Wood Boxes

The whip carved wood fox music box with glass eyes, is a finely crafted example of late 19th century decorative carving from the Black Forest region of southern Germany. Rendered in ...

A lacquered wood box with lid from Japan circa 19th century Meiji Period. The finely decorated box was used to store paper slips and small documents on the desk. It is overall finished with black lacquer (kuro) with sparse Mura-Nashiji effect outside and on the top surface of the lid, there are three Komainu, (sometimes known as Shishi or Japanese lions) frolicking and forming a circle in lively motion. Komainu are auspicious animals in Japanese cultures in both Shinto and Buddhism tradition. Originally from China, these animals symbolizes guardians to ward off evil spirits. Hiramaki-e was used in combination with carving and combing to render the lions with various surface textures. A gilt border with an slight angle was given to the lid and even the thin band is decorated with miniature floral scrolls. The interior of the box was finished in a dense nashiji. Underneath the lid, a cluster of peonies open lavishly by two gentle mounts. Takamaki-e (high relief) in both gold and silver were...

A rare wooden casket with polychrome and gilded pastiglia relief, Italy, 15th century. The box is adorned with four finely executed scenes from the life of an unknown martyr — beautifully preserved and remarkably vivid after centuries. Dimensions: 15.5 × 10.4 × 9 cm Provenance: Dutch private collection In overall good condition for its age, with minor losses to the surface and possible retouching to the polychromy. The ball feet are likely later additions. Pastiglia [paˈstiʎʎa], an Italian term meaning "pastework", is low relief decoration, normally modelled in gesso or white lead, applied to build up a surface that may then be gilded or painted, or left plain. The technique was used in a variety of ways in Italy during the Renaissance. White lead pastiglia was a north Italian speciality, produced between about 1450 and 1550. Six workshops were identified by Patrick M. De Winter, although their location remains uncertain; the Workshop of the Love and Moral Themes, whose products seem the most numerous, was possibly at Ferrara, where the painter Cosimo Tura began his career gilding caskets. Venice is also thought to have produced them. Other workshops identified by De Winter include the "Workshop of the main Berlin casket" and "Workshop of the Cleveland Casket". The subjects were typically classical, drawn from both mythology and Ancient Roman history (especially the early period covered by Livy), but biblical ones are also found. Compositions can often be shown to be borrowed from another medium, such as prints or bronze plaquettes...

A small sized Italian walnut chest from the early 18th century. This Italian chest of four drawers features carved column side posts, paneled drawers and sides and sits atop four pet...

Metal bound Swedish " wedding " box. H 22cm x W 59cm x D 44cm

An Extremely Attractive Mid 18th Century George II Period Rectangular Walnut Tea Caddy Having Boxwood Strung Decoration Throughout And Original Brass Swan Neck Handle To Hinged Lid E...

Add a touch of classic elegance to your collection with this Vintage Georgian Inlaid Plume Knife Box. Featuring intricate inlaid designs and a refined Georgian style, this box offers...

A hand carved Chinese large table box with hinged lid. Intricately carved all-over with Asian carvings resting of four paw feet. Bronze lock plate on front.

An 18th-century burr elm and metal strap mounted coffre fort made in China for the export market. The metal work with some finely engraved details, the lid opens to reveal several c...

This box is in burl wood. It has been made in France in the 1970s. The color is brown, and it is in an good condition.

Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim. The Interior Features a tooled Blue Leather Scriver, A Single Glass Inkwell, A Handcrafted Exquisite Gift For The Writing Enthusiast. Item will include new notepad pad, Quill pen (modern), and one single glass inkwell and Ink Pen and Lockable Key Antique lap...

Small round 18th century tobacco snuffbox or pillbox with two painted separate scenes. Very versatile piece that could also hold jewelry or small trinkets. This piece makes a wonderf...

Silver box with unusual stepped design by silversmiths Hermann Bauer, circa 1930. Features silver marks of the Imperial crown and crescent moon for Germany and a silver purity stamp...

Antique French carved walnut Panetiere, of typical form with finial crown top, and working key. Better than most, fresh from a Palm Beach Estate.

This historically important, American leather clad document box, was made in Boston in the early nineteenth century. The box belonged to, Samuel Francis Smith (October 21, 1808 – Nov...

An ebony humidor lined with Spanish Cedar, inlaid with malachite banding on the sides and a map of Russia on the top with Diamonds showing the location of Moscow and St Petersburg and a gilt bronze Russian Brown Bear mounted...

A unique bedroom armachair - elegant, comfortable and functional at the same time. Ancella is suitable for the bedroom and dressing-room. Beechwood frame. Shape-retaining polyuretha...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver box; an addition to our collection of boxes and cases. This exceptional an...

We are delighted to offer for sale this antique original circa 1880 Black Forest Wood music box with grape vine carving to the top A very good lookin...

This chic vintage lidded box is a masterclass in organic minimalism, celebrating the raw, tactile beauty of natural cork. With its smooth, circular silhouette and perfectly fitted li...

Charming Italian Florentine Box. This 1960's box has been hand-painted in soothing green and ivory white and could be used for storage or jewelry and would certainly look great on a ...

This wooden box is topped by a stamped earthenware lid decorated with bluish, green and white polychrome enamels. For Mithé Espelt, the object is an essential element of the boudoir....

A beautifully crafted box, signature below.

As found near Paris, these two French Mid-Century wooden shadow boxes were designed to collect and display wine corks. We met and purchased many items, including two of these boxes, ...

This superb Indian spice box is of a larger scale than normally seen. It is highly decorative and original. It is made from a solid block of dense woo...

A handsome Continental rectangular iron-bound bullion (or strong) box or coffer chest of patinated walnut from the Renaissance 17th century, featuring a paneled exterior with decorat...

Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay, iron hardware.

Faux Elephant Foot Humidor with Carved Hardwood Lid, Late 20th Century A highly unusual and sculptural faux elephant foot humidor, executed in realistically textured cast resin and ...

Finely carved overall with arabesques, birds and scrolls, the top centered by a cartouche. César Bagard was born in Nancy in 1620. Most of the work known to have been carved by him ...

Decorate a desk, library table, or console with this charming antique French decorative box, crafted circa 1920. The rectangular coffer features a slant lid clad in repoussé brass, b...

Large Tunbridge ware box with herringbone pattern inlaid parquetry. Circa 1840, England.

Magnificent antique hand-carved wooden chest, decorated with intricate geometric motifs and inlays in light tones that contrast with the dark background. The design features stars, d...

A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...

Glazed ceramic jewellery box with flowers and blackened wooden base. This beautiful jewelry box is topped with a stamped earthenware lid and decorated with a floral enamel motif fea...

A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mounted casket, the hinged lid opening to a silk lined interior (needing repair) and raised on ormolu melon ...

A German treasure chest desk box. This is a beautiful rectangular desk box created in Germany during the Imperial period, back in 1890-1900. The box is crafted in the shape of a treasure chest and fully carved in cedar wood and decorated with forged silver hardware’s. It is fitted with two sets of hinges and a security lock. The box is extremely well made and fitted in the interior with the original red velvet lining. Stamped with an oval bronze plaque, that read E S Schutz Marke...

This is an antique gentleman's correspondence box. A Ceylonese ebony campaign writing slope, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 18...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver playing card box; an addition to the 1930s antique silverware collection. This exceptional antique Geor...

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...

Spanish wooden chest with original iron fittings.

Circa 1830 George IV-William IV tea caddy box, English. Rosewood with original rosewood green & black tea canisters & associated glass sugar well. Minor repairs to 2 edges. Lion mask...

A "remarkable" hand carved mahogany humidor box according to the appraiser has detailed carving of junk boats and temples, and recalls Victoria Harbor ...

Set Of 3 Bacco Smoking Lighter & Ash Trays in Horn, Brass & Wood by Arcahorn Designed by Filippo Dini Dimensions: Lighter: D 10 x W 10 x H 9 cm. Cigarette Ash Tray: D 16 x W 16 x H 4...

A stunning example of artisanal craftsmanship, this vintage decorative box channels the opulent allure of natural malachite. The piece is beautifully hand-painted with vibrant, undul...

The Plizé box - serrated surface balanced with a spherical knob is an eyecatcher like no other. Irresistible color combinations make this box a centerpiece of any space.

A stunning decorative box made of olive wood dating from the 1960s, crafted in a brutalist style. The piece is carved directly from a stump or root, preserving the wood's natural form and highlighting its spectacular grain. The warm, contrasting hues of the olive wood, blending brown, honey, and dark veins, create a unique object with an organic and sculptural appearance. Serving as both a storage box and a decorative object, this piece integrates perfectly into a vintage, brutalist, or natural interior. Features Period: 1960s Origin: France Material: Solid olive wood Color: Honey brown with natural grain Shape: Organic, carved from a tree stump Condition: Good vintage condition, natural wood patina Style Brutalist Vintage Organic design Craftsmanship Keywords vintage olive wood box brutalist wood box olive wood sculpture...

A very early 19th century English work box with two very unusual inlay designs. Especially the heart where the keyhole is. Box has a tray in the velvet lined ...

Late 18th / Early 19th Century Wine Cooler. Storage Chest, Rosewood, Rococo Lead Lined. A late 18th or 19th century rosewood Regency carved wine cooler or Cellarette having a sarcop...

Monumental Tommaso Barbi Modernist Box in Chrome and Sycamore Burl, Italy, circa 1960 A rare and commanding object by renowned Italian designer Tommaso Barbi, this large-scale modern...

Cartier designed this stunning luxury copper and brass box. An extraordinary and captivating creation by Cartier, this rare copper and brass box—crafted in France circa 1950—is a mas...

Vintage Rajasthani Indian vaulted dowry jewelry box, hand painted with Indian lovers enjoying each other, while beautiful court musicians accompany them ...

Maitland Smith Mother Of Pearl Box. Offered is a very large decorative box of tessellated mother of pearl in the geometric Art Deco styl...

Impressive mid century lidded box handcrafted and clad in a polished coconut shell mosaic, highlighted with twisted brass, bronze shaking hands as a handle and bronze ball feet.

This exquisite 1970s Italian luxury box is a masterclass in Mid-Century Modern material contrast, blending organic warmth with industrial glamour. The lid and base are crafted from g...

A simple hinged wooden box with carving. The box would be ideal for 420, notes, recipes, or on the desk to hold paper clips, rubber bands, etc. or on the nightstand. A beautiful ...

Intriguing antique Ceylonese rectangular box handcrafted in ebony and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dot inlay.

A French wooden decorative box from the 19th century from the Maison 'Gellée Gainier' à la Boule d'Or, Paris, leather bound with brass braces, presenting a compartmented interior and...

This exquisite 1900s Chinese wooden trunk is a remarkable piece of antique furniture that brings both functionality and a touch of history to your...

This is a superb antique cigar case. An English, oak and cedar-lined desktop humidor, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A handsome collector's ...

Suitcase luxury Cuban black covered with black grained cowhide leather. With lozines in smooth leather, jewelry parts in solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated. With handles in solid nickel-plated brass. Padding and lining in black slate dinamica microfiber. With a solid Spanish cedar wood humidor for 50 to 75 cigars. With 1 cutting tray with accessories Dupont cigar...