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Item Ships From: USA
Period: Early 20th Century
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Wooden Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved large wooden Anglo-Raj jewelry box. Early 20th century wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interi...
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Indian Anglo Raj Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sandalwood

Tooled Brown Leather African Tuareg Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled chocolate brown leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional West African symbols on dark brown leather. Tuareg s...
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Mauritanian Tribal Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Handsome Antique Chinese Money Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautifully made antique Chinese money box having drawer and dovetailed construction, circa 1910. From the collection of Tim Hunt and Tama J...
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Chinese Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Chinese Silver Repoussé Box with Warriors, Early 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fine late Qing or early Republic Period Chinese silver repoussé box featuring a scene possibly from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, ...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Crystal Box with Equestrian Design
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century crystal box with equestrian design. The box contains a hunting scene on the top. Beautiful box would look adorable on a women’s dresser...
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Asian Burmese Carved Wood Temple Offering Lidded Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Burmese bamboo temple offering lidded box, basket. This kind of wooden basket is used to transport and display offerings to Buddhist temples, in Asia....
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South Asian Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo

Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.
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French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Moroccan Antique Berber Case Flask Hand-carved
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand made early 20th century Moroccan antique Berber case flask, carved wood covered with brass and silvered metal filigree, delicately hand-hammered metal with animals decor for pow...
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Moroccan Moorish Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Tin

Antique Thai Rustic Wooden Betel Nut Box with Carved Décor and Pierced Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Thai wooden betel nut box from the early 20th century, with carved décor and pierced motifs. We have more boxes available, see image 3 to view two other boxes that would w...
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Thai Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Antique Glove Box by "A La Marquise De Sevigne Paris"
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique French glove box covered hand stamped leather with floral and geometrical designs with a silk pink striped interior fabric the top and...
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French Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Portuguese Silver Filigree and Enamel Box with Gold Wash
Located in Stamford, CT
A silver trinket box with exquisite filigree work throughout, including the bottom and the feet. With white and red enamel decoration on the top and deep blue on the side. The delica...
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Portuguese Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Chinese Wedding Box with Carved Handle, Animals and Foliage Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese wedding box from the early 20th century with handle, curving supports, animals and foliage motifs. Born in China during ...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century French Louis XIV Carved Walnut Bombe Miniature Commode Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a master bathroom counter with this miniature chest of drawers. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the petite fruitwood "Commode de Maitrise" (or masterwork created by a cabinetmaker's apprentice to prove mastery of his craft at the end of his apprenticeship), sits on four bun feet; the chest features three bombe drawers across the front decorated with intricate handles. The small antique cabinet...
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French Louis XIV Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century American Hand Carved Two-Tier Collector's Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved decorative box / collector's chest, circa early 20th century. Features a hinged-top that opens to reveal two, stacked, sliding trays (one lidded and removable, one open)....
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American Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Enamel Match Holder and Striker
Located in Houston, TX
This is an antique French enamel match holder and striker made in the early 1900s. This piece can be wall-mounted or sit alone on a counter ...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Metal

Burmese Red Carved Wood Temple Offering Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Burmese red lacquered temple offering box called "Hsunok". Burmese offering basket made of carved bamboo wood painted and lacquered in hues of red and oranges. The lid adopts a Burmese temple shape, with a sharp top surmounting a gadroon dome. This kind of basket is used to display offerings to Buddhist temples, in Asia. During most of the 19th century Burma was ruled by members of the Konbaung dynasty, the last dynasty that would rule the country. This Asian Burmese red offering...
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South Asian Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo

Antique Austrian Gilt Bronze Table Box Circa 1900
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful gilt bronze table box, Austria, circa 1900. The Allegorical scene with engine turned details on the edge and sidesd resting on four small bronze button feet. Line in an emb...
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Austrian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Majolica Money Bank Tom Terrier Saint Clement, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank Tom Terrier Saint Clement, circa 1900.
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French Country Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Musical Jewelry and Sewing Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming musical jewelry and sewing box is a work of sublime artistry. Almost certainly German or Austrian in origin and crafted of deep, ebonized...
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Austrian Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone

Antique Korean Trunk Chest or Box circa 1920s with Luck and Longevity Characters
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Korean trunk or chest with beautiful brass details and the auspicious Chinese characters for luck and longevity carved into the f...
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Korean Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Bronze and Rouge Marble Barrel Form Canister, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Bronze and Rouge marble barrel form canister, circa 1900.
Category

Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

European Art Nouveau Art Deco Metal and Enamel Curiosity Box
Located in Oakland, CA
Unusual enamel Art Nouveau box, most likely Austrian or German, circa 1915. Elaborate metal detail aspects have a very Art Deco look with detailed angles and triangles on all surface...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Gorham Athenic Cigar Box with Cecil Aldin Enameled Plaque and Silver Decoration
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous circa 1902 cedar lined cigar box was made by Gorham as part of the company's Athenic range, introduced at the turn of the 20th century. The 3 pound 10 ounce rectangular mixed metal box has a copper body and bears decorative sterling silver ornamentation. The box rests on four silver pad form feet. The piece has a hinged lid which features a colorful inset enameled plaque at the center. The charming scene depicts an image after well regarded British artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin's 1830 work "The Oxford Coach". The underside is fully hallmarked and bears a Gorham date symbol which corresponds to 1902. This unusual collectible box...
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American Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper, Enamel

George Scherr Co. Weights with Felt Lined Wooden Box
Located in New York, NY
Set of three machine-tools or measuring instruments for metal-working machinery and weighing instruments, early 20th century.
Category

American Industrial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'The Juggler' by CJR Colinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Extensively exhibited in Paris Salons throughout the Jazz and Deco Age, Belgian-born artist Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950) was know for her fluid, dynamic figural sculptur...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Tortoise Shell Glove Box and Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Victorian silver plate and tortoiseshell basket. And tortoiseshell glove box. The box measures 1.5 inches H x 10.5 inches W x 2 inches D.
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
By Stonebridge Glass Co., Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure. Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Circa: 1905 Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332" Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)
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American Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

French Majolica Yellow Duck Bank, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Antique French Majolica yellow duck money bank, circa 1900.
Category

French Country Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century Small Tooled Leather Box from Mexico
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century small tooled leather box from Mexico This small box has lovely tooled workmanship and its clearly handmade with care Measure:...
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Mexican Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Moroccan Ceramic Flask Bottle from Fez with Silvered Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century antique Moroccan ceramic from Fez, adorned with silver nickel filigree handwork. Great one of a kind handcrafted urn with lid ...
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Moroccan Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Parchment Leather Trunk
Located in New York, NY
An antique Chinese parchment leather trunk with original hardware and beautiful patterned interior. From Shanghai, circa 1900. CST358.
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Box Decorative Brass Swedish, 20th Century, Sweden
Located in New York, NY
Box decorative brass Swedish, 20th century, Sweden. A box made in Sweden during the 20th century. Interior with wood. No key.
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Swedish Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

German Porcelain Hen Box, Meissen, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Marked underneath with the Meissen crossed swords.
Category

German Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Burmese Gilt Lacquer Offering Vessel, Hsun-Ok, Mandalay Period, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
A resplendent Burmese Mandalay period offering vessel, called a hsun-ok, early 20th century. The shape is reminiscent of a stupa, a Buddhist architectural monument honouring a sacre...
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Burmese Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Glass, Lacquer

French Art Deco Sterling Silver, Enamel Glass-Mounted Burled Walnut Table Box
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, Art Deco, sterling silver, rust colored enamel and beveled glass-mounted burled walnut table box with hinged lid, Paris, circa 1910...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Large German Silver Box Architectural-Form Box, circa 1925
Located in New York, NY
Depicting the 'Darmstadter Und Nationalbank' (title over the doorway). Marked 'Posen'. With personal inscription on inner gilt cover.
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German Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Arts & Crafts Studded Brass Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Arts & Crafts era studded brass box.
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Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Anglo Indian Metal Cat Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Whimsical silvered metal feline handcrafted with a folky charm that is hammered and etched in a decorated floral design that unexpectedly opens as a trinket box.
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Chinese 1900s Wooden Treasure Chest with Rattan Accents and Dark Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique wooden treasure chest from the early 20th century with rattan accents and dark brass handles. This charming Chinese woo...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Decorative Round Copper Box with Lid Northern India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Very large beautiful vintage handcrafted decorative round copper box with lid, latch and handle Delicately and intricately hand-hammered with geometric designs. Hand crafted by skill...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper, Tin

