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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...
Category
Late 18th Century German Rococo Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Karl Springer Stunning "Kyoto Box" in Tessellated Penshell 1980s 'Signed'
Located in New York, NY
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...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tortoiseshell and Silver Jewellery Box William Comyns
Located in Northampton, GB
Raised on Four Legs with a Domed Top
From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to introduce into the market this stunning Tortoiseshell and Silver Jewellery Box by William...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
19th Century English Silver Plated Ostrich Egg Box Attributed to Elkington & Co.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century English silver plated ostrich egg box, attributed to Elkington & Co.
In three parts, the silver plated lid with Acanthus leaf handle, the silver rimed egg, and the grap...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
Tunbridge Ware Large Lined Burl Walnut Inlaid Box with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A sizable and very handsome inlaid English walnut box with notable decorative details. The box with geometric and rosette pattern inlaid bands, diamond form mother of pearl escutcheo...
Category
19th Century English Edwardian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Burl
Mosaic Marquetry Octagonal Music Box Granada Moorish Spain
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed music box.
Handcrafted in Spain in the Moorish Syrian style with red velvet lined and a mirror.
Decorative Spanish inlaid Marquetry music box intricately and finely inlaid in Islamic geometric designs with marquetry of precious wood decorated with Moorish Islamic motif designs which have been painstakingly inlaid with fruitwoods.
Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with mosaic marquetry.
Handcrafted in Granada Spain...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood
Fine Japanese Lacquered Inro with Inlays by Kajikawa
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese four-case lacquer inro by a member of Kajikawa family circa 19th century (late Edo to early Meiji period). It depicts a nocturnal scenery of a meandering stream surrounded by bush clovers, where a full moon is reflected on the water. It was masterfully decorated in gold and silver maki-e using a combination of techniques including takamakie, togidashi and kirigane as well as aogai (abalone shell) inlays. The stream was set between the slightly elevated banks, adding to this piece a already strong three-dimensional composition. The interior was decorated in gold nashiji. It was signed on the bottom "Kajikawa Zou" (made by Kajikawa and a pot seal centered with "Ei" in Kanji. In one of the compartment, there is a katakana mark, appears to be a name, possibly the owner.
Kajikawa clan was one of the most famous lacquer artisanal family established in the 17th century. Many well known members over the generations produced lacquer art in a wide range of formats, but two third were signed only with the family name such as this one. It is therefore not possible to pinpoint the exact author of this piece.
Provenance: This inro was purchased as lot 349 in Christie's New York sale Japanese...
Category
19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood, Lacquer
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
$172 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Brass, Rosewood and Abalone Hinged Turtle Box Restored, Hallmarked MCM
By Los Castillo
Located in North Miami, FL
This substantial vintage mid century modern hinged turtle box is a lovely combination of brass, abalone, and rosewood. It is from Mexico from the 50;s and hallmarked on the back Hech...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,125 Sale Price
25% Off
Faux Tessellated Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage jewelry box in faux tessellated tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl and Abolone shell edge, circa 1970s. Simple, elegant and unique. Bin #N
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Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Shell Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
$275 Sale Price
26% Off
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Box from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lacquer presentation box with mother-of-pearl inlays from Japanese Ryukyu Islands circa 17-18th century. The lidded box in rectangular form with rounded corner is a classic example...
Category
18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Large Vintage Maitland-Smith Mother of Pearl Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Vintage Maitland-Smith Mother of Pearl Box. The top inlaid with a strip of brass. The box sits on top of round ball feet.
Category
1980s Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Curiosité Cabinet Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
$163 Sale Price
20% Off
Box with a Shell Lid in Style of Alexandre Noll
Located in NYC, NY
A beautiful wood box with a small compartment inside and a shell lid in the manner of Alexandre Noll.
Category
1940s French Minimalist Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Walnut
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
Musical Jewelry and Sewing Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming musical jewelry and sewing box is a work of sublime artistry. Almost certainly German or Austrian in origin and crafted of deep, ebonized...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Other Shell Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Set of 2 Boxes in Black Shell with Bronze Patina Brass Details by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning set of two boxes by Kifu Paris, crafted from luxurious black pen shell, is a masterpiece of opulence and sophistication. The natural iridescence of the pen shell, with ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
J. Antony Redmile London Ostrich Egg w/ Malachite Finial Silver Plated Box 1970s
Located in St. Louis, MO
Unique footed ostrich egg box by J. Antony Redmile, accented with silver plate trim work, topped with an egg-shaped malachite finial and set atop a bl...
