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Scandinavian 18th Century Wooden Box, Dated 1752
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish Baroque box with original ironwork, key and big strong perfectly working lock dated (forged in the iron) 1752. This special shaped pine wood box, bought in the region of "...
Category
1750s Norwegian Baroque Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Twisted Three Handled Glass and Silver Plate Biscuit Box, circa 1890
Located in Bath, GB
A really unusual biscuit box (it would make the most wonderful ice bucket too); made from glass and silver plate which is marked EPNS and 1/0 which I believe is made from the famous ...
Category
1890s German Late Victorian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Indian 19th Century Small Wooden Box with Iron Hardware and Carved Rosacea
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian small wooden box from the 19th century, with iron hardware and carved rosacea. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden box fea...
Category
19th Century Indian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Sewing Box by Maison Aucoc, Paris
By A. Aucoc
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century oval sewing box decorated with crowned monogram. The case contains five gold and steel sewing utensils embellished with small flowers. Labeled on the inside: AUCOC A PARIS. Weight: 27.6 g,
circa 1860
Dimension: W 4.5 in, D 2.4in, H .8in.
Dimension: L 11.5cm, P 6cm, H 2cm.
La Maison Aucoc...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Gold, Steel
Wilhelm Kienzle Tool Box for Mewa, circa 1950, Switzerland
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Wilhelm Kienzle tool box for MEWA, circa 1950, Switzertland.
Yellow and grey lacquered metal. Black handle, black hammer and pliers patterns.
Original good condition.
Dimensi...
Category
1950s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Bank Cases
Located in Copenhagen, DK
50 vintage storage boxes or bank cases from a Danish Bank.
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Sovereign or Vesta Case
By Thomas Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver combination sovereign or vesta case, an addition to our diverse box and case collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian English sterling silver combination vesta or sovereign case has a subtly domed rectangular, rounded form.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of this silver case are plain and unembellished.
This antique Victorian sterling silver sovereign case is fitted with a hinged hallmarked push fit cover allowing access to the hallmarked sprung sovereign holders...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Valentino Enameled Powder & Rouge Makeup Cases w/ Gems
Located in Van Nuys, CA
An olive green Valentino enameled powder and rouge case with gems and a trademark "V" design on the powder case. Each case opens to reveal compartments with geometric designs in the ...
Category
1980s French Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Gorham American Victorian Classical Sterling Silver Jewelry Box 1897
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Classical sterling silver jewelry box. Made by Gorham in Providence in 1897. Oval with hinged cover. Chased leafing scrollwork, flowers, and scallop shells. Beaded and guil...
Category
1890s American Victorian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Austrian Onyx Jewelry Box with Figural Cold Painted Bronze Spaniel Dog
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The body of t...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Metal Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze
Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
20thC French Solid Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case, Ashtray & Lighter c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A striking 20th Century French solid silver & enamel art deco personal smoking set comprising a cigarette case, ashtray, and lighter, all crafted in solid silver with matching blue a...
Category
20th Century French Other Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Gucci Box by Tommaso Barbi, 1970s
Located in Roma, RM
Square box in briar wood and chromed metal. Italian production 1970s attributed to Tommaso Barbi.
The box was created for “Gucci Boutique” which in those years was located in Rome in via Borgognona and sold household items as well as small leather goods.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Rare Georgian Engine Turned Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Engine Turned Design
The Sewing Box of slight sarcophagus shape stood upon four turned ribbed feet. The Sewing Box tapers up to the convex raised lid and features scrolling fl...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
20th Century English 22K Gold Plated Silver Perfume Bottle Box, William Hornby
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English 22k gold-plated solid silver perfume bottle box, designed with a square shape and an angled opening lid. A silver monkey perches atop the lid. Inside, th...
Category
20th Century British Other Metal Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Geometrically Inlaid Georgian Rosewood Two Chamber Tea Caddy w/Sugar Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fine George III rosewood double chamber tea caddy with classical inspired geometric inlay of exotic woods including satinwood, mahogany, kingwood and palm. The rectangular case with ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique George V Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver cigarette or cigar box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver cigarette box has a plain rectangular form.
The sides of this impressive antique cigarette...
Category
1910s Hungarian Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Napoleon III / Boulle Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French Napoleon III box with inlaid bronze decor, polished black color surface and red velour textile inside. Includes key.
