Brisbane - Boxes and Cases

This small silver box was crafted in China and has been inset with a carved jade plaque to the lid. The rectangular box is simply marked 'silver' an...

The deep blue enamel on the front and back of this German made snuff box almost feel like little swimming pools which you want to take a plunge in. Crafted from 900 purity (900/1000 ...

Crafted from 18 karat yellow gold, this vesta case was made in France around the Turn of the Century. When the object was first purchased it would have been a very luxurious thing to...

This extremely beautiful tortoiseshell box was made in the first quarter of the 20th century in Austria. The hinged lidded box has been set to the centre front of the lid with the Au...

This hefty sterling silver cigar box was made by the American firm Tiffany & Company. The box which is cedar lined has hallmarks telling us it was manufactured post 1965, likely some...

An anodised bronze, cedar-lined box, by Tiffany & Company dedicated to Walter Hull Aldridge, circa 1945. The box has four stepped feet in each corner, and is decorated with 18 karat yellow gold accents – on the front is a pyramid, and on the lid is a set of Egyptian hieroglyphs. The underside of the box is marked for Tiffany & Co, bronze and 18 karat gold, and for the directorship of John C. Moore II (1907-1947). Walter Hull Aldridge (1867–1959) was a prolific and award-winning American mining and metallurgical engineer. The lid interior is engraved 'W. H. Aldridge. One of those who helped to build the pyramid'. Most likely a reference to his time as President of the Texas Gulf Sulphur Company whose logo contains a pyramid. His time as president ended in 1951 and this box was most likely a generous retirement gift for the 83-year-old Aldridge. An exceptionally rare and unusual piece by Tiffany and Company which is undoubtedly one of a kind. Marked - 'TIFFANY AND CO MAKERS...

This silver bonbonniere box in the form of an egg was made in Portugal of 916/1000 purity silver. The piece has hallmarks for manufacture in Porto, ...

This hefty sterling silver cigar box was made by the American firm Tiffany & Company. The box which is cedar lined has hallmarks telling us it was manufactured post 1965, likely some...

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 spinach jade and gilt metal box dates to the Turn of The Century and was likely crafted in Russia. The box which has a look and feel similar to Faber...

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 ...

This extraordinarily well made silver box was crafted in Germany and depicts a scene with Napoleon to the lid. The piece is crafted of .800 purity silver (800 out of 1000 parts pure silver) and was made in Hanau, Germany. The mark to the base is for J Kurz & Co which was the silversmithing business of Johann Sigmund Kurz. J Kurz & Co were known for their elaborate silver boxes including musical varieties with other examples found to also depict historical scenes akin to this Napoleonic box...