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Period: 17th Century
Antique Banner Box, in Period 1600s Walnut in Patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Banner box from the1600s of rectangular shape, resting on rounded feet. The lower band is ornately carved and notched on three sides; on the front a fine modular motif. Splendid original and working antique lock...
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Italian Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Walnut

Antique Banner Box, in Period 1600s Walnut in Patina
Antique Banner Box, in Period 1600s Walnut in Patina

Antique Banner Box, in Period 1600s Walnut in Patina

17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare 17th-century William and Mary olive oyster floral marquetry lace box, circa 1685. England The cross grain olive moulded and holly banded top is centred by an oval of...
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English William and Mary Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak, Olive, Tulipwood, Holly

17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685
17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685

17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
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Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts

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Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indo-Portuguese inlaid teak wood figure of Nagini India, Goa, 17th century Measure: H. 55 cm (with stand, and with ring for wall hanging) The sculpture can be perceived as such but probably is one of four legs of an Indo-Portuguese contador...
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Indian Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Ebony, Teak

Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century
Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century

Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century

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French 17th Century Leather Box, Coffre
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very charming late 17th century French Coffre - Box crafted from beautifully patina'd leather. A wonderful piece to serve as a jewelry box or to adorn any table top.
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French Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Leather

French 17th Century Leather Box, Coffre
French 17th Century Leather Box, Coffre

French 17th Century Leather Box, Coffre

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A William and Mary Kingwood / Princes Oyster Strongbox or Coffre Fort of Diminutive Proportions, Circa 1680-1700, England. Adorned with highly decorative gilt brass strapwork and decorated entirely in knife cut oysters of kingwood, this box is fit for the most discerning of collectors. The large gilt brass shield-shaped clasp opens on a push-spring release to reveal a box interior lined in rosewood with one drawer and securing bolts. Once the lid is opened you can reach inside to slide the original gilt brass bolt lock to open the fall. Once the fall is open you will find a drawer lined in oak and simulated kingwood. The box appears decorative, but it was also very difficult to break open or steal. It has a strong lock to the centre and two bolts concealed in the sides, so that it could be screwed down into floorboards if necessary or that of a horse-drawn carriage. Strong boxes veneered in oysters of Princewood such as this were luxury objects. The cabinet-makers who would have constructed and veneered the carcase apparently sold them, often using tropical hardwood veneers, and mounted it with sets of mounts, handles and locks bought in from brass founders. The elaborate veneering and conspicuous gilded brass mounts show that the appearance of these objects was important. Thomas Pistor, of Ludgate Hill, London worked with the renowned cabinetmaker Gerrit Jensen...
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British William and Mary Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Kingwood

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690
17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690

17th C. Diminutive William and Mary Kingwood Strongbox or Coffre Fort, C. 1690

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17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
The unique 17th-century William and Mary rosewood coffre forte, circa 1690, raised on George I walnut stand, circa 1720. The rosewood veneered exterior...
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English William and Mary Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments
17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments

17th Century William and Mary Rosewood Coffre Fort on Stand, Secret Compartments

Early 18th Century Black Japanned Trinket/Jewel Box
Located in Folkestone, GB
An exceptionally rare early 17th century, James I/Charles I, black Japanned jewel box decorated with gold and red flowers and foliage. With a domed lid, o...
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English Elizabethan Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

Early 18th Century Black Japanned Trinket/Jewel Box
Early 18th Century Black Japanned Trinket/Jewel Box

Early 18th Century Black Japanned Trinket/Jewel Box

Large William and Mary 17th Century Inlaid Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1690
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and rare large parquetry inlaid 17th-century William and Mary period olive oyster lace box. 1680-1700, England The cross-grain moulded top is ent...
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English William and Mary Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Oak, Olive, Ebony

Large William and Mary 17th Century Inlaid Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1690
Large William and Mary 17th Century Inlaid Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1690

Large William and Mary 17th Century Inlaid Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1690

Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Japanese Namban lacquer transition-style coffer with two drawers Kyoto/Nagasaki, circa 1650 The cartouches with gilt and red decorations of leaves...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Cypress

Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century

Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century

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Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket
Located in Essex, MA
With a domed hinged lid and bail handle over a conforming case decorated overall with figures in Renaissance dress. Bun feet. Provenance; David and P...
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European Renaissance Revival Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze

Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket
Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket

Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket

Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box
Located in London, GB
A fine 17th century and later floral marquetry box with hinged lid.  
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Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Wood

Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box
Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box

Fine 17th Century and Later Floral Marquetry Box

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique and exceptional Japanese miniature or dollhouse export lacquered chest Kyoto, circa 1620-1640 The chest of rectangular shape with a domed lid, decorated in Transition-style, in gold hiramaki-e on a black background within reserved lobed cartouches decorated with landscapes animated with birds and rabbits, on a shagreen or samegawa background. The borders are decorated with geometric friezes, the box with gilt-copper mounts, the interior decorated in red lacquer. Measures: H 9.2 x W 14.5 x D 7.2 cm This miniature is of exceptional quality and a perfect copy of the famous large size Transition-style coffers. It was most likely ordered by a Dutch lady for her dollhouse (poppenhuis), like the famous Petronella Oortman (1656-1716) doll-house, which is now one of the highlights in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, or Petronella Oortmans-de la Court’s (1624-1707) dollhouse in the collection of the Centraal Museum Utrecht. Sara Rothé of Amsterdam in 1743 ordered a miniature black lacquered ivory tripod table with gold chinoiserie decoration by Jurriaan Buttner (Monika Kopplin, European Lacquer, 2010, p. 56). Other Japanned dollhouse...
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Japanese Edo Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Shagreen, Cypress

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest
Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest

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17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of a diminutive burled walnut vargueno, collector or valuables cabinet, with molded cornice and drop front, opening to a multi-drawer ...
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Spanish Moorish Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Brass, Wrought Iron

17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet
17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet

17th Century Spanish Burled Walnut Vargueno or Collectors Cabinet

17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 17th century domed box with highly figured kingwood marquetry veneer laid in a geometric pattern, the front having elaborate pierced and embossed brass escutcheon, the whole wit...
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European Baroque Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Kingwood, Pine

17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box
17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box

17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box

Walnut and Metal Small Chest, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Small rectangular ark with a flat lid, with a lock of golden metal worked (crown on two facing lions, located on a garland of great size, and all around a symmetrical composition wit...
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European Baroque Antique 17th Century Jewelry Boxes

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Metal

Walnut and Metal Small Chest, 17th Century
Walnut and Metal Small Chest, 17th Century

Walnut and Metal Small Chest, 17th Century

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