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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Leather and incised brass trimmed document box lined in paisley paper. Brass handles.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique China Wood Pencil Box Chicken Cock Figth Imerial Court Scene Top, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique China Wood Pencil Box Chicken Cock Figth Imerial Court Scene Top, 18th C Beautifully painted. Additional information: Material: Wood Type: Box Region of Origin: China Date...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Wood

A Rare and Important Sarcophagus ‘Wedding’ Casket
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Important Sarcophagus ‘Wedding’ Casket Attributed to the Embriachi workshop / and the so-called: Master of the ‘Susanna Two’ Bone, Wood, P...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Late 18th Century Neoclassical George III Penwork Sarcophagus Jewellery Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A George III penwork sarcophagus work box with hinged lid decorated with a chariot, the side with Neo-Classical devices. Age related abrasions and knocks later replacement ebonised ...
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European Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Sycamore

Antique Metal painted box
Located in Encinitas, CA
This exquisite piece, with its enchanting blend of rustic charm and vintage allure, is sure to complement a variety of interior styles as an exquisite piece of décor. The outside features Oriental influence ornate floral patterns in primarily green, yellow, and orange. The inside of the box is a further surprise, the upper part present simple emerald green painted walls with three small glove compartment pockets . A slight rust and distress ranges throughout the outside and inside of the box, giving a truly authentic vintage appeal. Whether you're an antique collector, a lover of all things vintage, or simply yearning to add a touch of elegance to your space, this Antique Metal...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique Chinese Armorial Box Porcelain Qianlong/Jiaqing Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely shaped and sized Armorial box. Family unknown. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots Region of Origin: China ...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Geometric Inlaid Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 17th century geometric marquetry inlaid rosewood casket with strapwork hinges, pewter string inlay around ebony and fruitwood panels, the lower portion with long drawer on side,...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Spanish Renaissance Casket of the 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish Renaissance casket, 16th century In carved, polychrome and gilded wood decorated with a vase with horns of plenty, heads of cherubs and fruits. In the lock a shield with two ...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

17th century quality oak bible box
Located in Ipswich, GB
17th century quality oak bible box having a quality oak bible box with original carved decoration to the front with an iron lock plate working key and lock, lift up top opening to re...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century Riveted wrought iron box. One of the rivets moves upwards and makes an internal mechanism move in order to open. The mechanism is incomplete...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Wrought Iron

18th Century French Straw Marquetry, 'Marqueterie de Paille' Work Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful 'as is' late 18th or early 19th century example of 'Marqueterie de Paille', or straw marquetry, work box. The top inlaid with a wonderful cityscape, with early architectu...
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French Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Straw

18th Century Distressed Swedish Wedding Box
Located in Houston, TX
This late 18th-century Swedish wooden box is a captivating piece that effortlessly transports us to a bygone era. Crafted in Sweden during the final decade of the 18th century, it ex...
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Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

18th Century Swedish Wedding Box
Located in Houston, TX
This late 18th-century Swedish wooden box exudes rustic charm and historical character. Crafted in Sweden during the waning years of the 18th century, this antique treasure showcases...
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Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

18th Century Swedish Wedding Box
Located in Houston, TX
This late 18th-century Swedish wooden box is a captivating artifact that transports us to a bygone era. Originating from the final decade of the 18th century in Sweden, it boasts a t...
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Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with original brass mounts. Features a rectangular lid with ornate cut-out brass corners, brass bound down a...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

17th Century Charles I Carved Oak Box with Original Iron Clasp and Staple Lock
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An attractive early 17th-century carved oak box of boarded construction from the reign of Charles I, circa 1640. England The box is deeply carved and punch decorated to the frieze i...
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English Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Iron

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Wood

Antique Georgian Oak Campaign Chest with Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-crafted chest is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1785 and done in the period Georgian style. The chest is composed ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Brass

17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary olive oyster floral marquetry lace box, circa 1685. England The cross grain olive moulded and holly banded top is centred by an oval of...
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English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak, Olive, Tulipwood, Holly

