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Period: Early 20th Century
Italian Jewelry or Decorative Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th Century Italian jewelry box. This sweet petite box is a perfect piece to hold jewelry or any small collectibles. Sitting atop a vanity, dresser or a desk, the hand painted...
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Italian Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Ruby Lustre Butterfly Box
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A ruby lustre box with mother-of-pearl lustre interior and decorated with polychrome butterflies in gold, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1920. This ...
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English Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain

Vintage Oval Wood and Brass Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage wood and brass trimmed box with lock and original hardware and key. The curving corners, trimmed in aged brass patina, add to the character of thi...
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French Colonial Revival Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sterling Silver and Onyx Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An elegant, molded sterling silver, hinged top box. The top features an onyx panel.
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Italian Baroque Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Onyx, Silver

Antique Decorative Biscuit Tin, English, Shop, Retail, Container, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative biscuit tin. An English, printed shop retail container for Gray Dunn and Co, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. F...
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British Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Early 20th Century J.C Vickery Leather Document Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Leather document box by J.C Vickery, Regent Street W, London The original lock with key is branded Bramah, London The box is covered of natural light brown Leather, with a handle o...
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British Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Chinese Early 20th Century Rattan Lunch Box with Tripartite Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique rattan lunch basket from the early 20th century, with bamboo tripartite handle. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lunch box captures...
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Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

Antique French Folk Art Keepsake Box
Located in Charleston, SC
This beautiful hand decorated keepsake box has a beautiful green velvet on the outside. The top shows a metal cross with shell decorations. The inside is Lined with a silk green on t...
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French Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Limoges Single Perfume Bottle Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely and exceptionally cute vintage Limoges single perfume bottle box. Made in Limoges, France circa 1920-30. Marked on base as...
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French Beaux Arts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shell, 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 ...
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French Early 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...
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German Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Chinese Round Grain Container with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and other grains. The lidded container has a rounded body with a short footed base, constr...
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Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Pâte De Verre Bowl 'Ceres' by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Paris, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Bulbous bowl of colorless pâte de verre with colored powder inclusions in yellow, red & black, relief decoration with stylized ears of grain and geometric...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

"Campfire Supreme" Marshmallow Tin, Boy Scout Motif, American, Circa 1915
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a rare tin that was used to sell and promote marshmallows. The top of the tin is decorated to reflect the Boy Scouts in their ubiquitous camping tradition of sitting around t...
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American Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Vintage Limoges Purse Shaped Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely and exceptionally cute vintage Limoges purse shaped box. Made in Limoges, France circa 1900-20. Marked on interior as “Limoge...
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French Beaux Arts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Pointed Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique pointed cut crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly w...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

1919 René Lalique Box Une Figurine Et Raisins Clear & Frosted Glass with Patina
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...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Estate/Housekeepers Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, unusual and rare antique Edwardian English sterling silver estate/housekeepers box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This e...
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British Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Italian Round Red Opaline Glass Hinged Trinket Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A small round red Italian opaline trinket box. In a rich deep ruby red, this vintage box will be glamourous on a dresser, nightstand, or coffee table. Large enough to hold bobby pins...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Pair of Large Antique Japanese Hokai Lacquer Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of Japanese lacquer lidded Hokai boxes with chased brass hardware and original ropes. Hokai boxes are traditionally used in Japan to store and carry s...
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Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Anglo Indian Brass and Hardwood Chest
Located in San Mateo, CA
Anglo Indian hardwood campaign or dowry chest. This has brass straps, handles and large hinges on the interior. The lock has the original key. The chest is in good condition. It show...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
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French Late Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Beautiful Jewelry or Collecting Treasure Box Inlaid with Walnut, Burl Walnut
Located in Lisse, NL
Great craftsmanship with a great Patina from the early 1900s inlaid with Wood and other woodtypes. If you are looking for a stylish and truly decorative box to grace your table or d...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Limoges Porcelain Condiment Dish Vegetal Patterns Art Nouveau, c. 1920
Located in Labrit, Landes
French Porcelaine de Limoges vessel. Condiment dish used to serve different sauces. Vegetal decor with roses and foliage. Good antique condition Shipping: D 31 H 4 cm.
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

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

Materials

Composition

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Large Antique Moorish Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box Hexagonal Shape
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate hexagonal shape inlaid box with geometric Moorish design. I'm always astounded by the intricate...
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Lebanese Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opalescent and Dore Bronze Finial Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
A French dore bronze mounted blue opalescent and dore bronze finial covered box. This round form box is very unusual with a blue opalescent color and dore bronze mount. The top is fi...
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French Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