Art Deco Bohemia Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set, 1930s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional luxury Art Deco Bohemian Karl Palda crystal cut vanity set with soap container, perfume bottle and eau de toilette spray. Stunning Art Deco...
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European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Large Anglo Indian Elephant Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Folky silvered metal elephant handcrafted with a charming whimsical form hammered and etched designs that unexpectedly opens as a trinket box.
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

1920s Asian Camphor Wood Box with Traditional Lockset and Lateral Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Asian camphor wood box from the early 20th century, with traditional lockset on medallion and lateral handles. This Asian camphor trunk features...
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Asian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare Donald Deskey New York City Times Square Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very rare only a few know to exist. Signed deskey and with monogram DV in the design lacquered wood with an applied ink on paper work under lacquer circa 1926. produced by Deskey-Vollmer, New York. David A. Hanks and Jennifer Toher, Donald Deskey: Decorative Designs and Interiors, New York, 1987, p. 9 J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000 (for a related cigarette box from the collection of John C. Waddell) The iconography Deskey chose to portray recounts a "night on the town'' in New York City, similar in subject to the “Jazz” bowl...
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau period box in metal repoussé´ panels with inserted colorful glass cabochon jewels, made by Alfred Daguet in the 1910s in Paris. The highly decorative brass lid pan...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Large Decorative Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper bronze Asian box with lid, latch and handle. Tinned copper Indian vessel delicately and intricately han...
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Indian Agra Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Majolica Money Bank, Basket with Cat and Mouse Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica basket with cat seeking a mouse Onnaing, circa 1900.
Category

French Country Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Early 20th Century French Carved Chestnut Box from Brittany Signed E. Bayon
Located in Dallas, TX
Store your remote controls in this antique fruitwood box, crafted in Brittany, France, circa 1900, the decorative box made of chestnut, features hand carved decor including floral medallions on the sides and a Briton woman head sculpture...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chestnut

Alfred Daguet French Art Nouveau Jeweled Metal Repousse Box with Knight Motif
Located in New York, NY
French Art Nouveau period box made in metal repousse´ panels with inserted colorful glass cabochon jewels, created by French artist Alfred Daguet in the 1910's in Paris. The decorati...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Silver and Enamel Box, E.F. Caldwell, New York, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Silver and enamel box, E.F. Caldwell, New York, circa 1920. Depicting the golfer Bobby Jones.
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American Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Austrian Majolica Gooseberries Basket, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian majolica gooseberries basket, circa 1920.
Category

Austrian Rustic Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

1920s Giltwood and Gesso Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s giltwood and gesso box.
Category

Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

English Silver Piano, Form Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Hallmarks for London, 1901. Maker: Charles Dumenil.
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Japanese Antique Lacquer Document Box with Elaborate Hawk and Faux Oak Grain
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese antique lacquer document box with elaborate hawk and faux oak grain, Late Meiji (1868 - 1912) / Early Taisho (1912 - 1926) period lac...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century Tooled Leather Box from Morocco
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th Century Tooled Leather Box from Morocco Leather box was found in France. The Workmanship of this piece is second to none. Beautifully too...
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Moroccan Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique French Enamel Covered Bomboniere Signed by Gamet
Located in Charleston, SC
Exceedingly Rare and Fine French enamel covered bombiniere signed by Gamet for A La Marquise de Sevigne (finest Paris Chocolatier). Signed "Gamet" on top lid. Commissioned for "A ...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Pair Italian Decorative Sarcophagi, circa 1900
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Wonderful, hand-painted and giltwood, sarcophagi-form, table accessories. Both inset with rouge, and white marble panels and standing on ball feet with matching plinths. Each with re...
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Italian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Daum Nancy Enameled Glass Box, circa 1910
By Daum
Located in New York, NY
Daum Nancy enameled glass box, circa 1910 inscribed in gilt, "Daum Nancy" with the Croix de Lorraine.
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

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