Metal Boxes

19th Century Japanese Meiji Period Parquetry Table Top Kodansu Cabinet With An Arrangement of Seven Drawers & Metal Handles & Finishings

Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings. Measure cm. 3,5 x 4,...

Jugendstil Covered Centerpiece designed by Orivit in Germany. This is a beautiful and very decorative covered centerpiece created in Germany during the art-nouveau Jugendstil period...

An Italian Mid Century Modern Art Glass Murano Sommerso decorated jewelry casket trinket box by, Mandruzzato. This unique box is faceted on. the lid and has boulbous body that is cas...

PRESENTING A GORGEOUS 19C Anglo Indian Rosewood Caddy with Silver Mounts. Really nice and unusual, 19th Century Anglo-Indian Spice or Tea Caddy, from cir...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a pig; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a pig. This impressive Edwardian vesta case is embellished with details replicating the features of the pig's skin and anatomical features. The back of the pig incorporates a hallmarked hinged cover with a textured match striker to the anterior surface. The interior of the cover of this exceptional silver box is gilded. Condition This antique Edwardian vesta case is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. Full hallmarks including the foreign manufacture mark struck to the underside of the body are very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver. The maker's mark has wear in keeping with location. Dimensions Length 7.6cm/3" Width 2.8cm/1.1" Height 4.6cm/1.8" Weight 1.7 troy ounces/53.7g Maker: Unknown Date: 1901 Origin: Chester, England Video: A video of this fine piece is available upon request. Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...

Marble and golden brass jewelry case designed by Gabriella Crespi. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Signed Italy 1970s

Shaped box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with painted fire enamels like lapis lazuli stone and beautiful miniature hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing ...

An exquisite Chinese export peacock from hardstone and gilt silver filigree canister box, Republic Period, circa 1920's, China. The graceful and elegant hardstone container of cyli...

Mid century enamel brass box, good design, beautiful colours. Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 1800s 18k yellow gold vinaigrette; an addition to our collection of gold boxes and cases. This exceptional, fine and impressive antique 1...

Baroque-style round box. The body and lid of the box are engraved with scrolls, typical of the Baroque style. To highlight this workmanship, a knurling, that is, a dense hammering, w...

Description: Circular guilloche silver pill box with hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 19.16 grams. Dimensions: 4x1cm. Content: 925/1000. As...

Exceptionally crafted "Kyoto Box" in tessellated penshell with brass inlays on top and trim around base by Karl Springer, American 1980's (signed “Karl Sprin...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English sterling silver locking tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection This exceptional antique Georgian sterling silver tea caddy has a cylindrical form. The upper and lower portions of this Aesthetic style silver tea caddy is embellished with bands of bright cut engraved floral bud designs; further vertical bands segment the body into five equal portions, each encompassed with undulating wrigglework borders. The anterior portion of the body is ornamented with a bright cut engraved rectangular cut cornered cartouche encompassed with a radiating simplified floral and scrolling foliate decoration and featuring the contemporary engraved crest of a lion's head collared and erased. The further four segments bear Chinoiserie bright cut engraved Chinese symbols representing the four seasons: spring (? / chun), summer (? / xia), autumn (? / qiu) and winter (? / dong). This antique silver tea caddy retains the original hallmarked flush hinged cover; the flush hinge indicates the fine quality of this piece. The cover is encompassed with further bands of bright cut engraved decoration, reflecting the designs to the body. This impressive cover is surmounted with the original, exceptional carved wood and sterling silver pineapple...

Labradorite semiprecious stone box with hinged lid. Labradorite displays an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence. La...

This is a wonderfully simple yet beautiful tessellated stone veneered trunk. The manufacturing tag is still on the underside of the trunk and reads "Alexvale Furniture, Inc/ Philippines// item number///date. The featured stone specimens have been placed closely together and their sizes range from about 1" x 3" to 2"x 5" of different sizes. Different shades of beige dominate the color scheme while subtle hints of grey, yellow , and orange can be seen throughout the piece. Fine brass inlays run vertically on the top and front of the trunk. A brass inlaid circle...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver combination vesta and tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection This exceptional antique George V sterling silver tobacco box has a plain circular rounded form. The upper portion of this antique silver...

Mid-century Chinese carved wooden box featuring an elaborate scenic design with a hinged top and brass closure hardware. (Stamped HUNG HOP CHEST CO. HONG...

Elegant Aldo Tura brown parchment square ice bucket or decorate box. This particular ice bucket was executed in the 1970s and is in excellent vinta...

English Victorian-style rectangular brown leather box with strape design and gold escutcheon and four compartments

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 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...

French Empire style porcelain box, decorated with the official heraldic symbols of Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. The Imperial crown is hand painted in rich gold relief on the front pan...

A gorgeous vintage box in the manner of Ystad Metal. Designed by Bernhard Linder for Metallkonst. Inscribed on the top as shown. Would work well on a shelf, coffee table, or on a des...

Antique 20th century French 18ct solid gold and burr walnut cigarette case. The case features a solid gold hinge and thumbpiece set with a light blue sapphire oval cabochon. Of recta...

Sterling silver Jewel box with Rectangular rounded corners gold plated with translucent fire enamel stripes on guilloche and hand engraved with late Russian Empire style ornament app...

