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Period: Early 20th Century
Machine Age Art Deco Wood Lined "Rollaround" Lidded Box by Chase & Co.
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool machine age art deco wood lined "Rollaround" lidded box by Chase & Co. circa 1930s. The box was named the "Rollaround Box" as its ball bearing feet allow it to be rolled...
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American Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Nickel

20th Century Crocodile Leather Cigar Sleeve, Made in England
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A crocodile skin cigar case of exceptional quality, meticulously crafted in England during the early part of the 20th century, around 1910/20. Exhibiting a timeless design, this wond...
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English Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Indian Mughal Polychrome Wood Panel Wedding Box Chest 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Beautiful antique hand painted Indian Mughal wedding / dowry / marriage box / keepsake storage chest / casket featuring hinged lid with polychrome painted figural and floral panel mo...
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Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Hardwood, Paint

Silver and enamel ciagarette box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silver and enamel ciagarette box Enameled cigarette case with figure of greyhound dogs Silver punch 800 Circa early 20th century Origin Italy Excelle...
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Italian Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Louis Kuppenheim 1930 Orange And Gold Enameled Chinoiserie Box In 935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie orange enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim. Outstanding rare box, created during the art deco period in the city of Pforzheim Germany, back in the late 1930. This wonderful box is closely to mint condition, designed with cushioned shapes and chinoiserie patterns at the Louis Kuppenheim silversmith workshop. Crafted in solid .935/.999 silver, with gilt interiors and embellished with chiseled borders. Has an exceptional workmanship as you expect of the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, with remarkable vivid orange enamels on both faces and the the four lateral panels. The main figure is a bird resting in a golden tree, which is made up with multicolor cloisonné technique. As a note, this box can be actually used for presentation cards and is fitted with an integrated mechanical push button. Weight: 125.40 Grams, (80.38 Dwt). Measurements: 59 mm by 84 mm by 15 mm (2.32 x 3.31 x 0.59 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with German marks, the mark for the assay of the .935 silver, the box model number and signed, "DRGM 935 MADE IN GERMANY 2". Louis Kuppenheim The company was grounded in 1854 by Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889) and Heinrich Witzenmann, specialized in silver and gold and enameled artefacts. On the World Exhibition in 1900 the firm received a gold medal for a letter opener. In that same year the company opened a branch in the Rue Richelieu 67 in Paris. In these years some designs by Hans Christiansen were executed, amongst them very delicately enameled silver cigarette cases...
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Silver

Louis Kuppenheim 1925 Red And Black Enameled Chinoiserie Box In .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim. Extremely beautiful rectangular box, created during the art deco period in the city of Pforzheim Germ...
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Dunhill Paris 1928 By Louis Kuppenheim Enameled Chinoiserie Box In 935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill. An extraordinary rare box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany during the art deco period, back in the late 1920's. This s...
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Provincial Chinese Rice Measure, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. Hand-crafted of pine wood, the vessel has gracefully swelli...
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Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century copper Oriental Style Decorative Storage / Cigar Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful copper casted box. Richly decorated with dragons and oriental motifs. The inside is covered with cedar wood, ideal for storage cigars. Dimensions: 8(h) x 18 x 12 cm The...
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Belgian Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Copper

Early 20th Century "Puff, Puff" Themed Box by Tony Sarg
Located in Nantucket, MA
Collectible lift-top wooden box with lithograph applied to lid reading "Puff, Puff, It is an age of Puffing, Puff, Puff" and an image of a well-frocked woman covering her face in distress as multiple men stride past from both directions with smoking pipes...
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American Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Antique Pyrogene, Smoking Utensil, France, Miniature Stove, Early 20th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful antique pyrogene, depicted as a miniature oven. Rare cigarette equipment. France, early 20th century.
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French Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Japanese Blue Cloisonne Box, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A beautifully decorated deep blue cloisonne hinged top box, Meiji period, circa 1910, Japan. The trinket or jewelry box featuring a slightly domed lid decorated with a bold design of blossoming peony and lily in muted shades of pink, blue and yellow against a deep blue enamel ground. A small area of goldstone at the bottom left in the rocky base the peonies emerge from. The sides of the box decorated with scrolling wire work and scattered white plum...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Copper, Metal

