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Material: Bone
Moorish Islamic Mughal Raj Decorative Vizagapatam Carved Bone Jewelry Box India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Decorative Mughal Raj Vizagapatam Carved Veneered Bone Jewelry Rectangular shape Box.
Vintage Asian lidded box crafted with bone finely engraved and hand painted in black with geometric Moorish designs.
Delightful Anglo Indian footed box crafted with an intricate patterned polished bone inlay mosaic over a wood frame.
Handmade in Vizagapatam, India, mid 20th century.
Elegant intricate pattern. A true work of Islamic artwork...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Brass Inlay Blue Dyed Bone Box
Located in New York, NY
Handd dyed bone blue keepsake box with 3 brass inlay stripes.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Edward Souter Barnsley
Co. Sterling Silver
Tortoiseshell Powder Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An 1894 antique Edward Souter Barnsley & Co. sterling silver and tortoiseshell powder box decorated with a silver laurel leaf and bow inset to...
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the amazing carving skill depicting rats on the lid and body and the relief weaved basket pat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset
Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier.
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with ...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,996 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Russian Sewing Box, Dated 1828
Located in Sarasota, FL
An antique Russian sewing box made of bone, dated 1828 on the lid. Decorated with an etched trailing foliage pattern and topped with original green pin cushion. Lined with original g...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Neoclassical Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fabric, Paper
Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket
Northern Italy, 15th century
Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood)
H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm
This beautiful casket of rectangular form is richly decorated with the characteristic geometric patterns of the Embriachi style.
The intricate geometric patterns are fashioned by juxtaposing lighter and darker pieces of wood, (colored) bone, horn and pewter. The lid and base are framed by a broad band of horn. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted.
The attention to Symmetry and balance created an harmonious visual effect
Enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the casket.
The application of geometrical motifs is in Italy known as marquetry ‘alla Certosina’, named after the Certosina Church in Pavia with its famous altarpiece decorated in this way. This is ‘intarsia technique’, a term derived from the Arabic 'tarsi', which means ‘incrustation' recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials.
These geometric elements not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the caskets but also demonstrate the versatility and skill of the artisans in creating multifaceted works of art.
‘Alla Certosina’ became famous through the Northern Italian Embriachi family who achieved a particularly high standard in working in this technique. Venice in particular was known for the production of these luxurious boxes. The caskets, hexagonal or rectangular, surmounted by a lid decorated in several registers constitute the secular, albeit equally renowned component of the workshop’s production, in addition to mirror frames and various everyday objects.
The method of fabrication of those objects was based on two concepts that underlay pre-industrial production: standardization and modularity, thanks to a distribution of skills according to the different phases of fabrication.
even the realization of the marquetry motifs (in the form of ingots from which portions of the desired size were cut) were therefore entrusted to various specialized craftsmen, as were the assembly phase.
Today better known thanks to the extensive research work recently carried out by Michele Tomasi, this workshop owes its name to its founder and owner, the Florentine Baldassare Ubriachi (or degli Embriachi), a merchant and banker established in the Tuscan capital before he settled in Venice in 1395. Together with sculptor Giovanni di Jacopo, who directed the workshop, from the last years of the fourteenth century, Baldassare oversaw a production that was truly original, and still easily recognizable today, comprising monumental altarpieces and various objects, primarily triptychs and caskets.
The precise location of the workshop is unknown, except that it originated in Florence and in ca. 1431 there was apparently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca. They employed local workers specializing in 'certosina' (inlay of stained woods, bone and horn), and the workshop produced items carved in bone (usually horse or ox) with wood and bone marquetry.
The geometric decoration of Embriachi caskets reflects the artistic complexity and attention to detail that characterized their work.
this inlaid casket is a testament to the skill and artistry of the Embriachi family and serves as a stunning example of the decorative arts of the late Middle Ages.
