Metal Boxes

A very pretty French Napoleon III period brass inlaid rosewood and kingwood lap desk of fine quality. This portable writing desk is centered by a beautifully painted landscape scene....

Floral and Butterfly Motif 800 Silver Multicolored Gemstone Powder Compact, featuring hand fabricated silver hinged compact decorated with bead set rubies, emeralds, sapphires, quart...

Faux Tortoise Decorative Box in the style of Hermes, 1970s Hollywood Regency - Vintage - Design The chic pattern has been popular in interiors for centuries. Measures : 23x13cm H:6cm...

Awarded at Fernhill 18th August 1843 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are thrilled to offer this Ebonised Tea Chest given as a Royal Prize is 1843. The Tea Chest of rectangular for...

Jewelry box produced by GAB in 1934. Made from pewter with mirror on the inside of the lid. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use. Box with scratches,...

This is an antique patinated bronze sculpture of a stylized form peacock. Used as a betel box or tobacco opium box. Produced using the traditional 'lost wax'...

Armored jewelry chest in black leather with Swarovski crystals. Drawers are covered with black leather, inside is lined for jewelry and watches w...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the Georgian silverware collection. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique ...

Art Deco matchbox holder in pewter with sculpted archer motif on the lid, dated 1940 and monogrammed "CH". Raised on four small feet, with a sliding wooden drawer. A striking decorat...

Offered for sale is a risque Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Case, often referred to as a "naughty" because of it's bawdy subject matter; that being; of ...

Pair of pears in stainless steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass style ice box.

Sandoz Art Deco Porcelain Box Origin: France, Circa 1920 Porcelain box Fox or cat sculpture Green and white Created and hand-painted by Marcel Sandoz M...

Cylindrical table cigar box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, with hinged lid. Modern contemporary style. Diameter cm. 5 height cm....

Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanit...

This is a French bronze metal overlayed round glass hand painted vanity/powder jar. The glass jar is decorated with a pattern of pierced columns of flowers alternated with engraved l...

A superb small vaniy jar or pill box made from glass and topped with an English sterling silver collar and hinged lid which is decorated with a white guilloche enamel top surrounding...

American Victorian Country style wooden box with four brass corners and a carved floral front

Asian antique Beaten Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box, Northern India. Beautiful antique hand hammered Asian round brass betel with a lid and delicate engravings with floral design handle hand crafted by skilled artisans from Northern India. Indian Beaten Copper Betel Nut Pandan Box with hand hammered beaten floral and incised decoration used to store betel leaf, lime, tobacco and the nut from the areca palm. This mixture of ingredients when prepared and placed in the mouth for long periods gives the user a mild aphrodisiac effect. The preparation of the betel nut with lime stored in ornate boxes with several smaller internal containers was popular all over Asia and is still a common practice in Myanmar and India and among the hill tribes of many S. E. Asian countries. Engraved with intricate designs on the lid which has a carved floral design handle and a latch in front for opening or closing the box and for safekeeping. Nicely hand-hammered with intricate details. Please check photo #5, there is about 1 inch damage area on the side of the box. Museum quality Asian Hand-hammered decorative Islamic brass folk art metalwork collector treasure box. Measures: Diameter 7 in. x Height 4 in. The box has a rich, deep brown patina. Quality of Mughal style. A pandan was used to store the pan, or betel quid after it had been stuffed and rolled ready to eat, rather than for the individual ingredients. The chewing of betel is an ancient Asian tradition comparable to tobacco in the western world. Betel consists of three main ingredients: the areca nut, betel leaf and lime paste. Betel was, and still is enormously popular throughout Asia and plays a major role in the entertaining of guests, in courtship and marriage, and in the traditional etiquette of the royal courts, where it often forms part of the state regalia.[1] Research on several pandan boxes has been published by Zebrowski.[2] Brownrigg, H. Betel Cutters...

Antique Belgian wooden jewelry box shaped like a bombe chest with three lockable drawers and ornate brass hardware and ornamentation.      

