Hand-Crafted Decorative Boxes

Wonderful mid-century decorative jewelry box made in a beautiful combination of chrome and clear lucite. This elegant round box was made in Italy during the 1970s. In amazing condit...

A beautiful Art Deco / Swedish Grace lidded pewter box with amazing patina. Made by GVH, Guldvaruhuset, Sweden, 1933. Good original condition, with some light scratches and scuffs...

This exquisite Murano box, hand-blown in a vibrant emerald green, is a celebration of Venetian craftsmanship and refined geometry. Its octagonal form is both striking and sculptural,...

Large Anglo Indian Moorish Islamic style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo Persian box with floral and geometric Moorish Sadeli design in an hexagonal shape form with micro mosaic marquetry, very fine artwork. Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. Dimensions: H: 5 in : 12 in W x 12 in. D. Circa 1950s. Sadeli mosaic art is a highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before Indian boxes appeared. The designs on early boxes look deceptively simple. The fact is they emerged from a culture which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity isn’t immediately apparent to the viewer. Will look great in a Moroccan decor...

Japan, 19th/20th century, one red-lacquered with an inner compartment; one black-lacquered with an inner compartment.

Shopkeeper’s Money Box with Blessings Southern China Late 19th/early 20th century Wood, bamboo H: 7 in x W: 14.75 in x D: 11.75 in Two dragons sit surrounding a pearl of wisdom on t...

Modern, colorful and fun round box that can be used as a decorative element on a coffee table, desk or nightstand. Serving double duty as a storage box or as a candy bowl. They loo...

Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with Art Deco-style engraving, early 1900s, with translucent fired enamels in various shades. Diameter 4 cm, height 1.3 cm. Wei...

A scarce Continental heavily distressed leather flatware storage box chest, 20th century, finely hand-crafted, rectangular solid wood case, domed ...

Collection of 19th century Kashmiri items A highly decorative collection of 19th Century hand crafted Kashmiri objects including 6 different shaped boxes, a working lamp and urn....

Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book. Beautiful shades of burgandy with gilt add glamour and heritage to this beautiful piece. This p...

Egg Plum enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Egg Plum enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand. Egg Plum enamel is Russian...

From Halcyon Days, a Bilston enamel trinket box shaped as a rabbit, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1970-1980s. Established in the 1950s, Halcyon Days ...

Extraordinary Modernist piece of early 20th Century design! This box or container with a hinged lid is lacquered with a fabulous typically constructivist "Spritzdekor" airbrush patt...

Swedish hand-made antique blue traveling box from the 1820s to 1830. This charming little box has bright blue original paint and hand wrought hardware in iron. The box was used to st...

A 19th century French fariniere, made of walnut. Good craftsmanship using dovetailed construction. Minor losses to front corners of the base and upper right corner. From Provence, a ...

Rare antique blue box in folk art from Sweden made during the mid 1800s. The box is an attractive size and can be used for anything from storing doc...

The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...

A very pleasing to the eye, early 1800s triple compartment tea caddy. This marvellous tea caddy is in very good condition and the patinated nutwood has a truly warm, deep and rich p...

French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras Glassworks, France A beautiful hand-crafted and richly decorated French Art Nouveau enameled glass trinket or jewelry box, attributed to Legras Glassworks. The piece features delicately applied enamel in soft, natural tones typical of the Art Nouveau movement, highlighting its elegant floral and organic motifs. Finely detailed and highly decorative, this lidded box exemplifies the refined craftsmanship for which Legras was renowned. Perfect for holding small treasures or displayed simply as a work of art. Dimensions: 4" Diameter × 3 1/4" High A wonderful collectible French Art Nouveau glass box—an ideal decorative accent or thoughtful gift. Legras Art Glass...

Box Malachite large all in white marble, box with lid with handle in real malachite stone with gold finish base.

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...

Charming Italian Mid-Century Florentine hand crafted box. This painted green gilt-wood box can be used to elegantly hold tissues but also store your favorite pieces of jewelry on a v...

This exceptional French Art Deco huge coffret from the 1930s showcases master woodworking and bold architectural design. Hand-carved from solid oak with a light maple wood interior, ...

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...

Square pill box with oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels with guillochè stripes and hand-engraved motifs on all sides. George...

Crafted from wood with intricate, hand-carved details, this vintage tramp art box is another timeless peice of history to treasure. Featuring a layered, hand-carved design, original ...

The Mini Matchbox Series is composed of roughly 2”x 3” boxes that make direct references to iconic NYC institutions. These boxes come with slide out inserts that are filled with matc...

