Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
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Period: Late 19th Century
Late 19th Century Venetian Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Venetian box with hand-painted Rococo-style decoration, featuring delicate scrollwork, floral motifs, and an elegant central scene. The warm gilded tones enhance its old-world char...
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Antique Triple Hat Transit Case, English, Leather, Top Hat Box, Victorian, 1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique triple hat transit case. An English, leather top hat box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Superb antique hat box...
Category
British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Cotton
Antique Japanese Late Meiji Wood Box In Silver Frame With Chickens
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, varnished wooden box in silver frame. Circa: 1868 to 1912. The wooden box with a wicker cover and silver frame. Silver plate embedded in the lid,...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Beautiful Leather Letter Holder with gilded details and coat of arms.
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Leather Letter Holder with gilded details and coat of arms, probably from the late 19th Century. Nice patina on the leather. (See pictures)
The key is missing but the lett...
Category
European Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique Majolica Adams & Bromley Pineapple Basketweave Sardine Fish Box 6"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Majolica Sardine fish box / lidded compote attributed to Adams & Bromley. It features a pineapple and basket weave design with Sardine lid handle and purple lavender interior.
One of the most prolific makers of majolica in Staffordshire was the Adams & Bromley pottery at Victoria Works. First operating under the name of John Adams & Co., the two potteries made majolica from 1860 to 1885. The name though is not well known outside of ceramic circles because of their choice to not mark the majority of their ware. The company’s output, however is familiar to anyone with an interest in Victorian pottery.
Born in 1834, John Adams grew up in the pottery trade. His father worked at Wedgwood where he later also took a position. There he met two of the men who would later join to form Adams & Co.
In 1863 he entered into a partnership with John Bromley and Henry Cartledge, who were these coworkers at Wedgwood and designer Thomas Greenbatch to create Adams & Co. They manufactured a variety of wares at the Victoria Works in Hadley. including majolica. In 1869 the partnership was reorganized after Greenbatch left the firm.
The company enjoyed wide success both with their majolica and their jasperware selling both domestically and abroad. They exhibited in international exhibitions such as those in Paris and London, increasing their reputation for creating quality ware. In 1873 The company changed its name to Adams & Bromley and continued manufacturing large quantities of majolica.
The majolica made by the company is variable in quality. Designs are usually created for table or garden use. The company submitted few designs through the English Registration system. They developed a glaze color palette of yellow, green and brown that was used on most pieces with cobalt, turquoise and lavender used less frequently. Linings of hollowware were usually majolica pink, while bases were mostly sponged brown and/or solid golden ochre. The majority of ware was unmarked.
Adams & Bromley dissolved their partnership in 1885. John Adams then opened a tile manufacturing plant while John Bromley continued operating the pottery and acquired in addition the defunct Victoria Pottery which he operated until 1893. Potter Thomas Heath then purchased the molds of the potteries and continued producing the shapes at the Albion Works in Longton.
Adams & Bromley made a number of well known majolica designs. Some originated with Adams & Co. and were continued through the company's name change. Since the company underwent changes in name and ownership we have no way of knowing which designs originated with Adams & Company, or Adams & Bromley unless they are specifically marked as such. To complicate matters, the molds having been sold to a third party after the close of the pottery, we have no way of knowing which pieces continued manufacture after 1893.
Sardines
Although sardine harvesting has gone on for thousands of years, the history of canned sardines is a relatively recent one. It began in England around 1810 when Englishman Peter Durand developed the first patent for preserving sterilized perishable foods in an enclosed container. In 1822 France, Joseph...
Category
Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Majolica
Antique English Chinoiserie Papier Mache Lidded Box, circa 1880
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English black ebonized japanned papier mache lidded box with an Asian chinoiserie design, circa 1880. This fine box is hand made with hand painted figures, a Chinese...
Category
English Chinoiserie Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Contains a Secret Compartment and Candle Sconces
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box. The Writing Box of rectangular shape ...
Category
English High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900.
...
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British Régence Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
19th Century Victorian English Brass Mounted Ebony Wooden Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique (19th century) English campaign chest or box crafted from ebony or coromandel wood with recessed brass handles and fitted lined interior and pull-out drawer. 15 1/2 by 12 by...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Staunton Fierce Knight Weighted Club Chess Set 8.5cm Kings Jointed Box, 19th C
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality and complete English handmade hardwood "Weighted" Club Chess Set game of 32 pieces, in the Staunton Fierce Knight pattern, all within a jointed wood box ...
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British Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass bound glove box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass bound glove box having a fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass mounted glove box with the original brass...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Large Antique Carved Painted Collectibles Box with Lions
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique carved wood painted box featuring two lions. This rectangular box features a hinged lid made of iron. The box is perfect for collectables as well as securing important docume...
Category
European Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Chinese Lacquered Happiness Box with Birds & Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Dated to the late 19th centu...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Antique Portuguese Sterling Silver Box With Stand
Located in New York, NY
An antique Portuguese sterling silver box with a stand. Exact silver guarantee mark used in the Lisbon Assay Office from 1887 to 1932 on the bottom. The box is modeled in the form of...
