Ivory Boxes

RARE OFFICE ARK Indo-Portuguese, from the 17th century (early) in ebony. Rectangular box with drawer. Opens with a lid secured by 2 hinges. The decoration limited by ivory fillet...

An Edwardian oval box. Beautiful desk oval box, created in England during the Edwardian era, back in the 1900. The box bas been carved in Ivory and is fitted with a lid. This piece ...

An Edwardian round box. Beautiful desk round box, created in England during the Edwardian era, back in the 1900. The box bas been carved in Ivory and is fitted with a lid, which is ...

Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group depicts a woman standing on a board holding a paper fence, and a boy sitting on the back of a turtle. It looks like the turtle is...

An Italian desk box with the triumph of Bacchus. Beautiful carved antique piece, created in Italy during the 19th century, circa 1850. This is a desk box been made in the shape of a...

Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period (1825–1872), Ric.NA001 This item is 1.5" wide x 0.75" deep x 2" high in dimension. This item is in ex...

Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada from the Edo period. Ric.NA007 This item is 2" wide x 1" deep x 0.75" high in dimension,...

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...

A tortoiseshell, ivory and sterling box from England. Circa 1830s to 1840s. In wonderful condition no hallmarks of the sterling, too small for hallmarks. The box is trimmed in ivory ...

This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box with intact interior w sewing implements.

We're proud to present this exceptionally rare and important 400 year old early Baroque Period Indo-Portuguese caixa contador, in Rosewood, Teak, Ebony, Bone, and Ivory marquetry-work, dating to the first half of the 17th century, probably made in Gujarat or Sindh, India, and finished in royal Mughal court taste. Exquisitely hand-crafted, circa 1625, the scarce and unusual fine quality antique cabinet features a rectangular form teakwood carcass of dovetailed construction, intricately detailed and richly decorated in rosewood palisander, ebony moldings, bone and ivory inlaid string banding, geometric, and flower head inlay, the side panels adorned with hand-forged iron carrying handles, drop front door on iron strap hinges, opening to reveal an interior fitted with an array six drawers of various size, all constructed with hand cut dovetail joinery, paneled, the central with ornate shield shaped iron escutcheon plate. NOTES: A similar example is known to exist in a important Portuguese private collection in Oporto. With other similarly designed examples seen in various museum collections, including the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga in Lisbon. Fall front cabinets such as this were designed for and popular amongst European merchants, traders and officials living and traveling in Asia. This cabinet belongs to one of the earliest identifiable groups of furniture made in India under Portuguese patronage in the 16th and early 17th Centuries. A caixa contador, (loosely translated money safe...

An Italian Ivory and Ebonized Wood Casket 19th Measures: 75 x 21 x 11 cm In the manner of Pogliani " M. Zuccarelli - Roma - Via Laurina 24 " very good condition.