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Material: Bronze
Art Deco Marble and Bronze Terrier Ashtray or Jewelry Tray
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Art Deco bronze Scottie or Airedale terrier on marble ashtray or jewelry tray from the 1930's. Very versatile piece that would look great as a display piece on a vanity or c...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bronze Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Jewelry Casket in Gilt Bronze and Beveled Glass, 19th Century
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This charming antique French jewelry casket is a true little treasure in itself. Dating back to the late 19th century, this delicate box was designed with an eye for elegance and rom...
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19th Century French Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Ronson 1936 Pik a Cig Magic Monkey Striker Touch Lighter & Cigarette Dispenser
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco magic monkey mechanical dispenser box designed by Ronson.
An extremely rare and very decorative mechanical desk box, created in the city of Newark, New Jersey United States by The Ronson Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back in the 1936. This is the mechanical Pik-a-Cig Monkey box...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Steel
$3,188 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle.
If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your credenza or side table then this unique and top quality made specimen in the Gothic style could be perfect. Gothic Revival boxes are very hard to find and we have never seen one with such prodigious carvings on all sides. The unique and cat-like dragon gargoyles (with fangs) that look like they are carrying this casket, are just some of the stunningly carved and detailed sculptures that make this antique rarity even more artistic and impressive.
Another great feature are the peacock sculptures. In Christianity the peacock is the symbol of purity. Christians believe that once someone has passed their soul rises and goes to heaven. This is why in earlier times Christians would spread the feathers of a peacock over the deceased since it symbolized a pure soul that was immune to corruption. The peacock also represents immortality, resurrection, and the spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian church.
Have you also noticed the top quality details on both ends of the bronze handle on top? The quality of that ornamental work is of the absolute highest standard also. There are many more incredibly beautiful, hand carved details and together they show that no expense was spared to create one of the most amazing Gothic caskets...
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Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Vintage Rectangular Bronze Metal Rosewood Trunk Box, Europe
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Sturdy decorative rectangular hinged trinket box for display or functional for jewelry. The interior features veneered rosewood lining. Wonderful piece for a vanity or table.
Category
Mid-20th Century English Campaign Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 3/4in W: 9 3/4in D: 5in
This Antique Turn of the Century Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket is truly remarkable and is made of the highest quality! If you t...
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20th Century French Régence Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box
Origin France Circa 1900
Interior decoration (flowers)
bronze mount
hand painted box.
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century Empire Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This French Empire 19th century rectangular porcelain dresser box or jewlery decorative casket has a wonderfully patinated powder blue/cerulean light blue background color and features grotesque masks, architectural vase, fruit, flowers and leafy scrolled design throughout painted as a trompe l’oeil in the round. Ormolu mounts enrich the whole box.
The paintings on this casket are striking as is the color palette used, a wonderful mix of light purple, cream, blue and soft brown.
The lid is centered by a grotesque mask inspired by antiquity. The front, back and sides are profusely decorated with architectural elements, cartouches and volutes. The design is centered by a vase with a fruit arrangement that appear to be plums. The decoration could refer to the allegory of autumn and the mask painted on the lid could refer to Bacchus.
Both the color of the porcelain and the paintings are very unusual and a sign of high quality and uniqueness.The box was most probably given to a high-ranking lady as a gift on the occasion of her marriage, or perhaps after the birth of a child.
The lidded box is fitted with ormolu mounts, hinges and clasp. A gilt bronze band finelly chiseled in the form of a rope adorns the upper part. The trinket box rests on four gilt bronze lion paw feet.
This striking French porcelain box...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Austrian Venetian Filigree Ormolu Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box Circa 1900
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Austrian Ormolu Jewelry Box Circa 1900.
A beautifully decorated jewelry box in an ormolu case and lined with an aubergine velvet interior....
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Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Decorative box by Tiffany Studios New York in bronze and and Slag Glass
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Tiffany Studios New York Decorative Box in Bronze and Slag Glass
This decorative box from Tiffany Studios New York features a square shape with a patinated bronze structure framing s...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
A “toutou” in familiar french language is a dog. It’s inscribed “RIEN” on the necklace, introducing the expres...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Bronze Ashtray, LINES by Reda Amalou, 2015
Located in Paris, FR
The solid bronze ashtray is designed with a patterned removable top. The motif used here, a repetition of lines and voids, has been developed by Reda Amalou and is used in several pieces of the Reda Amalou Collection.
