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Technique: Hand-Crafted
Hand Carved Hinged Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simple hinged wooden box with carving. The box would be ideal for 420, notes, recipes, or on the desk to hold paper clips, rubber bands, etc. or on the nightstand.
A beautiful ...
Category
20th Century Asian Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Edwardian 1905 German Enameled Round Box In .900 Silver Imported Into France
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled round box made in Pforzheim.
Beautiful German enamel box, created in the city of Pforzheim in the early 20th century, between the 1900-1...
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Early 1900s German Edwardian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box Squared Green Enamel with oval miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on sunburst guillochè and Louis XVI French Empire style ornaments. External measurements cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 636- Fine oval miniature cm. 3.2 x 4.2 hand painted in tempera on a vegetable ivory plate by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproducing a portrait of a Flemish lady...
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1990s Italian Louis XVI Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Table SHIP Box embossed completely by hand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular solid silver 800°°/°°° table box.
The box is embossed by hand with flowers, leaves and fruits.
At the center of the hinged lid is embossed and engraved a sailing ship in ...
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1970s Italian Other Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Don Shoemaker Spice Rack for Señal SA
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
In theory, this piece was part of a set of kitchen spice racks, the lid is missing, it can be used as a storage for pens or a sweet bowl
Born in Nebraska, Don S. Shoemaker studied p...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Finnigans 1932 London Art Deco Enamel Case Box With Racing Car In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco Enamel case designed by Finnigans Limited.
This extraordinary and beautiful cased-box, was created in London England during the Art Deco period. Has a great provenance and was designed by the famous silversmiths and retail store of Finnigans Limited, back in the 1932. The thematic of this box is rare and very popular. Has been crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver standard with gilded interiors. The case has been made in a cushioned compact shape with eight barrels hinge and a push pressure thumb. The main panel on top is illustrated with a landscape scene and a Formula-1 racing red car, with the number L6, all realized with polychrome enamels. The reverse is embellished with engine turned guilloche decorations. This fine piece is masterfully worked with extreme details and is a very especial example for any collector, or a wonderful gift for someone special. It is in perfect preserved condition.
Weight: 135.98 Grams, (87.16 Dwt).
Measurements: 85 mm by 111.3 mm by 8 mm (3.35 x 4.38 x 0.11 Inches).
Hallmarks: Both parts are Stamped with British marks; the mark of the lion for the city of London, the maker's mark Fs.Ld associated to Finnigans Limited, the Gothic letter R for the production year 1932, and signed, "FINNIGANS LTD. LONDON".
Finnigans Limited
The House of Finnigans was founded by Brian Finnigan in 1830. Brian Finnigan established the house as a sole proprietor and opened a workshop in Newton...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Agate Jewelry Box with Gilt Brass Hardware, Circa 1960's
By Fratelli
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Hollywood Regency Agate Gilt Brass Jewelry Box Circa 1960's, Italy
Brass rectangular jewelry box from Italy. Wonderful piece standing alone on a vanity table, dressing area or perfect addition to any home displayed on a coffee table. This piece is marked Fratelli Alinari...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
Unique & Stunning 1800s Bronze & Brass Betel Nut Box Museum Quality & Condition
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality, good size and excellent condition antique box for the connoisseurs.
How do you price a one of a kind antique of a quality and beauty that cannot be found anywhere in th...
Category
19th Century Asian Islamic Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rectangular Marble Jewelry Trinket Box with Two Love Birds
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Italian Rectangular Trinket Box with Two Carved Cuddling Love Birds On the Lid.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Venezia Rialto SC1 Empty Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A stylish and practical design suited for safekeeping cherished items, this rectangular box will add an accent of sophistication to a vanity desk, console or nightstand. Masterfully ...
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2010s Italian Other Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Foster & Bailey 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Turquoise Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Foster & Bailey.
Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautiful antique piece was carefully crafted at the workshops of Foster & Bailey in solid .925/.999 standard silver with a hinged lid. Fitted with a mirror and a place to storage a 5 cents nickel coin. Decorated at both sides with engine turned guilloche decoration topped with applications of translucent vivid turquoise enamel with flowers.
Weight: 42.30 Grams, (27.11 Dwt).
Measurements: Diameter of 51 mm and a height of 12 mm (2.0 x 0.47 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark F&B associated to Foster & Bailey, the mark for the assay of the silver and signed, "F&B STERLING".
Foster and Bailey
Foster and Bailey is a vintage American jewelry...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Middle Eastern Kilim Upholstered Stained Pine Table Chest
Located in Germantown, MD
A skillfully Kilim Upholstered Stained Pine Middle Eastern Table Chest with nail head decorated trims. Measures 20.5" in width, 10.5" in depth and...