For your consideration, a 19th-century English artist's watercolour box, likely made of mahogany, featuring the manufacturer's label "R. ACKERMANN" on the interior lid. The box is b...

This a French bronze metal enamel porcelain portrait vanity/jewelry oval box. It depicts a small oval shaped hinged lid that is decorated in the center with the portrait of Madame Re...

Produced in Paris by Fabienne Jouvin, 1980s. Very good condition with signs of usage and patina.

Early Heavily Embossed Brass Box This is a large and heavy chest is made in Brass with a wooden lining, the beaten brass is embossed with decorativ...

This exquisite and rare vintage Maitland Smith large hinged box box has a beautiful medallion on top of a black stone set into brass. The box is a beautiful combination of horn, abal...

Round table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, with “paillons” in pure gold on the upper circle, fine fired enamelled miniature with hand-painted floral ...

Antique Sterling Silver tea caddy / box Style Georgian, French Empire, Napoleonic, Dutch A sterling silver very stylized tea box with good working lock Decorated with embossed pearl...

Description: Guilloche silver toiletry box with gilded and cut-out interior. Metal: Silver. Origin: French. Brand: Tête Minerve. Weight: 35.14 grams. Dimensions: 4.5x1.1cm. Content: ...

This set of three round boxes by R&Y Augousti is a stunning example of modern artistry blended with timeless luxury. The lids are adorned with rich white quartz, each piece showcasin...

Oval box in solid 800 silver with embossed daisies and 24kt golden interior. This box was made entirely by hand giving it an oval shape. The lid, finely embossed with flower motifs...

This lacquered bronze “Volcano” humidor by Tiffany Studios New York features a dramatic design of a submarine volcano surrounded by sea urchins, created by Munich artist Ludwig Viert...

An attractive silver, silver gilt, black enamel and marquesite card case. The case in excellent condition with no chips or repairs. Most unusual clip which forms part of the case its...

Small 19th century Swedish painted pine metal bound dome top box circa 1870. Original painted dome top chest of small proportions.  Superb opportunity to own a decorative piece to s...

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts or Art Deco period "Adam" pattern gilt bronze desk box or jewelry box By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measu...

Wonderful and tiny Christian Dior style jewellery case, it is made of Lucite, Tortoise plexiglass and brass. It was produced in France during 1970s and in its simplicity and elega...

Signed Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box. Nicely cast with beautiful design. This would have held cigarettes or trinkets. In very good...

Stylish black patent leather adjustable handbag made by high end manufacturer, Koret. This bag has a fold over flap with an unusual brass U-shaped twist clasp closure. The interior i...

More than a kilo of sterling silver was needed to create this stunning rectangular tabletop box. Worked with the very complicated guilloche technique, it was then enamelled at high heat with translucent enamel to make the superb workmanship shine through. The fine rectangular miniature cm. 7.5 x 10.7 on vegetable ivory. The small masterpiece handmade by the painter Anna Maria Manfriani reproduces the famous portrait of Empress Eugenia de Montijo, by the painter Franz Xaver Winterhalter. The unenamelled sterling silver parts were then gilded with a 24-carat galvanic bath. In Art Nouveau style, with a “lost” zip, i.e. semi-invisible. Dimensions cm. 15 x 18 x 3.5. Weight gr. 1095. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence at the Salimbeni company headquarters with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a very thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous enamelling firings at around 800° Doña María Eugenia Ignacia Agustina de Palafox y Kirkpatrick, 19th Countess of Teba, 16th Marquise of Ardales known as Eugénie de Montijo was Empress of the French from her marriage to Napoleon III on 30 January 1853 until the fall of the Emperor on 4 September 1870. From July 28 to September 4...

A Victorian Coromandel and Brass bound Dressing Case By Asprey The hinged cover with an inset brass monogram, the base with a jewellery drawer and two fitted internal trays, contai...

