1910s Boxes and Cases

Guilloche pill box designed by Tiffany & Co. Fantastic round pill box, created in New York city at the Tiffany Studios, back in the beginning of the 20...

British Jewelry Box, Kidney - shaped on cabriole legs,interior lined with dark purple colored textile. Solid 925 grade Silver alloy / Sterling Silver US standard. Made in England.Th...

18k Solid Yellow Gold Antique Bottle Flask by Charles Lewis Tiffany & Co Makers. An exquisite antique flask from 1911, crafted by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Makers...

A Russian presentation box made in St. Petersburg. An exceptional rectangular box created in the city of St. Petersburg in the imperial Russia, back in the beginning the 20th century, circa 1910-1912. This stunning presentation box have great provenance. Has been masterfully crafted in a cushioned shape with geometric patterns in solid .916/.999 sterling silver and yellow gold of 14 karats. Fitted with seven invisible barrels and a lid with a push thumb. The interiors are finished with gilt in polished rose gold. This piece don't show any trace of wear, it is in perfect condition. Weight: 36.65 Grams, (23.49 Dwt). Measurements: 89 mm by 56 mm by 14 mm (3.50 x 2.20 x 0.55 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped on both parts with Russian marks; the kokoshnik post 1908 mark with the letter a for the city of Saint Petersburg, the maker's mark ИБ and the 88 zolotnik mark for the assay of the .916 silver. In addition is stamped with British imports mark for the city of London, the sponsor importer mark, the mark for the assay of the .925 silver and the letter R for the importation date of 1912. Engraving: "Souvenir Of The Masque, April 27th 1915 From Mary Paget". Provenance: Noble & Co. 1912 London. Lady Mary Paget London. Presented as a gift in 1915 London. By several family descents to the present owner. Private collection in Palm Beach Florida. Acquired by us in August 2023. Mary ('Minnie', née Stevens), Lady Paget as Cleopatra, by John Thomson, photogravure by Walker & Boutall - NPG Ax41154 Lady Mary Paget She was born in America. Mary "Minnie" Paget, was the daughter of a very wealthy Boston socialite and was one of the foremost leaders of London society during the reign of the king Edward VII (1901–1910). Her home in London was always frequented by the celebrated in society, literature, and art, as well as by the king Edward VII and the queen, Alexandra of Denmark. Minnie Stevens came to Europe in 1872, having inherited the fortune of her father, the New York hotelier, Paran Stevens. She turned down numerous marriage proposals, earning the nickname, the 'Great Heiress', until an embarrassing episode in which a would-be suitor retracted his offer after discovering that her dowry was not as large as boasted. Minnie then re-alighted on a previously dashed proposal from Captain Arthur Paget, grandson of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, whom she married in London in 1878. The Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, gave his seal of approval when he personally visited the bride to offer his best wishes. 11-12 Haymarket, London, LND SW1Y 4BP LoopNet Noble & Co. This luxury retail store was located in the center of London close to St. James square, at the corner of 11 Haymarket street in the Dewar House Building. The business was specialized in Russian objects...

A guilloche enameled round box. Fabulous German early 20th century enamel box, created in the city of Pforzheim, circa 1910. This beautiful box was ca...

A guilloche enameled round box made by Alexander Krauss Beautiful Austrian early 20th century enamel box, created in the city of Vienna during the Austro-Hungarian Empire period, ci...

This incredibly designed, antique, flexible mesh purse was crafted during the art deco period from solid 14k yellow gold. This fine piece is designed by Dreicer & Co. and features a ...

Antique sterling silver cigarette case with inner side yellow gold plating Art Nouveau style, France, circa 1910 case weight -...

Liberty & Co hammered polished pewter box, C.1920, marked on underside Tudric 01021 Made in England. The box of rectangular shape with hinged dome shape cover. The entire box of hamm...

Popular in Europe and Russia at the turn of the last century, this elegant silver porte cigarette has rounded corners and a separate match compartment. Each compartment is fitted wit...

Created —and fully hallmarked— in Birmingham, England in 1913 by the venerable silversmith, Robert Chandler, this is an original and extremely rare moment mori vesta case with a fully-functional hinged top, a built-in striker for your wooden matches, and a highly-detailed scull decorating the front. It is pictured (and ships with) a mid-Victorian-era (circa 1850) steel longuard chain with a dog clip to which you can attach the Vesta case. The chain is marked for John Round. It is weighty and substantial as well as being the perfect color-match for the patinaed silver case. It glides through the fingers so smoothly, it will pull whatever it's attached to right out of your hand if you aren't careful. Of course, today there may be other things besides wooden matches you'd like to carry in this case and it is more than up to the task. The 'Vesta Case' was named after the Roman goddess of the hearth, which is to say the cooking fire. Vesta Cases were designed to be weather-resistant, carry-with-you-everywhere containers where you could store your newfangled wooden matches and light a fire whenever the need arose. Vesta Cases were invented shortly after the invention of the wooden friction match in 1826. These cases were quite necessary as early striker matches would burst into flames if you looked at them the wrong way. Memento mori jewelry came into being in the sixteenth-century. It featured sculls, sculls and crossbones, caskets, urns, and many other symbols to represent death. As macabre as this seems today, at the time it was a reminder that death is the only sure thing in life for all of us so we must each make the very most out of every single day. Far from being gloomy doomsday jewels, memento mori (Latin: remember you must die) jewelry was actually a celebration of life. Memento mori jewelry was enormously popular in the 18th-century as well. And reproduction memento mori jewelry continues to be made today. Antique memento mori jewelry...

A rectangular two colored gold 14 carat gold cigarette box with rounded corners, the hinged lid set with a cabochon cut sapphire thumb piece, the ...