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Period: Late 19th Century
Antique Two Tiered Jewelry Casket or Box with Inaid Stones & Porcelain Panels
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique and elaborate wooden jewelry casket or box is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Austria in approximately 1880 in a Gothic Revival style. The box has two tiers ...
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Austrian Gothic Revival Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Stone

Aesthetic Reverse Engraved Mercury Mirror Box
Located in Astoria, NY
Aesthetic Movement Reverse Engraved Mercury Mirror Mounted Gilt Bronze Box, late 1870s, floral motif centering the name "Laura" in Gothic script, above four beveled side panels simil...
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Aesthetic Movement Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Late 19th Century Chinoiserie Tea Tin
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century chinoiserie tea tin from England.
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Antique Sterling Silver Miniature Vinaigrette Locket James Fenton Birmingham
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant & charming antique sterling silver miniature locket vinaigrette by James Fenton, Birmingham, 1872. This miniature vinaigrette would have been worn as a locket on a chain...
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English High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

1880s Mother of Pearl Hand Painted Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Hand painted box with mother of Pearl adornment. Purchased from an East Hampton estate.
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass with a copper interior and...
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Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique German Silver Dog Sugar Box Circa 1890
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique silver sugar box modelled in the form of a dog; part of our collection of silver animal sugar boxes. This magnificent, fine and impressive antique cast silver sugar box has been realistically modelled in form of a dog*. The silver box is embellished with fine details reproducing the dog's coat and anatomical features. This exceptional and large antique silver dog...
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German Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Late 19th Century French Gilt Mounted Rouge Marble Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Beautiful Late 19th Century French Gilt Mounted Rouge Marble Box. Wood lined interior, the box is raised on gilt paw feet. In ver good condition with expected wear to the gilt fittings.
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French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Marble

19th Century Arts & Crafts Pewter Copper Glass Wood Decorative Box
Located in Munich, DE
It was a great pleasure to find this rare Arts & Crafts pewter and copper box. The copper applications are decorated with green and blue glass cabochons. The...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Copper, Pewter

Gilt Bronze and Onyx Jewelry Box, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and onyx jewelry box. France, late 19th century. It has silk inside.
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French Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Onyx, Bronze

English Silver and Enamel Two-Tiered Freedom Casket, Dated 1899
Located in New York, NY
The freedom box is marked on the side in enamel stating "This casket - to contain the diploma of the honorary freedom of the city of Exeter - was presented...
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

Magician's Trick Double Wood Boxes with Ties, circa 1890
Located in Incline Village, NV
This item is from a collection of "magic" props from a California estate, and was accumulated in New York City; home too many famous conjurors; Houdini, Hermann the Great, and Copper...
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Porcelain Box, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain box, late 19th - early 20th century. Porcelain box from the end of the 19th century or beginning of the 20th century, gilded brass, very nice painted scene with gold dec...
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European Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a traditional Japanese Hokai shell storage box for the Kai-awase game. This box is well-detailed in chased brass appliques and makie. The box is in overall ...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century, Silver Plated Box with Royal Crest
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dramatic, richly embellished, silver-plated, hinge-top box featuring the ancient Coat of Arms for the Spanish kingdom of Castile and Leon. The whole atop lion-form feet.
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Spanish Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate, Metal

Antique Black Lacquer Round Container with Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Winnetka, IL
Antique black lacquer container with painted floral motifs used to store hats and personal belongings.
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Chinese Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Height Airs Swiss Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III music box with 8 bee melodies including 4 complications. Ability to play and replay loops melodies. Possibility to add to engage a resonator and or activate small bees t...
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

KPM Shell and Flower Motif Cabinet or Patch Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell, the interior revealing painted florals, and the blue undergl...
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German Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Moser Lidded "Ruby Cabochon" Pattern Gilt Glass Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A circular faceted box with hinged lid, circa late 19th century. Overall gilt patterned decoration with raised ruby tone glass panels. The domed lid with f...
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Arts and Crafts Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Wooden Liquor Cabinet Napoleon III with Crystal Interior
Located in Sofia, BG
An wooden ebonised and hand-painted liquor cabinet in Napoleon III style with brass inlay. Exterior opens in three directions to elegantly reveal a crystal service surrounded by poli...
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Folk Art Box with Carved and Painted Cottage Scenes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Incredible Folk Art hand-carved and painted box with a charming cottage with tiled roof on the hinged lid. Three sides feature scenes of trees behind white fences and the box is rais...
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Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Paint

Empire-Style Crystal and Brass 'Bonbonnière', or Sweet Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A very decorative Empire-style crystal sweet box, or Bonbonnière, intricately clad in a gilt-brass frame, with elaborately worked gilt metal mounts of the ar...
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French Empire Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Brass

