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Item Ships From: Chicago
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Petite Repoussé Traveling Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite traveling mirror dates to the early 20th century and is crafted with a metal frame embellished with allover repoussé decoration. Designed after Qing-dynasty vanity boxes,...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Metal

Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Double Happiness Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once a portable snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box would h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

English Snuff Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
Glimmering with iridescent mother-of-pearl inlay, this English papier-mâché snuff box dates to the late 19th century. Black lacquer envelopes the papier-mâché case to form a durable ...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Silver

Chinese Baitong Stacking Incense Clock, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This three-tiered container is a 19th-century white brass incense clock, once used as a relatively accurate method to mark the passage of time. Incense clocks were utilized by Qing d...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mongolian Yak Butter Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully-aged wooden container dates to the late 19th century and was used to transport and store a nutritious butter made from yak’s milk. Food was scarce on the Mongolian s...
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

Petite Indian Swivel Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite keepsake box with a swivel lid is crafted in the tradition of Indian bidri-ware, with a dark metal body decorated with simple silver inlay. Composed of a zinc and copper ...
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Metal, Silver

Chinese Painted Rice Measure, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This rustic container was made over a hundred and fifty years ago to measure and hold a dou of rice, an ancient Chinese measurement. The rice measure is crafted of northern elmwood (...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Metal

Chinese Pewter Trinket Dish, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Indian Brass Betel Nut Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate Indian betel nut box dates back to the early 20th century. Known in India as a paan daan, this box was used in the ritual of chewing betel nut or paan, a practice that da...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Set of four Limoges Trinket Boxes
Located in Chicago, IL
These fanciful porcelain trinket boxes charm with soft color and hand-painted decoration. Drawing on traditions that date back to the 18th century, these compact trinket boxes are in the style of traditional Limoges porcelain. Limoges porcelain boxes emerged in the mid-18th century and were originally used to store trinkets, cosmetics, tobacco, and pills. The underside of the basket shaped Limoges box bears the mark of the esteemed Limoges company Chamart. From the collection of Frances and Gary Comer. Additional Dimensions: Basket Shaped Limoges Box: 2.25"W x 2"D x 1"H Cartouche Shaped Limoges Box: 2"W x 1.5"D x 1.25"H Ovoid Shaped Limoges Box: 2"W x 1.5"D x 1"H Heart Shaped Limoges...
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Late 20th Century European French Provincial Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Metal

Indian Etched Brass Vanity Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Indian three-tier box was crafted in the early 20th century and originally used as a vanity chest or jewelry box. Etched with an elegant all-over floral motif, the brass box is swathed in a rich red pigment with a metallic sheen and dotted with pops of blue, white, and green on the blossoms. Like an accordion sewing box...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Red Enamel box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a rare enamel red box signed s. Inaba Kyoto . The picture on top is of three birds flying Enamel is all intact and in great condition Beautiful box to add to any collection!
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20th Century Japanese Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Rare Blenko Charcoal Glass Abstract Bowl Model 558 by Wayne Husted - As-Is
By Blenko Glass, Wayne Husted
Located in Chicago, IL
This bowl has 2 large internal fractures in the glass unfortunately. A rare model by Husted and in probably one of the more desirable modern colors (charcoal). In this condition, ei...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

White opaline box
Located in Chicago, IL
White Murano glass egg box
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Pen shell Pyramid Box attributed to Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
A pyramid shaped box having 4 graduating drawers with brass ball knobs . Made of polished pen shell which is a material that the manufacturer Maitland Smith often used. All sitting u...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Mother of Pearl carved casket box with abalone inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
English MOP carved casket box with abalone inlay. Velvet lining on 4 bracket feet
Category

Early 20th Century English Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Tessellated malachite box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
Tessellated malachite box by Maitland Smith
Category

Mid-20th Century Philippine Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Footed Cylindrical Chinese Vessel with Bamboo Motif, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This footed vessel captivates attention with stunningly detailed metalwork. Crafted of white brass in a cylindrical form, this vessel is complete with two loop side handles, secured to the face of a lion, and an intricately designed lid topped with a round grip. The exterior is etched with Chinese text and a pattern of lush bamboo fields, a symbol of honesty, humility, and loyalty. This vessel opens to a constricted circular neck shaped with a slit on the side. Reminiscent of Chinese braziers...
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20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Chicago, IL
A nice Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box. Much in the manner of Fornasetti. Uncertain of the designer/company that made these. Possibly Italian in origin. Some m...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

1980s Lacquered Jewelry Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade painted wood, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Blue Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. This box is an example of the non-conformity and ev...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Checkerboard & Neon Pink, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The body of the box has an airbrushed black and white ch...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Murano glass box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful heavy Murano Sommerso glass box in great condition. No chips to glass Made in Italy probably from 1950-60s
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1950s European Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Murano Glass

1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Pink & Black, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. A square-shaped...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Red 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Red Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The glossy red body of this box has a vibrant energy...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

White Brass Five Blessings Chinese Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pink Flamingo, 1980s Lacquered Jewelry Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Pink Flamingo Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The light pink body of the box is airbrush...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pop Art Large 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Pop Art Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. This larger Hollis Fingold box is a tribute to both American midcentury modern design and the vibrant world of Pop Art. Fingold incorporates the iconic splatter pattern of 1950s fiberglass lamp...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to brew tea or heat sake, the kaku-hibachi is a portable form of the traditional hearth. Carefully crafted, the square box is topped with a copper well in which ash and coal would heat the hibachi. Made of an expressive burl wood, the kaku-hibachi is compact with inset side handles and little embellishments. The top corners of the box are trimmed with kurogaki, or black persimmon...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Burl

Pop Art Large 1980s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Handmade, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. This larger Hollis Fingold box is a fascinating piece that pays homage to American midcentury modern design and Pop Art. Fingold incorporates the iconic splatter pattern reminiscent of the popular 1950s fiberglass lamp...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Confetti, 1980s Lacquered Jewelry Box by Hollis Fingold, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Confetti Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. A confetti design embellished with shimmering g...
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1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large 80s Lacquered Box by Hollis Fingold, Checkerboard & Neon Pink, Signed USA
By Hollis Fingold
Located in Chicago, IL
Large Lacquered box handmade in the 1980s by Hollis Fingold at Radar Design in Denver, Colorado. Airbrushed paint on wood. Signed. The body of thi...
Category

1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Opaline box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful white vintage opaline oval box with brass ormolou surrounding the box , it’s in great condition and is probably from France
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1970s French Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Bronze vintage Bear adorned box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a very unique bronze heavy box with a bear sculpture on top The box is a locking one that works
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1950s German Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Porcupine Quill box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a wonderful porcupine quill box in great condition from Sri Lanka
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1980s Sri Lankan Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the r...
Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Studded Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Shagreen Glasses Case with Tassels, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese spectacle case is carved from wood with a striking shagreen covering. The case dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), still in wonderful condition with a rich deep col...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Black Lacquer Round Container with Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique black lacquer container with painted floral motifs used to store hats and personal belongings.
Category

Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Opaline Pale Pink Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a heavy vintage opaline box probably from the 1950s It is a pale pink color with gold fleurdelis on top It has no cracks or chips and has gold ormolou around the box.
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1950s French Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Maitland Smith tessellated stone box with green malachite stone on top
By Maitland Smith
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a great Maitland Smith tessellated stone box with green malachite stone on top with brass feet The box is in excellent condition and would be a lovely addition to any home
Category

1980s North American Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Stone

English Papier-mâché Spectacle Case with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century spectacle case has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers and is bord...
Category

Late 19th Century British Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper

Memphis Handmade Trinket Box: Striking Woodwork, Postmodern Design Collectible
Located in Chicago, IL
Exquisite handmade trinket box crafted from three distinct woods by a talented American Woodworker in the vibrant 1990s. This piece showcases a masterful play of high contrast stripe...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Ash, Maple, Walnut

Pair of Chinese Longevity Relief Scroll Cases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Delicately carved of dense hardwood, these 19th-century scroll cases were an essential accessory for the esteemed Qing-dynasty scholar. The perfect size for a rolled-up scroll, the cases were once used to store and protect works of traditional calligraphy and landscape painting. The matching cases are hand-carved in low relief with all-over scrollwork and borders of geometric meanders. Each case is carved with repeated Shou characters, symbols of longevity and a blessing for a long and complete life. Amid the scrollwork flourishes are ribbon-clad objects known as the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism, including the eternal knot...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Set of 3 Antique Korean Papier Mâché Sewing Boxes
Located in Chicago, IL
A set of 3 antique Korean paper mache sewing boxes from the Choson period.
Category

19th Century Korean Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Paper

Chinese Black Lacquer Presentation Box, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box is a 19th century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box would have open...
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Pine

Tibetan Painted Longevity Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautiful late 19th-century Tibetan box has an unusual trapezoidal form and is highly decorated in the Sino-Tibetan style in a palette of red, orange,...
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Late 19th Century Tibetan Tibetan Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A fascinating and truly unique early 20th century American Folk Art box with the most wonderful Greek temple design with eight blue painted Doric columns around the perimeter and wit...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood

1960s Murano Bronze-Mounted Glass Casket Attributed to Sommerso
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking vintage bronze-mounted clear thick Murano glass casket attributed to Sommerso having a smoked glass interior.
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Glass

Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box w...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

French Crystal casket box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a lovely oval French crystal casket box with brass ormolou and locking key
Category

1960s French Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Bamboo

Wrought Iron Lock Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Very nice wrought iron lock box with lock and key. Great quality.  
Category

1920s Italian Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Emerald Green Goat Skin Covered Wooden Cylinder Box in the Style of Aldo Tura
By Aldo Tura
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful emerald green goat skin cylinder box with a brass pineapple finial on lid and wooden interior in the style of Aldo Tura.
Category

1950s European Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Black Lacquer Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box w...
Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Set of Nanni Valentini Ceramic Sphere Boxes for Ceramica Arcore
By Ceramica Arcore, Nanni Valentini
Located in Chicago, IL
Set of two incredible Nanni Valenti ceramic sphere shaped boxes for Ceramica Arcore, Italy circa 1960s. These two ceramic lidded boxes pair extremely w...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Benton Box, Large Hand-Cast Bronze Decorative Box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Chicago, IL
The BENTON BOX is more than just a container - it's a visual narrative infused with the gravitas of ceremonial boxes from eras past. Its form is articulate and sculptural, each curve...
Category

2010s American Chicago - Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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