Indian Boxes

These leather nesting boxes provide useful storage in three graduated sizes. Each is wrapped in dark, finely textured leather and finished with a small brass latch. Stack the set tog...

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...

1950's Anglo Indian, Indo Persian style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Large vintage intricate inlaid middle Eastern Persian style box with floral and geometric Islamic Mo...

This Ivory Book Set gathers twenty-four leather bound volumes stood in a row rather than stacked, their decorated spines carrying the only pattern on the group. The bindings are all ...

This Gray Book Set gathers twelve volumes bound in shagreen leather and paper, sized so no two spines line up exactly. The leather is Antique Gray, and the surface carries the fine g...

Bound in shagreen leather over paper, this Shagreen Book Set of 12 arrives in the Storm Gray colorway, a cool slate tone carrying the fine pebbled grain shagreen is known for. Sizes ...

This Orange Leather Nesting Boxes stack three deep in a saturated orange, each one covered in leather over a wood case and closed by a hinged lid that meets the body in a fine seam. ...

Richly carved hardwood Indian box for storage of fans in a fine quality Late 19th century length 38 cm, width 6.5 and 12.5 cm, height 7 cm Aged patina

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely 19th century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam carved sandalwood and inlaid box Mid-19th century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam carved sandalwood box...

Asian antique Beaten Brass Betel Nut Pandan Box, Northern India. Beautiful antique hand hammered Asian round brass betel with a lid and delicate engravings with floral design handle hand crafted by skilled artisans from Northern India. Indian Beaten Copper Betel Nut Pandan Box with hand hammered beaten floral and incised decoration used to store betel leaf, lime, tobacco and the nut from the areca palm. This mixture of ingredients when prepared and placed in the mouth for long periods gives the user a mild aphrodisiac effect. The preparation of the betel nut with lime stored in ornate boxes with several smaller internal containers was popular all over Asia and is still a common practice in Myanmar and India and among the hill tribes of many S. E. Asian countries. Engraved with intricate designs on the lid which has a carved floral design handle and a latch in front for opening or closing the box and for safekeeping. Nicely hand-hammered with intricate details. Please check photo #5, there is about 1 inch damage area on the side of the box. Museum quality Asian Hand-hammered decorative Islamic brass folk art metalwork collector treasure box. Measures: Diameter 7 in. x Height 4 in. The box has a rich, deep brown patina. Quality of Mughal style. A pandan was used to store the pan, or betel quid after it had been stuffed and rolled ready to eat, rather than for the individual ingredients. The chewing of betel is an ancient Asian tradition comparable to tobacco in the western world. Betel consists of three main ingredients: the areca nut, betel leaf and lime paste. Betel was, and still is enormously popular throughout Asia and plays a major role in the entertaining of guests, in courtship and marriage, and in the traditional etiquette of the royal courts, where it often forms part of the state regalia.[1] Research on several pandan boxes has been published by Zebrowski.[2] Brownrigg, H. Betel Cutters...

Rare 19th Century Kashmir Hand Painted Inkwell and Boxes Set A highly decorative and rare example of a late 19th Century hand painted Kashmir inkwell and boxes set. Size: (inkwel...

Set of 2 Anglo Indian boxes. Both early 20th century with bone and faux tortoise decorations. In overall good condition. The bone of the back from the larger box is absent and some s...

Vintage hand carved wood jewelry trinket storage box with brass inlaid. Hand-carved large wooden Anglo-Raj jewelry box. Found in Kashmir, India. Mi...

Very decorative hand painted in the Anglo-Indian style. Painted back and gold with each framed panel filled with female dancers and male flower bearing suiters. A colorful and fun, a...

A finely crafted polychrome semi-precious stone box featuring an intricate hexagonal mosaic inlay composed of richly colored natural stones. The lid displays a jewel-like honeycomb p...

Rare and unusual Anglo Indian lidded lap desk crafted with deer horn fragments on the outside opening to a leather writing surface bordered with tooled bone and opening again to stor...

Exquisite handcrafted white mother of pearl inlaid and hand carved lidded box. Small octagonal Anglo Indian decorative box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which hav...

Lofty antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted with a polished coconut shell enhanced with silver metal highlights including a finial handle, cuffs around the rims and animal legs...

A Very Impressive example of an Anglo-Indian Raj Period (1857-1947) mellow faded Elk Stag Antler Horn Casket Box of outstanding quality and generous proportions. Made in Vizagapatam,...

