Agate Boxes and Cases

This exquisite late 18th century grey agate and gild metal French rococo nécessaire is dated circa 1760. Tapering rectangular case of grey agate has domed top and base is beautifully...

French baroque egg-shaped box. An exceptional beautiful box, created in Paris France during the late 18th century, circa 1780. The box is most probably a snuff box, designed in the ...

French snuff box in agate and gold. Fabulous round box, created in Paris France during the reigning period of king Louis XV back in the 1760. This beautiful box has been designed wi...

1970’s Anthony Redmile London silver plate lidded box with a large agate, impressed signature Remile London. Stunning bold rectangular box, hinged cover surmounted with large agate, ...

This bicolor gold and enamel cigarette case by Fabergé features an applied moss agate oval decoration set within a seed pearl and gold border. The body is decorated with yellow guilloche enamel and applied laurel bands at the base and cover. The case is finished with a cabochon sapphire thumbpiece. It is hallmarked Fabergé with makers mark for Henrik Wigström. Henrik Wigström (1862-1923) was one of the most important Fabergé work-masters. He joined the firm in 1884 as assistant to Michael Perchin and upon Perchin’s death in 1903 he became head work-master. The two were responsible for almost all of the Imperial Easter eggs produced by Fabergé, as well as superbly crafted enamel and gold objects...

French snuff box in agate and gold. Exceptional and very rare oval snuff box, created in Paris France during the second monarchic restoration period, between the 1818 and 1838. This beautiful box was designed in the baroque and Louis XV style, depicting the mythological scene of Venus and cupid holding an arrow. It was carefully crafted with two pieces carved from translucent gray-brownish agate and decorated with sculpted chiseled and repousse parts in yellow gold of 18 karats. Fitted with a hinged lid and embellished with one rose cut diamond. The scene represents the Greek-Roman mythological scene of Venus seated in her seashell chariot pulling back Cupid to take away his arrow. In ancient Greece Cupid was known as Eros, the young son of Aphrodite the goddess of love, beauty and fertility. For the Romans, Cupid is the god of love, son of Venus and Mars, god of war. Cupid was an assistant to his mother Venus, he directed the primordial force of love and brought it to mortals Weight: Total 100.45 Grams, (64.39 Dwt). Measurements: 65 mm by 53 mm by 33 mm (2.56 x 2.09 x 1.31 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped two times with ancient French marks; the Zeus head...

This rare and exceedingly beautiful snuff box dates to the second half of the 18th Century and was likely made in England. The oval box is crafted from 18 karat yellow and rose gold ...

This carnelian agate and gold box was imported into France and is hallmarked with a French import mark. The oval box features what is likely 9 karat yellow gold mounts, which are on ...

Exquisite 18th Century two color gold mounted diamond and ruby encrusted figured agate snuff box, France, circa 1740. Complex, flaring shape in the form of a garden basket of flowers...

Translucent agate cigarette or card case with golden tints. The hinges and clasp in white gold with interlaced patterns are set with diamonds and emera...

Lapis, malachite, rhodochrosite, agate, turquoise, mother-of-pearl and jasper are all inlaid in this magnificent box. It is hexagonal in shape and decorated with geometric design...

A 19th century silver gilt box of Ashford Black Marble (this is a dark limestone from mines near Ashford-in-the-Water) inlaid with pietra dura wit...