Category
Portuguese Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Luigi Frullini Rare Italian Hand Carved Figural Match Holder & Striker
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and rare antique Italian Renaissance revival hand carved wooden match holder and striker mounted with a sleeping putti by world renowned furniture maker and carved Luigi F...
Category
Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
small school bag from the French mountains
Located in grand Lancy, CH
small school bag from the Swiss mountains
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Folk Art Box With Inlaid Hearts
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century American folk art box with decorated with inlaid hearts, diamonds, triangles and shields. Possibly sailor made, this sweet little box was likely a valentine or keepsake ...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique French Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French Sevres ormolu mounted cobalt blue soft paste porcelain jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
The shaped hinged ormolu mounted cover is superbly de...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890.
Good quality brass bound box slope made in mahogany. Inscribed brass plaque shows that this was presented to a mr james ...
Category
English Campaign Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveling Vanity Dressing Box, circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th century English coromandel and rosewood fitted travel vanity or dressing box, circa 1870. This fine box contains the original contents including silverplate lidded cut glass jars, sewing tools...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Swiss 8 Air Gonçalo Alves Musical Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 8 airs Gonçalo Alves cylinder music box, manufactured by Qualite Excelsior Sondrite Extra Puissant Harmonie, circa 1870 in date.
The Goncalo Alves case is inlaid and crossbanded with boxwood inlay and superb marquetry decoration of musical instruments. It is raised on a plinth base and is fitted with brass carrying handles.
The music box features a 28cm cylinder playing eight tunes with arrow and adjustable lyre damper, with handwritten "Tremolo a Zither" play sheet and makers plate for Qualite Excelsior Sondrite Extra Puissant Harmonie.
Condition:
In excellent working condition, please see photos for confirmation.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 28 cm x Width 66 cm x Depth 22 cm
Dimensions in inches:
Height 11 inches x Width 2 foot, 2 inches x Depth 9 inches
Music box
(also musical box) is a 19th/20th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique...
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century black forest carved wood casket
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th Century black forest caved wood casket, having wonderful crisp carving throughout, the hinged top lifting up to reveal a large compartment space, has the origin...
Category
British Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Late 19th Century Bronze Box - Putti - Renaissance Style
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful bronze box, decorated in renaissance style with putti and decorative ornaments.
The box is in good condition, key is missing. Beautiful colour and patina.
Dimensions: ...
Category
French Renaissance Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Great Britain English Red Leather Royal Presentation Box Victoria Regina
Located in Northampton, GB
Gold Tooled
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Victorian Moroccan Red Leather Royal Presentation Box, issued by the Royal College of Arms. The box of slim elong...
Category
British High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Coromandel Writing / Stationary Cabinet by Houghton and Gunn Dated 1878
By William Houghton and Charles Gunn
Located in London, GB
A very fine antique Victorian Coromandel writing or stationary cabinet made by the world famous London box makers and retailers Houghton and Gunn, dated December 1878.
The wonderfu...
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Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Victorian English Brass Mounted Satinwood Casket / Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful antique (19th century) English casket (box) crafted from satinwood with brass mounts including handles. With lined interior and lock. Key missing.
Category
English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Burlwood Voting Box / Still Bank
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning and scarce antique English Victorian era burlwood voting box.
Hand-crafted in the 19th century, the small table box having a rectangular case wi...
Category
English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Renaissance Chest Box on Stand Breton Brittany Oak Barley Twist
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique French Renaissance Chest Box on Stand Breton Brittany Oak Barley Twist.
Direct from the Brittany region of France, a finely hand carv...
Category
French Renaissance Revival Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Finest Antique English Burr Walnut and Brass Cigar Cabinet / Humidor, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
About as fine as they get, this large Burr walnut cigar cabinet is a magnificent quality box beautifully made.
Each corner has a carved column with a polished brass base and brass...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Indian, Colonial Writing Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique Campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and brass bound Colonial traveller's writing case, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Captivati...
Category
Indian Campaign Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Victorian Rosewood Lotto Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay C1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Victorian Rosewood Lotto Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay C1890
Measures- 3.5"H x 12.75"W x 9.25"D
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
19th Century Perfume Box - Napoleon III - Crystal Bottles
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique marquetry wooden box for perfume.
The box dates from the French Napoleon III period, circa 1880-1890.
The box features those original crystal perfume bottles, bea...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl
Collectible spectacular rare big box, casket, tramp art, folk art, 1885, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
This incredibly rare box is made in the famous austrian tramp art around 1880 to 1890, its a extraordinary richly decorated example of these boxes.
The object is rectangular in shap...
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Austrian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Ormolu Mounted Blue Lapis Lazuli Casket or Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th Century Ormolu Mounted Blue Lapis Lazuli Casket or Box. Raised on round balls. This box is of exceptional quality and not usually found in this size.
There are old repairs to th...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality example with a complicated and intricate interior.
The box is in very good condition c...
Category
Japanese Other Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Victorian Writing Box by G.H. Radcliffe Multiple Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Late 19th Century Writing Box with two Secret compartments
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Victorian Coromandel Writing Box...
