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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century English Agate Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Trimmed in elegant yellow gold is this polished English agate snuff box. Distinguished by the dynamic patterning of the agate, the exquisite vessel i...
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English Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courts...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Wooden casket with polychrome and gilded "pastiglia" relief decor, Italy 15th c.
Located in Gorssel, GE
A wooden box with polychrome and gilded "pastiglia" relief decor.
Italy, XV century, decorated with scenes from the life of a martyr.
Length: 15.5 x 10.4 x 9 cm.
Provenance: Dutch private collection
Overall in good condition for its age, some small defects to the decor and possibly some retouching to the polychromy, ball feet presumably of later date.
Pastiglia [paˈstiʎʎa], an Italian term meaning "pastework", is low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain. The technique was used in a variety of ways in Italy during the Renaissance.
White lead pastiglia was a north Italian speciality, produced between about 1450 and 1550. Six workshops were identified by Patrick M. De Winter, although their location remains uncertain; the Workshop of the Love and Moral Themes, whose products seem the most numerous, was possibly at Ferrara, where the painter Cosimo Tura began his career gilding caskets. Venice is also thought to have produced them. Other workshops identified by De Winter include the "Workshop of the main Berlin casket" and "Workshop of the Cleveland Casket".
The subjects were typically classical, drawn from both mythology and Ancient Roman history (especially the early period covered by Livy), but biblical ones are also found. Compositions can often be shown to be borrowed from another medium, such as prints or bronze plaquettes...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Antique 18th Century Bilston Battersea Enamel Muffineer or Sugar Shaker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique 18th century Bilston or Battersea enamel muffineer or sugar shaker.
A very rare form!
With a pierced, domed top, raised gold decoration, and cartouches of floral spr...
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British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Gesso and Gilt Domed 18th c. Architectural Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
A splendid 18th c. Italian architectural model featuring a gessoed and gilt hemispherical dome on a circular entablature supported by a gessoed colonnaded facade with relief carved g...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Casket, German, Baroque, painted, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Notley Priory
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This charming and unusual casket injects a romantic atmosphere into any interior. It has survived in impeccable condition with acceptable wear to the painted surface which signifies its age and use. It is a conversation piece, a piece of acting history, bought by Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Italian 17th Century Primitive Collection Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare and unique church collection box from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed from thick planks of walnut with intriguing carving detail. A wonde...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)
Located in CA, CA
A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century.
The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Georgian Yew Wood Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
George III solid burr yew wood box with original spurred carrying handle and standing on bracket feet, the interior with three dividers and lined with original marbleized paper.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-18th Century Decorative Lacquered Wooden Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine wood lacquered wood case is painted both on the sides: there is the elegant portrait of a pretty woman on one side and on the other side, a natura...
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Austrian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Lacquer
Gold Étui in Original Case
Located in New Orleans, LA
Gold Étui in Original Case
Jacques Martin Petitjean
Circa 1777
Expertly engraved entirely of yellow gold, this remarkably rare Louis XVI-era étui is a work of art. Resplendent colum...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box
Located in London, GB
A fine 17th century and later floral marquetry box with hinged lid.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Forskrin, Folk Art Travel Box from the 1700s, Original Condition
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art box, a so called Forskrin which was used when travelling for storing documents and valuables around the late 1700s. Made in nor...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
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
Materials
Iron
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
Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer Maki-e decorated kobako (small storage box) circa 18th century (Edo period). Based on its form and size, this kobako was possibly used as a Chabako to store the accoutrements for chado (tea ceremony). The lidded box is of rectangular form with bevel design on all edge that softens the appearance. The entire surface was densely covered with a background of nashiji. Elaborate Maki-e techniques were used on each side to showcase a distinct landscape or floral design within a cartouche panel. On the surface of the lid, a mountainous landscape rises from the edge of the water. The poetic composition is akin to a traditional ink scroll...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Louis XV French Gold Snuffbox by Germain Chayé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This luxurious Louis XV-period gold snuffbox was crafted by master French goldsmith Germain Chayé. Formed of 18-karat yellow gold, this exceptional box d...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
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 it'...
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Swedish Gustavian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
English George III Period Early 18th Century Walnut Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georges III period walnut box from the early 18th century with slanted lid and brass hardware. This exquisite English George III period walnut box from the early 18th cent...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Enamelled and Gilt Metal Circular Table Snuff Box
Located in Firenze, IT
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The cover set with an enamel panel...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
French 1790 Louis XVI Enameled Perfume Scent Box In Sterling and Gilt
Located in Miami, FL
A French oval perfume-scents box from late 18th century.
