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Place of Origin: South Asian
Antique Anglo-Indian Fluted Writing Box With Secret Drawers. Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful writing box made from a tropical hardwood
Fabulous shape and plain fluted carving. It gives it a modernist appearance
Probably Sri Lankan
3 secret drawers*
Replaced lea...
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Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair Onyx Round Boxes
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of beautiful natural onyx containers. In cylindrical forms, finely crafted from refined Pakistani onyx prized for their distinct veining and crystalline texture. One box displ...
Category
2010s South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
$99 Sale Price / set
36% Off
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning camel bone, ebony and metal inlaid sadeli work box with portable writing desk, Bombay, circa 1850.
The sandalwood body of faceted rec...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Anglo Indian Micro Mosaic Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted early 20th century Anglo Indian micro mosaic Sadeli box with gorgeous antique Persian geometric pattern.
The finely detailed box featu...
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box
with intact interior w sewing implements.
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Sandalwood
$13,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Middle Eastern Round Lidded Spice Box, c. 1900
Located in Ross, CA
Large round hand-turned, and hand-painted lidded antique tribal wooden spice box, likely from Pakistan, made around 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Tribal South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Traditional Indian Large & Heavy Exotic Silver Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Traditional Indian exotic silver keepsake box. Wide and low with lobed sides; cover hinged and flat with. Rests on 4 peg supports. Chased and engraved leafing scrollwork and pierced ...
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Late 20th Century South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Exceptional Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An unusually large stag horn veneered sandal wood sewing box from Vizagapatam, India. This large, fitted box in the Regency taste has tapered sides and a two-tiered sloped lid, all c...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Antler, Sandalwood
Indian Mughal Floral Design Hand Carved Solid Teak Wood Box
Located in New York, NY
Indian intricately hand carved Mughal floral design solid teak wood jewelry box with hinged top, c. 1960's. Ornate carving on top and all four sides around.
Category
Late 20th Century Agra South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Inlaid Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inlaid table cabinet with six compartments and two handles. This is a beautifully decorated crafted box reflecting the craftsmanship and cultural influences of Goa during the colonia...
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19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
$1,885
Antique Handmade Khatam Wooden Pen Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted wooden Persian khatam pen box.
This Pen Box is completely Khatam handmade design very detailed fine work in and out.
Middle Eastern Persian...
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Early 20th Century Islamic South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality.
Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever seen!
The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) and has a serpentine edging all over the front, back and sides.
Very often the lids/tops of these boxes suffer cracks due to shrinkage but this one is near perfect with no crack in the lid/top. There is some evidence of natural shrinkage but that is around the edges of the lid/top.
It is when you open this box that it reveals it’s true beauty, quality and treasure !
The inside of the lid/top is heavily and beautifully decorated with inlaid bone in scrolling floral patterns which have then been hand painted with red and black ‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a central bone and hand painted flower. The circle is edged in bone, wood and silver chevrons.
What makes this box Exceptionally rare is that it contains 3 lift out base sections. Normally, there would be a maximum of 2.
The first tray/section is clearly for the purposes ancillary to sewing with a pair of sections with bone spools for thread etc. There are 17 other lidded compartments with each one highly decorated using hand painted bone and specimen woods to replicate tortoiseshell.
The first tray lifts out to reveal a second removeable tray which is made up of a pair of open sections and 8 specimen wood lidded sections each with chevron banding.
The third tray is a smaller tray underneath with 14 lidded compartments each with hand painted bone and specimen wood inlaid lids again, replicating the look of tortoiseshell. Again they are banded with a chevron border.
This is a museum quality piece !
It is in fantastic condition for it’s age with the minor shrinkage to the edges of the lid/top, some finger pulls missing and some very minor cracks to the tray lids and bases but nothing that in any way detracts from the piece. No key.
Dimensions: Closed the box is 16.75 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and 7.5 inches high
Fully open the box is 16.5 inches high, 16.75 inches wide and 11.4 inches deep
Anglo-Indian and ceylonese boxes: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-Indian boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Asian Tibetan Box Brass Filigree with Turquoise & Coral Prayer Wish Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Chinese Tibetan Brass Filigree with Turquoise and Coral beads round Box
Handcrafted round Tibetan, Nepalese decorative brass trinket wish box.
Antique Asian Tibetan hand made box inlaid with polished turquoise and coral glass inlay pieces.
Great fine brass filigree design on the top lid and sides.
Has a wonderful patina.
In good shape with age appropriate wear this box has retained its original patina finish, has no missing pieces.
