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Excellent Huge Wooden Box, Casket, circa 1900, Jugendstil, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Huge wonderfully decorated wooden box, an original of the Jugendstil era, made in Austria. This casket is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of the period around 1900. Only ...
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Austrian Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

PRIMAVERA Manufacture CAB Vase Boxe
Located in NEUILLY-SUR-SEINE, FR
PRIMAVERA Manufacture CAB (Céramique d’Art de Bordeaux) Ceramic box with a creased and glazed lid, partially crackled, cream and black on an ochre background, decorated with a...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

French Doré Bronze Mounted Peach Opaline Crystal Round Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
A French Dore Bronze Mounted Peach Opaline Crystal Round Form Covered Box. The cylindrical form includes a flat-topped lid that fits precisely onto the base, joined by a decorative ...
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French Louis XVI Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

ALFRED DUNHILL Paris 1928 Louis Kuppenheim Enameled Japonisme Box 935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill. This is an extraordinary and extremely rare desk box with double enameling. The box have been created in the city of Pforzhei...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

French Bronze Blue Guilloche Enamel Portrait Box – Stamped ‘France’
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Bronze & Blue Guilloche Enamel Portrait Box—Stamped ‘France’ A beautiful example of French decorative craftsmanship, this round lidded box combines elegant design with histor...
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French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Antique Two Cylinder Shape Chinese Gilt Lacquered Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Two Cylinder Shape Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Boxes with colors applied. There is a chip on the lid of the large one, please see the photos.  Size: 1. Large: 5.5" Dia x 5....
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Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood, Lacquer

Émile Gallé Marquetry "Mayfly and Ferns" Coffret
Located in New York, NY
The motifs on this coffret by Émile Gallé depict a mayfly flitting among a bed of ferns. Hatching in summer and living only a few hours before mating and dying, the mayfly has long s...
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French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Zimmermann Stuttgart Iron Box in Patinated Metal 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Zimmermann Stuttgart Iron Box in Patinated Metal 1930s. Heavy and beautifully patinated iron box / safe made by the renowned company Zimmermann of Stuttgart in Germany. Early 20th c...
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German Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Trinket Jar in Pewter by Christian R. Kunst, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A stylish round container fashioned from pewter and inlaid with a red/brown material. Applied rose buds around its perimeter. Designed and made by Christian R. Kunst in Denmark circa...
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Danish Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Pair of Ebony and Coconut Tea Caddies
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Antique Anglo Indian pair of tea caddies with silvered metal tops having elephant handles over coconut bowls above carved ebony elephants with bone tusk...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Coconut

Set of Pewter Bonbonnieres by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Exquisite Pewter Bonbonniere designed by Just Andersen in the late 1910s. * Set (2) of round pewter boxes with lids with top spheres * Designer: Just Andersen * Manufacturer...
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Danish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

1916 Japanese antique small box chest of drawers w/ Boro ribbon, wabi sabi tansu
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
108 years-old wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 4 drawers. Product of Taisho 5 (1916), written on the bottom together with maker's address name. Finished with traditional Urushi lacquer. The original laquer remains well gives a good wabi sabi touch. Each handles are partly covered with Boro (hand-woven, indigo dyed cotton cloth) - this is another wabi sabi element of this tansu. Smooth opening closing operation for all drawers. drawer inner w 5.79 in / d 12.6 in / h 1.38 in, 1.69 in, 2.28 in, 2.64 in (from the top) actual item weight 5.95 lb (2.7 kg) Dear customer - feel free to inquire me for the shipping fee quote. The shipping fee showed in the page is automatically calculated by the system, I'm able to offer reasonable quote via Fedex. *** We're eco-friendly, organic-oriented vintage wood furniture...
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Japanese Taisho Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Rare French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, Jade Box, Attributed to Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, and Chinese Jade Double Slot box, attributed to Cartier. The box is barrel-shaped and finished in black enamel. It rests on a pair of Chinese...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Silver, Enamel

Arts Crafts Small Copper Box, Circa 1900
Located in Norwich, GB
An Arts & Crafts small hand made copper box with rivet strapped legs. Circa 1900. The interior is lined with baize. This does show signs of use, and may have been added at a later...
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British Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Vintage Boho Black Forest Hand Carved Casket Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exceptional Black Forest hand-carved casket box is a masterpiece of rustic European artistry. Crafted from dense, dark-stained wood, the box is enveloped in high-relief carvings...
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German Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Faceted Glass Silver Plated Biscuit Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A heavy piece of glass was used to create this quality example, faceted all the way around and series of simple linear cuts around the circumference; the underside having a star cut....
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English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

German Classical revival silver-plated casket " Kampfe von Troja" by WMF, 1906
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
An early 20th century German classical revival silver-plated jewelry casket by WMF, casket model " Kampfe von Troja" No 204 ( see 1906 WMF catalog page 299). Fully hallmarked on the underside with WMF ( Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik) factory marks. The front and back panel/ friezes after the originals from the Parthenon , Athens (now at the British Museum) represent scenes from the battle of Troy. The handles are decorated with ancient Greek Theater masks...
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German Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Japanese Urushi craftsman s workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
At the first glance, this looks like an art piece done by a modern abstract artist - with the layers of random, thicker paint on it. But the truth is, this small box chest of drawers...
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Japanese Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Huge Japanese Red Lacquerware Gourd Motif Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Huge Japanese red lacquerware gourd motif box, decorated in relief with Japanese gourds suspended from leafy branches and scrolling vines.
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

