Gilt Knife Boxes

Technique: Gilt

Pair of Fine Japanese Export Lacquer Cutlery Knife Boxes, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A pair of fine Japanese export lacquered cutlery boxes Kyoto or Nagasaki, late 18th century H. 33.5 x W. 24 x D. 21 cm The bow-fronted boxes with sloping lids flat at the top are made of hinoki wood (Cypress), coated with Japanese paper and decorated in lacquer with scattered gold birds and flowers on a nashiji background. The Japanese mounts are made of copper and both boxes still have internal partitions to keep the cutlery upright. The form of these boxes is similar to a pictorial-style knife box in the collection of the Groninger Museum (inv. 1989- 347), dated between 1730 and 1780, but the style of the decoration is more like that on a knife box in the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem (inv. E62271), which was brought to Salem by James Devereux, Captain of the Franklin, in 1799. Provenance: Henriette Jeane Christine van Neukirchen, called Nyvenheim (1807- 1849) and Nicolaas Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle (1806-1866), thence by descent to the last owners, Ludolphine Emilie baronesse Schimmelpenninck van der Oye (1944) married in 1969 to Roland Daniel van Haersma Buma (1944), the last residents of castle Duivenvoorden near Voorschoten and the great-great-granddaughter of Nicolaas Johan Steengracht van Oostcapelle. There is no evidence that Nicolaas Johan himself, or any of his or his wife’s ancestors had ever been in Japan. However, Nicolaas’ grandfather (Nicolaas Steengracht, 1754-1840) was a director of both the VOC and WIC (West Indies Company...

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Late 18th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Silver

Pair of Fine Japanese Export Lacquer Cutlery Knife Boxes, 18th Century

$34,874

18th Century Continental Baroque Period Gilt Tooled Leather Clad Knife Box

Located in Forney, TX

A scarce original antique European Baroque Period tooled leather clad cutlery caddy, circa 1740 Handcrafted in Continental Europe in the first half of...

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18th Century European Baroque Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Leather, Wood

18th Century Continental Baroque Period Gilt Tooled Leather Clad Knife Box

$3,000

French Maison Gellée et Gainier Leather and Brass over Wood Decorative Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

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...

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19th Century French Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Brass

French Maison Gellée et Gainier Leather and Brass over Wood Decorative Box

$650

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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Export Black Lacquer & Mother Of Pearl Sewing Box

$1,440 Sale Price

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H 6 in W 14.5 in D 11 in

Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century

Located in Pasadena, CA

This is a good example of a traditional Japanese Hokai shell storage box for the Kai-awase game. This box is well-detailed in chased brass appliques and makie. The box is in overall ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century

$1,175 Sale Price

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H 16 in Dm 15 in

Japanese Negoro Style Lacquered Worship Stand, 17th-18th Century

Located in Fukuoka, JP

"Discover a piece of Japanese religious heritage with this exceptional Negoro lacquered stand. Crafted in the 17th to 18th century, this worship article stand is a prime example of e...

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Late 17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Negoro Style Lacquered Worship Stand, 17th-18th Century

$1,780

H 6.11 in W 10.63 in D 20.08 in

Japanese Samurai Abumi Stirrups Lacquer Edo, 18th Century

Located in Dallas, TX

Japanese Samurai Abumi Stirrups lacquer Edo late 18th century, early 19th century. Measures: 12 inch length, 10 inch height, 5.5 inch width. AVANTIQUES is dedicated to providing an...

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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Iron

Japanese Samurai Abumi Stirrups Lacquer Edo, 18th Century

$2,700 / set

H 10 in W 12 in D 5.5 in

Japanese Lacquered Wood Box 19th Century Asian Antiques 中国古董

Located in London, GB

Antique Japanese lacquered wood Box Beautiful and elegant lacquered wood box and gold gilt, decorated with a crane with floral motives and Japanese script Measures: Height 6 inches 1...

