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Tiffany Studios New York Chinese Pattern Bronze Doré Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze Chinese pattern desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA,...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone
Located in Lisse, NL
Exclusive & fine quality hand-crafted Chinoiserie box. The diversity in techniques and materials used by craftsman around the world and over the last centuries never seizes to a...
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European Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Soapstone

Elegant Swedish Grace pewter box with shell motif, GAB 1927
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Swedish Grace pewter box with shell motif, GAB 1927 Refined pewter box by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), dated 1927 (hallmarked with date letter “A8”). A beautiful example of...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Pewter

Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Copper, Steel

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

Bronze and Porcelain Jewelry Box, Porcelain Plaques Painted by Johner
By Johner
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and porcelain jewelry box. Porcelain plaques painted by Johner. Neoclassical style. Vienna, circa 1900.
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Austrian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Vintage Chinese Black and Red Lacquer Floral Painted Lidded Wooden Basket Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Black and Red Lacquer Floral Painted Lidded Wooden Basket Box. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 12" W x 12" D.
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Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Green Dyed Shagreen Covered Eyeglass Case with Copper Trim
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Chinese papier mâché eyeglass case of flattened tubular form with closed ends and sliding open in the center covered in green stained shagreen and trimmed in copper.
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Chinese Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Copper

Pretty Antique European Classical Silver Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Pretty European Classical 800 silver keepsake box, ca 1940. Rectangular. Cover flat and hinged with tapering tab. Sides fluted and engraved with fl...
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European Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921 Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley Extremel...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Art Glass

Green Glass Box and Perfume Vanity Bottle
Located in New York, NY
A green glass and gold gilt round jewelry box and perfume vanity bottle, circa early to mid-20th century. This is a unique piece; a box and perfume bottle in one. A great piece for a...
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American Bohemian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Exquisite 1920s Art Deco German Figurative Porcelain Vanity Box of Elegant Woman
Located in Red Lion, PA
Exquisite 1920s Art Deco Porcelain Vanity Box – Elegant Woman Figurine, Germany This rare and stunning Art Deco porcelain vanity box from the 1920s captures the elegance and glamour...
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...
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Burmese Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bamboo

Large Cut Crystal Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Cut Crystal Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts. Exceptionally large size makes this piece ideal for a number of different uses.
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

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

Materials

Silver

French Art Deco Cigarette Box or Makeup Pencil Holder by Marius Agogue Loiret
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Constructed with fine mahogany and birch woods. Designed by French ebeniste Marius Agogue Loiret. This very decorative box would ...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Birch, Mahogany

1919 René Lalique, Box Deux Pigeons Frosted Glass Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Deux Pigeons" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919. Molded signature on the edge of the lid. Perfect condition. Great patina and very rare model. h...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Blown Glass

A Russian hand painted papier mâché box decorated with intricate scenes C1920
Located in Central England, GB
This top quality Russian black lacquered papier mâché box has an extremely fine hand painted central panel to its lid with a medieval scene set amongst a landscape with a castle and ...
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Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer, Paper

1920s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
1920s Wood Himachal Pot 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 set...
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Indian American Colonial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Wood Lidded Box, Hand-Painted and Lacquered, Japanese, Early 20Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a japanese box, early 20th century, in a red laquer, representing a bird and a flower. This has been made in Japan.
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Japanese Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Small Chinese Cloisonne and Hardstone Trinket Box, Republic Period, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely small Chinese export cloisonne trinket box with a carved hardstone roundel, Early Republic Period circa 1915, China. The small cloisonne box set on four short bun feet, and...
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Chinese Qing Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Copper, Enamel

19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel A stylish late 19th Century hand painted Kashmiri vessel. Covered in intricate painted flowers a...
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Indian Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Pine

Antique Black Forest Style Wooden Carved Trinket Box or Bucket Owl, circa 1920
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique Black Forest style oak wood carved trinket box or bucket in a shape of an owl, from circa 1920. An impressive, large, and beautiful German Black Forest style hand-carved wooden trinket box...
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German Black Forest Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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

Antique Swedish Bent Wooden Tine Box, or "Svepask" genuine Scandinavian folkart.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A lovely Scandinavian antique bent wooden box known as a "Svepask" from Sweden. Well used, with a lovely rich wooden patina. This object is from the early 1900s and derives from a re...
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Swedish Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bentwood

Vintage Blue Opaline Scalloped Glass Box with Brass Mounts, France 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
An antique French opaline glass casket box in a striking lapis lazuli color. The polished glass is mounted with gold bronze hardware, adding elegance to the vibrant hue. The scallope...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

French Cut Crystal and Ormolu Box, Gilded Eagle, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A most unusual and highly collectable cut crystal box of oval form with elegant channel cuts all around the sides. The fittings are all made from gilded...
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French Late Victorian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

