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Fine Antique Collectable Chinese Table Top Cabinet Jewellery Collectors Storage
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1920's hand painted and lacquered oriental Chinese table chest or jewellery box.
A very good looking and well made pie...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant box designed by Gabriella Crespi
Wooden and golden brass small box.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed.
Italy 1970s
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Burr Walnut Glove Box w/Slightly Domed Lid and Bone Edges
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco Burled Walnut glove box of rectangular form with bone edges and slightly domed top. Relined.
Category
English Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fabric, Walnut
Superb Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique black lacquer document box with an exquisitely detailed, finely wrought design from The Tale of the Genji depicted in gold maki e across the lid. Internally, the box is de...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$5,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat about 800°C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Category
Italian Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Regency Plated Biscuit Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of Regency-era refinement to your decor with this stunning Vintage Plated Biscuit Box. Beautifully crafted with ornate neoclassical column detailing and a ribbed domed li...
Category
British Neoclassical 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Tea Caddy with Polar Bear Finial, 1930's
Located in Stockholm, SE
This square container features a domed lid adorned with a finely modeled polar bear figurine as the finial — a distinctive detail that brings character and whimsy to the design. The ...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Antique Postage Stamp Box, American, Sterling Silver, Pocket Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique postage stamp box. An American, silver pocket case with monogram, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Delightfull...
Category
Central American Edwardian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Studio Craft Solid Rosewood Lidded Box, in the Style of Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Chicago, IL
Studio Craft Solid Rosewood Lidded Box, in the Style of Arthur Espenet Carpenter
A small, sculptural studio-made lidded box in solid rosewood, crafted in the style of California mast...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typically were used fo...
Category
Chinese Other 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Norwegian Wood.chest With Hand Painted Floral Motif
Located in Seattle, WA
Intricate Detailing of Flowers and Letter Markings as Pictured. Features a Small Compartment inside.
Dimensions. 9 W ; 5 D ; 6 H
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$796 Sale Price
20% Off
Lucite and Chrome Box, Italy, 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rare decorative lucite and chrome cube-shaped box. Made in Italy in the 1970s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Large Asian Decorative Wooden Jewelry Box with Hammered Brass Metal Overlay
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Asian decorative wooden jewelry box with brass overlay.
Large ethnic Indian hand painted decorative jewelry wood box with brass metal hammere...
Category
Indian Agra 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Goldscheider Ceramic Box by Rudolf Knorlein. Vienna, Austria, 1930s
By Rudolf Knörlein, GOLDSCHEIDERSCHE PORZELLAN-MANUFACTUR UND MAJOLICA-FABRIK (1885-1953), Friedrich Goldscheider, Goldscheider Manufactory of Vienna
Located in Malmö, SE
A very rare and beautiful art deco lidded box. Glazed and hand painted with an amazing portrait of a woman with curly hair.
Designed by Rudolf Knörlein for Friedrich Goldscheider, V...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Koret Mid-Century Modern Black Patent Leather and Brass Handbag or Shoulder Bag
By Koret
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Stylish black patent leather adjustable handbag made by high end manufacturer, Koret. This bag has a fold over flap with an unusual brass U-shaped twist clasp closure. The interior i...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key
Located in London, GB
A sublime silver gilt and full radial guilloche enamel with highlights, singing bird box, with original silver and enamel key and original leather carry case. When wound and the bird-form start/stop button actuated, the magic starts immediately with the bird lid...
Category
Austrian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Swedish Grace Pewter Box by Ingvar Bossler for Gamleby Tenn, Västervik, Sweden.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Simple, yet sophisticated, Swedish Grace pewter box by Ingvar Bossler for Gamleby Tenn, Västervik, Sweden.
The company Gamleby Tenn started in the...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Early 20th-Century Mexican Fruitwood Marquetry Letter Box
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite letter box, crafted in Puebla, Mexico, during the early 20th century, is a testament to the region's rich tradition of marquetry. Made from fine fruitwood, the box sho...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
1960's Heavy Weight Rivetted Round Grain Bin
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Heavy Weight Rivetted Round Grain Bin.
These grain bins are a staple functional item from farms throughout Belgium, used to hold grain feed for live stock. These bins are gr...
Category
Belgian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Sleek R&Y Augousti Inlaid Brass and Shell Box, Paris C.1990
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sleek R&Y Augousti Inlaid Brass and Shell Box, Paris C.1990
Unmarked, Attributed to the R&Y Augousti Studios
Made during the unparalleled style of 1990s Paris, this sleek, unmarked ...
