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Period: 19th Century
Large Brass Pandan Box, North India, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large brass pandan box North India, 19th century The body with rounded profile and hinged raised lid with engraved and punched decoration centering ...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victoria...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 19th century fine antique Indo-Persian carved sandalwood wooden box. Incredibly intricate, highly detailed and deeply carved beautiful handcrafted and carved wooden box with Mu...
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Indian Agra Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine Antique English Toulmin & Gale Attrib Madagascar Ebony Stationary Box
By Toulmin & Gale
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning very fine quality antique English stationary box in striking exotic hardwood coromandel / madagascar ebony. circa 1880 Exquisitely hand-crafted in England in the 19th cen...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XV Style Kingwood Marquetry Signed Bibus
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, rare fine quality French gilt bronze mounted Kingwood marquetry bibus (miniature bibliothèque). In the manner of/possibly by celebrated ébéniste Maison Paul Sormani; the ...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Ormolu, Bronze

Antique English Hand-Carved Oak and Silver Plate Biscuit Box / Barrel
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome and very unusual late Victorian / early Edwardian biscuit box made from solid English Oak, beautifully carved with a bark design. The fit...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Gilt Bronze and Mother-of-pearl Shell Shaped Box, Palais Royale, circa 1810
Located in New York, NY
Gilt bronze and mother-of-pearl shell shaped box, Palais Royale, circa 1810.
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French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Rosewood Desk Box for Pencils & Office Materials One Drawer, Late 19th C
Located in Labrit, Landes
French box with drawer for pencil and small office equipment. Made circa 1880, in France. Two chopsticks on the sides are missing (very discreet, please see the side photos). Palisan...
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French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stack Box Jubako
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique jubako (stack boxes) with five tiers in an elongated octagon shape circa 19th century (end of Edo or beginning of Meiji period). jubako was traditionally used to store and...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Victorian Hungarian Ash Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming Mid-19th Century hungarian ash tea caddy of unusual design, having applied tablet & chequered strung decoration to well figured exterior, with slightly domed hinged top en...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ash

Antique Presentation Box, Japanese, Lacquered, Hand Painted, Oriental, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique presentation box. A Japanese, lacquered lidded case with hand painted Oriental decor, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Superb Japanese interest wi...
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Japanese Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

3 Dutch Silver Peppermint Boxes
Located in Delft, NL
3 Dutch silver peppermint boxes 2 boxes from the 19th century, around 1860-1870 and the 3rd box was made by J. Niekerk around 1998. All are 835/1000 purity of silver ( marked w...
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Dutch Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol
Located in Delft, NL
Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol A Lodderein box or a snuff box in rectangular shape with filigree motif The Silversmith is Dirk de ...
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Dutch Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Biedermeier Jewelry Box, Walnut, Ebony, Maple, South Germany circa 1830
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier Jewelry or Make-up box from South Germany circa 1830. Inside with hinged mirror. A long drawer at the bottom front. Restored and hand-polished with shellac.
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Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Indian, Colonial Writing Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass bound Colonial traveller's writing case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Captivati...
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Indian Campaign Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870. The central section featuring Eridge Castle, East Sussex. The box comes complete with a working tasseled key, the lock in working order. The top portion lifts to reveal the fitted interior incorporating a pair of brass topped inkwells...
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British Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Magician's Trick Double Wood Boxes with Ties, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This item is from a collection of "magic" props from a California estate, and was accumulated in New York City; home too many famous conjurors; Houdini, Hermann the Great, and Copper...
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American Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro Box, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Lacquer Inro, 19th Century Additional information: Period: 19th century, 20th century Region of Origin: Japan Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed champlevé scarab shape box with gilt wash interior. Traces of antique mirror on inner top. Rich colors of blue, turquoise purple finely enameled all around box.
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique 18c/19c English or French Enamel Bronze Mounted Tea Caddy Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique enamel tea caddy. With a gilt bronze mounted lid. In the South Staffordshire manner. Decorated with floral sprays and rocaille swags to all sides. Likely...
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French Georgian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Whaler Made Bone and Ebonized Wood Round Lidded Box, circa 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Whaler made antique bone and ebonized wood round box, circa 1850. With pierced bone medallion and delicately carved bone spiral decorative supports on the...
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American Folk Art Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Antique French Ormolu and Blue Enameled Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a jewel of a box. The blue enamel is vibrant. The work is wonderful. Treat yourself to a treasure!
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French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Walnut veneered. Footed. Silk-lined. Key is included.
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French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Travel Case Wood France 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Mahogany wood trunk with brass sockets. Inside, a set in French porcelain finely decorated in pure gold and polychrome with ribbons and garlands of flowers. Service consisting of six...
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French Other Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Antique French liquer cellar, cabinet “Cave a liqueur”
Located in Delft, NL
Antique French liquer cellar, cabinet “Cave a liqueur” An antique French book-shaped lidded liquer cellar cabinet, also called “Cave a liqueur”. A liqueur cellar hidden in 18th cent...
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French Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

