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Period: 19th Century
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Jewellery Box Casket H. Matthews 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Victorian sterling silver jewellery casket / pin cushion bearing the makers mark of H.Matthews, and hallmarks for Birmingham 1899. The hinged lid is fitted with a navy velvet pin cushion...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Rosewood Dressing/Jewellery Box
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Victorian Rosewood Dressing table box with Mother of pearl car-touché to the centre of the lid, the lid does have age related shrinkage. To the inside of the lid it has a blue velvet...
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European Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

19th Century French Carved Wooden Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French carved wooden box or small cabinet, perhaps for spices, with hinged door, opening to an interior shelf and two small drawers. I...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Cave a Liqueur Decanter Set in Carved Box with St Louis Crystal Decanters/Stems
Located in Houston, TX
This cave a liqueur set is truly special because the box is exquisitely Carved and has the original beveled glass. The decanters and stem Ware are by St. Louis and the original la...
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French Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Long Wooden Scroll Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A long Chinese Qing Dynasty period wooden scroll box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty period, this unusual scroll box features a r...
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Chinese Qing Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Engraved Chinese Brass Box with Carved Nephrite White Jade Lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique carved nephrite white jade from a ruyi, mounted to the hinged lid of a conforming brass box. The inside of the lid and outer surfaces are engraved with propitious symbols. C...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Napoleon III marquetry sewing box. Made of mahogany with thuya wood top inlaid with brass and mother of pearl. Brass trim frames the lid and the base. The inter...
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French Napoleon III Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Wilson, NC
The interior of the top of this tea caddy has two covered tea boxes and two holes for mixing jars which are missing. The legs terminate in the original brass castors.
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Italian 19th Century Florentine St. Ebony and Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Florentine st. Ebony and Pietra Dura marble box. The box is raised by an elegant stepped mottled base with striking wonderful...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Marble

English Diamond Jubilee Patent Dispatch Box by Allibhoy Vallijee & Sons, 1897
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black painted and gilt banded steel dispatch box with interior fitted for writing. The case has a lock, brass reinforced corners, and the sides are mounte...
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Indian Anglo Raj Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Steel, Iron

Antique Dresser or Jewelry Box with Enamel Portrait and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique dresser or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in approximately 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style. The oval shaped box has a very well e...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

19th Century Sevres Casket
Located in London, GB
A rare antique French gilt bronze and silver Sevres porcelain casket finely painted with neoclassical figures on two round and two rectangular ...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner mounts, hinges, pin, top mount and retractable handles. Features include a side drawer,...
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Ball-Shaped Iron Box with Hook for Hanging and a Lock
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century ball-shaped iron box with hook for hanging and a lock.
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Spanish Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Iron

Very Early 19th Century Engine Turned Silver Gilt Musical Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
A very early 19th century and fine engine turned silver gilt musical snuffbox. The case stamped F.M. and with early 19th century Swiss export marks and European import marks. Comb bar stamped C.Z bedplate C6. Serial number 147. The cylinder movement with three train weighted escape, 23 part sectional comb with all teeth in pairs, comb bar and fitting screws blued, engraved in script in bedplate verso- 'Jn. Pre. Desire, A Geneva, fecit, an 1813'. Playing a complex single air, in the small superbly engine tooled case...
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Swiss Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silk

19th Century Chinese Export Silver Dragon Cigar Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Late 19th century, circa 1890 Chinese export silver rectangular box. Hand engraved repoussè dragons. Wood lined. Makers mark on the underside.
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Decorative Canteen, English, Burr Walnut, Cutlery Box, Victorian, C.1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative canteen. An English, burr walnut and boxwood cutlery box, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1860. Captivating canteen of fine quality and finish ...
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British Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Sterling Silver Ring Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This sterling silver ring box was made in England in the late 19th century. It stands on 4 legs so it’s propped off the surface. The lining is original...
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Walnut Tumbridgeware Jewelry Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative walnut Tumbridgeware jewelry box with vibrant blue silk interior. Tumbridgeware being characterized as a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of Tumbridge and the spa town of Royal Tumbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. This one dates from circa 1870, and has good inlay, especially the hexagonal mother-of-pearl motif around the keyhole. There is no key. Useful divided tray...
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Ebony, Walnut

