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Item Ships From: France
1980's Decorative " eye" box
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1980's Decorative " Eye" box
Cast aluminium
France
Category
1880s French Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating decoration in relief. The lid, symbolizing Night, is decorated with a turtle, a moon, a dragon flying among the clouds ; and the belly, symbolizing the Day, is decorated with a rising sun, mountainous landscapes, and cherry tree branches.
The whole, topped with a flamed seed, is supported by three African-type atlantes dressed in a loincloth.
Historical and artistic context
This work of art combines elements of Japonism and Orientalism, two important movements representative of the taste of the time for exoticism. Indeed, this taste for Chinoiserie was revived at the end of the 19th century following the Franco-English military campaign against the imperial army in China in 1860. Napoleon III’s French troops bring back part of the treasure from the Summer Palace, constituting in 1863 the famous Chinese Museum of Empress Eugénie at the Palace of Fontainebleau. First in painting, the movement quickly spread to decorative arts and furniture.
This craze for the Far East is encouraged in France by the diffusion of Chinese ornamental works renewing the interior decoration of the luxurious Parisian residences of a clientele eager for something new.
It was also under the Second Empire that the Orientalists were propelled to the forefront. Emperor Napoleon III, aristocrats as well as wealthy bourgeois in search of exoticism fill the order books of the most renowned artists. It is then not the predominantly academic style of the Orientalists that counts but above all the exoticism that they show to a fascinated public.
Biography
Alphonse Giroux and Company, famous curiosity and luxury goods shop was situated in Paris, at No. 7 rue du Coq-Saint-Honoré and in business from the time of the Consulate until the end of the Second Empire. The company was founded by Francois-Simon-Alphonse and continued in 1838 by his two sons, Alphonse-Gustave (1810-1886) and André (1801-1879). The father became a close associate of the royal family and specialized in the manufacture of refined items for gifts. Kings Louis XVIII and then Charles X were both supplied with gifts for « The Children of France » by Giroux. Making progressively small furniture, they were mentionned for the first time in 1837 in the class « cabinet...
Category
1860s French Napoleon III Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Crevillen Paris Silvered and Enameled Blue Ceramic Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful French midcentury silvered decorative box produced by Crevillen Paris in the early 1970s. This jewellery box features a beautiful enameled blue ceramic top depicting a woma...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Decorative or Jewelry Burl Wood Box France 1970 Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Jewelry box, or decorative Box in Burl Wood with Bone incrustations. This box was made in France in the 1970s. It has a brown color.
Category
1970s French Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
Japan, Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, 1829
Located in PARIS, FR
Japan, Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, 1829
Japan, Rare Pair of Hokai boxes in lacquered wood, Edo period, dated Bunsei 12, 1829.
Hokai boxes are traditionally use...
Category
19th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif Decorative
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif, Decorative & Functional
Description:
This elegant Japanese lacquer box, crafted in the 20th century, is a beautiful example of refined traditional craftsmanship. Coated in deep black lacquer, the box is adorned with delicate gold-painted branch and bird motifs, evoking a sense of serenity and natural harmony. The fine, meticulous brushwork captures the lightness of the reeds and the poised elegance of the bird, offering a peaceful and contemplative decorative piece. The removable lid reveals an interior decorated with two gold medallions, each threaded with a golden ribbon, adding an extra touch of subtle luxury and detail.
Key features include:
Authentic Japanese Craftsmanship: This box reflects traditional Japanese lacquerware techniques, emphasizing delicacy, patience, and respect for nature.
Elegant Black and Gold Color Palette: The deep black base contrasts beautifully with the fine gold detailing, creating a sophisticated and timeless aesthetic.
Nature-Inspired Motif: The scene of golden reeds and a resting bird embodies calmness, elegance, and a connection to the natural world, key themes in Japanese art.
Decorative Interior: Inside, two gold medallions with threaded ribbons enhance the box’s refined, ceremonial feel, offering a hidden layer of beauty.
Functional and Decorative: Perfect for use as a decorative object, a jewelry box, a keepsake container, or a small personal storage piece.
Versatile Placement: Its understated luxury allows it to fit effortlessly into minimalist, traditional, wabi-sabi, or eclectic interiors.
