Gilt Boxes

Art Deco Sterling Sailfish & Black Amethyst box by R. Blackington A stunning example of American Art Deco, the lid engraved with ocean waves, and a rai...

Lovely little 19th century ring jar or pill box made of a thick wine colored ruby glass. It has a miniature of a Basilica on top, gilt metal mounts with beautiful filigree on the si...

An important Swiss art deco centerpiece. Beautiful and unusual antique piece, created in Switzerland during the Art Deco period, back in the 1930s. This round center compote has b...

Beautifully hand painted and decorated gilt covered glazed porcelain decorative box. The box features a hand gilt and painted decoration garden scene detail in a rectangle shape form...

Solid silver jewelry box. This box was made completely by hand, rectangular parallelepiped. To detach it and elevate it from the support surface, 4 small feet made with the casting t...

Continental tea caddy, c.1780, molded soft paste porcelain. Neoclassical swag decoration, gilt monogram. No cover. Harvey Gunter collection. 3 1/4"w., 1 1/4"d., 5"h. Whitehall Antiq...

A French wooden decorative box from the 19th century from the Maison 'Gellée Gainier' à la Boule d'Or, Paris, leather bound with brass braces, presenting a compartmented interior and...

English Georgian gilt sterling silver snuffbox, 1812. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed; on top, chased pastoral scene: A shepherd sits under a tree with a lam...

Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish gilt glass perfume bottle. Hand blown glass perfume bottle gilded with 24-karat gold hand painted designs...

An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty red and dark brown lacquer elmwood jewelry box from the 19th century with carved and gilt motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty era, this j...

This is an Ovale large box. It has been decorated with a sivered color metal plate and lid. It has been made in France, during the 19th Century. In brown color. It is a jelwery box.

Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating decoration in relief. The lid, symbolizing Night, is decorated with a turtle, a moon, a dragon flying among the clouds ; and the belly, symbolizing the Day, is decorated with a rising sun, mountainous landscapes, and cherry tree branches. The whole, topped with a flamed seed, is supported by three African-type atlantes dressed in a loincloth. Historical and artistic context This work of art combines elements of Japonism and Orientalism, two important movements representative of the taste of the time for exoticism. Indeed, this taste for Chinoiserie was revived at the end of the 19th century following the Franco-English military campaign against the imperial army in China in 1860. Napoleon III’s French troops bring back part of the treasure from the Summer Palace, constituting in 1863 the famous Chinese Museum of Empress Eugénie at the Palace of Fontainebleau. First in painting, the movement quickly spread to decorative arts and furniture. This craze for the Far East is encouraged in France by the diffusion of Chinese ornamental works renewing the interior decoration of the luxurious Parisian residences of a clientele eager for something new. It was also under the Second Empire that the Orientalists were propelled to the forefront. Emperor Napoleon III, aristocrats as well as wealthy bourgeois in search of exoticism fill the order books of the most renowned artists. It is then not the predominantly academic style of the Orientalists that counts but above all the exoticism that they show to a fascinated public. Biography Alphonse Giroux and Company, famous curiosity and luxury goods shop was situated in Paris, at No. 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré and in business from the time of the Consulate until the end of the Second Empire. The company was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse and continued in 1838 by his two sons, Alphonse-Gustave (1810-1886) and André (1801-1879). The father became a close associate of the royal family and specialized in the manufacture of refined items for gifts. Kings Louis XVIII and then Charles X were both supplied with gifts for « The Children of France » by Giroux. Making progressively small furniture, they were mentionned for the first time in 1837 in the class « cabinet...

Beautiful jewelry box made of agate with golden brass finishes, small in size. The turned feet are also made of agate, giving the piece a particular elegance. The hard stone, due to ...

Large Old Paris Porcelain box with a white glaze in the form of a bombé commode. The top panel is of a nude woman with two dogs. The front panel ...

Heavy rectangular solid silver decorative box made in Valenza - Italy in the late 60s by ARVAL ARGENTI VALENZA. The box is hinged and is smooth on all 4 sides. A thick embossed plate...

Smoker's set signed FRED from the Force 10 collection, consisting of a lighter, ashtray and cigar box in silver-gilt metal with the brand's typical stylized rope-style braided steel ...