19th Century Black Forest Carved Fan Case
Located in High Point, NC
Late 19th century hand-carved fruitwood fan case from Switzerland. This is a lovely and interesting little piece which would look great on a dresser, or in a bookcase for display. ...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Box Dragon, Foo Dog, Phoenix Bird, Butte
Located in Long Island City, 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

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Copper, Enamel

Antique American Victorian Rococo Sterling Silver & Leather Letter Box
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Rococo sterling silver and leather letter box, ca 1880. Rectangular base with straight sides and slant hinged cover with curved front. Applied open silver ornament...
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American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Victorian Burl Wood Makeup Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian burl wood traveling vanity / make up box with ebonized trim edge and a small lower drawer; interior holding 9 various silver boxes and...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Late 19th to Early 20th Century Sedan Chair Miniature Table Top Display Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th to early 20th century sedan chair miniature table top display cabinet Charming custom made and hand painted miniature table top ...
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English Rococo Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Tramp Art Hand-Carved Wooden Box with Diamond Motifs, circa 1890
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Tramp Art wooden box dating to circa 1890, intricately hand-carved with the layered, notched construction characteristic of the style. The rectangular form is richly ornamen...
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French Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Charles X Style Cocktail Bar In Marquetry
Located in BARSAC, FR
Rare marquetry cocktail bar with Charles X-inspired motifs or Victorian-style opening onto an interior with spaces for seven glasses, a shaker, two carafes, a mixing spoon holder, tw...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Porcelain Box, Potschappel-Dresden, Germany, 19th Century, with Brand Mark
Located in Madrid, ES
Potschappel-Dresden, Germany, 19th century. With brand on the base. Rectangular box with a slightly curved lid made of enamelled porcelain with golden metal finishes and hinges that ...
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German Neoclassical Revival Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Other

Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A handcrafted Tramp Art box or small chest. A detailed design on four tapered feet. The interior is lined with white quilted fabric and the lid is fitted with a large finial. The bot...
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Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Anglo-Indian Footed Box with Lidded Compartments, 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Anglo-Indian wooden box fitted with various compartments finely hand carved. The top is finely hand carved with the Taj Mahal. The interior with removable hand carved nine-lidded compartments, the front cover has a mirror, the whole exhibiting very fine workmanship. This fine late Victorian Anglo-Indian box from India is in great condition for it age. A beautiful example of an Anglo-Indian fine art...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sandalwood

Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Box in Octagonal Shape, Circa 1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Dutch Marquetry Walnut Box in Octagonal Shape, Circa 1880.
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Dutch Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Marqueterie de paille Boîte
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Marqueterie de paille, boîte en bon état du XIXe siècle
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French Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Straw

A Mindanao silver inlaid bronze betal nut box, Islamic, mid to late 19th century
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative box is a betal nut box. The habit of chewing was relevant in the southern Philippines and much of southeast Asia. Wealthy Maraneo families on the island of Mi...
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Philippine Tribal Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Pair of Box, Germany, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1890, Sign: WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Box Page: 299 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische Metallwarenfabrik: The English Catalogue 1906 Hardcover signatures: WMF G with ostrich = The fi...
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German Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Black Forest Decanter Set in Carved Box with St Louis Crystal Decanters/Stems
Located in Houston, TX
This cave a liqueur set is truly special because the box is exquisitely Carved and has the original beveled glass. The decanters and stem Ware are by St. Louis and the original la...
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French Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal

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...
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French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

English Papier-mâché Spectacle Case with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century spectacle case has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers and is bord...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper

Antique French Ormolu and Blue Enameled Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a jewel of a box. The blue enamel is vibrant. The work is wonderful. Treat yourself to a treasure!
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French Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Ormolu

Round cut Crystal Box antique 19th century attributed to Pairpoint Mfg Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful cut-crystal box. American circa 1890. A fine example heavy weight and great details. Has a silver plated band. Very deep quality cuts all around. Attributed to Pairpoint Mf...
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American Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal

Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Hide, Fabric, Wood

19th Century Campaign Vanity Dressing or Jewelry Box with Boule Inlay
Located in Manhasset, NY
19th century Campaign vanity dressing box with boule inlay. Lia.
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Campaign Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Box Sevres Porcelain Romantic Scene
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain romantic scene box napoleon III style Origin france hand painted 19th century circa 1890 with no stamp perfect condition.
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European Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Box Sevres Porcelain Romantic Scene
Box Sevres Porcelain Romantic Scene
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19th Century French Silvered Bronze Casket with Hunt Animals Signed A. Cain
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf or a lady's bathroom counter with this exquisite jewelry case box. Crafted in France circa 1880 and oblong in shape, the bronze casket stands on openwork plant form ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Large Oval Hand Painted Porcelain Vanity/Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a large oval hand painted porcelain vanity box. It depicts a scene of two Victorian young ladies in a garden. One of the ladies is seated in the green grass observing the other ...
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Unknown Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Musical box with 6 Bells and 3 Automatons By G. Bendon
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful music box by Bendon. Made in about 1880 in Switserland by this well known manufacturer. The mechanism plays 8 tunes on a 28cm cylinder as indicated on the original 'Bendon'...
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Swiss Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron

Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the perio...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors
Located in Lisse, NL
A beautiful antique and all handcrafted jewelry box with a striking velvet lining. This rare and larger size jewelry box or casket makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts. It is a very well made gem and highly practical with seven drawers and a good working lock and key in the right door and two sliding brass 'locks' in the inside of the left door. This box opens and closes perfectly and its striking presence will grace your vanity or dresser in a way that no modern piece ever could. The drawers come with a stunning blue lining and the three 'tiers' each have their own kind of interior. The top tier may have been made for pocket watches or circular brooches. The one below could have been made for necklaces and/or bracelets and the two bottom tiers, consisting of four drawers would have been used for all other types of jewelry. Have you also noticed the striking bronze handles? They too add to the grandeur of this striking antique gems box...
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British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Bronze

Antique Paper Mache Lacquered Trinket or Jewelry Box with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique trinket or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1880 and done in the period Vic...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Paper

19th Century Buddha Box Stand Table
Located in New York, NY
This stunning rustic Buddha box stand table is a late 19th century offering box. Significant Triangular shape box stand table set on legs carved as Naga's a...
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Thai Rustic Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Old Paris Porcelain box with a white glaze in the form of a bombé commode. The top panel is of a nude woman with two dogs. The front panel ...
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French Louis XV Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Late 19th Century Tortoise Shell Needle Case with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century tortoise shell needle case with a mother of pearl inlay. A knife box shape with a hinged lid and a package of the original needles in the original packaging marked ...
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English Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese Red Lacquer Hide Box, c. 1880
Located in Chicago, IL
This small treasure box from the late 19th century exemplifies the lavish splendor of the Qing-dynasty (1644-1911) decorative arts, finished with intricate surface embellishment and ...
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Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Frederick Manson Victorian 1894 Birmingham Visiting Cards Case In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Visiting card case box in sterling silver designed by Frederick Manson. Beautiful antique presentation visiting card holder, created in the city of Birmingham England at the ateli...
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English Late Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Erotical 19th Century Sculpture Box Of Woman Sitting On A Carved Basket In Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A 19th century erotical secret box. Extremely rare erotic sculpture from the 19th century, most probably created in France, circa 1870. This is a sculptural box depicting a woman sitting on a woven wood basket. The sculpture represents a small discrete treasure chest to keep jewels. It was masterfully crafted from pieces of cream and brown wood carvings and is fitted with a screwable part to reveal the interior. This is an outstanding object, unobtainable on the antique market and of high collecting. Other examples of these enigmatic boxes produced in the 19th Century. Gilded and patinated bronze, made in France during the 3rd Empire. Ca 1870 Weight: 192.2 Grams, (123.20 Dwt). Measurements: 150 mm by 63.5 mm by 89 mm (5.91 x 2.5 x 3.5 Inches). Condition: The overall condition of this sculpture is excellent. Beside the little normal wear, there is no damage to any part. This erotic box...
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French High Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique French Kingwood Bird's-Eye Maple Jewelry Casket Box Tahan Paris
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very elegant large French Kingwood Ormolu mounted casket of very generous proportions and of outstanding Museum quality, firmly attributed to Alphonse Tahan Paris (1830-1880), offi...
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French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu

19th Century Italian Baroque Parcel Gilt and Hand Painted Table Box Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a coffee table or a shelf with this elegant and colorful casket. Crafted in Italy circa 1880, the Venetian box stands on heavily carved feet decorated with gilt acanthus lea...
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Italian Baroque Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

19th Century Oak and Metal Bound Silver Chest
Located in Cheshire, GB
19th century oak and metal bound silver chest, applied with iron side swing handles and corner brackets, opening to an arrangement of four compartmentalised removable trays. Dimensi...
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British Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

19th Century French Treen Pot with Lid
Located in Vosselaar, BE
This elm pot was probably used to store Tabaco. It is finely turned and has an attractive patina.
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French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Decorative Boxes

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Elm

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