Opens and closes as it should. A beautiful Asian pill box for a vanity or desk.
Box measures: 2" height X 4" diameter.
Tibetan Buddhist prayer boxes...
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Mid-20th Century Tibetan South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Coral, Multi-gemstone, Brass
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moorish Mughal Raj jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with silvered metal filigree.
Moorish Middle East jewelry...
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Mid-20th Century Moorish South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Vintage Sajai Metal and Agate Scroll Box Coin Purse, Handmade in India
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Sajai metal and agate talisman box coin purse, Handmade in India,
Handmade Sajai metal cross body purse with multi-colored agates and intric...
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Mid-20th Century Agra South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal
Antique Indian Mughal Wood Dowry Chest with Carved Patterns, 19th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Mughal dowry chest with carved patterns from India. This chest wooden chest with a slanted top strengthened by metal hardware reinforcements. The front displays lightly carved geometrical friezes. A large carved geometrical medallion adorns the triangular lid. The chest rests on four conical legs. This chest opens thanks to an door on the centre of its top. This unusual item was used as a dowry chest in India. This 19th century, Indian Mughal wood dowry chest...
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19th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
The Taj Mahal Black Marble Box with in Shell Inlaid Agra India 1950's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950's Agra Indian Shell and Black Marble Box with The Taj Mahal Inlays.Onyx Black Marble Box with Pietra Dura Intricate Abalone Inlay of the Taj Mahal.Fine Quality Shell Inlaid Taj Mahal Box.Black marble trinket box with an inlaid image of the Taj Mahal. This unusual piece has the details drawn on the white shell in black ink, giving it the appearance of a micro mosaic. The surface catches the light and shows some iridescence at different angles.The Anglo Indian style box is lined with black velvet.A Very fine intricate work of Islamic Art.From Agra, India. Circa 1950's.Great gift to express your Love.From a Private Estate Encino Collection.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 1.75 in.Width: 3.75 in.Depth: 2.75 in.About the Taj Mahal:
The Taj Mahal is a world-renowned monument located in Agra, India. It is considered one of the most iconic examples of Mughal architecture and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here's some information about the Taj Mahal:
1) History: The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and was completed in 1653.
2) Architecture: The Taj Mahal combines elements of Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Indian architectural styles. It is primarily made of white marble, with intricate inlay work using semi-precious stones. The central structure is a large dome surrounded by four minarets at each corner.
3) Symbolism: The Taj Mahal is often regarded as a symbol of love. It was built as a testament to Emperor Shah Jahan's eternal love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The gardens and reflecting pool in front of the Taj Mahal add to its romantic ambiance.
4) Location: The Taj Mahal is situated on the right bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra is located approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of India's capital, New Delhi.
5) Visitors: The Taj Mahal attracts millions of visitors from around the world each year. It is open to the public, except on Fridays when it is reserved for Islamic prayers...
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Mid-20th Century Islamic South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mid Century Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Semi precious Stones box with semi-precious stones.
Made in India, circa 1950.
The box measures 1 inches high x 3 inches in di...
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Mid-20th Century Anglo Raj South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Small Antique Apprentice Chest, Anglo-Indian, Colonial Keepsake Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique apprentice-piece chest. An Anglo-Indian, carved teak Colonial keepsake box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880....
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Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Rajasthani Mughal Decorative Copper Lidded Betel Spice Pandan Caddy Box.
Handcrafted decorative North India round metal Asian copper Mughal Raj, Indian lidded , spice, pandan betel box with latch and a top handle.
Of dome form with lotus-shaped finial, with spiralling bosse designs,
Delicately and intricately hand-chased and hammered with geometric Anglo-Indian designs.
Consuming betel leaves with several ingredients such as wet lime paste, katechu, areca nut, cloves and even tobacco leaves has been popular in India from the fourth century AD.
The box was probably used to store the betel leaf used in the preparation of paan. Lime paste is mixed with grated areca nut and flavourings and the resulting mixture is rolled in the betel leaf to form a small parcel which can then be chewed. As well as being an integral part of Indian hospitality paan is believed to possess medicinal properties and was also taken as an aphrodisiac. The present box, which was elaborately designed for this purpose, would have been taken out ceremoniously on special occasions.
Exquisite conversation museum quality piece with a very nice antique patina.
Fine intricate artwork with conical form lid with Moorish pierced designs.
Islamic Mughal Indo Persian...
