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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box. A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French porcelain and brass trinket box with flower decorations.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique English Handcrafted Wedding or Apprentice Chest or Box with Drawer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early George the 3rd era and styled handcrafted wooden miniature blanket box is unsigned by presumed to have been made in England in circa 1790. T...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

18th Century French Hammered Copper Container for Food Preservation
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful antique 18th century French bread box made of hammered cooper richly decorated with crown, flags guarded by animals and large bourbon lily i...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Fine William and Mary 17th Century Olive Oyster Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine late 17th-century olive oyster 'Lace Box' of small proportions, circa 1680-1690, England. The cross-grain moulded and holly banded top is finely veneered in hand-cut veneers ...
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English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Olive

A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox
Located in London, GB
A most charming estate made country house letter box with delicately inlaid LETTER BOX to front. English, George III H 27 x W 23 x D 15 cms
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Burmese Rakhine State Lacquer Bamboo Pillow Box
Located in Brea, CA
18th century Burmese black bamboo pillow box in relief with red Rakhine lacquer. Created with bamboo weaving. Decorated all-over with geometrical shapes and...
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Burmese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Viceregal Chiseled Silver Casket, Decorated with Organic Motifs
Located in Mexico City, MX
This incredible piece is made of silver embossed in the form of floral ornaments. These pieces belonged to prominent members of the nobility. In addition to their shape and possible...
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Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1680-1700
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box of perfect proportions. 1680-1700, England The cross-grain moulded top is entirely covered in well-place...
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English William and Mary Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

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Olive, Holly

18th Century Swedish folk art marriage box - Patinated
Located in Malton, GB
This is a stunning example of original 18th century Swedish folk art in the form of a marriage box. The patina and age are stunning and make this a very characterful decorative piece...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

18th Century Mexican Chest from New Spain
Located in Marbella, ES
Mexican chest. New Spain, 18th century. In polychrome wood. Slight paint losses on the lid. Measurements: 7 x 16 x 6.5 cm. Wooden chest from the vicerega...
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Mexican Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine Dutch Colonial Indonesian Casket with Silver Mounts, circa 1706
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indonesian Ambonya burl, ebony and teak casket with silver mounts Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1706 (year letter W (1705-1710), marked DV, probably Dirck Vooght The outer ri...
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Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century Carved Walnut Box
Located in New York, NY
The elaborate ovoid form walnut box with lid showing royal coat of arms carved in relief, acanthus leaves at stylized points and opens to reveal an...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

19th Century French Red Aventurine Top Silver Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French red aventurine top silver box.
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Silver

Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Located in Mexico, DF
Mexican cabinet. Made of tortoiseshell, pen-engraved and wood. Possible Oaxaca or Puebla, 17th century.
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North American Spanish Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Tea Caddy Yew Boxwood Inlaid English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
A fine 18th century satinwood and yew tea caddy, the oval burr panels figuring on all sides with boxwood banding and bone knob to the lid. Wonderful patination and remnants of silver...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Boxwood, Yew, Satinwood

German Enamel Box, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
German enamel box, circa 1750.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare George III Silver Mounted Red Morrocan Leather Penner Made circa 1790. The Penner has a red Morrocan leather case with silver upper bands and a vacant oval cartouche The...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th C. English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Covered Cauliflower Form Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil covered cauliflower form Box. This English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Covered Cauliflower F...
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English Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Venetian Gondola Shaped Ceremonial Casket
Located in New York, US
Our rare, 18th century ceremonial casket in the form of a Venetian gondola is expertly carved from walnut with gilt cartouches depicting figures and s...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

