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Palais Royal gilt bronze and mother of pearl jewellery casket or trinket box
Located in London, GB
A very good quality and unusual Palais Royal gilt bronze and mother of pearl jewellery casket or trinket box dating from the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
The box is in g...
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer
Antique English Victorian Rosewood Vanity Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique English Victorian Rosewood Vanity Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay. Item features a felt lined interior with lift out compartment, very nice English box, unlocked, no k...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Maitland Smith Abalone Shell Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Mother of pearl tessellated box attributed to Maitland-Smith. Mother of pearl veneer in very pale green color over wood box. Black felt underside. Made in Philippines sticker on the ...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
Important 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 1 3/4in W: 3 1/2in D: 2in
This Mid 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen is truly a spectacular piece and is of the highest quality! If you look at the p...
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Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
1940s Mother of Pearl Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage 1940s Mosaic Mother of Pearl Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box.
Mosaic Luxury Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Vanity Box.
Middle Eastern Asian Mosaic Wood Box wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Shell Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood
Set of 4 Pedestal Boxes in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The set of 4 pedestal boxes are the perfect home accents to add elegance and functionality to your space. These can be used as a vanity set for your bathroom, in your office to store desk...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Moorish Arabesque Inlaid Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning vintage Moorish arabesque inlaid table box, 20th century, high quality rectangular box with hinged lid, featuring contrasting mother of pearl, exotic hardwood, and bone ma...
Category
20th Century Moorish Shell Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Hardwood, Ebony, Rosewood, Tulipwood
Vintage Decorative Jewellery Case, Japanese, Lacquer, Box, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an vintage decorative jewellery case. A Japanese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl lidded box in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Appealing example o...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
English Snuff Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Glimmering with iridescent mother-of-pearl inlay, this English papier-mâché snuff box dates to the late 19th century. Black lacquer envelopes the papier-mâché case to form a durable ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver
Cigarette box, unusual opens on both sides
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Cigarette box, unusual - opens on both sides
Unsure of maker or age. Likely Mid Century.
No breaks or repair.
One side is slightly less in height than other side.
Category
Mid-20th Century Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Mother of Pearl Mosaic Inlay Trinket Box, Middle Eastern, c. 1960's
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Exquisite handcrafted geometric wood box with micro mosaic inlays of mother of pearl in Khatam artistry, an Ancient Persian technique of inlaying. Moorish style box also features geo...
Category
1960s West Asian Moorish Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an early original lidded box designed by the famed decorative arts design firm Ria & Youri Augousti, Paris. This elegant piece boasts geometric seashell marquetry with trim a...
Category
1990s French Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Box or Desk Accessory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A finely made and hand enameled box with its cover, possibly for a desk or dresser top. Divided on the inside and in very good shape. Lovely cartouches of classic Chinese scenes and ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Round Trinket Lidded Brass Box with Mother of Pearl
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage ornate Brass inlaid with mother of Pearl Powder Jar, Jewelry Box, Dresser Box, Pill Box, Vanity Box decorated with seashell.
Vintage round decorative trinket box with lid or ...
Category
20th Century Anglo-Indian Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Lacquered Eggshell Round Brule Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisions and patterns that crea...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Lacquer
Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Pebble Box - Long by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
Category
2010s Shell Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood
Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Round Brule Box, Medium by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisions and patterns that crea...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Lacquer
Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood
Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer
Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Chinese mother of pearl mounted games box with four matching interior boxes containing gaming counters and dating from the 18th century. The rectangular shape...
Category
1770s Chinese Qing Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Mother of Pearl Decorative Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative box with hand inlaid mother of pearl shell rectangular tiles.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Antique French Mother of Pearl Sewing Necessaire Etui Propelling Pencil Case
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French Mother of Pearl sewing necessaire, etui, circa 1840. The hinged fitted case with geometric mother of pearl & abalo...
Category
1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver, Steel
Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Firmly Attributed to Hausburg
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Victorian Writing Box attributed to ...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent island cou...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped top has a brass shield medallion in the center. The interior has a vibrant purple f...
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
19th Century English Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century English box that has inlaid mother of pearl and silver. Box has a removable tray with different compartments and a wonderful flame stitch paper inside. A very beautifu...
Category
1890s English Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver
Palais Royal Horse-Drawn Carriage Trinket Box 19th Century
Located in Munich, DE
A ‘Palais Royal’ miniature horse-drawn carriage trinket box made with mother of pearl, silver-plated horses and gold plated metal. 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Rococo Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Marble, Gold Plate, Silver Plate
19th Century European Inlaid Decorative Lap Desk Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Offered is an exquisite, 19th Century European lap desk box with abalone and wood inlay. Brass escutcheon and felt velvet lining. Does not include original key.
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Owl Box in Black Pen Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Owl Box by R & Y Augousti is sculptural piece with a vintage-modern feel. The piece explores bulbous organic curves and cut outs with subtle detailing to create the signature Aug...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tessellated Pen Shell Jewelry Storage Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large tessellated two tone pen shell jewelry / storage box attributed to Maitland Smith .
