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Candy Maker in Crystal and Enamel, 19th Century
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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French Belle Époque Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Wonderful Hagenauer Silver Donkey Box
Located in Munich, DE
Wooden bow with silver donkey handle.
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Austrian Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rare Ancient Greek Limestone Lidded Vessel
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare Ancient Greek Limestone Lidded vessel
Purchased in Greece by previous owner.
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Greek Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Limestone
Gaedke Cookie Tin, Germany Around 1900, Lithographed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cookie tin from the german company Gaedke around 1900. Gaedke was a cocoa chocolate jam and cookie factory located in Hamburg in the early 20th century.
Th...
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German Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sheet Metal
Turn Of The Century Brass Indian Box With Gemstones
Located in Tampa, FL
A brass box with turquoise and coral. Turn of the century, India.
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Indian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Majolica Cottage Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica cottage Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
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French French Provincial Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
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 Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Steel
German Porcelain Hen Box, Meissen, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Marked underneath with the Meissen crossed swords.
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German Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Felt Bowler Hat in Original Hat Box from Blois
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French felt bowler hat in original hat box from Blois,
The hat is Chapeau Melon ancien EIRARD and it comes from Blois, both the hat and the card box are labeled, the hat is in ver...
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Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
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...
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Italian Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Small Turn of the Century Florentine Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A small turn of the century Italian Florentine box with an X design on top.
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Box with Mother of Pearl
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Antique Chinese Chinoiserie Wooden box with Handpainted inserts. Mother of Pearl decorative buttons. Double sides doors with compartments for small sculptures. Great piece.
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
A good quality Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts oak needlework box
Located in London, GB
A good quality Glasgow Style Arts and Crafts oak needlework box with upper drawer and sliding storage below on four tapering legs united by twin cross s...
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Scottish Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
WMF Art Nouveau Germany Silver Plate Jewelery Box, 1900s
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Jewelery box, WMF - Germany, early 20th century
Rectangular shape with scroll decorations, surmounted by a crown, internal fabric compartments, four curled feet, brand under the bas...
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German Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Art Nouveau Ceramic Box by Carl Sigmund Luber for Johann von Schwarz
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique Art Nouveau ceramic box, designed by Carl Sigmund Luber for Johann von Schwarz, showcases a charming pastoral scene on its li...
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German Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Large Liberty Wooden box, Wood and Mother of Pearl, Italy, 1900s
Located in Brussels, BE
Large Liberty Wooden box, Wood and Mother of Pearl, Italy, 1900s
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Lovely Hand Carved Wood Jewelry Box w. Stylized Kingfisher Bird Motive
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite hand-carved wooden jewelry box features a beautifully stylized depiction of a kingfisher bird. The octagonal box showcases intricate craftsmanship, with the bird motif...
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German Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Majolica Barbotine Box Jar Pheasant on Basket by Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand-painted majolica lidded jar / box or tureen in the shape of a pheasant hen sitting on a basket, made by Sarreguemines around 1900. This beau...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900.
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French Country Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Cambray Ware Arts & Crafts Silver Plated Letter Stand for Liberty & Co
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Arts & Crafts silver plated letter stand mounted with a Ruskin cabochon by Cambray Ware and dating from around 1905. The stylish stand has a hand p...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Majolica Money Bank, Basket with Cat and Mouse Onnaing
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica basket with cat seeking a mouse Onnaing, circa 1900.
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French Country Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica Shell Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica shell Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
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French French Provincial Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern resting on ball feet. This decorative box was most likely a cigarette box or trinket bo...
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Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box, decorated in the round with children playing tug-of-war. The lid is beautifully decorated...
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German Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique French sculptured sewing box in oak, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / oak / antique / rococo
A large French antique sewing box in oak hand crafted in France around 1900. This beautiful ...