After the r...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Edith Dawson. An Arts & Crafts Silver Pot with Floral Details & A Red Enamel Lid
Located in London, GB
Nelson Dawson, probably made by his wife Edith Dawson.
A rare Arts & Crafts silver bowl with a red enamel lid and a particular E Dawson floral decoration...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Rectangular Form Silvered Hinged Natural Stone Box with Lid
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A hinged Rectangular light beige stone box with silvered frame.
Perfect for jewelry, keepsakes or on a desk to hold paperclips..........
Why not place it on a table just for good loo...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver Plate
Grand French Three-Piece Desk Set, Hand Painted Porcelain Inset, circa 1860
Located in Bath, GB
Wonderful to find a top-notch, highly decorative and most unusual desk set, French in origin dating to around 1860. Made from nutty coloured burl Walnut, all three pieces are mounted with the most wonderful polished brass mounts all inset with fabulous hand painted porcelain plaques.
Our restorer had to remove all the mounts to professionally clean and on doing so found the name of the figure depicted on the plaques, "Ninon De Lenclos" a French Author, Courtesan, Freethinker and Patron of the Arts.
The set is made up of a Stationery box with brass swing handles each side; the box complete with a working tasselled key. The box opens to reveal the wonderful original gilded leather lining with the original paper lining the sides of the dividers. The lock and hinges are beautifully engraved, a true sign of quality.
The next piece is a hefty large oval Walnut Inkstand with a large glass inkwell...
Category
1860s French Victorian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Signed Silver Plate Textural Hinged Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage silver plate hinged textural small box is signed Raimond. We were advised it was French. It has a black velvet interior. It was re- silver plated and then recentl...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Jewelry Box in Shagreen with Mother of Pearl and Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This jewelry box by R&Y Augousti is a luxurious fusion of artistry and craftsmanship, wrapped in sophisticated shagreen. The meticulously handcrafted Cosmos pattern blends mother-of-...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Arts & Crafts Pewter Copper Glas Wood Decorative Box
Located in Munich, DE
It was a great pleasure to find this rare Arts & Crafts pewter and copper box.
The copper applications are decorated with green and blue glas cabochons.
The ...
Category
1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Copper, Pewter
English George III Period Early 18th Century Walnut Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georges III period walnut box from the early 18th century with slanted lid and brass hardware. This exquisite English George III period walnut box from the early 18th cent...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
Poseidon Blue Leather Round Bath Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Poseidon collection, this exceptional bathroom set will elevate the look of any bathroom with its timeless elegance. It comprises a cylindrical soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, cotton holder, and small object box or soap bar holder nested within a rectangular tray. All pieces are upholstered entirely in a soft blue-colored leather, which contrasts with the polished metal pump...
Category
2010s Italian Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brown Nautical Sailing Ship Wood Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage nautical theme jewelry or trinket box. This small rectangular brown box will be a great accent on a coffee table, dressing table, or on a bookshelf. It is created from wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Snuffbox two-tones enamel stripes Guilloche Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enameled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleon...
Category
1980s Italian Napoleon III Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Contemporary Handmade Rectangular Box "Elaphos" Marble - Brass Handle by Anaktae
By ANAKTAE
Located in Athens, GR
Contemporary, handcrafted, rectangular jewelry box, model "Elaphos" in marble with a deer-shaped handle in cast oxidized brass. Interior suede lining.
Variations are available in cus...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Greek Modern Metal Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Antique Large Silver Cigar box London 1897 by George Heath
By George Heath
Located in London, GB
A Large Unusual Shaped Antique Silver Cigar box London 1897 by George Heath.
A great silver cigar box of generous proportions and an unusual shape. A quality piece of Victorian silv...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver
Maria Pergay, Metal Box and Agathe, France, 1970
By Maria Pergay
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Maria Pergay (1930), Large flat box in silver metal, France 1970. A red-veined Agathe stone is set on the lid, the interior is dressed in exotic wood. Excellence of the realization, ...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Black Starr and Gorham Sterling Silver and 14k Gold Compact
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful Art Deco compact by Black Starr and Gorham. It is Sterling Silver with a 14k Gold accent on top, fitted with 3 small precious stones likely rubies.
The compact is in est...