English Brass Kindling Box on Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
English brass kindling box on stand rests on a recently custom made mahogany stand with fretwork corner brackets. The front, top, and sides all have...
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English Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical Round Box in the Style of the Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare early to mid-20th century matte white and light periwinkle blue round metal box in the Neoclassical style. The Neoclassical raised relief design around box's ext...
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English Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco brass box around 1920s Polished and stove enamelled Wood inside.
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden Enamel Mesh Evening Purse Shadow Box/Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh evening purse. It is enamel hand painted with royal blue, yellow, orange and green colors featuring an “i...
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American Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Chinese Ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow (headrest) of earthenware features a green & blue glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typi...
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Chinese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Rare circa 1900 Sterling Silver Diamond & Enamel Powder Compact with Lipstick
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this stunning circa 1900 French or Italian Sterling silver Diamond & Enamel powder compact with lipstick A very good...
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European Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Vintage Silver Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage silver box is a precious decorative object realized in the early 20th century. Very elegant box in silver, finely decorated on the top with a very elegant geometric decora...
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European Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Superb Antique Folk Art Parquetry Casket Styled Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This exquisite antique parquetry writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately 1900 in a Folk Art style. The box itself, including th...
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Canadian Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

Japanese Gilt Tabako-Bon with Mountain Landscape, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the tradition...
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Japanese Edo Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century Venetian Painted Valuables Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisitely painted Venetian wooden valuables box. Hand painted all around with scenes reminiscent of the Baroque era of Venetian history, with gilt high...
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Italian Baroque Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Silver Metal Goblet, Initial Letters F B, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Silvery metal cup or goblet with the letters F B In kind of goblet was offered to baby or children as gifts of birth or on the occasion of religious feasts: baptisms, communions, ......
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

English 1920 "Radiance" Biscuit Tin
Located in Stamford, CT
"Radiance" brand biscuit tin from England 1920. Made with a walnut and marquetry look with seashell design. Simple and elegant. Would make for a unique con...
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Box with Cut Glass 'the Glass is Slightly Damaged on the Side'
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco box with cut glass ( the glass is slightly damaged on the side) please take a look on the two last attached photos. Brass polished and stove enamelled Original cut glass ...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Betel Nut Box from Java with Polychromed Finish, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Betel Nut is consumed on a daily basis in a large portion of the Indonesian Archipelago. In Java, betel nut was offered as a sign of respect and hospitality when people would visit o...
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Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Art Deco Lidded Wood Box with Sunburst Veneers, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Art Deco period lidded Box, of wood with an inlaid "Sunburst" pattern, dating to circa 1925. The box has a rectangular shape with a fitted lid, w...
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English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood, Satinwood

Battersea Enamels Selected & Described With an Intro. By Egan Mew, Signed 1st Ed
Located in valatie, NY
Battersea Enamels Selected and Described with a Signed Introduction By Egan Mew. Published by The Medici Society, London, 1926. Rare Signed 1st Ed hardc...
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Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

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

Materials

Leather

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

Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box. The wood looks like maple and has some Birdseye maple on the inside. Nice brass or bronze mounts. Original i...
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

Rena Rosenthal Art Deco Engraved Brass Jewelry Cigarette Box
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Art Deco engraved and polished brass jewelry box with wood lining. Handcrafted and signed by Austrian studio metalsmith J. Braun, with hammer logo. Stamped Rena, retailed ...
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Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Wooden Carrying Lunch Box with Pierced Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese wooden lunch box from the early 20th century, with large pierced handle and plinth. Born in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lidded wooden lunch box features a linear silhouette, perfect accented with dovetailed accents. Comprising of an independent section and a rectangular lid, the box was being easily carried thanks to its large wooden pierced handle. With its convenient features and lovely patina, this Chinese lunch box...
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Asian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Cylindrical Box, Brown Lacquer Paint with Flower Decoration, Japan, Early 20th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a very beautiful Japanese box dating from the beginning of the 20th century. It is lacquered in brown color, with flower patterns. It was made in Japan.
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Japanese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Pear-Shaped Hand Painted Opaline Glass Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine opaline (likely French) glass box. In the stylized form of a pear. The white opalescent glass body and lid both have handpainted fruit and floral decoration & rich gildi...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

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 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

W A Perry an Arts & Crafts Hand Hammered Pewter Box with an Oval Turquoise Jewel
Located in London, GB
W A Perry. Birmingham. A rare English Arts & Crafts hand-hammered octagonal pewter box with ribbed decoration to the top and the base centered with an oval Je...
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English Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 925 Edwardian Engraved Box Estate Find, Circa 1900
Located in Montreal, QC
Iconic Tiffany & Co. sterling silver 925 box. Beautifully hand engraved design and detailing on top and sides and center with initialed monogram: KGR. Approx. dimensions: 5.50” l x 1...
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American Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Lidded Canister with Handle, Elaborate Repoussé & Enamel Work, Munich Secession
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Crafted by Ludwig Vierthaler for the Josef Winhart metalwork company in Munich, this gorgeous and singular lidded canister displays the bravura repoussé work that the artist is known for. Winhart hammered elaborate Secession-style swirls and geometric patterns into the sides and lid of this piece, and enriched the lid with midnight blue and ruddy brown enamels. The entire piece has a subtle hammered finish and a streaky patina that gives the surface great depth of color. Interestingly, Vierthaler spent years as a metalsmith at Tiffany and Company in New York...
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German Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique and Unique Arts & Crafts Oak Jewelry Box with Hand Carved Flower Decor
Located in Lisse, NL
Great craftsmanship and pure elegance from the early 1900s. This wonderful and practical size, antique Arts & Crafts box is perfectly decorated on all sides with stylized flowers. ...
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European Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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