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French Rococo Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Majolica Onnaing Hot Air Balloon Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Onnaing Hot Air Balloon Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
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French French Provincial Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Excellent Huge Wooden Box, Casket, circa 1900, Jugendstil, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Huge wonderfully decorated wooden box, an original of the Jugendstil era, made in Austria. This casket is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of the period around 1900.
Only ...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Art Nouveau tinnen box by De Beuckerlaer, Belgium ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / box / De Beuckelaer /tin / Art Nouveau / Art Deco
A beautiful decorated tinnen buiscuit box by De Beuckerlaer, made in Belgium around 1900.
Decorated with 4 diffe...
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Belgian Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
French Art Deco sewing box in sculpted wood, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Very decorative French sewing box with graphical carvings and a yellow ...
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Belgian Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Early 20th Century Boxwood Italian Pharmacy Bottles
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of early 20th century boxwood containers (21 cm) that allowed the discreet storage of medicines destined to treatments of pathologies to be kept hidden.
A unique set that w...
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood
Sevres Porcelain Chest Romantic Scene 'Lux'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain chest romantic scene (Lux)
signed Lux
19th century crica 1900.
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French Napoleon III Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Arts and Crafts William Morris style copper repousse hand decorated box C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish and sharply executed handmade copper box dates to the late 19th century. It is raised up onto splayed shaped bracket feet which are attached to the base which is fi...
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British Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Rococo Gilt Sterling Silver Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Rococo gilt sterling silver keepsake box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1903. Upward tapering with reeded mouth rim and curved bottom; foot ring. Applied rose garla...
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American Rococo Revival Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
English Silver Plate Art Deco Style Round Shape Covered Cigarette Box
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Here is this English silver plate art deco style round shape covered cigarette / tobacco box, a must have accessory for the discerning aficionado. This exquisite box seamlessly com...
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English Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Hand-Painted English Biscuit Tin by Huntley Palme, 1909
Located in Stamford, CT
This English biscuit box is circa 1909 by Huntley Palme. Flemish vase with decorative, colorful hand-painted front.
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English Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Large Italian Florentine Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A Florentine box from Italy from the turn of the century. Nice patina and a wonderful large box.
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Oval Opaline Box with Gilt Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Oval Opaline Box with Gilt Fitting and applied gold decoration.
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Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Napoleon III card holder
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III card holder
(card fray)
Gilt bronze and enamel
Origin France Circa 1900
Gilt bronze and Cloissone enamel with hand-painted Sevres porcelain plate signed by E. Horche
Per...
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French Napoleon III Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Alfred Daguet Jeweled Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A French handmade box by the French master craftsman Alfred Daguet. It features a Nordic ship motif and has inset jewels or stones. It is lined in ...
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French Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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English Art Deco Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
4 Piece Cut Crystal Dresser Set
Located in High Point, NC
4 piece cut crystal dresser set. The bottle measures 2 x 4.25, and has a lovely lid which has an inscription 30 April 1897. The hallmark is dated...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Liberty & Co Ltd Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver and Enamel Arts & Crafts Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver and enamel box made by Liberty & Co Ltd in the Arts & Crafts style; an addition to our diverse range of antique silver boxes and cases.
This exceptional Edwardian sterling silver and enamel box has a plain rectangular form.
The body of this antique enameled box is plain and unembellished.
This antique silver box is fitted with the original domed hinged hallmarked cover ornamented with an exceptional and impressive hand painted enamel panel depicting a river bank scene incorporating a plain beam bridge with a simple handrail.
The enamel panel is encompassed with a paralleling scalloped border accented with rope twist ornamentation.
The chamfered portion of the cover is further ornamented with an iconic Arts & Crafts style applied lobed border.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding; this box can be refitted with a bespoke velvet jewelry box fitment upon request.
This impressive antique silver box was crafted by the collectable silversmith Liberty & Co Ltd.
Large Arts & Crafts style boxes with an enamel panel are uncommon and becoming increasingly rare to the market.
Note: The majority of such boxes have a wood lining to the interior; it is a sign of quality when boxes have gilded, unlined interiors in addition to a solid silver cover.
