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Syrian Style Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Backgammon Set
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning mosaic Backgammon set featuring a traditional Syrian style design and fine craftsmanship. Made in Morocco.
The board/ box is made of various woods and inlays. A genuine wo...
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20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
$1,145 Sale Price
23% Off
19th century inlaid Irish Killarney writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century inlaid Killarney ware writing slope circa 1870.
Beautiful Irish killarney region writing slope, beautifully inlaid with the various woods they used to craft with. Killa...
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Late 19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Yew
Middle Eastern Moorish Jewelry Box
Located in Delray Beach, FL
exquisite middle Eastern Moorish Syrian inlay jewelry box. This box is intricately inlaid with Moorish motif designs which have been uniquely inlaid with bone, mother of pearl and f...
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20th Century Asian Islamic Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Sandalwood
19th Century Napoleon III Liquor Cellar in Ebony with Brass Inlay
Located in Paris, FR
Liquor cellar in brass inlaid ebony with crystal glassware. The top of the box is engraved with the initials of the owner. Front and top sides are decorated with golden rinceau, foli...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Handcrafted in Granada, Spain, Circa 1960s
A stunning architectural model box that showcases the ...
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20th Century Spanish Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$638 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
A stunning camel bone, ebony and metal inlaid sadeli work box with portable writing desk, Bombay, circa 1850.
The sandalwood body of faceted rec...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A finely crafted Japanese tabletop cabinet from the early 20th century, this compact storage piece is richly detailed with traditional decorative techniques and export-era flourishes...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wooden Storage Box Root Wood Hazelnut Decoration
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage wooden storage box made of root wood veneer, the box has black wooden inlay and hazelnut decoration in relief, first half of the 20th century.
Decorative object made of high...
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art.
Would be a g...
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20th Century Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Handmade Khatam Wooden Pen Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted wooden Persian khatam pen box.
This Pen Box is completely Khatam handmade design very detailed fine work in and out.
Middle Eastern Persian...
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Early 20th Century Indian Islamic Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
English 19th Century Square Jewelry Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English burl mahogany and inlay jewelry box from the 1800’s. The top of this square box has an inlaid cartouche of ebony, birdseye maple, and oak with brass banding. The box opens...
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19th Century English Other Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Oak
Late 19th Century Decorative Box - Marquetry Wood - Cubics
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique decorative box, inlaid with different types of wood.
This type of marquetry work is also called 'Oeben Cubes', named after the famous ebenist Jean Oeben (1721-176...
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut, Burl
Antique Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew
By Richard Wathew
Located in Northampton, GB
Mother of Pearl Inlay
From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Coromandel and Mother of Pearl Writing Slope by Richard Wathew. The Writing Box of sl...
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
Chinese Lacquered Happiness Box with Birds & Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Dated to the late 19th centu...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Antique English Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Inlaid with floral sprays of engraved mother of pearl and brass
From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this William IV Rosewood Inlaid Sewing Box. The Sewing Box ...
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Arts & Crafts Jewelry Box Casket by Erhard & Sohne, Vienna Secession w. Dome Top
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and great condition, brass Secessionist box with amazing inlay and the original key.
There are -for good reasons- collectors of the Vienne...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Box with Marquetry, Germany, dated 1906
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Art Nouveau box or jewelry box with beautiful marquetry.
The curved box is decorated all around with a so-called cube marquetry. By cleverly arranging different colored wood...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Decorative Treasure Box with Green Teal Checkerboard Straw Marquetry Artisanal
Located in Warsaw, PL
Straw Marquetry Decorative Box with Brass Handles Green Teal Inlay Checkerboard Pattern
Decorative Box 01 is a handcrafted square box created using the straw marquetry technique. It...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$912 Sale Price / item
15% Off
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moorish Mughal Raj jewelry box inlaid with semi-precious agate stones and covered with silvered metal filigree.
Moorish Middle East jewelry...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Victorian Black Walnut Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, Circa 1880.
Beautiful and unique geometric inlay mosaic design banding embellishments with mother of pearl key and top medallion. Glowing, patinated wood box with hinged lid. This antique Tunbridge box...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Indo-Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, precious wood, and delicate miniatures paintings.
This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian style box is covered inside and out with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry.
Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid.
Intricate inlaid Asian Indian box with floral and geometric Islamic
Moorish Sadeli design in a square shape form with inlay marquetry, very fine artwork, lined in red velvet.
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. 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...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Middle Eastern Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Middle Eastern Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box.
Exquisite middle Eastern Moorish Syrian inlay jewelry box covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry.
Beaut...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Mosaic Jewelry Box with Marble Interior
Located in New York, NY
Lapis lazuli hand carved mosaic lidded box, with white marble interior.