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.

Austro-Hungarian empire mechanical vesta tinder case made by Karl Rössler Beautiful antique fusee vesta tinder case, created in Vienna Austria around the...

A late Georgian pitch pine crate that would off originally been used for transporting a dog on a carriage. In wonderful original condition, with its original green painted finish tha...

Jewel box Baroque style, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated. Jewel Box has fine hand engravings around fired enameled spaces with lapis lazuli type painting. Jewel Box Baroqu...

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight engine-turned sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged; top has geometric pattern w...

Unusual and Ornate Gilt Bronze Champlevé Enamel Lidded Casket. Chinoiserie Champlevé enamel casket of rectangular form, styled with bamboo trim. Date: Late 19th century Origin: Fren...

An exceptional, fine and impressive pair of antique George III English sterling silver tea caddies by Pierre Gillois; an addition to our Georgian silverware collection. These except...

Antique English copper repousse chest, circa 1880.

Handcarved clear crystal box with Crocodrile made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish. This box has got a oval shape. Each object is handcrafted and the ca...

Behold the epitome of elegance and craftsmanship: a square table box, meticulously crafted from gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver. This masterpiece features exquisite engravings a...

Jugandstil Humidor, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, c. 1920 This is a Jugendstil-style humidor box, manufactured by Erhard & Söhne in Germany, circa 1920. The box has a cylindrical shape wi...

Vintage 20th Century chrome plated novelty duck paint box with a cleverly concealed interior, twist the head and lift the wings to reveal a hidden painting ...

Early American miniature secrétaire wood box This is a very rare antique miniature secrétaire box created in America during the early 19th century, circa 1820's. The piece has been ...

Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA Very rare 19th century George III to Victorian coco nut “Coco de Me...

Paul Evans Patchwork Studio Box, Copper Bronze Pewter, Signed, 1969. Large scale hinged patinated mixed metal textured box with painted red wood interior and lined with orange/yellow...

An elegant antique box covered in polychrome leather, decorated with an attractive geometric design on the lid in warm tones—reds, ochres, and greens—and gilt details along the edges...

This handsome leather studded trunk with antique brass nailheads is a 20th Century American piece which is a decorative object or makes an incr...

Description: Silver pill box with two embossed daubs on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Absent. Weight: 15.91 grams. Dimensions: 2.5cm x 2.3cm. Content: 925/...

As found in Paris, an impressive Limoges hand painted box. The colors of pink, blue, purple, yellow and green painted on this box are fantastic and certainly colorful. The gold clasp...

Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with flat and hinged cover. Sides and front have wraparound low-relief band of imbricated chevro...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian sterling silver and enamel vesta case; an addition to our enamal and silverware collection This exceptional and rare antique Edwardian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded form. The anterior surface is embellished with four desirable and impressive hot enamel panels depicting: a luxurious early-twentieth century car, three playing cards, a champagne bottle and a female portrait. The posterior surface of this antique vesta case is plain and unembellished. This unusual silver and enamel vesta case has a hinged hallmarked cover which incorporates a plain thumbpiece to the anterior edge and bears a ring loop attachment to the hinge. The underside of the case incorporates an integrated serrated panel/match striker. Condition This antique silver vesta...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver jewelry casket made in the Art Nouveau style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional Edwardian sterling silver jewelry casket has a rectangular form onto four cushion feet. The surface of this antique jewelry casket...

1960's Original Hungarian Army First Aid Boxes - Medium Shape. These were standard issue in the Hungarian army and we have a network of pickers that hunt them out for us. Occasional...

Anglo Indian, early 19th century. A highly unusual Antique hand carved 4-section tea caddy. The box which features a carved ribbon edge hinged lid, which opens to reveal four individually wood lined tea boxes with brass finial handles. The body is not only beautifully carved with blooming floral designs but it is also inset with 8 classical tin Manganese Delft...

Sterling overlay on patinated bronze. Title of this piece is the hunt. Dogs hunting big cats.

Description: Oval-shaped gold snuffbox with floral inlays in tortoiseshell, enameled friezes, garlands, and a reverse side with profusely defined engravings. Metal: Gold Origin: Fren...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and enamel sentry vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases. This exceptional an...

Lovely brass cigarette box designed by Ben Seibel for Jenfred Ware. Wood inlay on top. Cork lined. Fabulous vintage condition.

Vintage Gilt Tissue Box Holder in Faux Bamboo and Faux caning in the Hollywood Regency Style. Good overall condition. Has removeable bottom cover to change out tissue box. Circa 19...

Large Old Paris Porcelain box with a white glaze in the form of a bombé commode. The top panel is of a nude woman with two dogs. The front panel ...

“La Dame à la Licorne” (The Lady and the Unicorn), silvered bronze box by Line Vautrin. Crafted in silvered bronze, this rectangular box features a highly poetic relief design. On it...

Description: Silver pill box with floral motifs revealed on the lid and application. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Absent. Weight: 14.74 grams. Dimensions: 2.5cmx2.5...

An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Dressing Box Box features an elegant ebonised banding. The domed cover with central brass carrying and fall front handle ...