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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

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Bronze

Set of 10 Italian Board and Linen Document Boxes, Circa 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… A set of 10 Italian document boxes, dating to circa 1915, in the form of books. Made from cream colored boards, ea...
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Italian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Textile, Linen, Paper, Ribbon

Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful antique English gaming counter box dating to the 1920's / 1930's. The box has a secret opening mechanism; the lid is slid to the left which ...
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European Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Shagreen

Small Antique Lady's Stamp Box, English, Faux Tortoiseshell Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique lady's stamp box. An English, faux tortoiseshell case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Charming and petite, offering...
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British Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Other

Japanese Urushi craftsman's workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
At the first glance, this looks like an art piece done by a modern abstract artist - with the layers of random, thicker paint on it. But the truth is, this small box chest of drawers...
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Japanese Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Collar Box in leather from early 20th Century. Provenance: Noble family
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant round Collar Box in leather from the early 20th Century. Provenance: Swedish Noble family von Heidenstam. Wear consistent with age and use
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European Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Early 20th century Edwardian inlaid wine cooler
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Edwardian mahogany inlaid wine cooler, circa 1905. Sheraton revival wine cooler cellarette. Top with oval stringing and inlaid ebony. Lid opens to reveal compartm...
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English Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

1891-1911 Chinese Cinnabar Stamp Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1891-1911 Chinese cinnabar stamp box. The red lacquer carved with a garden scene & a sage under a tree. Hinged. Sides are fully carved as well. Marked "China". Late Qing Dynasty. 3 3...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Stone

Charles X Style French Ormolu Optic Cut Crystal Box, Signed Lehmann France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charles X Style French Ormolu-Mounted Optic Cut Crystal Casket Box, Signed Lehmann France, circa 1900–1920 A fine French crystal and gilt bronze ca...
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French Charles X Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Ormolu

Art Deco playcard box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco playcard box vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Wood inside
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Sterling Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver biscuit box has a circular rounded form onto a circular spreading foot. The body of the antique biscuit box...
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British Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

French Blue Opaline Box with Silver Mounts
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Gorgeous French Blue Opaline Box. Beautifully chased silver mounts, this box is in very good condition with no obvious flaws. Opaline boxes have become extremely popular in the past ...
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French Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Opaline Glass

19th C. Chinese Rose Mandarin Round Box with Lid
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round box with lid in figures of Chinese traditional ladies and men.   
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Chinese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Jugendstil iridescent glass cookies jar, Pallme & König Austria ca. 1910.
Located in Firenze, IT
Jugenstil cookies jar. 'Iris' iridescent glass, hexagonal shape. Pallme & König, Steinschönau Bohemia, Austria ca. 1910. H 20 cm - Diam. 14 cm Conditions: excellent consistent wi...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Unusual Early 20th Century Novelty Biscuit Box, circa 1920, Hat Box
Located in Bath, GB
A highly sought-after and collectable brass biscuit box in the form of a Hat Box with an integral handle to the top and belt and buckle detail to either side just like a leather hat ...
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Regal Lion Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Blackington Sterling Silver and Guilloché Enamel Box with Mirrored Lid, C. 1925
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Blackington Sterling Silver and Guilloché Enamel Box with Mirrored Lid, Circa 1920s A luminous sterling silver and guilloché enamel bo...
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American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Folk Art Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s Sasak
Located in London, GB
Sasak Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry of...
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Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Other

Decorative Art Deco Box in Hand Hammered Copper 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative Art Deco Box in Hand Hammered Copper 1930s. A wonderful hand made decorative box in hand hammered copper. Features intricate patterns and shapes and floral decorations on...
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European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s
Located in London, GB
Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Sasak, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry o...
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Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Other

Antique French Art Nouveau Carved Wooden Box with Cherry Decor ca. 1900
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite Art Nouveau wooden box features a beautifully carved cherry motif on its lid, capturing the organic elegance typical of the early 20th century. The intricate relief wo...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Swiss Silver card case by A.D.A.R., 1920s
Located in Delft, NL
Swiss Silver card case by A.D.A.R., 1920s A silver card case by A.D.A.R. (Ateliers d'Art decoratif Réunies SA) Switzerland. A rectangular case with a motif of ribbon on each corner ...
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Swiss Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

Materials

Silver

René Lalique glass art nouveau lidded box „Scarabée“
Located in Aachen, DE
A gorgeous early design by René Lalique for the perfume maker L.T.Piver in Paris. The Scarabée series was featuring scarabs on Piver's perfume bottles of different sizes and also inc...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass

Ruby Red and Gilt Silver Faceted Murano Glass Jewelry Box, Italy 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning jewelry box in faceted ruby red Murano glass and gilt silver. This incredibly rare piece was produced in Italy in the 1920s. The box feature an exquisite 12 sided faceted ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Victorian English Regency Handcrafted Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted jewelry box burl wood box, Victorian, Napoleon style burl wood jewelry box. Polished burl Thuya wood hand made with high quality craft...
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British Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Lidded Box in Hand Painted Porcelain with Flowers and Gold Decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique lidded box in hand painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration on a purple background. Sevres style, early 20th century. Measures:...
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Unknown Rococo Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite French Art Nouveau porcelain egg box, dating to around 1900, showcases the opulent elegance of the era. The piece features a delicatel...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

