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Period: Early 20th Century
1920s Tiffany Studios Zodiac Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Marked” Tiffany Studios on underside. Solid bronze box with Zodiac motifs and Greco-Roman grid motif. Classic art deco shapes and forms. 
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Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Victorian English Regency Handcrafted Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted jewelry box burl wood box, Victorian, Napoleon style burl wood jewelry box. Polished burl Thuya wood hand made with high quality craft...
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British Victorian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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

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Metal, Pewter

Antique German Sterling Silver Owl Sugar Box 1907
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique German cast sterling silver owl sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection. This magnificent and large antique cast German silver sugar box, in sterling standard, has been realistically modelled in form of an owl. This antique silver box has been embellished with fine details reproducing the plumage, in addition to the bird's anatomical features. This exceptional antique silver sugar box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover, retaining the original bead eyes. The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large sterling silver owl box include: Maker's mark: MS (untraced) City mark: Wertheim City, Germany* Importer's mark: GB (George Bedingham) Silver quality/purity mark: .925 (sterling, 925/1000)** Assay mark: Acorn (London, England) Date mark: G (1907) Such large examples are rare to the market; this magnificent box is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire. This antique silver owl...
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German Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Unique Low Cabinet with Intarsia by Viktor Lurje for Wiener Werkstätte c. 1926
By Viktor Lurje, Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Berlin, DE
Unique low cabinet with intarsia designed by the architect, artist and craftsman Viktor Lurje (1883-1944) and manufactured by Wiener Werkstätte GmbH, circa 1926. Together with Oskar ...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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...
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English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Amboyna

Attractive Edwardian antique sterling silver card case hallmarked in 1904
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1904 by Adie Lovekin, this attractive, Edwardian, Antique Sterling Silver Card Case, opens like a purse and is engraved on both sides with swirled a...
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English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Charles X Style French Ormolu Optic Cut Crystal Box, Signed Lehmann France
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charles X Style French Ormolu-Mounted Optic Cut Crystal Casket Box, Signed Lehmann France, circa 1900–1920 A fine French crystal and gilt bronze ca...
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French Charles X Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Ormolu

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

Decorated Wooden Box From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Decorated Wooden Box From the Early 20th Century A small wooden box with a lock, adorned with a metal overlay featuring an embossed pattern depicting a genre scene. The object dates...
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Dutch Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique French Cut Crystal Hinged Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique cut crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly with its ...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Edwardian Oak stationery cabinet Early 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A rare antique Edwardian oak stationery cabinet of rectangular outline, the swing top with fall front enclosing fitted compartments, Circa 1900 in date. The cabinet features ormolu ...
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Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

19Thc Original Red Painted Cutlery / Knife Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Hand crafted and painted cutlery box from Pennsylvania in original red painted surface. The condition is very good and has square nail construction.
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American Adirondack Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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

Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape. Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior. Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box. Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...
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Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

1920s Art Deco Gold Enamel Vanity Case by Cartier
Located in New York, NY
1920s Art Deco gold & enamel vanity case by Cartier 14k Gold. signed Cartier Weight: 112.7 grams Dimensions: Width 3 in, Height 0.44 in approximately.
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Gold, 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

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

Silver-plated Art Deco Trinket Box with Egyptian Motifs
Located in Poperinge, BE
A unique Art Deco chest, perfect as a jewelry or trinket box. Decorated with Egyptian motifs in bas-relief, the top depicts a hunting scene with a chariot drawn by horses, reminiscen...
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

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

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Pewter

Antique Wooden and Cardboard Apothecary Pharmacy Storage Jar for Valerian Root
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s wooden and cardboard apothecary pharmacy storage jar or box for Valerian Root. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Found at an estate sale...
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German Folk Art Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plywood, Paper

A R.Lalique 2 Figurines Glass Box.
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
An early R.Lalique boxe which is strongly influenced by the 1900 style . The boxe is made in white glass with a green patina and is signed in molded block letters on the lid of th...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Antique French Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly with its soph...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Early 1900s French Embossed Leather Letter Box
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon… Dating to the early 1900s, this French letter box has tan leather with black faux marbling. The angled lid lifts to reveal three slots, each lined wit...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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

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

Ornate Antique Sterling Silver Pink Porcelain Vanity Powder Jar Trinket Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gorgeous trinket box or powder jar featuring an ornate scroll and lattice design sterling silver overlay over a pretty pink porcelain. The mark on the bottom is not legible.
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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

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...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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

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Bronze, Enamel

Antique Desk Tidy, English, Oak, Silver Plate, Decorative Box, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk tidy. An English, oak and silver plate decorative box, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Delightful contrast b...
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British Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Late Qing Chinese Red and Black Lacquered Rice Measure Bucket with Carved Panels
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing dynasty Chinese wooden rice measure, hand-carved and richly lacquered in red and black, with traces of gilt enhancing its decorative motifs. Octagonal in form, the bucket...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Art Deco Table Box Covered in Green Shagreen Marked "London Made"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered trinket or cigarette box with hinged lid and of rectangular form, stained green with white corners and stamped "London Made" on the bottom.
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English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Shagreen, Wood

