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Period: 20th Century
1980s Tessellated Stone With Brass Inlay Pyramid Shaped Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s tessellated stone with brass inlay pyramid shaped box.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style coaster plates.
Rajasthani inlaid stone marble decorative set of 7 small roun...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
Snuffbox Vessel Miniature Hand-Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel inserted in a fine hand engraving and with round miniature diameter cm. 3.3 hand painted always with fire enamels depicting a sailing ship. Early 19th century Viennese Baroque style. Fine hand engraving on all sides and bottom. Measurements cm. 7.5 x 7.5 x 2. Weight gr. 151. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 on inspiration of ancient original artifacts and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters in several specimens, also with different colors and miniatures, with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slabs and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 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 colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
Italian Baroque Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
R & Y Augousti Paris France Snakeskin Decorative Table Box
Located in New York, NY
R & Y Augousti Paris France snakeskin decorative table box. Beige in color. Overall excellent condition. Age appropriate wear. Box measures approximately 5 5/8" in length, 5 5/8" ...
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pill Box monochrome hand-painted miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired asu guillochè enamel also on all sides and monochrome hand-painted miniature on the lid. Dimensions c...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Diamond Point Silver Plated Metal Box, Unique C. 1970s, France
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
Very beautiful one of a kind silver plated metal box with fine diamond point patterns.
Handcrafted and high quality metal work. The box is very heavy.
Made on a special request, circa 1970, by Maison...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Antique English Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian style mahogany tea caddy.
Of bombé form with fruit wood inlay, gilt brass mounts & handle, and bracket feet.
Simply a wonderful, rare form!
Date:
L...
Category
English Georgian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Don Shoemaker Exotic Wood Inlaid Decorative Briefcase for Señal, circa 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisitely crafted slim decorative briefcase designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal of Mexico. Taking advantage of the expertise provided by Mexican artisans, shoemaker founded Señal w...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo
$1,750 Sale Price
39% Off
Pair of Decorative Cocobolo / Rosewood Lidded Cannisters
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of decorative cocobolo / rosewood lidded cannisters from Costa Rica, circa 1990s. The cannisters measures 5"D x 3.5" H and have removable lids. Well crafted and gorgeous! #1783.
Category
Costa Rican Organic Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Cocobolo
$340 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Heart-Shaped Zsolnay Lidded Box in Cream-Colored Porcelain with Flowers
Located in København, Copenhagen
Heart-shaped Zsolnay lidded box in cream-colored porcelain with hand-painted flowers, butterflies and gold decoration.
Late 20th century.
Measures: 12 x 6.5 cm.
In excellent cond...
Category
Hungarian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura Censor
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box with lid.
Handmade marble decorative lidded box inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper and carnelian for orange.
It is the same craft that you see in the Taj Mahal.
Very nice fine pietra dura art...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Emerald & Ruby Mounted Silvered Filigree Box
Located in Austin, TX
Immaculately crafted from the 20th century, this Silvered Filigree Box exhibits the skill of fine craftsmanship and gemstone mastery. This breath...
Category
Tibetan Tibetan 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,400 Sale Price
33% Off
Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14" in height.
Category
American American Colonial 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Alabaster Box with Brass Trim
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vibrant Orange and Golden color Alabaster box with a brass trimmed closure.
The box is ideal for jewelry, decor on a cocktail table or holding office supplies on your desk or work...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Crystal and Silver Box
Located in Queens, NY
Art Deco oval crystal box with silver top with initials.
Category
Victorian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Industrial Era Metal Storage Bins, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era steel stackable bins with handles. Freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse.
The bins have endless uses; in an office, mud room, hall...
Category
American Industrial Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Tessellated Box in Coral Stone and Brass by Casa Bique, C. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
1970's Architectural box handcrafted of tessellated coral stone in hues of ivory, peach, and salmon pink. The large scale box features plinth feet wi...
Category
Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Vintage Small Round Box in German Porcelain Orange and White Color
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Pleas...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Maitland Smith Stone and Gemstone Decorative Box w Drawer
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Unique Maitland Smith decorative box with sliding drawer. Beautiful stone work topped with an amethyst stone with brass band. Rosewood interior.
Category
Post-Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Hand-Carved Decorative Wooden Keepsake Box with Animal Sculpture Lidded Top
Located in Miami, FL
A beautifully hand carved wooden keepsake box with an adorable sculpted dog on top of the lid.