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Late 19th Century Agra Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Anglo-Indian Horn Veneered Sewing Box from Vizagapatam w/Fitted Interior/Drawer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Anglo-Indian sewing box with hinged lid opening to a fitted interior and interior compartment in the lid, a lower drawer on the front provides additional storage. The box made ...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Sandalwood
Anglo Raj Hand Painted Jewellery Wood Box 1920s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Hand Painted East Indian Decorative Box.
An antique Rajasthani Indian hand painted wood box, early 20th century.
The box is handcrafted of wood and feature a hinged lid that can be opened and closed to access the contents inside.
Hand painted colorful Indian box with lid depicting human figures and flowers.
Style: Anglo Raj, Paint, Wood, Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin: India.
Anglo Raj Vintage Wooden Box Hand Painted Indian Chest Trinket 1920s.
Large Trinket Box Folk Art Hand Painted Colorful Asian Jewellery Chest...
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Early 20th Century Anglo Raj South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Saffron Tissue Box White Large in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Saffron Tissue Box White Large in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
With moniker’s such as red gold, exquisite thread or golden light, saffron captivates us all. Ancient Ro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Anglo Indian Lidded Quill Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique British colonial lidded box handcrafted in mahogany and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots. The interior has a removable tray with nine compartments all...
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
White Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary India white camel bone box.
Rectangular shaped tiles with slightly raised pyramid shaped top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
$995 / item
Ceylonese 'Sri Lankan' Ebony Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 19th century carved ebony writing slope, the exterior richly carved with foliate decoration, the interior profusely inlaid with bon...
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Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
Old Wooden Camel On Wheels Box Trinket Toys
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful old camel on wheels, trinket or spice box, vintage toy from the second half of the 20th century, made of solid red-colored wood, probably from India.
The object has a beau...
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1960s Vintage South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Hindu Indian Punjab Inlaid Marquetry Rosewood & Bone Jewelry Box
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive vintage inlaid rosewood Indian jewelry box.
The hinged box made is from solid figured rosewood and finely and is sumptuously inla...
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Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony, Rosewood
Veneered Sandalwood Dresser Box with Penwork Decoration, Vizagapatam, India
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Rectangular penwork decorated veneer on sandalwood box. The top with a double border centering a floral cartouche, the four sides with wide leafy borders to top and bottom. Fitted wi...
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Mid-19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Ceylonese porcupine quill lidded pot in a most unusual conical shape
Fashioned in dark wood and decorated with quill pieces
All quills are present and in excellent order. Int...
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1950s British Colonial Vintage South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Blackbuck Round Trinket Box in Brass & Semi Precious Stone, Viya by Vikram Goyal
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Blackbuck Round Trinket Box in Brass & Semi Precious Stone, Viya by Vikram Goyal
In "The Book of Dreams”, the 17th century Indian manuscript, a glim...
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21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
A Brass Mughal Indian Oval Betel Pandan Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A BRASS MUGHAL INDIAN OVAL BETEL PANDAN BOX
Northern India, early 19th century.
Length: 5 1/4" in. (13.3 cm.) height: 3 1/4" in. (8.3 cm.) width: 4" in. (1...
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Early 19th Century Other Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots.
Made in Ceylon which was the colonial name for Sri Lanka.
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Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Michael Aram Tooled Silver Metal, Enamel Two Part Box With Brass Flower Top
By Michael Aram
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small round 2 part box is an early piece of the designs of MIchael Aram's work from the early 90's. It is a tooled design silver metal on the top of the box with a black...
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1990s Modern South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Enamel
Campaign Box Carved Gentleman's British Army WW2 Regimental Arms
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Campaign Box Carved Gentleman's British Army WW2 Regimental Arms
Beautifully stylized and masterfully carved wooden box of floral and fruit foliage bas-rel...
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19th Century Campaign Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Hindu Brass Box with Peacocks and Elephants
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Hindu brass decorative box.
This is an antique Mughal style brass Indian ornate locking trinket box container.
It has six compartments that lock ...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tree Full of Parrots Trinket Box in Brass & Semi Precious Stone
By Viya by Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Tree Full of Parrots Trinket Box in Brass & Semi Precious Stone, Viya by Vikram Goyal
A tree full of parrots is a sign of success in aspirations and future endeavours. According to the 17th century Indian manuscript...
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21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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 ...
