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Table Box “The Great Odalisque” Fired Enamel on Guilloche Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with edges with fire - enamelled stripes and upper frame with insertion of paillons in pure gold and beautRectangular iful fire-enam...
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Italian Empire Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Table Box autumn colours, Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver, Enamel and Coral Sa
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver brossè with very fine hand engraving, also on the sides, of “ramage” with leaves and bunches of grapes fire-ena...
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Italian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Chinese Turquoise Cloisonne Melon Form Box, Republic Period, China
Located in Austin, TX
A fun and attractive Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne melon-form box, Republic Period, circa 1930's, China. The whimsical box shaped like a plump, oblong melon, with nicely define...
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Chinese Qing Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Vintage Tobacco Box, Portuguese, Satinwood, Keepsake Case, Mid Century, C.1940
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage tobacco box. A Portuguese, rosewood and satinwood keepsake case dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1940. Beautifully prese...
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Japanese Wakasa Lacquer Folder for Poems and Paintings
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A Japanese Wakasa lacquer folder to carry poems and paintings. It has a silver raised Togidashi maki-e design of cherry blossom, created by lay...
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Japanese Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silk, Wood

Set 2 Cut & Beveled Glass Heart Shaped Candy Dish Jewelry Trinket Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
Set of 2 handmade cut and beveled Glass Heart shaped lidded Boxes, Candy Dish, Jewlery, Keepsake, Trinket Boxes. Beautiful craftsmanship for so many memorable things. Simply a lovely...
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Victorian Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Cut Glass

Mid-Century Modern Vallauris Style Blue & Black Ceramic Box - France 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical deep blue and black ceramic box with cone shaped handles in the style of Vallauris. In good vintage condition. One minor dent on glazing (please see picture). This containe...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

French Ceramic Jewelry Box Signed Lucien Brisdoux
Located in Miami, FL
A very nice quality mid-century French ceramic jewelry box or decorative lidded box. This hand-crafted, hand-painted mid-century French box would look great on a small side table o...
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French Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Handcrafted Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid wood box. Small octagonal box intricately decorated with a miniature painting of an old man with a textile in his hand motif and inlaid with mosaic marquetry. Middle Eastern, Asian micro mosaic box...
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Azerbaijani Moorish Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

1940s Enamel and Wooden Box by Elizabeth Bensley
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s displayed beautifully on a wooden box. Note that the box top does not stay open at an angle as t...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Enamel

American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
By Schroth Jewelers
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with straight tab. Box interior velvet lined. Cover interior gilt. Fully marked including maker’s...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Snuffbox basket with flowers, in Florentine Renaissance style, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with beautiful fire enamelled miniature hand-painted by the painter Renato Dainelli of a basket with flowers, in ...
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Italian Napoleon III Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Brandt Furniture Mid Century Mahogany Wood Box On stand
Located in Germantown, MD
A Mid Century Mahogany Wood Box On stand in great vintage condition. Measures 15" in width, 11" in depth and stands 24" in height.
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American Victorian Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

1960s German Modernist Teak Jewelry Box Abstract Enamel Schibensky Bunge
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1960s German Modernist Teak Wood Jewelry Box Abstract Enamel Metal Plate attributed Schibensky Bunge Unmarked 4 x 1.5 x 3.5 Preowned original vintage condition Refer to images shown
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Los Castillo Taxco Handcrafted Mexico Silverplate Turquoise & Malachite Bowl
Located in San Diego, CA
Wonderful silverplated Los Castillos bowl with an inlayed malachite and turquoise edge. This wonderful bowl dates from the 1950's and was made in Taxco...
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Mexican Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Emerald Green Goat Skin Covered Wooden Cylinder Box in the Style of Aldo Tura
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a beautiful emerald green goat skin cylinder box with a brass pineapple finial on lid and wooden interior in the style of Aldo Tura.
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European Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Cartier Diamond Platinum and Bakelite Cheroot Holder
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique 1930s 0.20 carat diamond, platinum and Bakelite cheroot holder made by Cartier; an addition to our smoking related collection. This exceptional antique cheroot holder has a plain tapering cylindrical form. The body of this antique Cartier cheroot holder is embellished with a platinum band pavé set with thirty-four Dutch cut diamonds. The Bakelite body can be separated into two components, screw fit together. The holder terminates with a bulbous ovoid shaped mouthpiece. This exceptional holder is fitted to the original hinged leatherette presentation box with a velvet lined interior, securing with a push fit catch. The interior of the antique box bears the retailer's mark 'Cartier, Paris 13 Ruede La Paix, London 175 New Bond St, New York 653 5th Avenue'. This impressive piece has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as platinum. Condition This impressive 1930s antique Cartier cheroot holder is exceptional quality, set with high color graded diamonds displaying a fine white color and brilliance. The holder is a very good gauge of platinum and is in excellent condition. Dimensions Length 8.6 cm / 3.39" Diameter of terminal 1...
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Platinum