English Grain Painted Box
Located in Wilson, NC
English grain painted box, this nearly square box is painted on all sides to simulate quarter sawn oak. It retains the original steel carrying handles on...
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English Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Indian Openwork Teak Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Openwork teak box made in India at the end of the 19th century. The interior is lined with velvet. Over the course of its long history, this box has sometimes been glued back togethe...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

1920s Chinese Export Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases. This exceptional an...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid writing box having a lovely antique Victorian tunbridge ware inlaid wring box with beautiful detail to the box opening to reveal a pull...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Small 19th century Swedish painted pine metal bound dome top box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century Swedish painted pine metal bound dome top box circa 1870. Original painted dome top chest of small proportions.  Superb opportunity to own a decorative piece to s...
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Swedish Rustic Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th C. English Campaign Style Mahogany Travel Desk by G. Riddle, London
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A finely crafted travel desk by a noted British maker of boxes. The campaign style box has shaped brass corners, tabs, a lid plaque, center front escutcheon, and classic encased side...
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English Campaign Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1860
Located in Regensburg, DE
Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany, circa 1860. Walnut and walnut root veneer. Inlay trims in maple and ebony. Refinished condition, hand polished with shellac. Dimensions...
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Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Maple, Walnut, Softwood

Large Sewing Box Lacquer Work with Pastoral Scenes, Early 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A large and intricately decorated Empire lacquer work sewing box. Early 19th century Europe. The box is decorated with pastoral scenes and an intricate pattern on the edges. The ins...
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European Empire Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Beech

Antique Austrian Inlaid Bronze Stamp Holder Marked M.F
By M.F. Geschutzt
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique Austrian or possibly German inlaid bronze desk stamp holder/lick standing raised on four scroll work feet with a hinged cover with central ...
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Austrian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box. This most charming box is raised on four topie shaped feet below a wonderfully chased foliate and ...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Rectangular Leather Jewelry Box on small brass balls with diamond pattern.
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French Empire Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Swedish Folk Art Bentwood Box -1848
Located in Örebro, SE
19th Century swedish folk art bentwood box, with nice patina. Owner marks at the top and bottom, KB 1848. Good antique condition with historic knocks, marks, scratches and wear as is...
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Swedish Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bentwood

Large 19th C. Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Mounted Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
A Very Large 19th Century Antique French Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu Mounted Covered Box, Attributed to Baccarat. This incredible large crystal box is all hand-diamond cut and attri...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Sterling Silver Snuff or Trinket Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century sterling silver monogrammed snuff or trinket box.
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Antique Silver Caviar BOX Decorative Box, HERRING JAR Glass Insert & Fish Handle
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique valuable handmade silver box or Decorative caviar box with decorative Herring fish lid pressed, cast and chased, glass insert. Rectangular body on short, curved feet with hinged, vaulted lid. All-encompassing C-curves in relief, latticework, rocailles, tendrils of flowers and matching cartouches. Antique Silver Caviar...
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Spanish Art Deco Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

19th Century Austrian Ebony Jewelry Box by Hermann Ratzersdorfer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th Century Austrian Ebony Jewelry Box by Hermann Ratzersdorfer. Austrian ebony cabinet with small drawers. Mounted in rock crystal, silver and enamel.
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Austrian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ebony