1920s Anglo-Raj Hand-Painted Rajasthani Dowry Box A striking early 20th-century Anglo-Raj decorative wooden box, hand-painted and richly detailed with romantic and courtly scenes. Or...

Handcrafted decorative round brass Indian lidded betel box with latch and a top handle. Delicately and intricately hand-chased with geometric designs. Used as a tea caddy with tea bo...

Vintage handmade and hand painted John Richard beige, gold leaf and Brass tessellated Shell Bone decorative jewelry box. Features a lined with black Ultrasuede Fruit Wood Box to stor...

Vintage Asian Silver Metal Hand-Carved Sitar Veena Box. Elevate your decor with this stunning vintage box, featuring intricate hand-carved designs of a sitar and peacock. The ornate ...

Sized from 7 to 10 inches wide and 5 to 7 high, these antique white leather-bound decorative books come a dozen to the set, so no two rows stack quite alike. The light bindings do wh...

These handmade Paper Ledger Books, Set of 6 gather six slim volumes bound in natural paper, each one tied crosswise with jute twine finished in a loose bow at the front. The page edg...

Leaf green embossed leather wraps these Deco shagreen boxes, the pebbled grain reading as texture from across the room and as pattern up close, finished with clean square edges. The ...

Antique Persian Khatam Marquetry Pen Box, Hand-Painted Papier-Mâché & Wood, Circa 1930s An exceptional antique Persian Khatam pen box, handcrafted in the ...

Openwork teak box made in India at the end of the 19th century. The interior is lined with velvet. Over the course of its long history, this box has sometimes been glued back togethe...

Collection of Five Indian Polychromed and Lacquered Vessels, comprising: four covered boxes with floral motif, each marked or with "Handmade / in Kashmir / India" to underside and M....

Indian Kerala Dowry Box, Malabar, 20th century. 8 inches wide by 6 ½ inches deep by 6 inches tall Very good overall.

PRESENTING A LOVELY 19th century Anglo-Indian Carved Teak Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box, featuring a carving of a Hunt Scene. Made circa 1870 in Bombay, India during the Rule of the Br...

A large brass pandan box North India, 19th century The body with rounded profile and hinged raised lid with engraved and punched decoration centering ...

ntique Indo-Persian Carved Sandalwood Box with Mughal Figures, Early 19th Century An exceptional early 19th-century Indo-Persian sandalwood box, masterfully hand-carved with remarkable depth and precision. This rare rectangular casket is richly decorated with finely detailed Mughal court scenes depicting Maharajahs, nobles, and attendants, surrounded by intricate floral arabesques and traditional Indo-Islamic ornamentation. Crafted from fragrant sandalwood, the box showcases extraordinary craftsmanship, with every surface meticulously carved by hand. The richly sculpted relief work reflects the artistic traditions of the Mughal Empire and Persian decorative arts, creating a striking blend of history, artistry, and cultural heritage. Originally intended for storing important documents, jewelry, or treasured possessions, this one-of-a-kind box now serves as a remarkable decorative object and collector's piece. Its sculptural quality and museum-worthy workmanship make it an outstanding addition to collections of Indo-Persian art, Mughal antiques, and Islamic decorative arts. Dimensions: Available upon request. Condition: Good antique condition with wear consistent with age and use. Keywords: Indo-Persian box, Mughal carved box, antique sandalwood box...

Fabulous and large rosewood and teak fitted letter writing box with brass inlay. Numerous cubbies with lids for various items. Slotted back panel fo...

Antique Lucknow Silver Meenakari Octagonal Box, India, c.1890 We are pleased to offer a fine and highly decorative antique Lucknow silver octagonal box, dating to circa 1890. The b...

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

A Beautiful Anglo Indian, Colonial, brass inlaid teak jewelry lidded box made for the English market. handcrafted with floral and hearts brass inlays on top are surrounded by brass inlaid border, intricate brass inlays design of florals and scrolls carries through to all four sides so will display nicely on a shelf, desk or coffee table. Displays a desirable aged patina and the teak wood shows fine grain interest and deep caramel hues. A large Anglo-Indian teak colonial Campaign casket with brass inlay, the hinged cover opens to reveal an original fitted interior with two compartments interior lined with red velvet. This is a distinctive and highly appealing vintage semi antique Anglo Indian jewelry...

Anglo Indian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with floral and geometric Moorish Sadeli design in an octagonal 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...

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...

A rustic Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with brass details, partial opening top and petite bracket feet. This rustic Indian wooden document box from the 19th centur...

An Anglo-Indian table top stationery cabinet, or secretary, in pale padouk wood with string inlay and bone decoration to front and sides, and two doors over two drawers with bone kno...

Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box with lid. Handmade marble decorative lidded box inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper and carnelian for orange. It is the same craft that you see in the Taj Mahal. Very nice fine pietra dura art...

This Croc Leather Box wears croc-embossed leather in an olive green across every face, the lid included, so the color runs uninterrupted from the top edge down to the feet. The embos...

This Croc Leather Box carries croc-embossed leather over a wood core in an even ivory cream, the scaled relief running across the lid and down every face of the body. The color holds...

This Shagreen Leather Box comes as a pair of ivory boxes covered in shagreen-embossed leather, each fitted with a small brass knob on the lid. The embossing gives the pale surface a ...

Leather with a paper liner builds this Shagreen Leather Box, finished outside in the Storm Gray colorway, a flat cool gray with the fine pebbled grain of shagreen. The pair reads as ...

This Croc Leather Box arrives as a matched pair, each one built with croc-embossed leather over a wood core in a rich cognac that darkens through the deeper cuts of the pattern. The ...

Built with croc embossed leather over wood, this Croc Leather Box comes in the Antique Green colorway as a set of two. The embossing gives the surface a scaled relief that catches li...

Croc-embossed leather in white covers this Croc Leather Box pair, one larger and one smaller, both sitting flat to the surface without feet. The embossing lifts a scaled grain across...

This Blue Leather Nesting Boxes stack three graduated cases in leather over wood, each lid finished in the same deep blue and hung with a brass tassel pull at the front. The leather ...

This Pink Leather Box comes as a pair, both covered in a smooth shagreen embossed leather, which is a vivid fuchsia rather than anything soft or dusty. A small brass knob sits at the...

This Gray Book Set of 12 binds twelve volumes in heathered gray linen, the cloth matte across every board and spine, with raised bands crossing each spine at intervals. Linen is the ...

This Shagreen Embossed Red Book Set covers twelve volumes in deep red leather embossed with a granular shagreen grain, the texture catching light across the spines and boards so the ...

Twelve volumes make up this Blue Book Set, bound in shagreen-embossed leather with a fine pebbled grain that takes the light unevenly across the covers. The blue is deep and consiste...

Bound in leather and paper with an antiqued finish, this Gray Book Set of twelve volumes gives a shelf the look of a collection gathered over years rather than bought all at once. Th...

This Ivory Book Set brings twelve volumes bound in shagreen-embossed leather to a shelf or a table, the pale cream covers carrying the fine pebbled grain the embossing is made to imi...

19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel A stylish late 19th Century hand painted Kashmiri vessel. Covered in intricate painted flowers a...

A lovely dome shaped bone box from India. The box can be decorative or hold anything from rubber bands to 420. A compliment to cocktail tables, shelves, bedside or on an end table ...

Vintage 1950's Agra Indian Shell and Black Marble Box with The Taj Mahal Inlays.Onyx Black Marble Box with Pietra Dura Intricate Abalone Inlay of the Taj Mahal.Fine Quality Shell Inlaid Taj Mahal Box.Black marble trinket box with an inlaid image of the Taj Mahal. This unusual piece has the details drawn on the white shell in black ink, giving it the appearance of a micro mosaic. The surface catches the light and shows some iridescence at different angles.The Anglo Indian style box is lined with black velvet.A Very fine intricate work of Islamic Art.From Agra, India. Circa 1950's.Great gift to express your Love.From a Private Estate Encino Collection. DIMENSIONS: Height: 1.75 in.Width: 3.75 in.Depth: 2.75 in.About the Taj Mahal: The Taj Mahal is a world-renowned monument located in Agra, India. It is considered one of the most iconic examples of Mughal architecture and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here's some information about the Taj Mahal: 1) History: The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and was completed in 1653. 2) Architecture: The Taj Mahal combines elements of Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Indian architectural styles. It is primarily made of white marble, with intricate inlay work using semi-precious stones. The central structure is a large dome surrounded by four minarets at each corner. 3) Symbolism: The Taj Mahal is often regarded as a symbol of love. It was built as a testament to Emperor Shah Jahan's eternal love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The gardens and reflecting pool in front of the Taj Mahal add to its romantic ambiance. 4) Location: The Taj Mahal is situated on the right bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra is located approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of India's capital, New Delhi. 5) Visitors: The Taj Mahal attracts millions of visitors from around the world each year. It is open to the public, except on Fridays when it is reserved for Islamic prayers...

An exceptional antique writing chest crafted from solid wood, richly decorated with fine engravings and geometric motifs in the Spanish folk trad...