paint
By Royal Copenhagen
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Charming Blue and White Painted Cylindric Kitchen Tins, Denmark circa 1910.
The pair is painted in the style of Royal Copenhagen's Blue Fluted ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Provincial European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Vintage French Leather Briefcase by Lederer de Paris
Located in Redding, CT
Vintage French Leather Briefcase by Ledere de Paris. Early 20th Century . Perfect for that vintage briefcase collector . In has been used very well.
Category
Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Fabric
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Rosewood Ladies or Gents English Georgian Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with lav...
Category
19th Century Georgian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Birdseye Maple English Double Tea Caddy Box Cut Crystal Bowl
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian Period Well figured Birds Eye Maple Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of flat rectangular outline, generous proportions and outstanding qualit...
Category
Early 19th Century Georgian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Serpentine Box with Floral Bouquets
Located in North Salem, NY
This exquisite 20th century serpentine-shaped covered box represents a superb manifestation of the iconic artistry and style associated with Royal Crown Derby. The craftsmanship and ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Herend Porcelain Hand Painted Floral Round Trinket Box w/ Lid
By Herend
Located in Naples, FL
This vintage Herend porcelain floral trinket jewelry box is a true collector’s item. Its hand-painted design depicts a beautiful floral design, making it a unique addition to any co...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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 Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham
By James Fenton Birmingham
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant & charming antique sterling silver miniature locket vinaigrette by James Fenton, Birmingham, 1872.
This miniature vinaigrette would have been worn as a locket on a chain...
Category
Late 19th Century High Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large 18th Century Georgian Mahogany Cutlery Tray
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Good Quality George III Period Mahogany Cutlery Tray Of Exceptionally Rare Large Proportions, With Elegant Pierced Carrying Handle And Divisions.
This lovely quality piece of ant...
Category
Late 18th Century George III Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vanity case. An English, rosewood and brass travelling dressing table box, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820.
Beautifull...
Category
Early 19th Century Regency Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Art Nouveau Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, Circa 1910's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, France Early 20th Century
Art Nouveau child's watercolor paint set from Bourgeois-Aine of Paris, France. A company, ...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique French Boulle Napoleon III Marquetry Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French boulle marquetry box.
The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and tortoiseshell.
Including key.
After high quality renovation.
Very good/excellent a...
Category
Mid-19th Century Napoleon III Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1960s Aldo Londi Bitossi 'Blue Rimini' Clover Box, #10/20
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an absolutely stunning and extremely rare, 1960s Italian Aldo Londi for Bitossi 'Blue Rimini' clover lidded box. The piece has a beautiful, clover floral motif on the lid....
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack
By Romeo Rega, Maison Jansen, Milo Baughman, Maison Baguès
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
tRAPHOR boxes
By Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
TRAPHOR boxes
triptych of brass plate boxes polished and protected with transparent yellow lacquer , whose correct measurements are :
24 x 10 x 8.5
21 x 10 x 8.5
17 x 10 x 8.5
This...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons
By Leuchars & Son
Located in Northampton, GB
Dome Topped Stationary Box
From our Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons. The box of rectangular form with a domed...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
c. 1930s-40s Book Form Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large scarlet book form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, c.1930s-40s, English. Scarlet with black & gilt cartouche & floral designs, with gilt "pages". The "front cover" in very...
Category
Mid-20th Century Aesthetic Movement European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Small Colorful Box In Polsky Porcelain
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
A pre...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
1920s Belgian Metal Box
Located in High Point, NC
This 1920s Belgian Metal Box is a true relic of the past, offering a glimpse into the history of everyday objects. Its sturdy construction speaks of a time when durability was paramo...
Category
Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pair Natural Serpentine Boxes
Located in Somis, CA
A rare collection of 2 serpentine boxes, meticulously handcrafted, each a testament to the gemstone's beauty and fine craftsmanship. Exteriors adorned with all natural choice serpent...
Category
2010s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Serpentine
Italian Leather Desk Letter Holder Box
Located in New York, NY
A vintage Italian leather Desk letter holder box with gold embossing, circa early to mid-20th Century, Italy.