Late 19th Century Milky White Opaline Bohemian Gilded Moser Box France 1850-1920
Located in Queens Village, NY
This beautiful opaline glass and copper box was made by skilled French craftspeople between the years 1850 and 1900. The orange-red Moser flower designs on t...
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French Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Antique Yellow Gold, Garnet, Ruby, Hardstone and Glass Scent Bottle, circa 1845
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive 18 carat yellow gold, 0.43 carat garnet, 0.08 carat ruby, green coloured hardstone and glass scent bottle; an addition to our diverse ornamental collection This exceptional 18 carat yellow gold antique scent bottle has a has a plain flask shaped form. This antique opalesque glass scent bottle is fitted with a fine and impressive yellow gold cylindrical collar and domed hinged cover, which opens to reveal the original push fit glass stopper. The rim of the collar, cover and mounted foot are embellished with impressive leaf designs. The surface of the cover is ornamented with impressive scrolling leaf decoration on a matte background, incorporating quatrefoil shaped floral motifs comprised of four collet set green-coloured hardstones. Each quatrefoil shaped design is embellished with a collet set cabochon cut ruby to the centre, totalling 0.08ct. The domed upper portion of the cover is further ornamented with an impressive scrolling leaf bordered floral design, comprised of five collet set green hardstone petals with an impressive 0.43ct round faceted cut garnet to the centre, collet set in relief. Condition This antique gold scent bottle...
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Metal

West African Berber Large Dowry Chest
Located in Alton, GB
A larger sized Berber dowry chest of West African origin featuring bulbs of metal elaborately decorating the outside of the chest complete with two hinged ...
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African Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

English Lap Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful Early 19th century rosewood lap desk. Made in England, circa 1830. Has brass corners and brown leather writing surface with gold tooling. Left side...
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Small Box with Gilded Interior
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian sterling silver small box with gilded interior. Made in Birmingham, 1860 Maker : Alfred Taylor Fully hallmarked. Approx Dimensions - Size : 6 x 4 x 1 cm ...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Miniature Rosewood Wellington Chest
Located in Folkestone, GB
A charming early 19th century rosewood five drawer miniature Wellington chest with a stepped rectangular top above five graduated drawers wh...
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European Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Stunning 19th Century Kingwood Jewellery Box with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Dublin, IE
A stunning 19th century kingwood jewellery box with gorgeous ormolu dec-oration throughout, the moulded top of rectangular form beautifully quar-tered veneered and cross banded with ...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Japanese Cloisonne Lidded Trinket Box with Bun Feet from the Meiji Period
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite Japanese cloisonne lidded box with brass bun feet from the Meiji period, circa late 1800's. The box has a great inticate geometric de...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century English Regency Burl Walnut Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautiful 19th century English Regency burl walnut tea caddy. Lovely shape and pretty details including decorative handles on the sides. Makes an elegant statement!
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English Regency Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Wood-Holder/Coal Bin covered in Embossed Gilt Brass late 19th century
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-477 English brass covered wood box with scenes of English country side and tavern scenes on all sides Originally used for wood/coal storage now...
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

