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Material: Bone
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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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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...
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15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Pewter
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
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
Cream Three Dimensional Decorative Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian three dimensional design cream colored bone box.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Jewelry Box, Marked Lucie
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This large mid nineteenth century marquetry box from the Napoleon III period features a burl thuya wood field surrounded by a concentric border of intricately inlaid ebonized pearwoo...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Etched Horn Grid Pattern Box, 11x7
Located in New York, NY
Modernist handmade keepsake box clad in hand etched/scored horn. Horn over wood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Antique Scottish Sterling Silver Cairngorm Snuff Mull Ram's Horn Edinburgh 1884
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Scottish sterling silver mounted ram's horn snuff mull, set with a large cairngorm gemstone, Edinburgh 1884, by silversmith Peter MacGregor Westren.
This rare Scottish...
Category
1880s Scottish Late Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Cream Color Bone Lidded Box With Gold Strip, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian cream color lidded bone box with gold strip surround.
Strips of bone are inlaid to create a color on color checkerboard pattern.
Part of a large collection of bon...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
1920s Wooden Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A round wooden box from India. Might be some type of exotic rosewood. Circa 1920s, maybe a little earlier. Box with six ivory dots on lid, ivory feet and finial.
Category
1920s Indian Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with historical decor to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Round Wooden Indian Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A round wooden box from India. Might be some type of rosewood. Circa 1920s, maybe a little earlier. Box with ivory feet and finial. The interior is about two inches deep.
Category
1920s Indian Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
Ivory Color Braided Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian braided ivory bone box.
Also available in smaller size (S6629 ).
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Ivory Color Braided Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian braided ivory bone box.
Also available in larger size (S6630 ).
Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Vintage Boho Zig Zag Inlay Burl Wood Writing Desk Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
An extraordinary vintage Boho writing desk in a box. Chic Burl wood construction with gorgeous inlay detail. An interior writing desk to hold your papers and writing utensils. Acquir...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Musical Snuffbox by Alibert playing 2 Tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Anglo-Indian Horn Box with Inlaid Metal Floral Motifs Raised on Turned Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian box made from panels of horn and decorated with inlaid brass and white metal forming stylized flowers and borders, raised on turned horn feet. Missing four or five dots.
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Musical Laurencekirk Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Jewelry Box in Red Dyed Tessellated Bone
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Small jewelry box in red dyed tessellated bone in the style of Karl Springer
Category
1950s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Musical Snuffbox Playing 2 Tunes and Cupido on the Lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes depicting a Bouquet of Flowers to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with Flowerpot to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century.
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze
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
Antique 18th Century Georgian Mahoghany Paper Scroll Work Tea Caddy Box 1780
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Georgian scrollwork tea caddy, circa 1780.
The caddy of hexagonal shape, the front, back & cover with overall decoration of paper s...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Mahogany, Satinwood, Paper
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box, the hinged lid with a dainty basket suspended from a bow with long ribbons entwined with flowering tendrils, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver
Fabulous Indian Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Fabulous Indian box made of bone and pierced brass with a wood bottom.A very nice design. Turn of the century, India.
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
White Caviar Bead Box Purse w Tortoiseshell Celluloid Lid and Long Strap, 1950s
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This charming 1950s purse is a true vintage gem. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it features a tortoiseshell celluloid lid and a stylish braid handle, adding a touch of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Lucite
"Tea Caddy" English Tortoise Shell & Mother-of-Pearl Double Compartment 19th-c.
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Regency Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy from the 1st quarter of the 19th century. It has a sarcophagus form with hinged cover opening to disclose t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Indian Bone and Brass Decorative Dome Shaped Box or Stash Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely dome shaped bone box from India. The box can be decorative or hold anything from rubber bands to 420. A compliment to cocktail tables, shelves, bedside or on an end table ...
Category
20th Century Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Located in London, GB
A antique tortoiseshell singing bird box, by Bontems
Circa 1890,
Going-barrel movement,
Motor-view light anomaly...
When wound and start/...
