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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century English Diminutive Mahogany Chest with Satin Wood Banding
Located in Buchanan, MI
18th century English diminutive mahogany chest with satin wood banding. Top opens to an compartment over two drawers. Great color and patina. Can be used as a tabletop decoration...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Georgian 18th Century Rosewood Square Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An attractive and well figured, late 18th century
Square rosewood tea caddy having boxwood
Stringing and key escutcheon with original brass
Hinges to...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Table from Ryukyu Islands
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small square-form table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent is...
Category
Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
Set of Three Spanish Church Alms Boxes Wall Decoration, 18th Century
Located in Barcelona, ES
Set of three carved wood hand painted donation / offering ALM Boxes, Spain, 18th century.
Polychromed wooden Church Collection offering donation money boxes as wall decorations.
Beautiful wall decoration comprised of three wall hanging collection / doation money boxes. Originally used to collect donations at Christian churches/chapels.
Each one has a different design. All three create a colorful set displayed together.
Rare find.
Provenance: Private collection.
On sale as a set.
Measures:
Religious woman: 45 cm H x 26 cm W x 21 cm D
Saints Box: 33 cm H x 37 cm W x 14 cm D
Blue Box:46 cm H x 31,5 cm W x 14 cm D
Poor box...
Category
Spanish Medieval Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
18th Century French Embossed Leather Letter Box, “Coffret a Courrier”
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Known as a coffret a courrier, this French letter box would have been used in the 1700s to conceal private papers or valuables. The leather exterior i...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Animal Skin, Leather, Textile, Silk, Upholstery
Rare, Antique, French, Chocolate Marble Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, bow front, lift top, hand carved marble box with two, round compartments. The sinuous base is mirrored in the stepped, overhanging top which is surmounted by a relief carved...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Colonial box in ebony wood
Located in
S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Dutch colonial box from Batavia in the former Dutch East Indies.
Hand-carved with floral motives in ebony, used for jewelry or letters,
ca. 1800. Origi...
Category
Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Box Dated 1752 with Sliding Lid
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exceptional 18th-century Swedish folk art box, dated 1752, showcasing traditional rural craftsmanship. Carved from solid wood, the box features a finely fitted sliding lid and dis...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
Spanish Renaissance Casket of the 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish Renaissance casket,
16th century
In carved, polychrome and gilded wood decorated with a vase with horns of plenty, heads of cherubs and fruits.
In the lock a shield with two ...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Fine example of a George II brass metal mounted padouk tea caddy with finely etched and wrought hardware and vivid grain, color and patina.
...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
South Staffordshire Bilston Georgian Enamel Tricorn Hat Shaped Patch Box
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Georgian English South Staffordshire Bilston enamel patch box ion the form of a tricorn hat and dating from around 1770. The small box has a small round hinged...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb
Son
Located in Milano, MI
19th century English Oak Liquor Bottle Case with brass Chubb lock and brass handle engraved with Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. relative to Captain Edward Jo...
Category
British Early Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Scatola Italiana XVIII Secolo Laccata in Azzurro con Finta Carta e Fiorellini
Located in Milano, MI
Cofanetto Italiano, scatola con coperchio Laccata con Finta Carta e Fiorellini fine 1700. Realizzata nei toni dell’azzurro e decorata su tutti i lati con fiori e racemi in color ros...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fir
1750 Venezia Italy Lacquered Wooden Yellow Box with Flowers and Birds
Located in Brescia, IT
This is an elegant lacquered and shaped wooden box, with fine and polychrome flowers decoration on yellow background. In the center of the lid a bouquet of flowers has been painted and on the top of this one, rests a little bird with a long tail framed by a flowery ramage and crossed by a red ribbon.
This brighting piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style.
This Venetian lacquered box is a precious jewelry case and it has an intense beauty that could matches with the elegance of every timeless home.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals.
Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps.
The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age.
The iron little key is not working.
The piece is in very good state of maintenance and it is guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original.
The wooden yellow lacquered box...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century French Normandy Carved
Painted "Coffre de Mariage" Wedding Trunk
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully executed antique wedding trunk was crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1780, and exemplifies the traditional coffre de mariage once given to brides to hold linens, pe...
Category
French Country Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox
Stork
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Extraordinary Early 18th Century Necessaire Secrets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary early 18th century Necessaire a Secrets, the exterior painstakingly dry scraped back to the original painted finish. the interior each drawer individually painted with ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Painted and Parcel Gilt Reliquary Box
Located in Houston, TX
18th century Italian painted and parcel gilt reliquary box.