A Wonderful Mid Century Modern Lorin Marsh Style Black Lacquered Rock Crystal Large Box Casket

A Chinese Qing dynasty red lacquered lidded scroll box from the 19th century with distressed gold chinoiserie motifs. This exquisite Chinese Qing dynasty red lacquered lidded scroll ...

An English Parnall & Son green painted metal tea box from the 19th century with gilt painted floral frieze, glass front flat back and maker's mark. This English Parnall & Son green p...

Impressive decorative boxes made completely by hand. The shape of the box is round and low, called in Italy "a pagnottella fiorentina" which means in the shape of a loaf of bread tha...

A fine 2-section Japonisme dresser box. In gilt porcelain. With cobalt blue and white geometric circle devices throughout. Simply a wonderful porcelain dresser box! Date: 20th Ce...

Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Crystal Glass Jewelry Casket – 19th Century This exquisite 19th-century Bohemian jewelry casket is a rare and luxurious exam...

A delightful storage box made of wood, brass, and gold-decorated ceramic. At the center of the lid, set within a brass frame, is a small hand-decorated ceramic plaque depicting two l...

English octagonal black lacquered and gilt stenciled figural pagoda hinged one drawer sewing box with exterior gilt stenciled dragon motif, interior gilt stenciled floral motif, orig...

This antique miniature ladies compac is unsigned with respect to the maker, but originated from Italy and dates to approximately 1880 and done in a Renaissance Revival style. The box...

Swedish gilt 0.830 continental silver snuff box, beautifully engraved with floral and other natural motifs. It measures 3'' in depth by 1 3/4'' in width by 2/3'' in height, weighs 2....

Roberto Giulio Rida exquisite purple 'Diamante Murano' glass box with thick glass ground and polished to create faceted fitted top with gilt brass base covered inside with steel, Ita...

Round "oak" box in solid 800 silver. The box was completely handmade, both in shape and workmanship. The body is round, rounded with embossing on the upper part depicting acorns, lea...

A wonderful fine quality 19th century classical embossed tea caddy, having Bacchus like scenes of children playing, a goat and horse and much jollity. Elkington style.

Two Russian silver gilt and cloisonné enamel Easter eggs on stands Russian, 20th Century Height 9.5cm, diameter 5cm The two silver gilt and cloisonné enamel eggs showcase Russi...

Trimmed with gilt metal hardware and patterned glass design throughout, these two boxes are a wonderful set (domed and square top). Dimensions: Large box is 5.5 inches tall, 7.5 i...

Roberto Guilio Rida exquisite amber 'Diamante Murano' glass box with thick glass ground and polished to create faceted fitted top with gilt brass base covered inside with steel, , It...

Italian Renaissance-style (19th Century) large black lacquered box with semi precious stones and bronze floral trim Antique condition.

This antique decorative box was made by the Apollo Manufacturing Company of the United States in approximately 1920 in an Anglo-Indian style. ...

This set of 22 boxes contains examples of different sizes and shapes that are produced using different materials and techniques. The boxes contain a variety of stone specimens, such ...

A guilloche and enameled bombe round box. This is a superb and fabulous enameled box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany in the early 20th ...

An unusual antique gilded and silver gilt bronze box in the form of a drum. Beautiful quality, detail and having good solid weight. We cannot find any markings possibly English or...

Beautiful antique (late 19th century) oval-shaped jewelry or trinket box crafted from violet/blue glass with gilt bronze frame. 3 1/2 in wide, 3 in tall and 2 1/2 in deep.

An unusual, Venetian glass casket with gilded and Lapis accents with a center glass medallion.

Daam Dah 7-1 is a unique black cast glass lidded box with 23.5 carat gold leaf, by the South Korean artist, Choi Keeryong. When casting glass, tiny bubbl...

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 ...

Original Victorian Hand Painted gilt wooden decorative coffee table box.