Early 18th century Scandinavian baroque oak iron bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century scandinavian baroque oak iron bound box circa 1720. Characterful oval shaped box profusely covered with iron edging and strap work.  This piece has taken on a great...
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Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Iron

Circa 1750 Trio of George II Shagreen & Red Velvet Knife Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A trio of George the 2nd shagreen knife boxes, each of typical bow fronted form, with brass clasp and handles. Each interior fitted in its original red velvet and each is faded almos...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

William And Mary Kingwood Coffre-Fort
Located in Essex, MA
With rectangular hinged top with brass strap mounting. When open the front folds down to expose hidden compartments and wells. Case mounted the same as the lid. Side carry handles. I...
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European William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French Box with mother of pearl
Located in Braintree, GB
Elegant Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French Box - A Lustrous Union of Mother of Pearl and 24kt Gold. In the lavish courts of Louis XVI, intricately crafted boxes were not...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Steel Engraved Nuremberg Money Chest or Cash Box circa 1600
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a money chest or cash box with steel engraved figures on each side and an intricate locking mechanism under the lid, typical of metalwork coming out of a host of ci...
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Chinese mother of pearl mounted games box with four matching interior boxes containing gaming counters and dating from the 18th century. The rectangular shape...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

French Louis XIV Messenger Box Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Rare Louis XIV period messenger box, Late 17th Early 18th century, in wood sheathed in black-tinted leather with a radiant sun motif. This solar decoration is certainly a reference t...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Wood

Early 18th Century Italian Walnut Spice Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century Italian Walnut Spice Box
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

A Fine and Rare George III Octagonal Figured Satinwood Box, C.1790
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Fine and Rare Late 18th Century George III Satinwood Octagonal Box, C.1790. The kingwood crossbanded sectional top with ebony and box stringing is finely laid around a central in...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Kingwood, Satinwood

Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations. Rare find. France, circa 1600-1700. Weathered and some losses.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Wood

Mid 17th Century Dutch Engraved Silver Wedding Casket or knottekist, Circa 1660
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A museum-grade mid-17th century Dutch silver marriage casket or knottekistje, circa 1660. Raised on solid silver bun feet the miniature casket is profusely engraved to all faces depicting a courting couple and architecture entwined in scrolling foliage. The reverse of the casket depicts the last supper, however, if you look closely, you can see a boy stealing food or wine from underneath! Possibly, this is the courting gentleman showing that he had a sense of humour. The scratch lined moulded top is surmounted with an intricate handle (once gilt) and floral patera to the centre. There are two inscriptions each within a cartouche 'In Lÿfde Beltact het al' and 'Getrouw tot in den doot' which loosely translates to 'faithful until the death' and 'love is everything'. Wedding caskets...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Eighteenth Century Swedish Wedding Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Eighteenth century Swedish Wedding Box. Rustic Swedish wooden box with iron accents and natural patina. Created in Sweden during the last decade of...
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Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm ...
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Indian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Ebony

Late 17th Century Leather And Brass Travelling Box
Located in Benington, Herts
A very fine and interesting late 17th century English work box or travelling case English Circa 1680 Of conventional form with slightly domed lid, this piece has acquired a magnifi...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

TABLE CLOCK French, circa 1740 Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
TABLE CLOCK French, circa 1740. Tortoiseshell coated wooden box, with gilded bronze applications, decorated with plant motifs and a mask. Enamelled dial with Roman numerals, inscri...
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French Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

American Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Valuables Box with Original Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale walnut oval satinwood inlaid valuables box with a carved molded hinged lid revealing an interior till with a secret hidden drawer, e...
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American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Satinwood, Walnut

Georgian Mahogany & Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany oblong tea caddy, retaining good colour and patina, having attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged lid...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan. The large box and cover featu...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer, Abalone

Louis XV, 18th Century Perfume Box-Cave a Parfum
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Rare 18th Century Travel Perfume Box, coffret parfumeur a odeur, Louis XV. Beautifully figured Rosewood with geometric inlay to the lid of tropical woods, original key and original c...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 18th Century Chinese Export leather covered wood trunk
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A late 18th century Chinese export leather covered wood trunk circa 1780. 8.5” H. x 23.5” W. x 16” D.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Late 18th Century Scandinavian Metal Bound Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790. Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3 locks on the front.  Quite likely to have been a box of some importance during i...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

