Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Period: Mid-17th Century

Japanese Antique Buddhist Shrine Box "Zushi", Edo Period '1603-1868'

$680

Japanese Antique Buddhist Shrine Box "Zushi", Edo Period '1603-1868'

Located in Hitachiomiya-shi, 08

This antique Buddhist shrine box was crafted in the Edo Period (1603-1868). Known in Japan as a “Zushi,” it served as a small sanctuary to enshrine Buddhist figures, scriptures, or ...

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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cedar

Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket

$3,800

Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket

Located in Essex, MA

With a domed hinged lid and bail handle over a conforming case decorated overall with figures in Renaissance dress. Bun feet. Provenance; David and P...

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European Renaissance Revival Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood

$3,246

17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood

Located in Milano, MI

Antique Italian ballot urn shaped wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, Monte San Savino near Arezzo in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 17th century wooden voting box...

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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Circa 1650 Sheet Iron Money Chest from Southern Germany with Wooden Stand

$5,900

Circa 1650 Sheet Iron Money Chest from Southern Germany with Wooden Stand

Located in Dallas, TX

In 15th and 16th century Europe, the works of blacksmiths from southern Germany were known far and wide. Demand for products by these skilled metal workers spread as far as the Scandinavian countries. Perhaps one of the most intriguing items that was produced by these workshops was the iron money...

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German Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Italian Renaissance Walnut Bible Box

$3,847

Italian Renaissance Walnut Bible Box

Located in Viterbo, VT

Bible box hand-crafted in Italy in the mid 1600s using walnut. The box is still in fantastic shape and has a gorgeous patina. On three sides it is decorated with beautiful hand-carve...

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Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Italian 17th Century Primitive Collection Box

$4,750

Italian 17th Century Primitive Collection Box

Located in Round Top, TX

A rare and unique church collection box from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed from thick planks of walnut with intriguing carving detail. A wonde...

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Italian Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Casket, German, Baroque, painted, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Notley Priory

$9,685

Casket, German, Baroque, painted, Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Notley Priory

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

This charming and unusual casket injects a romantic atmosphere into any interior. It has survived in impeccable condition with acceptable wear to the painted surface which signifies its age and use. It is a conversation piece, a piece of acting history, bought by Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier...

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German Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes

$1,322

H 3.12 in W 7 in D 3.75 in

Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes

Located in Lisse, NL

Good quality antique box with Roman scenes on all four sides and on top. If you are a collector or enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and hi...

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Italian Empire Revival Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket

$1,290

H 3.75 in W 9.75 in D 5 in

Antique Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket

Located in Swedesboro, NJ

Dimensions - H: 3 3/4in W: 9 3/4in D: 5in This Antique Turn of the Century Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket is truly remarkable and is made of the highest quality! If you t...

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French Régence Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century French Antique Iron Safe Trunk with Ornate Key and Patina

$1,195

H 12.8 in W 18.9 in D 12.8 in

19th Century French Antique Iron Safe Trunk with Ornate Key and Patina

Located in High Point, NC

Originally used as a safe or strong-box, this antique iron trunk remains a trustworthy vault for treasured possessions. Made in 19th century France,...

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French Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan

$4,800

H 24 in W 14 in D 14 in

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...

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Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box

$4,699

H 5.12 in W 17.33 in D 13.78 in

17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in Englis...

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English Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Box Meiji Period

$2,200

H 2 in W 4.5 in D 5.5 in

Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Box Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A black lacquer tebako (hand box) with maki-e decoration and silver trim, circa late 19th century, Meiji period. The surface of the lid features a Rinpa style maki-e paint depicting ...

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Japanese Japonisme Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key

$5,040

H 22.75 in W 26.5 in D 19 in

18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Spanish strong box from the 18th century. This antique safe from is constructed or iron clad wood, and is handsomely adorn in domed iron nailhead trim throughout it's top, front, a...

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Spanish Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century

$3,500

H 2.5 in W 3.5 in D 3 in

A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...

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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Renaissance Revival Style Bronze Box

$850

H 3 in W 8 in D 6.5 in

Renaissance Revival Style Bronze Box

Located in Tampa, FL

A renaissance revival style solid bronze box of the highest quality. The deep blue velvet interior has a ring holder. The interior depth is two and a half inches. No key. Austria, ci...

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Austrian Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue

$2,450

H 19.5 in W 8 in D 5 in

18th Century Italian Hand Carved and Painted Wood Madonna Statue

Located in Dallas, TX

18th century Italian hand carved and painted wood Madonna statue depicts the virgin Mary in contemplative prayer, and poised in triumph over evil. Orig...

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Italian Baroque Revival Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Late 17th Century Leather And Brass Travelling Box

$3,071

H 7.09 in W 13.39 in D 9.06 in

Late 17th Century Leather And Brass Travelling Box

Located in Benington, Herts

A very fine and interesting late 17th century English work box or travelling case English Circa 1680 Of conventional form with slightly domed lid, this piece has acquired a magnifi...

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English Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Zushi Traveling Shrine of Bishamonten, c. 1800

$3,280

H 7 in W 6 in D 4.5 in

Japanese Zushi Traveling Shrine of Bishamonten, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This gorgeous Japanese red lacquer traveling shrine (zushi) protects a miniature statue of Bishamonten, the Buddhist God of Warfare here depicted as an armor-clad warrior. A fearsome protector, he is thought to defend sacred places, punish evil-doers, expel demons and bestow wealth. In this example, Bishamonten stands atop a crouching demon, dressed in finely painted armor...