Category
20th Century Afghan Moorish Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Upholstery, Pine
Ealy 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Ealy 19th Century chinese export lacquer sewing box, octagonal shape with feet, black lacquer with gilt decoration, worn on top.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Vintage Indian Handcarved Wooden Decorative Box
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Handcarved wooden trinket box with carved geometric shapes, small handmade ornamental indentations and cream white decor on the lid. Rustic organic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Folk Art Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Austrian 1925 Art Deco Plique à jour Enameled Box In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Austria art deco enameled box designed by Johann Scholz.
An exceptional snuff-pills box, created in Vienna Austria between the1922-1925. This box ...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Karl Springer "Molding Box" in Multicolor Lacquers 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Hinged “Molding Box” with multi-colored lacquer design and dark green suede interior by Karl Springer, American 1970's. Springer’s superb lacquer work and attention to detail make t...
Category
1970s American Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
19th Century Swedish Provincial Spice Box
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Charming 19th century Swedish provincial spice box in its original condition with two sliding doors and one drawer. The interior contains eight compartments intended for different dr...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Round favor Box with lid in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Light Blue Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round favor Box with lid in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Light Blue Enamel Salimbeni. Favor or small container in cut crystal and lid in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translu...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Bliss Brothers 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Yellow Enamel Round Box In .925 Sterling
By Bliss
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Bliss Brothers.
Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautif...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box fired Enamel Miniature Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand painted miniature with fire enamelling in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Leather Playing Card Case
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful Italian handcrafted tooled leather playing card case with painted enamel-like decoration of cards on the sides and symbols for all the suites, clubs, diamonds, spades and hearts on the cushion top. Beautifully made and clearly loved, a charming gift for the poker player or gambler. Holds two decks.
Stamped on the bottom in gold letters, 'Genuine Leather, Made in Italy'. With a fleur di lis mark stamped...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A lovely antique English mahogany campaign style travel desk / writing slope box with beautifully aged warm rich patina. circa 1825
Commonly used by military officers in the field, ...
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1920 Persian Brass Jewelry Box in Mamluk Revival Damascene Moorish Islamic Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Persian Islamic Brass Jewelry Footed Box in Mamluk Revival Damascene style.
A Middle Eastern Moorish Damascene Brass Box circa 1910-1920s.
A fine antique handcrafted etched hammered Syrian Damascene brass jewelry box.
Octagonal shape lidded antique Moorish Persian footed trinket brass box, handcrafted and chased with calligraphy Islamic Arabic design writing.
The Box decorated with etched Arabic inscription and lotus flowers with a very fine Arabesque design.
Middle Eastern jewelry brass box with eight small feet, hinged lid, lined in a Moroccan red velvet.
Great Moorish Mamluke Revival brass decorative Islamic metal art object.
Dimensions 6.75" W × 5" D × 5.25" H.
In the Mamluk Style (Mamluk Revival).
Origin: Middle East.
Date: Circa 1900-1920s.
Hand-hammered and engraved, this beautifully incised brass box Islamic...
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Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Stunning Embossed Leather on Wooden Box w. Don Quixote & Sancho Panza Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality made and near-antique box depicting Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and also Miguel de Cervantes.
Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling some truly beau...
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20th Century Spanish Renaissance Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron, Brass
Novelty Solid Silver Box by Theo Fennell - 1986
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable heavy, solid sterling silver box signed on the underside by the famed London silversmith and Jeweller, Theo Fennel.
The box is hand crafted in the form of a tru...
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1990s British Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scholl Limited Glasgow Art Deco 1924 Enameled Minaudière In .925 Sterling Silver
By albert scholl
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco German enamel minaudière imported by Scholl Limited Co.
An exceptional art deco minaudière, imported into Glasgow England by the retailer and goldsmiths, Scholl Limited Com...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georgian Military Campaign Brass Bound Rosewood Writing Slope
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A stunning georgian military campaign rosewood & brass bound hand crafted writing slope.
With Red Tooled Leather Interior, Befit with the original glass inkwells.
Made by Esteemed Maker with Royal Warrant "Tompson" circa 1830s
A rare Thompson lock with attractive stamped escutcheon with coat of arms.
The top and front have been decorated with brass inlay and brass reinforcing edges and corners.
Inside there are secret drawers concealed beneath the writing surface.
The glass ink bottles are original to the item with red leather tooled interior.
This writing slope comes with original "Tompson" lock.