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Antique Japanese Lacquered, Enameled, and Inlaid Box With Hinged Lid, c. 1800's
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Japanese lacquered box with hinged lid. The lid is decorated in gilt with red enamel and abalone inlays on a burgundy red ground. A motif of birds and apple blossoms are rendered in ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small square-form table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent is...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Pen shell Pyramid Box attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
A pyramid shaped box having 4 graduating drawers with brass ball knobs . Made of polished pen shell which is a material that the manufacturer Maitland Smith often used. All sitting u...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Mother of Pearl carved casket box with abalone inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
English MOP carved casket box with abalone inlay. Velvet lining on 4 bracket feet
Category
Early 20th Century English Shell Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage Italian Mother of Pearl and Chrome Decorative Box 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Certainly! The Vintage Italian Mother of Pearl and Chrome Decorative Box from the 1980s is a luxurious and elegant piece, typically crafted wit...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Sumatran Beaded Boxes, Group of 9
Located in New York, NY
Sumatran beaded boxes, a group of nine (9) rectnagular and square boxes from the villages of Benkulu and Lampung in South Sumatra, Indonesia, each with geomet...
Category
20th Century Tribal Shell Boxes
Materials
Beads, Shell
Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris
By Tahan Paris
Located in Soquel, CA
Bronze Jewelry-Casket with Ornate Etchings and Cameos Inlaid by Tahan of Paris
Gorgeously detailed jewelry box by Tahan of Paris. There are four Cameos bezel set on three sides of t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Black Lacquered Lidded Circular Box with Mother of Pearl Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage black lacquered lidded circular box with mother or pearl floral inlaid décor. This vintage Chinese black lacquered box is a testame...
Category
20th Century Chinese Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Rare Regency Architectural Pressed Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Pressed Tortoiseshell Design
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Architectural Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of bombe form with flared bas...
Category
1810s British Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Vintage Coastal Capiz Shell Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal decorative box. A chic collection of Capiz shells embedded into a sand like composition. A great was to add a flash of glamour to your coffee table or etag...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Antique metal Pill Box with Mother-of-Pearl inlay to lid, English Edwardian
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Mother-of Pearl Inlay dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period.
The box is made...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
A large English early 20th century folk art shellwork box, circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative box dates to the early 20th century and it is a rare folk art piece based around a Victorian pine box and later decorated with a bold well arranged collection of English shells which has been glued onto its four sides in graduated matching boarders with an interesting collective display of individual ones on the top.
This most interesting and eye catching box is in good condition. The shells show some age related patination. The pine box is raised onto plain square block feet. It is fitted with the original good strong brass hinges and a working Victorian brass lock and key...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Early Victorian Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
"Tea Caddy" English Tortoise Shell & Mother-of-Pearl Double Compartment 19th-c.
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
SALE ONE WEEK ONLY
Regency Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy from the 1st quarter of the 19th century. It has a sarcophagus form with hinged cover opening to disclose t...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Vintage Coastal Silver Shell Decor Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
A gorgeous vintage silver decoration box with shells encrusted on the exterior. It is a great and useful addition to a coastal aesthetic living space. Acquired at a Palm Beach estate.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Decorative secretary box with hand painting and mother of pearl inlay, 19 th c.
Located in Houston, TX
This antique box is from London made from papier-mâché
The top is hand painted and inlaid with mother of pearl.
It is finely painted and has an interior with defined
Spaces for writ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Rosewood and Mother-of-Pearl Box
Located in Miami, FL
Antique rosewood box with pewter and mother of pearl inlay. The Regency Empire to early Victorian rectangular box is inlaid with MOP at the center...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Middle Eastern Moorish Inlaid Chess Board Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Middle Eastern wood inlay with micro mosaic and mother of pearl.
Handcrafted Moorish wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Alfred Dunhill Art deco Cigarettes box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Alfred Dunhill Art deco Cigarettes box
materials: wood and mother of pearl
intaglia jester art deco figure in mother of pearl
sealed with the Dunhill brand ...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Biedermeyer Sewing Box
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful antique Biedermeyer sewing box
Category
20th Century Austrian Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
Sleek R&Y Augousti Inlaid Brass and Shell Box, Paris C.1990
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sleek R&Y Augousti Inlaid Brass and Shell Box, Paris C.1990
Unmarked, Attributed to the R&Y Augousti Studios
Made during the unparalleled style of 1990s Paris, this sleek, unmarked ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hand Carved Asian Stash Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Carved Stone Box with Asian Motif - the perfect little box for 420, paperclips, rubber bands... or next to the bed, guest room or side table...
Category
20th Century Asian Meiji Shell Boxes
Materials
Stone
Contemporary Kifu Paris Round Box with Brass, Creme Shagreen & White Shell Inlay
Located in Toronto, ON
In stock now - A gorgeous Kifu Paris decorative box in creme shagreen over a base of walnut, with brass, creme shagreen and white shell inlay lid. Expertly crafted in a celestial mot...
Category
2010s Philippine Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mother-Of-Pearl And Gold Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming snuff box is crafted of beautifully lustrous mother-of-pearl inlay and gold. Diminutive works of intricate artistry, snuff boxes were once considered the height of fash...
Category
19th Century French Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Gold
Contemporary R & Y Augousti Creme Shagreen Box with Kabibi Shell Inlay
Located in Toronto, ON
In stock now - A gorgeous decorative box in creme shagreen made R & Y Augousti, with brass inlay lid and white kabibi shell. Expertly crafted, this decorative box is a perfect access...
Category
2010s Philippine Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Contemporary Kifu Paris Double Panther Box with Brass, Shagreen, & Shell Inlay
Located in Toronto, ON
In stock now - A gorgeous Kifu Paris decorative box in black penshell over a base of walnut, with brass, creme & grey shagreen, and black mother of pearl inlay lid. Expertly crafted ...
Category
2010s Philippine Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Maitland Smith Brown Penshell Cube Decorative Box
Located in Stamford, CT
1980s decorative pen shell cube box attributed to Maitland Smith. Medium brown pen shell with dark gray tessellated stone accents. Wood lined box. No ma...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
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