Category
20th Century American Metal Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Modernist Brass Urn, Box or Tea Caddy, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish neoclassical Mid-Century modernist decorative lidded box or tea caddy boasts a rectangular shape with a streamlined construction. The tabernacle box was crafted in Engla...
Category
1960s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
French Gothic Oak Coffer Chest
Located in Queens, NY
French Gothic-style (19/20th Century) oak coffer chest on stand with tracery carved panels and a domed lid with iron strap work
Category
19th Century French Gothic Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique French Belle Epoch Burlwood Revolving Door Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
A charming fine quality antique French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished in stunning rich briar elm burlwood, the half-moon shaped bentwood revolving door table or desk box - jewelry casket - trinket keepsake small cabinet - old fashioned cigarette case, features flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box Octagonal M in Green with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This extraordinary Murano glass box is a true masterpiece that combines the centuries-old artistry of Murano glassmaking with timeless elegance and modern design. Crafted on the storied island of Murano, Italy, this box exemplifies luxury and sophistication.
Its octagonal shape adds a touch of geometric intrigue, providing a unique twist on traditional box...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
1880s, European Sterling Silver Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Solid sterling European box. 4.25 ounces. Sun, basket of fruit, flowers adorn the top of the box. Gold wash inside.
Category
1880s Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art deco sugar bowl with original glass and brass parts vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art deco sugar bowl with original glass and brass parts vienna around 1920s
The top is automaticly moving by pushing.
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Cigar Box With a Bronze Dog In A Dog House
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
This very unusual French cigar box features a golden bronze dog wearing glasses on his head guarding his master's cigars.It stands at the window of his dog house and above, we can read " 'parlez au portier" which means, speak to the doorman.The front of this house is decorated with gilt bronze trailing vine, a match holder in the shape of a brass bucket as well as a broom.Its doormat is a brass match...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Glass box. This most charming box is raised on four topie shaped feet below a wonderfully chased foliate and ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Grand Tour Bronze Sarcophagus Form Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze box in the form of a sarcophagus, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection.
5.5 inches...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Bronze
20thC American Silver Plated Trompe I'oeil Cigarette Box, Tiffany & Co c.1910
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century American made Tiffany & Co Trompe l'oeil cigarette box, with wood grain detailing on all sides and a two-tone brass and silver plated finish. The word 'cigarette...
Category
20th Century American Other Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Pewter Rectangular Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pewter rectangular box realized in the early 20th Century.
Dimensions : H 7 x L 17 x D 17 cm.
Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Metal Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Scandinavian Modern Jewelry Box In Pewter, GAB Sweden 1934
Located in Örebro, SE
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,...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Mid-Century French Green Marble and Brass Jewelry Box Casket with Inside Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry safe in this elegant antique marble box. Created in France circa 1950, the casket sits on small square feet. The top open and re...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Metal Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
JUDAICA SILVER ETROG BOX DESIGNED BY LUDWIG WOLPERT. New York, 20th century
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
This charming piece of jewish history in front of you is a one of kind modern Judaica object,
This box used to hold the Etrog To protect the it during the holiday of Sukkot, it is traditionally Wrapped in silky flax fibers and stored in a special decorative box, mostly made from silver.
Wolpert designed this amazing hand hammered Bauhaus style box in 1963-1964 while he was Working in New York. all of the boxes we could found from this design made by Wolpert have The upper part inscribed in a simple engraving with the phrase "Pri Etz Hadar"
In Hebrew ״פרי עץ הדר״. the box in front of you is the only example in existence as far as we Know where the letters are also repoussé and also engraved, such a beautiful and hard to get Combination, the rest of the box is shaped as a modernistic Etrog, all the body of the box is Skillfully hand hammered in a way it reflects the light in a warm and calm way, a true Masterpiece of modern judaica by the great and important artist Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert.
One of the the two great masters of 20th century Judaica.
the Box is marked "WOLPERT" AND "STERLING" and the base has the engraved inscription :
"ALAN WECHSLER GENERAL CHAIRMAN, ALLIED JEWISH APPEAL OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY 1978"
Similar boxes can be find in museum collections around the world
In the Jewish Museum New York
In the North Carolina Museum of Art
In The Derfner Judaica Museum
Another similar box was featured in the Israel Museum exhibition
"Forging Ahead, Wolpert and Gumbel, Israeli Silversmiths for the Modern Age"
Ludwig Yehuda Wolpert was born in Hildesheim, Germany, to an Orthodox family. In 1916-1920, He began his studies in sculpture at the Frankfurt School of Art. In 1925-1928, he studied Goldsmithing at the Frankfurt School of Art.