SilverCrest Decorated Bronze Cedar Lined Cigar Humidor
Located in Chicago, IL
SilverCrest decorated bronze cedar lined cigar humidor. Modern Red Enameled top. Silver Crest was the trademark used by the Smith Metal Arts Company of Buffalo. Expert craftsman from the Heintz Art Metal Shop formed the new company in 1919, utilizing much of what they had learned, manufacturing incredible bronze items. Heintz Art Metal Shop was founded in 1906, in New York by Otto Heintz...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

English Victorian style (1940s) small rectangular box inlaid with sea shells
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (1940s) small rectangular box inlaid with various sea shells and having a beige woven interior
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British Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

1900 Rosewood Box Art Nouveau by Erhard Soehne
Located in Marseille, FR
Box rosewood and brass inlay cover Art Nouveau by Erhard and Soehne, circa 1900.
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Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

A collection of seven Val Sat Lambert 1920s gold perfume bottles
Located in London, GB
A collection of seven Val Sat Lambert 1920s gold perfume bottles. All differing sizes with original crystal stoppers. Dimension is the largest bottle.
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Belgian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Kashmir Papier-Mâché Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful hand-painted papier-mâché box beautifully decorated in a blue and gold. Kashmir, India, circa turn of the century.
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Indian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

German Rosenthal Bavaria 1920s Oval Porcelain Lidded Box with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A German Rosenthal porcelain lidded box from the early 20th century with pastel flowers. Created in Germany during the first quarter of the 20th century, this oval porcelain box, top...
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German Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1918 René Lalique Box Un Jour Viendra Glass Sepia Patina for Arys
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Un Jour Viendra" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1918 for Arys. Molded signature. Perfect condition. height: 4 cm diameter: 8.5 cm Félix Marcilhac,...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique South Asian Round Copper Bronze Box with Lid from India 19th C.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper bronze South Asian box with lid, latch and handle. A very fine antique Pandan or B...
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Indian Agra Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Maitland-Smith Vantage Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box
Located in Norton, MA
The State of Art, A Beautiful and highly crafted Maitland-Smith Vantage Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box, with Brass for edge Reinforcement.  
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Chinese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911 Joseph Gloster Ltd
Located in Toronto, Ontario
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911, Joseph Gloster Ltd. Slightly concave rectangular shape case; front, reverse and outside borde...
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English Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Albert Chezal French Art Nouveau Pewter Box with Lilac Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Albert Chezal designed this stunning Art Nouveau, distinctly illustrated, dinanderie-pewter-covered box, handcrafted in France's Etains d'Art workshop around 1910. The large, hand-wr...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Pewter

1920s Wood Himachal Pot
Located in Roma, IT
1920s Wood Himachal Pot This seemingly simple wooden vase is a design object of infinite beauty and elegance that can be placed in either an antique or a modern or contemporary set...
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Indian American Colonial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Swiss Black Forest Dark Brown Carved Wood Glove Box, ca. 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique Black Forest dark brown carved wood glove box, ca. 1900 This elegant and beautiful Black Forest style finely hand-carved linden wood glove box from ca. 1900 features a rectangular shape, carved with a wood grain pattern and with flowers and leaves in high relief on the lid, and two straps at the ends of the lid. The glove box retains its original purple velvet interior. Label "F. Bruel, Rue des Allemands 10, Geneve" on the bottom of the box. In good condition, with some signs of aging and use. The key is not working...
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Swiss Black Forest Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique French Cast Brass Jewellery Box / Casket, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and heavy jewelry box or casket. The rectangular box has a lift off lift with the aide of the folding handle to the centre of the lid. The brass has a slight naturalistic...
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French Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Lidded box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded metal casket made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. It is early work by the Danish designer and a timeless piece for a beautiful home. * A metal casket / jewellery box with a...
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Danish Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box 7cm Kings, ca 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its original box with a sliding lid, made by John Jaques of London and dating to the mid 20th century period. The chess pieces are made of turned and carved varnished wood. The bases of ALL pieces are weighted with metal pieces and the bases have a green felt/paper cover. Weighted sets like this one have a much nicer "feel" when playing. The pieces in the set are in the Staunton style. Sizes: Kings: 70mm ( ~ 2.75 inches); Pawns: ~45mm (~1.7 inches) The set comes complete with its original wood storage box, having a sliding lid and complete with a paper makers sticker to the lid. Overall a good "weighted" John Jaques chess...
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British Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Beautiful Edwardian Sterling Silver Table/Jewelry Box With Pull-Out Drawer
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, Edwardian period, sterling silver table/jewelry box on ball feet, having a hinged lid and a pull-out drawer (which has a lovely, hinged handle). The box was made in Chest...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern in beautiful colors of red, green, blue and red. The box rests on ball feet. This chino...
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Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

