Animal Skin Boxes

Small Selene Box by Arcahorn Dimensions: D 15 x W 22 x H 4 cm Materials: Leather, wood, horn, brass. Rectangular box in horn and wood with lacquered ivory gloss finish. Lid in wood ...

This superb Italian box dates to circa 1930. It is made from wood, and the exterior is covered in fine leather, which is panelled with gilt tooling. The top of the box is inset with...

Suitcase luxury Cuban cognac covered with black grained cowhide leather. With lozines in smooth leather, jewelry parts in solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated. With handles in solid nickel plated brass. Padding and lining in black slate dinamica microfiber. With a solid Spanish cedar wood humidor for 50 to 75 cigars. With 1 cutting tray with accessories Dupont cigar...

An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. I...

An English gentleman’s traveling chest circa 1860, made by J.Braman. Framed in brass with ornate brass floral inlay. The interior is lined with red velvet and red leather with gilt t...

French brown hat box for cylinders, early 19th century. Rare old leather hat box for top hats. This old hat box in the shape of a cylinder is an original fro...

19th Century French Alligator Traveling Box. Offered is a beautiful French Belle Epoque period alligator traveling box. This handsome distressed alligator skin box is trimmed in meta...

1950's Stitched leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès Good original vintage condition

Very nice stitched leather boxe By Jacques Adnet.  

Beautifully crafted Biedermeier pencil box from Germany mid - late 19th century. The casket is leather wrapped, embossed and has a push button closure. From the inside the box is lac...

A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.

The Amboyna Briefcase _ a one-of-a-kind Document Case Designed and created by the world acclaimed artisans of Boucher & Co Australia. This exceptional piece is a functional desk a...

A gorgeous decorative box in creme shagreen by R & Y Augousti, renowned for their expert craftsmanship and luxury design. The lid is adorned with brass inlay and features an intricat...

A European drum-shaped storage container with lid top from the early 20th century. This antique storage vessel from Europe stands approximately 29.25" tall and was originally used fo...

A compact rectangular brooch box with a sturdy exterior and a soft velvet interior. The branding on the lid reflects the jeweller’s heritage. Compact and practical, this T.E.I. Perry...

Mid Century Modern vintage hat case from leather 1950s, Austria. A great hat case from cognac brown leather with one snap-lock and two locks with a carrying s...

R.&S. Garrard & Co., To the King By Special Appointment, Haymarket, London, 1910 Dimensions: Length x width x depth: 9.5 cm x 4.8 x 2 cm Weight: 27 grams Condition: Box is pre-o...

A Beautiful Handcrafted 19th Century Hardwood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled Purple Leather Writing Liner. Item Featured Brass Carry Handles & Is Finished With A Decorative B...

English zebra wood military campaign writing desk with brass bound molded edges, original recessed side handles, fitted leather interior with tooling and retains the original crystal ink wells...

Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined with Italian marbleized paper and having a small lidded compartment within. Englan...

Tibetan hexagon Tonka scroll box. Hand made hexagon box covered in leather hand painted. Traditional Tibetan art work hand painted with raised outlining of Jambhala faces, Tibetan Je...

Beautiful simplicity of Jacques Adnet design, this hinged box with classic brown leather trim and stitch-work, is marked on underside.

Agresti Il Forziere Delle Ore armored Chests for 9 Winders. Two variations available, please see information below for details. Ebony: Armoire in polished ebony with safe, anchorable to the wall. Biometric opening device and emergency key system. Watch winders entirely made in Switzerland. Secret compartment, inside lined in ultrasuede. Safe covered with polished ebony and black leather. Bulletproof glass...

1950's Stitched leather and pearwood boxe By Jacques Adnet

Wonderful petite leather clad lidded box for dominos or backgammon dice. Mid-Century sculptural desktop or shelf relic. Scratches to top surface finis...

Art Deco python and Channeled sandalwood Mens Cigar / storage box with chrome bar front , felt bottom

A rectangular brown leather box featuring gilt-tooled crests on the lid and a fine gold border line. The interior is lined in suede with a single compartment. A handsome piece with a...

An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Solid well grained Mahogany Officers Campaign Style Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First...

Black lacquered silver Cigarette case, has particularly lovely shagreen (GALUCHAT) band on the top. Stamped “Kraft Al Pacca” and “Argent” from the inside. The wonderful Galuchat m...

The Walnut Briefcase _ a One of a Kind Document Case Designed and created by the world acclaimed artisans of Boucher & Co Australia. This exceptional piece is a functional desk ac...