KPM Shell and Flower Motif Cabinet or Patch Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell, the interior revealing painted florals, and the blue undergl...
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German Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Caddy & Matching Tea Caddy Spoons, U.K. Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The highly figured domed case exhibiting a fine warm patina overall and opening to an interior housing twin tea canisters with confirming hinged lids and retaining its original functioning lock mechanism. This very handsome caddy is also accompanied by a matching pair of silver plated caddy spoons...
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Indian, Sadeli, Colonial, Regency, C.1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign correspondence box. An Indian, rosewood and Sadeli mosaic colonial writing case, dating to the Regency period, circa 182...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Victorian Sterling Silver and Erotica Enamel Vesta Case
By B&S, Birmingham 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and erotica enamel vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular form. The body of the case is ornamented with a fine and impressive rectangular enamel panel depicting a nude female character amidst her scattered clothing on the bank of a river, lined with trees and foliage. The case is fitted with a plain hallmarked hinged cover with incorporated thumb piece. This impressive silver vesta case has a serrated panel/match striker to the underside. The posterior surface of this impressive vesta is plain and unembellished. Condition This antique vesta case...
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

19th Century Savings Box Biedermeier Period German Silver 13 Lot
Located in Epfach, DE
Beautiful small piggy bank from the Biedermeier period in silver 13 lot. Decorated with rocailles and leaves, beautifully worked out; in front a finely engraved monogram with the fi...
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German Biedermeier Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th Century French Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique Napoleon III tea box, crafted of black ebonised wood. The inlay is in Boulle style, marquetry of mother-of-pearl, brass and tortoise. The interior has tree compartm...
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 19th Century Hand Painted Stobwasser Type Papier Mache Table Snuff Box
By Stobwasser
Located in London, GB
A superb quality large early 19th century rectangular papier mache table snuff box with hand painted interior scene Circa 1800 to 1810. A note inside relating to the original owner. ...
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German Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Paper

Exquisite Burr Walnut Jewellery Box Burr Walnut Side End Table with Glass Shelf
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer this lovely circa 1890-1900 Late Victorian Burr Walnut Jewellery box table with mirrored top, velour lining and glass sorting / display shelf A very good...
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English Late Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Glass, Walnut

Decorative Tumbridgeware Inlaid Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
A decorative walnut Tumbridgeware box. Tumbridgeware being characterized as a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork, typically in the form of boxes, that is characteristic of Tumbridg...
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English Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Oak and Pine Wall Hanging Spice Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming mid-19th century wall hanging Oak and pine spice box, or cabinet, having Four short drawers over one long drawer Retaining original brass knobs (Through history, spices have been a very sought after commodity for a whole variety of different reasons and therefore regarded as valuable items which deserved a special place to live and be stored within the home. This is a modest and humble example of an antique spice cabinet which has stood the test of time well and is now a really quite charming, as well as useful and functional piece of British history.)
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English Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Oak, Pine

French Glass and Ormolu Wedding Casket, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass and ormolu-mounted rectangular casket. Made in France in the 1860s. Perfect original condition with a lovely patina.
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

19th Century Brass Inlaid Birds Eye Maple and Kingwood Jewellery Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A rare 19th century birds eye maple jewellery box. The moulded top of rectangular form, cross banded with kingwood and with stunning deco...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Italian Oval Jewelry Cask in Cast Bronze and Pietra Dura with Hinged Lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Italian jewelry cask in cast bronze with a beaded edge, oval framed, and set with pietra dura (cut & fitted) ovals of flowers & butterflies in oval beaded frames backed with black si...
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Italian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

English Victorian Porcelain Barrel and Dog Box
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian green porcelain barrel design box with dog head on top.  
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British Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Primitive Polychrome Divided Country Grain Bin
Located in Milford, NH
A 19th century primitive, orange and black painted grain bin with divided compartments. A great conversation and statement piece that could even be used as a woodbox for kindling, to...
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American Primitive Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century, Octagonal Lidded Tin Canister with Yellow Faux Bois Finish
Located in Atlanta, GA
A tin canister from the 19th century, with faux bois finish and canted corners. Created during the 19th century, this canister features an octagonal body ...
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Tin

