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Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900.
Category
French Country Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
1900s English Sterling Box with Gold Wash Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1900s English sterling box with gold wash interior. The box is hallmarked.
Category
English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Silver Box with Bird and Floral Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Chinese silver box, with an intricate design showcasing birds, floral, and other natural motifs, measuring 2 7/8'' by 2 7/8'' by 1 7/8'' in height.
Please feel free to ask us any q...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Blue Glass Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful royal blue glass and mirrored tole metal box, Art Deco period, Europe, circa early-20th century. Box has a geometric royal blue glass and mirror exterior with a green tole metal interior. Use...
Category
European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tôle
Japanese gourd form Maki-e red lacquered box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
A hand carved wood & cinnabar red lacquered gourd shaped covered box. The exterior of the box is incised with gilt outlined dark green leafy vines, gilt gourds, flowers, and butterfl...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
American Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Woods & Chatellier
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Woods & Chatellier in New York, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with molded rim and gently curved top. Box interior cedar-l...
Category
American Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Brass Box with Jade Medallion
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese brass decorative box with Jade Medallion. This stunning Chinese export brass box features a beautiful etched bat design with a central c...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral and scrolling pattern resting on ball feet. This chinoiserie box dates from 1900-1920. This dec...
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Box, casket, walnut, circa 1920, Art Deco, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative wooden box with quality star shaped inlay work.
This object is an original from the Art Deco period, executed in Austria. The box has a particularly beautiful shape,...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Three Wiener Werkstatte Style Biscuit Tins
Located in Sharon, CT
Three beautifully decorated Austrian/German biscuit or candy tins. The red oval: 8x3.5x5", large square: 8.25x8.25x5.5" and the flower decorated:4.25x8.75x6.75.
Category
Austrian Vienna Secession Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Antique Large Cut Crystal & Silverplate Hinged Vanity or Dresser Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a late 19th to early 20th-century cut crystal and silver-plated vanity or dresser box, characterized by an intricately faceted body and lid. The crystal is expertly cut in a ...
Category
American Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cut Glass
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.
Category
French Country Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual and very handsome brushed steel and polished brass tinder box. This box has a removable tin liner that would have been used to fill with hot c...
Category
English Regency Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Majolica Shell Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica shell Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Chinese Lacquer Table Box 1920's
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Beautiful iron red lacquer Chinese table box. The red background with gilt decoration with carved bone inlay on the top. 9.5 inches square, T...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Hotel Tea Chest, Chinese, Pewter Alloy, Chá Caddy, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage hotel tea chest. A Chinese, pewtered alloy chá caddy, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930.
Delightful Art Deco caddy, with superb engraved detail
Displays a...
Category
Chinese Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Footed Engine-Turned Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver, paw-footed, engine-turned-designed table box with with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1926, Hollings and Hutchinson - makers. ...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the amazing carving skill depicting rats on the lid and body and the relief weaved basket pat...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
"Canard Annamite" Candy Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Canard annamite" candy box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland.
Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine", p. 99.
France, CIRC...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
A small French sterling silver pill box, Art Nouveau period, decorated with flowers and a gold gilt interior, circa late-19th century, France. Piece ...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Antique Asian Jeweled Gilt-Brass Trinket Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Asian gilt brass jewel box with carnelian and turquoise gemstones. Removable lid has carved Asian soapstone medallion on top. Age wear.
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Box Casket Australien Aboriginal Oil Painting of a Lizard
Located in Munich, DE
This highly unusual wooden box is painted int he tradition of Australien Aboriginies. The box is made from blackened wood and painted with oil colors.
Category
Australian Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of 4 Vintage Nesting Boxes, Japanese, Lacquer, Storage Boxes, Art Deco, 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a set of 4 vintage nesting boxes. A Japanese, lacquered quartet of small storage boxes with handpainted decor, dating to the Art Deco per...
Category
Japanese Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Beautiful Jewelery Box in Red Leather from the Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Jewelery Box in red leather with an embossed check pattern. Details in nickel and with working lock and key. Probably made in England duri...
Category
English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
Art Deco Period Box Japanese
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Japanese papier-mâché round box with a colorful geometric design and black lacquer finish, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century, Japan. Marked "Made in Japan" o...
Category
Japanese Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Art Deco Red Flambé Glaze Lidded Box by Paul Millet for Sevres France
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Stunning flambé glaze ceramic lidded box by Paul Millet for Sevres, originally retailed by Ovington Brothers, New York.
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Exquisite Antique Islamic- Mughal Engraved & Gilt Enamel Domed Box, #145
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Antique Islamic-Mughal Engraved & Gilt Enamel Domed Box, #145 with import label, Persia/IIndia, 20th century
This exquisite antique Mughal domed box is a stunning example of Indo-Islamic artistry from the 20th century, originating from Persia or India. Crafted from patinated cast and forged bronze, this work weighs nearly 10 pounds, emphasizing its substantial and durable construction. Standing 15 inches high with a diameter of 12.5 inches, the circular architectural design is both imposing and elegant.
The box features an elaborate front latch hinge, complemented by a matching rear hinge, showcasing meticulous attention to detail in both form and function. Profusely decorated with intricate, exotic fine engravings and gilt enamel work, the surface is adorned with elaborate patterns that reflect the rich artistic heritage of the Mughal era. The patinated finish adds depth and character, enhancing the visual appeal of the engraved and gilded elements.
