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Period: 20th Century
Midcentury Malachite Azurite and Brass Decorative Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful midcentury malachite azurite and brass decorative trinket box with hard wood lining made in Mexico in the style of Los Castillos, circa 1...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
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Indian Anglo-Indian 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

Danish design. Lidded box in hardwood. Mid-20th century.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Danish design. Lidded box in hardwood. From the mid-20th century. Handcrafted. Unstamped. In excellent condition. Dimensions: Height 12.0 cm x Diameter 8.6 cm. Provenance: Danish pri...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Hat and Box
Located in London, England
Leather hat box with bowler hat. Circa 1900. H 26cm x W 36cm x D 30cm Please be in touch for an accurate shipping quote.
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Edwardian Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Art Deco Alabaster French Powder Vanity Jar, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For you consideration is this stunning Art Deco ladies powder bowl made in alabaster. Originating from France and dating to the 1930's is this beautifully coloured and beautifully hand painted ladies...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster

Mid-Century Italian Brass Leopard Fur Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful mid-century box made in Italy in the late 1970s. This brass jewellery or make-up box is covered by leopard fur, with burlwood veneer inside. The mix of brass and leopard fu...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Metal Crocodile Ashtray / Matchbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great oversized sculptural crocodile box. Back opens up for storage. Great ashtray or pillbox. Large-scale. Measures 15" wide. Fantastic object.
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German Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Israeli Lidded Brass Bowl with Olive Knob
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pal-Bell round bowl with lid. This piece features a verdigris bronze bowl and lid with floral detailed knob with brass tips. Perfect for stashing keys, jewels or potpourri. An emboss...
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Israeli Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Brass

Karl Springer Pivoting Painted Goatskin Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pivoting box, covered in sliced petrified coral Label below. See photo can to get a sense of scale.   
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American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Goatskin

Vintage Cleric's Writing Slope, Japanese, Lacquer, Correspondence Box, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage cleric's writing slope. A Japanese, red lacquer travelling correspondence box, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Striking writing case with delightful J...
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Japanese Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Case
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This piece is an Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative case featuring a gold plate finish with Egyptian hieroglyphics along the lid and sides with hand etched detailing, made circa 1...
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Spanish Egyptian Revival 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Karl Springer Style Copper and Leather Decorative Box
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Beautiful copper and leather wrapped decorative box in the manner of Karl Springer. Skeleton of the box is wood. Top and edges consists of shingled cut copper squares affixed wit...
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American Hollywood Regency 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Art Deco Half Doll Ceramic Powder Box Bowl, French, c1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930's Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from ceramic with a vibrantly colored painted finish. Highly func...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Large Danish 1900's Faux Porcelain Tin Container Blue and White Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Charming Blue and White Painted Cylindric Kitchen Tins, Denmark circa 1910. The pair is painted in the style of Royal Copenhagen's Blue Fluted ...
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Danish French Provincial 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Midcentury Mosaic and Wood Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool midcentury mosaic and wood lidded box, circa 1960s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with some wear and patina. #1444.
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Glass

Ceramic Majolica Rectangular Asparagus Serving Dish with Lid, Mexico
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A ceramic majolica serving dish with an asparagus motif lid. This lovely piece will bring a little whimsy to your next dinner party. Created from ceramic, this dish resembles a woven...
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Mexican Bohemian 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Paint

Mid Century Agate and Marble Box with Finial
Located in Tampa, FL
A striking mid century agate and marble box in warm earth tones, dating to the 1970s. The box features beautifully veined marble sides complemented by a richly patterned agate. The l...
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Marble

Vintage Rococo Style Paint Decorated Resin Table Box or Planter
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Rococo style large resin composite table box, c. mid 20th century. Gorgeous paint decorated, lidded box with high relief detail of charming rabbits and fluid leaf foliage. I...
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Rococo 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Composition