Category
1890s French Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box,
German
circa 1900
Going-barrel movement
Setting the birds free...
When wound and the sta...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box
Located in London, GB
A fine antique pictorial enamel and underbelly-cut tortoiseshell singing bird box,
Circa 1910,
Going-barrel movement,
Soft streaks of light throughout this fabulous case...
When wound and start/stop slide moved to the right, the bird emerges through the pierced and tooled gilt grille, moving bone beak, wings and body from side-to-side to continuous synchronized birdsong.
With the bird displaying...
Category
1890s Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Green Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Green tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. With two interior covers raised on four silver ball feet. Circa 1870.
Category
1870s English Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver
Tortoise Shell Decorative Box with Paw Feet. Tortoise Shell With Bun Feet.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Tortoise shell decorative box with bun feet. We have other tortoise boxes similar in form that would be a lovely collection. Feel free to call or email with questions. Priced per b...
Category
19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Cuir d'Ocean France Bespoke Shagreen Watch and Cufflink Box w Bone Trim and Key
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is an exquisite shagreen with bone trim watch and cufflink box of the finest quality and construction made by famed bespoke manufacturer of luxury objects, Cuir d'Ocean of Franc...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
A Rare and Important Sarcophagus ‘Wedding’ Casket
Located in London, GB
A Rare and Important Sarcophagus ‘Wedding’ Casket
Attributed to the Embriachi workshop / and the so-called:
Master of the ‘Susanna Two’
Bone, Wood, P...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Metal
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Antler Veneered Sewing / Work Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine Vizagapatam made antler veneered sewing / work box having tapered sides and a double tiered four-slope lid with a carved finial and all raised on four turned feet. The interio...
Category
Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Antler, Wood
19th Century Syrian Bone and Penwork Letter Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century Syrian bone and penwork letter box. Lovely intricate pattern. A true work of art.
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Mother Of Pearl And Abalone Tea Caddy
Located in Tampa, FL
An early 19th century mother of pearl and abalone tea caddy with original key. There's a wonderful abalone starburst on the top of the box and ivory bun feet. England, early 19th cen...
Category
1910s English Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
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
Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, England 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy, England 19th Century
Category
19th Century English Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Elongated Octagonal Lidded Tessellated Bone Box in the Style of Enrique Garcel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A well crafted wooden Octagonal box with Tessellated bone inlay - lidded and ready for many different contents, from desk accessories to television remotes, jewelry, letters, memento...
Category
20th Century Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Architectural Model Box of the Alhambra Palace, with Key
Handcrafted in Granada, Spain, Circa 1960s
A stunning architectural model box that showcases the ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
1970's Solid Rosewood Silver Plated & Tessellated Bone Lid Jewelry Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid rosewood with silver plate lid and tessellated bone top , circa 1970's well crafted unique piece great for rings earings necklaces, etc.
Category
20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell & Silver Box, Dated 1691
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A dutch tortoiseshell box with two engraved silver plaques
Amsterdam, 1691, with maker's mark of Steven des Rousseaux (1654-1733)
H. 5 cm
Diam. 12.5 cm
Note:
Steven des ...
Category
17th Century Dutch Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Blue/White Incised Horn Box
Located in New York, NY
Modernist graphic patterned blue and white bone box with hand incised horn tiles. Wood interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Horn, Wood
Inlaid Micro Mosaic Writing Box.
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful inlaid micro mosaic writing box.
Missing parts, see photos.
Bone Ebony Mosaic tiles probably.
Category
1870s English Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Ebony
19th Century Moorish Tortoiseshell and Bone Blue Velvet Lined Trinket Box
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th Century Moorish Tortoiseshell and Bone Trinket Box, Lined with Blue Velvet.
Ideal for jewellery or keepsakes or just as a decorative desk item.
Category
Mid-19th Century Moroccan Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
1960s Vintage Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Wood Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Handcrafted Bone Inlaid Trinket Moroccan Wood Trinket Box.
Handmade artisanal mid century inlaid trinket decorative lidded Moroccan box.
This hexagonal shaped decorative box ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
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