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 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

Silver Gilt and Full Radial Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box with Original Key
Located in London, GB
A sublime silver gilt and full radial guilloche enamel with highlights, singing bird box, with original silver and enamel key and original leather carry case. When wound and the bird-form start/stop button actuated, the magic starts immediately with the bird lid...
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Austrian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Vintage Pewter and Wooden Round Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Pewter and wooden round box realized in the early 20th century. Very good condition.
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Italian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
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Moroccan Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

A Cobalt Blue Gilt Enamel Lidded Trinket Box, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Cobalt Blue Gilt Enamel Lidded Trinket Box, Early 20th Century With classical pictoral ceramic inset and brass fittings Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Dimensions: Hei...
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European Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Birmingham 1912 Sterling Silver, Agate & Cabochon Ruby? Pill Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
a beautiful little Birhimham Sterling Silver Pill box with an agate top. The The has a different color slice underneath on the interior. The outside is decorated with what I believe ...
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British Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Agate, Sterling Silver

1900's Carved wood decorative "shell " box
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1900's Carved wood decorative "shell " box One of a kind / Hand made
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European Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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

Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact and Card Case
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a beautifully crafted Art Deco period Sterling Silver Lady's Compact or necessaire. This stunning engraved and monogrammed compact opens to reveal a sterling silver interior with fittings for two different types of coins and a covered powder dispenser...
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American Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Two Cylinder Shape Chinese Gilt Lacquered Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Two Cylinder Shape Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Boxes with colors applied. There is a chip on the lid of the large one, please see the photos.  Size: 1. Large: 5.5" Dia x 5....
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood, Lacquer

1920s Set of Three Kerr Chickeries Hatchery Crates
Located in Doylestown, PA
Charming crates from Kerr Chickeries of Frenchtown, NJ from the 1920s. Each one is different giving the set visual interest and lots of arrangement possibilities. Use as tables, for ...
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North American Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Austrian Art Deco Silver Plate & Cut Glass Casket or Table Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian casket or table box. With a silver plate mount, a beveled glass insert top, and with a mold blown and cut body with a facete...
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Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

French Ghiso Paris 1920 Art Deco Cards Case Box In Agate Diamonds And Platinum
Located in Miami, FL
Cards case designed by Ghiso Paris. Gorgeous piece, created in the art deco style in Paris France by the luxury makers and jewelry house of Ghiso, back in the 1920. It was carved ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Multi-gemstone, Platinum

Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique Decorative Box Incredible Colors Design
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique decorative box with incredible colors detail and design. Most likely Meiji Era.
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Japanese Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

French Art Deco Modernist Wood Ribbed Circular Lidded Box circa 1925
Located in CA, CA
A very beautiful Modernist French Art Deco wood ribbed box with ebonized ball on the lid, circa 1925 Dimensions: Height 6.25” circumference 41/3”
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Collector's Box, Chinese, Rosewood, Decorative Specimen Case, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique collector's box. A Chinese, Rosewood decorative specimen or marriage case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Orient...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Mid-Century Italian Rectangular Blue Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass frame as well as mounted feet. The blue box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a desk accessory.
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Brass

Kashmir Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful hand-painted papier-mâché box beautifully decorated in a blue and gold. Kashmir, India, circa turn of the century.
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Indian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Decorative Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Decorative Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Arts & Crafts Small Copper Box, Circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An Arts & Crafts small hand made copper box with rivet strapped legs. Circa 1900. The interior is lined with baize. This does show signs of use, and may have been added at a later...
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British Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

1900 Rosewood Box Art Nouveau by Erhard & Soehne
Located in Marseille, FR
Box rosewood and brass inlay cover Art Nouveau by Erhard and Soehne, circa 1900.
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Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass display. The border of the box is adorned by golden beading....
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Unknown Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Edwardian Bent Wood Hat Box
Located in Riverdale, NY
Wonderful Edwardian Bent Wood Hat Box with metal riveted banding for support on all edges. Great for storage, European Early 1900's. 18" x 11" high.
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American Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bentwood

Limoges France Hand-Painted Porcelain Floral Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Miami, FL
Limoges France Hand-Painted Porcelain Floral Jewelry Trinket Box, Antique French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry or Trinket Box with Floral Design A charming French Limoges p...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Early 1900s French Embossed Leather Letter Box
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Dating to the early 1900s, this French letter box has tan leather with black faux marbling. The angled lid lifts to reveal three slots, each lined wit...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, 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

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...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique French Faience Quimper Lidded Trinket Box, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A charming antique French faience Henriot Quimper hand painted round trinket box, circa 1920. Maker's mark on underside of lid and on base. The lid of this box features a Breton woma...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Faience

English Tortoiseshell Box
Located in New York, NY
English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900. Dimensions: 3.5...
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English Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

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

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Helmet Form Covered Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Helmet Form Covered Box. The helmet design is reminiscent of the type worn by the French Legionnaire in the 19th century. The bronze mounts...
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French Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

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