Cards box designed by Strauss-Allard & Meyer. Exceptional art deco rectangular case, created in Paris France at the jewelry workshop atelier of Strauss Allard et Meyer, back in the 1925-1926. This piece has been carefully crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver with gilt interiors. It is decorated with applications on both sides of vivid red-orange lacquer. This beautiful box was made with cushioned edges and is fitted with an six barrel tension hinge, a push lock and a barrier to storage cards. It is in mint condition with no trace of use or wear and can be easily used as a luxury presentation cards-box. Weight: 65.30 Grams, (41.86 Dwt). Measurements: 55 mm by 68 mm by 9.5 mm (2.16 x 2.68 by 0.39 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; the Parisian maker's mark SAM associated to Strauss Allard & Meyer, the French national mark for the assay of the .925 silver and the serial numbers 12731. Strauss Allard Meyer Maker’s Mark Strauss-Allard et Meyer Strauss, Allard et Meyer, in Place des Vosges, were one of the most successful of the Parisian Art Deco workshops, specializing in luxury vanity cases and boxes, many of which were in the 'chinoiserie style', The offices were located at 25 of the rue Taitbout. The workshop at the 19 of rue Louis-le-Grand & later in 11 place des Vosges, Paris France. Their specialty was Boxes, paper-cutters, lighters and Ojects de Vertu. In 1909 Jean Gustave Maurice Allard & Emile Meyer...

No apparent hallmarks. The diaper pattern filled with small crosses throughout and the opening with a slight lip.

German Rococo silver trinket box with cherub frolics, ca 1900. Oval; lobed and bellied. On sides, scrolled frames with garlands on stippled ground. Cover hinged and tabbed; on top, i...

Antique Austrian Classical gilt-washed 800 silver box, ca 1875. Ovoid and bellied on plain inset foot. Cover hinged and domed with cast figural finial: A little girl sits cross-legged and barefoot and rests her hand on the back of a hungry animal while spooning sustenance into its mouth. Engraved ornament: Leafing rondels inset with heads alternating with same shaped frames (vacant) on engine-turned border. Shoulder has leaf-and-dart border and cover top leaf-and-patera border. Fully marked including Diana head...

An enameled round box made in Pforzheim. Beautiful German enamel box, created in the city of Pforzheim in the early 20th century, between the 1900-1...

This exceptional micromosaic snuff box represents the heights of this ancient art form. Depicting four doves sitting atop a bronze dish, the inse...

Exquisite contemporary Japanese decorative porcelain vase, an exclusive signature masterpiece in blue and red by highly acclaimed master porcelain artist of the Imari-Arita region of...

Roberto Giulio Rida exquisite amber olive 'Diamante Murano' glass box with thick glass ground and polished to create faceted fitted top with gilt brass base covered inside with steel...

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...

Jewelry box completely handmade in gold-plated sterling silver and brown fire enamel in the shape of a trunk. The shape is rectangular with a convex hinged lid. The frame of the jewe...

19th Chinese Wooden Lunch Box with Hand Carved Gilt Decorated Front.

Decorative casket box in 925 sterling silver with 24kt gold plated interior. The body of the box has been embossed and chiseled with an ovules design, as well as the hinged lid. A sm...

This 18th century Italian gilded reliquary box is made to contain a personal relic or shine. It has brackets for wall mounting. The front of the door has...

A rare nautical desk set The lockable oak felt-lined case, embossed with the initials 'AL' of the original owner, houses twelve writing implements and accessories, constructed in silver plate and gilt metal, using spheres and chain work decoration. A bespoke commission of undoubtedly unique character-and most likely having nautical connections-the various accoutrements executed in a uniform style reminiscent of rope work, buoys, and markers found on seafaring vessels. The set includes a pair of candlesticks, a chamber stick, inkwell, bell, letter opener, personal wax seal, a stamp container, paperweight, ash tray, sealing wax spoon...

Lanzarote Boxes, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. Lanzarote box set includes two wooden boxes, perfect to be displayed together and enr...

A Very Rare George III Parcel Gilt and Gold Neo Classical Aide Memoire Made Most Probably in London circa 1775. Does Not Contain Ivory. This very rare parcel gilt Aide Memoire has a...

A handsome, hand-carved, walnut hinged box with marble insets and hand-painted and gilded details.

Beautifully decorated hand carved, painted and lacquered, hinged wig box with chinoiserie theme gilding and paint design. Chinese red painted interior. Bras...