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

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Shell

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Box 507A
Located in Hellerup, DK
A vintage sterling silver Georg Jensen box with internal wood lining, design #507A by Gundorph Albertus from 1927. A rectangular, hammered sterling silver box. Slightly arched lid wi...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th century lacquered vanity box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century lacquered vanity box circa 1910. Good quality chinese export table top vanity box.  Hand painted in a plum and black colour scheme in a lacquered finish. Cube sh...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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British Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Filing Cabinet Solid Oak with Two Drawers
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage Scandinavian filing cabinet made from solid oak with a dark patina. It's most likely made in the early 20th century, ca 1920s. A ...
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Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Large Chinese Export Red Lacquer Character Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Export red lacquer character box, sculptural, well executed Chinese two part lacquer table box. Decorated with vines, symbols and bats. Unmarked.
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau or Art Deco period gilt bronze and inlaid abalone stamp box By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century Measures: 4"W x 2.13"D x 1.25"H. Good orig...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Two Japanese Woven Bamboo Strip Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Two woven bamboo strip boxes, including one with leather details and geometric decorations, Dimensions: 1. 8.75" W x 4" H x 4" D 2. 5.75" W x 2.75" H x 2" D.  
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Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bamboo

Fratelli Toso, Murano Glass Millefiori Lidded Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
FRATELLI TOSO - Rare antique Murano art glass Millefiori lidded box - striking red, white and blue color combination - frosted / satin finish ...
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Italian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Murano Glass

Rare French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, & Jade Box, Attributed to Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, and Chinese Jade Double Slot box, attributed to Cartier. The box is barrel-shaped and finished in black enamel. It rests on a pair of Chinese...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Jade, Enamel, Silver

Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A small and delightful Japanese yellow ground cloisonne round trinket or incense box, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan. The small box of squat, round shape, and may originally have b...
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Japanese Meiji Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Copper, Enamel

Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box
Located in New York, NY
Burmese antique lacquerware betel box. Individual Betel Box authentic Burmese Folk Art know as Kun- It, Mandalay Period. A lacquered cylindrical body of woven turned Bamboo decorated by incised lacquer overall with Chu-pan variant motif and traditional Folk Art characters. This Betel Box has four bowls that make up the entire box. This is a complete Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box. Each bowl has a purpose. The top and base work as large containers and two shallow dishes work as small bowls. The workmanship is very unique having exquisite height details to the bottom of the base container and the two shallow bowls showcasing a complex design to the weaving. Antique Burmese Lacquerware is highly collectible, having books written on this Folk Art with museums having collections and exhibits of same. A very nice antique Burmese Betel Box...
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Burmese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Covered Grape Plique a Jour Enamel Kogo
Located in Queens, NY
A Japanese covered silvered and enamel kogo or box for incense. The box is enameled with polychrome images of grape vines with berries made in the Plique a Jour technique on burgundy...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Enamel

Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
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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Copper, Enamel, Steel

Old Volk Art Box in Hand Carved Oak
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative oak box intricately decorated with oak leaves in relief to one half. Artisan made in Scandinavia during the 1920s. Suitable for tobacco, ...
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Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

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

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in North Hollywood, 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

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Metal

Émile Gallé Marquetry "Mayfly and Ferns" Coffret
Located in New York, NY
The motifs on this coffret by Émile Gallé depict a mayfly flitting among a bed of ferns. Hatching in summer and living only a few hours before mating and dying, the mayfly has long s...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

Austrian Majolica Gooseberries Basket, circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
Austrian majolica gooseberries basket, circa 1920.
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Austrian Rustic Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Faience

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

Art Deco Thuya Burl Cigarette Box w/ Walnut Burl and Bone Detail
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco Burled Thuya wood 2 chamber cigarette box having an inlay of burled walnut edged with bone running up both sides of each corner and configured to appear as though each piece...
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English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Walnut, Cedar

Art Nouveau Canine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
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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Brass, Steel

Antique Red Tole Metal Tea Coffee Countertop Storage Bin
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Wonderful patina on this antique general store tea or coffee canister. Certainly a unique piece that could used on a kitchen counter or in a reta...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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...
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English Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Nickel

Spanish Colonial Gilt Wood Vargueno With Red and Black Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Colonial style painted and gilt wood table top vargueno, a chest with eight drawers and four doors with iron drop pulls. A sweet little chest with a lot of personality, decor...
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Baroque Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Iron

Art Nouveau Repousse Stork Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
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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Stone, Enamel, Brass, Iron

1920s Large Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box With Mon of the Tokugawa Shogunate
Located in Sheridan, CO
1920s Large Japanese Maki-E Lacquer Box With Mon of the Tokugawa Shogunate. Circa 1920s, black exterior ground various mixed color mon of the Tokugawa Shogunate, silvered metal rim o...
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Japanese Edo Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Antique Master Craftsman's Retirement Box, English, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique master craftsman's retirement box. An English, rosewood and white metal celebration keepsake case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Skilfully craf...
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British Late Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Pokerwork Stationery Box, English Desktop Tidy, Arts & Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pokerwork stationery box. An English, beech and tulipwood desktop tidy in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charmingly hand f...
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British Late Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Beech

Vintage FIRENZE , G. Ciardetti Artist signed, 800 Silver Pill Box
Located in Savannah, GA
Vintage FIRENZE , G. Ciardetti Artist signed, 800 silver, pill box with initials
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Napoleon III Handcrafted Nutwood Cigar Humidor Box with Brass Edging and Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
Good quality and excellent condition antique box. This straight lined cigar box is another one of our timeless items that will also make a great gift for someone who has never owned...
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French Napoleon III Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, Chester, 1901
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and rare example of an English playing card box by the silversmith's, Grey & Co. Standing on the original four feet, all four panels retain the original bevelled glass protecting four original antique playing cards...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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