Category
English High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Trinket Box Catchall, Folk Art 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Italy at an estate sale, this hand carved trinket box or catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice antique collectible to display in your...
Category
Italian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
A Spanish studded leather domed trunk, C 1870.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Wrapped in a light shade of leather, the metal stud decoration stands out on a trunk raised on gothic arched wooden supports. It will look wonderful on a sofa table as a hiding spot ...
Category
Spanish Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Napoleon III Game Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique wooden game box from the French Napoleon III period. The wood is inlaid with a brass emblem and brass piping, this gold color contr...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and bone inlaid colonial writing case with fitted interior, dating to the late...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver.
All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
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Austrian Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope circa 1870.
Fine quality english made victorian writing slope. Exterior of rich burr walnut with tunbridge ware inlay deco...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Baize, Walnut
Antique Limoges Royal Blue Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19h Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Limoges ormolu mounted rectangular bombe' shaped table casket, circa 1870 in date and bearing the Limoges marks on the underside.
The Royal Blue c...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Black and Red Leather Box bearing Arms of Irish MacNamara Clan, 1880s London
Located in Knivsta, SE
Black and Red Leather Box bearing Arms and Words of Irish MacNamara Clan, 1880s London.
A striking leather box, produced by London firm Parkins & Gotto, Oxford Street-based company specialized in leather goods and stationary. Features the coat of arms, with a rearing (rampant) lion surrounded by standing golden arrows in a solid field of red as well as a helmet with coronet, mounted with an arm bearing a sword, as well as the motto of the MacNamara clan (Firmitas in Caelo, meaning Strength in Heaven), an ancient Irish...
Category
English High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century Tramp Art Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage late 19th century Tramp Art Box inset with mirror and fabric. "Tramp Art" objects began in the 1870s, driven by the abundance of wooden cigar boxes and their availability to ...
Category
American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Textile, Wood
19th Century Japanese Style Storage Box - Bamboo and Copper
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique storage box, made of bamboo, beautifully decorated with plates of gracefully embossed copper.
The chest was probably made in Japan, for the European/French market...
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Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Mid-Late 19th Century Likely Mongolian Silver & Burlwood Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-late 19th century, likely Mongolian, silver & burlwood box with silver removable liner. The lid has a thick hand worked silver cover with 8 panels o...
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Mongolian Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Silver
Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fabulous late nineteenth century jewelry box made from a fine example of malachite, the first image is the most true colour in person.
The Malachite during this era was ag...
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French Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Vienna Woven Bronze Basket Box with Cold-Painted Rabbit, Attributed to Bergman
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vienna Woven Bronze Basket Box with Cold-Painted Rabbit, Attributed to Franz Bergman School, Austria, Circa 1890
Presenting an exceptional Vienna woven bronze basket box with a cold...
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Austrian High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese copper footed rectangular double-bottom box with hinged lid. Late Meiji period, The piece is decorated with cloisonne enamel depictions of dragons, phoenix bird, flowers against the swirl motif background. Collectible Oriental Vanity...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Late 19th Century Wooden Viennese Pharmacy Containers in the Set of 22 Pieces
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden Viennese pharmacy containers of the late 19th century, in a set of 22 pieces.
The containers with lids are made of boxwood and printed with the names of various spices in ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood
Antique Qing Blue & White Porcelain Box, Unsigned, China, Late 19th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Qing Dynasty Blue & White porcelain box with cover - hand painted with the double happiness symbol to the top and meandering vines ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Egg-Shaped Wooden Box by Maison Alphonse Giroux, Paris, 2nd Half of the 19th C.
Located in Greding, DE
An exquisite egg-shaped wooden box by Maison Alphonse Giroux, crafted in the second half of the 19th century. The box rests on a round base and features metal fittings, including a d...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Late 19th Century English Game Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Lovely antique game box, made of mahogany.
The box contains several games, with many bits and pieces. Not all complete.
It is obviously that there h...
Category
British Belle Époque Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Limoges Jmmet Seignolles plates & box Souvenir de son Vogage a Lourdes
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Set of Elegant vintage Limoges box and two plates.
Marked on base as “Jammet Seignolles Souvenir de mon voyage á Lourdes”.
-Memories of my trip to Lourdes-.
Original from Horlogerie...
Category
French Aesthetic Movement Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Cast Bronze Lidded Box with Medieval Scenes and hardwood liner, Late 19thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cast bronze metal box modelled as a casket with a wood liner and depicting medieval scenes. We date this box to the late 19th Century.
The box is made of a cast metal (b...
Category
English Medieval Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Bohemian Moser Enameled Amber Art Glass Jewel Casket
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Bohemian enameled art glass hinged lid jewelry casket - table box by renowned luxury glass maker Moser.
Exquisitely hand-made in Bohemia (present day Czech Republic) in the late 19th century, artistic Art Nouveau period opulence, featuring very fine quality hand-blown polished...
Category
Czech Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.
Located in Leuven , BE
Rare Chinese opium smoker's kit, including a lacquered boiled cardboard pillow-box and a pipe showing signs of intensive use. The pipe fits perfectly inside the box. The curved shape...
Category
Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plywood
