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Place of Origin: Chinese
Rare Chinese Tonkin Ware Shakudo Sawasa Erotic Tobacco Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A ruyi-shaped Shakudo-style erotic tobacco or snuff box, relief-decorated with silvered applied figures
Possibly Jakarta (Batavia), first half 18th century
Measures: H. 2.2 x L. 12.1 x W. 8 cm
This box is very much in the Dutch taste, for the illustration is after a print with a legend reading “L’oiseau sans cage. Prenez, belle, mon oiseau. C’est le plus doux présent que je puisse vous faire. Pour les autres oiseaux, la cage d’ordinaire est une espèce de tombeau. Mais le mien semble prendre une nouvelle vie, Lorsqu’il sera dans la cage de mon aimable Silvie.” The erotic message is as clear as can be.
In Dutch culture the verb ‘vogelen’ (catching a bird) is another word for having sex and a bird escaping from his cage indicates loss of chastity. The lady with the bare breasts, while making the sign of sealed lips to the lady behind her, who is pointing towards heaven, seems to be caressing the bird held in the sleeping man’s groin. 17th century Dutch pictures...
Category
Early 18th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
Chinese Hardwood Opium Bowl Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to resemble a scroll-form altar table, this narrow footed box has an elegant silhouette with waterfall sides and minimal ornamentation. Dated to the late 19th century, the b...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Vintage Chinese Woven Rattan and Bamboo Pillow Basket with Geometric Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese woven rattan pillow basket from the mid-20th century, with geometric decor, bamboo and lateral handles. Attracting our eyes with its bamboo armature and rattan covered structure, this rustic pillow basket is adorned with black geometric motifs. Fitted with metal hardware in the front, the box opens up to reveal a convenient storage space. Used as a decorative object or to store items of your choice, this vintage Chinese pillow...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Large Antique Chinese Octagonal Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s.
Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Asian Chinese Box Black Lacquered Gilt Painted 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s.
Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Lacquer
Antique Chinese Black Lacquer Gilt Painted Covered Tea Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Oriental Chinese Export Black Lacquered Gilt Painted Covered Box 1940s.
Large Asian Chinese black lacquered tea box with nume...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinoiserie Chinese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Pair of Vintage Chinese Metal Boxes, Italy, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pair of Vintage Chinese Metal Boxes with decorations of dragons.
Realized in China in the mid-20th Century.
Good condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Metal
Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Perfecting line and form, the small box has a balanced, oval form shaped of white brass (...
Category
Early 20th Century Minimalist Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Two Chinese Red Lacquered Lidded Boxes with Blue and White Insert, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
Two Chinese Red Lacquered Lidded Boxes with Blue and White Inserts, 20th Century
Provenance: Private Victoria Collection.
Dimensions:
Height: 6cm.
Width: 8cm.
Depth: 8cm.
Category
20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
$275 Sale Price / set
50% Off
19th Century Chinese Porcelain Tea Caddy with Dutch Sterling Silver Lid
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century Chinese porcelain tea caddy with Dutch hallmarked sterling silver lid featuring scrolling foliate and floral designs and a win...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$950 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid 19th Century Chinese Flat Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th Century Red Stained Chinese Flat Box
Made of Jumu wood with brass hardware and decorative red and gold papered interior
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Qing Dynasty Decorative Wooden Cover with Unusual Shape and Dark Patina
Located in Yonkers, NY
Born during the 19th century Qing Dynasty, this exquisite decorative wooden cover captivates with its unique conic shape and rich dark patina. Originally part of a farmer's box, this...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique 20th Century Chinese Export Solid Silver "Pandara Jataka" Box, Bao Xing
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Chinese export solid silver box, made for Thai market. The box is fully repoussé-decorated in high relief scenes from Burmese mythology, specifically the Pandara...
Category
20th Century Other Chinese Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Round Grain Container with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and other grains. The lidded container has a rounded body with a short footed base, constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Chinese Boxes
Materials
Iron
Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the r...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Pig Head Shaped Porcelain Tureen
Located in Queens, NY
"Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) export porcelain tureen in the form of an orange and pink pig head divided into lid and base at the mouth, and decorated...