A Victorian electroplated seal box, by Elkington and Co. Circa 19th Century
Located in London, GB
Silver Metal Elkington & Co George IV Emblem Round Hinged Lid Box Dimensions: 17.5 x 17.5 x 4 cm A Victorian electroplated seal box, by Elkington and Co, circular form, the hinged c...
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th Century Arts & Crafts Movement Copper Table Chest Box
Located in Queens, NY
Large copper table chest or box from the English Arts & Crafts Movement that features curvilinear protrusions on each side, as well as a decorative ...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Early Swedish 19th Century Wooden Folk Art Box with Originally Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish original painted Folk Art box. From the beginning of the 19th century, most likely used to keep writing supplies and office materials.
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Antique Georgian Birdseye Maple English Double Tea Caddy Box Cut Crystal Bowl
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian Period Well figured Birds Eye Maple Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of flat rectangular outline, generous proportions and outstanding qualit...
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Cinnabar Lacquered Rectangular Box and Cover, China, circa 1880,
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Red lacquer box with the lid representing a scholar and children playing in a mountainous garden, the outer sides covered with repeated geometric patterns. This box was made in China...
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Asian Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Sake Ewer Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood sake ewer with maki-e design, circa late 19th century, Meiji period. The nicely decorated lacquerware is of a Classic sake ewer for...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Pair Of Antique Decorative Boxes, Chinese, Ceramic, Lidded Dish, Victorian, 1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of antique decorative boxes. A Chinese, ceramic lidded dish, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Appealing tradi...
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Chinese Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid work box having a quality antique Victorian work box with stunning mother of pearl inlay, with a lift up lid o...
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Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

Antique Victorian quality rosewood stationary box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood stationary box having a sloping front opening to reveal a fitted interior with set dividers with an engraved plaque to the top.
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century Black Forest Carved Liquor Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century Black Forest carved liquor set. The exterior of the box is hand-carved in design as a wood log cabinet, the rectangular Black Forest tantalus is decorated on the top wi...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Decorative Ebonised Box - Stones and Bronze Mounts - Napoleon III
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique decorative Napoleon III wooden box. Beautifully decorated with copper and bronze elements and round cut stones cut (tiger eye). The box is made of black lacquered...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

19th Century Anglo Indian Inlaid Mosaic Box With Drop Front and Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Anglo Indian fall front box with six drawers with metal pulls. The exterior and interior inlaid throughout with bone and various woods. Intricate geometric designs cover...
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Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Fruitwood, Holly

19th century Large Wooden Box No. 11 Olga Nikolajewna Romanow Brass Fittings
Located in Epfach, DE
Large wooden box No. 11 with brass fittings for the transport of silver objects from Olga Nikolajewna Romanova's dowry 1822–1892 for marriage to the ...
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Russian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Lacquered Chinoiserie Wig Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design. Chinese red painted interior. Bras...
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French Louis XV Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Travelling Dressing Case
Located in London, GB
A mid-19th century lady’s travelling dressing case. The case is constructed in a finely marked coromandel, with inset brass handles and brass guard bands to the angles. The hinged lid rises to reveal in the upper section, a drop down document holder, with a mirror to the back, the parcel gilt pieces are engraved with a Viscountess’s coronet, probably Charles, 2nd Viscount Hardinge Cornwallis (1822-1894) and inset with turquoises and comprise a suite of four cut-glass jars, a liqueur flask with a fitted cup, the pull-out rear shelf houses seven jars for ink, potions and unguents. The lift out platform has sectional jewellery compartments, over, a pair of hexagonal based silver hall marked candlesticks, a thermometer, button hook, folding ruler...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare Japanese Lacquer Writing Box Suzuribako Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese Lacquer writing box Suzuribako Meiji Period (1868-1912), likely circa late 19th century. This suzuribako is one of the most unusual boxe...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Goldembossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
This lovely object with it's fine patina resembles a little trunk when standing on a table. In an upright position it resemmbles a book. Therefore it can be considered a book with s...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Carbon Fiber

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