French Boxes

French trompe L'oeil pate tureen Pillivuyt Mehun, circa 1900, Pate en croute.

An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box. This is a gorgeous portable writing desk-box, created in France during the period of emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860. Th...

French Gothic-style (19/20th Century) oak coffer chest on stand with tracery carved panels and a domed lid with iron strap work

If you are looking for the perfect gift for a lady. . .look no further. This magnificent, 19th century box is made of beautiful and mint condition boxwood and it comes with the original, gilt perfume...

19th century Louis XIV style boulle tea caddy. Beautiful boulle has inlaid red and gold design on black lacquered background.. Features a double caddy...

Antique rare nineteenth century French dresser box in pale blue crystal with bronze trim by Baccarat. A beautiful piece to add or start a collection.

This piece features dozens semi-precious moonstones. Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalw...

This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to the top - showcasing birds but it has a very cool hidden document storage...

This rare French Art Deco porcelain candy box was created in 1921 by the celebrated sculptor Édouard Marcel Sandoz in collaboration with the prestigious Théodore Haviland porcelain m...

Majolica tobacco jar signed Onnaing, circa 1890. Decorated with a goat and wheat and leaves.

A 19th century French fariniere, made of walnut. Good craftsmanship using dovetailed construction. Minor losses to front corners of the base and upper right corner. From Provence, a ...

Anne Kjaersgaard Realised in la Borne circa 1960 Original stoneware ceramic covered pot or box Signed under the base with black pigment Original perfect condition Heig...

This is a Limoges Porcelain Pentagonal Shaped Trinket Box. Its background is hand painted white. The top of the hinged lid is adorned with several branches of colorful flowers around...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French silver vesta case in the form of a mussel; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collection This exceptional antique French silver vesta case has an elongated asymmetrical form, realistically modelled in the form of a mussel shell. The anterior and posterior surfaces of the vesta are embellished with engraved decoration replicating the contours of the natural shell. This fine antique silver vesta...

Set of four little boxes Chinese enameled box Diameter 1.78 Height: 1.67 in. (D 5 H 4.5 cm) Bakelite oval box with a carved woman on the top D 1.78 W: 2.36 H 1.57 in. (D 5 W: 6 H: 4 ...

Unusual and Ornate Gilt Bronze Champlevé Enamel Lidded Casket. Chinoiserie Champlevé enamel casket of rectangular form, styled with bamboo trim. Date: Late 19th century Origin: Fren...

Round French Silver Deep Blue Guilloché Enamel and Crystal Table Box  Hallmarked with French Minerva on the silver rim  This exquisite round French ...

Lacquered paintbrush box, made in the chinese style. In 19th-century Europe, oriental objects were highly prized and liked to be reproduced. In this painting features two birds and v...

Sèvres-Style Gilt and Hand-Painted Porcelain Casket French, late 19th Century Height 10cm, Width 24cm, Depth 13cm This fine late 19th-century French porcelain casket is executed in ...

Collectible and whimsical, limited edition Limoges porcelain Halloween motif miniature trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France and fe...

A Japanese-Style Ceramic box by Christine Fabre 1990's Inspired by traditional Japanese art. High-quality work with great attention to detail. Made in raku and rope. Bearing the ...

A French art deco modernist cigarette case. This is a gorgeous cigarettes case created in Paris France during the art deco period, back in the 1925-1930. The case has been crafted i...

Antique gilt bronze and malachite casket by Monbro Fils Ainé French, mid 19th Century Measures: Height 68cm, width 92cm, depth 52cm This marriag...

Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage slot machine trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measu...

Rare and unusual Black Forest box in the shape of wood log with a large wood carved Alpine ibex or bouquetin, circa 1890. The carved bouquetin is 5" height and the box is 8".  

Rare complete 19th French pottery tobacco jar inspired by the Renaissance with medallions with his two pewter lids. Pottery from North of France No...

Very limited Jeweler-made Cigarette Dispenser hallmarked by the silversmith Legros Marius for Dunhill that resembles a stacked pair of dice with playing cards on top. A simple press of the center button seamlessly hidden in the center dot of the dice pops open a hinged lid with a 24-cigarette holder inside. This is a very low-production piece and possibly the only one ever made on special order. Beautiful hand-made by the silversmith with the uttermost attention to detail. Discover the allure of a vintage pre-War Dunhill dice...

A beautiful quality double sided 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate snuff box, bonbonnière, or possibly a pill box, made c. 1880. The trinket box or t...

18th Century Mennecy Porcelain Cat Snuff Box, modelled as a cat with kittens and decorated in polychrome enamels, the hinged lid revealing a floral interior.

