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Period: 20th Century
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
Antique Capo DiMonte Hand Painted Ceramic Box circa 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-646 Antique Capo DiMonte hand painted ceramic box.
Category
Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Pilkington's Lustre Pill Box Decorated with an Armorial Shield, 1907
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5171 Pilkington's Lustre Pill Box decorated with an armorial shield by Jessie Jones
Very small frit to the inner rim
Dated 1907
Dimensions: 5.5cm wi...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian-Style Sterling Silver Trinkets Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian-style, sterling silver trinkets box with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1978, Broadway and Company-makers. Lined with navy blue velvet. Underside is c...
Category
English Victorian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Louis Vuitton Cabin Trunk In Natural Cow Hide, Paris, c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare Louis Vuitton cabin trunk covered in leather. Dating to the early part of the 20th century, covered not in the world famous (but more common) monogram canvas but in a single piece of cow hide. These all-leather trunks were made by special order and Louis Vuitton used...
Category
French 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Canvas
Snuff Box "Soap" Shaped with Horse's Head Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval rounded "soap" shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fired enamels above and below and hand-painted miniature of a horse's head, English "Art Nouveau" style, early 1900s. Measurements cm. 4.7 x 6.7 x 2. Weight gr. 96. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at high heat at 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 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 Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Art Deco Cigarette Box or Makeup Pencil Holder by Marius Agogue Loiret
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Constructed with fine mahogany and birch woods. Designed by French ebeniste Marius Agogue Loiret.
This very decorative box would ...
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Curiosity Cabinet 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 ...
Category
French 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Chinese Lao Tian Li Cloisonne Cylindrical Box, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful antique Chinese cloisonné cylindrical box and cover by Lao Tian Li, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The box of cylindrical form and w...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Italian Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Sailboat Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Cut Sailboat Decoration And Original Brass Hardware.
Category
Italian Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fontana Arte Rare Box Attributed to Max Ingrand, Marked
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and rare glass and plated metal box with a wooden lining. Acid Marked in glass as shown Fontana Italy.
Category
Italian Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Italian Leather Box in Dark Grey Charcoal
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful vintage Italian all leather jewelry box in dark grey charcoal with gold embossing, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Marked "Made in Italy" on bottom as shown in image ...
Category
Italian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique Sterling Silver Elephant Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large and rare antique cast sterling silver elephant sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection
...
Category
German 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Mappin Webb, Large Sterling Silver Cigarette Case/Box, Marked, Paris Angleterre
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver cigarette case / box with wood lined marked and weights 356 g. We think this box was retailed for the European market.
Category
English Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Modern Silver Box on Stand
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Modern silver box on stand, ca 1930. Rectangular with curved corners. Box has straight sides and cover top is gently raised and has applied gilt medallion with dramatic dragon in low relief...
Category
Japanese Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Triangular Travertine Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith, 1970s
Located in View Park, CA
A triangular travertine jewelry box attributed to Maitland-Smith, late 20th century. Marble detailing, including the sphere which works as a lid ...
Category
Post-Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Marble
Mid-Century Chinese Wicker Giraffe Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Chinese giraffe box ambitiously hand crafted in wicker and wood having a removable lid with a baby giraffe handle. From the famed Shangha...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Wood
Large Wooden Grape Bins
Located in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
Three large wooden grape bins from the champagne region. These would make ideal log baskets. Sold individually.
Dimensions
36 inches (91 cms) wide
22 in...
Category
French 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1980s Hollywood Regency Maitland-Smith Tessellated Marble & Brass Decorative Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
Vintage Hollywood Regency Maitland-Smith tessellated Maroon / Coral marble & brass trim quadtrefoil form decorative box with hinged lid and ...
Category
Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Set of Nanni Valentini Ceramic Sphere Boxes for Ceramica Arcore
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of two incredible Nanni Valenti ceramic sphere shaped boxes for Ceramica Arcore, Italy circa 1960s. These two ceramic lidded boxes pair extremely w...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Continental Rosewood Miniature Chest Jewelry Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Diminutive rosewood chest of drawers with dark silver mounts. The miniature chest with drawer front with two lower working drawers. The top section lifts to reveal storage. Perfect t...