The exterior of the box is stylistically carved wit...
Category
American 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
$595 Sale Price
25% Off
Mughal Indian Polished Brass Pierced Incense Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful hand-crafted polished brass footed box with with lid, latch and handle intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs and pierced with holes.
Vintage pierced decorative Mughal Indian style brass box from India...
Category
Indian Agra 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Eugène PRINTZ (1879 – 1948), flower pot
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène PRINTZ (1879–1948), trained in his father's workshop in Paris, shifted to modern furniture design in the 1920s and became a prominent master of Art Deco cabinetry. He collabor...
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Palmwood
Boîte en ébène
Located in Paris, FR
Carved box in solid Macassar ebony. It is opened by means of a handle that is also carved. It is signed "A.Noll" on the underside.
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
$31,118
Empire Revival Leather and Brass Decorative Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning 1950s Italian decorative lidded box showcases an Empire Revival Neoclassical flair. The tall, rectangular shape boasts a classic modernist design, featuring gilded bras...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Silver Enameled Ring Container Box from Kabylie, Algeria
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Berber Kabyle box container to hold rings and pins small jewelry or khol.
Made of silver wash with filigree enamel in pagoda shape.
Enamel and rhinestone made of silver tone ...
Category
Algerian Moorish 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Austrian Art Deco Glass Box with Silver Plated Mounts and Starburst Design
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Austrian Art Deco Glass Box with Silver Plated Mounts and Starburst Design. The rectangular box with a starburst etched design on the underside of the box and it is marked on the "Au...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Danish Modern Teak Wall Hanging Memo & Roll Top Tambour Door Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A unique Danish solid teak wall hanging roll top trinket box, and memo pad with cork circa 1970's, versatile rare, and unique perfect for mid century, danish modern home decor.
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak, Cork
Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Blue, Green, White Stripes, Signed
By Bitossi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi box, ceramic, blue, green, white stripes, signed. Small scale colorful lidded box decorated with a tight hard edge pattern of blue, green and white stripes...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box
Beautiful decorative silver box, with a central design of a rose and a frame of bows on both sides. Sealed
Measures:
Height: 7.5 centi...
Category
English Art Nouveau 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 ...
Category
Danish French Provincial 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
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...
Category
Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$196 Sale Price
20% Off
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box
This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper, malachite, carnelian, mother of pearl, lapis lazuli, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal.
Very nice fine pietra dura art...
Category
Indian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
1930's New Old Stock Cacao Sinor Box - Pack of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1930's New Old Stock Cacao Sinor Box - Pack of Six - Large Quantity Available. Originally used to box up and sell Sinor Coco. Original new old stock packaging, never used or folded.
...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Mid Century Italian Ceramic Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mid century Italian ceramic box
Crab design on its lid
Circa 1950 Origin Italy
Mid-Century
Color Green and red
no visible signature.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
Christian Dior Green Rectangular Glass Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior green rectangular lead glass crystal box with etched texture inside the lid / made in France
Original label on the glass / comes in original box
Length: 6.5 inches / W...
Category
French 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique George V Sterling Silver Dressing Table Box (1910)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver dressing table box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George...
Category
English Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1925 enameled bronze boxe signed by Primavera
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare 1925 's bronze and enamel boxe signed by Primavera
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Wilhelm Kienzle tool box for MEWA, circa 1950, Switzertland.
Yellow and grey lacquered metal. Black handle, black hammer and pliers patterns.
Original good condition.
Dimensi...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and int...
Category
Indian Folk Art 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Surrealist Style Carved Wood Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Surrealist Style Carved Wood Decorative Box.
This lovely decorative box is hand carved and quite interesting. Great coffee table or bookcas...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Austrian Floral Flower Basket Star Silver Compact Pill Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Beautifully made hinged silver compact featuring a floral design on the top section with a flower basket in the middle of a floral wreath and star. There are more flowers on the outer edge. Inside is a beveled glass mirror with a twist rope border, The sides have a scruff leaf design and the back is an attractive machine turned pattern of concentric circles. There is a Austrian bird...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Asian Black and Red Round Box Lacquer Offering Vessel Urn
Located in North Hollywood, CA
South Asian Burmese black and red lacquer box, offering vessel urn with compartment for storage.
This round lacquer ware box from Burma is made from bamboo and lacquer.