This 20th-century Japanese black lacquer box is more than a container—it’s a poetic celebration of craftsmanship, nature, and subtle beauty, offering both functional use and decorative sophistication.
Keywords: Japanese black lacquer box, gold painted bird and reed motif, 20th-century Japanese decor, traditional lacquerware, serene Japanese art box, nature-themed lacquer container...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji France - Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Table Bar Covered with Shagreen
By Andre Groult
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
This is a very special piece
A table bar with glasses and bottle
Silvered bronze hang.
Category
1990s Italian France - Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
A Rene Lalique opalescent Art Deco Glass Mermaid Boxe .
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The collection of boxes by René Lalique designed in the 1920tys is outstanding as for the quality as for the inventiveness of the subjects.
The bo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco France - Boxes
Materials
Glass
Large marquetry jewelry box or casket, 19th century
By Alphonse Giroux et Cie
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
A fine large marquetry jewelry box : amaranth veneer with brass and mother of pearl inlays ; the inside is upholstered with silk, Napoleon III Parisian production, mid 19th century c...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Charles X Gilt Bronze and Mother-of-Pearl Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small, oval Charles X box in mother-of-pearl and gilded bronze with a flower-shaped key. The lid has a white nacre plate and is decorated with a central medallion that displays color...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Grey and Yellow in color.
Category
19th Century English French Provincial Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
Elegant Swarovski Crystal Glass Box, 2000s
Located in PARIS, FR
This beautiful small glass box, expertly crafted from Swarovski crystal, brings a touch of elegance and timeless charm to any collection or home décor....
Category
20th Century France - Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Japanese Lacquered Furoshiki Kobako 'Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Rectangular and flat lacquer Kobako (small box) representing a furoshiki knot seen from above. Fundame background, furoshiki in takamaki-e with floral pattern, inside the folds of the fabric with black and gold sayagata pattern with togidashi maki-e technique. The saya (or sayagata) pattern is composed of Chinese swastikas...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Jewelry Box or Decorative Box in Shelll and Wood White Color France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood and recovered with shells. It can be used as a Jewelry box or decorative box. It has been made in France during the XX Century. The color is White and red inside,...
Category
20th Century French Hollywood Regency France - Boxes
Materials
Wood, Shell
Romeo Rega Italian Chrome Brass Jewellery Box 1970
By Romeo Rega
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Mid-Century square box signed by Romeo Rega in Italy in the late 1970s. This chrome jewellery or make-up box features a beautiful round brass on the top, and black acrylic ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Jewelry Box
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
The French ceramist invites us to contemplate the beauty of everyday objects through a glazed motif of pink and white daisies, decorating a square jewelry box...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Enamel
1950's Stitched Leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon For Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès
Good original vintage condition
Category
1950s French Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Leather
English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
Located in Paris, FR
Agate box or snuff-box in of circular form with gently bombé sides, the gold mounted lid is chased with scrollwork.
Probably Georges II period.
Unmarked gold...
Category
1750s English George II Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
Giacomo Sinopoli Italian Large Jewellery Box Chrome Gold Leaf 1970
By Giacomo Sinopoli
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Italian Mid-Century decorative box designed by Giacomo Sinopoli and produced by Liwan’s Rome in the late 1970s. This chrome jewellery box features a beautiful gold leaf gilded frame...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Chrome, Gold Leaf
Box by Maison Desny, circa 1930
By La Maison Desny
Located in Paris, FR
Box in wood veneer and silver nickel-plated metal. Stamped with "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and "Déposé".
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Metal
Small Porcelain Pot, Design Vintage 1960.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small Porcelain Pot, Design Vintage 1960.
Vintage small porcelain pot, design, circa 1960, brand Homas, Germany.
h: 9cm , d: 9cm
Category
20th Century German Modern France - Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Lacquer Jewelry Box Towards the End of the 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Antique Japanese lacquer jewelry box from the late 19th century decorated with flowers and foliage, 8 cm high for a length of 21 c...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
1960's jewelry boxe in leather and silvered brass with a crown
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Very nice jewelry boxe in the style of the XIX century
Leather and silvered brass a nice crown in the center of the cover
Nice vintage condition
Category
1960s European Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
1970's Jewelry Boxe by Christian Dior
By Christian Dior
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's Jewelry boxe in leather and brass.