Natural lapis stone has beautiful golden pyrite inclusions, like a sprinkling of fairy dust. The lapis mosaic...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
A fine millefiori murrine handle vase from Murano, ca. 1910, Fratelli Toso
Located in Aachen, DE
A fine millefiori murrine vase by the Toso brothers, made on the island of Murano around 1910. The lovely colored and decorated murrine were cut from glass canes, arranged on a plate...
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1910s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Murrine
Art Deco Style Box with Ebony Veneer, with Inlays in Bronze and Springwood
By Loyzaga
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Large box built in spring wood with ebony veneer and geometric inlays in bronze and spring wood.
The influence for this piece came from Marion Dorn's design of the black and cream g...
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2010s Mexican Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th C. Boulle Inlaid Table Box Miniature Pastoral Landscape, Signed 'Resck'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Boulle Inlaid Table Box Miniature Pastoral Landscape, Signed 'Resck'
19th Century or Older
This exquisite 19th-century Boulle inlaid table box features a beautifully detail...
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19th Century French Baroque Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Pewter
Moorish Art Deco Cigarette Box
Located in Miami, FL
A fine Moorish Style Art Deco style box. Originally made to be used as a cigarette box, circa 1930s.
This box has no trace of use, no odor.
Very good quality, hand crafted and con...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Birch
Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Persian Khatam Trinket Box with Miniature Art Painting.
This hand-painted, lacquered wooden box features Moorish micro mosaic marquetry, perfect for holding sm...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to...
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$936 Sale Price
38% Off
Decorative Treasure Box with Cold Color Straw Marquetry Subway Inlay Handcrafted
Located in Warsaw, PL
DECORATIVE BOX 03
Inlay scheme: Subway
Colour scheme: Cold
Available in individuals colors
MATERIALS: MDF, painted rye straw, brass.
DIMENSIONS (cm): 12x12x6,5.
Packaging dimensions...
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21st Century and Contemporary Ukrainian Arts and Crafts Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality.
Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever seen!
The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) and has a serpentine edging all over the front, back and sides.
Very often the lids/tops of these boxes suffer cracks due to shrinkage but this one is near perfect with no crack in the lid/top. There is some evidence of natural shrinkage but that is around the edges of the lid/top.
It is when you open this box that it reveals it’s true beauty, quality and treasure !
The inside of the lid/top is heavily and beautifully decorated with inlaid bone in scrolling floral patterns which have then been hand painted with red and black ‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a central bone and hand painted flower. The circle is edged in bone, wood and silver chevrons.
What makes this box Exceptionally rare is that it contains 3 lift out base sections. Normally, there would be a maximum of 2.
The first tray/section is clearly for the purposes ancillary to sewing with a pair of sections with bone spools for thread etc. There are 17 other lidded compartments with each one highly decorated using hand painted bone and specimen woods to replicate tortoiseshell.
The first tray lifts out to reveal a second removeable tray which is made up of a pair of open sections and 8 specimen wood lidded sections each with chevron banding.
The third tray is a smaller tray underneath with 14 lidded compartments each with hand painted bone and specimen wood inlaid lids again, replicating the look of tortoiseshell. Again they are banded with a chevron border.
This is a museum quality piece !
It is in fantastic condition for it’s age with the minor shrinkage to the edges of the lid/top, some finger pulls missing and some very minor cracks to the tray lids and bases but nothing that in any way detracts from the piece. No key.
Dimensions: Closed the box is 16.75 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and 7.5 inches high
Fully open the box is 16.5 inches high, 16.75 inches wide and 11.4 inches deep
Anglo-Indian and ceylonese boxes: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-Indian boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
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Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Middle Eastern Mosaic Moorish Mother of Pearl Inlaid Trinket Box
By Mamluke
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic inlaid with mother of pearl.
Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian t...
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20th Century Lebanese Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Don Shoemaker - Senal Exotic Mixed Hardwoods Rosewood Trinket Box Made in Mexico
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed by eccentric woodworker and designer Don Shoemaker, this trinket box was made by Senal in Mexico. It employs a cacophany of exotic woods, including cocobolo, jacaranda, and ...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Mahogany, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Edwardian Marquetry Sunburst Walnut and Burlwood Box, England, Late 19th Century
Located in Morristown, NJ
Edwardian Marquetry Sunburst Walnut and Burlwood Box, England, Late 19th Century
A finely crafted Edwardian circular parquetry box, England, late 19th century. The lid is adorned wi...
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1890s English Edwardian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Late 18th Century George III English Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Late 18th Century George III English Box. Veneered in beautifully highly figured burled ash with small inlaid shield shapes. Made in England circa 1790.
A beautifully crafted late 1...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan.
The large box and cover featu...