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1890s Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative Box for Cigarettes in wood brown color India
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative Box for Cigarettes in wood brown color India
Category
1960s Art Deco Vintage South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
$331 Sale Price
20% Off
Carved Mahogany Cat with Secret Compartment
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian carved mahogany cat with ebonized stripes and a curious expression, featuring a secret compartment on the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Fine Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Marquetry Box with Miniature Painting 1940s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Jewelry Box with Miniature Polo Scene, circa 1940s
Exceptional handcrafted Indo-Persian jewelry or pen box featuring intricate Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry with inlaid geometric designs and a stunning miniature hand-painted scene on the lid. The artwork depicts 19th-century royal princes in traditional Maharaja attire playing polo, reflecting Mughal and Islamic courtly elegance.
Crafted using the traditional Khatam technique, the box is richly inlaid inside and out with fine slivers of wood, bone, and metal, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship from the Middle East or India, circa 1940s.
* Dimensions: H 1.75 in. x W 6.5 in. x D 4 in.
* Condition: great condition; minor wear consistent with age.
A museum-quality piece comparable to those in the Doris Duke Islamic Art Collection. Perfect for collectors of Islamic art, Moorish marquetry, and antique micro mosaic.
Keywords:
Islamic Marquetry, Sadeli Mosaic, Khatam Box...
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Mid-20th Century Anglo Raj South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Indian, Colonial Writing Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass bound Colonial traveller's writing case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Captivati...
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Late 19th Century Campaign Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kashmiri, early 20th century.
An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and multi colored birds across surface.
Category
Early 20th Century Kashan South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Fine Cloisonné Enamel Sterling Silver Pill Box
Located in Worcester, GB
Fine Cloisonné Enamel Sterling Silver Pill Box, India, circa 1970
A finely crafted kidney-shaped sterling silver pill box, delicately enamelled throughout in vibrant shades of cobal...
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Mid-20th Century South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Blue Lapis Lazuli and Marble Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful blue Lapis Lazuli and Carrara marble stone jewelry box. Created from genuine blue Lapis Lazuli, this box is low in profile and rectangular in form. This lovely jewelry or trinket box features a lid that fits onto its base. Both of which are completely covered in this beautiful blue stone.
The interior of the box's base and lid, are created using Carrara marble. The lid features stays, which retrofit into the base, and allow the top to hold to the base without sliding or moving.
The exterior is flanked with the gorgeous richly hued blue lapis lazuli.
How we would style it:
This blue stone box...
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20th Century Agra South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Black Etched Chevron Pattern Bone Lidded Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian lidded bone box with etched chevron pattern design.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Black and White Stripe Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian black and white stripe bone box.
Hinged lid.
White with inlaid black strips.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays
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21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Dutch Colonial Miniature Cupboard in Coromandel Wood, Ceylon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Coromandel wood miniature cupboard
Sri Lanka, 18th century
Measures: H 89.5 x W 60.5 x D 28.8 cm
This entire four-door miniature cupboa...
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18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany, clad in tortoise shell, and ambitiously decorated with bone. The inside has a mirror and red felt lining.
Category
19th Century Anglo-Indian Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Writing Desk, India, circa 1825
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Elegant and finely crafted rosewood and ivory inlay traveller's writing desk from the late Mughal period of British India (circa 1825), on low bun feet. In excellent condition, with ...
Category
1820s Islamic Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
$6,000 Sale Price
31% Off
Kashmir Black Lacquer & Hand Painted Papier Mâché Box, India, Mid-20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage South Asian / Kashmir hand painted papier mâché box with removeable lid - featuring a profuse floral pattern over the top and sides set against a black lacquer background - h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Anglo-Indian South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Composition
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura Made in India
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box
This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal.
Very nice fine pietra dura art...
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Mid-20th Century South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Tiny Pink Marble Cylindrical Box
By Maitland Smith, Renoir Designs
Located in Round Top, TX
A diminutive carved pink marble Postmodern cylindrical trinket box. The perfect size for gifting a piece of jewelry or as a gift in itself for a box collector. In excellent condition...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 19th century fine antique Indo-Persian carved sandalwood wooden box.
Incredibly intricate, highly detailed and deeply carved beautiful handcrafted and carved wooden box with Mu...
Category
19th Century Agra Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, 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...
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Late 19th Century Anglo Raj Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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 South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Indian Openwork Teak Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Openwork teak box made in India at the end of the 19th century. The interior is lined with velvet.
Over the course of its long history, this box has sometimes been glued back togethe...
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Late 19th Century Antique South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Mystic Elegance: Siberian Charoite Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Charoite Box (3.5" x 4.25") is crafted from a rare and mesmerizing purple-hued mineral found exclusively in Siberia, Russia. The swirling patterns of deep violet, lave...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving.
Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
Category
Early 20th Century Anglo Raj South Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood
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