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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Large George III Brass and Fruitwood-Inlaid and Mahogany Storage Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular hinged top with canted corners inlaid with a Turkish landscape design with an inside lift top and a lower drawer the interior fitted with a removable tray and mahogan...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Small Box with Decorative Scenes of the Reveillon Aerostat
Located in Roma, IT
Paris, Age of Louis XVI
Interesting and rare small rectangular box entirely tempera decorated on each face with scenes of the flight demonstrations of the Reveillon Aerostat invente...
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French Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Rare 18th Century Parquetry Baroque Writing Slope, South Germany 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
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
Italian Early 18th Century Petite-Sized Walnut Chest w/Drawers for Table-Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small sized Italian walnut chest from the early 18th century. This Italian chest of four drawers features carved column side posts, paneled drawers and sides and sits atop four pet...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Wood
Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with
polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...
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European Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rococo Pewter Tea Caddy
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very beautiful Rococo pewter tea caddy with lion on the lid.
Category
Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Antique Bilston Enamel Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Romantic Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England, circa 1770-1780. This lovely box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with a bird and the saying "My love is Pure ...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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
Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Exquisite musical themed carved panettiere "bread box". Circa 1775.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Shagreen and Brass Trunk-Form Box, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Antique shagreen and brass trunk-form box, 18th century.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Bilston Enamel on Copper Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
A presentation Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England c1770-80. This lovely box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with birds and the saying "A Reward for Merit"...
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British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
German Enamel Box, circa 1750
Located in New York, NY
German enamel box, circa 1750.
Category
German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Pair of English Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Cutlery Boxes. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
Pair of English mahogany serpentine inlaid slant top cutlery boxes with exterior Satinwood inlaid conch shells, satinwood and ebony inlaid interior stars, with original slotted fitt...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
English Enamel Box, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
English enamel box, circa 1770. With miniature cards.
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Gold-Mounted Agate Box, German, 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Gold-mounted agate box, German, 18th century.
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German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Early 18th century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Located in Troy, NY
Unusual carved box with a dome top cover and one-drawer.
Nice dried out light color.
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Bilston Enamel on Copper Box
Located in Baltimore, MD
Lovely Georgian snuff or patch box made in Bilston, England c1770-80. This box is enamel painted on copper and decorated with a foliate design and the saying "Keep this for my sake",...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Alabaster Box
Located in Montreal, QC
Spanish miniature alabaster box.
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Antique Bilston Enamel Lion Bonbonniere
Located in Baltimore, MD
Delightful Bilston bonbonniere in the shape of a lion. These enamel on copper boxes were used to hold small hard sugar candies. This adorable lion...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
A 16th/17th Century Style French Red Lacquered Small Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Early & Rare French Red Lacquered
Leather Bound Wood & Iron Small Chest
Height 15 in. Depth 9 in. Width 13 in. ...
Leather Bound Wood & Iron Small Chest
Height 15 in. Depth 9 in. Width 13 in. ...
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French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
18th c. Giltwood and Painted Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved, Painted and Gilded Decorative Box
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Giltwood
French Louis XIV Period HInged Incised Brass Keeping Box, early 18th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Of sarcophagus form with hinged top and a fleur de lis finial, the tapering box with side handles and incised foliate motifs inside circles, raised on shaped and incised bracket feet
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare George III Sheraton period Spoon Box c.1780
Located in Bath, GB
In many, many years of dealing in antique boxes, I have never come across a Sheraton spoon box such as this.
Similar to larger Knife Boxes, this is the same shape but in a smaller scale and the interior fitted purely for teaspoons.
Veneered in Mahogany the shaped sloped lid is inlaid with an Ebony and Boxwood star, repeated on the interior of the lid. The fully fitted interior is also inlaid with Ebony and Boxwood stringing.
The Box came to me with the three white metal / German 800 silver spoons...
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British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Swedish Folk Art Oak Box, Dated 1783
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish oakwood box, dated 1783 and carved with the initial of the girl that received it as a gift (CSD). Most probably as bridal gift from her family. ...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
A French 15th century gothic iron casket
Located in PARIS, FR
A French gothic iron casket
Dimensions: h. 18 cm, l. 23 cm, p. 14cm
15th century
France
Without key
A rare parallelepipedal box with a domed lid, it is d...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
A late 15th century wood inlaid writing casket, Florence, Italy
Located in PARIS, FR
Florence, Italie
Late 15th century
Dimensions: h. 23 cm, w. 45cm, d. 29 cm
Walnut with inlays of different types of stained native wood
Rare writing box with intricate decoration of...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
18th century Italian drawer chest box.
Located in Brussel, BE
A 5 drawer hand painted and hand crafted 18th century Italian Box.
Category
Italian Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Chippendale Mahogany Cellarette with Original Bracket Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Chippendale mahogany cellarette with a hinged scalloped compartmentalized lid, flanking brass side handles, interior lock with key, exposed dovetails, and resting on the orig...
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English Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Florentine Leather Casket, 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Florentine leather casket
Italy, Tuscany
16th century
leather, iron and wood.
Very rare boiled leather box incised on a wooden core; iron lock.
The central shield is divide...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Amazing French Document Casket / Box, 15th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Document Casket / Box 15th century.
Strasbourg-France
Material: wooden box with iron fittings and leather cover,
lock is missing.
Dimensions: 30 x 23 x 13 cm.
Conditio...
Category
French Gothic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
George III Scarlet Tole Tea Caddy
Located in Essex, MA
Oval with hinged lid and axe head brass finial and trim.
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Rare 18th Century Antique Danish Silver Tea Caddy, Made in Copenhagen in 1777
Located in London, London
Marked with the Copenhagen hallmark for 1777 and the assay masters mark of Christopher Fabritius (assay master from 1749 - 1787) with an unrecorded makers mark, this handsome, Antique silver tea caddy...
Category
Danish George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Pair American Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Knife Boxes with Cutlery Interiors
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful pair of cutlery boxes with chevron inlay and sloped lid with an oval Patera surrounding a sea shell. These knife boxes have a Family History of being from Baltimore.
Category
American Federal Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Ukrainian Silver Spice Tower
Located in New York, NY
Handmade silver and silver filigree spice tower, Ukraine, Lemberg (Lvov), circa 1780.
On solid square base. Made entirely of hand spun filigree. With four small flags decorating main...
Category
Ukrainian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Louis XVI Candy Box in Gold, Circa 1782
Located in Paris, FR
Candy box in green varnish and gold frame. The inside of the box is fully lined with tortoiseshell. The removable cover presents a decoration of guilloché patterns in concentric circ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Finely Woven Chinese Scroll Trunk, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
This 18th-19th century finely woven trunk was originally used to safely store painted scrolls. A skilled artisan painstakingly wove thin-as-hair reeds to cover each of the side panel...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Spanish Leather-Wrapped Coffer with Nail Head Decor Trimmings
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish coffer wrapped in leather and adorn with studs from the turn of the 18th and 19th century. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-...
Category
Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
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