An enameled dog guilloche round pill box This is a gorgeous and exceptional round pill box created during the Edwardian period, circa 1900–1910. This remarkable piece has been masterfully handcrafted in solid .900/.999 sterling silver, featuring intricate engine-turned patterns that demonstrate the exceptional skill and precision of the period’s silversmithing. The twisted lid is beautifully embellished with a charming standing dog motif, expertly decorated with applications of colorful hard-glass enamels, adding a vibrant and artistic touch to the refined silver surface. The craftsmanship is outstanding, with remarkable attention to detail throughout the design and execution. A wonderful example of Edwardian decorative arts, this elegant pill box represents the perfect combination of fine craftsmanship, artistic imagination, and historical charm. A true conversation piece, it would make a distinguished addition to any collection or display. Country: American. Period: Edwardian, 1900-1910. Weight: 34.75 Grams, (22.28 Dwt). Measurements: Diameter: 36.2 mm by Height: 19.4 mm (1.42 x 0.75 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark symbol, the mark for the assay and warranty of the silver and signed as follows. "900". Collateral: This Dog enamel guilloche pill box...

Intended to hold paan or betel, the seamed cylindrical body flaring downward towards the base, the domed lid showing a lotus-bud final over a flattened and canted rim, both decorated...

Antique 19th century beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper bronze South Asian box with lid, latch and handle. A very fine antique Pandan or B...

From the Grand Tour era, a set of two glass scent bottles in a fitted leather case with key, circa early 19th Century. The Grand Tour was a 17th to early 19th century custom of the ...

Antique hand-painted and lacquered wooden box with removable tray, from Indonesia. The interior compartments are amply sized. There are some small...

Octagonal table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with a fine hand-engraved design and two-colour fire-enamelled with other fi...

Decorative Art Deco Style Lidded Box in Wood and Silver 1970s. A very interesting and beautiful lidded box with an art deco inspired lid in silver. Great abstract and timeless desig...

The Black Shagreen Tissue Box by R&Y Augousti is a sublime expression of modern elegance and meticulous craftsmanship. Encased in luxurious shagreen, its textured finish exudes r...

This superb Table Cigar Box two-tone stripes enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver. it has a rectangular shape with rounded sides Table Cigar Box has hand engraving, with orange and ...

Small jewelry or vanity box as found in French market. This 19th Century pill box has a silver plated lid and features a ribbon band decoration. Wonderful patina and certainly will c...

Rectangular table box with inward corners in gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamel fired on guilloche and a fine round miniature in the centre, diameter cm. 4....

Unique and interesting trinket box by Fendi. This vintage piece from the early 1990s is made in leather and covered in the classic Fendi Pequin stripe fabric design. This piece ope...

Japanese late Meiji period A Large Organizer Red Lacquered Box, decorated with irises and butterflies in gold and black.

The Matchbox Series is composed of roughly 4”x 6” boxes that make direct references to iconic NYC institutions. These boxes come with slide out inserts that are filled with oversized...

A seven-piece Japanese Arita Sweetmeat set and matching lacquer box, Meiji period (1880-1890). Comprising of a central hexagonal dish and six-fan shaped ...

1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box. DIMENSIONS: 7ʺW × 7ʺD × 2.5ʺH. Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo ...

Small egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché, Russian Empire style inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé, late 19th century, early 20th...

Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...

MICHAEL GRAVES (AMERICAN, 1934-2015), ENAMELED ROLLED STEEL MAILBOX, C.1990, H 14", L 23 3/4":An enameled and rolled steel mailbox. By Michael Graves and the Markuse Corporation. The...

Elegant alabaster box printed with decal portraying an exotic natural setting with a beautiful Butterfly, "Le P. Polydamas" finished with lacquer. The ...

The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...

Rare and precious Venetian domed case made of richly lacquered and gilded wood, early 17th century, depicting "The Conquests of Venice." Caskets like this one are more unique than ...

The waves on a choppy lake, rough by the wind, inspire the design of alpaca boxes and picture frames of this family, whose name comes from the tribe that dwelled in the North Argenti...

Antique folk art box, a so called Forskrin which was used when travelling for storing documents and valuables around the late 1700s. Made in nor...

Mid-19th century Gutta Percha Box with photo's and contemporary notes on Genealogy Fantastic mid-19th century gutta percha box with standing figures and a horse. Gutta Percha b...

An Edwardian period golden oak country house or hotel post box. English. Circa 1900. The post box is made in solid oak with a brass post flap engraved LETTERS, and a glazed panel be...

Fine quality circa 1790 Georgian letter box, with three compartment fitted interior (see image). Exterior has original double brass hinged slope top with serpentine shaped front, and...

Discover an authentic artisanal treasure with this refined oval pill box. Made of gold-plated 925/1000 silver, this piece is embellished with translucent enamels fired on guilloché ...

Handcrafted decorative round brass Indian lidded betel box with latch and a top handle. Delicately and intricately hand-chased with geometric designs. Used as a tea caddy with tea bo...

Box Shells in porcelain with porcelain lid. All details in solid bronze in antique finish.

The urban and cosmopolitan Porteño family carries the spirit of the ones born in Buenos Aires city or “Porteño”, as they are commonly known. Its boxes, trays and flower vases have a ...

Traditional 19th century hand painted Scandinavian box circa 1860. Rustic made piece from Sweden that was used to help secure a person's possessions. Oval shaped with a slight dome...