Gabriella Crespi Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Gabriella Crespi tortoise and sterling silver box. Vintage Crespi cylindrical cigarette case with engraved Gabriella Crespi logo monogram and original ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Clear Murano Glass Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A clear Murano glass box with gilt metal fitting. In very good vintage condition. A great addition to a book shelf or a dressing table.
Category

Italian Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Sugared Treats Dish, French, Brass, Glass, Small Pot, Butterfly, Decor
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage sugared treats dish. A French, brass and glass small pot with butterfly wing decor, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Delightful polished colour and fa...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
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Italian Baroque Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Vintage Barton's Creation Italy Hand Painted Art "Gears" Modern Lacquered Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Barton's Creation Italy Hand Painted Art "Gears" Modern Lacquered Wooden Narrow Box. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 1.5" H x 14.25" W x 4.5" D.
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Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Folk Art Hand Painted Trinket Box in the Style of Peter Hunt Circa 1940s
Located in Peabody, MA
Primitive hand decorated trinket box in the style of the noted Provincetown folk artist Peter Hunt, ca. 1940s. Humorous interior label indicates it is "four of four of a kind" and ...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Pewter Jar by Estrid Ericson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant pewter jar by Estrid Ericson, with beautiful matte patina. Rim and lid decorated with a subtle pattern. Handle wound with blonde rattan for a nice contrast.
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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Spain 1960 Barcelona Mid Century Modernist Enameled Box In Wood And 915 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled center piece made in Barcelona An extraordinary piece of Spanish silversmith, created in the city of Barcelona during the post war and the mid century periods, back in the ...
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Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Leaf

Collection Of Large Industrial Powder-Coated Sunshine Yellow Metal Bin Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Collection of 10 large vintage industrial powder-coated sunshine yellow metal utility bins or boxes Other colors are optional, since only one has been po...
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American Industrial Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Nanni Valentini Ceramic Container for Ceramica Arcore, Italy, 1960s
Located in Milan, IT
Nanni Valentini ceramic container for ceramica arcore, Italy, 1960s.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Reed & Barton Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by Reed & Barton in Taunton, Mass. Long and rectangular with curved corners; cover hinged. Box interior wood lined; cover interior gilt wa...
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American Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with curved top and molded rim. Box interior cedar lined and partitioned; cover interior gilt was...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Rococo Style Paint Decorated Resin Table Box or Planter
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Rococo style large resin composite table box, c. mid 20th century. Gorgeous paint decorated, lidded box with high relief detail of charming rabbits and fluid leaf foliage. I...
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Rococo Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Composition

Rare Jewelry Box in Solid Brass with an Antique Finish by Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and rare jewelry box made out of solid brass and Lucite designed in the 1960s by Charles Hollis Jones. The piece is very heavy and well made...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Scandinavian Modern Jewelry Box in Teak and Leather ca 1950-1960's
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful jewelry box in teak and leather. Inscription HM on top, ca 1950-1960's. Unknown designer and maker. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use. S...
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European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Teak, Leather

A Very Fine Early 20th Century Enamelled Sterling Silver Cigarette Case
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The front of the case exhibiting an exquisite hand painted panel depicting sprays of irises in shades of lavender, royal blue & green, set against a radiant white enamelled machined ...
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English Machine Age Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Set Of 3 Antique Tin Cans from France, Shoe Polish, Art Deco, 1930, Cygne Noir
Located in Greven, DE
Set of 3 antique tin cans with shoe polish by Cygne noir.
Category

French Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Tin

Set Of 5 Antique French Paper Boxes, Vintage Cosmetics, Powder Box, Art Nouveau
Located in Greven, DE
Antique french paper utensiles and powder boxes. Set of 5 pieces. Only little powder still existing.
Category

French Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Paper

Mid Century Decorative Carved Dome Top Valuables Box
Located in Incline Village, NV
Resting on four paw feet and opening via two rear butterfly hinges, this attractive carved dome top box features on the top, an oval highly carved applique cartouche, monogrammed w...
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pietra Dura Geometric Box in the Style of Richard Blow
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous Pietra Dura box created in a cool geometric composition possibly by Richard Blow. Masterfully done and while unmarked it is signed Made in Ita...
Category

Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Stone

Petite Mid-Century Italian Maple and Metal Sewing Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming, petite maple sewing box with black painted metal frame and cane-wrapped handle, all supported by rubber feet (ca. 1950s, Italy). Minimalist design with simple dual-door con...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Small Hand Carved Wood Box, 1950's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of wood, Veneer Good original condition.   
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Indian Wood Pen Box with Hand Painted Figural Scenes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The rectangular Indian pen box with domed hinged lid is hand-painted with colorful figural Maharajah court scenes on top and floral designs on each side. Hand painted Rajasthani decorative writing...
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Indian Anglo Raj Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Willy Guhl Concrete Box with Lid, 1960s Switzerland
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sculptural and substantial concrete box by Willy Guhl. Handmade in Switzerland, in the 1960s. Square frame with removable lid. Beveled sides and rust stains on top of lid give this p...
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Swiss Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Cement

English Art Deco Yellow Shagreen Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Art Deco yellow/green shagreen ovoid shaped box with ebonized trim.
Category

English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

20th Century Italian Mushroon shape Silver Box. Embosse and chiselled by hand
Located in VALENZA, IT
Decorative silver 800 mushroom shape box, The body is embossed and cheased completely by hand.
Category

Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Vintage Regency Hand Painted Limoges Pill Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exude opulence and old-world charm with this exquisite vintage Limoges porcelain pill box, hand-painted in the form of a dashing Regency-era military officer. This collectible piece ...
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French Regency Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large coffee bean dispenser
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Large coffee bean dispenser with hammered decor in very nice original condition with signs of use.
Category

Slovak Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Snuffbox Miniature Pastoral Image Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature pastoral image fired enamelled. 18th century French style. Diameter cm. 8 cm high. 1.8. Weight gr. 171. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1968 on inspiration from previous boxes also manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by talented artisan artists with a thick plate suitable for supporting numerous glazing firings at high heat at around 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Briar and Brass Jewellery Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Naples, IT
Large jewellery box in walnut root and brass, with brass borders and decorations, which opens to reveal small storage compartments.
Category

Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

1940s Hand Carved Mahogany Box Silver Aztec Indian
Located in Chula Vista, CA
From Mexico, finely crafted small wood box hand carved in exotic mahogany. Beautifully polished with elegant curves. Cover Lid has Mexican Aztec warrior...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Hinged Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Hinged Box From the collection of Dorsey Reading Material: Bronze resin, brass hinge, plastic-laminated interior Dimensions: 6.50" H × 11.50" W ...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Early 20th C. Farmers Market Trunk C.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About A rustic wooden dairy farm box used to sell cheese at farmers markets from O'Allen & Son Green Valley Dairy in Sonoma. Creator O'Allen & Son Green Valley Dairy. Date o...
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Rustic Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate & Lucite Vanity Set Perfume Bottle & Powder Box
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vanity set comprising a silver-plated perfume bottle and a glass bowl with silver plated powder box. The handcrafted Lucite Knob decorate the two pieces. M...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Mid Century Portuguese Wooden Stamp Box
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden stamp box. With the word ‘Stamps’ applied in metal on the front, it has a central rectangular handle at the top, also in wood, and decorative e...
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Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

1950s Metal Studded Hinged Leather Covered Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Metal Studded Hinged Leather Covered Box Tan leather with green stripes Fleur de Lis motif Printed fabric applied to interior
Category

Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Lacquer Padded Teapot Caddy
Located in Savannah, GA
Antique Japanese hand-painted lacquer teapot caddy. Interior is padded and fitted for blue and white porcelain teapot. The teapot stands 4¼ inches tall and features a fish on one si...
Category

Japanese Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Lacquer

A 1950s carved wood accessories box attributed to Fontana Arte
Located in London, GB
A wonnderful 1960s carved wooden and blue glass accessories box with brass handle, attributed to Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte.
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Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Oriental Lacker Boxes on a Tray, Japan, 1930s
Located in Den Haag, NL
4 Small Lacker boxes on a tray. Mother of Pearl inlay. Inside the boxes. Lots off Bone fiches. I think a game. Very good condition.
Category

Japanese Japonisme Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

John Kapel, Furniture Maquettes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Maquettes refer to small-scale models or prototypes often used by designers to plan or visualize larger projects before they are created on a full scale. These models serve as a way ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rustic Majolica Bird Tureen, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Rustic Majolica Bird Tureen, circa 1950.
Category

French Country Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

A Carved Wooden Decorative Box by Ilya Schor
Located in New York, NY
Ilya Schor (1904-1961) was a renowned artist and artisan, known for his work in various mediums including painting, engraving, and metalwork. He was particularly celebrated for his c...
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American Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface. The brass shows fine patina, enriched by the contrast of the wooden sides of the box...
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Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

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