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Item Ships From: Belgium
17th Century Cutlery Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.
Category
17th Century French Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Softwood
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leather trunk
Spanish, 17th century
Boiled Leather, wood and iron
Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm.
Provenance :
- collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France
Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate.
Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features.
The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness.
Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid.
the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship.
The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony.
The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament.
The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection.
Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1).
Related literature :
Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann
Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992
Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...
Category
17th Century Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Cylinder Musical Box by Nicole Freres (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Early Fad Cylinder music box made in Geneva by Nicole Freres.
This is a good example of those early music boxes.
The mechanisme has a fad cylinder and plays 8 tunes in a 2 per turn...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron, Steel
Porcelain Lided Box by Gucci, Decorated with the Flora Motif, Richard Ginori
By Richard Ginori, Gucci
Located in Uccle, BE
Porcelain lided box decorated with the iconic Flora motif :
Pretty porcelain box whose lid is decorated with the morif "Flora".
The edge of the lid and t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Carved ebony Box, Anglo-indian Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Bilzen, BE
An extraordinary Anglo-Indian box from Vizagapatam in fully carved solid ebony, late 19th century.
Filigree ornate and sculpted floral decoration...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
19th Century Heartshaped Jewelry Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A wonderful heartshaped wooden box with fine intarsia inlay of different wood species and monograms. Probably Italy, 19th century. Life is like a box of chocolates.
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Diamond Point Silver Plated Metal Box, Unique C. 1970s, France
By Françoise See
Located in Brussels, BE
Very beautiful one of a kind silver plated metal box with fine diamond point patterns.
Handcrafted and high quality metal work. The box is very heavy.
Made on a special request, circa 1970, by Maison...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Art Nouveau tin can with small chicks 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A tin box from the Art Nouveau period is a beautiful example of the artistic movement that flourished in Europe at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. The Art Nouv...
Category
1920s Belgian Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Golden Singing bird box by Charles Bruguier with enameled lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Extremely Rare Gold Singing Bird Box by Charles Bruguier – Geneva, ca. 1840
A stunning and very rare gold fusee singing bird box by the renowned Swiss master Charles Bruguier, made ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Other, Gold
Old Wooden Tramp Art Box Jewelry Box Trinket Folk Art
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful old tramp art box, jewelry box or trinket, trinket box, made in the first half of the 20th century, Belgium.
Beautiful form of folk art, anyone could make a tramp art obje...
Category
1920s Belgian Folk Art Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Box by Fontana Arte, Wood and Glass, 1940s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brussels, BE
Box by Fontana Arte, Wood and Glass, 1940s
Category
1940s Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Very rare 4 tunes overture music box (attr. to Lecoultre)
By LeCoultre & Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very nice and early overture music box, probably by Lecoultre (alltough unsigned).
The key wind mechanism plays 4 overtures with a nice and bright tone on a very fine comb. The fad c...
Category
1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Neo Gothic Style Bronze Box, circa 1900
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Neo gothic style bronze box circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Set of 3 Vintage woven wicker picking basket
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Set of 3 Vintage woven wicker picking basket
Wear consistent with age and use
Wabi Sabi - Vintage - Decoration
Measures : 96cmx40cm H27cm
Materials : Woven wicker - wood
Category
1970s Campaign Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood
Marius-Ernest Sabino Three Swimming Mermaids Decorative Box
By Marius-Ernest Sabino
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Marius-Ernest Sabino, the sculptor who became a master glassmaker of Art Deco
The year is 1878, Marius-Ernest Sabino was born in Sicily, in the town of Acierale (Italy). In 1882, his...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Russian Carved bone table box
Carved bone table box
North of Russia, 18th century
12,5 x 23,2 x 7 cm
Rectangular box with a wooden core in bone veneer...
Category
18th Century Russian Louis XV Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Large Wooden Double Folding Picture Frame for Traveling 1870s
Located in Verviers, BE
Antique large wooden double folding picture frame for traveling 1870s
With original patina on all parts It is possible to clean or restore th...
Category
1870s French Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Music Box by Nicole Freres playing 4 Tunes
By Nicole Frères
Located in Zonhoven, BE
this early music box plays 4 cheerful melodies on a 20.5cm cylinder as provided on the original melody card. Nicole Freres was the leading manufacturer of music boxes in the 19th cen...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Vintage bronze mounted porcelain box hand painted butterflies and floral decor
By Henredon, François Linke
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Porcelain bronze mounted box, Art Nouveau style
Made of hand-painted crackled, glazed high quality bronze mounted porcelain. Signed on the bottom.
An all over polychrome floral deco...