Box measures: 4.5" D x 9.75" W x 6.7...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold
20th Century French Metal Box
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century French Metal Box is a testament to timeless craftsmanship and industrial design. Constructed with sturdy metal and finished with a d...
Category
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Firmly Attributed to Hausburg
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Victorian Writing Box attributed to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
1906 Art Nouveau Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fame 1906 Art Nouveau waterfall form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, English. Each side decorated with Greco-Roman figural reserves of "Fame", "Harvest", "Abundance", "Fire", "...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century Satchel Form Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A satchel purse form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English. Faux snakeskin decoration with elegant details. Registration No. 48391L, 1908. All parts in go...
Category
Early 20th Century Aesthetic Movement European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Owl Box in Black Pen Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Owl Box by R & Y Augousti is sculptural piece with a vintage-modern feel. The piece explores bulbous organic curves and cut outs with subtle detailing to create the signature Aug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fad cylinder Music Box playing 2 per Turn
Located in Zonhoven, BE
eautiful, large and early music box.
This box has a thick (about 8m diameter) cylinder and plays 2 melodies per rotation of the cylinder.
The box is simple fruitwood, without mar...
Category
Mid-19th Century Early Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Owl Box in Coal Black Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Owl Box by R & Y Augousti is sculptural piece with a vintage-modern feel. The piece explores bulbous organic curves and cut outs with subtle detailing to create the signature Aug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century European Inlaid Decorative Lap Desk Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, 19th Century European lap desk box with abalone and wood inlay. Brass escutcheon and felt velvet lining. Does not include original key.
Category
19th Century French Provincial Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early Pewter box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
By Just Andersen
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded pewter box made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A timeless piece with 100 years of stories.
* A lidded pewter box with a wooden inner box. Originally cigarette box.
* Desig...
Category
1920s Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Owl Box in Cream Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Owl Box by R & Y Augousti is sculptural piece with a vintage-modern feel. The piece explores bulbous organic curves and cut outs with subtle detailing to create the signature Aug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1926 René Lalique - Box Roger Light Opalescent Glass With Green Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Roger" made in light opalescent glass with green patina by René Lalique in 1926.
Molded signature on the lid.
Perfect condition. Very beautiful patina.
height: 4.5 cm
diameter...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
20th Century English Made Coco De Mer Nut Mounted Box c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A stunning coco de mer nut adorned with silver-plated mounts, showcasing two hinged compartments that gracefully open to reveal storage compartments. T...
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coconut
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket
Northern Italy, 15th century
Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood)
H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm
This beautiful casket of rectangular form is richly decorated with the characteristic geometric patterns of the Embriachi style.
The intricate geometric patterns are fashioned by juxtaposing lighter and darker pieces of wood, (colored) bone, horn and pewter. The lid and base are framed by a broad band of horn. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted.
The attention to Symmetry and balance created an harmonious visual effect
Enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the casket.
The application of geometrical motifs is in Italy known as marquetry ‘alla Certosina’, named after the Certosina Church in Pavia with its famous altarpiece decorated in this way. This is ‘intarsia technique’, a term derived from the Arabic 'tarsi', which means ‘incrustation' recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials.
These geometric elements not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the caskets but also demonstrate the versatility and skill of the artisans in creating multifaceted works of art.
‘Alla Certosina’ became famous through the Northern Italian Embriachi family who achieved a particularly high standard in working in this technique. Venice in particular was known for the production of these luxurious boxes. The caskets, hexagonal or rectangular, surmounted by a lid decorated in several registers constitute the secular, albeit equally renowned component of the workshop’s production, in addition to mirror frames and various everyday objects.
The method of fabrication of those objects was based on two concepts that underlay pre-industrial production: standardization and modularity, thanks to a distribution of skills according to the different phases of fabrication.
even the realization of the marquetry motifs (in the form of ingots from which portions of the desired size were cut) were therefore entrusted to various specialized craftsmen, as were the assembly phase.