Will sent with a vintage writing pen...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Burl Wood Veneer Box With Ebonized Ball Feet
Located in Stamford, CT
A handsome and beautifully made English Regency burl wood veneered box. The thick burl veneer covering the four sides and top, resting on four ebonized ball feet . A rich honey patin...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Burl
English 19th Century Inlay Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English 19th century decorative box with lift up lid opening on original brass hinges to reveal a good sized storage compartment lined with the original hand-crafted sapphire blue...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Channeled Small Grey Bone Box
By Global Views
Located in Norwalk, CT
A small bone box in shades of grey with a faint hint of blue. This box is hand assembled and hand dyed by artisans. The half round bone segments have been hand pieced to reveal a cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Vintage Italian Modernist Alabaster Trinket Box by Nordstrom
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural alabaster trinket box. This beautiful piece comes from Italy and dates to the 1970s. The alabaster marble is translucent and softly glows with the light in the room. The box has a modernist design with hardware in black that delineates the piece. The top of the box includes a double inlay “L” design that adds personality and modernist cool factor. This piece was made in Italy for Nordstrom. This piece is special and sculptural. Multipurpose and incredibly luxurious at the same time...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Khatam Art Painting Miniature on hexagonal shape trinket box.
Hand painted, lacquered wooden Moorish micro mosaic marquetry inlaid tobacco or trinket Box.
Handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene.
Finely handcrafted khatam Persian hand painted micro mosaic inlaid wooden box...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Islamic Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.Round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georgian Tunbridge Ware Folk Art Cottage Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Tunbridge Ware Folk House Sewing Box
From our Sewing Box collection, we are thrilled to offer this Novelty Folk Art Cottage Sewing Box. The box of rectangular form made from Sycamor...
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Early 1800s British Georgian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Sycamore
19c Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A VERY NICE 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India circa 1890-1900.
The box case/body is made of sandalwo...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood
Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Box, 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Mid-20th century Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Box.
Handcrafted great geometric one of a kind Moorish design.
Middle Eastern Syrian style, Moorish Spain Granada inlaid micr...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Deco Sterling Silver Box Flower Basket Cover Gold Gilt Vermeil interior
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Art Deco silver decorative box -Jewelry box - bonbon box
Style: Art deco, vintage, antique, Portugees, neoclassical, Mid Century
The body of the bo...
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20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Midnight Porphyry Column Box
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper
Signed and dated by artist on underside
A columnar box with flat top, wrapped in Engelhart's 'Midnight' porphyry-inspired, hand-painte...
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2010s American Neoclassical Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Pırı Reıs Small Bowl Wıth Lıd
By Esma Dereboy
Located in Esentepe, TR
A word, writing and sometimes a drawing...
Just like words that leave a trace in our soul and resist with us against the abrasion of time, the artifacts carrying the same traces are ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Art Deco Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Beautiful Moorish Syrian or Asian Inlaid Inlay Wood Box Storage Chest Trunk
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic, geometric design, and gorgeous craftsmanship. This work is made of beautiful dark wood and shell and/or bone inlay. The iron handles are also a nice touch. A genuine...
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20th Century Asian Moorish Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Round favor Box lid in Sterling Silver Light yellow floral miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round favor Box lid in Sterling Silver Light yellow floral miniature Salimbeni.
Wedding favor or small container in cut crystal and lid in 925/1000 sterl...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Channeled Large Grey Bone Box
By Global Views
Located in Norwalk, CT
A large bone box in shades of grey with a faint hint of blue. This box is hand assembled and hand dyed by artisans. The half round bone segments have been hand pieced to reveal a cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, late Edo, two big octagonal covered shell game boxes resting on footed stands, with makie-e decorations depicting flowering vines on a black lacquer ground,
They are still in ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Gilt Bronze Mounted Letter Box in the Style of Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Dallas, TX
gilt bronze mounted rose velvet letter box with putti flanking an elaborate central shield / cartouche in the style of Edward F. Caldwell & Co, New York. New York, the interior is fi...
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19th Century Renaissance Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
PERFUME BOX WITH LID French Napoleon III 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
PERFUME BOX WITH LID
French Napoleon III 19th Century
in ebonised wood, tortoiseshell and gilded metal.
Interior with three golden glass bottles.
Defects of age
Dim.: (box) 11 x 1...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Russian Silver Enamel chest shaped box, by Maria Semenova, Moscow ca1900
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This treasure chest shaped box is luxuriously decorated and dates from the final decades Of the Imperial period. The box was produced by the workshop of Maria Semonova and Is formed of 875 grade silver with silver-gilt utilised throughout. the box is of traditional Shape, having two hinged handles and a clasp, boxes like this were used in treasurys Around the globe in the early days to keep valuables inside, this small box can be used To hold tobacco or just sit on your table as a statement piece, a great addition to any Silver and especially Russian silver collection.