1900s French Wooden Box
Located in High Point, NC
This early 1900s French wooden box is a charming example of utilitarian craftsmanship elevated by age and patina. Constructed from solid wood, the exterior displays a richly worn sur...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1905 Edwardian Leather, Tortoiseshell and Silver Mounted Letter Box
Located in Morristown, NJ
1905, England, Unusual and striking Edwardian letter box with leather sides. The curved top and base are mounted with scrolling sterling silver. T...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

French Embossed Bronze Small Squared Trinket/ Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French bronze metal square hinged lidded box. It depicts a lid decorated with an 19th century country relief scene of a romantic couple. The gentleman is hugging a lady whi...
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French Belle Époque Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

English Silver George V Queen Mary Coronation Pill Box, 1910
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A silver pill box, made to commemorate the coronation of George V, by James Fenton, Birmingham, England, date marked, 1910. The round lidded box shows the heads of King George the F...
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English Georgian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

T V Limoges Black White Egyptomania Scarab Motif Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
T & V Limoges (Tressemann & Vogt) Black & White Egyptomania Scarab Motif Box France, Circa 1925 A captivating piece of T & V Limoges exotic elegance—this...
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French Egyptian Revival Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

French Leather jewelry box with inlaid etched plaque - France - Louis XVI style
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming wooden jewelry or sewing box covered in brown leather, surrounded by a dark brown inlaid frieze and a decorative green frieze glued around the box. The leather is decorated ...
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French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

VERGER FRERES 1905 Paris Edwardian Card Case Box In Sterling And White Nacre
By Verger Frères
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian cased-box designed by Verger Frères. This is a beautiful rectangular pocket case-box for cards, created in Paris France during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. T...
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French Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Cut Crystal Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Cut Crystal Box with Gilt Bronze Mounts. Exceptionally large size makes this piece ideal for a number of different uses.
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Crystal Cut to Clear Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Crystal Cut to Clear Box. In very good condition with no visible chips or breaks.
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Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Early 20th century Edwardian inlaid wine cooler
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century Edwardian mahogany inlaid wine cooler, circa 1905. Sheraton revival wine cooler cellarette. Top with oval stringing and inlaid ebony. Lid opens to reveal compartm...
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English Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

1891-1911 Chinese Cinnabar Stamp Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1891-1911 Chinese cinnabar stamp box. The red lacquer carved with a garden scene & a sage under a tree. Hinged. Sides are fully carved as well. Marked "China". Late Qing Dynasty. 3 3...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Decorative Art Deco Box in Hand Hammered Copper 1930s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Decorative Art Deco Box in Hand Hammered Copper 1930s. A wonderful hand made decorative box in hand hammered copper. Features intricate patterns and shapes and floral decorations on...
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European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Charming Brass Spice Box by Jones Bros, England, Early 1900s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Charming Brass Spice Box by Jones Bros, England, Early 1900s A beautifully patinated and functional brass spice box with interior compartments in zi...
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English Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Zinc

Spanish Colonial Gilt Wood Vargueno With Red and Black Paint
Located in Stamford, CT
Spanish Colonial style painted and gilt wood table top vargueno, a chest with eight drawers and four doors with iron drop pulls. A sweet little chest with a lot of personality, decor...
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Baroque Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Anglo Indian Brass and Hardwood Chest
Located in San Mateo, CA
Anglo Indian hardwood campaign or dowry chest. This has brass straps, handles and large hinges on the interior. The lock has the original key. The chest is in good condition. It show...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints
Located in Lomita, CA
This is a beautiful hand-crafted antique Chinese lacquer box, crafted from camphor wood, a material often used in traditional Chinese furni...
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Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14" in height.
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American American Colonial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood, Pine

Kalo Craftsman Hand-Hammered Sterling Silver Postage Stamp Box
Located in New York, NY
Craftsman sterling silver postage-stamp box. Made by Kalo in Chicago, ca 1930. Round with straight sides; cover top gently curved with thread-mounted stained and lobed ovoid finial w...
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American American Craftsman Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Art Nouveau tinnen box by De Beuckerlaer, Belgium ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / box / De Beuckelaer /tin / Art Nouveau / Art Deco A beautiful decorated tinnen buiscuit box by De Beuckerlaer, made in Belgium around 1900. Decorated with 4 diffe...
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Belgian Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

French Ormolu Cartouche Box Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Paris, Circa 1900
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Ormolu Cartouche Box with Miniature Portrait of Marie Antoinette, Signed, Paris circa 1900 This exquisite French ormolu cartouche-shaped box dates to the Belle Époque era, ci...
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French Louis XVI Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Antique English Sterling Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection This exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver biscuit box has a circular rounded form onto a circular spreading foot. The body of the antique biscuit box...
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British Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

CARTIER Paris 1900 Edwardian Nécessaire Case In 18Kt Gold With Green Lacquer
Located in Miami, FL
A Nécessaire case designed by Cartier. This is a fantastic nécessaire case box created in Paris France during the Edwardian period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1900....
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French Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold