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Item Ships From: California
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725
Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Pair of Italian Brass Sphere Trinket Boxes
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice pair of Italian brass sphere trinket boxes circa 1960s. The set is in very good condition with a rich patina and measures 4"D and 2.25"D, respectively. Nice, well crafted box...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Brass, Enamel & Swarovski Crystals Turtle Trinket Box by Jay Strongwater
By Swarovski, Jay Strongwater
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous brass, enamel Swarovski crystals turtle trinket box by Jay Strongwater, circa 2000s. The box features an impressive jeweled and enameled ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Enamel, Brass
Hand-Blown Murano Box in Emerald Green with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite Murano box, hand-blown in a vibrant emerald green, is a celebration of Venetian craftsmanship and refined geometry. Its octagonal form is both striking and sculptural,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hollywood Regency Faux Inlaid Bone and Brass Box in the Style of Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage Hollywood Regency faux inlaid bone and brass box in the style of Maitland Smith, circa 1970s. The box is in good vintage condition and measures 12.375"W x 8.375"...
Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn.
Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving.
Vizagapatam, late 19th century.
History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes
Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid;
sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/
The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India.
English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras.
Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather.
Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras
These exotic boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hand-Blown Murano Box in Emerald Green with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite Murano box, hand-blown in a vibrant emerald green, is a celebration of Venetian craftsmanship and refined geometry. Its octagonal form is both striking and sculptural,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Very Pretty Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Hat Shaped Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Very pretty, Limoges porcelain miniature hat shaped trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France and features vining floral motif with rich 24-karat gold accents. Box features ...
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Etched Glass and Gold Leaf Decorative Box by Salvatore Polizzi
By Salvatore Polizzi
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Etched glass and gold leaf decorative box by Salvatore Polizzi.
It is made of heavy 3/4" thick glass and gold leaf interior.
There is a long internal crack on bottom edge which is al...
Category
1980s American Hollywood Regency Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
19th c. Oak Ink Well Box c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A Victorian period desktop inkstand box with drawer, metal handle and large round feet. Two square spaces with velvet for glass inkwells and tow pen grooves.
CREATOR Unk...
Category
19th Century Antique California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Sterling Silver Overlay Scenic Ducks in Pond Cigarette Desk Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1940s Sterling Silver Overlay On Glass Box With Ducks in a Pond Decoration. Perfect for the waterfowl enthusiast, cabin, or hunting lodge decor.
Category
20th Century Art Deco California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Octagonal Jewelry Music Box, Made in Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant octagonal wooden music box in thuya wood.
Thuya tree is famous for rich gold and brown shades of its grain and unique exotic fragrance, simila...
Category
1950s Italian Moorish Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The Moroccan or Syrian board / box is made of various wood inlays. A genuine work of art. A set of backgammon and chess pieces are ...
Category
20th Century Moorish California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Silver Plate French Box with Wood Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely silver plate textured box from Paris. A wonderful decorative piece with a wooden interior.
The box is a compliment to any cocktail table, desk ...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Collection of Russian Papier Mache Lacquered Hand Painted Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Collection of Russian Papier Mache Lacquered Hand Painted Boxes
All of them are signed in Russian
Largest one is 8" x 4.88" x 2.25"
Category
Mid-20th Century Russian California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood, Paper
Vintage Italian Pink And Gold Alabaster Round Pill Box 1970
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage timeless elegance handcrafted Italian pink alabaster pill box trimmed in gold tone metal.
Featuring a hinged lid and gilt brass metal trim,the lid is decorated with a rose, i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Vintage Construction Worker Tool Caddy c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage vulcanized rubber construction worker took caddy with strap.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Vulcanized Rubber.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rubber
$150 Sale Price
58% Off
African Tuareg Silver and Ebony Wood Jewelry Box 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage African Tuareg Silver Outer Layer on Ebony Wood Jewelry Box.
Rectangular form Islamic Tuareg Jewelry Box.
Gorgeous Islamic jewelry treasure trink...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mauritanian Islamic California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Modernist Long Solid Teak Storage Box
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist long solid teak storage box, circa 1970s. This beautiful well crafted desk top box is great for storing small items. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Porcelain Box English Ware Made by L & Sons ltd Hanley Staffordshire
By Staffordshire
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectible Porcelain Box English Ware Made in England by L & Sons ltd Hanley.
Antique ceramic box marked English Ware Made in England by Lancaster...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Victorian California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Malachite Box Turkey Tail Hexagonal
Located in Somis, CA
This extraordinary fine-grade malachite hexagonal box showcases the coveted turkey tail pattern, a rare and highly prized formation within the stone. Malachite, renowned for its capt...
Category
20th Century Italian California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
$330 Sale Price
40% Off
1980's Tessellated Stone & Brass Lidded Box by Desia
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Felt-lined lidded box all handcrafted from natural stones Indigenous to the Philippines.
Category
1980s Philippine Post-Modern Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Moorish Emerald Green Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish Emerald green painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Handmade Natural Malachite Stone Lidded Stash Trinket Box Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative handcrafted lidded natural green malachite stone stash/trinket box. The box has a wonderful form and design. Malachite stone has great color and natural patterns...
Category
Mid-20th Century California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
James Bearden Brutalist Sculptured Steel “Barnacle Box”
By James Bearden
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A clever fitted sculptured steel box in the Brutalist style by the noted Des Moine Iowa artist James Bearden. Titled “Barnacle Box,” the piece was acquired directly from the rtist. T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Floral Studio Pottery Sphere Container
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage handmade studio pottery lidded container. Nice round shape with a speckled gray base glaze. Bands of blue wrap around the sides with a lovely hand painted floral design to ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Black with 24K Gold Porcelain Jar with Lid Made in Greece by Spyropoulos 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage I Spyropoulos Handmade in Greece black and 24K Gold Finish Porcelain Jar with Lid.
Vintage handmade in Greece Black and 24k Gold Trinket Porcelain Dish with Lid.
Greek Mythol...
Category
1960s Classical Greek Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Giant Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Onyx Black with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Impressive in its scale alone, this stunning hand-blown Murano glass box exudes luxury and refinement. Handcrafted on the historic Venetian island of Murano, this oversized box comma...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage German Porcelain Women Figural Tray Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition:
Shows two small chips as shown on pictures
Category
1960s German Art Deco Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of Hollywood Regency Inlaid MOP Boxes by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Pair of Hollywood Regency inlaid mother-of-pearl lidded canister boxes by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. The set is in very good vintage condition and the boxes measure 10"W x 4"D x ...
Category
Late 20th Century Vietnamese Hollywood Regency California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mosaic Marquetry Moorish Octagonal Footed Music Box Granada Spain 1950
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Mosaic Marquetry Moorish Octagonal Footed Music Box Granada Spain 1950.
Exquisite handcrafted vintage Middle Eastern Islamic style mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood footed ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving.
Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sandalwood
White Porcelain Clam Shell Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful white porcelain clam shell trinket box with bronze mounts by Piotet Limoges of France, circa 1970s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage ...
Category
20th Century French California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
1960s Vintage Moroccan Inlaid Hexagonal Wood Box
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1960s Handcrafted Bone Inlaid Trinket Moroccan Wood Trinket Box.
Handmade artisanal mid century inlaid trinket decorative lidded Moroccan box.
This hexagonal shaped decorative box ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Folk Art California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
Modern Box in Antique Shagreen with Shell and Brass Insert by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite rectangular boxes is masterfully crafted from antique shagreen, showcasing a unique cosmos pattern that elegantly marries modern design with classic luxury. It feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tissue Box in Polished Stainless Steel by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Elevate the everyday with this exquisite Polished Stainless Steel Tissue Box by R&Y Augousti, a testament to unparalleled craftsmanship and luxurious materials. Each piece is meticul...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Danish Modern Large Solid Teak Tambour Door Desk Top Box
By Jens Quistgaard
Located in San Diego, CA
Danish modern solid teak tambour door desk top box, circa 1970s. This beautiful well crafted box is great for storing small items. The piece is in very good vintage condition and me...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Antique Rajasthani Footed Chest Box India 1900's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Rajasthani Shekhawati Merchant's Footed Chest Box India 1900's.
Early 20th Century Indian carved wood storage cash footed box used by merchants in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Rhodochrosite Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful vintage Rhodochrosite box out of a collection of 4 rare stone boxes we recently acquired out of an estate collection. This box has stunni...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Porcelain Collectible Box Cat with Mouse
By Limoges
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Porcelain collectible box, exquisite piece of Art handcrafted decorative box figure with a cat on top and mouse on the bottom corner.
Studio USA is a well-known manufacturer of fine ...
Category
Late 20th Century American French Provincial California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Sèvres Porcelain Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful 19th-century French Sèvres porcelain box, showcasing the elegance and artistry for which Sèvres is renowned. This finely crafted box features hand-painted couple, floral ...
Category
19th Century French Antique California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
1960s Old Gourd Art Lidded Vessel Made in Malta
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Midcentury Modern Handmade Gourd Art
Decorative Lidded Container
Stamped Made in Malta
5 Tall x 4.5 Diameter
Original Unrestored Vintage Condition.
Refer to images
Category
1960s Maltese Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Thread, Wood
Late 20th Century Decorative Wood Box Inlay Detail
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Late 20th Century Decorative Wood Box Inlay Detail
2.25 h x 4 d x 6.75
Original vintage unrestored
Refer to images provided
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair Lapis Lazuli Boxes Golden Shower
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of fine lapis lazuli boxes sourced from the depths of Afghanistan, each exuding an aura of regal splendor with saturated royal blue hue. The beautiful natural inclusions of gold and white, reminiscent of a celestial tapestry...
Category
2010s Afghan California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$550 / set
Set of 6 Enameled French Canister Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of Six French Enameled Canisters – Sucre, Farine, Café, Pâtes, Chicorée, Poivre Infuse your kitchen with vintage elegance through this striking ensemble of six enamelware caniste...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Maitland Smith Brown Penshell Cube Decorative Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Stamford, CT
1980s decorative pen shell cube box attributed to Maitland Smith. Medium brown pen shell with dark gray tessellated stone accents. Wood lined box. No ma...
Category
1980s American Modern Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
Metal Crocodile Ashtray / Matchbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great oversized sculptural crocodile box. Back opens up for storage. Great ashtray or pillbox. Large-scale. Measures 15" wide. Fantastic object.
Category
1970s German Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Moroccan Yellow Ceramic Jars with Silver Filigree Overlay set of 3
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful vintage Moroccan Yellow Ceramic Jars and bowl with Silver Filigree overlay set of 3.
The set of Moroccan ceramics features a large urn with lid...
Category
Late 20th Century Moroccan Islamic California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Vintage Hipster Leather Satchel Saddle Bag
By Fendi
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Vintage hipster leather satchel saddle bag contrast top stitch.
14 tall x 10.5 deep x 19.5 wide.
Preowned original vintage distressed condition.
...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Studio Craft Exotic Wood Jewelry Box
By Wendell Castle
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Studio craft signed jewelry box in exotic burl wood with velvet interior.
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Box Designed for Tauck World France
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round trinket box.
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round map box designed for Tauck World, Made In France.
The porcelain lid cover is decor...
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk.
A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co box in Pewter and enamel # 0194
By Archibald Knox, Liberty & Co.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and elegant pewter / enamel box by the well UK designer/artist Archibal Knox . marked Made in England 0194
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Custom Glass Mermaid Water Aquarium Tank Pool
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Large 13' tall 1631 Gallon Glass Water Tank with Steel Base featuring a steal industrial grade base with the styling of a 1930s industrial Aquarium. The tank is made of 2" thick acry...
Category
1980s American Vintage California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
$9,900 Sale Price
44% Off
Cut Crystal Lidded Box in the Style of Baccarat With Brass Closure
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A crystal lidded box - rectangular with cut squares and textured surfaces. A compliment to any cocktail table, work station or desk.
Many purposes - also great in the bath as a cotton ball holder...
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Modern Box in White Shagreen with Bronze Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
By R & Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Melting Box" by R&Y Augousti is a masterful creation, combining luxurious materials and elegant design into a functional work of art. The top of the box is meticulously crafted ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Original Grey Painted Large Candle Box from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19th century original grey painted handmade large scale candle box from New England .This wonderful slide top box has such great personality and great construction. It is e...
Category
20th Century American Folk Art California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style coaster plates.
Rajasthani inlaid stone marble decorative set of 7 small roun...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj California Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