The exterior surface of the box is profusely decorated with polychrome cloisonné Enamel, the cloisons set into a variety of shapes, such as scrolling arabesques, and Infilled with shaded enamel in tones of red, blue, and Semenova’s idiosyncratic violet. The cloisons are bounded by silver-gilt rope twist cloison wire. The underside of the box Is marked with ‘MC’ for Semonova’s workshop, ‘84’ for 87.5% silver with a Kokoshnik mark (Kokoshnik is a traditional Russian head...
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Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Navajo Sterling Silver & Turquoise Hand Made Pill Boxes, Set of Three, 1930s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A set of three hand made sterling silver pill cases or trinket boxes, Navajo, Native American – circa 1930s.
The boxes are decorated with ...
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1930s American Navajo Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.
Table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel inserted in a very fine ha...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Victorian Era Black Forest Liquor Tantalus with Glasses & Decanters
By Black Forest
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and museum quality hand-carved walnut wood, Victorian Era, Black Forest art, liquor tantalus.
This magnificent Black Forest drinks box, dates from circa 1880. The beautiful ...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Danish 19th Century Mahogany Spice Box With Glass Containers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A rare Rectangular Mid 19th Century Spice Box in Mahogany with original brass handles, from Copenhagen in Denmark. This Spice box from "Östergades Materialhandel" from the Danish cap...
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Late 19th Century Danish Biedermeier Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Swedish Grace Pewter Box by Ingvar Bossler for Gamleby Tenn, Västervik, Sweden.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Simple, yet sophisticated, Swedish Grace pewter box by Ingvar Bossler for Gamleby Tenn, Västervik, Sweden.
The company Gamleby Tenn started in the...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
19th Century Mahogany Writing Slope Befit with a Pair of Inkwells by J J Mechi
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Exquisite craftsmanship from the early 19th century a Mahogany writing slope befit with A black velvet interior & A pair of glass inkwells by J J Mechi of No 4, Leadenhall Street, City of London, circa 1830s
Would make an ideal gift for the writing enthusiast or London historian.
Item has lever action hidden compartment.
Has an oval front brass plaque ideal for engraving a message if the item is a gift.
Comes with the original heavy metal topped inkwells and notepad, modern quill and stand.Other items are shown for illustrative purposes.
Alderman John Joseph Mechi (1802–1880) was a silversmith, banker, inventor and Alderman of the City of London. He experimented with new farming methods on his estate at Tiptree in Essex.
Mechi was born in London 22 May 1802, the third son of Giacomo Mechi, a citizen of Bologna, who had settled in England early in life, was naturalised, and obtained a post at Kensington Palace in the household of George III. His mother was Elizabeth, daughter of J. Beyer of Poland Street, London. John at the age of sixteen was placed as a clerk in a house in Walbrook, trading with Newfoundland, a job he had for ten years. In 1828 he set up on his own account as a cutler in a small workshop at 130 Leadenhall Street, from where he removed to No. 4 in the same street in 1830. Between 1830 and 1840 he made his fortune through the 'magic razor strop' which bears his name After the Crimean war and a fashion for beards, sales declined. On 10 November 1840 he took out a patent for 'improvements in apparatus to be applied to lamps in order to carry off heat and the products of consumption'. This was for the external shop-window lamps...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small 17th Century, French Coffer or Box in Leather
Located in Buisson, FR
Extremely old box that is covered with leather and metal decorations.
Rare find.
France, circa 1600-1700.
Weathered and some losses.
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17th Century French Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Maitland Smith Tessellated Pink Marble Apple Box with Brass and Malachite Stem
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Exquisite Maitland Smith Tessellated Lidded Pink Marble Apple Box with Brass and Malachite Stem and beautiful wood interior.
Measures 7" diameter and 8" height. Label on bottom of b...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Marble, Brass
Antique Oak Box, Victorian Gothic Carved Chest and Log Box, Scotland 1880, H1052
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oak Box, Victorian Gothic Percival Carved Oak Chest and Log Box, Antique Furniture, Scotland 1880, H1052
+ Solid oak
+ Original finish
+ C...
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Victorian 1900 Clam Shaped Coins Purse Wallet In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Clam Conch Shaped Coins wallet Purse.
A beautiful piece, created during the late Victorian era (1837-1901) circa 1900. This is a coins wallet crafted in the shape of a clam conch, i...
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Early 1900s Spanish Late Victorian Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage Black Lacquer & Gilded Papier-Mâché Box - Asia - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage hand painted and gold gilded papier-mâché box with removeable lid - featuring three gilded lotus flowers to the lid and an intricate double band of decoration to the edge - u...
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Late 20th Century Asian Modern Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
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