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Period: Early 20th Century
1900s Chinese Wooden Trunk with Original Patina
Located in High Point, NC
This exquisite 1900s Chinese wooden trunk is a remarkable piece of antique furniture that brings both functionality and a touch of history to your...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Steel, Brass

An antique early 20th century silver and niello box, Siam circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very interesting and decorative silver box was made in Siam now Thailand circa 1920. It is made from solid high grade silver (tested) and is beautifully decorated with niello w...
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Thai Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique Art Deco King Tut Egyptian Revival Silver Gilt Enamel Cloisonne Box 1925
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Egyptian Revival Art Deco enameled 800 grade silver gilt cloisonne enamel box, Italy, circa 1925. The hexagonal shaped lidded box having a hinged lid, decorated with a head o...
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Italian Egyptian Revival Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

René Lalique a Tête de Femme powder box for Coty, ca. 1912
Located in Aachen, DE
A Tête de Femme powder box for the perfume maker Coty, designed by René Lalique and made in his glassworks, likely those located in Combs-la-ville, which was before he opened a large...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Trug / container
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Bin Early 20th-century hand-crafted wooden harvest trug from Portugal, traditionally used during grape harvests (vindima) or general agricultural ga...
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Portuguese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Pine

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...
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European Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Rosewood

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Enamel

Antique French Bird Cage
Located in Ongar, GB
A very nice antique French bird cage which can be hung from the ceiling. A very decorative piece to display in the home. It does have an old shrinkage crack at the top which you can ...
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French Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian enamelled snuff box. Colorful box, created in Italy, back in the 1920. It was crafted in an octagonal shape with neoclassical and renaissance Revival motifs in solid .8...
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Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

Antique European Drum-Shaped Storage Vessel with Removable Lid Top
Located in Atlanta, GA
A European drum-shaped storage container with lid top from the early 20th century. This antique storage vessel from Europe stands approximately 29.25" tall and was originally used fo...
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European Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Textile

Kashmir Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Turn of the century wooden Kashmir box. Hand painted with a striking black bird in the center surrounded by red and black accented leaves.
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Indian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Paint

Tiffany American Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1912. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and molded rim. Box interior cedar lined....
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American Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Antique Chase & Sanborn Large Coffee Tin
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chase & Sanborn Large Coffee Tin Chase & Sanborn was founded in Boston in 1878 and was the first ground coffee to be packaged in sealed tins. The tin reads "You will find co...
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American Industrial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique Chinese Export Silver Dragon Card Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver card case, ca 1910. Rectangular. Chased ornament on stippled ground. On recto, a blossoming prunus branch with armorial cartouche (vacant). On verso, a fanged a...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

American Encaustic Co Ceramic Box attr. to Frederick Rhead, Strong Museum
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
The unusual decorative ceramic box features complex Chinoiserie style decor in relief, with bright orange, cinnabar colored semi-matte glaze. The central design on the lid depicts hu...
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American Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Earthenware, Pottery

Chinese box
Located in Torino, IT
Chinese box. Chinese box. Delightful jewelry box of Chinese origin, composed of a hand-chiseled silver frame and hand-painted ceramic with oriental representations. The box is in ...
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Chinese Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Chinese box
Chinese box
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Antique Book Safe, Continental, Cedar, Disguise Volume Storage Box, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique book safe. A Continental, cedar disguise volume storage box, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Pleasingly book form, with a us...
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European Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Cedar

Antique Early Chinese Republic Era Stacking Lacquered Box Set with Dragon Motif
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lacquered stacking box set is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China during the Early Republic period of approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese Ex...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Softwood

Small Handcarved Chinese Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand carved Chinese large table box with hinged lid. Intricately carved all-over with Asian carvings resting of four paw feet. Bronze lock plate on front.
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood

Antique English Sterling Silver Fox Boxes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive pair of antique English sterling silver fox boxes; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection...
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English Georgian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1919 René Lalique Box Trois Paons Glass with Grey Patina Peacocks
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Trois Paons" (Peacocks) made in clear and frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1919. Molded signature on lid. Perfect condition.  diameter: 7 cm Félix Marcilhac,...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique Duparquet DH&M Copper Sugar Candy Jam Sauce Pot Pan w Spout 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 19th to early 20th century copper patisserie / sugar / candy making / jam pot by Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co. Round copper pan with slightly tapered base, triangular pour spout ...
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Bauhaus Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique English HMS Trefoil Ship Launching Presentation Casket
Located in Northampton, GB
Free Worldwide Shipping Profusely Carved Wooden Casket From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this HMS Trefoil Ship Launching Presentation Casket. The Oak Casket of re...
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British Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak, Boxwood

Antique American Folk Art Tramp Art Carved Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Folk Art Tramp Art Carved Box, probably Late 19th/Early 20th Century. A decorative box ornamented with layers of classic Tramp Art chip carved borders enclosing velvet ground panels centered by elongated star...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Velvet, Wood

English Bulldog Head Papier-mâché Collar Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
English bulldog head papier-mâché collar box. This is just wonderful. Made of Papier-mâché, composition and cardboard. Still has a collar inside. Good age a...
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Unknown Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Composition

GERMANY 1900 Orivit Jugendstil Covered Centerpiece In Gilded Bronze With Crystal
Located in Miami, FL
Jugendstil Covered Centerpiece designed by Orivit in Germany. This is a beautiful and very decorative covered centerpiece created in Germany during the art-nouveau Jugendstil period...
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German Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Bronze

Exceptional Swedish Blue Steel Box, 1920–1930
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Blue Steel Box, 1920–1930 Stunning sharp lines and bold Art Deco forms, featuring a brass knob. The entire box is masterfully lathe-worked in steel, with substan...
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Ceramic and Silver Plate Biscuit Box, Art Deco Period, circa 1920, Signed G.A.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and silver plate biscuit box. Art Deco period, circa 1920. Probably German, signed in the silver plate G.A.
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand tooled black leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African symbols on black leather. African Tuareg style probably ...
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Mauritanian Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

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

20th Century Art Deco Glass Vanity Set of Two Bottles and Soap Container
Located in Sofia, BG
Vanity set composed of perfume bottle and eau de toilette spray and a soap container in transparent glass and tulip patterns in burgundy. Art Deco style...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Glass

Antique Glass and metal candy dish with lid, German by WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Good: This antique or vintage item may have some wear, such as scratches and other signs of aging.
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Large Metal Coffee Tin by J.C. Dorlas, Circa 1920
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Bring a touch of nostalgia into your interior with this beautiful, original metal coffee tin by J.C. Dorlas. The bright red tin with gold lettering and a beautiful weathered patina e...
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Dutch Industrial Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Antique Pine Bentwood Farmhouse Firkin Lidded Bucket Basket Bail 11"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique pine farmhouse firkin / sugar storage bucket with paneled sides, banded lid and rotating bail handle. Decoupaged on one side with small fashion plate of women in mid Victoria...
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Country Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bentwood, Pine

Coco De Mer Tea Caddy
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Unusual coco de mer tea caddy crafted with a double lobe nut found on the Seychelles Islands, it is said to have mystical properties. Featuring malachite f...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Coconut

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Embossed Art Deco Brass Fireside Log or Coal Box This is a lovely chest
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Embossed Art Deco Brass Fireside Log or Coal Box This is a lovely chest it is made in Brass with a wooden lining, the beaten brass is a minimalist design This is an old piece it a ...
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Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

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...
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Swiss Neoclassical Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Silver, Enamel

Vintage Boho Distressed Tool Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage wooden toolbox is full of rustic charm and utilitarian history. With its original reddish-brown finish, domed lid, and timeworn patina, this piece tells a story of craft...
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American Industrial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Wood