This is a fantastic and very rare late 18th century necessaire box for perfumed scents, created in the kingdom of France dur...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Gold Leaf
German Mother of Pearl Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Magnificent layers and inlays of multi-colored mother-of-pearl cover each side of this breathtaking German snuff box. Each incredibly detailed scene is framed by finely engraved yell...
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German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
18th Century/Older Italian Renaissance Style Carved Verdigris Marble Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century or Older Italian Renaissance Style Carved Verdigris Marble Table Box
This exquisite 18th-century or older carved Verdigris marble table box epitomizes Italian Renaissa...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
18th Century Domed and Studded Leather, Brass, and Wood Trunk from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully designed and highly portable, this French domed top trunk was constructed by hand with a wooden body enveloped in chocolate-colored leather. The trunk, which dates to the...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Arts and Craft Mid-18th Century Engraved Sterling Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine sterling silver box is a piece of high craftmenship. All the surfaces are finely engraved with rich Baroque decor. It is a little jewel of handmade work.
It was a jewel bo...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Materials
Metal
Round Porcelain Box from the Hatcher Collection Decorated with Phoenix
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th century Chinese porcelain blue and white cosmetics box from the Hatcher Collection decorated with a phoenix. The phoenix is painted with its wings outstretched, its tail flutter...
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Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled na...
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English Regency Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold Leaf
Scandinavian 18th Century Wooden Box, Dated 1752
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish Baroque box with original ironwork, key and big strong perfectly working lock dated (forged in the iron) 1752. This special shaped pine wood box, bought in the region of "...
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Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Studded trunk. Wood, leather, metal. Spain, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Studded trunk. Wood, leather, metal. Spain, 18th century.
A small chest or trunk with a rectangular base and a curved lid, decorated on the outside with a leather cover and a serie...
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European Neoclassical Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other
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 hing...
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Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Miniature Provençale Louis XV Period 1725 Apprentice Commode with Lift Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale Louis XV period miniature apprentice commode from the early 18th century, with lift top and cabriole legs. Born in Provence during the reign of King Louis XV, thi...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Decorative Lacquered Portrait Figures Wood Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique and fine lacquered wood box, is painted on both the sides with an elegant portrait of a woman and on the other side a dancer.
The piece will be delivered with its certi...
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Austrian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English small-sized wooden box, circa 1770-1800. This antique box from England has been lovingly hand-carved with four quartered-wheels at each inner corner of the central panel, ...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
17th Century Cutlery Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Softwood
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
Yellow Lacca Povera Angel Box
Located in New York, NY
Yellow lacca povera angel box. Late 17th century chest with early 19th century lacca povera decalcomania decorations with angels, birds, lions, flowers, and trees; with original hard...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Beautiful George II Gold Mounted Etui Made in London, circa 1745
Located in London, GB
An Important & Beautiful George II Gold Mounted Etui Made in London circa 1745.
This exceptional gold box has a slightly tapering rectangular form with a shagreen exterior inset wit...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
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
Materials
Wood
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
1750 Venezia Italy Green Light Blue Lacquered and Shaped Wooden Box with Flowers
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a refined lacquered and shaped wooden box, with polychrome Chinese figures and fine floral decoration on green and light blue background.
The curved shape of the box, on the front, on the sides and of the feet, the rich carving, are the result of the high level craftemanships of the Venetian master cabinetery.
This magnificent piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style.
Its carefully considered proportions, refined carvings, magnificent color of the lacquer, and premium materials culminate in this wooden box that shows sophistication and grace.
This is a little jewel, a case to contain jewels.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals.
Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps.
The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age.
The iron little key is not working. Inside are visible some scribbles.
The piece is in very good state of maintenance and guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original.
The wooden light blue lacquered...
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Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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
Materials
Leather, Wood
France Late 18th Century Baroque Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
France Late 18th century silver carriage shape box in Regency Style
This magnificent piece of art of silver jewelery. It is an example of h...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Ebony Veneered Captain's Chest or Strong Box 'Coffre Fort', 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A strongbox was a type of travelling chest and these types of boxes were more common in England than anywhere else where they were fabricated between 1660 and 1720. The earliest proo...
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Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Bible Box
Located in London, England
Oak bible box with sloped writing lid. Circa 1740.
