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Material: Bone
1893 Silver And Tortoiseshell Heart Shaped Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box in the shape of a heart with floral decoration on the lid, silver laces linking the silver parts to th...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
A small oval tortoiseshell piqué patch pot
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small oval tortoiseshell piqué patch pot, the hinged lid with a beribboned garland of flowers round a blank escutcheon, raised on four ogee feet....
Category
Early 20th Century English Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Boîte À Bijouax, Signed Tahan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. Boulle Boîte à Bijoux, signed "Tahan - Fournisseur du Roi" (Royal cabinetmake...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Yoshitomo, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Yoshitomo from the Meiji period. Ric.NA004
A truly hand-carved ivory figure, An old man holding a straw and soaking som...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Hojitsu, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Hojitsu, Meiji Period. Ric.NA001
This item is 1.5" wide x 0.75" deep x 2" high in dimension, from the late 19th century, and has ex...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", depicting two turtles with turtle bodies but dragon heads.
This item is 1.35" wide x 1.75" deep x 1" high in dimension, fr...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Happy Buddha, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Mixed Material Figure "Happy Buddha on Stand", Meiji Period
This item is 2" wide x1.5" deep x 5" high in dimension, the wood stand measures 3" W x 2...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Mixed Material Figure Group Mother & Son, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Mixed Material and Polychrome Figure Group Mother & Son, Meiji Period
This item is 2" wide x1 5/8" deep x 6" high in dimension, from the late 19th c...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure Group, Signed by Tomoaki, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure Group, Signed by Tomoaki, Meiji period. Ric.NA005
A truly hand-carved ivory figure group, depicting a ghostbuster holding a sword, and ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada from the Meiji period. Ric.NA007
This item is 2" wide x 1" deep x 0.75" high in dimensio...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Matsuyoshi, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, Signed by Matsuyoshi, from the Meiji period. Ric.NA003
A truly hand-carved mixed material figure, A Wise Man Holding a Rope, shows...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Netsuke Mixed Material Figure, A Wise Man Holding a Trea, Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Wise Man Holding a Treasure-Signed by Shozan from the Meiji period. Ric.NA006
A truly hand-carved ivory figure, A Wise Man Hold...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the amazing carving skill depicting rats on the lid and body and the relief weaved basket pat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japanese carved and gilt decorated inro with coral Ojime Late Meiji Era
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved And Gilt Decorated Inro with Coral Ojime Late Meiji Era
Presenting in Japanese carved and gilt decorated inro with coral Ojime depicting floral and beams and levy on...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Bone Boxes
Materials
Coral, Gold
Japan Carved Okimono Group Of A Goose and Its Seller, 1890 Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Meiji Period, a finely carved figurine with outstanding detail of a Goose and its Seller.
The man is carrying a goose on his right shoulder with a basket on the waist on the w...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japanese a pair of finely carved cuff links with opposing faces
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese a pair of finely carved cuff links with opposing faces
Dimension: Size: 3cm
Condition: Excellent Condition, no damage.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Japan Carved Okimono Group Of Floral and stained Sculpture, 1890 Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Meiji Period, a finely carved floral and stained sculpture sits on a vase with outstanding detail in s supper elegant aperience.
This caving style was trendy in Japan in the M...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Japan Carved Okimono Group Of A Fisherman and His Kid, 1890 Meiji, Signed
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Meiji Period, a finely carved figurine with outstanding detail of a fisherman and his kid. The man has a peddle on his right and a fisher on his left hand. The kid also has a ...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
1940s Mother of Pearl Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1940s Mosaic Mother of Pearl Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box.
Mosaic Luxury Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Vanity Box.
Middle Eastern Asian Mosaic Wood Box wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood
White And Tan Raised Pyramid Geometric Design Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian lidded bone box with white raised pyramid design.
Overall geometric pattern.
Added texture on border pieces.
Part of a large collection of boxes.
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
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 ivory, along with the beaded ivory trim. Th...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
Large Moorish Arabesque Inlaid Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning vintage Moorish arabesque inlaid table box, 20th century, high quality rectangular box with hinged lid, featuring contrasting mother of pearl, exotic hardwood, and bone ma...
Category
20th Century Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Oval box in ivory decorated with guinea fowl in the reeds.