18th Century Swedish Marriage Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th century Swedish painted oval pantry box made to celebrate a wedding, depicting a loving couple in their period finery, surrounded by border of fruits and flowers, the ...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Beech, Paint

1800s Russian Lacquer Box Philosopher
Located in Vienna, AT
In this ad you get the chance to buy a beautiful hand-painted Russian lacquer box from the 1800s. It is cylindrical in shape, slightly curving in...
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Russian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bentwood

Mid-18th Century Hand Painted Traditional Swedish Pine Chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-18th century hand painted traditional Swedish chest/box, circa 1750. Stunning traditional Swedish box hand painted in the original paintwork. Decorated on all sides with swags...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Exceptional French 17th Century Marriage Trunk
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 17th century Marriage Trunk - Malle - from the Provence region of France. Soundly constructed from wood and clad in leather. Beautifully ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Mid-18th Century Swedish Pine Chest Decorated with Labyrinth
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth circa 1730. Rare and beautiful Swedish pine chest.   Traces of original paint to the outside with decorative metal str...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique 18th Century Dutch Etched Oval Brass Tinder Tobacco Snuff Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century oval brass Dutch tinder / snuff / pill box, etched with phrases and a landscape of two figures plowing a field. Voor ene goede vrind / for a good friend ...
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Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid-18th Century Swedish Pine Baroque Metal Bound Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-18th century Swedish pine baroque metal bound box, circa 1740. Good quality oval baroque period decorative box. Profusely decorated and bound by iron strap work, edging and hi...
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Swedish Baroque Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Louis XVI Neoclassical Sterling Silver Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a beautifully designed and finely crafted Neoclassical Louis XVI patch box. The finely cast lid encircles a basket of flowers surrounded by a floral cha...
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European Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Superb Late 16th Century Signed Colonial Japanese Namban Export Lacquer Coffer
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Superb late 16th century signed colonial Japanese Namban export lacquer coffer Momoyama period, late 16th/early 17th century, inscribed 'Arisato' on the bottom H. 30.5 x W. 43...
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Japanese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Cedar, Lacquer

17th Century Nuremberg, German Iron Strongbox Jewels Casket
Located in Soquel, CA
Ornately painted cash box with iron hardware and key, on the original stand. Interior of box measures 8"W x 4"H x 3.75"D Exceptional, small, late-renaissance, table-top, Nuremberg, iron, 'Wedding Box', strongbox or travelling safe with its original, naïve, painted decoration This is a rare and small example of these characterful, early models of transportable safes. The much larger traditional chest...
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German Jacobean Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Wrought Iron, Iron

Sterling Silver, Lidded Porcelain Trinket or Snuff Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming little sterling silver-lidded porcelain box, possibly used for snoring snuff, or for general trinkets. The silver top is decorated in Louis XVI style, and bears the Minerv...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Silver

18th Century Knife Box
Located in Dallas, TX
A Portuguese or Cuban silver mounted mahogany knife box from the 18th century. Box with a worn painted inscription to the backside dated 1786.
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Portuguese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Silver

18th Century Swedish Wooden Wedding Box
Located in Houston, TX
A rustic Swedish wooden box from the late 18th century, with iron accents and natural patina. Created in Sweden during the last decade of the 18th c...
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Swedish Rustic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Metal

George III Mahogany Decanter Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with six compartments and a handle, square legs with corner spandrels, casters.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Regency English Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
Extremely Rare Regency Antique Penwork Cabinet A very interesting and rare Antique Regency Penwork Cabinet decorated with numerous scenes of exquisi...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Sycamore

Pair of 18th Century Wig Boxes
Located in TOULOUSE, FR
Rare pair of wig boxes. Regency period. Decoration (in symmetry on both) of chinoiseries on a black lacquered background (Vernis Martin). Very elegant shape, reversed cove lid. t...
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French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

England 1770 Georgian Battersea Enamel Decorated Box in Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian Battersea enamel box from the 18th century. A beautiful fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box created in the district...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

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