A relatively large European leather and suede jewelry box with removable tray, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century, late 1970s, Spain. Exterior is leather wrapped in a camel...

A rectangular brooch box with a polished exterior and a velvet-lined interior. The brand name is embossed on the lid, adding historical charm. A polished brooch box by Goldsmiths & ...

Gucci vintage black leather jewellery box with aluminium brushed frame and stitched leather rims designed by Tom Ford. Signed with Gucci. Ver...

Rolex Extravagant Watch Box Period: Late 20th century Material: Ornate fabric and leatherette exterior, velvet and satin interior Purpose: Created for housing and presenting a luxur...

Designed in New York by Amee Allsop for EIMI Quietly elegant yet enduring, this keepsake box is crafted to safeguard what you treasure most—be it letters, jewelry, or cherished meme...

This exquisite, antique pigskin box was crafted in Rouen France, circa 1870. This leather box features leather straps and handle embellished with decorativ...

Kutchinsky bracelet box Material: Black leatherette exterior with a velvet-lined interior. Purpose: Designed for storing or displaying necklaces or bracelets. Dimensions: 22.5 cm x...

This vintage wooden toolbox is full of rustic charm and utilitarian history. With its original reddish-brown finish, domed lid, and timeworn patina, this piece tells a story of craft...

This unique vintage piece is a decorative box designed to resemble a leather-bound book titled "Desmoulins Oeuvres." The box features intricate gold-embossed detailing on the spine a...

Gucci brown leather handbag top handles bag vintage, late 20th century Embossed inside 'Made in Italy by Gucci' Smooth brown leather Rose gold metal hardware Original Gucci tag i...

2-292 Italian leather 2 deck of card box. Genuine dark green or black leather with gold details.

Regency leather studded traveling case by Chapple & Sons of Cheapside London with studded brass initials ( I * M ) This compact Regency trunk is constru...

Wooden box lined with leather engraved with damask motifs, studded with convex bronze nails. This casket was used by placing it on the altars of the family chapels to house the candl...

The Malcolm Appleby Shooting Companion is a breathtaking collaboration with master engraver, Dr Malcolm Appleby MBE. A striking pairing of Britain's Cr...

This antique leather box from Shanxi province has an original dark, almost black, exterior, and a deep maroon leather interior. The characteristic cracked leather texture throughout ...

A rare and exquisitely crafted British Empire travel jewelry box, made in England circa 1840. The exterior is richly veneered in burled yew wood and amboyna, prized for their deep fi...

A good shaped sewing box of tooled leather with finely cast brass fittings. Stands on lion's paw feet. The leather is a deep burgundy colour with some minor chipping to corners. The interior is fitted with compartments in blue paper and blue silk, the lids have mother of pearl knobs...

Rare decorative boxe in oak with stitched leather and dear wood decorative artefact Circa 1950's

A refined rectangular presentation box, finely crafted from rich brown leather and adorned with intricate gilt tooling throughout. The hinged lid opens to a velvet-lined interior, on...

Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...

Hancocks & Co. Watch Box Period: Early to mid 20th century Material: Classic maroon leather case with gold trim and silk-lined interior Purpose: Designed to hold and present a watch...

Rare Louis XIV period messenger box, Late 17th Early 18th century, in wood sheathed in black-tinted leather with a radiant sun motif. This solar decoration is certainly a reference t...

Stunning shagreen and ebonized wood jewelry box, produced by R&Y Augousti in the 1990s. It is a very sophisticated jewelry box full of elegant details, the doors are closed by a Japa...

This elegant cigar box in ebony Macassar wood, with its distinctive dark brown stripes, is decorated with horn accents around its perimeter. The lid is linke...

1950's Italian finely detailed. leather book form jewellery box with gilt embossed Fleur de Lis design at corners of front and back sides. The gilt brass wide band central clasp sect...

1950's Stitched leather and glass box by Jacques Adnet France.

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...

Hand-Tooled Tuareg Leather Box – Vintage African Folk Art, Mauritania This exquisite vintage round leather box showcases the artistry of West African craftsmanship, likely Tuareg in ...

Splendid Aldo Tura Box In Mixed Colored Goatskin Parchment on Wood. Made in Italy Inscription Italy 1950s

Jacques Adnet Style - 1960s - Mid-Century Measures : Ø 17cm H:11cm Materials : Leather - Brass - Glass A stylish mid-20th century brass box modeled as a porthole with stitched leath...