French Porcelain Sarcophagus-Shaped Box

French Victorian (19th Cent) small porcelain Sevre oval box with bronze lid and pink & white decoration and interior with flowers (signed on bottom).  

French Victorian green and white pate sur pate porcelain rectangular shaped box with bird design

French Victorian-style (20th Century) white porcelain small box with gilt trim and a final top.   

Antique Chinese (Early 20th Century) export porcelain tureen in the form of an orange and pink pig head divided into lid and base at the mouth, and decorated ...

English Victorian small rectangular shaped white porcelain box with woven design, blue trim and fruit design top.  

Contemporary American Modern heart shaped jewelry box, with an applied seashell exterior and red velvet interior.

An extremely rare pair of Regency cast-iron sarcophagus shaped strong boxes. Regency, circa 1820 Painted to simulate palisander wood and with parcel-gilt, the cavetto-moulded hinged lids cast with flower sprays above foliate-cast bands over front panels relieved with river gods within canted corners cast with standing muses, the sides with lion mask and ring handles over leafy aprons on massive lion’s paw feet; the Brahmah type lock stamped “T. Davis from London” and impressed with the Royal Crown. These extraordinary pieces are modelled on Regency wine coolers. The forms are classic Greco-Roman revival with the boat-hook handles, mythic figures and the overall sarcophagus pattern. You would struggle to find one let alone a pair. Good items for any collection. Research on going into these strong boxes but we have found possible information on the lock stamped Davis….(historyoflocks ) The relationship of King George III and George Davis of Windsor, who was locksmith in ordinary to His Majesty. Davis, in 1799, invented and patented a unique style of lock, which was also beautifully engraved with a warning not to make duplicate keys. Sensitive government secrets always demanded, then as today, locks that were state of the art. Davis locks ended up on government dispatch boxes...

A beautiful white porcelain hand painted egg-shaped box from luxury maker HEREND, Hungary, circa 20th century. This Herend white porcelain egg-shaped box ...

A French metal mounted porcelain box. Hand painted flower arrangement on top of box, front and back.

Beautiful Limoges porcelain circular shaped trinket box is handmade with a peach and white background and is skillfully hand painted with a floral and leaf motif and richly accented ...

P0241 Attractive rosewood jewellery box with mother of pearl inlays, lined interior and original working lock with a key. This antique box is in home ready condition. UK mainland del...

Unusual 19th century Italian Grand Tour bronze box in the form of a sarcophagus, circa 1880. Nice form, handsome desk-top accessory, great addition to any box collection. 5.5 inches...