Antique Metal Large Tea Tin for General and County Stores
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Metal Large Tea Tin for General and County Stores This tin would have been found on the counter or shelves of general and country stores. This food can will be a standout in...
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American Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique "Iron Art" Denmark Bronze Trinket Jewelry Box Casket "Battle of Estonia"
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Bronze Trinket Box Casket Copenhagen Denmark Battle of Estonia by Iron Art. Item features scenes depicting the Danish King Daldemar's divine...
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Unknown Scandinavian Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Iron

Arts and Crafts Bleached Oak Purdonium, Coal Box This is an attractive design
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Arts and Crafts Bleached Oak Purdonium, Coal Box This is an attractive design, the Purdonium has a Rose and Thistle carved panel on the front and the top and inside there is a fitte...
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Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique German Hanau Rococo Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
German Rococo 800 silver box, ca 1900. Oval. Sides straight with chased leafing and flowering scrollwork; bead-and-reel and imbricated leaf borders. On cover top, plein-air naughtine...
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German Rococo Revival Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Edwardian Sterling Silver Oval Trinket Box Raphael Angel Heads, Birmingham, 1912
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Edwardian Sterling Silver Oval Trinket Box with Raphael Angel Heads, Birmingham 1912, 66 grams with velvet and leather interior Maker: Thomas Sidney Buckler (T.S.B.) Assay Office: ...
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English Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Hand Beaten Brass Fireside Slipper Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand beaten brass fireside slipper box A super little piece and so useful, this box would have been kept by the fireside not only does it keep you...
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Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Square Brass Box With Angel Insignia, America Early 20th Century. This Empire style box makes a wonderful addition to a collection of these classic brass boxes. This box is ve...
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American Empire Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box 7cm Kings, ca 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its original box with a sliding lid, made by John Jaques of London and dating to the mid 20th century period. The chess pieces are made of turned and carved varnished wood. The bases of ALL pieces are weighted with metal pieces and the bases have a green felt/paper cover. Weighted sets like this one have a much nicer "feel" when playing. The pieces in the set are in the Staunton style. Sizes: Kings: 70mm ( ~ 2.75 inches); Pawns: ~45mm (~1.7 inches) The set comes complete with its original wood storage box, having a sliding lid and complete with a paper makers sticker to the lid. Overall a good "weighted" John Jaques chess...
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British Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Fratelli Toso a millefiori murrine vase from Murano, ca. 1910
Located in Aachen, DE
A millefiori murrine vase by the Toso brothers, made on the island of Murano around 1910. The lovely colored and decorated Murrine were cut from glass canes, arranged on a plate, fus...
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Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine

Viennese Secession Ceramic Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Viennese seseion ceramic box Ceramic Origin Austria circa 1900 Very good condition and no restorations Sealed at its base Some chips on the lid ring due to wear and tear. Pink, black and yellow color with orientalist character on its cover. We are Saint John, a company dedicated to the trade...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

1921 - René Lalique - “Cléones” box
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
René Lalique: “Cléones” box in opalescent glass René Lalique Model created in 1921. Original base made of cardboard covered with light blue silk satin. Signature molded on the lid...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Glass

Antique Hand-Crafted Alabaster Jewelry Box with Brass Rose / Vintage Trinket Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality made antique alabaster trinket xox with brass rose lid, romantic decor. Beautiful antique lidded box made from alabaster, featuring a finely crafted brass rose as the handle...
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French Romantic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Alabaster, Brass

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

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Tortoise Shell

Italian Marble Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Red Italian marble box. Measures 6"W x 4"D x 1"H
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Italian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Marble

Set of Pewter Bonbonnieres by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Exquisite Pewter Bonbonniere designed by Just Andersen in the late 1910s. * Set (2) of round pewter boxes with lids with top spheres * Designer: Just Andersen * Manufacturer...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Pewter

Petite Chinese Rice Measure, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic, wooden container is an early 20th century rice measure, used to portion out servings of dry rice and other grains. In keeping with the larger rice measures used at marke...
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Chinese Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

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