Wrote DIOR with different kind of letters.
France.
Category
1970s French Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
Luxury Cuban Brown Suitcase
Located in Paris, FR
Suitcase luxury Cuban brown covered with brown
cowhide leather. With lozines in smooth leather, jewelry parts in
solid brass, with hand polished nickel plated. With handles in solid
nickel plated brass. Padding and lining in brown slate dinamica microfiber.
With a solid Spanish cedar wood humidor for 50 to 75 cigars.
With 1 cutting tray with accessories Dupont cigar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French France - Boxes
Materials
Nickel
French 19th Century Folk Art Leather Box
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered Folk Art box made out of wood and covered with leather. Working lock and key.
France, circa 1850
Weathered, small losses.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
1960s Enameled Box with Trade Mark
By Camille Fauré
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1960s enameled box work from the north of Europe.
Category
1960s Danish Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Lacquer Box, 1900
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese lacquer box 1900 decorated with sparrows, gold lacquer on a black background of very good quality, good general condition. The dimensio...
Category
19th Century Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in PARIS, FR
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Rectangular silver box bearing the Japanese junjin hallmark, signifying pure silver, made during the Meiji period (1868-1...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Silver
Large Gold Candy Box 18th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Large and circular box featuring two shades of gold. The removable lid is embellished with detailed, concentric lines and with a central medallion representing a dove flying over a f...
Category
1750s French Louis XV Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Gold
19th Century Restauration Snuff Box with Micromosaic
Located in Paris, FR
Small rectangular Restauration snuff box crafted in gold. The hinged lid is decorated with an oval micromosaic representing St. Peter's Square in Rome. Micromosaic is set in a gold s...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Gold
Mid-Century Accordion Cigarette Box, 1950s
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century accordion cigarette box, France, 1950's. Noble woods & bakelite. Measures: height: 5.3"(13.5cm), width: 6.7"(17cm), depth : 4.1"(10.5cm). Very good condition. Just a few ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
19th Century Japanese Inro with 5 Lacquered Wood Compartments
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 5 lacquered wooden compartments, 93 x 50 x 30 mm in size. Weight 59.2 g.
Additional information:
Material: Lacquered ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Wood
Japanese Lacquered Natsume 'Tea Box'
Located in PARIS, FR
Natsume in dark red lacquer, decorated with autumn leaves and cherry blossoms in hiramaki-e and nashiji. Interior in black lacquer.
Maple leaves (Momiji) are celebrated in literatur...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese France - Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Alligator Green Cigar Box
Located in Paris, FR
Cigar Box Alligator Green with all structure in solid
cedar wood, box covered with alligator skin stained
in Gucci green finish. hardware and key in solid brass
in polished finish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 20th Century Fruits Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 20th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Green and brown in color.
Category
20th Century English French Provincial France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
Charles X Dance Card in Mother-of-Pearl and Bronze, Palais-Royal Work
Located in Paris, FR
Charles X dance card in mother of pearl and ormolu, embellished with flowers and flowery interlacing. It is engraved with “Souvenir” and decorated with deli...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Agate Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box agate with wooden structure, hand painted
and with natural agate stone inserts. Box with lid.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian France - Boxes
Materials
Agate
Little flower
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A jewelry box created as a tribute to the American musician and composer Sidney Bechet, by one of the leading figures in 20th-century French ceramics, who turned her art into an ode ...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Gold and Enamel Zarf, Swiss, Early 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
A gold and enamel zarf, pierced and enamelled. The collar is decorated with geometric patterns enamelled green and blue. The zarf has two medallions of pin...
Category
1820s Swiss Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Gold Lacquer Inro Decorated with a Lake Landscape
Located in PARIS, FR
Inro with four gold lacquer boxes, decorated with a lake landscape. Accompanied by a bronze ryusa manju.
Small boxes formed of compartments that fit one on top of the other, inro (? ?) are traditional Japanese clothing...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s
By Gaston Suisse
Located in ROUEN, FR
Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s
Rare compact powder case and travel vanity box, dating from the 1930s (French craftsmanship).