Category
European Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th C. Chinese Rose Mandarin Round Box with Lid
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round box with lid in figures of Chinese traditional ladies and men.
Category
Chinese Other 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Prewar Crystal Bonbonniere Decorated with Floral Motifs
Located in Opole, PL
Prewar Crystal Bonbonniere Decorated with Floral Motifs
We present you this prewar crystal bonbonniere, decorated with floral motifs.
It is in incredibly good condition and undamage...
Category
European 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Agate Inlaid Moorish Wedding Jewelry Dressing Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large vintage Moorish wedding jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with brass and silvered metal filigree.
Large circular Moorish Middle East jewelry...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Pilkington's Lustre Pill Box Decorated with Stylised Flowers, 1907
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
5169 Pilkington's Lustre pill box decorated with stylised flowers by Jessie Jones
Chip to the lid (not visible when in situ)
Dated 1907
Dimensions: 5.5cm wide
Complimentary...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Tramp Art Lift-Top Box with Notched and Layered Geometrical Design, ca. 1920
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Tramp Art lift-top box with notched and layered Geometrical Design, the interior with original fabric lining, American, ca. 1920.
For similar examples and techniques, see:
Clifford A. Wallach, A LEGACY IN TRAMP ART. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2012, pp. 184-185.
Laura M...
Category
American 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A small round burl wood trinket or jewelry box with pyramid-like top. Perfect for any desk or vanity area to hold small items. Shown with cocktail ring (available separately.) Dimens...
Category
Minimalist 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
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 ...
Category
French 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
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...
Category
German Neoclassical 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Dogs Candy Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Dogs candy box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland.
Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine" p. 66.
France, CIRCA 1920.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
1919 René Lalique Box Une Figurine Et Raisins Clear & Frosted Glass with Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Une Figurine et Raisins" made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Molded signature on the lid.
Perfect condition.
diameter: 7 cm
Fél...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Snuffbox Miniature Pastoral Image Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature pastoral image fired enamelled. 18th century French style. Diameter cm. 8 cm high. 1.8. Weight gr. 171. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1968 on inspiration from previous boxes also manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by talented artisan artists with a thick plate suitable for supporting numerous glazing firings at high heat at around 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 Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Austrian Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Austrian box with ebony veneer over birch and with a thin fruitwood inlaid stripe around the lid. A simple brass handle allows the lid to be opened. Per...
Category
Austrian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood
Three Wiener Werkstatte Style Biscuit Tins
Located in Sharon, CT
Three beautifully decorated Austrian/German biscuit or candy tins. The red oval: 8x3.5x5", large square: 8.25x8.25x5.5" and the flower decorated:4.25x8.75x6.75.
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Silver-Gilt, Guilloche Turquoise Enamel Timepiece Alarm Clock Singing Bird
Located in London, GB
An extremely fine vintage richly-hued silver-gilt, guilloche turquoise enamel and pictorial enamel timepiece alarm-actuated singing bird box, by C. A. Marguerat.
When 8-day clock mo...
Category
Swiss Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Scatola Legno Design Anni 40, Coperchio in Vetro, Wood Box, 40s
Located in Milano, MI
Meravigliosa Scatola in Legno design Anni 40 Italiano
Coperchio in Vetro E Manico Coperchio in Legno
Perfette Condizioni Come Da Foto
Dimensioni: 5 x 23 x 9 cm.
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Large Chinese Export Famille Verte Peach Motif Box, Republic Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Export Famille Verte peach motif box, Republic period, exquisite all over decoration with peaches, trees and flowers. Unmarked.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Enamel Egg with Tripod Sterling Silver Gold Paillons Stars of Sky Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg with tripod in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent blue fired enamel on guillochè and with the insertion of pure gold “paillons” in the shape of stars to create...
Category
Italian Other Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Large Handmade Wooden Tool Box, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A large handmade wooden toolbox with steel handle and lock. Refinished in an oil and wax finish.
Creator unknown.
Date of manufacture c.194...
Category
Rustic 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Plastic Box, Apple, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia.
Made of Plastic.
Re-polished.
Good Original condition.
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Antique Chateau Des Tuileries Sevres Type Porcelain Hand Painted Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, signed antique French porcelain dresser box.
In a rare oval or egg form.
Decorated with a cobalt ground, signed hand painted scene with lovers in a garden, and rich g...