Category
French Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Copper Box by Rebajes
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming copper box by Rebajes, signed.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Antique Wooden Box Painted In Art Nouveau Style
Located in Bilzen, BE
An oil-painted wooden box in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century.
Old patina.
The key is missing.
11.5 x 23.5 cm, height 5.5 cm.
Category
French Art Nouveau 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Shagreen Covered Box in Unusual Coral Red Color on Ball Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered wooden box in unusual coral red color with ball feet and bar lid lift.
Category
English Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-over-red Domed Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
An Unusual 20th Century Italian Silvered Bronze Mounted Clear-Over-red crystal box The box is composed of two sections of Italian clear-over-red crysta...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Jean Michel Frank Large Straw French Marquetry Box, 1930s
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing French straw-marquetry box, dating from the 1930s, designed by Jean-Michel Frank.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Cork
Egg style Faberge Savoia blue Enamel Small Size Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Small egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, Russian Empire style inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé, late 19th century, early 20th...
Category
Italian Empire Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
George Betjemann Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx and Lapis Box
By George Bentjemann
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
George Betjemann & Sons George V Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx Box with stepped Lapis Lazuli corners.
Box features three compartments. Imp...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Immerse yourself in timeless elegance with this rectangular pill box, featuring two subtly rounded sides. Crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver, it boasts a hand-painted ...
Category
Italian George IV Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Karl Palda Art Deco Glass Cigarette Box
By Karl Palda
Located in Red Lion, PA
This stunning Karl Palda Art Deco cigarette box is a prime example of 1930s Czech glass design, featuring a sleek rectangular body with an abstracted, cut-glass lid. The geometric Ar...
Category
Czech Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Hand painted ceramic box by Arte Casa Albisola, 1940s
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Delightful and rare painted ceramic box made in the 40s by the Arte Casa factory in Albisola. Fairly good condition, slight defects in the ceramic. Manufacturer's mark on the base.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Precious in the hand, the petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver in the shape of a paper folding fa...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th/20th C. Repoussé Silver Box Mythical Guardian Figure, Tibet or South India
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Repoussé Silver Box with Mythical Guardian Figure, Tibet or South India
Late 19th–Early 20th Century
Two pieces, the top and bottom, fit securely for a total weight of 58 grams.
A...
Category
Tibetan Tibetan 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Austrian 1925 Art Deco Plique à jour Enameled Box In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Austria art deco enameled box designed by Johann Scholz.
An exceptional snuff-pills box, created in Vienna Austria between the1922-1925. This box ...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Exquisite Austrian Cigarette and Cigar Box in the Style of Carl Aubock
Located in Vienna, AT
Hand-crafted Ostrich-leather box for cigarettes and, by removing the inner wood wall, cigars.
The leather on the top and the front is beautifully ribbed. The sides and the handle to...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Indian Cast Brass Metal Incense Burner in a Snail Form
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled cast metal incense stick holder in a Snail Shaped form.
Vintage cast brass incense burner holder.
A censer, incense burner, perfume ...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Ceramic Box by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable ceramic box by Franco Bucci for Laboratorio Pesaro.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
English Gothic Revival Style Oak Letter Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Gothic Revival-style (1st Quarter 20th Century) oak letter box with tracery carved sides and top
Category
British Gothic Revival 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Signed Japanese Steel Shakudo Damascene Box with a Shimazu Mon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 20th century Japanese Amita Damascene Steel Box.
Made of damascened steel inlaid with gold & silver.
The lid of the box has gilt depictions of bamboo plants, while the sides of the boxes have similar depictions of river plants and birds.
The interior of the box is fully gilt, and the lid’s interior is decorated with an embossed depiction of a Japanese doll of a girl in kimono amongst branches, leaves, and flowers.
Marked to the bottom of the box for ‘W.E. Knox’ and with a Shimazu Mon...
Category
Japanese Showa 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Copper, Steel
Anglo Raj Hand Painted Jewellery Wood Box 1920s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Hand Painted East Indian Decorative Box.
An antique Rajasthani Indian hand painted wood box, early 20th century.
The box is handcrafted of wood and feature a hinged lid that can be opened and closed to access the contents inside.
Hand painted colorful Indian box with lid depicting human figures and flowers.
Style: Anglo Raj, Paint, Wood, Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin: India.
Anglo Raj Vintage Wooden Box Hand Painted Indian Chest Trinket 1920s.
Large Trinket Box Folk Art Hand Painted Colorful Asian Jewellery Chest...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Pine Bentwood Farmhouse Firkin Lidded Bucket Basket Bail 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique pine farmhouse firkin / sugar storage bucket with paneled sides, banded lid and rotating bail handle. Decoupaged on one side with small fashion plate of women in mid Victoria...