English Regency Sarcophagus Egyptian Revival Kindling Box
Located in Charleston, SC
English Hand-Painted Regency Style Sarcophagus Egyptian Revival Kindling Box.
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English Egyptian Revival Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th Century Decoupaged English Metal Lock Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Early 20th century metal lock box now decoupaged with butterfly decoration, English. Bramah lock with original key. Swing handles. Decoupaged Greek key ...
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British Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Dunhill London 1928 By Louis Kuppenheim Peacock Enameled Box 935 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill. An extraordinary box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany during the art deco period, back in the late 1920's. This superb elegant case box is closely to mint condition, is very rare and was carefully crafted at the Louis Kuppenheim workshop in solid .935/.999 silver, with gilt interiors. Exceptional workmanship as you expect of the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, with remarkable enameled patterns of peacocks feathers on both faces. Embellished around with white enamel frames and the borders with incised and carved panels with flowers. The side parts with black enamel. As note, this box actually can be used for presentation cards Engraved: Gussie Gerstenzang Weight: 139.20 Grams, (89.23 Dwt). Measurements: 83 mm by 62 mm by 14 mm (3.25 x 2.44 x 0.55 Inches). Hallmarks: Each part is stamped with British crown import marks for the city of London, the importation gothic letter N for 1928, the German export silver assay mark .935, the five digits serial numbers, the sponsor mark GS, an asymmetric cartouche with ASC .935 and signed, "DUNHILL LONDON FOREIGN STERLING .925 06753". Louis Kuppenheim Company The company was grounded in 1854 by Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889) and Heinrich Witzenmann, specialized in silver and gold and enameled artefacts. On the World Exhibition in 1900 the firm received a gold medal for a letter opener. In that same year the company opened a branch in the Rue Richelieu 67 in Paris. In these years some designs by Hans Christiansen were executed, amongst them very delicately enameled silver cigarette cases. The enamels on the several silver and gold pieces was of very high standard, and sometimes even gems like rubies were applied. Very famous were the ladies silver vanity cases with cute animals like cats and monkeys...
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Leonhard Anzenhofer 1915 Austrian Art Deco Enameled Snuff Pill Box .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Austria art deco enamelled box designed by Leonhard Anzenhofer. A very beautiful snuff-pills box, created in Vienna Austria at the silversmith ate...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Burl Humidor with Brass Accents by "Thompson & Co"
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An antique English humidor by "Thompson & Co." Burl wood with brass trim and hardware. Two front doors open to reveal two small upper drawers and two larger lower drawers. Original k...
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British Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
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...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Rare Alfred Dunhill Mahogany & Glass Cigarette Dispenser, 1920s
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Rare Alfred Dunhill Mahogany Cigarette Dispenser With Two Glazed Fronts 1920s Great pieces for a person seeking a unique piece of Dunhill craftmanship to add to their collection. Dispenses rolled cigarettes to the smoker by turning the handles on either side of the machine (Size of dispensers are proportionate to cigarette's of the era to which the item was made). Made in England stamp...
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British Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Felt, Glass, Mahogany

European Silver Antique Dutch River Windmills Rectangular Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 3 1/8 x 2.25 x 0.75 in.  
Category

Dutch Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

French 1900 Round Bombe Snuff Box with Niello Checkerboard Design in .900 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
French snuff box in silver with Niello. Beautiful hinged snuff box, created in Paris France back in the 1900. This box was crafted with a round bom...
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French Neoclassical Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

WMF German Jugendstil Silver Plated Scrollwork Wooden Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual German Jugendstil wooden box applied with silver plated scroll overlay by renowned maker WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) and dating from around 1905. The ...
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German Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Neo Gothic Style Bronze Box, circa 1900
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Neo gothic style bronze box circa 1900.
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French Gothic Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Butterfly Lustre Box
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A mother-of-pearl lustre box with orange lustre interior and decorated with polychrome butterflies outlined in gold, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1920. Designer Daisy Make...
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English Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain

Sterling Silver Gilded Interior Antique Austrian Stripe Pattern Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 3.25 x 2 1/8 x 0.5 in.   
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Austrian Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

1900s Art Nouveau Brass Tin Box
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer an Old-World brass tin box from England, circa the early 1900s. This sturdy wooden box is richly covered with an embossed brass sh...
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Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

European Silver Gilt Interior Antique German Cherubs w/ Goat Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 2.5 x 1 in.  
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German Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique American Two-Color Gold Cigarette Case
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century American two-colour-gold cigarette case made by Cartier in New York. The elegance of the case is reflected in the alternating b...
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American Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold

1920s Copper Warriors Box with Jewels
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Embossed copper that is wrapped around a wood box Glass jewels adorn the box.. Warriors battling.
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Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Sterling Silver Antique French Playing Flute Scene Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 3.25 x 2.5 x 1 in.   
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French Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

European Silver Antique Dutch Religious Theme Chest-Shaped Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 2 7/8 x 1.75 x 1.5 in.   
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Dutch Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

French Art Deco box by Jean E.Puiforcat. Signed and stamped.
Located in Köln, NW
French Art Deco wooden leather box by Jean Emile Puiforcat, Paris. The wooden box is covered with red brown colored leather .The box is signed in the silver application on the lid Je...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass, Sterling Silver

European Silver Gilt Inside Antique German Cherubs Playing Flute Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 3.25 x 2.5 x 0.5 in.  
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German Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Jugendstil Sugar Bowl Brass and Glass Conbination, Around 1908
Located in Wien, AT
Jugendstil sugar bowl brass and glass conbination around 1908. Brass polished and stove enameled. Original glass.
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

European Silver Gilt Inside Antique Continental Apple Picking Scene Snuff Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Dimensions: 3 x 2 x 5/8 in.  
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European Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Art Deco René Lalique Figurines and Voiles Glass Boxe
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Figurines and Voiles Boxe is an interesting design of the boxes by R.Lalique. This one has a full decor of Nymphs in seated positions holding veils in their hands. The deco...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century Luterma Reval Birch Bent Wood Hat Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
1920's luterma reval birch bent wood hat box. Good quality shaped plywood box by the re-knowned makers luterma. Stamped on the inside of lid and on ...
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Swedish Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Birch

French Art Deco Cigarette Box, Walnut Wood and Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Very good quality, constructed of walnut wood and leather. Beautiful natural materia...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Burmese Silver Tree of Life Oval Lidded Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and very fine antique Burmese silver oval box the cover decorated with a Tree of Life probably dating from the early 20th Century. The box is of flat oval shape with finel...
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Burmese Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Bronze Case from Oscar Antonsson, Sweden, 1920s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant bronze case from Oscar Antonsson, in heavy quality. Beautiful decor of a reclining woman, lovely attention to detail. Wood dressed inside.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Sterling Silver Mother of Pearl Clover/Trefoil Box
Located in New York, NY
Lovely and unique hinged jewelry box. Graceful bowed shape. On four legs with paw feet. On top is an applied clover or trefoil, inlaid with mother-of-pearl . Very solid gauge silver....
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European Aesthetic Movement Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Abalone and Mother of Pearl Jewelry Box, circa 1880s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English paper mache and mother of pearl jewelry box depicting a charming scene with three generations of women enjoying their time together...
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English Other Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Large Chinese Export Red Lacquer Character Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Export red lacquer character box, sculptural, well executed Chinese two part lacquer table box. Decorated with vines, symbols and bats. Unmarked.
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Omar Ramsden Arts & Crafts Silver and Enamel Box, 1926
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and stunning Arts & Crafts Omar Ramsden silver and enamel cigarette box and cover. Rectangular in shape with a hinged cover featuring wire-work man-of-war sailing ship in roug...
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English Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Karl Griesbaum Singing Bird Box Automaton
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular music box in gilded brass and polychrome enamel. The music box is adorned on the sides with translucent blue enamel panels and medallions depicting representing an alpine...
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German Louis XV Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Vermeil

Japanese Ceramic Jar Set
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of four Japanese lidded porcelain jars. Second jar is 3.75 diameter, 3 high. Third jar is 2.25 diameter, 2.5 high. Fourth jar is 2 diamet...
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Japanese Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Mongolian Yak Butter Containers, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
These beautifully-aged wooden containers date to the late 19th century and were originally used to transport and store a nutritious butter made from y...
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Mongolian Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Huge Japanese red lacquerware gourd motif box, decorated in relief with Japanese gourds suspended from leafy branches and scrolling vines.
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Small Antique Chinese Apothecary Cabinet, Great Patina
Located in New York, NY
An unusually shaped small antique Chinese apothecary cabinet with original hardware and warm patina. This piece is not only beautiful, but h...
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Chinese Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Antique Spanish Parchment and Forged Iron Trunk
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century antique parchment and iron trunk. This trunk has a rounded top with fabric interior. Forged iron details and lock. Probably a tra...
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Spanish Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Iron

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