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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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Italian Late Baroque Walnut Slant Top Footed Peg Lock Box, ca. 1650

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H 10.25 in W 27 in D 19 in

Italian Late Baroque Walnut Slant Top Footed Peg Lock Box, ca. 1650

Located in Atlanta, GA

of rectangular form with a slanted hinged top with a removable peg locking the top closed, raised on turned feet

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Italian Louis XIII Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance

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H 2.25 in W 5.71 in D 4.26 in

French Ceramic Secret box or jewelry box or tidy - Mithé Espelt 60's Fance

By Mithé Espelt

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Secret box, jewelry box, storage box, tidy rectangular with glazed ceramic lid in shades of gold, white and pellucid and wooden base, by Mithé Espelt. The box is decorated with geome...

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French Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

17th Century Baroque Wood, Iron and Fabric Italian Small Trunk

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H 9.85 in W 15.75 in D 7.49 in

17th Century Baroque Wood, Iron and Fabric Italian Small Trunk

Located in Catania, Sicilia

A small trunk hand-crafted in Sicily in the 17th century, it's in original antique conditions ad you can see in the pictures, wood, iron and fabric have been never restored.

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Sicilian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

1960s Vintage Alphabet Box Italian Design by Piero Fornasetti Wood Print Enamel

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H 1.38 in W 11.82 in D 3.75 in

1960s Vintage Alphabet Box Italian Design by Piero Fornasetti Wood Print Enamel

By Fornasetti

Located in London, GB

A very elegant rectangular ”Alphabet” box designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1960s. Wooden structure cream enamelled top and sides decorated with letters of the alphabet in an ancie...

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Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Spanish Colonial Barniz De Pasto Lacquer Casket, Colombia, 1625-1650

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H 3.31 in W 5.24 in D 2.72 in

Spanish Colonial Barniz De Pasto Lacquer Casket, Colombia, 1625-1650

Located in Amsterdam, NL

An important Spanish colonial Barniz de pasto lacquer casket with the Jesuit IHS monogram and silver mounts Colombia, 1625-1650 L. 13.3 x W. 6.9...

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Colombian Spanish Colonial Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

17th Century Italian Walnut Warmer Brazier Renaissance Style Walnut Box

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H 5.52 in W 11.82 in D 9.06 in

17th Century Italian Walnut Warmer Brazier Renaissance Style Walnut Box

Located in Milano, MI

Early 17th century hand carved walnut foot warmer of Northern Italian origin, it looks like an antique box but features a metal container inside, and it was commonly used in Italian ...

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Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Iron

17th Century Italian Walnut Almsgiver Box with TP Initials

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H 8.67 in W 15.75 in D 10.24 in

17th Century Italian Walnut Almsgiver Box with TP Initials

Located in Milano, MI

17th century rectangular shaped alms box hand-realized in solid walnut decorated with fire marked initials T.P. Of Italian origin, Northern Italy. Good age...

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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Document Box, 17th Century, English, Vernacular, Pony Skin, Domed

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H 9.45 in W 20.08 in D 11.82 in

Document Box, 17th Century, English, Vernacular, Pony Skin, Domed

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

The domed lid decorated with two rows of brass studs. The iron hasp marked 'IL', original iron lockplate, lock removed The interior lined with pages from 'Philosphical Dissertations on the Egyptians...

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British Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hide

17th Century Portugese Mahogany Chest or Box

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H 22.45 in W 38.98 in D 23.63 in

17th Century Portugese Mahogany Chest or Box

Located in Eindhoven, NL

Beautiful Portuguese colonial chest. Antique chest with rich fittings. Particularly beautiful dovetail that has been made as decoration. Very special construction. Lock is missing ...

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Portuguese Anglo-Indian Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Baroque Walnut and Band Inlaid Box on Paw Feet, Italian, Tuscany, 17th Century

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H 9.75 in W 18.5 in D 15 in

Baroque Walnut and Band Inlaid Box on Paw Feet, Italian, Tuscany, 17th Century

Located in Atlanta, GA

The box constructed of walnut with a decorative band inlay, the inside having separate storage compartments, the plinth base raised on paw feet.

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Italian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

17th Century Welsh Oak Document Box

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H 9.75 in W 28 in D 16.5 in

17th Century Welsh Oak Document Box

Located in Greenwich, CT

Good 17th century Welsh oak document or "Bible" box the lid retaining original iron hasp, the front profusely carved with four petaled flowers, the whole ...

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Welsh Jacobean Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Antique Japanese Sutra Box, 1630

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H 5.52 in W 14.57 in D 10.63 in

Antique Japanese Sutra Box, 1630

Located in Prahran, Victoria

Antique Japanese sutra box made from wood and incised copper, dated 1630 the 7th year of Kanei.

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Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Alexandre Noll Carved a Niche for Wood Objects in the Mid-Century Canon

The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.

Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

European Renaissance Revival Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

German Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

German Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Empire Revival Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

French Régence Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

French Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Japanese Meiji Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

English Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Japanese Japonisme Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Spanish Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Austrian Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Baroque Revival Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

English Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Louis XIII Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

French Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Sicilian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Colombian Spanish Colonial Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Renaissance Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

British Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Portuguese Anglo-Indian Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Italian Baroque Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Welsh Jacobean Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

Japanese Edo Antique Mid-17th Century Decorative Boxes

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Alexandre Noll Carved a Niche for Wood Objects in the Mid-Century Canon