Following the presentation of the works in the 1930 exhibition "Kult und Form" ("Ritual and Form") at the Jewish Museum in Berlin, his works became well known in the German Jewish World. His works were greatly influenced by Modernist design, especially the Bauhaus Movement. Wolpert's works avoid decoration, relying on clean, geometric shapes. In 1933, Following the Nazi rise to power in Germany, he immigrated to the Mandatory Palestine with His family. There he worked for two years in the workshop of Bernhard Friedländer, where he Designed and produced silverware and Jewish ceremonial art.Together with Victor Solomon...
Category
1960s Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique French 19th Century Jewelry Box Flap Door Miniature Wood Cabinet
Located in Firenze, IT
This beautiful French late 19th century chest of drawers in black ebonized wood and cherrywood reproduces with perfect proportions in scale a miniature cabinet with three drawers and an upper flap door that opens to reveal a white marble top and an oval mirror inside, nice hand carved band on top with geometrical pattern and molded base.
The black lacquered wood creates a wonderful contrast with the beautiful honey-colored wood grain. Despite its convenient size, extremely detailed, this chest of drawers is equipped with a white Carrara marble top and a small mirror that make it even more special and useful.
The model of a piece of furniture was originally created by cabinet makers to show their skills to the customer and to present the sample of the furniture which would then have been produced on a larger scale. These commode miniatures, along with other specimens, were displayed in the craftsman's workshop to serve as examples to aid the potential client in making a selection. Some also think that these little chests were used as doll and puppets...
Category
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble, Metal
Vitage Silver Firenze Pill Box with Blue Lacquered Country Motif
By 1837 Firenze
Located in BILBAO, ES
Vitage Silver Firenze Pill Box with Blue Lacquered Country Motif
Measures 10 x 10 cm / 3,93 x 3,93 inches
Weight 138 gr
Pradera is a second generation of a family run business je...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Brass and Walnut Pocket Emptier by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous vide poche in walnut wood and solid brass. This elegant item was designed by Tommaso Barbi in Italy in the 1970s.
This lovely item is made in the shape of a crate combining...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
A Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn and Stone Box With Brass Trim
Located in Charleston, SC
A flat-lidded brown polished horn box by Maitland Smith, with two beautifully inlaid and brass trimmed polished greenstone ( I believe to be amazonite tiles surrounded by a gilt bras...
Category
1970s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Metal Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
19th Century Chinese Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted with chinoiserie motif. Original inserts with etching.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Zinc
Arts and Craft Mid-18th Century Engraved Sterling Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine sterling silver box is a piece of high craftmenship. All the surfaces are finely engraved with rich Baroque decor. It is a little jewel of handmade work.
It was a jewel bo...
Category
Mid-18th Century German Baroque Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Russian Imperial-era Silver Nielloed Snuff Box, Moscow, 1866
Located in St. Catharines, ON
A Russian silver snuff box from the reign of Tsar Alexander III, the hinged cover nielloed with a stylized scene of the Palace Square in St...
Category
1860s Russian Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Russian Imperial Silver Chinoiserie Tea Caddy Gustav Klingert Moscow
By Gustav Klingert
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality antique Russian Imperial silver tea caddy, engraved in the Chinoiserie style, by Gustav Klingert, Moscow, dated 1894.
Gu...
Category
1890s Russian Chinoiserie Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver
Louis XVI Gold Snuff Box, Circa 1778
Located in Paris, FR
Oval snuff box in three tones of gold. The hinged lid is decorated with an intricate scale pattern surrounded by a frieze of roses, ribbons, and pink, green and white gold leaves. Th...
Category
1770s French Louis XVI Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Gold
French Silver Plate Lined Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely silver plate box with a suede interior. the box has an unknown emblem on the top front center and the Waffle pattern on top makes this box unique and a compliment to any cockt...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Metal Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Qing Dynasty Square Box with Brass Lock and Distressed Lacquer Interior
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period square shaped box from the 19th century with brass lock, metal hardware and distressed lacquer interior. Born during the 19th century, this exquisite Qi...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Boxes
Materials
Brass
