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Material: Bone
Mid-Century Modern Small Box with Marquetry of Wood and Bones, 1950s
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Small Box with Marquetry of Wood and Bones, 1950s
Category
1950s Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
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
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
Vintage Rare French Art Deco Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage art deco trinket box. This beautiful and unique piece is brass constructed with a dome lid with tortoiseshell enamel inlay. Beautiful detailed engravings in brass ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Very Decorative Vizagapatam Box INDIA 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VERY DECORATIVE VIZAGAPATAM BOX
Vizagapatam, India, 19th Century.
Rustic workmanship will only add to the decorative appeal of this Anglo-Indian footed domed casket in ebonized woo...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
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
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
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
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box.
DIMENSIONS: 7ʺW × 7ʺD × 2.5ʺH.
Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid.
Intricate inlaid Anglo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Bone
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
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy With Sunburst Design
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1870, English tortoiseshell tea caddy with sunburst design. It is absolutely the finest one I’ve ever owned! No cracks no restoration absolutely mint.
Category
1870s English Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique English Blonde Tortoiseshell Hinged Card Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Antique English blonde tortoiseshell card holder with locking hinge. Monogrammed to silver plaque.
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Black And Cream Etched Diamond Pattern Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian decorative lidded bone box.
Small criss cross design.
Thin black lines form small overall diamond pattern.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
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...
Category
17th Century English William and Mary Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak, Olive, Tulipwood, Holly
Boho Chic Moroccan Inlaid Bone Jewelry Chest or Box with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative handmade orange bone and black tribal design chest or jewelry box. The chest interior is leather and features gorgeous brass inlay design with natural decorative stones.
Category
1980s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Black And Cream Etched Thin Line Design Lidded Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian lidded bone box.
Thin etched horizontal black line design.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A RARE AND DESIRABLE 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover.
This is a VERY RARE piece of Anglo-Indian and British Victorian Colonial history!
...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Precious Stone, Sandalwood
Cream Textured Bone Lidded Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian natural cream colored bone box.
Composed of a mosaic of slices of bone.
Also available in a larger size ( S6543 ).
Part of a large collection of bone boxes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Black Etched Chevron Pattern Bone Lidded Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian lidded bone box with etched chevron pattern design.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Large Middle Eastern Moorish Turkish Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Turkish mother-of-pearl inlaid chest inlaid throughout to show foliate scrolls and geometric forms, raised on four legs.
From the 16th century onwards the dominant influence...
Category
20th Century Syrian Moorish Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Cream Textured Lidded Bone Decorative Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian natural cream colored lidded bone box.
Composed of a mosaic of slices of bone.
Also available in a smaller size ( S6532 ).
Part of a large collection of bone boxes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Cream Bone Large Decorative Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian bone box with natural cream colored rectangular box design
Also available in a smaller size ( S6530 ) as well as three sizes of trays ( S6539 / 6546 / S6547 )
Par...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Cream With Black Etched Diamond Pattern Lidded Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian lidded cream bone box with thin black criss cross pattern design.
Overall diamond pattern.
Part of a large collection of bone boxes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
English Georgian Chinroserie Tortoise Shell Tea Caddy with Ball Feet, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian Chinroserie bow front tortoise shell tea caddy with a hinged tiered lid, Chinese landscape mother of pearl inlays with flanking pagodas, fences, & foliage trees, central paktong plaque and escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Foil
Channeled Small Grey Bone Box
By Global Views
Located in Norwalk, CT
A small bone box in shades of grey with a faint hint of blue. This box is hand assembled and hand dyed by artisans. The half round bone segments have been hand pieced to reveal a cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
English Georgian Serpentine Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, C. 1800
Located in Hollywood, SC
English Georgian serpentine tortoise shell and mother of pearl hinged tea caddy with four flanking inlaid corner columns, central escutcheon, bone fitted interior border with two lidded tortoiseshell foil lined compartments, and resting on the original four bone ball...
Category
Early 1800s English Georgian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Foil
19c Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A VERY NICE 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sarcophagus Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India circa 1890-1900.
The box case/body is made of sandalwo...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver, Pewter
Cream Rectangular Design Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian bone box with natural cream colored rectangular box design
Also available in a larger size ( S6531 ) as well as three sizes of trays ( S6539 / 6546 / S6547 )
Part...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box – ‘Alice’s Box’.
Made in Vizagapatam, India, circa 1860-80.
We call this one: “Alice’s Box”! It has lived ‘a hard, well used and traveled life’, as is evident from the number of losses and repairs, as is obvious from the photos, especially to the faux ivory panels and bands to the top. The bonus to the loss of the frieze panels to the dome has a ‘bonus’, however, as their loss has revealed the most GORGEOUS faux blonde tortoiseshell underneath!