H 26cm x W 66cm x D 46cm
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Important Early Edo Period 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A Rare and Important 17th Century Miniature Japanese Lacquer Cabinet, 19 cm H, 17cm W, 16.5cm D.
The exquisitely decorated cabinet depicts fine floral raised scenes to each side. l...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Decorative Antique Chinese Stacking Box, Shanxi Province
Located in Kastrup, DK
A portable stacking box featuring five separate tiers, crafted from limewood and originally coated in black lacquer. Remnants of the lacquer are still visible, lending the container ...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rare Japanese Sumi-E Lacquer Inro Yamada Jokasai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A three-case lacquered Inro by Yamada Family circa 18th-19th century Edo period. The inro with slight rounded form is of Kano style and vividly depicts a dragon slithering among the ink clouds on a gold background. Sumi-e togidashi (ink togidashi) technique, in combination with Hiramaki-e, were employed to create the dreamy ambience of this piece. The dragon has a painterly appearance inspired by Chinese ink painting that was often seen on the Japanese folding screens. The back of the Inro was sparsely decorated with the shifting patterns of the darkening clouds with an emphasis on the space intentionally left empty. Jokasai was signed to the base. On the front of the inro there is another miniature signature Hakugyoku Hogen, which is one of names used by Kano Michinobu (1730-1790). The dragon is evidently one of his designs (see reference below).
Established by a member of Yamada family in the 17th century, the clan was one of the most prominent lacquer artisanal family for the next 200 years until the end of Edo period in the 19th century. Most members signed their work simply with Jokasai making the identification of the individual artists somewhat impossible. The current Inro on offer, compared to many other pieces by Jokasai, has an uncommon Kano style done in Sumi-e togidashi.
Another unusual feature of this piece is that the interiors of the inro was decorated with an interesting gold mosaic inlays (kirigane) on a dark lacquer background, giving it a jewel like quality.
For another Inro by Jokasai of a similar style using Sumi-e togidashi but depicts a tiger, see Wrangham collection, no.353, which was offered for sale as lot 256 in Bonham's London Auction: The Edward Wrangham Collection of Japanese Art Part I. 9 Nov 2010.
For an ink scroll...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Louis XV Gold & Lacquer Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Louis XV gold & lacquer snuff box
Circa Paris, France 1760/1761
With the Charge and Decharge Marks of Eloy Brichard 1756 - 1762
Circular Gold-lined bo...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th century leather knife box converted to a letter box with original brass hardware, sitting on brass ball feet.
Fitted interior lined with 18th century silk fabric.
In very good...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Welsh Strong Box with Carved Detail
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th Century Welsh strong box with carved detail.
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Welsh Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic form of this two-tiered box with handle has remained unchanged for 1,000 years. Stacked boxes were commonly used as portable containers for food or ...
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Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th century of Edo period. The rectangular box features a deep lid with rounded corners and recessed mid-edge and a lower box with two bronze medallion rings and tasseled silk ties. The surface of the fubako was elaborately decorated with hiramaki-e and a low takamaki-e on a mottled Mura-nashiji background. The motifs on the lid depict branches of Japanese pine with finely rendered needles on the lower part; on the upper part, it showcases fruited persimmon branches. Two different shades of gold fundame were used to contrast the design and augmented by scattered gold kirigane to highlight some of the leaves. The design continues and cascades down to all sides of the lid as well as the walls of the box. The two bronze medallions appear original to the box and the silk ties show significant fading from the age. This Fine fubako is signed on the lower wall "Kanshosai" in Kanji with a kao mark. All the trims were finished in gold fundame and the interiors a dense nashiji in gold.
Kanshosai is the mark of the distinguished lacquer artist Lizuka Toyo I who also signed his work "Toyosai". He was active in the second half of the 18th century during Edo period, employed by Hachisuka Shigeyoshi (1738-1801), daimyo of Awa on Shikoku Island. Although most survived work bearing his marks are inros, he was also known to decorated trays and other larger objects...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century '1647'
Located in Madrid, ES
Important and Rare Italian box safe from the 17th century
In chiseled bronze, decorated with jasper plates and hard stones, with a cameo with a male figure at the centre.
Inscriptio...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE IBERIAN SAFE
from the first half of the 17th Century
in painted and gilded carved wood decorated with plant motifs.
Small defects. Dim.: 34 x 43 x 35 cm
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Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