Category
20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Polyphon 71G disc music box with bells
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful and Rare Polyphon Music Box with Bells – Type 71G
This lovely Polyphon music box, model 71G, plays music using 24.5 cm discs, which are g...
Category
Late 19th Century German Black Forest Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
1970's Rattan and Brass Umbrella Stand - Italy
Located in Linkebeek, BE
1970's Rattan and Brass Umbrella
Wear consistent with age and use
Boho decoration - Vintage Italian - 1970s
Measures :
Materials: Bamboo - Brass
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Incombustible Cast Iron Safe
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Incombustible Cast Iron Safe
Safe - Antique - Coffre-fort
Measures : 50x33cm H:38cm
Wear consistent with age and use : See Photos
Category
20th Century Industrial Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Turned, Engraved Openwork Box, Florence, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Turned, engraved and openwork box
Fruit wood
Florence, 17th century
Measures: Diameter 11cm
Height 4.4cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Griesbaum singing bird box in decoratieve painted box from the 1950s-60s
By Karl Griesbaum
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Griesbaum singing Bird Box
A stunning bird box in a uniquely painted case, showcasing fine craftsmanship and elegance.
The mechanism is wound from the bottom, and with a simple slide...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Late Victorian Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other
Mid-Century Modern Ice Bucket by Aldo Tura, circa 1960, Italy
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brussels, BE
Mid-Century Modern Ice Bucket by Aldo Tura, circa 1960, Italy.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Art Nouveau tinnen box by De Beuckerlaer, Belgium ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / box / De Beuckelaer /tin / Art Nouveau / Art Deco
A beautiful decorated tinnen buiscuit box by De Beuckerlaer, made in Belgium around 1900.
Decorated with 4 diffe...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Deco Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
French Art Deco sewing box in sculpted wood, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Very decorative French sewing box with graphical carvings and a yellow ...
Category
Early 1900s Belgian Art Deco Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Large Liberty Wooden box, Wood and Mother of Pearl, Italy, 1900s
Located in Brussels, BE
Large Liberty Wooden box, Wood and Mother of Pearl, Italy, 1900s
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Swedish Wooden Kitchen Cabinet 1846 Handmade Folk Craft great condition
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine hand build wooden kitchen cabinet. Made to be used as a dough plater storage to the left side and a storage to the right side. Fine quality of wood. It is a true...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Rare Art Deco style BP domestic oil can, UK ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
United Kingdom / 1920 / oil can / tin / Art Deco / Mid-century
Very early original BP Domestic oil can from the United Kingdom, ca. 1920. On the can is a picture of the early BP Lo...
Category
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Nicole Freres Mozart music box
By Nicole Frères
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare Nicole Frères music box – exclusively playing Mozart
Beautiful Swiss music box by Nicole Frères, made in the second half of the 19th century.
Wooden case:
Exterior features a r...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Other Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Antique Swedish Wooden butter storage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden butter storage box . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 century. Painted blue and faded trough time. Nice addition...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch, Pine
Indonesian Nesting Bowls Black Lacquered Wood Jewelry Set of 4
Located in Poperinge, BE
Set of 4 vintage Indonesian nesting bowls, made of light wood that is painted black with gold decoration, jewelry or jewelry boxes, circa mid 20th century.
These beautiful bowls are...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indonesian Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Wooden basket backpack 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden backpack storage box. It was use to pickup the berries in the woods. Fine quality of birch bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 centur...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch, Pine
Old Wooden Camel On Wheels Box Trinket Toys
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful old camel on wheels, trinket or spice box, vintage toy from the second half of the 20th century, made of solid red-colored wood, probably from India.
The object has a beau...
Category
1960s Indian Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Very Decorative Box in Patinated Cognac Leather and Metal Studs 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Very Decorative Box in Leather and Metal Studs, Europe, 1950s.
This mid-century decorative box is clad in warm brown leather and features intricate stud detailing. The box has a dom...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Swedish Wooden barrel early 1800's Handmade Folk Craft great condition
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine hand carved wooden barrel. Made to be used as a grain storage. Fine quality of wood. It is a true piece from the early 19 century. Beautiful patina on the inside...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Art Nouveau jewelry box in sculpted wood, France ca. 1915
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood / Art Deco / Art Nouveau
An elegant jewelry box in sculpted wood. Crafted around 1900 in France.
A beautiful box to keep your small treasures saf...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Wooden butter st1orage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden butter storage box . Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the early 19 century. Hand graved 1882 inside the lid. Nice addition in...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch, Pine
Solid Oak Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Brass and Mirror circa 1910s
Located in Verviers, BE
Solid oak Arts & Crafts box, Austria, circa 1910s
Originel key available
A solid oak box from the Arts & Crafts period,
Made in Austria.