The box is dome/casket shaped.
The top has 3 bands, with the center one being the original. The 2 side bands are later ivorine.
The faux ivory and hand-painted medallions on the domed lid, have been saved and they depict Hindu Gods, Vishnu and Shiva.
The front and side panels are still in pretty good shape and are decorated with lac ink (indelible ink made from crushed beetles) depicting lovely floral designs.
The domed lid open to reveal a series of open compartments for envelopes, writing paper etc. and one lidded panel for stamps.
Inside the box are 2 paper labels: one probably being the original item ticket and the other with:
” Alice’s address is 272 Ashworth Ave, Toronto 4, Ontario”.
Probably, the original owner? Hence, we call it ‘Alice’s Box’.
What a journey/life this box has had!
Made in India, made its way to Canada, back to Ireland and then to Texas!
This is why, WE LOVE ANTIQUES...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
James Box in Ivory and Black Bone by CuratedKravet
Located in Woodbury, NY
An ivory and black striped decorative resin and bone box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
Mid-20th Century Inlaid Moroccan Playing Card Case Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Great little box for your decks of playing cards, beautifully inlaid with rosewood, holly, ebony and bone with two playing cards affixed to the lid all with a protective layer of cle...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Mid-Century Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Rosewood
Channeled Large Grey Bone Box
By Global Views
Located in Norwalk, CT
A large bone box in shades of grey with a faint hint of blue. This box is hand assembled and hand dyed by artisans. The half round bone segments have been hand pieced to reveal a cha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Wood with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Wood with Sadeli Mosaic Inlay Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India, circa 1880.
The box is made of sandalwood with highly carved raised padouk wood panels on all sides, depicting temple scenes, animals and foliage.
The box is in a sarcophagus form.
It is edged in bone (and we can tell it is bone and not ivory, from the color and evidence of capillaries, which are not found in ivory), and banded with Bombay Sadeli mosaic and ebony veneer.
The lid opens to reveal a removable tray with various open compartments and lidded compartments. 5 lidded compartments, 1 unlidded compartment and 8 holders for thimbles, etc
The tray lifts to reveal a blue velvet (original) lined section, for storing jewelry etc, with sections for collars etc.
The inside of the lid has a removable mirror (the mirror is missing on this one but can easily be replaced). Behind the mirror is the original green velvet lining.
It has its original brass carry handles on the sides and sits on 4 silvered button feet (of recent origin).
Some repairs to the exterior and condition issues (priced accordingly), but still a LOVELY COLLECTIBLE box!
These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors.
Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were!
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood
French Napoleon III "Boulle" Marquetry, Nacre and Gilded Brass Gloves Box
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice French Napoleon III "Boulle" marquetry, tortoiseshell, nacre and gilded brass decorative gloves box.
Restored by a cabinetmaker.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Mother Of Pearl Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A Maitland Smith mid century box made of bone with a pearwood interior. American, circa 1970s.
Category
1970s American Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Pearwood
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus S
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Sandalwood Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box.
Made in Bombay, India circa 1860-80.
Box made of sandalwood with highly carved padouk wood reliefs and panels on all sides.
Edged with bone and ebony veneers and glorious sadeli mosiac, made from tiny pieces of faux ivory, pewter, green semi-precious stone.
The box is in a sarcophagus form with domed lid.
The original brass carry handles are on the sides.
The interior is in great condition and consists of a removeable mirror under the lid portion, with the original red velvet lining behind it.
The base is removeable and contains a number of lidded compartments.
6 of the interior lids on the base, are each inlaid with sadeli mosaic banding. The rest are also carved and chased.
The interior is fully complete with 7 lidded faux ivory/bone, thread canisters with sadeli domes and the original bone thimble.
The box sits on 4 brass ball or bun feet with the original velvet lining on the base.
Some minor repairs and losses, but this box is fully complete. This is ‘rare’ as many of these boxes have not survived in such condition!
Included in the sale are 2 photos that were in the box (under the base tray). Interestingly, one of them is a view of downtown Nassau, New Providence (Bermuda) from the early 20C and stamped on the rear. What a ‘journey’ this piece has made! Made in India … travelled to Bermuda, probably via Britain … back to Ireland (where we bought it) …. then to Texas!
These boxes were made by superb Indian craftsmen, specifically for sale to the ruling British elite. These types of boxes, carved padouk and sandalwood, (whilst beautiful and superbly crafted) were of a lesser quality, than the more profusely and intricately mosaic inlay, tortoiseshell and ivory boxes, made for the British ‘Upper Classes’ in the areas of Bombay and Vizagapatam. These type of boxes were much more affordable back in 1880 (and indeed today) and would probably have been bought by mid-level diplomats, civil servants or visitors.
