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Maitland Smith Box
Maitland Smith Box

Maitland Smith Box

Located in Tampa, FL

Vintage Maitland Smith mother-of-pearl box from the 1980s. This is a larger example, fully clad in luminous mother-of-pearl tiles that create a soft, reflective surface. The thin bla...

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1980s American Vintage Shell Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Three Anglo-Indian, Mid-20th Century Boxes
Three Anglo-Indian, Mid-20th Century Boxes

Three Anglo-Indian, Mid-20th Century Boxes

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Three mid 20th century Anglo Indian boxes with strap design. Made of bone and shell. Please note that the smallest box is missing some fretwork on top of the box. Largest measures...

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Mid-20th Century English Anglo-Indian Shell Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell

Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century

Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century

Located in New Orleans, LA

This delightful gold and mother of pearl vinaigrette is ripe with 19th-century charm. Emblazoned with the initials "E.L" for its original owner, the book-shaped vinaigrette almost ce...

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19th Century French Antique Shell Boxes

Materials

Gold

Irish Regency Tea Caddy
Irish Regency Tea Caddy

Irish Regency Tea Caddy

Located in Tampa, FL

A beautiful Irish 19th century rosewood tea caddy has its original glass and all of its interior. A sarcophagus design sitting on butt...

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1890s Northern Irish Antique Shell Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Makrana Marble Box from Agra India Inlaid with Lapis and Abablone
Makrana Marble Box from Agra India Inlaid with Lapis and Abablone

Makrana Marble Box from Agra India Inlaid with Lapis and Abablone

Located in Asheville, NC

This fabulous octagonal box carved from Makrana marble. Once used for the Taj Mahal, it is known to be the most dense marble in the world. Inlaid Abalon...

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2010s Indian Agra Shell Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Marble

Antique French Folk Art Keepsake Box
Antique French Folk Art Keepsake Box

Antique French Folk Art Keepsake Box

Located in Charleston, SC

This beautiful hand decorated keepsake box has a beautiful green velvet on the outside. The top shows a metal cross with shell decorations. The inside is Lined with a silk green on t...

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Early 20th Century French Folk Art Shell Boxes

Materials

Metal

Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base
Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base

Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Large, hand decorated ostrich egg container featuring a gilded interior. The whole mounted on a sterling silver pedestal with a multifaceted, amethyst cr...

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2010s Italian Shell Boxes

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver

Japanese Woven Box
Japanese Woven Box

Japanese Woven Box

Located in Dallas, TX

Japanese decorative woven box. Late Edo/Early Meiji Japanese box, with mother-of-pearl and ceramic inlay in autumnal leaf motif. Complete with working lock a...

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1790s Antique Shell Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Mother-of-Pearl

Jute & Sterling Silver Decorative Box
Jute & Sterling Silver Decorative Box

Jute & Sterling Silver Decorative Box

Located in Miami, FL

Designed exclusively by Urban Art Home, this is a one-of-a-kind decorative box made of wood layered in jute with sterling silver hardware that has a fossilized snail with sterling si...

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Early 2000s Thai Organic Modern Shell Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

A French Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Caddy, 19th Century
A French Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Caddy, 19th Century

A French Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Caddy, 19th Century

Located in ARMADALE, VIC

A French Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Caddy, 19th Century Description: Features iridescent mother-of-pearl shells housed within a fire-gilded brass frame. Produced in Paris ...

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19th Century French Antique Shell Boxes

Materials

Bronze