Category
1970s British Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Silver Plate
Vintage Boho Tessellated Capiz Shell Trinket Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This elegant decorative box features a lustrous mosaic exterior composed of square-cut tiles in varying shades of warm, translucent beige and golden ivory, resembling capiz shell or ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
R & Y Augousti Mother of Pearl Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
R & Y Augousti mother of pearl box.
Category
Early 2000s Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this elegant rosewood box was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls, coral necklaces, and hair pins. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Sea Shell Decorative Coffin Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful coffin shape trinket box encrusted with shells. This box would be stunning on a dressing table, side table, or coffee table. Its hinged lid opens to fit miscellaneous ite...
Category
20th Century American American Classical Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
$144 Sale Price
20% Off
Heart Shaped Shell Encrusted Box with Hinged Lid and Red lining
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A hand crafted Sea shell box in a heart shape. The box is hinged and opens with a brass chain to hold open. Lined in red felt.
A great gift, wedding o...
Category
20th Century Victorian Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Felt, Wood
Line Vautrin Mother-of-Pearl Powder Compact
By Line Vautrin
Located in New York, NY
Powder compact in silvered bronze with incised mother-of-pearl top. Signed.
Category
20th Century French Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Early 19th Century Regency Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form
Located in Long Island City, NY
The body and hinged lid with mother of pearl and brass-line inlay. The fitted interior is lined with purple velvet. With a brass escutcheon and bun foot.
Category
1820s Irish Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th century English Rosewood Tea Caddy with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Savannah, GA
Tea Caddy made of rosewood with extensive mother-of-pearl decoration to the top and front. Special features include bun feet and unusual handles on either side with mother-of-pearl b...
Category
1810s English Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
$995 Sale Price
37% Off
Maitland Smith Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith decorative jewelry box made of two tone tessellated pen shell with brass detailing.
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
vintage small trinket box intricately decorated with Moorish motif des...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
Modern Box in Mother of Pearl with Polished Stainless Steel by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Melting Box" by R&Y Augousti, crafted in polished stainless steel and adorned with intricate mother of pearl, is a striking piece that balances modern sophistication with artisa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
$211 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century English Victorian Papier Mache Inlay & Gold Leaf Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite Papier Mâché box, circa 1870s, has a black lacquered finish with mother of pearl inlays, gold leaf hand-painted floral motifs and embellished decoration.
The Engli...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Wooden box with briar veneer and mother of pearl inserts, Italy 1850.
Located in Milan, IT
Wooden box with lock and mirror inside. The external covering is in briar wood veneer, brass with mother of pearl inserts, the handles are in brass. Italy half 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Walnut Writing Box with Inlay
Located in Tampa, FL
This exquisite English walnut writing box is a true testament to 19th century craftsmanship, featuring intricate mother of pearl and satinwood inlay. The elegant floral motif at the ...
Category
1880s English Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Satinwood, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Palisander Game Box, Tortoise Shell
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Once owned by Leon Boissier Palun (1916-2007), former Senegalese ambassador to London and Paris, this mid nineteenth century French Napoleon III period palisander game box features a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tessellated Penshell Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn and pen shell jewelry box attributed to Maitland Smith
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Green Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this green board box in a variety of colors. ...
Category
20th Century English Folk Art Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fabric, Paper
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Set of 2 Boxes in White Shagreen with Mother of Pearl and Bronze Patina Brass by
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The “Peacock Box” set by R&Y Augousti is a true masterpiece of modern luxury, where organic form meets exceptional craftsmanship. The distinctive, fluid shapes of these boxes create ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Tortoiseshell-Veneered Cigar or Jewelry Case With Domed Lid C. 1810
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined cigar or jewelry case is crafted in the Regency taste and clad throughout in richly mottled tortoiseshell veneer, selected for its deep amber and umber figuring and poli...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Contemporary American Modern Seashell Music Box / Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary American Modern music box / jewelry box with an exterior finished in beige and pink speckled seashells, which opens along a hinged edge to a red velvet interior, with a ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Coral
John Richard Vintage Beige Tessellated Shell Bone Decorative Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade and hand painted John Richard beige, gold leaf and Brass tessellated Shell Bone decorative jewelry box.