Description: Silver snuff box with embossed designs and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 74.18 grams. Dimensions: 11x2.5cm. Content: 925/1000. A...

Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with reliefs and friezes on the surroundings from the period of George III. Metal: Silver - Gold. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Wei...

Victorian Regency sterling silver lady's desk box for elegant epistles. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1897. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover. Applied oval wreat...

Description: Silver snuff box with Islamic-style reliefs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Middle East. Mark: Absent. Weight: 44.14 grams. Dimensions: 5.3cm x 1.8cm. Content: 925/1000. Assay M...

Pure gold decoration porcelain box with Frog in brass made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this box is a modern reinterpretation of an object from the second half of the 18th century in France. Also Oggetti d'Arte will follow with the same passion the request of the most qualified studies of interio architecture from around the world, helping them in achievement of their most ambitious projects. This box, at the customer's request, can be made with different metal finishes and with different crystal colors so that it can be inserted in the best possible way within your furniture. This box is included in Animal Box...

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Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...

A lovely and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Glass and Ormolu box. The stunning box displays lovely thick diamond shaped cuts throughout with a fine wrap around Ormolu...

Salimbeni Pillbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver, oval section with lid with lost hinge, that is, semi-invisible. Salimbeni Pillbox has guilloche with Art Deco early 20th century styl...

This is an antique coal keeper. An English, copper and oak fireside store or log bin, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Countryside appeal for the fireside, with hand be...

Elegant and beautiful Dressing Table or it could be suitable for a jewellery box , Meiji Period ( 1868 - 1912 ). Executed with black lacquer, holding a bronze hand mirror ( ekagami) Configured with five smooth-running drawers of different Size. Two are equipped with slender "hirute"-shaped bail handles and three with decorative pull-rings. The front-and backside featuring oval grips for easy transport. Surmounted by a mirror frame in a shape reminiscent of a Shintô shrine torii-gate- a twin-posted framework with a triangular crossbar flared in upswept Chinese-style gable ( Karahafu) endings. Resting of the frame is the Japanese traditional handheld mirror with auspicious embossed design of wisteria ( fuji) and lovely patina. Inscription on the right. Considering its age the set is in a very good condition with some traces of usage and wear conform age. Dimensions: Dressing stand...

Desk double box with lighter designed by Ronson. A and very beautiful desk box, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Lighter Co. during the art deco period, back in the...

Enameled etui necessaire designed by Georg Adam Scheid (1837-1921). This is an extraordinary etui necessaire oval box created in Vienna Austria at the workshops of Georg Adam Scheid...

Hallmarked in London in 1739 by John Pero, this stunning suite of George II Period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies and Sugar Caddy, are in the Rococo taste, featuring flat chase...

We are delighted to offer this stunning circa 1900 French or Italian Sterling silver Diamond & Enamel powder compact with lipstick A very good...

A magnificent, fine and impressive, large vintage Spanish silver sugar box realistically modelled in the form of a fish; an addition to our animal related silverware collection This magnificent and large vintage Spanish silver box has been realistically modelled in the form of a fish. This impressive fish shaped box has an articulated body, allowing the fish's position to be customised. The body of this vintage sugar box is embellished with separate dorsal and pectoral fins, in addition to rows of chased scales and anatomical features. This vintage silver fish box retains the original hinged cover/head, featuring the original large bead eyes. Such large examples are rare to the market and becoming increasingly difficult to locate. Condition This silver fish shaped box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The Spanish hallmarks...

French 1920s metal storage bin with decorative hand painted portrait of a woman.

Charming hand carved box with metal detail.

An enameled strawberry shaped pill box made in Austria This is a gorgeous and amazing pill box created during the art-nouveau period in Austria between the 1910 and 1915. This box h...

Georgian Battersea enamel box from the 18th century. A beautiful fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box created in the district...

A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...

An Exceptional and Highly Important Micromosaic Gold Mounted Jasper Snuff Box, most probably by Gioacchino Barberi with the box likely by Moulinié, ...