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16th Century Japanese Edo Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone
19th Century English Dresser Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century English dresser box made from exquisitely grained rosewood. The box has wonderfully inlaid patterns on the top and front in...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Korean black lacquer and abalone mother of pearl inlay "longevity" box, circa 1930s, Korea.
The box, most likely used to sto...
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1930s Korean Showa Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Abalone
The Taj Mahal Black Marble Box with in Shell Inlaid Agra India 1950's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1950's Agra Indian Shell and Black Marble Box with The Taj Mahal Inlays.Onyx Black Marble Box with Pietra Dura Intricate Abalone Inlay of the Taj Mahal.Fine Quality Shell Inlaid Taj Mahal Box.Black marble trinket box with an inlaid image of the Taj Mahal. This unusual piece has the details drawn on the white shell in black ink, giving it the appearance of a micro mosaic. The surface catches the light and shows some iridescence at different angles.The Anglo Indian style box is lined with black velvet.A Very fine intricate work of Islamic Art.From Agra, India. Circa 1950's.Great gift to express your Love.From a Private Estate Encino Collection.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 1.75 in.Width: 3.75 in.Depth: 2.75 in.About the Taj Mahal:
The Taj Mahal is a world-renowned monument located in Agra, India. It is considered one of the most iconic examples of Mughal architecture and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here's some information about the Taj Mahal:
1) History: The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and was completed in 1653.
2) Architecture: The Taj Mahal combines elements of Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Indian architectural styles. It is primarily made of white marble, with intricate inlay work using semi-precious stones. The central structure is a large dome surrounded by four minarets at each corner.
3) Symbolism: The Taj Mahal is often regarded as a symbol of love. It was built as a testament to Emperor Shah Jahan's eternal love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The gardens and reflecting pool in front of the Taj Mahal add to its romantic ambiance.
4) Location: The Taj Mahal is situated on the right bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra is located approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of India's capital, New Delhi.
5) Visitors: The Taj Mahal attracts millions of visitors from around the world each year. It is open to the public, except on Fridays when it is reserved for Islamic prayers...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Islamic Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
19th Century English Regency Mahogany Box With Satinwood Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
English Regency mahogany box with satinwood inlay. The four corners of the top are inlaid with lovely triangular scalloped decoration. All the border molding are also satinwood inlay...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Victorian Tunbridge Ware Letter Rack Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique Tunbridge ware box having a beautifully inlaid exterior with floral rose borders, a waisted form, and a domed top with and inla...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mother of Pearl Mosaic Inlay Trinket Box, Middle Eastern, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted geometric wood box with micro mosaic inlays of mother of pearl in Khatam artistry, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box also features geo...
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1960s West Asian Moorish Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key. The box with a diamond form inlaid medallion flanked...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
19th Century Anglo Indian Inlaid Mosaic Box With Drop Front and Drawers
Located in Stamford, CT
19th Century Anglo Indian fall front box with six drawers with metal pulls. The exterior and interior inlaid throughout with bone and various woods. Intricate geometric designs cover...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood, Holly
19th Century Victorian Jewelry Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Victorian jewelery box. The box is made of wood, covered with paper machee, lacquered black and inlaid with a mosaic of mother-of-pearl. Painted with gold colored decorations. The interior of the box is lined with blue silk fabric...
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1880s British Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique English Victorian Burr Walnut Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Northampton, GB
Contains a Secret Compartment and Candle Sconces
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box. The Writing Box of rectangular shape ...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th century Norwegian pokerwork tine box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Scandinavian pokerwork tine box circa 1904.
Beautiful quality small Norwegian pokerwork tine box. Stunning desktop item, with carved dragons to the sides and aro...
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Early 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Located in Wien, AT
Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland.
Wood inlays.
Plays " Love story " Music
Hight when open: 19cm.
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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Urushi Natural Black Lacquer and Abalone Shell Lattice Box M by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Water flowing over rocks creates a contrast between the sparkle of the water and the relative opacity of the rocks. In these boxes black lacquer pours over natural shells that glow a...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Walnut, Lacquer
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art.
Would be a ...
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20th Century Moorish Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
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19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
1901 Germany, Erhard & Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box, decorated in the round with children playing tug-of-war. The lid is beautifully decorated...
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Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Anglo Indian Micro Mosaic Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely crafted early 20th century Anglo Indian micro mosaic Sadeli box with gorgeous antique Persian geometric pattern.
The finely detailed box featu...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood
19th Century Folk Art Box With Inlaid Hearts
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century American folk art box with decorated with inlaid hearts, diamonds, triangles and shields. Possibly sailor made, this sweet little box was likely a valentine or keepsake ...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring, superb detailing, and luminous rich patina!
When tea first arrived in Europe in t...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th century. The lidded box in rectangular form with rounded corner is a classic example...
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18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Inlay Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
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