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese Petite Repoussé Traveling Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite traveling mirror dates to the early 20th century and is crafted with a metal frame embellished with allover repoussé decoration. Designed after Qing-dynasty vanity boxes,...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Silver Bamboo Tea Caddy by Hung Chong
By Hung Chong & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver tea caddy, circa 1900. Baluster with drum-form neck and cover. Chased and repousse bamboo and blossoming prunus branches on stippled ground. Plain band at shoulder. Also plain are foot rim, neck, and cover sides. Cover top has circular frame (vacant). Fully marked with Chinese characters and letters HC for Hung Chong...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Carved Rosewood Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 20th century carved rosewood box.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Boxes
Pair of Chinese Longevity Relief Scroll Cases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Delicately carved of dense hardwood, these 19th-century scroll cases were an essential accessory for the esteemed Qing-dynasty scholar. The perfect size for a rolled-up scroll, the cases were once used to store and protect works of traditional calligraphy and landscape painting.
The matching cases are hand-carved in low relief with all-over scrollwork and borders of geometric meanders. Each case is carved with repeated Shou characters, symbols of longevity and a blessing for a long and complete life. Amid the scrollwork flourishes are ribbon-clad objects known as the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism, including the eternal knot...
Category
Early 20th Century Qing Chinese Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Gourd-Form Presentation Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. The lightweight box is formed in the shape of a melon, a traditional symbol of perpetuity. Cloaked in layer upon layer of rich red lacquer, the box is intricately decorated with paintings of ruyi-framed lotus...
Category
Mid-19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Pewter Trinket Dish, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass, Pewter
Vintage Chinese Box, China, Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Chinese box in wood and Mother-of-Pearl, China mid-20th century.
Measures: 5x12x8 cm.
Good conditions.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique 1900s Chinese Silver Vinaigrette
By Kwong Man Shing
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese silver vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection
This excep...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique 1890s Chinese Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese sterling silver vinaigrette in the form of a purse; an addition to our silver boxes and Chinese silverware...
Category
1890s Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Carved Wooden Gold and Red Decorative Box
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Chinese circular wooden box with carved top character design and carved geometric foot, painted in gold and red with a fitted lid and fine black painted border pattern.
Category
20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Wicker Seal Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Mid Century Wicker Seal or Sea Lion with a tight and intricate woven construction. Having glass eyes and a carved wood removal lid that opens to reveal secret storage. This Seal bear...
Category
Mid-20th Century Organic Modern Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wicker
$1,350
Early 20th Century Chinese Red Lacquer Decorated Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 20th century Chinese Red Lacquer decorated box. Relief carved top panel of an attendant and scholar. Fine finger joints on the box and lid. Inside top of the lid having Chinese...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Chinese Red Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Floral Trinket Box
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Vintage Chinese Red Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Floral Trinket Box.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Asian Lidded Boxes
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Two Asian lidded boxes crafted with bone and black lacquer, engraved with floral and geometric designs, and a painted symbolic center medallion. Priced individually.
From left to...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Chinese Boxes
Materials
Bone
$2,000 / item
Chinese Carved Root Wood Box
Located in New York, NY
The circular box and conforming cover carved in realistic detail, with grainy texture and undulating bark-like sides, overall glazed or stained in a dark molasses color, the interior...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Studded Nanmu Lock Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A special place for storing jewelry and other treasures, this early 19th-century lock box was created by a skilled artisan in China's Jiangsu province. The box is minimally decorated to showcase the rich, swirling grain of the nanmu wood, an esteemed softwood found throughout China. The interior contains a small lidded compartment and a removable dividing tray...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large 19th Century Chinese Papier Mâché Painted Box Depicting Lion and Flowers
Located in Middleburg, VA
Large 19th century Chinese papier mâché Painted Box Depicting Lion and Flowers. China, 1801-1900
Measures: 10.25" H, 17.75" Dm.
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Fine Chinese Lacquered Food Storage Box of Impressive Size
Located in Hudson, NY
This large and impressive Mandarin food storage box is very detailed and well-constructed. The case, made of finely carved wood, houses five different stackable storage boxes. Each b...
Category
19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Finely Woven Lacquered Trunk, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely woven circa 1800 trunk is a work of art in itself and was possibly used to store prized painted scrolls. A skilled artisan painstakingly wove thin-as-hair reeds to cover ...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Elm, Lacquer, Reed
Chinese Finely Woven Lacquered Trunk, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A work of art in itself, this finely woven Qing-dynasty trunk likely once stored prized painted scrolls. Framed in elmwood, the trunk’s panels are lined with thin reeds that were pai...