Related Literature :
E. Berger, Prunk-Kassetten: Europäischen Meisterwerke aus acht Jahrhunderten / Ornamental Caskets...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$20,171 Sale Price
22% Off
Art Deco Cedar Lined Amboyna Burl Cigarette Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Rectangular Art Deco bone trimmed amboyna burl cigarette box, Trimmed in bone on all edges as well as the surfaces of the opening the amboyna extends to all sides including the botto...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Amboyna
Armida Black Horn Tissue Box
Located in Milan, IT
Superb inlays of authentic horn lend this tissue box its absolute uniqueness. Crafted of wood and offered in a timelessly elegant glossy black finish, it will be a plush addition to ...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
$1,385 / item
Early 19th Century Russian Stained and Carved Bone Table Box with delicate gold
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 19th century Russian stained and hand-carved Bone Table Casket Kholmogory Box, veneered with panels of foliate engraved stained bone alternating with geometric and foliate fret...
Category
Early 19th Century Russian Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Art Deco Shagreen Covered Box with Bone Edges, Marked "London Made"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered cedar box with bone edges, the snug fitting lid attached at the back with a single long stop hinge to prevent the lid falling back when open. The leather co...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
Vintage Geometric Tessellated Bone Box
Located in Houston, TX
Vintage Geometrtic Tesselated Bone Box.
This beautiful decorative box is the perfect accessory for a coffee table, dressing area or bookcase.
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Very Decorative Vizagapatam Box INDIA 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VERY DECORATIVE VIZAGAPATAM BOX
Vizagapatam, India, 19th Century.
Rustic workmanship will only add to the decorative appeal of this Anglo-Indian footed domed casket in ebonized woo...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Ivory Storage Box
Located in Milan, IT
Enriched by a prized interior in ivory Tosca leather, this rectangular storage box crafted of exquisite Horn and wood showcases a structure in delicate ivo...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,560 / item
Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A scintillating Sapphic scene adorns the cover of this rare erotic snuff box. Set into the top of this burlwood and tortoiseshell container, this high...
Category
19th Century European Other Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Glass
$7,850
Exotic Ivory Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury.
Derived from stingray skin, this richly textured material first appea...
Category
2010s Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Armida Ivory Tissue Box with Horn Insert
Located in Milan, IT
As simple as it is luxurious, this wooden tissue box is a singular piece capable of accenting vanity desks or bathroom decors with unprecedented exclusivity. Prized horn inlays decor...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
$1,385 / item
Art Deco Shagreen (Ray Skin) Veneer Covered Wood Box of Light Grey Color
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered rectangular wooden box in pale grey, veneered on all exterior surfaces including the bottom.
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Shagreen Stingray
Natural Horn Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Keepsake /Jewelry box featuring heat set molded natural horn elements.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Moroccan Large Chest or Jewelry Box in Camel Bone and Brass Inlaid
Located in Plainview, NY
Bring a sense of majesty into your living space with this magnificent Moroccan white bone chest handcrafted from beach wood and inlaid with additional red stones. Boasting a sumptuou...
Category
1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hispano-Moresque Mudéjar Bone-Inlaid Walnut Chest
- Spain, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Hispano-Moresque Mudéjar Bone-Inlaid Walnut Chest
Spain, 16th–17th century
Walnut, bone inlay, iron fittings
44.5 × 30.5 × 18 cm
This rectangular walnut chest, richly ornamented ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Walnut
Ebony Tissue Box
Located in Milan, IT
An elegant reinterpretation of an everyday household item, this superb tissue box is expertly fashioned of prized horn and ebony wood with a glossy lacquere...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood, Ebony
$1,385 / item
Exotic Turquoise Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury. Derived from stingray skin, this richly textured material first appear...
Category
2010s Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Faux Bone Intarsia Box
Located in Queens, NY
Contemporary faux bone woven design rectangular box
Category
20th Century American Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box with Adventurine Green Stone Border
Located in New York, NY
Tessellated horn box with green stone border on top. Mahogany lined interior and felt bottom. Maitland Smith, 1980s.
Category
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French Napoleon III box with inlaid bone decor, polished black color surface, natural silk textile inside. Includes key.
After the renovation - very good condition.