The Bronze ashtray is 135 x 135 x 65mm H
This design exists also in a tiny incense...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bronze Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique French Renaissance Figural Bronze Casket Jewelry Box with Cherubs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique French Renaissance Figural Bronze Casket Jewelry Box with Cherubs and Winged Maidens Raised on Paw Feet. Unlocked, no key. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 6" H x 8" W...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Viennese tabletop jewelry box or chest. Austria, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Viennese tabletop jewelry box or chest. Wood, enamels, bronze. Austria, second half of the 19th century.
Requires restoration.
Rectangular table...
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19th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Other
Contemporary Bronze Incense Box or ashtray, LINES by Reda Amalou, 2020
Located in Paris, FR
The bronze incense box or ashtray is designed with a patterned removable top. The motif used here, a repetition of lines and voids, has been developed by Reda Amalou and is used in s...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Modern Bronze Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes
Located in Lisse, NL
Good quality antique box with Roman scenes on all four sides and on top.
If you are a collector or enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and hi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Revival Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Burgundy Leather Box with Patinated Bronze Decor by Puiforçat - France 1950's
Located in New York, NY
Antique Puiforcat cigarette case in wood covered with burgundy leather. Interior compartment.
Patinated bronze appliqué decoration on the upper exterior of the case. Stamped signatur...
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1950s Vintage Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
19th-century English Tea Caddy by P. & F. Schäfer, London
Located in Delft, NL
19th-century English Tea Caddy by P. & F. Schäfer, London
A Tea Caddy by the toiletry bag makers P. & F. Schäfer, 19th century (John Philip Schäfer, Sophia Schäfer, Christian Philip...
Category
19th Century Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Bronze
Rare 19th Century Antique Bronze Mounted KPM Hand Painted Porcelain Casket
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Truly rare, this finely decorated antique rectangular casket, German porcelain manufacturer KPM, circa 1870. The KPM brand is engraved on the inside. Made with a finely chiseled bron...
Category
1870s German Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$15,159 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Nouveau or Art Deco period gilt bronze and inlaid abalone stamp box
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, early 20th century
Measures: 4"W x 2.13"D x 1.25"H.
Good orig...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
This exquisite faux book or tome box is a remarkable piece of decorative art, blending meticulous crafts...
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Humidor Cigar Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period monogrammed sterling silver on bronze humidor or cigar box
By Heintz Art Metal Shop
USA, Earl...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bronze Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
Cast Bronze Lidded Box with Medieval Scenes and hardwood liner, Late 19thC
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a cast bronze metal box modelled as a casket with a wood liner and depicting medieval scenes. We date this box to the late 19th Century.
The box is made of a cast metal (b...
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Late 19th Century English Medieval Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Decorative Box - Ormolu Gilt Bronze - French Napoleon III
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined Napoleon III period decorative box, made of ormolu gilt casted bronze. Richly ornate floral motifs. It has an illegible signature. The liner inside has been renewed. Includ...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Cut Crystal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This classic blue opaline cut crystal box catches the light in such a way as to make it seem as if it’s glowing from within. Note the lean cut and smooth edges of its crystal facets....
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Maches Mexican Brutalist Bronze Slanted Dresser Box
By Pal Kepenyes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Brutalist dresser box.
With embossed lines around the circumference and a slanted body.
In the style of Pal Kepenyes.
The lid is decorated with a bowl-like shape containing...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket with Starburst Lid and Key
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket/Jewelry Box with Starburst Lid and Original Key
This rectangular Baccarat cut crystal casket features a hinged form with sharply de...
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Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Box Sevres Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Box sevres porcelain
octagonal format
Decorated with flowers inside (hand-painted)
Bronze frame
Perfect condition
Circa 1900 origin France.
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Monique Gerber French Bronze Lidded Sculptural Top Black and Red Lacquer Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber rare bronze sculptural topped decorative box with black and red lacquer base.