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Japanese Meiji Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Porcelain Box, English, Late 19th Century
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Porcelain box, English, late 19th century The rectangular hinged cover painted with a figural panel and inscribed "Round and Sound" Measure: Length 5 in. (12.7 cm.).
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Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Large Size & Great Quality Carved Jewelry, Treasure or Collecting Box / Casket
Located in Lisse, NL
A beautiful and top condition antique black forest jewelry box, carved on all sides. This rare and large jewelry box makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts. It is a very well fine carved gem and highly practical with a good working lock and key. The detailed leafs, branches and flowers on top and the marvelous blue...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique 19th Century French Provincial Salt Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique 19th century French provincial salt box.
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French French Provincial Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Unusual Carved Walnut Wood Inkwell from France, Circa 1880
Located in Dallas, TX
Hand-carved from walnut in France, circa 1880, this unusual inkwell features foliate and floral motifs. A flip-top lid adorned with a pair of bas relief flowers tops the central pen ...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique Lacquered Paper Mache Sewing or Jewelry Box with Inlaid Carved Shell
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique paper mâché and lacquered box is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in England in circa 1870 in the period Aesthetic Movement style. The box was made as a sewing chest, but could be adapted for other purposes such as a jewelry box. The box is composed of paper mâché with a glossy black lacquered finish. The stepped top has scalloped edges and a detailed border of inlaid mother of pearl done with a floral motif. The central portion of the box's top is done with large pieces of mother of pearl or abalone shell and accented with flaked gilt details. The front and sides of the box are accented with hand-painted gilt detailing and the inside of the top is hand painted with floral accents. The inner tray of this box is divided into several compartments, some having fabric covered lids with molded handles. The inside of the box is paper lined in the same blue patterned paper as the tray. There is small brass lock on the front of the box, but there is no key. The box is finished with round squat biscuit shaped feet. Please note that due to the composition of this box, it may only be shipped within Canada.
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English Aesthetic Movement Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Paper

19th Century Arts & Crafts Pewter Copper Glas Wood Decorative Box
Located in Munich, DE
It was a great pleasure to find this rare Arts & Crafts pewter and copper box. The copper applications are decorated with green and blue glas cabochons. The ...
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English Arts and Crafts Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Copper, Pewter

Five-Case Inrō 19th Century Signed Kajikawa Saku Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in Milano, IT
Signed: “Kajikawa saku” and with a red pot seal Height: 3 1/8in (7.9cm) Provenance: Michael Tomkinson Collection Leonard Haber Collection Literature: Michael Tomkinson, A Japanese Collection, London: George Allen, 1898, no. 300 Each case with slightly recessed joints and with different grounds, including kinji, nashiji, togidashi maki-e and gyobu-nashiji, on the obverse decorated with a treasure ship laden with the attributes of the Seven Gods...
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Japanese Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Large Oval Hand Painted Porcelain Vanity/Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This a large oval hand painted porcelain vanity box. It depicts a scene of two Victorian young ladies in a garden. One of the ladies is seated in the green grass observing the other ...
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Unknown Victorian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Very Rare 19th C. Cobalt Blue Ground Sevres Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very large and unusual 19th century French Louis XVI style dore bronze mounted Sevres cobalt blue ground box signed Sarat. This box is truly a masterpiece. Sevres boxes...
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French Louis XVI Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Oak Dutch 19th Century Decorative Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Antique decorative box. Striking Dutch design from the 19th century. Solid oak with nicely hand-carved elements. The origin...
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Dutch Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Oak

19th Century Snuff Box with Intarsia
Located in Delft, NL
A 19th century snuff box with intarsia A horn snuff box with a diamond-shaped embedded smaller diamond-shaped surfaces on the box in relief. The box has been a utensil and is in goo...
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French Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Horn

Indian 19th Century Small Wooden Box with Iron Hardware and Carved Rosacea
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian small wooden box from the 19th century, with iron hardware and carved rosacea. Created in India during the 19th century, this wooden box fea...
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Indian Antique 19th Century Boxes

Materials

Iron

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