Vintage Wooden Box, Suitcase, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
In fair condition new painted only for decoration have damages and scratches.
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Colorful Semi Precious Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful colorful decorative box with a lid created from Carrara marble and inlaid with a variety of semi-precious stones. The sides are inlaid with a variety of stones in abstrac...
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Indian Bauhaus 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Aldo Tura Goat Skin, Brass and Wood Italian Pipe Shaped Tobacco Box, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury tobacco box in goatskin, brass and wood with the shape of a pipe. This fantastic item was designed by Aldo Tura in Cusano Milanino Italy for Macabo during the 1940...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Empire Pewter 701 Covered Trinket Ring Dish Decorative Box Blue Velvet Inlaid 89
Located in Miami, FL
Scandinavian Modern silver color Jewelry decorative covered box, Trinket, Keepsake by Empire Pewter 701. Inside is laid out with royal blue velvet and su...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book. Beautiful shades of burgandy with gilt add glamour and heritage to this beautiful piece. This p...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Cenedese 1950's Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Hinged Box
Located in North Miami, FL
An Italian 1950's cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box with simple and elegant rectangular design and decorated metal edge detail by Giovanni Cenedese, Murano Italy.
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Italian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Murano Glass

Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box. Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box in the form of a book. This lovely decorative box has a wood interior and hinged l...
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Austrian Aesthetic Movement Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Gouda Pottery Art Deco Jar & Lid Dresser Box Floral Decor
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage lidded jar or dresser box features traditional rounded form, made from the thin, refined earthenware, and decorated with hand-painted floral and abstract motifs in cheerful ...
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Dutch Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

Polia Pillin California Studio Pottery Seated Girl with Bird Lidded Trinket Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Large ceramic lidded trinket box in shades of blue with decoration of a seated woman and bird. Created by Polia Pillin of Los Angeles, California,...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Midcentury Travertine and Brass Rectangular Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing rectangular box in travertine and brass. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Travertine, Metal, Brass

Willy Guhl Concrete Box with Lid, 1960s Switzerland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural concrete crate by Willy Guhl. Handmade in Switzerland, in the 1960s. Rounded rectangular frame with indented ridge. With matching removable lid/cover. Great for outside st...
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Swiss Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cement

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Estate/Housekeepers Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual and rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver estate/housekeepers box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This e...
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British Edwardian Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Pewter Box by Nils Fougstedt, Firma Svenskt Tenn, Sweden, 1953
Located in Hägersten, SE
Box designed by Nils Fougstedt. Produced by Firma Svenskt Tenn, this example made in 1953. Made from pewter with brass edges. Good vintage condition with age related patina and wear....
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Vintage Stained Pine Miniature Chest, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage stained pine miniature chest, circa 1930 Measures: 13.5" wide x 10" deep x 9.5" high. Great for jewelry, letters, etc.
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American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

F.B. Rogers Gold Plate Walnut Shaped Trinket Box Keepsake, 1970, America
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in the USA by F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970. Made out of gold plate metal and left intentio...
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American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Fritz Hansen Sewing Box in Beechwood and Leather by Søren Hansen, Denmark, 1933
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and important piece of design from the early beginning of the Danish Modern furniture era. This sewing box was made at Fritz Hansen & Son, Copenhagen in the 1930s. It is made fr...
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Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Beech

Hand Crafted Leather and Gold Tooled Hinged Box with Brass Lion Paw Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely leather box with Gold tooled leather. In the shape of a treasure box, with a raised center portion, the box is unique in shape and style. A compliment to any desk to hold...
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English 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Brass

Woven Faux Cane Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Woven Faux Cane Domed Box Possibly made by Maitland Smith The surface of the box creates an illusion of a traditional woven straw box
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North American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Acrylic

Embossed Ceramic Box, Model "Flowers" by Mithé Espelt, France, 1970
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
A rectangular chest with three flowers glazed in green, blue and white. Crackled gold frame. Wooden base with green felt at the back. France, Circa 1970 Dimensions : Height ...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Earthenware

Unique Antique Book Letter Box – 19th-Century Leather-Bound Spines
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exceptional antique letter box is a one-of-a-kind piece crafted in the 20th century from genuine 19th-century leather-bound books. The richly d...
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French Belle Époque Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Box in wood end metal top, Italy 70s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a small rectangular case with a metal top featuring a grid pattern and wooden sides. It has a latch on the front and appears to be used for holding small items like cigarette...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Maitland Smith Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith decorative jewelry box made of two tone tessellated pen shell with brass detailing.
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Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