French designer Monique Gerber designer and owner of Art du Bronze.
Signed under the bo...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket / Box With Decorative Key In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat
Category
20th Century French Regency Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Antique Bronze Box from Belgium Gothic Style
Located in Miami, FL
Gothic Style, very detailed crafted antique bronze box.
Marked underneath, made in Belgium.
In original good condition.
A-444-335
Category
20th Century Belgian Gothic Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Etched Crystal & Bronze Casket Jewelry Box Attributed To Baccarat
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Bronze, Pearl and Enamel Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1890
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A stunning gilt bronze and seed pearl singing bird box by Bontems of Paris - CIRCA 1890.
The bird rises from beneath the enamal oval lid and is sure to delight!
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large French Silvered Bronze Box Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A silvered bronze poudrier box "Ammonite" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997).
In the 1940s, Line Vautrin designed a series that was inspired by the shape of na...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique 19th Century French Art Nouveau Pierced Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This lavish French Art Nouveau period (1880-1910) jewelry box is entirely chiseled, hammered and pierced with flowers and leaf patterns. This late 19th – early 20th century rectangul...
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Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Large and Finely Gilt Bronze Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Louis XVI St Gilt Bronze Mt Emerald Green Cut Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
A superb and richly detailed Large 19th century French green cut crystal and gilt bronze box in the refined Louis XVI style. This exceptional piece is crafted from vibrant emerald gr...
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Hand-Cut Prismic Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic and Large 19th century French dore bronze mounted hand-cut prismic crystal box. The mount is hand-chased and hand-chiseled with the finest detail. The entire mount is des...
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1860s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
A French Cobalt Blue Opaline Crystal Ormolu Mounted Scalloped Edge Box
Located in New York, NY
French Cobalt Blue Opaline Crystal Box with Ormolu Mounts and Scalloped Edges
The box is formed in a rectangular shape with a scalloped exterior surface that creates a uniform rhyth...
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1920s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century, Bohemian Cranberry Overlay & Gilt Bronze Hinged Casket Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century, Bohemian Cranberry Overlay & Gilt Bronze Hinged Casket Box
A richly ornamented Bohemian casket box, dating to the latter half of the 19th century, of ovoid rectan...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré Desk Box or Humidor
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period gilt bronze desk box or humidor
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 6"W x ...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Silver Crest Men's Humidor Box Bronze and Sterling
Located in Westport, CT
Silver crest men’s humidor bronze and sterling large box. Wood interior with mesh screen wonderful condition.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bronze Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
SilverCrest Decorated Bronze Cedar Lined Cigar Humidor
Located in Chicago, IL
SilverCrest decorated bronze cedar lined cigar humidor. Modern Red Enameled top.
Silver Crest was the trademark used by the Smith Metal Arts Company of Buffalo. Expert craftsman from the Heintz Art Metal Shop formed the new company in 1919, utilizing much of what they had learned, manufacturing incredible bronze items. Heintz Art Metal Shop was founded in 1906, in New York by Otto Heintz...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior
By: unknown
Material: bronze, velvet, enamel, metal, copper
Technique: gilt, cloisonné, champlevé, cast, molded, metalwork
Dimensions: 5 in x 7 in x 6 in
Date: late 19th century, circa 1890
Style: Napoleon III, Rococo Revival, Neoclassicism
Place of origin: France
This richly gilded jewelry...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Metal, Copper
GERMANY 1870 Black Forest Oversized Cigar Humidor Box In Solid Carved Oak Wood
By Black Forest
Located in Miami, FL
A German cigar humidor box carved in oak wood.
This is a fabulous oversized black forest humidor box created in northern Europe, most probably in Germany or Switzerland, back in the...
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1870s German Black Forest Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$4,798 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Cut Crystal Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Cut Crystal Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts. Exceptionally large size makes this piece ideal for a number of different uses.
Category
Early 20th Century French Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
French Doré Bronze Mounted Peach Opaline Crystal Round Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
A French Dore Bronze Mounted Peach Opaline Crystal Round Form Covered Box. The cylindrical form includes a flat-topped lid that fits precisely onto the base, joined by a decorative ...