The lid fea...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco France - Boxes
Materials
Brass
1925 enameled bronze boxe signed by Primavera
By Atelier Primavera au Printemps
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare 1925 's bronze and enamel boxe signed by Primavera
Category
1920s French Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Handcrafted Beaded Box with Shells – Perfect for Coastal Decor
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Introducing a stunning handcrafted beaded box with shells, a perfect addition to any coastal interior decor. This exquisite box is meticulously adorned with intricate beadwork and na...
Category
2010s Malagasy France - Boxes
Materials
Shell, Rattan, Beads
Japanese Inro XIXth Century with 3 Lacquered Wood Boxes
Located in Marseille, FR
19th Century Japanese inro with 3 lacquered wooden compartments, 63 x 70 x 22 mm in size. Weight 39.1 g.
Additional information:
Material: Lacquered ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Charles X Gilt Bronze and Mother of Pearl Box with Flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Delicate rectangular mother of pearl box engraved with garlands of leaves. The box is mounted in gilt bronze and intricately sculpted with interlacing, garlands and baskets of flower...
Category
Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Folk Art Marquetry Box with Inlaid Star, Jewelry or Chest
Located in ROUEN, FR
19th Century French Folk Art Marquetry Box with Inlaid Star, Jewelry or Cigar Chest
Beautiful decorative wooden box or small chest.
Folk Art from the 1890s, it features an inlaid s...
Category
Late 19th Century French Folk Art Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Nutwood
Charles X Cut Crystal Casket with Ormulu Mounts
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular cut-crystal casket with a "bamboo" cut. The crystal is set in an ormolu mount with finely chased flower bands. The lock is decorated with a motif of cornucopia. This bo...
Category
1820s French Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Enamel Coffer with Mythological Scenes Signed Klein in Paris, 19th Century
By A. Klein
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel coffer decorated with mythological scenes that are framed with spiraling lines of ormolu and attached with flowers at the corners. The Rape of Proserpina by the god Pluto adorns the lid. The front and back of the box are decorated with images of Diana being woken by her nymphs and the Rape of Europa. The sides have images of Mercury educating Cupid and a bath scene...
Category
1860s French Louis XVI Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu, Bronze
Decorative or Jewelry Leather, Metal Wood Box France 19th Century Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative or Jewelry Leather, Metal Wood Box France 19th Century Brown Color
Category
19th Century French Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Chinese Lacquered Brush Box with Painted Birds, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Lacquered paintbrush box, made in the chinese style.
In 19th-century Europe, oriental objects were highly prized and liked to be reproduced.
In this painting features two birds and v...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Wood
Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal, Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal and Copper Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century.
On the lid, we discover relief work. A scene of with characters having a banquet in the coun...
Category
20th Century French France - Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Cigar Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Wood, Art Deco, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The box is in wood.
It is a cigar box but It can be used as a docorative box...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage France - Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bone
Pair of Ring Holders in Mother of Pearl and Gilt Bronze, Palais Royal Work
By Palais Royal
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of Charles X ring holders (baguiers) with ormolu mounts embellished with small flowers. A high backing of mother-of-pearl joins a small, ormolu bowl featuring openwork interlaci...
Category
1820s French Charles X Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Late 19th Century Limoges Enamel Keepsake Box
By Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel keepsake box from Limoges. The lid is decorated with a central medallion featuring the profile of an upper-class woman, who was certainly the owner of this...
Category
19th Century French Renaissance Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Enamel
XX Century Silver Plated Hare Inkwell
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Decorative XX century inkwell or box representing a silver plated hare.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern France - Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Old African Hand Carved Wooden Box 19th Century Brown Color Powder Box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Superb old African box with hand-carving & carrying chain on the top. Carved on all sides. Authentic ceremonial divided box with hand wrought iron hinges l...
Category
19th Century African Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Oval Jewelry Box, Color with with Internal Compartments France 19th
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is an Ovale large box. It has been decorated with a sivered color metal plate and lid. It has been made in France, during the 19th Century. In brown color.
It is a jelwery box.
Category
19th Century French Chinese Export Antique France - Boxes
Materials
Metal