17th-18th Century Spanish Colonial Box With Domed Top
Located in Dallas, TX
Spanish Colonial inlaid bone and faux tortoiseshell domed top box. Original hammered iron hinges. Circa 1680-1740. Excellent condition and very rare.
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Turned, Engraved Openwork Box, Florence, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Turned, engraved and openwork box Fruit wood Florence, 17th century Measures: Diameter 11cm Height 4.4cm.  
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Located in London, GB
Moorish incense burner from Spain, dated to 10th-12th century Spanish, 10th-12th century Measures: Burner height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 12cm Box height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 18...
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Spanish Moorish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Germany ball foot donation box Silver Plate gilded, baroque 18th century
Located in Berlin, DE
Very Old Germany ball foot donation box, Silver Plate Antique baroque 18th century Condition can be seen in pictures
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

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

A Mughal Indian Brass Engraved Betel Pandan Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A MUGHAL INDIAN BRASS ENGRAVED BETEL PANDAN BOX Northern India. 18th Century. Length: 4 1/4" in. (10.9 cm.), width: 3 1/4" in., (8.3 cm.), height: 2" in.,...
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Indian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Knife Box Fitted Out for Letters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th century, English George III mahogany knife box fitted out for letters / ballots. The interior voided of the old knife compartments. One small remov...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

18th Century German Hammered Copper & Brass Bread Box, Kitchen Utensil
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful antique 18th century German bread box. Perfect for decoration in your old country kitchen. The piece is in good used vintage condition with patina and a view minor dents. S...
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German Brutalist Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

17th Century Silver Mounted Traveling Box with Key
Located in Dallas, TX
A 17th century silver mounted Coromandel wood with mother of pearl inlay traveling box with a Interior fitted with drawers and a reliquary cabinet. W...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Dutch baroque box composed of padauk wood with original red lacquer finish, decorated with ivory lacquer with gold outline. Richly adorned with heavy brass (or bronze) decorativ...
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small Round Swedish Original Painted Folk Art Box Dated 1792
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A small Swedish 18th century Folk Art box with original paint. The box is most likely used to keep jewelry and other precious items. Box is carved with inscription "ANNO 1792 DEN 27...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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

Materials

Straw

COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish
Located in Madrid, ES
COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish in walnut wood with inlays, consisting of two drawers and a drawer. Signs of use. Dim.: 31.5 x 44 x 27 cm good state
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Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tortoiseshell Casket Box With Rippled Serpentine Sides
Located in Dallas, TX
Rare Dutch 18th century Tortoiseshell box with rippled serpentine sides embellished with silver mounts and mobility silver ball feet. Some small cracks in the lid, barely noticeable....
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th Century George III Period Cross Banded Inlaid Mahogany Knife Box
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
A very fine late 18th century, George III period mahogany knife box or cutlery canteen with fitted interior. Figured sloping lid over a serpentine front with satinwood crossbanding a...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Fine example of a George II brass metal mounted padouk tea caddy with finely etched and wrought hardware and vivid grain, color and patina. ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Meissen Painted Dual Lidded Rococo Box Relief Decoration Brass Mountings, 1750
Located in Vienna, AT
Meissen Gorgeous Dual Lidded Rococo Box with Multicolored Paintings and Decorations of Relief Type. The box is edged by brass mountings. height: 6.0 cm (= 2.36 inches) width: 8.0 cm (= 3.14 inches) depth: 4.5 cm (= 1.77 inches) Manufactory: Meissen Blue Meissen Sword Mark isn't visible here, but authenticity guaranteed ! It is well known that early Meissen items of first half of 18th century - especially boxes and other objects of daily use - aren't always signed. Please note: Certificate of this Meissen item's authenticity attached to invoice will be sent ! FIRST QUALITY Dating: made circa 1750 (= PRE-MARCOLINI PERIOD !) Material: porcelain Technique: handmade porcelain / multicolored painted and glazed painter's sign existing SPECIFICATIONS: Dual lidded (= RARITY !) oblong box with rounded edges. It is abundantly ornamented with various multicolored paintings decorating the item's walls in finest manner: °the outer walls of box as well as inner and outer side of one lid are painted with flowers (for example roses, iris flower, dahlias etc.) °outer side of second lid is painted with veduta (= village situated at lake where a boat with three men is visible) °inner side of second lid is painted with animals (= cock and brooding hen...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 18th Century Louis XVI Kingwood Small Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XVI kingwood small chest with brass mounts. Opens to a metal lined interior and two velvet working lower drawers. Circa 1700, France.
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

