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Jewelry Boxes For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Early 20th Century
Edwardian leather covered jewellery case
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This attractive Edwardian ladies leather covered jewellery case is covered in black leather which is enhanced with gold tooling, a gilt escutcheon and a g...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box. Veneered in Burled Yew Wood and Amboyna inlaid with silver, mother of pearl, and ebony floral designs. The interior with a small oval...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
French 19th Century Silver Plated Casket
Located in London, GB
The whole casket is richly decorated. Standing on lions paw feet adorned with baroque motifs the scene on top depicts cupid stood beside two lovers (possibly) Daphne and Apollo. The ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Italian Capo di Monte Porcelain Hand-Painted Jewel Box, Circa 1900's
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Italian Capo di Monte hand-painted porcelain jewel box, circa 1900's.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Brass and Glass Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A French brass and glass jewelry box, in the Rococo style, circa early-20th century, France. This oval jewelry box is brass with a filigree design, a bev...
Category
Early 20th Century European Rococo Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Travelling Vanity Case, English, Coromandel, Jewellery Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, coromandel jewellery box, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Striking...
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1850s British Early Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
19Thc Walnut Desk Top Lap Desk
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Walnut desk top lap desk with a dovetailed case and wonderful aged patina.The condition is very good with a bone keyhole.
Category
1860s American Adirondack Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gondolier's Money Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Venetian gondolier's coin-encrusted money box consisting of a leather clad wooden case profusely decorated with brass studding, applique period coins, busts and masks, carved wooden corbels...
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19th Century Italian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Italian Capo di Monte Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewel Box circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Large Antique Italian Capo di Monte hand-painted porcelain shaped jewel box, circa 1900's.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Bone
Portuguese silver jewerly box with semi-precious stones on the lid circa 1850.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible portuguese silver jewerly box with semi-precious stones on the lid circa 1850.
Category
1850s Portuguese Baroque Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Louis Vuitton Jewel Case, circa 1920
Located in London, GB
A rare and beautiful Louis Vuitton pigskin leather jewel case with suede lining and canvas cover meaning that the case is in exceptionally good condition. Includes original key.
Cir...
Category
1920s French Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Micro Mosaic Floral Bouquet Bronze Box 19th C
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique dresser box offers bronze construction with micro mosaic top having floral decoration, 19th century
Measures - 3.25"h x 6"w x 1.75"d
C...
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19th Century Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique South Asian Colonial Carved Camphor Wood Table Box / Jewelry Casket
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce antique circa 1900 South Asian hand carved wooden decorative table box / jewel casket.
Hand-crafted in the early 20th century, likely British Ceylon (present day Sri Lanka)...
Category
Early 20th Century South Asian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
"Victory 1805" Brass Box, Warm Color, Embossed Design, Lion's Head Handle
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
"Victory 1805" brass box has exceptional details, the lion's head fixtures with brass rings, lions feet on which the box stands and the embossed etching of a sail...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown American Colonial Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Grey and Yellow in color.
Category
19th Century English French Provincial Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
1896 DATED TRAMP ART JEWELLERY BOX ZUM ANDENKEN / IN MEMORY OF JEWELLERY BOx
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite hand made in Lyon France and date 1896 "Zum Andenken" "In memory of" Tramp Art Jewellery box...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Empire Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This French Empire 19th century rectangular porcelain dresser box or jewlery decorative casket has a wonderfully patinated powder blue/cerulean light blue background color and features grotesque masks, architectural vase, fruit, flowers and leafy scrolled design throughout painted as a trompe l’oeil in the round. Ormolu mounts enrich the whole box.
The paintings on this casket are striking as is the color palette used, a wonderful mix of light purple, cream, blue and soft brown.
The lid is centered by a grotesque mask inspired by antiquity. The front, back and sides are profusely decorated with architectural elements, cartouches and volutes. The design is centered by a vase with a fruit arrangement that appear to be plums. The decoration could refer to the allegory of autumn and the mask painted on the lid could refer to Bacchus.