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Oval box in ivory decorated with guinea fowl in the reeds.
Very detailed and realistic. Hand carved, highly skilled craftsmanship.
Category
1880s Chinese Other Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Category
18th Century Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Georgian Decagonal Ivory, Tortoiseshell & Silver Tea Caddy w/ Tented Top 18thc
Located in Savannah, GA
This lovely elongated decagon shaped tented topped tea caddy is made from ivory with ten panels separated by tortoiseshell stringing as well as tortoise outlining the bottom. Silver...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marquetry Wood Box with Mosaic Bone Inlays, Middle East. c. 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
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...
Category
1970s West Asian Moorish Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Enamel
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...
Category
1960s West Asian Moorish Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian stag horn veneered sandalwood sewing or work box with a sloped two-tier lid having a carved finial above tapered sides and raised on compressed ball feet. The interior w...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Antler, Wood
Geometric Trinket Box in Brass with Bone Inlay, Handcrafted in Morocco, 1970's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Handmade mosaic trinket box in beaded brass metal over wood with bone inlays. The box has a geometrical octagon design with a footed base and lidded top. It features incised metal ...
Category
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Jewelry Box in Leather with Diamond Pattern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Rectangular Leather Jewelry Box on small brass balls with diamond pattern.
Category
19th Century French Empire Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian 14"w Stag Horn Veneered Sandalwood Document/Storage Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian antler veneered work/storage made in Vizagapatam, of large size and having a double tiered sloped top with a large circular finial above vertically veneered sides, all r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Antler, Horn, Wood
19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a remarkable 19th century lacquered sewing box with multiple compartments on the interior.
The exterior is decorated in elaborate black and gilded motifs including flowers, f...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Lacquer
Antique English Georgian Period Mahogany Tea Caddy circa 1800
Located in Forney, TX
A charming period English George III (1760-1820) mahogany inlaid tea caddy.
Tea was of exceptional value prior to the mid-19th century, plus the type of tea you could afford and th...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
Anglo-Indian Ribbed Horn Box with Sandalwood Interior
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian glove or trinket box from Vizagapatam of rectangular form with sloped top. Made from sandalwood with vertically ribbed horn veneered sides and starburst ribbed lid with ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
19th Century English Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A nice shaped tea caddy . It has brass lions handles and bone inlay escutcheon.
Category
19th Century British Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Georgian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Oval Tea Caddy with Silver Mounts
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Silver and Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy is of oval shape with a Tortoiseshell exterior mounted with engraved silver stringing, a silver shield plaque below the silver escutcheon and a silver looped handle. The interior features a floating tea shelf...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Anglo Ceylonese Porcupine Quill Box with Interior Divided Tray
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A large rectangular box made of dark hardwood inlaid with bone dots framing panels of porcupine quill. The exterior of the box is veneered with quill cut and arranged to create a zig...
Category
Late 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo Raj Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
J. Antony Redmile, Silver-plated Rectangular Box, UK, c. 1970
Located in New York, NY
This box clad in silver plate and adorned with a bone, which curves up like a flourish, is typical of Redmile whose works combined an appreciation for antique sophistication with an ...
Category
1970s British Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Moroccan Inlaid Treasure Chest
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Moroccan lidded chest handcrafted in classic form with a domed top ambitiously inlaid with bone and dyed bone having intricate jewelry-like metal work highlights.
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood
Tessellated Bone Egg Box with Semi-Precious Cabochons Jewels
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, Early 20th Century, Tessellated Bone Box. This piece is adorned with 13 semi-precious cabochons jewels. It's a very unusual and unique shape and style. Hinge...
Category
Early 20th Century International Style Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Brass and Bone Overlay Box with Lid 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Moroccan footed box, handcrafted from brass with overlay carved bone in orange amber color and white.
Decorative Moroccan vintage brass canister...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Bone, Horn Patchwork Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake, jewelry box clad in geometric horn and bone tiles, some with hand engraving, lined in wood. A great addition to any desk or coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Horn, Wood
Ivory and Blue Chevron Bone Inlay Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Ivory and blue chevron decorative trinket rectangular lidded box inlaid with white bone and resin on wood.
Large stylish Moorish trinket lidded box with bone and wood inlaid handcraf...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Black Three Dimensional Decorative Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian three dimensional design black colored lidded bone box.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Vintage Maitland-Smith Tessellated Horn Box
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Maitland-Smith Tessellated Horn Box.
