Hand-Painted Decorative Boxes

A Russian Papier Mache Troika Box, 19th Century Description: The black rectangular box with a slightly domed lid depicting a troika carrying thre...

An oil-painted wooden box in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century. Old patina. The key is missing. 11.5 x 23.5 cm, height 5.5 cm.

Red/Black-lacquered Fan-shape Five-case Lunch Box, China, 19th century, with three bamboo splint handles converging to form a broad strap handle over the t...

This is a Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with a bouquet of flowers in the center and blue and gilt scrolls around it. I...

Late 18th century scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790. Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3 locks on the front.  Quite likely to have been a box of some importance during it'...

A French Sèvres Manufacture porcelain egg from the 19th century, with putto and floral hand painted décor. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite decorative egg featu...

Elegant Pill Box in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Description:Elevate your collection with this exquisite shaped pill box, beautifully crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and elegantly ...

A spectacular and fine, painted and stenciled, pine documentbox. The original blue paint having turned a dark green over time with the varnished finish, typical of Boston pieces. Yo...

Antique lidded box in hand painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration on a purple background. Sevres style, early 20th century. Measures:...

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 ...

Large Rectangular Hand Painted Tin Bin Box by Chicago Globe Soap Company. The box is decorated with dancing Nymphs Fairies Nudes holding musically instruments.

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...

Fabulous and large store tea tin by Parnall & Sons who were the people to see for outfitting your store and much more as the company grew from 1830. Hand painted showing a girl servi...

Table Box wood style and Coral is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box wood style and Coral has transparent brown fired enamel over hand-engraved wood grain. Table Box wood style a...

A fine opaline (likely French) glass box. In the stylized form of a pear. The white opalescent glass body and lid both have handpainted fruit and floral decoration & rich gildi...

Early 19th century painted pine blanket box circa 1828. Fine example of the traditional method of storage in Sweden, utilising the plentiful pine and hand decorating. Rectangular b...

Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage scotch whiskey trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage con...

Octagonal pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a hand-painted miniature with fired enamel by the painter Romano Buccioni in Louis XVI style from the second half of ...

Hand painted papier mâché box with original perfume bottles.

Large Asian decorative wooden jewelry box with brass overlay. Large ethnic Indian hand painted decorative jewelry wood box with brass metal hammere...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand engraving, fire enamelled, in “Rococo” style from the early 19th century. Measurements cm. 4.5 x 7.7 x 2. ...

Antique Lacquered Compartment Box with Gilt Decoration Exquisite antique lacquered box featuring an intricate multi-compartment interior. The piece...

Beautifully decorated mid-late 19th c, England, black lacquered papier-mâché sewing stand. Decorated with gilt, mother-of-pearl and polychrome paint, opening to cloth-lined interior....

Inspired by Albert Camus' iconic novel, this one-of-a-kind ceramic book box transforms a beloved work of literature into a functional object for the home. Handcrafted by Brooklyn cer...

Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent fired enamels with guillochè stripes and hand-engraved motifs. George V E...

Hand painted Rajasthani lacquer box in rectangular shape with lid decorated with floral designs. Great decorative box. Size is 9" x 5.5" x 2" height. Overall good condition. Great Is...

Chinese foliage painted and brass mounted tacked hinged chest on stand with flanking side handles and interior lock with key, Late 19th Century

Mid 19th century Swedish hand painted strong box / chest circa 1850. Good quality example of a Scandinavian strong box, which offers many use's around the home today, such as storag...

Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated. Jewel Box has fine hand engravings around fired enameled spaces with lapis lazuli type painting. Jewel Box Baroqu...

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...

Beautiful old camel on wheels, trinket or spice box, vintage toy from the second half of the 20th century, made of solid red-colored wood, probably from India. The object has a beau...

Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box with Floral Miniature by Romano Buccioni for Salimbeni, Florence, 1980 Charming shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold pla...

A wonderful artistic Art Deco Porcelain box with corresponding lid - made inJapan, the piece is a treasure as a decorative piece. The box has a slight octagonal design, making it even more special. A compliment to any shelf, cocktail table or side table. The piece is large enough to hold desk supplies...

A Viennese Bouquet: Art Nouveau Snuff Box by Franco Salimbeni, 1973 This exceptional round snuffbox is a profound homage to the opulent artistry of late 19th-century Viennese Art No...

Rectangular table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels fired on guilloche and hand-painted floral miniature; external blue staff. Art Nouveau sty...

Swedish Rococo chinoiserie box with red interior, circa 1750, Origin: Sweden. Original blue paint under the later chinoiserie paint. Many pieces were redecorated with chinoiserie ...

Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3 x 5.8 x...

Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...

Here is a pair of charming antique Russian porcelain covered boxes modeled as a resting pigeon, produced by the renowned M.S. Kuznetsov Porce...

Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box England, circa 1900s A beautiful colorful example, of oval from with swing handle, on a tapering box decorated with tassels, lion medallions and trellis work. Fitted with a latch handle, possibly a commercial tea box, can be used a fireplace kindling...

A shaped pillbox made of 925/1000 sterling silver, gold-plated, featuring translucent fired enamels on a guilloche pattern and a hand-painted floral miniature by the painter Romano B...

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...

In this ad you get the chance to buy a beautiful hand-painted Russian lacquer box from the 1800s. It is cylindrical in shape, slightly curving in...

Porcelaine de Paris (Décor - Chasses Royales). Two small lidded boxes with brass inserts hand-decorated with cheetahs and gold decoration. Approx. 1980s...

Mid Century porcelain keepsake/cigarette box hand decorated with a water color effect glaze depicting a horse.

Very pretty Limoges porcelain old fashion Victorian style lace up boot shoe shaped trinket box is handmade in France and features a white background with skillfully hand painted clusters of deep pink roses, vining green...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, an exclusive signature masterpiece in blue and red by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imari-Arita region of...

A hand painted coffer lid "High" box with hinged top. The nice high top with painted decoration to look like burl wood and malachite trim. Some slight wear to paint.

The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Limoges Stamped Porcelain and Bronze Jewelry Holder / Pill Boxes. Ou...

Square box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides. In the center, a beautiful hand painted tempera miniature on a vegetable ivory plate depicting the portrait of a 19th century lady, signed by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani. Dimensions cm. 12 x 12 x 2.5. Weight gr. 618. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1976 and manufactured in Florence in some specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...

19th century blue opaline glass jar from France with hand painted floral decorations on lid and base.

Mid Century Italian bone white glazed ceramic cigarette box with a hand decorated lid featuring a stylized fern.

Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature fire enamelled in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Siz...

19th century hand painted tine decorative box circa 1860. Good quality Swedish tine box, used for storing valuables or foods for secure storage.  This example in it's original blue ...

An elegant 19th-century Oriental desk box or storage chest, crafted from wood and hand-decorated with exquisite polychrome detailing in shades of red, bl...

Chinese Mid-Century small rectangular hinged chest with metal latch and two side ring handles, hand painted featuring two exotic birds (depicted on the top and front), pine, berries,...

Shaped box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful miniature hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing ...

A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Hinged Box with Watteau Scene Cartouche and the Interior Decorated with Floral Designs. The box features an ormolu-mounted structure w...

Exquisite piece of Mary Gregory all original black amethyst glass hinged perfume box. Inside is formed with gilt wire inserts with three glass scent or cut glass perfume bottles co...

Scandinavian hand painted 19th century pine strong box circa 1840. Good example of traditional rustic Swedish woodwork.  Painted in a russet red paint with hand painted cream drags....