Today better known thanks to the extensive research work recently carried out by Michele Tomasi, this workshop owes its name to its founder and owner, the Florentine Baldassare Ubriachi (or degli Embriachi), a merchant and banker established in the Tuscan capital before he settled in Venice in 1395. Together with sculptor Giovanni di Jacopo, who directed the workshop, from the last years of the fourteenth century, Baldassare oversaw a production that was truly original, and still easily recognizable today, comprising monumental altarpieces and various objects, primarily triptychs and caskets.
The precise location of the workshop is unknown, except that it originated in Florence and in ca. 1431 there was apparently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca. They employed local workers specializing in 'certosina' (inlay of stained woods, bone and horn), and the workshop produced items carved in bone (usually horse or ox) with wood and bone marquetry.
The geometric decoration of Embriachi caskets reflects the artistic complexity and attention to detail that characterized their work.
this inlaid casket is a testament to the skill and artistry of the Embriachi family and serves as a stunning example of the decorative arts of the late Middle Ages.
Related Literature :
E. Berger, Prunk-Kassetten: Europäischen Meisterwerke aus acht Jahrhunderten / Ornamental Caskets...
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15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Antique Scandinavian silver marriage box, love birds, 18th century
Located in NEWARK, GB
A wonderful antique Scandinavian or Dutch silver marriage box.
It is crafted in sterling silver, late 18th century and is designed as a hinged, shaped...
Category
18th Century Rococo Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Georgian China Press Form Biscuit Tin Box by Huntley & Palmers, 1912, English
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Georgian china press form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1912, English. Faux Hepplewhite design satinwood china press "filled" with fine antique porcelains. Note the recessed ...
Category
Early 20th Century Georgian European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Early 20th Century Vintage Artists Paint Box and Pallet, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Vintage Artists Paint Box and Pallet, Early 20th Century
Well loved Danish artists traveling wooden box with everything needed to paint on location. This charming box, acqui...
Category
Early 19th Century Folk Art Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th century Sikes hydrometer set
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century sikes hydrometer set circa 1890.
Good quality presented in a mahogany box, with brass catches.
Labelled on the cartouche ' sike's hydrometer' and a 56 stamford street ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Modernist Spritzdekor Metal Tin Box Container Marianne Brandt Bauhaus
By Marianne Brandt, Ruppelwerk
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Extraordinary Modernist piece of early 20th Century design! This box or container with a hinged lid is lacquered with a fabulous typically constructivist "Spritzdekor" airbrush patt...
Category
1920s Bauhaus Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Plique a Jour Cloisonné Mosaic Lidded Bowl on Stand
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, late 19th century French Art Nouveau, Plique a Jour cloisonné-enamel lidded bowl on a decorative wood stand. The piece has a gorgeous butterfly and floral-in...
Category
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original, stunning condition teal coloured machinist work tool box in all steel with period lock and lo...
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Pair Honey Calcite Onyx Box 4" Square
Located in Somis, CA
This exquisite pair is crafted from the finest rare honey calcite onyx sourced from Pakistan, using only single boards (full one piece slab) of stones for all sides of the boxes. Han...
Category
2010s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
A superb quality Mappin & Webb Art Deco Vanity Case and Contents, 1933
By Mappin & Webb
Located in Lee-On-The-Solent, GB
A superb quality vanity case and contents by Mappin and Webb, 1933.
In almost unused condition, consisting of three faceted cut glass jars, two faceted cut glass bottles, hand mirror, hair brush, clothes brush, all in silver with top quality pale green guilloche enamel. A tortoiseshell comb with silver cover and a small jewellery box. All without damage.
Each piece of silver marked. Each piece with its own compartment housed in the front section of the brown leather case. The case lined in grey silk with two large silk pockets to the inner lid and marked ‘Mappin and Webb Ltd...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1914
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver box. Made by Sampson Mordan in London in 1914. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with tapering tab and gently curved top. Ceda...
Category
1910s Modern Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
box by Gabriella Crespi 1970s'
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Torino, IT
Box with lid by Designer Gabriella Crespi.
Rare and essential rhomboid-shaped box made of lucite and silver-plated metal.
Lucite is a variety of polymethylmethacrylate, commonly pl...
Category
1970s Vintage European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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