A Fine of a 17th Century Painted Armada Chest
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A 17th century painted Armada chest with a finely engraved steel lock plate with Maidens, flowers, and a brass central boss. The outside is painted with a green background and floral...
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European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell & Silver Box, Dated 1691
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A dutch tortoiseshell box with two engraved silver plaques Amsterdam, 1691, with maker's mark of Steven des Rousseaux (1654-1733) H. 5 cm Diam. 12.5 cm Note: Steven des ...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

Meissen Gilt-Metal Mounted Etui / Bodkin Case, circa 1755
Located in Basildon, GB
Meissen Gilt-Metal Mounted Etui / Bodkin Case, circa 1755, cylindrical case painted with floral trails between blue-scale borders, the ends painted with pe...
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German Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

A Rare 18th Century Parquetry Baroque Writing Slope, South German Circa 1760
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The exterior surface decorated with striking geometric panels of contrasting light & dark fruitwood veneers with ebonized mouldings, the slant top opening on later iron hinges to a plain interior housing a small hinged compartment for writing implements...
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German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
Located in Paris, FR
Agate box or snuff-box in of circular form with gently bombé sides, the gold mounted lid is chased with scrollwork. Probably Georges II period. Unmarked gold...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Gold

George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality circa 1790 Georgian letter box, with three compartment fitted interior (see image). Exterior has original double brass hinged slope top with serpentine shaped front, and...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Battersea Box Depicting a Hunting Scene
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful 18th century Battersea box depicting a hunting scene with hunters on horseback with dogs, deer and boar depicted against a wood...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Italian Gilt Reliquary Box
Located in Dallas, TX
This 18th century Italian gilded reliquary box is made to contain a personal relic or shine. It has brackets for wall mounting. The front of the door has...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Giltwood

Charles II Confit Box Made in London, circa 1670
Located in London, GB
An Extremely Rare Charles II Confit Box Made, Most Probably, in London circa 1670, Maker's Mark of M With a Crown Above This very rare piece is circular in form and plain in design ...
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English Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

South Staffordshire Bilston Georgian Enamel Tricorn Hat Shaped Patch Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Georgian English South Staffordshire Bilston enamel patch box ion the form of a tricorn hat and dating from around 1770. The small box has a small round hinged...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

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

Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
Circular box in composition of red tortoiseshell powder called "Indian red". Inlays of nets in the form of waves of different shades of gold (rose gold and white) run across the lid...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Domed Chagrin Casket
Located in West Chester, PA
Very rare wood, iron and sharkskin domed casket on ball feet. Ornamented with iron strap work and double hasp lock. Silk damask interior. Ex collection of...
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French Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Swedish bentwood box in birch, ca 1790
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish bentwood box in birch, ca 1790 Svepaskar were used to store various household items. Crafted by bending thin strips of wood, often birch, into an oval or circular shape and ...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch

19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb & Son
Located in Milano, MI
19th century English Oak Liquor Bottle Case with brass Chubb lock and brass handle engraved with Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. relative to Captain Edward Jo...
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British Early Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Elegant Scent box in Silver with gilt crown in Rococo dated 1775
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Scent box in Silver with gilt crown in Rococo dated 1775. Probably made in Denmark. Inside in gilded silver. Very period Rococo design. Wear consistent with age and use
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Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th Century George I Domed Topped Japanned Chinoiserie Falconry Box, circa 1710
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A rare and important Queen Anne-George I japanned chinoiserie domed topped box depicting scenes of falconry, circa 1710-1720. England Falconry is ...
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English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

18th Century English Diminutive Mahogany Chest with Satin Wood Banding
Located in Buchanan, MI
18th century English diminutive mahogany chest with satin wood banding. Top opens to an compartment over two drawers. Great color and patina. Can be used as a tabletop decoration...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

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

Materials

Metal

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