Asian Boxes

Contemporary Indian gold stripe lidded bone box. Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.8

Contemporary Indian black and white stripe bone box. Hinged lid. White with inlaid black strips. Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays

A South Indian 19th century temple cash box from Kerala with ornate brass hardware and weathered appearance. Step into the rich history and intricate artistry of South India with thi...

Beautiful MCM small brass lidded coffret style trinket box with chinoserie detail. The box depicts engraved scenes with a main motif of a sea ship on the upper lid and other scenes ...

On a metal base there is a figure of one of the Curious with a plastic sphere of knowledge on his head. He hovers in the air, lifting off the ground due to the amount of knowledge th...

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 ...

Nice Japanese glove box in red, yellow and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and red characters. Inside you have...

Chinese Silver Filagree Gold Washed and Enamel Bird Motif and Coral Pagoda Box China, circa 1900s, stamped 'Silver' An exquisite Chinese Silver Filigree Gold Washed and Enamel Bird ...

Our wonderful snuff box features a finely carved agate relief depicting Bacchus and Cupid, scrolling foliate motifs and roundels against a matte ground, and cover with blue enamel bo...

Porcelain bronze mounted box, Art Nouveau style Made of hand-painted crackled, glazed high quality bronze mounted porcelain. Signed on the bottom. An all over polychrome floral deco...

Ref: 125482 Kashmiri lacquer box. Papier Mache with hand painting and gilt detailing. India circa 1900 Measurements: H: 10cm (3.9") W: 24cm (9.4") D: 11.5cm (4.5")

A petite Chinese cinnabar lacquered turtle box, circa 1980's. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"W x 2.5"D x 1.75"H. #3427

Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Marble Pietra Dura Censor Stone Travertine Box 1950s. Vintage inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box with lid handcrafted in India. Handmade marble decorative lidded box inlaid with brass. It is the same craft that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art work. Box is: 4" x 6" x 1"5 H. Handcrafted brown marble decorative box, handmade in Rajasthan, India. Open carved Jali Moorish Mughal Style open work on each sides to use with incense or home perfume. Vintage rectangular shape decorative lidded travertine table top trinket box with brass banding. A mid 20th century modern style period travertine marble box. The stone has subtle light earth tone variations that contrast with the reflective brass accents. This elegant trinket decorative marble box...

19th Century Chinese Document Box. Elm wood in Black lacquer with bronze hardware having a pine wood top shelf compartment in red lacquer. Nicely mad...

Antique hand-painted and lacquered wooden box with removable tray, from Indonesia. The interior compartments are amply sized. There are some small spots where the paint has come off ...

PRESENTING A BEAUTIFUL and RARE 19C Anglo Ceylonese Specimen Wood Trinket Box. Made in ‘Galle’, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860-80. Made for the ex...

Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art...

Nice Quality with superb decoration. Additional information: Material: Bronze / Copper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Condition: Some small ...

Meiji period small lacquer box with hinged lid, Japanese. Finely decorated - bits of abalone inlay add sparks in several areas. The recessed circle...

1970s Oriental Set of Five Hand-Painted Lacquer Boxes

This is a mid 19th century handpainted Chinese export tea caddy. This tea Caddy stands on four hand carved miniature foo dog sculpted feet. This tea caddy has its original pewter lin...

Japanese bark textured lacquer glove box with a cloisonné inlaid mum on the slip frame top. Japan, made for the Western trade, circa 1900.

An Indian antique box from the 19th century with metal sheathing and bracketed base. Created in India during the 19th century, this antique box features a linear silhouette made of m...

One can get lost in the endless details within this piece's chiseled and embossed detailing. Each of the features on this Turkish Silver Wedding Box is like a mini vignette, displayi...

Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene. Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in geometric design and with a miniature Islamic painting scene of men on horses. This beautiful collectible Moorish box in covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and the top is decorated with a miniature painting of a 19th century scene of Royal princes wearing traditional Royal Maharajas clothes and playing polo on horse. The box is very finely inlaid inside and out. These Middle Eastern Persian inlay boxes were used to store pens. Museum quality piece like the ones in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. Finely handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, mosaic marquetry. Dimensions. Height: 2.25 in. Width: 8.25 in. Depth: 4 in. Circa 1940s, handcrafted in Asia. Moorish mosaic Marquetry wear consistent with age and use, one tiny piece missing on the inside corner, not visible when the box is closed. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on boxes. Anglo Indian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with geometric Moorish Sadeli design in an rectangular shape form with micro mosaic marquetry, very fine artwork. Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before Indian boxes appeared. The designs on early boxes look deceptively simple. The fact is they emerged from a culture which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity isn’t immediately apparent to the viewer. About Khatam Artwork: Khatam is a Persian version of marquetry, art forms made by decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate pieces of wood, metal and other natural substances precisely-cut geometrical shapes. Moorish Jewelry, Islamic Mosaic, Middle Eastern Mosaic, Micro Mosaic Inlay, Egyptian Jewelry Box...

Chinese cloisonne decorative box with jade panel and floral motifs, unmarked. Dealer: S138XX

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...