Both the color of the porcelain and the paintings are very unusual and a sign of high quality and uniqueness.The box was most probably given to a high-ranking lady as a gift on the occasion of her marriage, or perhaps after the birth of a child.
The lidded box is fitted with ormolu mounts, hinges and clasp. A gilt bronze band finelly chiseled in the form of a rope adorns the upper part. The trinket box rests on four gilt bronze lion paw feet.
This striking French porcelain box...
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze Jewelry Chest In Neo-gothic Style From The Napoleon III Period
Located in NICE, FR
Large bronze jewelry chest with medal patina, Neo-Gothic style and Napoleon II period. Beautiful dimensions and rich in ornamentation. Its entrance is hidden by a mechanism and it is invisible. The decoration of the chest is loaded with characters, columns, friezes and repetition of motifs as we knew how to do under Violet le Duc...
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Mid-19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Antique English Regency Miniature Apprentice Chest Drawers Flame Mahogany 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Beautiful English Regency Miniature two over three graduated drawer flame mahogany Chest of Drawers of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact proportions. Circa 1800-20.
T...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Burr Walnut Jewelry Box, Brass Decoration
Located in Port Chester, NY
A dome shaped English jewelry box fashioned out of burr walnut. The brass decoration is in very good condition.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Mahogany Jewelry Box with Satinwood Stringing
Located in Port Chester, NY
A stately sarcophagus shaped mahogany jewelry box with satinwood stringing and a hidden lower drawer. The key fits in the key hole but does not turn easily, so more decorative than ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Ruby Red and Gilt Silver Faceted Murano Glass Jewelry Box, Italy 1920s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning jewelry box in faceted ruby red Murano glass and gilt silver. This incredibly rare piece was produced in Italy in the 1920s.
The box feature an exquisite 12 sided faceted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
Superb Antique English Crocodile Jewelry Box by Mappin & Webb
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning antique English Jewelry case made by the top notch, Mappin & Webb of London.
The case is covered in luxurious cognac coloured Croco...
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1910s British Edwardian Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crocodile
Antique Victorian Jewelry Box French Opaline Glass Hand-Painted Art Nouveau
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Victorian opaline glass jewelry casket is a true testament to the opulence and elegance of the era.
The pièce de résistance is undoubtedly its exquisite floral enamel p...
Category
1880s French Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Jewelry Box, 1880s, France, Bronze Dorée, Gilt Brass, Parisian Society
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique jewelry box with fine application on the lid of three Parisian dancing.
Padded with burgundy velvet.
Gilded brass, Fran...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Regency Penwork Double-handled Jewelry Box, Chinoiserie
Located in Charlottesville, VA
English penwork double-handled jewelry box, with sectioned insert. Decorated with Chinoiserie-style themes. 4” h. x 9"w x 6.75"d.
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Mahogany Jewelry Box with Brass Detail
Located in Port Chester, NY
A cathedral shaped jewelry box in glorious grained mahogany. The extravagant brass detail is lovely. The original key does not effectively lock the piece, but is decorative.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
An Art Deco Enamel Vanity case Coral & Diamond Makeup Box c.1920
By Corona
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
The rectangular-shaped blue enamel vanity case with silver-coloured enamel borders and carved Coral and rose-cut diamond clasp opening to reveal a mirror, two powder compartments and...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Coral, Gold, Enamel
An Antique 19th C. Italian Micro Mosaic Floral Motif Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A Marvelous Antique 19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Floral Motif Jewelry Box. Step back in time with this exquisite Italian micro mosaic jewelry bo...
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold, Bronze
19th Century Charles X Gilt Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small, oval Charles X box in mother-of-pearl and gilded bronze with a flower-shaped key. The lid has a white nacre plate and is decorated with a central medallion that displays color...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
A large bronze Casket by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A large bronze casket in great vintage condition designed by Just Andersen in the 1920s. It is a true a testament to Andersen's exceptional skill as a artist and craftsman. A stunnin...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a silver plated keepsake box, dating to the early 1900s. The hallmarked box offers great storage solution for jewelry, cufflinks, and other keepsakes, with a divided inter...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Enamel Glass & Ormolu Jewelry Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1890's Wave Crest enameled glass dresser box with decorative brass trim and closure. Some surface wear to painted finish.