Category
1920s French Louis XVI Vintage Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Brass-Mounted Allegorical Motif Enamel Snuff Box, Attributed to the Fromery Workshop
The Cartouche-shaped bombe box, the hinged lid applied with rais...
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Mid-18th Century European Rococo Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$1,920 Sale Price
20% Off
Renaissance Revival Style Bronze Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A renaissance revival style solid bronze box of the highest quality. The deep blue velvet interior has a ring holder. The interior depth is two and a half inches. No key. Austria, ci...
Category
1880s Austrian Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed at the back "Tiffany Studios 823".
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Embossed Bronze Small Squared Trinket/ Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French bronze metal square hinged lidded box. It depicts a lid decorated with an 19th century country relief scene of a romantic couple. The gentleman is hugging a lady whi...
Category
Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$316 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp attributed to Jacopo and Lodovico del Duca.
Featuring an important Lockplate and Hasp designed circa 1570, exact date of manufacture unknown, attributed to the late 16th century Roman foundry of Jacopo 1520-1604) and Ludovico (1551-1601) del Duca, with no apparent signatures or hallmarks which is typical of the era, but we did not remove it and inspect the back.
Boxes such as this hand various uses but were frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box for storing important documents, money and valuables, as well as a jewelry casket.
This hand-crafted European drop-front box dates to the late 19th century, signed L'PUPLET, adorned with a significantly older Italian fine quality cast bronze lockplate with intricate Renaissance era reliefs, including figures, coat-of-arms, and elongated hasp, mounted on a chest of drawers form solid wooden case, wrapped in exotic Japanesque embossed and gilded metallic paper, having a locking fall-front panel with original key included, opening to reveal three interior drawers, all lined in red velvet. circa 1875
The visually striking textured wallpaper covering the box's exterior displays bamboo, birds, and flowers in the oriental Japanesque taste popular in Europe in the 1860s and 1870s following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858 and the ensuing Japonisme craze.
To the interior of the fall front panel is a gilt circular stamp with the somewhat obscured name of the workshop or store (likely) "L'PUPLET" and the city "Burxelles" which is in Brussels, indicating the box was likely made or retailed there.
Marks to box:
L'PUPLET, BRUXELLES
Inscription:
13, 14, 15 (Interior drawers inscribed on the verso of their backboards in script from top to bottom, respectively)
Provenance / Acquisition:
The origin of the elaborate lockplate with hasp on the front of the piece is more intriguing. At least 76 lockplates of this design have been recorded in major museums, private collections, and in the antiques trade across the Western World. For example, lockplates of this pattern are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the State Museum of Prussian Cultural Heritage in Berlin, the Museum Cicico in Bologna, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museo di Palazzo Venezia in Rome, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[1]
Specialists in Renaissance bronzes, especially Charles Avery...
Category
16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Metal
Maitland-Smith Bronze Hippopotamus on a Marble Jewelry Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Slightly eccentric vintage jewelry box with a cast bronze hippopotamus standing on a three drawer chest clad in marble veneer and set on four bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Bronze Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
French bronze jewellery casket decorated with rural scenes circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
This delightful small, very fine quality French mid 19th century bronze jewellery casket is beautifully decorated with finely cast panels.
The four sides have rural scenes depicting...
Category
Mid-19th Century Louis Philippe Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
A French Dore Bronze Mounted Banded Agate Box with Velvet Interior Lined Shelves
Located in New York, NY
A large French dore bronze mounted banded agate box with velvet interior lined shelves, dating to the late 19th century. The exterior is constructed from rectangular banded agate pan...
Category
1870s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Agate, Bronze
$7,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing, late 19th century, double compartment tea caddy.
This marvellous and rare tea caddy is in very good condition and the burl walnut has a truly warm, deep and rich pa...
Category
Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Brass
Antique Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Miniature c.1870
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique gilded ormolu serpentine shaped jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and tooled in gilt bronze. The ...
Category
1870s Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 823".
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bronze Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Fantastic 19th Century French Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Dore Bronze Mounted Blue Opaline Crystal Box. The box is composed of two sections of French opaline crystal which are mounted to a fa...
Category
1890s French Louis XVI Antique Bronze Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
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