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Item Ships From: Illinois
English Tortoise Shell Business Card Case with Floral Design, c. 1825-50
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carte du visite (business card) case of tortoise shell, impressed in relief with a rose within a border of stars.
England, second quarter 19th century.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Japanese hand carved melon form black lacquered box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage hand carved melon form box with Mother Of Pearl floral inlays highlighted with gilt striping and scroll work. The interior of the box is painted in black lacquer.
Japan, ear...
Category
20th Century Japanese Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Arthur Espenet Carpenter Rosewood Tissue Box 1965c.
By Arthur Espenet Carpenter
Located in Chicago, IL
Arthur Espenet Carpenter Rosewood Tissue Box (circa 1965)
This elegant rectangular tissue box exemplifies Arthur Espenet Carpenter’s mid-century modern vision. Carpenter was a self-t...
Category
1960s American American Craftsman Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Lacquered Happiness Box with Birds & Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Dated to the late 19th centu...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Late 19th Century Engraved Chinese Brass Box with Carved Nephrite White Jade Lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique carved nephrite white jade from a ruyi, mounted to the hinged lid of a conforming brass box. The inside of the lid and outer surfaces are engraved with propitious symbols.
C...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
English Mother of Pearl carved casket box with abalone inlay
Located in Winnetka, IL
English MOP carved casket box with abalone inlay. Velvet lining on 4 bracket feet
Category
Early 20th Century English Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Vintage Opaline box
Located in Winnetka, 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
Category
1970s French Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass with a copper interior and...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Vintage carved Chinese cinnabar box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage Chinese carved cinnabar lidded box with black enameled interior. The carved lid centers on a basket of flowers on a patterned field within a framed reserve.
Category
20th Century Chinese Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
17th Century Italian Leather Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 17th century Italian leather covered wood trunk covered in brass nail heads, some spelling out a word on top, and with iron strap hinges a...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Chinese Brass Hand Warmer with Phoenix, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this exquisitely crafted 19th century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy woman on a cold winter's night in northern China. Designed to let he...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late Victorian English Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This precious 19th century English table casket features mother of pearl inlay and carved shell drawer pulls. The top of the piece is decorated with a pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Reverse Glass Treasure Chest. c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
As much an artwork as a piece of furniture, this 19th-century treasure chest from northern China is richly decorated with relief carvings and delicate gilt paintings. The doors bear ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Elm
Maitland Smith faux Malachite box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a faux painted malachite lidded box by Maitland Smith in 1980s
Category
1980s North American Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint
Chinese covered cinnabar box, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Carved round cinnabar box on brass with a blue enameled interior and underfoot. The carved top centers on peonies growing from a rocky outcropping with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Checkered Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed around a simple wooden frame, this papier-mâché storage box is a charming example of Chinese folk art. Crafted with old newspapers and dyed rice paper, the box would have been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Intricately inlaid vintage Damascus box with hinged lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Intricately inlaid vintage Damascus box with hinged lid in hardwood, sandalwood, ebony, and camel bone. The box features a geometric inlaid field over fiv...
Category
Early 20th Century Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Hardwood, Ebony, Sandalwood
Karl Springer Hinged Lid Kyoto Box / Side Table
By Karl Springer
Located in Chicago, IL
Outstanding hinged and lidded Kyoto box by Karl Springer. Fair amount of storage with suede panel lining on bottom and top. Brown and ivory lacquer is hand applied. Sits in a parsons...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English leather hat box for a man’s wide brim top hat, 1830-40
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Distressed leather hat box for a man’s wide brim top hat. The lid is hinged and has a metal closure. The handle and strap stays are molded metal. The interior retains its original cream and green patterned paper lining.
England, circa 1830-40.
Condition: Leather is stained and heavily distressed. Interior paper lining is in good original condition.
Materials: Leather, Paper, Brass
Dimensions: 15” W x 13-1/2” D x 10-3/4” H
SKU: 8505
Tear sheets are available on request.
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Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Sèvres Style Painted Porcelain and Gilt Brass Box
Antique Jewelry box crafted in the style of Sevres, France circa 1870s. Porcelain bombe casket with cobalt blue and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with abalone and Mother-of-Pearl inlays in a floral compo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Chinese Blossom Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed around a simple wooden frame, this papier-mâché storage box is a charming example of Chinese folk art. Crafted with old newspapers and dyed rice paper, the box would have been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Folk Art Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
A vintage Maitland Smith tessellated horn and stone box with brass trim.
By Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, IL
A flat top brown polished horn box by Maitland Smith having two wide bands of polished green stone tiles surrounded by a gold brass band. The interior is a warm mahogany wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
1960s Murano Bronze-Mounted Glass Casket Attributed to Sommerso
By Murano Glass Sommerso
Located in Winnetka, 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 Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Bronze vintage Bear adorned box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a very unique bronze heavy box with a bear sculpture on top
The box is a locking one that works
Category
1950s German Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
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 Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Floral Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Formed around a simple wooden frame, this papier-mâché storage box is a charming example of Chinese folk art. Crafted with old newspapers and dyed rice paper, the box would have been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
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 c...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Petite Oval Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Perfecting line and form, the small box has a balanced, oval form shaped of white brass (...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Minimalist Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
Patinated copper with applied bronze and pewter throughout, Interior with original "Blue Antique" finish
Dimensions:
7 h × 16 w × 8 d in
P...
Category
1960s American Brutalist Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Japanese Silver Fan-Form Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Precious in the hand, the petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver in the shape of a paper folding fa...
Category
20th Century Japanese Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Jim Rose Two Door - Six Drawer Cupboard Maquette, Solid Cast Iron Furniture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose
Two Door - Six Drawer Cupboard Maquette
Solid Cast Iron w/ Steel Nail Heads
6h x 4.25w x 2d in
15.24h x 10.79w x 5.08d cm
JR0274
Jim Rose
b. 1966, d. 2023
Bio:
Born in I...
Category
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Iron
19th Century Wabi-Sabi Caddy
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderfully charming 19th century American caddy or tool box with the best whimsical wabi-sabi inspired natural bentwood hickory handle. Perfect for holding napkins, flatware, or o...
Category
19th Century American Rustic Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Studio Pottery Lidded Jar
Located in Chicago, IL
A fun and unique domed studio pottery lidded jar with a textured pattern reminiscent of snakeskin and with stamped flowers. Marked illegibly on t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
George Gibbs silvered steel wick trimmer, after 1808
By George Gibbs
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Rare Birmingham cast steel & silver wick trimmer with the impressed maker’s mark and lion passant (which indicates sterling silver). The trimmer is raised on three short posts, one each at the finger rings and one at the wax pick. The wick collection box...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Steel
Chinese Hardwood Opium Bowl Stand, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Designed to resemble a scroll-form altar table, this narrow footed box has an elegant silhouette with waterfall sides and minimal ornamentation. Dated to the late 19th century, the b...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Altar Opium Stand with Dali Marble, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the mid-19th century, this petite hardwood box captures in miniature the elaborate form of a traditional Chinese altar table. Crafted of a dense hardwood, the narrow box is ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Chinese White Brass Happiness Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this petite 19th-century brass brazier once warmed the hands of a well-to-do person on a cold winter's night in northern China. The brazier is crafted of white brass in a rectangular form, complete with a hinged handle and an intricately pierced lid with a chrysanthemum pattern. The exterior is etched with a pattern of golden coins...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Square Cut Crystal Glass Box
Located in Winnetka, IL
Square cut crystal and ormolu casket box.
Category
Mid-20th Century Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Arnoldo Pomodoro Cast Sculptural Bronze Box Sculpture
By Arnaldo Pomodoro
Located in Chicago, IL
Arnoldo Pomodoro cast bronze box abstract sculptural box with lid decorated organic abstract motifs, c1960-1970
The box is part of a series of four boxes made by the two brothers Gio...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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 Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Chinese Round Grain Container with Offering Fruits, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This hand-crafted wood container dates to the early 20th century and was used to store rice and other grains. The lidded container has a rounded body with a short footed base, constr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Japanese Silver Trinket Box with Full Moon & Grass, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Meiji-period trinket box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Fashioned of silver with a hardwood interior, the small box has a clean-lined rectangular form with rounded corners and a thin lip where the lid meets the base. The lid is etched with tall grasses swaying before a full moon, a motif that represents the Japanese moon...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Minimalist Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Gilt Lacquer Stacking Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely painted box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Used like a modern lunchbox, e...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Malachite Octagonal Box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a vintage malachite and brass inlay octagonal box in good condition, no chips or cracks.
Category
1980s Brazilian Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this elegant rosewood box was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls, coral necklaces, and hair pins. Th...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Petite Chinese Brass Opium Box with Dragon Etching
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite metal canister was once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the small box is formed of brass with an etched and stamped d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Japanese Enameled Silver Chrysanthemum Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This lovely silver box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. The petite bonbonnière is formed of high quality silver with a rectangular cartouche form and a removable lid. T...
Category
20th Century Japanese Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Pen shell Pyramid Box attributed to Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Winnetka, 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Gilt Lacquer Hat Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
No self-respecting man in Qing-dynasty China would leave the house without some kind of hat. In fact, headgear was so central to social status that even the containers used to store ...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hide, Fabric, Wood
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 Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper
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,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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 Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Brandt Furniture Co. Inlaid Mahogany 4 Bottle Decanter Spirit Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Brandt Furniture Co. Inlaid Mahogany 4 Bottle Decanter Spirit Box
This Brandt Furniture Co. decanter box has a beautiful four bottle ...
Category
1930s American American Classical Vintage Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Mahogany
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Illinois Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Pewter