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Vanity Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Dressing Box
Box features an elegant ebonised banding.
The domed cover with central brass carrying and fall front handle ...
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Korean jewelry box with folding mirror
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Korean jewelry box in exotic persimmon or kaki wood and brass.
The box has 2 drawers and on top a flap that serves as a folding mirror.
Category
1880s Korean Other Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Georgian Mother of Pearl Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian 19th Century Jewellery Box
From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Mother of Pearl Jewellery Box...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
DuBarry Ivorine Celluloid Jewelry Box with a Turtle Shaped Top
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Celluloid made its appearance in the mid-19th century. One of its most popular forms was to imitate ivory including the grain lines. This jewelry box is marked "PY-RA-LIN" DuBarry. T...
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Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Sterling Silver and Jade Box, Farmer, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver and jade box, Farmer, circa 1920.
Marked: Edward Farmer.
Category
Early 20th Century American Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Jade, Sterling Silver
Japanese Antique Kiri Wood Miniature Tansu Chest with Sliding Doors and Drawers
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period kiri wood miniature tansu chest from the early 20th century, with sliding doors and drawers. Created in Japan during the Taisho peri...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
French Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful antique jewelry box in original wood finish, metal hardware and round legs. Great metal carving details especially on the legs.
Category
Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Petite Antique French Neoclassical Gilt Bronze Jewel Casket
Located in Forney, TX
A fine diminutive French Neoclassical ormolu gilded metal jewelry casket.
Born around the turn of the 18th/19th century, the exceptionally executed petite masterpiece features a rectangular chest shape with hinged dome lid, opening to the original worn ivory silk-lined interior, when removed revealing
mark "XVII" (c.1785-1795) to the bottom of the interior.
The top, front, sides and back magnificently decorated in ornate repousse ornamentation, classical masks, fruit filled urns flanked by cherubs...
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Ormolu
19C Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19th century Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box, featuring a carving of a Hunt Scene.
Made circa 1870 in Bombay, India during the Rule of th...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Pewter
19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior
By: unknown
Material: bronze, velvet, enamel, metal, copper
Technique: gilt, cloisonné, champlev...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Copper, Metal, Enamel, Bronze
1920's Figural Porcelain Perfume Bottle & Trinket Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1920's porcelain trinket box combined with perfume bottle. Marked Sitzendorf Germany on bottom. Perfume stopper is brass crown, figure is wom...
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Regency Leather Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Regency leather covered sarcophagus shaped sewing box with gilt repoussé brass mounts and ribbed bolster ends over heavily molded top, the bombe body s...
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1810s English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century French Marquetry Jewelry/Dresser Box, Maison Vervelle
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautifully detailed French, brass mounted, marquetry and inlaid burl, fruitwood, and kingwood dresser box. The top is domed and the interior lined with original velvet. Bass bandi...
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Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Kingwood, Burl
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Desk Box or Jewelry Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone cigarette box, desk box, or jewelry box
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 5.5"W x 3.5"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Brass Red Agate Stone Jewellery Box Napoleon III
Located in Paris, IDF
A beautiful French 19th century Napoleon III polished agate and brass mounted jewellery box, all sides composed with a total of height panels of vividly-hued red agate stone, atop ba...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry boxes.
French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor.
Marked on base as “Limoges France" Porcelain D' Art ”.
Beautiful cobalt blue porcelain with 22-karat gold hand painted with with the classic courtesan scene of a man and woman in the Louis XVI period attire.
Perfect gift for your special someone.
One small box. 6 x6 cm / 2.32 x 2.32 inches
One piano box...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Antique Bohemian Glass Jewelry Box, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Fine Unusual Bohemian Casket Jewelry Box with Hinged Bronze Mounts
Dore Bronze Swinging Handles
Lid is Framed in Bronze
Clear Glass with Milky...