Numbered 145 and accompanied by an import label, this piece holds not only aesthetic beauty but historic significance. The numbering suggests it may be part of a limited series or collection, adding to its uniqueness and value. Its impressive workmanship and historical roots make it a remarkable find for collectors or an addition to any interior.
Ready to place in any setting, this domed box serves as both a functional storage piece and a captivating decorative object. Its substantial size and weight make it a standout addition to any room, whether displayed on a mantle, side table, or within a curated collection. This Mughal bronze...
Category
Asian Islamic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Office Storage Pot, English, Leather, Desktop Stationery Tin, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique office storage pot. An English, Moroccan leather dressed desktop stationery tin, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Tactile leather craft...
Category
British Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique German Sterling Silver Sugar Box (1927)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German sterling silver sugar box modelled in the form of a partridge; part of our collection of s...
Category
German Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Craftsman Gothic Sterling Silver Casket Box
Located in New York, NY
American Craftsman Gothic sterling silver casket, ca 1920. Plain rectangular with straight sides and flat hinged cover. Hand-hammered scalloped mounts folded around corners and termi...
Category
American American Craftsman Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Silver Embossed Clock by Douglas Clock Company
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Victorian silver embossed bedside clock features a brass body clock complete with a brass-cased timepiece and lever escapement along with a solid st...
Category
English Victorian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco Pale Green Shagreen Covered Box on Ball Feet and Bone Edged Lid
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Pale green stained shagreen covered Art Deco box with bone trimmed hinged lid raised on ball feet. The bottom stamped "John C(?) ______(?) & Sons, LTD."
Category
English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
KNY Schreerer Corp. NY Copper Medical Sterilization Container
Located in San Francisco, CA
KNY Scheerer Corp., NY copper medical sterilization container
Kny-Scheerer Company was a fairly small operation that produced medical equipment and manufactured X-Ray tubes between ...
Category
American Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
20th Century oriental silver plate bamboo decorated tobacco box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
20th century oriental silver plate bamboo decorated tobacco box circa 1925.
Fine quality chinese silver plate box, signed and dated 1925. Profusely cast and decorated with bamboo an...
Category
Chinese Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
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 ...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Metal
French Style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, Style of Daum Nancy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, Style of Daum Nancy, France, circa early 20th century
A stunning French style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, ...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late Qing Dynasty Document Box with Brass Lock and Carrying Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period wooden document box from the early 20th century with reddish brown lacquer, brass hardware and carrying handles. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this wooden document box features a domed lid opening thanks to a traditional brass lock...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Beautiful Lithographed Candy Cookie Tin Box Advertising Vintage Sweden, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Large antique Swedish Cookie advertising tin. Beautiful decoration piece, nice addition to your kitchen or just to display in every room. Found at an estate sale in Stockholm, Sweden...
Category
Swedish Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
20th Century Art Deco Decorative Nutwood Box With Maple Inlays, Austria ca. 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Artfully crafted Art Deco box with fine inlay works out of Austria from the early period around 1920. Beautiful walnut and nutwood has been used in a great way and confers this uniqu...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Maple, Nutwood, Walnut
Burmese Cinnabar Red Lacquer Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th-century, this small woven box is a timeless example of Burmese lacquerware. Made of woven bamboo strips, the box is coated in a putty-like substance known as ...
Category
Burmese Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Antique George V Sterling Silver Dressing Table Box (1910)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver dressing table box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George...
Category
English Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Table Box Covered in Green Shagreen & Marked "London Made"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered trinket or cigarette box with hinged lid and of rectangular form, stained green with white corners and stamped "London Made" on the bottom.
Category
English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Vintage George III Style Lacquered Wood Hand Painted Butterfly Flower Knife Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage George III Style Lacquered Wood Hand Painted Butterfly & Flower Knife Box. Item features red lacquer painted finish, gold painted flowers, solid wood construction, very nice ...
Category
Unknown Georgian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Bronze Mounted Covered Cut Crystal Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Bronze Mounted Covered Cut Crystal Box or Jar
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Box with wood lined interior. The box rests on round brass ball feet. The interior appears to have had dividers...
Category
Chinese Export Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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 ...
Category
French Rococo Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
JOHN MADDOCK & SONS LTD. - Sunset Ware - Cottage Ware Sugar Box - U.K. - C.1927
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN MADDOCK & SONS LTD. - Sunset Ware - Antique 'cottage ware' castle form sugar box/bowl with lid - hand painted - signed on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1927.
Excellent ant...
Category
English Late Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1920s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary setting.
They are Indian arte...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
Category
German Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Austrian Blue Whtie Porcelain Enamel Box Bird Design by Black, Starr & Gorham
Located in New York, NY
An Austrian blue, white, and gold porcelain enamel small box and lid by Black, Starr & Gorham, circa early-20th century, Austria. Box has detailed design of peacock birds, flowers, l...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Brass
A Gujarati Timber and Pressed Tin Dowry Box, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Gujarati Timber and Pressed Tin Dowry Box, Early 20th Century
Provenance:
Private Australia Collection.
Description:
The modestly sized timber dowry box with rivete...
Category
Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper bronze South Asian box with lid, latch and handle.
A very fine antique Pandan or B...
Category
Indian Agra Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
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.
Category
French French Provincial Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
English Silver Cartridge Holder
Located in New York, NY
English silverplate cartridge holder. Vintage seven chamber cartridge holder of slim curved design. Beautiful modern design desk accessory. England, early 20th century
Dimensions: 4...
Category
English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