A very special item with decorative Brass me...
Category
1910s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Nicole Freres Forte Piano music box
By Nicole Frères
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful Nicole Frères Music Box, Geneva, circa 1860
This outstanding music box was crafted around 1860 by Nicole Frères, the most renowned and sought-after maker of fine music box...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Other Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
18th century painted wooden sewing box
Located in Bilzen, BE
A late 18th century blacked wooden sewing box with gold painted decoration all around
brass engraved lock and hinges
Aged patina
17 x 10.5 cm, total heigth 10.5 cm
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique French sculptured sewing box in oak, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / oak / antique / rococo
A large French antique sewing box in oak hand crafted in France around 1900. This beautiful ...
Category
Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Meindert Zaalberg Studio Pottery 'Stop' Lidded Box 1962
By Zaalberg
Located in Meer, VAN
Meindert Zaalberg Studio Pottery 'Stop' lidded box. The Netherlands, 1962. Beautiful lidded box or pot designed by famous Dutch pottery artist Meindert Zaalberg (1907-1989) for hi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Porcelain Box Italian Capodimonte XIXth Century.
By Capodimonte
Located in Bilzen, BE
A beautiful antique 19th century Capodimonte porcelain jewelery box in high relief and hand painted decoration with bronze gilt frame 10.5 x 7.5 cm, height 3.4 cm Perfect condition, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Rococo Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Set of 2 Anglo Indian Boxes
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Set of 2 Anglo Indian boxes. Both early 20th century with bone and faux tortoise decorations. In overall good condition. The bone of the back from the larger box is absent and some s...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Rosewood, Silver and Enamel Box by Silversmith Ottaviani
By Ottaviani
Located in Uccle, BE
Rosewood box decorated with a sterling silver and enamel plaque by the Italian silversmith Ottaviani, circa 1960s. Signed with the maker’s signature and “925”.
Notes: Ottaviani (1945-contemporary) is a jewelry and silver firm located in the small seaside...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco cardboard box with a vintage picture of a girl with flowers, Belgium 19
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1930 / box / cardboard / Art Deco / Mid-century
A beautiful cardboard box in mint with a picture of a girl in a white dress holding a bouquet of flowers. Crafted in Belgiu...
Category
1930s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker
This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid.
The case is made of met...
Category
1840s Swiss Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel
Decorative Glass Box with Murrine Lid, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Venini Murano
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Pretty and rare decorative box or candy box in transparent straw-colored glass topped with a lid with delicate murrine work in coral tones.
The design of the murrine imagined by Lu...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Ceramic Jewelry Box by Perignem - Belgium 1950s
By Perignem
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Mid-Century Ceramic Jewelry Box by Perignem - Belgium 1950s
The Perignem ceramic workshop in Beernem, Belgium was the foundation of modern Flemish ceramics which flourished in the 19...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Mid-Century Modern Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Imperial Manufacture Of Tula, Russia, End Of The 18th Century. Steel Sewing Box"
Russian work from the imperial factory of Tula from the end of the 18th century.
inlaid with copper ...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Louis XVI Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Iron
Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Trug / container
Located in Antwerpen, BE
Antique Portuguese Wooden Harvest Bin
Early 20th-century hand-crafted wooden harvest trug from Portugal, traditionally used during grape harvests (vindima) or general agricultural ga...
Category
Early 20th Century Portuguese Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
19th century wooden box
Located in Brecht, BE
a bentwood box used in the 19th century by a Spanish Milliner, the inscription on the box says Grandos Uva Negros, wich means big dark grapes, lovely decorative item, great patina ...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood
19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Box
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Lovely 19th century burl walnut tea box from England.
Very beautiful box with a beautiful brass decoration on its front and top.
Superb pati...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
interchangeble 6 cylinder music box playing 36 tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Music box on matching table – 6 cylinders with 6 melodies each
Beautiful Swiss music box, crafted in the late 19th century, presented on its original matching table.
The set includes...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Late Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Mid Century Sterling Silver and enamel box with fish signed by Ottaviani.
By Ottaviani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Sterling Silver and enamel box with fish signed by Ottaviani.
Marked, Italy, Ca. 1960.
Blue, yellow and turquoise enamel.
Ottaviani (1945) is a jewelry and silver firm located in the small...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Jardinière Automaton singing bird by Bontems
By Bontems
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very rare singing bird cage in the shape of a ‘jardinière’
A masterpiece by Bontems, manufactured in Paris around 1870.
This type of bird automaton is extremely rare - few were made...
Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Belgium Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold Plate, Other