This lovely large Italian Baroque box is made of painted and parcel gilt wood surrounded by ...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Baroque Guild Chest, Mid-18th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Baroque guild drawer with side brass handles and domed lid. The body stands on pressed ball feet, has rounded corners and is veneered on all sides in walnut with strapwork marquetry.
Category
Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French 18th Century Painted Box
Located in Stockbridge, GA
French 18th century painted box. This work comes from Normandy France.
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
English Penwork Box
Located in Southampton, NY
English penwork box
Wooden box handpainted in a handsome black with white floral design and decoration.
The interior of the cover signed and dated 'Emily...
Category
British Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
$2,800
Rare
Beautiful Heirloom Mahogany Inlay Wall Candle Box with Slot on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rare and gorgeous Georgian English mahogany hanging wall box with satinwood inlay and elegant fretwork back, that once was used as a candle box. Unus...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
18th Century Swedish folk art marriage box - Dark
Located in Malton, GB
This is a stunning example of original 18th century Swedish folk art in the form of a marriage box. The patina and age are stunning and make this a very characterful decorative piece...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
18th Century Papier-mâché Small Snuff Box
Located in Delft, NL
18th century papier-mâché small snuff box
A black lacquered papier-mâché snuff box with a silver inlaid encircled zig zag motif around a medallion with a scene of the Last Supper painted with Jesus and the 12 apostles...
Category
Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Italian Baroque Walnut Box
Located in Essex, MA
Hinged top, decorated overall with incised carving, lock plate and side handles.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood
Located in Milano, MI
Antique Italian ballot urn shaped wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, Monte San Savino near Arezzo in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 17th century wooden voting box...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box
Located in Milano, MI
Italian antique silvered Florentine box, polylobed box from the end of the 1700s made of bent and curved wood to obtain a four-pointed polylobe. The ori...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Scandinavian 18th Century Folk Art Hat Or Wick Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large Danish wooden hat or wig box of wood with original painting.
Category
Danish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box
Located in Milano, MI
Italian antique gilded Florentine box, octagonal shape realized in white walnut, engraved on each side and the top and with bulin scrolling decor...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
European Chinese Export "Canton enamel" Oval Box, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
An European Chinese export "Canton enamel" oval box, 18th century
Qianlong, (1736-1795)
An enamel box with floral decor made for the export for Euro...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered Box
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable antique food box from the Shanxi province, North China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early Qing (1644-1912) Dynasty.
An extraordinary e...
Category
Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Elegant Scent box in Silver with gilt crown in Rococo dated 1775
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Scent box in Silver with gilt crown in Rococo dated 1775. Probably made in Denmark. Inside in gilded silver. Very period Rococo design.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
Danish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Scatola Fiorentina Legno Inciso e Dorato Decorata con Uccellino 1780s Ottagonale
Located in Milano, MI
Originale scatola Italiana in legno laccato ed inciso a bulino di forma ottagonale di epoca Settecentesca, in discreto stato conservativo. Questo tipo di scatole solitamente apparten...
Category
Italian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Yellow Lacca Povera Box
Located in New York, NY
Yellow lacca povera box. Late 17th century chest with early 19th century lacca povera decalcomania decorations with angels, birds, lions, flowers, and trees; with original hardware a...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
$5,500
Antique Metal painted box
Located in Encinitas, CA
This exquisite piece, with its enchanting blend of rustic charm and vintage allure, is sure to complement a variety of interior styles as an exquisite piece of décor.
The outside features Oriental influence ornate floral patterns in primarily green, yellow, and orange. The inside of the box is a further surprise, the upper part present simple emerald green painted walls with three small glove compartment pockets . A slight rust and distress ranges throughout the outside and inside of the box, giving a truly authentic vintage appeal.
Whether you're an antique collector, a lover of all things vintage, or simply yearning to add a touch of elegance to your space, this Antique Metal...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,855 Sale Price
30% Off
Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790.
Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3 locks on the front. Quite likely to have been a box of some importance during it'...
Category
Swedish Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Arts and Craft Mid-18th Century Engraved Sterling Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine sterling silver box is a piece of high craftmenship. All the surfaces are finely engraved with rich Baroque decor. It is a little jewel of handmade work.
It was a jewel bo...
Category
German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$2,509 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century Mahogany Inlaid Knife Box with Sterling Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century mahogany inlaid knife box with sterling hardware
Rich patina, beautiful inlay, very good antique condition.
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" x 15".
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Early 18th Century Italian Walnut Spice Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Early 18th Century Italian Walnut Spice Box
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Swedish bentwood box in birch, ca 1790
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish bentwood box in birch, ca 1790
Svepaskar were used to store various household items.