NOTE: Bu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Bone, Silk
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Period Palisander Game Box, Tortoise Shell
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Once owned by Leon Boissier Palun (1916-2007), former Senegalese ambassador to London and Paris, this mid nineteenth century French Napoleon III period palisander game box features a...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Patchwork Bone Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Domed Patchwork Bone Trinket Box
Probably made by Maitland Smith
Category
1970s North American Vintage Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Whaler Made Bone and Ebonized Wood Round Lidded Box, circa 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Whaler made antique bone and ebonized wood round box, circa 1850. With pierced bone medallion and delicately carved bone spiral decorative supports on the...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
A Fine Anglo Indian Coromandel Workbox
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine early 19th century coromandel work box with moulded front design and fitted interior containing a super collection of sea shells.
Ivory registration number 8NEDUS4R.
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Ivory Small Storage Box
Located in Milan, IT
Exuding a lavish flair intertwined with its geometrical design, this refined ivory storage box showcases a precious structure in horn and wood and a rectangular lid in the same lacqu...
Category
2010s Italian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,270 / item
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany, clad in tortoise shell, and ambitiously decorated with bone. The inside has a mirror and red felt lining.
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Sky Blue Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury. Derived from stingray skin, this richly textured material first appear...
Category
2010s Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Anglo-Indian 19th century black patinated, Bone and Oak box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very wonderful and most attractive Anglo-Indian 19th century black patinated, Bone and Oak box. This unique rectangular box made of veneered blocks of Bone is supported on four squ...
Category
19th Century North American Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
19th Century Napoleon III Burl Wood Sewing Box
Located in Paris, FR
Varnished, burl wood sewing box, decorated with Greek frieze and brass inlays. The box contains a mirror and sewing utensils made of bone and brass, as...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Eastern Tortoiseshell and Bone Blue Velvet Lined Trinket Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful 19th Century Eastern Tortoiseshell and Bone Trinket Box, Lined with Blue Velvet on Paw Feet.
Ideal for jewellery or keepsakes or just as a ...
Category
Mid-19th Century South Asian Moorish Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Vintage Horn and Wood Pyramid Monumental Box Rare Style of Karl Springer 80
s
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and commanding vintage horn and wood monumental Karl Springer style pyramid box makes a statement. The size alone is most unusual. The interior wood color is black and ...
Category
1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith tessellated horn jewelry box.
Category
1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
French 19th Century Louis XIV St. Boulle Boîte À Bijouax, Signed Tahan
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A spectacular and extremely high quality French 19th century Louis XIV st. Boulle Boîte à Bijoux, signed "Tahan - Fournisseur du Roi" (Royal cabinetmake...
Category
19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Indian Bone and Brass Decorative Dome Shaped Box or Stash Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A lovely dome shaped bone box from India. The box can be decorative or hold anything from rubber bands to 420. A compliment to cocktail tables, shelves, bedside or on an end table ...
Category
20th Century Indian Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Inlaid Rosewood Silver Perfume Bottle Box Dressing Set 1824
Located in Portland, OR
A fine quality and handsome George IV/Regency inlaid rosewood dressing box, with the original sterling silver and glass fitted contents, London, 1824.
The box having a lift-up hinged lid, finely inlaid with brass and bone marquetry of floral garlands & swags, the front having twin locking doors with corresponding inlay. Both the top, base and door panels have 'Dutch Ripple' molding and at each corner a hand-turned 'Barley Twist' column, both to the front and rear.
The interior of the box also having inlaid satinwood stringing and three fitted compartments each with an etched crystal container...
Category
1820s English George IV Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Brass
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Anglo Indian Ebony
Porcupine Quill Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique 19th-Century British Colonial porcupine quill and ebony box, made in Ceylon the colonial name for Sri Lanka. This fine hand crafted box has a sliding lid and is decora...
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19th Century Sri Lankan British Colonial Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Chest, Box Forming a Cabinet, Orientalist Art, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chest, box forming a cabinet, Orientalist art, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
A 19th century Napoleon III period wood and bone marquetry cabinet box, Orientalist.
