Vintage to Antique Wood Box with Hidden Compartments Marquetry Inlay MOP

A finely crafted antique wood marquetry box with hinged lid and green fabric interior. This box has a refined geometric design featuring bot...

Exceptional antique handcrafted wood fireplace mantel, featuring what looks to be two lions rampant with a shield in the center. This large and unique fireplace mantel measures 15.5 ...

A beautifully carved antique throne or hall chair in the Jacobean style with medieval scenery needlepoint. European circa early 1900's, either French or Italian with a stunning class...

A beautifully carved antique throne or hall chair in the Jacobean style with medieval scenery needlepoint. European circa early 1900's, either French or Italian with a stunning class...

Attractive Italian Rococo style burl wood veneer secretary cabinet, circa early 20th century. Double bodied with the top part of the cabinet over a slant-front desk with writing comp...

Vintage hand painted and hand crafted domed chest with an elaborate folk art scene throughout the entire box. Stunning artwork with florals, birds, and a courting scene on wood. This...

A large wooden hand-carved puzzle box with an eagle motif. This large box is created from wood and is rectangular in shape. This box is unique as it has a hidden compartment to hold ...

Antique iron bound merchants chest with hidden compartments. The chest is very heavy, it has a great deal of thick iron banding and brass and iron st...

A lovely vintage Korean lacquer box in bright red and decorated with mother-of-pearl inlays circa 1970-80s. The square form box features an auspicio...

Exquisite handcrafted Khatam wood box with micro mosaic marquetry design, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box features geometric inlays of wood and bone. Art...

A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji period. It was likely to be used to store inkstone or other scholarly items. The piece displays several interesting characteristics that appear puzzling initially. First, the form is not typical Japanese, but more Chinese and Korean, with its scalloped base. Second, the decoration of MOP inlays also suggests a Korean and Chinese affiliation, especially with the linear borders and the scrolling cloud patters on the sides of the box. These two observations suggest that the box may be from Ryukyu Island instead of Japanese mainland. Third, strikingly in the center of the cover, a bold quarterly floral pattern outlined with MOP was filled with a striking mottled red lacquer using tsugaru nuri...

This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to the top - showcasing birds but it has a very cool hidden document storage...