Features a lined with black Ultrasuede Fruit Wood Box to stor...
Category
1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shell Boxes
Materials
Ultrasuede, Wood, Shell
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
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 Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Asian Octagonal Lacquer Box with Turtle Closure
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Asian Octagonal Lacquer Box With Turtle Closure.
Lovely 20th century Asian lacquer box with Greek key design and a metal turtle closure.
Th...
Category
20th Century Asian Post-Modern Shell Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Box, Black Sea Shell and Brass Box, Decorative Box, Organic Shape, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Decorative box made of black sea shell and brass, designed into an organic shape. The inside is finished in palm wood. We have one box in stock.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Shell Boxes
Materials
Brass
$760 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Palais-Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Box and Flasks
Located in New Orleans, LA
This mother-of-pearl inlay perfume box is a rare and complete treasure from the famed Palais-Royal of France’s Second Empire. The box is a work of art, meticulously fashioned to deli...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
$22,850 / set
Victorian Necessaire De Voyage
Located in New Orleans, LA
A wonderful English coromandel travel case, or necessaire de voyage, boasts toiletries adorned with Victorian silver, cut crystal, and mother-of-p...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Decorative Boxes, ELLA by Reda Amalou Design, 2016 - Brown Eggshell
Located in Paris, FR
The REDA AMALOU DESIGN boxes echo Asian, and more specifically Vietnamese, culture, by which Reda Amalou has been inspired over time. The boxes that...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Shell Boxes
Materials
Eggshell
Papier Mâché Massive Size Fine Quality 19th Century Sewing Box or Jewelry Box
Located in Westport, CT
Papier mâché circa 1870 English inlaid lacquered sewing box/jewelry box, with many Velvet and mother-of-pearl compartments, hidden area in center. Hand-carved mother-of-pearl, inlaid...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Inlaid Faux Tortoiseshell And Mother-Of-Pearl Card Case With Floral Motif
Located in Atlanta, GA
An elegant small folding card case likely English, finely constructed in richly patinated tortoiseshell panels and decorated to the exterior with an inlaid floral spray composed of ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
19th C. Georgian Continental Tortoiseshell Cigar Case With Vermeil Silver Mounts
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined cigar case is executed in richly figured tortoiseshell, shaped in a gently contoured rectangular form with softly rounded ends, the exterior polished to a deep transluce...
Category
19th Century British Georgian Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Georgian Faux Tortoiseshell & Silver Mounted Hinged Cigar Case C. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This finely constructed cigar case is executed in a richly mottled tortoiseshell veneer, carefully framed and edged with ivory colored mounts and inlaid panels. The exterior presents...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Anglo-European Faux Tortoiseshell And Bone Card Case With Geometric Panel C 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined folding card case is of rectilinear form and constructed with an exterior veneered in richly figured tortoiseshell, framed by narrow linear inlays that emphasize its arc...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
Georgian Tortoiseshell Folding Card Case With Silver Piqué Borders C. 1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
This refined small-scale folding card case is constructed in the traditional two-leaf format, opening on a central pinned hinge to reveal a silk-lined interior compartment. The exte...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
English Regency Tortoiseshell Folding Memorandum Case, Circa 1810–1830
Located in Atlanta, GA
A finely made English Regency-period folding memorandum case, veneered in genuine tortoiseshell with softly rounded edges and narrow silver-mounted borders. The hinged form opens to ...
Category
Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Shell
19th Century Charles X Gilt Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small, oval Charles X box in mother-of-pearl and gilded bronze with a flower-shaped key. The lid has a white nacre plate and is decorated with a central medallion that displays color...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Nécessaire
By Palais Royal
Located in New Orleans, LA
This captivating Palais Royal sewing nécessaire is crafted of engraved mother of pearl mounted in rich doré bronze. The hinged box contains a remov...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Shell Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
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