H: 24cm, W: 31...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Early 19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Sewing Box With Carved Bone Contents
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A richly decorated early 19th century Chinese export sewing or work box in black lacquer, detailed throughout with intricate gilt landscapes and figures. The interior retains a full ...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Shagreen Cigarette Box on Ball Feet and Bone Edged Top
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco olive green shagreen covered box with bone edged top raised on turned ball feet and having the bottom covered in snake or lizard skin.
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
Tessellated Horn and Wood Veneer Trinket Box in the Style of R
Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in San Diego, CA
A very well crafted tessellated horn and wood veneer trinket box in the style of R & Y Augousti, circa 1990s. The piece is in very good condition and measures 4.75" W x 4.75" D x 3.2...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Organic Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Wood
$300 Sale Price
20% Off
Maitland-Smith Steer Horn Lidded Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Vintage lidded box crafted in steer horn elements with metal spacers and having a carved penshell handle and feet.
Category
20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
Danish Early 19th Century Empire Tobacco Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A charming mahogany tobacco box in an architecturally intriguing form. The top of the lid is adorned with a small knob of bone.
Great quality and craftsmanship.
Empire. Denmark, ...
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Early 19th Century Danish Empire Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mahogany
Enrique Garcel Colombian Tessellated Horn and Brass Decorative Box, 1980s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
One absolutely gorgeous decorative box by Enrique Garcel 1980s. In two tone tessellated horn and brass bands surrounding it. The brass hinges make this box extremely sturdy with good...
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1980s Colombian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Georgian Amboyna Sewing Box
By William Dobson
Located in Northampton, GB
Veneered in Amboyna Wood
From our Sewing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Amboyna Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of rectangular shape veneered in Amboyna with a circular mo...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Amboyna
Mexican Tortoiseshell and Pen-Engraved Cabinet
Located in Mexico, DF
Mexican cabinet. Made of tortoiseshell, pen-engraved and wood. Possible Oaxaca or Puebla, 17th century.
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17th Century North American Spanish Colonial Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
2 Intricate Carved Bone Containers with Lid
Located in Pasadena, TX
Intricately Carved Bone Containers with Lid – Set of 2 – Antique Handcrafted Decorative Storage Boxes
Discover this unique set of 2 intricate carved bone containers with lid, perfec...
Category
Early 20th Century Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
$1,070 / set
Anglo-Indian 19th century black patinated, Bone and Oak box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A wonderful and most charming Anglo-Indian 19th century black patinated, Bone and Oak box. This lovely rectangular box is supported on four squared feet in each corner. The front sid...
Category
19th Century Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Anglo Indian Tortoiseshell And Ivory Trinket Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Anglo Indian tortoiseshell and ivory trinket box dating to the turn of the century. This finely crafted piece features beautiful tortoiseshell accented with ivory, showcasing the hig...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Tortoise Shell
Exceptionally Detailed 19th Century Carved Bone Gunpowder Flask
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally detailed 19th century carved bone gunpowder flask
Italian, 19th Century
Height 36cm, diameter 11cm
This unconventional gunpowder flask, created in Italy in the 19th ce...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Rare Antique Miniature BOX Hand-Painted Multi Music Figure Jewlery Box Gold
Located in Wembley, GB
This is a finely hand-painted West Asian miniature artwork on a ceramic/porcelain box, probably made of leg plates, framed, and painted. The work features an extremely fine painting ...
Category
Early 1900s West Asian Hollywood Regency Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Gold
$2,332 Sale Price
20% Off
1970s Art Deco Style Bone Storage Box with Lion and Elephant Motif
Located in Tampa, FL
This striking 1970s storage box showcases a dynamic battle scene between a lion and an elephant, expertly rendered in early bone. Designed in the Art Deco style, the box features fin...
Category
1970s Indian Vintage Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Black Lacquered and Gilt Stenciled Figural Pagoda Tea Box, Circa 1810
Located in Charleston, SC
English black lacquered and gilt stenciled figural pagoda hinged tea box with exterior gilt stenciled dragon motif, original interior pewter hand chased figural container with bone k...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Graphic Pattern Blue / Natural Bone Box
Located in New York, NY
Graphic patterned keepsake box clad in natural and ink blue dyed bone. Tiles are hand set on a wood box.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Bone Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