Category
French Beaux Arts 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Faience Lidded Pot Box With Dog Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience lidded pot box with dog circa 1900.
Category
French Rustic Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faience
Antique Austrian Onyx Jewelry Box with Figural Cold Painted Bronze Spaniel Dog
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The body of t...
Category
Austrian Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze
Bill Long Large Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great organic shaped Box
Integrated carved interior tray
Beautiful wood selection
A large organic example of American Craft
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Chinese Decorated Lacquer Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese lacquer decorated decorative box. This Stunning Chinese export hand decorated lacquered box is the perfect accessory for a coffee table or dressing table. Could be used for jewelry or important documents.
Category
Chinese Export Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Brazilian Agate Onyx and Wood Round Jewelry or Trinket Box, Brazil, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A Brazilian wood and agate onyx round jewelry or trinket box, in the Modern style/Post-Modern period, circa late 20th century, 1980s, Brazil. Agate is a light grey hue. Piece would s...
Category
Brazilian Post-Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Onyx
Line Vautrin "Aide Toi, Le Ciel T'Aidera" box and one "La Lune Rousse" box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Paris, FR
Line Vautrin
Two Boxes, comprising one "Aide Toi, Le Ciel T'Aidera" box and one "La Lune Rousse" box.
Silvered bronze
One box impressed LINE/VAUTRIN; one box impressed VAUTRIN
i: 1¼ ...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Levi & Salaman, Antique Nephrite & Essex Crystal Pill Box, U.K., circa 1911
Located in Chatham, ON
Levi & Salaman - Antique nephrite pill box with floral Essex crystal (rock crystal - reverse carved intaglio) - hand painted and carved daisy in full ...
Category
British Late Victorian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Rock Crystal, Gold
Rare, Reeded Ebony British Campaign Box or Chest on Stand, Early 1900's
Located in Nantucket, MA
A rare British Campaign officer's chest or box on a custom made stand. The top and all four sides are reeded--not an easy feat as ebony is one of the most exotic, dense hardwoods in ...
Category
Campaign 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Maitland Smith Post Modern White Tessellated Hexagonal Stone Box 1980's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Post Modern 1980s Maitland Smith Marble Covered Box with hinged lid and a round polished brass pull on top.
Vintage Postmodern geometric design decorative box white tessellated stone...
Category
Asian Post-Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
English Silver Cartridge Holder
Located in New York, NY
English silverplate cartridge holder. Vintage seven chamber cartridge holder of slim curved design. Beautiful modern design desk accessory. England, early 20th century
Dimensions: 4...
Category
English 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
1970's Leather Boxe Signed Hermes Paris
By Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare boxe in green leather designed by Maison Hermes
Circa 1970's.
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Continental Miniature Silver Filigree Decorative Box
Located in London, GB
Crafted with superb skill in silver filigree, this beautiful and delicate box is most likely continental-made, dating from the early 20th century. Its exact origin is unclear, and it...
Category
European Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Mid-Century Domed Abalone Box
Located in Tampa, FL
The domed abalone box has a rosewood and brass interior with little ball feet. Mid-century 1950s origin is probably Mexican and very high-quality.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone
Art Deco Jade Box, France. 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
A French Art Deco rectangular green nephrite jade trinket, jewelry, desk or vanity box. The green color of the jade creates a nice contrast with the jeweled hardware.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade
Pair of Cylindrical Box in Chrome, Brass and Lucite by Romeo Rega, Italy 1970s
By Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing pair of cylindrical box in chrome, brass and lucite by the Italian designer Romeo Rega.
Made in Italy in the 1970s.
His signature is engraved on the pair of box as shown in...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Chrome, Steel
Table Box Octagonal Light Blue Fired Enamel and Miniature Madame Drouais on Sali
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and beautiful hand-painted enamelled miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the portrait of Madame Drouais painted by her husband Francois Hubert in 1785 and conserved in the Louvre Museum. Fine hand-engravings on the sides. French Empire style. Measure cm. 8x8x3.7. Weight gr. 285. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1989 and manufactured in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous eamelled firings at high heat at 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 Other Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
1950s Mid-Century Italian Alabaster Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 1950’s Onyx green Alabaster box from Italy with a hinged top.
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
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