Category
Early 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique lacquered painted lunch box from China has about 100 years history and still maintained very good condition. There are some traditiona...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
$239 Sale Price
34% Off
Chinese Export Black Leather Box On Stand
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular box with brass tacks and hinged lid set in a brass base.
Category
1850s Chinese Export Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Elmwood Box with Canted Corners
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Teapot from Nanking Cargo Shipwreck
Located in Atlanta, GA
Blue and white teapot and cover from Nanking Cargo shipwreck, mid-18th century, painted with a willow tree on a fenced riverbank. The pattern is ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box and Counters
Located in London, GB
Antique Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box and Counters
Chinese, late 19th century
Height 9.5cm, width 32cm, depth 23cm
This beautiful Chinese red lacquer box...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Pair of Lacquered Wood Boxes, China, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Pair of Lacquered wood boxes, China, 20th century"
6 cups each inside, perfect condition.
Category
20th Century Modern Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Asian Famille Rose Pattern Handpainted Pink Porcelain Box
Located in New York, NY
We are are offering this Famille Rose Style Handpainted Centerpiece Box. Beautifully Handpainted with Floral Detail and Bronze Mounts. From an Important New York City Upper East Sid...
Category
20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$600 Sale Price
60% Off
Early 19th Century Chinese Boxes with Oriental Figures, a Pair
Located in Tampa, FL
A fabulous pair of early 19th century Chinese boxes with hand carved oriental figures on the exterior and Handpainted figures on the interior....
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century Chinese Jade Set In Modern Italian Solid Silver Velvet Lined Box
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A rare and stunning antique 19th Century pierced jade set into a circular silver box. The jade dates back to over 200 years ago to Northern China. The box has a smooth, rounded desig...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Jade, Silver
Chinese box
Located in Torino, IT
Chinese box.
Delightful jewelry box of Chinese origin, composed of a hand-chiseled silver frame and hand-painted ceramic with oriental representations.
The box is in perfect conser...
Category
1910s Vintage Chinese Boxes
Materials
Metal
$153
Large Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Compartmentalized Pomegranate Box, ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
With applied leaf and pomegranate finial. Height of stand is 1.75".
Category
1890s Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Blue-Glazed Porcelain Box from Hatcher Collection
Located in Atlanta, GA
17th century Chinese porcelain blue-glazed circular pill box from the Hatcher Collection, painted in different tones of blue with a central prunus flower on a wave pattern ground tha...
Category
17th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Oriental Papier-Mâché Decorative Box Painted on the Outside and Lacquered Inside
Located in Marbella, ES
Oriental Papier-Mâché Decorative Box Painted on the Outside and Lacquered Inside
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Chinoiserie Painted Wood Jewel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This handsome painted jewel box is a pleasure. The interior has been refitted.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top
Located in Marbella, ES
Chinese Brass Box with Chinese Letter Inscriptions on the Top.
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chositsu Cylindrical Chinese Box. China, late 19th Century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Cylindrical box made of bronze using the sculpted lacquer technique called "Chositsu". A highly valuable technique, since in order to sculpt the motifs, it was necessary to apply a l...
Category
19th Century Chinoiserie Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Petite Chinese Red Lacquer Butterfly Chests, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These late 19th century miniature tapered cabinets would have been kept in a woman's quarters, likely used as a jewelry box or cosmetics case. The carved door fronts are decorated wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Qing Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Elm
Chinese White Glazed Tea Leaf Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
Rendered in a striking cool white glaze, this contemporary porcelain jar offers a modern take on a Classic form. Lidded jars like these were used in tea shops in China, where tea dri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Chinese Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Early 19th Century Export Chinoiserie Lacquer Box on Carved Feet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This exquisite early 19th-century chinoiserie box, adorned with lacquered surfaces and ornate gold-toned detailing, showcases the superb craftsmanship of English artisans influenced ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Antique Chinese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Early 20th Century Cinnabar Chinese Covered Jar
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand carved. Early 1900s. Enameled.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Export Chinese Boxes
Materials
Enamel
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