Crafted by bending thin strips of wood, often birch, into an oval or circular shape and ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
Italian 17th Century Primitive Collection Box
Located in Round Top, TX
A rare and unique church collection box from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed from thick planks of walnut with intriguing carving detail. A wonde...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique 18th Century, Georgian Cutlery Open Caddy
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 18th Century English oak cutlery caddy with an elegant form.
Category
American Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Forskrin, Folk Art Travel Box from the 1700s, Original Condition
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique folk art box, a so called Forskrin which was used when travelling for storing documents and valuables around the late 1700s. Made in nor...
Category
Swedish Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century.
This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...
Category
French Louis XIV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
$916 Sale Price
20% Off
18th Century/Older Italian Renaissance Style Carved Verdigris Marble Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century or Older Italian Renaissance Style Carved Verdigris Marble Table Box
This exquisite 18th-century or older carved Verdigris marble table box epitomizes Italian Renaissa...
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
English George III Period Early 18th Century Walnut Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georges III period walnut box from the early 18th century with slanted lid and brass hardware. This exquisite English George III period walnut box from the early 18th cent...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Decorative Antique Chinese Stacking Box, Shanxi Province
Located in Kastrup, DK
A portable stacking box featuring five separate tiers, crafted from limewood and originally coated in black lacquer. Remnants of the lacquer are still visible, lending the container ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Georgian Mahogany
Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany oblong tea caddy, retaining good colour and patina, having attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged lid, enclosing double sectioned interior with lids.
Tea was a precious commodity throughout the 18th and 19th centuries and the purpose of a tea caddy was not just to preserve the and extend the life of the precious tea leaves...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Charles II Silver Counter Box (Circa 1670)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and rare antique Charles II English silver counter box; an addition to our 17th century collection.
This exceptional and rare antique Charles II silver counter ...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Umbrella Stand in Briar and Gilded Finish - 1990s
Located in Manzano, IT
An elegant umbrella stand with a refined and timeless design, made in the 1990s. The frame features briarwood panels with warm, natural grain, framed by gold-colored aluminum profile...
Category
Italian Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
French Louis XIII/XIV Walnut and Steel Mounted Alms Box, ca. 1670-1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
Having a rectangular top with a molded edge and a line carved detail the center with a coin slot, the conforming case with steel reinforcement straps and a decorative steel escutcheo...
Category
French Louis XIII Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Red Silk Casket or Box on Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an early 17th century Italian wooden casket or box, possibly pine, with slightly vaulted lid covered with red silk and adorned with appliqued foliate velvet with em...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Georgian Yew Octagonal Jewellery Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very elegant George III period octagonal shaped burr yew wood jewellery box having attractive banded inlaid decoration to hinged lid enclosing lined interior raised on original bra...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Yew
1750 Venezia Italy Rococo Lacquered Wooden Yellow Box and Jewelry Case
Located in Brescia, IT
This is a magnificent lacquered wooden box, with rich polychrome decoration on a yellow background.
In the center of the lid an exotic landscape has been painted with palm, flowers and berries surrounding the figure of the elegant dressed lady.
The box has done following the techinque of "arte povera". With this tecnique there are less layers of lacquer and the decoration is made with a paper collage together some lacquered parts.
This brighting piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style.
This box has a timeless beauty and it is a little jewel to contain jewels.
One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals.
Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps.
The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age.
The piece is in very good state of maintenance and it is guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The little iron key is not working.
The wooden yellow lacquered box...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Exceptional French 17th Century Marriage Trunk
Located in Round Top, TX
An exceptional 17th century Marriage Trunk - Malle - from the Provence region of France. Soundly constructed from wood and clad in leather. Beautifully ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
An 18th C. Silver Mounted Mughal Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th Century Silver Mounted Mogul Hand-Carved and Beveled Rectangular Jade Box. The jade is the finest quality with a natural even green tone. It is beautifully hand-carved and ...
Category
Mongolian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Silver
18th Century Louis XV Painted Silver Leaf Display Case Tabernacolo, circa 1770
Located in Encinitas, CA
An elegantly detailed, late 18th century Louis XV period wooden display case, golden yellow lacquer with silver leaf accents. As a reliquary or tabernacolo, the box may have been used to display or store religious artifacts...
Category
Italian Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Leaf
$2,916 Sale Price
35% Off
Vintage Umbrella Stand in Briar and Gilded Finish - 1990s
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage Umbrella Stand in Burl and Gilded Finish - 1990s
An elegant umbrella stand with a refined and timeless design, made in the 1990s. The frame features briarwood panels with wa...
Category
European Modern Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Good Ottoman Scribes Box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
An 18th century mother of pearl and tortoiseshell inlaid ottoman scribes box. The box covered in geometric tiles and floral design.
Category
Asian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
$5,985