Contemporary Indian three dimensional design cream colored bone box. Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.

The bronze incense box or ashtray is designed with a patterned removable top. The motif used here, a repetition of lines and voids, has been developed by Reda Amalou and is used in s...

Ivory and blue chevron decorative trinket rectangular lidded box inlaid with white bone and resin on wood. Large stylish Moorish trinket lidded box with bone and wood inlaid handcraf...

Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to brew tea or heat sake, the kaku-hibachi is a portable form of the traditional hearth. Carefully crafted, the square box is topped with a copper well in which ash and coal would heat the hibachi. Made of an expressive burl wood, the kaku-hibachi is compact with inset side handles and little embellishments. The top corners of the box are trimmed with kurogaki, or black persimmon...

This is an antique decorative censer. A Chinese, bronze incense burner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delightfully ornate and substantial burner, with appealing ...

A beautiful charcoal shagreen quilted box by Kifu Paris. This natural skin piece is entirely handmade by master artisans to the highest quality, constructed...

Your powder room may be small, but that doesn't make it and less deserving of extravagant ornamentation. This navy blue leather tissue box cover is nothing short of exceptional, fully wrapped in leather and bone on a base of sycamore. Concealed bottom door to allow access for square tissue box.

8-289 Japanese pagoda shaped trinket box made from walnut and oak with brass supporting the handle.

A 19th century Chinese elmwood box with brass hardware with canted corners. This unusual long and narrow box was probably custom made to house a musical instrument, it is very decor...

This is an antique decorative vanity case. A Japanese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl lidded box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. ...

The solid bronze ashtray is designed with a patterned removable top. The motif used here, a repetition of lines and voids, has been developed by Reda Amalou and is used in several pieces of the Reda Amalou Collection. The Bronze ashtray is 135 x 135 x 65mm H This design exists also in a tiny incense...

This footed vessel captivates attention with stunningly detailed metalwork. Crafted of white brass in a cylindrical form, this vessel is complete with two loop side handles, secured to the face of a lion, and an intricately designed lid topped with a round grip. The exterior is etched with Chinese text and a pattern of lush bamboo fields, a symbol of honesty, humility, and loyalty. This vessel opens to a constricted circular neck shaped with a slit on the side. Reminiscent of Chinese braziers...

A vintage black lacquered lidded circular box with mother or pearl floral inlaid décor. This vintage Chinese black lacquered box is a testame...

An early 20th century Chinese jewelry box made with red brown lacquered wood and iron hardware. This small rectangular box features a large bottom drawer, two smaller ones and a hing...

1980s green carved soapstone decorative box. Carved elephant motif across the lid of the box. No makers mark or signature.

Contemporary Indian cream color lidded bone box with gold strip surround. Strips of bone are inlaid to create a color on color checkerboard pattern. Part of a large collection of bon...

Batavia (Jakarta), 19th century, apparently unmarked H. 5 x W. 18 x D. 13 cm Before settling down to business in the former Dutch East Indies, sirih had to be offered in the most e...

Kashmiri, early 20th century. An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and multi colored birds across surface.

Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...

Vintage Hexagonal mosaic faux tortoise shell wooden box by Maitland-Smith with brass inlay. Made in the 1990's in an art deco style. Maitland-Smith Label still on the bottom with bra...

Kyohei Fujita exquisite molded hexagonal Liuli blown glass box with gold and silver leaf inclusions, Japan, 1995. Etched signature 'Kyohei Fujita' to underside. Literature: Fin Lyn...

Antique Tibetan Nepal Egg Shaped Box with Gilt Interior and Turquoise Blue Stone Inlay. Antique Chinese Tibetan brass filigree with turquoise beads egg ...

A round wooden box from India. Might be some type of exotic rosewood. Circa 1920s, maybe a little earlier. Box with six ivory dots on lid, ivory feet and finial.

The wood antique Kotak Taji cockfighting spur container is a captivating relic that immerses us in the rich heritage of this ancient sport. Crafted ...

A 19th century Mughal dowry chest with carved patterns from India. This chest wooden chest with a slanted top strengthened by metal hardware reinforcements. The front displays lightly carved geometrical friezes. A large carved geometrical medallion adorns the triangular lid. The chest rests on four conical legs. This chest opens thanks to an door on the centre of its top. This unusual item was used as a dowry chest in India. This 19th century, Indian Mughal wood dowry chest...

A round wooden box from India. Might be some type of rosewood. Circa 1920s, maybe a little earlier. Box with ivory feet and finial. The interior is about two inches deep.

Brass Box with Lid and Handles, Wooden Base and Embossed Decoration on Sides

Contemporary Indian braided ivory bone box. Also available in smaller size (S6629 ). Part of a large collection of bone boxes and trays.

This is a set of 4 vintage nesting boxes. A Japanese, lacquered quartet of small storage boxes with handpainted decor, dating to the Art Deco per...

Wooden box covered in leather then hand painted with flowers and birds. The hardware is a black metal, the inside is leather lined and stitched.

A fine quality antique Russian Imperial silver tea caddy, engraved in the Chinoiserie style, by Gustav Klingert, Moscow, dated 1894. Gu...