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Period: 19th Century
Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Perfume Bottle Apothecary Caddy Box Casket
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century burl walnut wooden box with decorative brass plaque on the lid, containing two glass or crystal perfume bottles with brass caps. Measure: 5".  
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines. Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth. Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid. Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most. The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns. Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving. Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art. PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas. References Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
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Philippine Islamic Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper

19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry and important documents locked up in this elegant, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Crafted circa 1880, and built in cast iron, this heavy ...
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French Gothic Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Antique French Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Louis XVIII (1814-1824) From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this superb Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of sarcophagus shape beautifully veneered in Mulberry wood with cut steel faceted stud decoration raised upon small ball feet with a central mother of pearl vacant initial plaque and large looped handle to the lid. The interior of the Sewing Box contains an internal mirror, silk cushion and a removable tool pad with seven mother of pearl tools, four with gold pansies enamel decoration and a scent bottle. The Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box dates to the The French Sewing Box...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Cut Steel

19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Penwork Tea Caddy
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large English tea caddy. It is mahogany with brass feet.
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British Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Monumental Louis XIV Style Gilt-Bronze Mounted Boulle Marquetry Casket Box
Located in Queens, NY
A Monumental Louis XIV style French gilt-bronze mounted wood boulle marquetry casket box, circa 1895 Known in French as a carré de toilette, this casket has canted corners with lavi...
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French Louis XIV Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

French Sèvres 19th Century Porcelain Egg with Putto and Garland of Pink Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Sèvres Manufacture porcelain egg from the 19th century, with putto and floral hand painted décor. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite decorative egg featu...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Empire Dore Bronze Enamel Casket
Located in Canterbury, GB
Antique Crystal Casket Exquisite Antique French Empire Crystal Casket The thick heavy finest quality crystal encased in beautiful Dore Bronze (Ormolu ) mounts The lid decorated with...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Exquisite openly carved 19th century Swiss Black Forest jewelry box walnut bird
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A true work of art, this stunning 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is fully hand-carved and a remarkable example of craftsmanship. Nearly 150 years old, the woo...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox & bird.
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This incredibly rare two-tier Swiss Black Forest jewelry box is fully hand-carved from a single block of wood, making it a true masterpiece. What sets this box apart is its unique de...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

19th Century Cash Box with Ornate Brass Accents from Kerala
Located in Yonkers, NY
A South Indian 19th century cash box from Kerala with ornate brass hardware and weathered appearance. Step into the rich history and intricate artistry of South India with this 19th-...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Antique Georgian Henry Clay Papier Mache Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Countryside Scenes From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this Papier Mache Tea Caddy by Henry Clay. The Henry Clay Tea Caddy of oval ...
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English George III Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Paper

1880s Asian Carved Wood Box with Drawers
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1880s Asian carved wood box with drawers.
Category

Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, circa 1870. A Regency Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Tea Caddy Box of Hexagonal form. Featuring a decorated Neo Classical taste top centering the goddess Ceres recumbent upon her...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

French Opaline Enamelled Glass Vanity Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
French Opaline enamelled glass vanity box, late 19th century. Delicate floral design on black glass with bronze trim.
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Firewood Coal Wood Repousse Box with Artistic Scenes Brass Panels, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Firewood Coal Wood or Fire Wood Repousse Box with Artistic Scenes Brass Panels, 19th Century
Category

French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Period Sterling Silver Heart-Form Trinkets Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian, sterling silver heart-form trinkets box with hinged lid and gilt interior, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1897, H. Matthews - Maker. Lid is designed with a Joshu...
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Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

19th English Turnbridge Ware Rosewood Jewelry Box With Inlaid Mosaic
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century English Tunbridge ware jewelry box with exquisite inlay of various woods, ebony, rosewood, fruit wood, walnut, mahogany. With intricate geometric pattern inlay throughou...
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Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Ebony, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut

Late 19th Century Oak-Copper French Cigar Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A nice antique cigar box, made of oak, decorated with bronze and copper mounts. Central plaque depicting horses. Lifting system. Space for 30 cig...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique Silver BOX Decorative Box, Sterling Silver EDWARDIAN CUT Crystal Pot N&H
Located in Wembley, GB
This is a fine quality Edwardian cut crystal dressing table pot, mounted with a sterling silver lid. The oval crystal body rests on a star-cut base and is exquisitely decorated with ...
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English Art Deco Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Antique Horn Snuff Box with Deer Relief Early 19th Century Antique carved horn snuff box featuring a detailed deer hunting scene in relief, wit...
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German Other Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Antler

Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Trinket Box, Folk Art 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved trinket box or catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice antique collectible to display in yo...
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German Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Brown Wooden Trinket Jewellery Box, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Black Forest Hand-Carved Brown Wooden Trinket Jewellery Box Continental Wood, Textile, Metal c. 1900 Dimensions: H x W x D: 9cm x 15cm x 9.5cm This hand-carved trinket bo...
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German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Georgian Architectural Model
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, wh...
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English Gothic Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Oval jewelry box carved walnut swiss 19th century Black forest
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This exceptional 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is a true work of art, featuring a rare oval shape. Nearly 150 years old, the walnut wood has developed a beau...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Dutch Delft Tabacco Jar The Claw Blue White Delftware Tin Glazed Pottery Dutch delftware tabacco jar. Tin glazed blue and white earthenware with brass c...
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Dutch Georgian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Category

English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Antique Portuguese Sterling Silver Box With Stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Portuguese sterling silver box with a stand. Exact silver guarantee mark used in the Lisbon Assay Office from 1887 to 1932 on the bottom. The box is modeled in the form of...
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Portuguese Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A charming mahogany tobacco box in an architecturally intriguing form. The top of the lid is adorned with a small knob of bone. Great quality and craftsmanship. Empire. Denmark, ...
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Danish Empire Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bone, Mahogany

19th Century French Cut Crystal Casket Box with Ormolu Mounts
Located in New York, NY
19th Century French Cut Crystal Casket Box with Ormolu Mounts and Key. Overall excellent condition with age appropriate wear. No damages. Original ...
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French Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Chinese Export 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Sewing Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Export 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Sewing Box
Category

Chinese Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique French Ormolu Casket Jewelry Box Sevres Urn Vase Religious Rosary Beads
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning French Sevres Soft Paste miniature hand decorated Rich Celeste Blue Porcelain Urn of exceptional quality. French ormolu circular hinge lidded trinket box with beautiful ce...
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French Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Nuremberg Renaissance Style Silver Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Renaissance-Style German Silver Box with Heraldic and Architectural Reliefs, Nuremberg, 19th Century Weighing approximately 13 ounces and measuring 5 inches wide by 3.75 inches deep...
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German Renaissance Revival Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese for the English market, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese export tea caddy decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled ...
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English Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl

Victorian Period Sterling Silver Heart-Form Trinkets Box Having a Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver, heart-form trinkets box having a hinged lid and gilded interior, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1895, James Aitchison - maker (by Appoint...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sampson Mordan & Co 1850’s Calamander & Brass Inlaid Vanity Box Sterling Silver
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely vanity box crafted out of Calamander with brass inlay. It is by the prestigious British firm Sampson Mordan & Co of London. The utensils feature mother of pearl handles and ...
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Brass

19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from Tohoku area, Japan. Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of Sugi Cedar. Product of circa 1850s-1870s (late Edo to early Meiji era), estimate from...
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Japanese Edo Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