French Rene Lalique Art Deco Box Set, Blue Stain Marguerites Menu Holders, 1924
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Amazing boxed set of six glass Rene Lalique Marguerites (Daisies) pattern menu holders, dating around 1924 with original blue staining. (Ref: Marcil...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

Japanese Black Lacquer Pin Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Turn of the century Japanese black lacquer pin box, elegantly adorned in silver and gold decoration over a sleek black lacquer base. This exquisite piece remains in excellent conditi...
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Japanese 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Vintage Orange Glass HInged Box with White Coral Top Black Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
This absolutely stunning vintage orange glass hinged box has a white piece of organic coral as the top. The inside is a black velvet interior. It is from the 70's and was sold at Sak...
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American Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Coral

Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box England, circa 1900s A beautiful colorful example, of oval from with swing handle, on a tapering box decorated with tassels, lion medallions and trellis work. Fitted with a latch handle, possibly a commercial tea box, can be used a fireplace kindling...
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English Regency 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Large Vintage Maitland-Smith Mother of Pearl Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Vintage Maitland-Smith Mother of Pearl Box. The top inlaid with a strip of brass. The box sits on top of round ball feet.
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Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Mid Century Vivid Blue Ceramic Box with Golden Sun by Mithé Espelt
Located in Toronto, ON
An exceptional large mid century vivd blue glazed ceramic box with golden sun by famed artist, Mithé Espelt. The box lid is ceramic with a blackened wood base. Born in 1923, Mithé Es...
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French 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Large French Bonbon Tin Box, Vintage Tin Can, Bonbons Tour Eiffel Paris
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Bonbon Tin Box from France. On the lid is written "Bonbon Tour Eiffel Paris".
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French 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

1970's Ceramic box by Mithé Espelt
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's Ceramic box by Mithé Espelt Rare abstract modèle France
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Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Modernist Burl Wood Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
An unusual and streamlined burl wood trinket box, circa 1990s. The box has a movable lid and is in great vintage condition. Incredibly beautiful pi...
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American Organic Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Vintage German Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket Carriage
Located in Elkhart, IN
A very rare vintage cut crystal jewelry casket/carriage with bronze mounts. The domed crystal casket sits on a bronze carriage stand with turnin...
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German Neoclassical 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Elegant Brown Marble Box from Italy, with Brass Hinges.
Located in Stockholm, SE
This elegant little box in brown marble, with brass details and beautifully crafted hinges, is the perfect blend of form and function. Made in Italy, it exudes a timeless charm that ...
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Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Brass

Tessellated Horn and Wood Veneer Trinket Box in the Style of R & Y Augousti
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well crafted tessellated horn and wood veneer trinket box in the style of R & Y Augousti, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 4.75" W x 4.75" D x 3.2...
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North American Organic Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn, Wood

Doyle Lane Blue Craquelure Tile Set in Hand Made Rosewood Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made rosewood box with crackled blue tile created by Doyle Lane. Box measures 2" high by 2 7/8" wide and 5" long. It is signed by the artists hand on verso, Doyle Lane as pict...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Asprey Sterling Silver and Rose Gold Compact, circa 1960
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An elegant compact poudrier by Asprey in sterling silver and rose gold. Exquisite craftsmanship, finished on all sides. Weighs 125 grams.
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British Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Black Box Erté inspiration with woman, leopard and flames hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Black Box Erté inspiration is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Black Box Erté inspiration has black fired enamels. Black Box Erté inspiration has an fired miniature by the painter Renato...
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Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Tessellated Stone Veneered Trunk
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This is a wonderfully simple yet beautiful tessellated stone veneered trunk. The manufacturing tag is still on the underside of the trunk and reads "Alexvale Furniture, Inc/ Philippines// item number///date. The featured stone specimens have been placed closely together and their sizes range from about 1" x 3" to 2"x 5" of different sizes. Different shades of beige dominate the color scheme while subtle hints of grey, yellow , and orange can be seen throughout the piece. Fine brass inlays run vertically on the top and front of the trunk. A brass inlaid circle...
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Philippine Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
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French 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien Modernist Hand Wrought Brass Lidded Box Vessel
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Minimal in its ornamentation, this handmade brass box exemplifies the exacting standards of Hagenauer artisans while encapsulating the timeless elegance in the workshop’s designs — a miniature...
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20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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