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19th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquered Wood Box 19th Century Asian Antiques 中国古董

$372

H 6.3 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in

Antique 18th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box

Located in Brea, CA

Antique 18th century export Chinese lacquer gaming box with hand painted scenes gilt export black lacquer, there are 7 gaming boxes and 12 trays, size: ...

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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Lacquer

Antique 18th Century Export Chinese Lacquer Gaming Box

$3,580

H 31 in W 24 in D 20 in

Japanese Lacquer Box, Kogo, Tale of Genji, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A fine Japanese small lacquer box for precious incense, kogo, Edo period, mid 19th century, Japan. The small box of gold lacquer and wonderfully dec...

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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Pewter

Japanese Lacquer Box, Kogo, Tale of Genji, Edo Period, early 19th century, Japan

$2,300

H 2 in W 3 in D 3 in

Japanese Lacquered Box Signed, Late 19th Century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Pretty Japanese lacquered box decorated with birds and foliage. signed Lacquered inside and outside Late 19th century Without key Nice lock Ideal for storing jewelry.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood

Japanese Lacquered Box Signed, Late 19th Century

$236

H 1.38 in W 2.17 in D 5.04 in

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A lacquered wood box with lid from Japan circa 19th century Meiji Period. The finely decorated box was used to store paper slips and small documents on the desk. It is overall finished with black lacquer (kuro) with sparse Mura-Nashiji effect outside and on the top surface of the lid, there are three Komainu, (sometimes known as Shishi or Japanese lions) frolicking and forming a circle in lively motion. Komainu are auspicious animals in Japanese cultures in both Shinto and Buddhism tradition. Originally from China, these animals symbolizes guardians to ward off evil spirits. Hiramaki-e was used in combination with carving and combing to render the lions with various surface textures. A gilt border with an slight angle was given to the lid and even the thin band is decorated with miniature floral scrolls. The interior of the box was finished in a dense nashiji. Underneath the lid, a cluster of peonies open lavishly by two gentle mounts. Takamaki-e (high relief) in both gold and silver were...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Box with Fine Maki-e Decoration Meiji Period

$4,500

H 2 in W 9 in D 9.8 in

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century

Located in Beuzevillette, FR

Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with golden herons and flowering tree branches and signed by the artist. Black flowers are painted around the box. ...

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Late 19th Century Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood

Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th century

$212

H 2.6 in W 7.25 in D 5.91 in

Decorative and Jewelry Box in Wood with Geometrical Inlays France 1970

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 1970s, in France. Its lid is made of a checkerboard rectangle in wood. It is brown in color.

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1970s French Vintage Gilt Knife Boxes

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Wood

Decorative and Jewelry Box in Wood with Geometrical Inlays France 1970

$331 Sale Price

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H 3.94 in W 9.06 in D 5.12 in

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest

Located in Basingstoke, Hampshire

An 18th century Chinese Export Lac de Bergaute tea chest, of octagonal shaped form with hinged lid and red paper-lined interior. Decorated in mother of pearl with figures in a garden...

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18th Century Chinese Antique Gilt Knife Boxes

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Mother-of-Pearl

18th Century Chinese Export Mother Of Pearl Tea Chest

$1,761

H 16.15 in W 20.48 in D 14.57 in

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Set of Six Brass Knife Rests, Dachshund Dog, France Mid-Century Modern

Located in ROUEN, Normandie

Set of Six Brass Knife Rests, Dachshund Dog, France Mid-Century Modern Brass knife rests in the shape of Dachshund dogs, crafted in France in the 1970s. Charming vintage pieces wi...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gilt Knife Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Set of Six Brass Knife Rests, Dachshund Dog, France Mid-Century Modern

H 1.78 in W 4.14 in D 1.19 in

19th Century Northern Italy Wood and Leather Cutlery Box, circa 1870

Located in Milano, IT

Antique cutlery box Northern Italy, second half of the 19th century It measures 11.61 in x 8.07 in x 9.05 in (29.5 x 20.5 x 23 cm) lb 2.86 (kg 1.3)...

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