19th Century Treenware Mahogany Lidded Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century turned treen lidded box made from mahogany. This piece was expertly hand turned in England and has a lovely finial over a domed top, which rests on a shapely hand turne...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century French Green Opaline Glass Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
19th Century French Green Opaline Glass Box. In very good vintage condition.
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Medieval Style Silver Jewelry Box, circa 1880
Located in Miami, FL
A remarkable intricately designed, handcrafted silver box, circa 1880s. We were told that this box is sterling silver and that the makers mark "M" is that of "M. Mayer". Maurice MAYER was a very prestigious silversmith. Research shows that he was an "Orfèvre de l'Empereur", Napoleon Bonaparte, 1860-1870. The Minerva hallmarks are not visible, may have been rubbed off from use and cleaning. No documentation. This intricately carved box depicts the romantic poem of Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose). Comes with the original lock and key. Le Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris circa 1230 and completed, in a different style, circa 1270-1280, by Jean de Meun, builds on the concept of courtly love found in the poetry of the troubadours. The authors create a complex allegory of the romance between the Lover and the Rose. In the quest to pick the Rose (to achieve the conquest of love), the flower and its attendants represent the Lady and her sentiments while being wooed. In the first part of the poem, written by de Lorris, the Lover recounts his dream, ending with the winning of a kiss from the Lady. In the dream, the Lover discovers a walled garden and gains entrance thanks to a beautiful young woman. He meets Diversion and dancers who represent courtly values such as Beauty and Generosity. A tour of the garden brings him to a beautiful bed of roses by the Fountain of Love...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century black forest carved wood casket
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th Century black forest caved wood casket, having wonderful crisp carving throughout, the hinged top lifting up to reveal a large compartment space, has the origin...
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British Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Sterling Silver Continental Pill or Patch Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful late 19th century sterling patch or pill box in the 17th/18th century style. The box is designed as an oval with a repousse lid depicting a farm yard vignette detailed with farm buildings, chickens and family life. The reverse is a simple polished sterling oval that has been hallmarked and bears the export mark "Germany". The box is in overall very good condition; the clasp is tight and no heavy wear is present. This silver piece would make an outstanding ring presentation box...
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Rococo Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

English Early Victorian Jewellery Box with Tray
Located in High Peak, GB
P080 An elegant antique early Victorian goncalo alves sewing box or jewellery box with beautifully inlaid front and hinged top enclosing new relined interior with lift up tray. This ...
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English Early Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Bronze Hand Painted Portrait Guilloche Round Trinket Jewelry/Powder Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French patinated bronze metal round trinket lidded box. It depicts a pierced round metal box decorated with a relief of foliages. The lid is ad...
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French Belle Époque Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver. All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
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Austrian Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century French Baccarat Jewelry Casket Box with Gilt Bronze Detailing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Impressive and Large French Cut Crystal Baccarat jewelry Casket / Box with Gilt Bronze Hinge, closure and Paw Feet Stand. The Cut Crystal gi...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
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Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid 19th Century Swedish Folk Art small Travel box /chest with original paint
Located in Boden, SE
Mid 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Travel box from Skellefteå Västerbotten, Northern Sweden. Beautiful untouched original paint. Dated 1858 Decorated with handwrought iron around the ...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Iron

Antique metal Pill Box inlaid to lid, English Edwardian period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Inlay to the lid and dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period. The box is made ...
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English Edwardian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass, Bronze

19th Century Swedish Allmoge Folk Art Bentwood Chest
Located in Pearland, TX
An incredible Swedish hand-painted chest, having hand-forged iron straps and fittings. Original key included.
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Swedish Folk Art Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bentwood

Anglo Chinese 19th Century Padouk Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Rare Mid 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Padouk Wood Rectangular Tea Caddy Having Attractive Silver Plate Mounted Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions, W...
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Chinese Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Padouk

19th Century English Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
19th Century English Blonde Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

19th Century Napoleon III Period Jewelry Box
Located in Austin, TX
This 19th Century Napoleon III Period Jewelry Box is a true testament to the elegance and sophistication of its era. Crafted with meticulous attention...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/4 in W: 5 1/4 in D: 5 1/4 in This Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box is truly remarkable and whispers tale...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Enamel, Ormolu

Finest Antique English Burr Walnut and Brass Cigar Cabinet / Humidor, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
About as fine as they get, this large Burr walnut cigar cabinet is a magnificent quality box beautifully made. Each corner has a carved column with a polished brass base and brass...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

GERMANY 1870 Black Forest Oversized Cigar Humidor Box In Solid Carved Oak Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A German cigar humidor box carved in oak wood. This is a fabulous oversized black forest humidor box created in northern Europe, most probably in Germany or Switzerland, back in the...
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German Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Large George III Table / Master Snuff in Stained Mulberry Burl and Tortoiseshell
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Georgian table or master snuff box of cushion form having tortoiseshell veneered front, back and end caps with green stained mulberry burl bottom and lid, the lid with a wood h...
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English Georgian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Burl

Antique Imperial Russian Lukutin Racing Winter Troika Lacquer Jewelry Casket Box
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique Imperial Russian lacquer Racing Winter Troika jewelry casket by the Lukutin Workshops 19th Century In exceptionally fine condition with original key The Russian lacquerw...
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Russian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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