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This antique silver and enamel box...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Edwardian Biscuit Tin – ‘William Crawford & Sons Ltd’ Circa 1905
Located in Hamburg, DE
Presenting a superb example of an Edwardian period biscuit tin by the renowned ‘William Crawford & Sons Ltd.’ This tin, titled ‘Chums,’ is a beautifully preserved piece of early 20th...
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British Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian 1900s Sterling Silver and Enamel Flag Vesta Case
By Joseph Walton
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian sterling silver and enamel flag vesta case; an addition to our maritime silverware collection.
This antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded form.
The anterior surface is embellished with a central enamel design depicting British Navy Code of Signal flags: 'Blue Ball' - a white flag with a blue center, a red flag with a yellow St George's Cross and a blue field with a central horizontal white stripe.
These flags represent the individual letters 'S', 'R' and 'J'; their combined definition is untraced.
The posterior surface of this antique vesta case is plain and unembellished.
This fine silver flag...
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English Victorian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver and enamel box in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver box has a plain circular form.
The box is fitted with a subtly domed, hallmarked push fit cover, embellished with an exceptional hot enameled panel depicting a female character in the form of a water nymph, gazing through ripples and water lilies, all in the iconic Art Nouveau style; this is a highly desirable and collectable scene.
The sides and underside of this Art Nouveau box are plain and unembellished.
This impressive box was crafted by the London silversmiths Walter...
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English Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Venetian Glass Box Circa 1900
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An unusual, Venetian glass casket with gilded and Lapis accents with a center glass medallion.
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Edwardian 1905 German Enameled Round Box In .900 Silver Imported Into France
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled round box made in Pforzheim.
Beautiful German enamel box, created in the city of Pforzheim in the early 20th century, between the 1900-1...
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German Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Philippines Silver Inlay Betel Nut Box
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines. The box has a handle on each si...
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Philippine Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
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Silver
Victorian antique sterling silver string box made in London in 1900
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1900/1 by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co., this Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver String Box, is ornate in design and stands on three decorative feet. The stri...
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English Victorian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
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Sterling Silver
Fabulous Indian Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Fabulous Indian box made of bone and pierced brass with a wood bottom.A very nice design. Turn of the century, India.
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Indian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rococo Ceramic Sevres Chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rococo ceramic sevres chest
hand painted signed Rochette
perfect condition 19th century
circa 1870.
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French Rococo Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Round French Crystal Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A circa 1900 French crystal cylinder box with a star at the bottom and brass trim. In beautiful condition.
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French Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Art Nouveau silver jewelry box France 1900-1910
Located in Salzburg, AT
Large Art Nouveau silver jewelry box France 1900-1910
This gem of a jewelry box from France is not only heavy but is also extremely decorative due to its elongated shape.
The basic decoration consists of closely placed grooves that recur both front and back, as well as on the side and on the lid. Furthermore, the lid has 2 square fields in which 2 girls' heads are stamped.
Both wear a floral hair...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian Florentine Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A turn-of-the-century gold gilt wood Florentine box from Italy. The interior is a pinky red or an Italian red has a great surface which is pretty typical of this kind of box and age.
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Italian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Howard Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver trinket box. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1901. Oval with straight sides and flat hinged cover. Leafing scrollwor...
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American Edwardian Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Candy Maker Viennese Secession, 1900, in Crystal and Gold
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Style: Vienna Secession
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We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we ...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Gold
Silver Gilt Pill Box Engine Turned with English Hallmark for 1909
Located in London, GB
A silver gilt and jewelled pill box probably Austrian but with English import marks for London, 1905. Very fine quality with the silver gilt completely intact and mint within the box...
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English Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Octagonal English Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A lovely octagonal shape wooden box. The top with a striking inlay and a brass finial. Bun feet. The interior is three inches deep. English, turn of the century.
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English Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