Category
Country 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood, Pine
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Hardwood Opium Bowl Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to resemble a scroll-form altar table, this narrow footed box has an elegant silhouette with waterfall sides and minimal ornamentation. Dated to the late 19th century, the b...
Category
Chinese Qing 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
A large English early 20th century folk art shellwork box, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative box dates to the early 20th century and it is a rare folk art piece based around a Victorian pine box and later decorated with a bold well arranged collection of English shells which has been glued onto its four sides in graduated matching boarders with an interesting collective display of individual ones on the top.
This most interesting and eye catching box is in good condition. The shells show some age related patination. The pine box is raised onto plain square block feet. It is fitted with the original good strong brass hinges and a working Victorian brass lock and key...
Category
British Early Victorian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
A set of two silver-plated metal boxes France 1970
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A set of two elegant silver-plated metal boxes, each featuring a hinged lid. Their surface is adorned with a beautiful patina that adds character and depth to their aesthetic. These ...
Category
French Rococo Revival Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$819 Sale Price
20% Off
Mahogany machinists tool box
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Mahogany box with nice finger joinery.
Restored condition. Previously used to store machinists tools.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
19Thc Original Red Painted Cutlery / Knife Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Hand crafted and painted cutlery box from Pennsylvania in original red painted surface. The condition is very good and has square nail construction.
Category
American Adirondack 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$396 Sale Price
41% Off
19th Century Original Grey Painted Large Candle Box from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19th century original grey painted handmade large scale candle box from New England .This wonderful slide top box has such great personality and great construction. It is e...
Category
American Folk Art 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
$1,180 Sale Price
20% Off
Swedish Biedermeier Karelian Birch Hat Box
Located in Queens, NY
Swedish Biedermeier-style (20th Century) Karelian birch round shaped hat box with leather strap.
Category
Biedermeier 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Birch
rare carl auböck box
Located in Munich, DE
rare piece from the carl auböck workshop.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Signed Chrome, Brass, Black Resin Hinged Monumental Sculptural Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and sculptural monumental beautifully made Italian hinged heavy box is signed and stamped Linea Ble Roma. It is from the 20th century and is comprised of chrome, brass ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
1970s Don Shoemaker for Señal Carved Root Wood Box Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Free form lidded box designer Don Shoemaker Mexico
Retains original label Señal
Cocobolo root wood
6.5 h x 4 d x 10 w
Original vintage unrestored condition.
Expect signs of vin...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo, Wood
1930s Art Deco Half Doll Powder Bowl
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930s Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from porcelain with a vibrantly colored painted finish. There is m...
Category
English Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Wooden Box Inlayed Wooden Mosaic
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Style Wood Box with Checker Board Design on Top. Wear and Tear Consistent with Age as Pictured. Unsigned.
Dimensions. 9 W ; 6 1/2 D ; 2 H
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$103 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique English Carved Two Masted Scooner Wood Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1847 English carved wood vetvet lined box woth scooner carved top
Category
Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Pill box big size Florentine Renaissance Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled engraving in two colours, in Florentine Renaissance style. Diameter cm. 5 cm high. 2. Weight gr. ...
Category
Italian Renaissance Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Leather Wrapped Italian Covered Box with Fleur De Lis Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful elegant wrapped leather box with Fleur De Lis motif, circa 1960's, in olive green leather with gold accents nice and clean condition with cloth interior.
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Marble and Nickel Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Super chic veined marble and nickel-plated box. The bottom and top are 1/2" marble slab while the sides are nickel-plated metal. A handsome box to be sure.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Metal
$1,500
Mosaic Marquetry Octagonal Music Box Granada Moorish Spain
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed music box.
Handcrafted in Spain in the Moorish Syrian style with red velvet lined and a mirror.
Decorative Spanish inlaid Marquetry music box intricately and finely inlaid in Islamic geometric designs with marquetry of precious wood decorated with Moorish Islamic motif designs which have been painstakingly inlaid with fruitwoods.
Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with mosaic marquetry.
Handcrafted in Granada Spain...
Category
Spanish Moorish 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood
Set of Unusual Spanish Crab Boxes in Solid Silver
Located in London, GB
Set of unusual Spanish crab boxes in solid silver
Spanish, 20th Century
Height 4cm, width 9cm, depth 7cm
The delightful boxes in this set of four are cra...
Category
Spanish 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$11,761 / set
Snuffbox two-tones enamel stripes Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...
Category
Italian Napoleon III Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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