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

This exquisite, antique pigskin hat box was crafted in Rouen France, circa 1870. This leather box with brass bottom, features leather straps and handle embellished with decorative br...

Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...

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 ...

A French Banded Agate and Ormolu Trinket Box, 19th Century Description: The rectangular box with gilt metal banding rising to a bevelled lid, the front pierced with a faux lock escu...

Apple Box Lino Sabattini Christofle _ Coll. Gallia France, 1944 Silver Metal Box Mark engraved under the bottom Very Good Condiction bibliography: Filippo Alison...

French Brass Domed Casket Jewelry Box, with enamel flowers and incised cross and foliated motif to the lid, tan leather lined interior. 5.5" H x 8.5" W x 5" D. Provenance: From a 5...

Antique French Sevres porcelain cobalt blue and gold box, circa 1900.

A 19th century French Empire miniature commode made of walnut and veneer of walnut. Two large dovetailed drawers below a smaller top drawer, each with turned knobs. A beautifully crafted miniature chest with solid walnut columns. Inscription written in ink on the back of each of the large drawers: "don d...

Art Deco 1930s ceramic powder bowl signed by Artist LLANE with manufacturers mark underneath. Beautiful vibrant coloring with fine and delicate detailing to the face, beautifully and...

A rare and very fine quality antique figural Palais Royal mother-of-pearl needlecase, etui or bodkin, hand-carved in the form of a young man wearing a Renaissance style hat, made in ...

A Nécessaire case designed by Cartier. This is a fantastic nécessaire case box created in Paris France during the Edwardian period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1900....

This important Louis XV gold snuff box is from the prestigious collection of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. The engine-turned gold box or...

Sèvres porcelain box, enamelled and gilded, 20th century, Napoleon III style. A 20th century Napoleon III style Sèvres porcelain enamelled and gilt box with gilt brass mounting. Di...

French 1920s metal storage bin with decorative hand painted portrait of a woman.

This refined porcelain lidded box by Camille Tharaud represents the elegance and technical mastery of early 20th-century Limoges decorative arts. Produced in France during the Art De...

Rectangular black lacquered silver cigarette case with geometric decoration on the side. This is a very rare good looking and functional piece of collectible smoking equipment.  

An exceptional mid century glazed ceramic box with liquid gold border and blue & white birds by famed artist, Mithé Espelt. The box lid is ceramic with a blackened wood base. Born in...

French Green Majolica Money Bank Typewriter Circa 1950.

Small jewelry or vanity box as found in French market. This 19th Century pill box has a silver plated lid and features a ribbon band decoration. Wonderful patina and certainly will c...

Tiffany & Co. porcelain round trinket box. Tiffany & Co. porcelain round map box designed for Tauck World, Made In France. The porcelain lid cover ...

Charles X dance card in mother of pearl and ormolu, embellished with flowers and flowery interlacing. It is engraved with “Souvenir” and decorated with deli...

An oil-painted wooden box in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century. Old patina. The key is missing. 11.5 x 23.5 cm, height 5.5 cm.

Wonderful to find a top-notch, highly decorative and most unusual desk set, French in origin dating to around 1860. Made from nutty coloured burl Walnut, all three pieces are mounted with the most wonderful polished brass mounts all inset with fabulous hand painted porcelain plaques. Our restorer had to remove all the mounts to professionally clean and on doing so found the name of the figure depicted on the plaques, "Ninon De Lenclos" a French Author, Courtesan, Freethinker and Patron of the Arts. The set is made up of a Stationery box with brass swing handles each side; the box complete with a working tasselled key. The box opens to reveal the wonderful original gilded leather lining with the original paper lining the sides of the dividers. The lock and hinges are beautifully engraved, a true sign of quality. The next piece is a hefty large oval Walnut Inkstand with a large glass inkwell...

A French Art Deco period lapis lazuli opaline glass ashtray with delicate filigree brass mounts. The rich, deep blue opaline glass is beautifully polished, creating a striking contra...

This cigarette box was designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès, Paris. The rectangular box features Hermès’ iconic orange color, with green leather and a hinged flip-top lid, impress...

Unique French Art Deco Jewellery box from the 1930s. This black lacquered wood box features a beautifully carved dark green Jade stone on its cover, re...

This wonderful Louis Vuitton paperweight is all made of lithographed metal . It features the letters "A and P" to either end as well as customized ...

Box sevres porcelain octagonal format Decorated with flowers inside (hand-painted) Bronze frame Perfect condition Circa 1900 origin France.

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

French Majolica box dog in a kennel signed Choisy le Roi , circa 1880.