South Asian Decorative Boxes

An anglo Indian workbox made of ebony. The tray lifts up from the box on the lid which is also inlaid in ivory and ebony and has a bone round disc that is signed New Bedford 1810. Th...

Log Jar, an usual object from the Forest collection, has intricate brass and resin inlay to resemble a log of wood, with a cute boney lid. For his debut creations, Marcantonio int...

Excellent condition with wear consistent with age.

Contemporary Indian lidded bone box with etched chevron pattern design. Part of a large collection of bone boxes

Contemporary Indian gold stripe lidded bone box. Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.

Paw Jar is a delightful object from the Forest collection. It has intricate brass and resin inlay in blue and pink, with an endearing leafy lid. For his debut creations, Marcanton...

Contemporary Indian raised three dimensional design cream colored bone box. Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.

Contemporary Indian lidded bone box. Thin etched horizontal black line design. Part of a large collection of bone boxes. ARRIVAL TBD

Vintage leather-covered Indian basket with lid: for everything you never know where to put ! It's perfectly clean, otherwise I wouldn't have bought. T...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian silver card case; an addition to our diverse Asian silverware collection This fine antique Indian silver card case has a shaped rectangular form. The anterior surface of this case is embellished with a fine and impressive chased decorated panel depicting a scene with four characters in a boat above a shaped cartouche displaying the contemporary bright cut engraved initials ‘EH’. The reverse surface is ornamented with a chased decorated panel illustrating a male and female character in period Asian dress clasping each other under a tree canopy. The shaped sides and border to both the anterior and reverse surfaces are plain and unembellished. This antique silver card case is fitted with a hinged cover. Condition This fine antique solid silver card...

A hand painted papier mâché square box with stripes on the sides and flowers on the top. It is signed Kashmir. Circa 1960s.

Anglo Indian trinket box, nice size inlaid in brass made of rosewood. The interior is two and half inches deep. India, circa 1890s.

A fine early 19th century coromandel work box with moulded front design and fitted interior containing a super collection of sea shells. Ivory registration number 8NEDUS4R.

This box is wonderful. Colors are great orange, green, and gold. From Kashmir, India circa 1915 maybe earlier.

A vintage hand painted papier mâché box in the shape of a frog from Kashmir India. Gold and black, circa,1960s.

A lovely papier mâché box in the shape of an egg. The box is adorned with hand painted figures. Circa 1920s Kashmir, India.

This Rajasthani Indian box is made up of bits and pieces of reclaimed wood from condemned Indian homes. The families of these homes took some of their most meaningful and beautiful pieces of their furniture and home fixtures and re-purposed them as decoration on these culturally reflective boxes. A true treasure. Especially perfect for containing Patrick Swayze...

This sturdy box is slightly waxy to the touch. Giving light to the olden way of preserving carved wood. There are blue pieces to this box that give off a cultural and exotic feel. Th...