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19th Century Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Inlaid Diminutive Commode Jewelry Box
Located in Tampa, FL
1800s French inlaid diminutive commode. It is a salesman sample converted into a jewelry box with the two deep compartments and back lined in velvet. The interior could have been mad...
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Early 1800s French Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Silver Plate Horse Racing Jewelry Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique french silver plate over copper jewelry casket with very high relief horse racing equine motif all around, circa 1890's. Interior is tufted purple silk, had feet at one time,...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Antique Gilt Bronze Decorative Jewelry Box or Casket with Floral Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique gilt bronze decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from France and dates to approximately 1900 and done in a Renaissance Revival style. T...
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Early 20th Century French Renaissance Revival Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Jewelry Box "The Hunt", 1910s, Silvered, Art Nouveau, Iron Craftmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique jewelry box with fine depictions of hunting themes and forest animals.
Heavy iron work, silvered in a very good condition.
Lined with turquoise fabric in a good c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Jewellery Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box having a quality rosewood lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted blue velvet interior and a storage compartment with beautiful origin...
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1860s English Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Ormolu and Crystal Glass Trinket Jewelry Box, France, circa 1880s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A gorgeous glass trinket box with ormolu mounts. No restoration has been carried out on this charming little trinket box, which remains in very stabile and functioning condition, wea...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85.
Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from the Bombay Area, with deep greens with silver, pewter, mother of pearl, bone and ebony in geometric patterns.
The box case, is made of sandalwood but completely covered in MOP, bone, faux ivory, ebony and mosaic inlay.
Edged with faux ivory and banded with a different pattern of sadeli mosaic.
Some minor damage to the top (repair is obvious in pics) and ivorine replacements to some edging, but it still a BEAUTIFUL BOX and of real QUALITY!
The mosaic work is FABULOUS!
Box opens to reveal its original blue velvet lining.
It sits on 4 (recently added) silvered button feet.
SADELI MOSAIC: “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.
The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials.
Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color.
The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched.
The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design.
On the early boxes the designs 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 is not immediately apparent.
The earliest Sadeli boxes...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique, New and Vintage Jewelry Boxes
If you have jewelry, chances are you have an antique, new or vintage jewelry box. This simple item was born from a simple need. It offers jewelry lovers a place to store their most cherished treasures. The idea behind a good jewelry box is that precious items deserve a place of honor.
It’s no surprise, then, that jewelry boxes (also called jewelry caskets or trinket boxes) have existed for as long as we’ve worn jewelry. It’s among the most popular decorative boxes we have in our homes, and we can find early versions that date at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. All Egyptians adorned themselves with necklaces, rings, earrings and other accessories, and the era’s jewelry boxes resembled small treasure chests. Later, fine jewelry became cost prohibitive and the only people with jewelry boxes were those who could afford jewelry.
Following the Industrial Revolution, jewelry was no longer made by hand. Mass production and the demand of the growing middle class rendered jewelry more accessible. Jewelry of the Romantic period, which refers to early Victorian jewelry, is reflective of these economic shifts. Jewelry from this time tends to be feminine and ornate, and embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise. Naturally, it was stored in elaborate, decorative Victorian-era jewelry boxes that were sometimes crafted from hand-painted porcelain or sterling silver.
Nowadays, jewelry boxes do more than keep jewelry safe and organized. They’re popular collector’s items that have become as treasured as the contents themselves. An eye-catching vintage jewelry box, which is at least 20 but less than 100 years old, is a valuable decorative object, a sign of luxury and elegance that adds character and texture to any bedroom. Some jewelry boxes are even embellished with a few jewels of their own.
If you’re not tucking your jewelry into a drawer or shallow tray atop your vanity, perhaps an Art Deco trinket box with charming brass hardware or a sculptural, hand-carved rosewood mid-century modern jewelry box lined with linen and velvet will do?
Today’s jewelry boxes come in a variety of styles and sizes and are made of metal, wood, plastic and other materials. Give your cherished jewelry the good home it deserves — find an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage jewelry boxes today on 1stDibs.
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