This handsome large Maitland Smith decorative square box or jewelry box is in great condition and makes a great coffee table accessory.
Category
1980s Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Horn
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk.
A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Metal
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier.
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Iron
Grey, Red Bone Tile Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand Crafted keepsake/desk box featuring hand cut and polished grey and red bone tiles over a wood box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany, clad in tortoise shell, and ambitiously decorated with bone. The inside has a mirror and red felt lining.
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Grey And Cream Stripe Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian grey and cream stripe lidded bone box.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL and RARE 19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box.
Made in ‘Galle’, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860-80.
Made for the ex...
Category
19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket
Northern Italy, 15th century
Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood)
H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm
This beautiful casket of rectangular form is richly decorated with the characteristic geometric patterns of the Embriachi style.
The intricate geometric patterns are fashioned by juxtaposing lighter and darker pieces of wood, (colored) bone, horn and pewter. The lid and base are framed by a broad band of horn. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted.
The attention to Symmetry and balance created an harmonious visual effect
Enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the casket.
The application of geometrical motifs is in Italy known as marquetry ‘alla Certosina’, named after the Certosina Church in Pavia with its famous altarpiece decorated in this way. This is ‘intarsia technique’, a term derived from the Arabic 'tarsi', which means ‘incrustation' recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials.
These geometric elements not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the caskets but also demonstrate the versatility and skill of the artisans in creating multifaceted works of art.
‘Alla Certosina’ became famous through the Northern Italian Embriachi family who achieved a particularly high standard in working in this technique. Venice in particular was known for the production of these luxurious boxes. The caskets, hexagonal or rectangular, surmounted by a lid decorated in several registers constitute the secular, albeit equally renowned component of the workshop’s production, in addition to mirror frames and various everyday objects.
The method of fabrication of those objects was based on two concepts that underlay pre-industrial production: standardization and modularity, thanks to a distribution of skills according to the different phases of fabrication.
even the realization of the marquetry motifs (in the form of ingots from which portions of the desired size were cut) were therefore entrusted to various specialized craftsmen, as were the assembly phase.
Today better known thanks to the extensive research work recently carried out by Michele Tomasi, this workshop owes its name to its founder and owner, the Florentine Baldassare Ubriachi (or degli Embriachi), a merchant and banker established in the Tuscan capital before he settled in Venice in 1395. Together with sculptor Giovanni di Jacopo, who directed the workshop, from the last years of the fourteenth century, Baldassare oversaw a production that was truly original, and still easily recognizable today, comprising monumental altarpieces and various objects, primarily triptychs and caskets.
The precise location of the workshop is unknown, except that it originated in Florence and in ca. 1431 there was apparently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca. They employed local workers specializing in 'certosina' (inlay of stained woods, bone and horn), and the workshop produced items carved in bone (usually horse or ox) with wood and bone marquetry.
The geometric decoration of Embriachi caskets reflects the artistic complexity and attention to detail that characterized their work.
this inlaid casket is a testament to the skill and artistry of the Embriachi family and serves as a stunning example of the decorative arts of the late Middle Ages.
Related Literature :
E. Berger, Prunk-Kassetten: Europäischen Meisterwerke aus acht Jahrhunderten / Ornamental Caskets...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Black and White Stripe Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian black and white stripe bone box.
Hinged lid.
White with inlaid black strips.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Gold Stripe Decorative Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian gold stripe lidded bone box.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.8
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Beautiful Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Southall, GB
A fine Regency period rectangular tea caddy, veneered in panels divided by fine metal stringing. Silver metal escutcheon and key. Complete with an initialled plaque on the lid and ro...
Category
Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
English Burl Walnut Tea Caddy With Decorative Brass Mounts
Located in Free Union, VA
A handsome Victorian era burl wood tea caddy retaining much of its interior silvering. The exterior is adorned with ornamental brass strapwork elements, studs and an escutcheon, the ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
1900's Tortoiseshell Cigar Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell cigar holder, with Japanese inspired decoration. Painted and inlaid with some losses. On one side it represent a bird on a branch in the middle of nature and on the oth...
Category
Late 19th Century British Anglo-Japanese Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
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