In Burma (now...
Category
Burmese Folk Art 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Art Deco GAB Pewter Box with Ribbed Design, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking Art Deco pewter box designed and crafted by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, circa 1930s. This circular lidded box showcases a bold and streamlined ribbed design, char...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative box features a gold plate finish with hand etched Egyptian hieroglyphics along the lid and sides, from circa 1920.
Category
Spanish Egyptian Revival 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$897 Sale Price
35% Off
Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1900 in a Folk Art style. The box itself, including th...
Category
Canadian Folk Art 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Lalique France "Coppelia" Oval Lidded Box
By Lalique
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Lalique France Coppelia pattern oval lidded box with metal mounts and hinge, moulded in relief with chains of roses tumbling down the sides. The lid slightly domed, marked on verso a...
Category
French Hollywood Regency 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold maki e plum blossoms. In Japanese culture plum blossom symbolises the beginning of Spring, having its own festival, the Ume Matsuri, alongside the more famous cherry blossom festival...
Category
Japanese Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$2,880 Sale Price
20% Off
The sweeper of the Sacred Heart by Line Vautrin – Gilt bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
La balayeuse du Sacré-Coeur (The sweeper of the Sacred Heart) by Line Vautrin, gilt bronze box.
Generously sized gilt bronze box.
The lid chiselled with a decoration of a multitude o...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1960s Bitossi Aldo Londi Italian Red Ceramic Box Italy
By Bitossi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s Italian Red Black decorative ceramic pottery box
geometric relief
attributed to Bitossi Aldo Londi
Stamped Italy
6 x 4.38 x 2 H inches
Presentation unrestored original vintage ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery, Ceramic
Vintage Romeo Rega Brass Large Pyramid Step Box Sculpture Desk Accessory Italian
By Romeo Rega
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and very special heavy large vintage brass stepped pyramid box and or sculpture designed by Romeo Rega is Italian and now rare. This is from the 70s. It is unmarked but ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Two Palembang Peranakan Lacquerware Bridal Boxes and a Tray
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Two Palembang Peranakan lacquerware bridal boxes and a tray
South Sumatra, Palembang, lacquer work by Chinese Peranakan artisans, mid 20th century
Woo...
Category
Indonesian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Silver and enamel candy box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silver and enamel candy box
glass candy jar with silver lid and painted enamel on its lid
Origin Switzerland Circa 1900
stamped 935 silver cap
Guillo...
Category
Swiss Neoclassical Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Large Gilt Bronze Feuille Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large cast bronze powder box (poudrier) by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1945-1950. The box called "Feuille" (Leaf) features an irregular leaf form wit...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Musical Ladies Powder Compact Box, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco ladies musical powder box. It appears to not have ever been used and as such is in remarkable condition. Bright red enamel exterior with gold accents to the edges ...
Category
European Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Black lacquered box with Japanese botanical design, urushi
Located in Katori-Shi, 12
This antique lacquerware box with a lid retains the elegance of the Taisho period.
It is characterized by the deep luster of the lacquer and the delicately painted floral pattern, m...
Category
Taisho 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
1970s Vintage Gold Leaf Ceramic Canister Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Gold Leaf Canister Storage Box Container
9.75 h x 4.75 d x 4.5
Ceramic and Gold Leaf
unmarked
Original unrestored vintage
Refer to images
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Oval Cut Crystal Box with Silver Mount
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Oval Cut Crystal Box with Silver Mount. Cut crystal boxes are typically made from high-quality lead crystal glass. This type of glass is known for its clarity, brilliance, and...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate
Vintage Maitland Smith Decorative Tessellated Stone Kidney Shaped Box Keepsake
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade Maitland Smith light pink tessellated kidney shaped stone box.
Mid-Century Modern Period made in the Philippines.
No makers mark....
Category
Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
DEAKIN & FRANCIS 1935 Birmingham Guilloche Green Enamel Box In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box designed by Deakin & Francis.
This is a fabulous squared antique case-box, created in the city of Birmingham England at the silversmiths of Deakin &...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Edith Dawson. An Arts & Crafts Silver Pot with Floral Details & A Red Enamel Lid
Located in London, GB
Nelson Dawson, probably made by his wife Edith Dawson.
A rare Arts & Crafts silver bowl with a red enamel lid and a particular E Dawson floral decoration...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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