Sewing boxes (in general), were in EVERY Victorian home in Britain in the 19th Century and like other boxes etc were ‘status symbols’ of your place in society! The more ornate the box, the more ‘Upper Class’ you were!
Of it’s type, this one, is one of the very higher quality one’s, than the norm!
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...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Padouk, Sandalwood
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
Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A very large faux tortoiseshell tea caddy from England. Lovely shape and sterling plate on top this hasn't been monogramed. Sitting on ball feet, circa 1860.
Category
1860s English Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Tessellated Bone Trinket Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
An elegant modern style tessellated bone trinket box with black felt-lined interior. Mostly cream in color, but does have hints of light pink througho...
Category
20th Century Philippine Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Felt
Maitland-Smith Steer Horn Lidded Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage lidded box crafted in steer horn elements with metal spacers and having a carved penshell handle and feet.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Horn
Postmodern Contemporary Lacquer Dresser Box Made in Italy
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Stunning Lacquer Lidded Box made in Italy. Lavender lacquer offset with Brass Piping and Bone corner detail.
Wood lined with a tight fit.
Matching picture frame...
Category
20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Brass
Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Russian Carved bone table box
Carved bone table box
North of Russia, 18th century
12,5 x 23,2 x 7 cm
Rectangular box with a wooden core in bone veneer...
Category
18th Century Russian Louis XV Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique English Blonde Tortoiseshell Hinged Card Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Antique English blonde tortoiseshell card holder with locking hinge.
Please view all photographs for damage.
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
A lovely bow front tortoiseshell tea caddy inlaid with mother of pearl flowers and topped with a silver badge. English, circa 1870.
Category
1870s English Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Silver
Black, Grey and Cream Horn and Bone Geometric Inlay Box
Located in New York, NY
Black, grey and cream horn and bone geometric inlay box. Handsome hand-crafted geometric inlay box great reminiscent of Roman marble work; perfect ...
Category
20th Century Asian Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Horn
Antique English Blonde Tortoiseshell Hinged Card Holder
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Antique English blonde tortoiseshell card holder with locking hinge.
Please view all photographs for damage.
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Fine Amboyna Burl Humidor by Callow of Mount Street
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine early 20th century humidor fashioned from solid amboyna burl with bone trim and lacquered brass carrying handles, by Callow of Mount Street, hav...
Category
1920s English Vintage Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Amboyna
Antique Regency Inlaid Rosewood Silver Perfume Bottle Box Dressing Set 1824
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality and handsome George IV/Regency inlaid rosewood dressing box, with the original sterling silver and glass fitted contents, London, 1824.
The box having a lift-up hinged lid, finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags, the front having twin locking doors with corresponding inlay. Both the top, base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column, both to the front and rear.
The interior of the box also having inlaid satinwood stringing and three fitted compartments each with an etched crystal container...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Silver
Bone Decorative Box with Steel Horn Handle
Located in New York, NY
Square decorative box made out of Horn with a steel Horn handle. Interior made of wood with square comparments.
Property from esteemed interior designer Juan Montoya. Juan Montoy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Steel
Faceted Horn Tile Box
Located in New York, NY
Dimensional keepsake decorative box clad in in square shaped faceted horn elements, lined in wood. A great addition to any coffee table or desk. Measures: 14x10.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Organic Modern Bone Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
English Tortoise Case
Located in New York, NY
English tortoise case. Chic tortoise business cards case with side panel button for flip-top. Rich tortoise colour and polish. England, late 19th century.
Dimensions: 4" H x 2.88" W...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinoiserie Sewing Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great condition for its age. No major losses or damage. Has original sewing pieces inside.
Category
Mid-19th Century Afghan Chinoiserie Antique Bone Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Lacquer, Paint
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Sadeli Mosaic Scroll Box of Hindu Gods
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING AND EXCEPTIONAL 19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk Sadeli Mosaic Scroll Box of Hindu Gods from circa 1870-80.
The box case is made from sandalwood with highly hand-carved padouk wood reliefs on all sides and banded and edged in fabulous ‘Sadeli Mosaic’, made from faux ivory/bone, ebony, silver, semi-precious green stone, etc., in various geometric patterns.
The carved lid of this box is EXCEPTIONAL!
It is HIGHLY HAND-CARVED and depicts 13 Hindu Gods: Vishnu, Shiva, Harihara, etc., in 9 oval shaped reliefs, surrounded by foliage etc.
The sides and rear have highly carved foliage relief panels.
The lid opens to reveal the original red velvet lining (also on the base) in SUPERB CONDITION throughout.
The QUALITY of the ‘sadeli mosaic’ work is EXCEPTIONAL all over.
It has its key and working lock.
It sits on it’s 4 original brass turned ball feet.
THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY & VERY RARE AND DESIRABLE BOX!
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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