English Folk Art Book Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A bit of English whimsy rendered in oak: this 20th-century box takes the form of a book, complete with a hinged “cover” that lifts to reveal hidden storage within. The brass hinges a...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Italian Green Marble Lidded Bonbonnière with Brass Mounts, Early 20th Century
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite lidded bonbonnière was crafted in Italy during the first half of the 20th century and showcases the elegance of fine materials and skilled craftsmanship. Made from a f...
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Italian Empire Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Alabaster, Brass

Art Nouveau Alpaca Matchstick Case, Vintage Austria, Monogram J.P.
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau matchstick holder case by an Austrian manufacturer. Silver plated alpaca. with makers mark, year around 1910s or older. With J.P. monogram. Some minor dings and...
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Austrian Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Antique Hammacher Schlemmer Co NY Solid Oak Toolbox
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Solid Oak Wood Hinged Toolbox Carry Handle Brass label. Hammacher Schlemmer NY patina present unrestored original vintage condition 7 h x 15 w x 9 d See all images provided.
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American Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Antique Wood Box With Carvings, Interlaken, Swiss, 1900s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique box with beautiful carvings, around 1900. The top of the box is encarved with the flower of the mountains "Edelweiss". Also carved is "Interlaken", the Swiss city of manufact...
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Swiss Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Art Nouveau Cosmic Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Copper

Small Antique Keepsake Box, Oriental, Decorative Case, Qing Dynasty, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique keepsake box. An Oriental, mahogany and exotic stone inlaid decorative Qing dynasty case, dating to the Edwardian period, ...
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Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

French Green Glove Box or Centerpiece, in Portieux Style, Glass, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Glass Portieux style glove box Cabbage-shaped pouch holder French, circa 1900 Good condition. Shipping: D17 H10 0,7 Kg.
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

George V sterling silver presentation casket with Scottish scenes - Glasgow 1910
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Glasgow in 1910 by Aird Thomson, this handsome, George V period, Antique Sterling Silver Presentation Casket, was presented to Robert Harvey Esq. on his retiremen...
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Scottish Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cartier Art Deco Black Enamel, Jadeite and Diamond Vanity Compact, circa 1920s
Located in Braintree, GB
An elegant Art Deco vanity compact by Cartier, Paris–Londres–New York, crafted in black enamel with 18kt gold and silver-gilt mounts. The exterior is centred with a carved jadeite pl...
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French Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Silver

Vintage Chinese Black and Red Lacquer Floral Painted Lidded Wooden Basket Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Chinese Black and Red Lacquer Floral Painted Lidded Wooden Basket Box. Circa Early to Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 11" H x 12" W x 12" D.
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Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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...
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English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Shagreen, Wood

1920s French Wooden Box
Located in High Point, NC
This 1920s French wooden box is crafted with clean, architectural lines that highlight the beauty of its quarter-sawn oak grain. The hinged lid features a striking geometric veneer p...
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French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Mid-Century Italian Round Marble Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming marble box with gilt brass, marked Made in Italy. The lidded box is perfect for jewelry, trinkets, small collectibles. The box is a beautiful addition to a vanity or as a de...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Marble

French Art Nouveau Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, Circa 1910 s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Bourgeois Aine-Paris Paint Box Set, France Early 20th Century Art Nouveau child's watercolor paint set from Bourgeois-Aine of Paris, France. A company, ...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique Vintage Italian Lady s Gentleman s Faux Leather Gilt Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Italian Faux Leather Ladys or Gentlemans Jewellery Box of compact size. First quarter of the Twentieth Century. The hinged lid with a very decorative cushioned surface whi...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Faux Leather

Solid Tiger Oak Card Single Catalog Box with Brass Handle by Weis
Located in San Diego, CA
A solid tiger oak single card catalog box with brass handle by Weis, circa 1940s This solid oak cabinet is constructed with gorgeous dovetail joints, a finished backside and a solid ...
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American Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Vintage Wooden Storage Box Root Wood Hazelnut Decoration
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage wooden storage box made of root wood veneer, the box has black wooden inlay and hazelnut decoration in relief, first half of the 20th century. Decorative object made of high...
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European Baroque Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Stunning French Silver Guilloche Enamel Pill Box
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning enamel box, French in origin with the boars head mark for solid silver (minimum 800/1000). The goldsmith's makers mark is also present, I think GB but a little...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Patinated Bronze Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique Arts & Crafts period bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 2...
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American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
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Indian Anglo Raj Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Sandalwood

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

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

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Silver

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

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Porcelain

Austrian Tortoise Shell Silver Box
Located in Delft, NL
Austrian Tortoise shell Silver box Austrian Tortoise shell Silver box in the shape of an envelope with a flap. The flap is with a spring. The box is marked with the Austrian Silve...
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Austrian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Silver

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

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Silver Plate

Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box
Located in New York, NY
Burmese antique lacquerware betel box. Individual Betel Box authentic Burmese Folk Art know as Kun- It, Mandalay Period. A lacquered cylindrical body of woven turned Bamboo decorated by incised lacquer overall with Chu-pan variant motif and traditional Folk Art characters. This Betel Box has four bowls that make up the entire box. This is a complete Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box. Each bowl has a purpose. The top and base work as large containers and two shallow dishes work as small bowls. The workmanship is very unique having exquisite height details to the bottom of the base container and the two shallow bowls showcasing a complex design to the weaving. Antique Burmese Lacquerware is highly collectible, having books written on this Folk Art with museums having collections and exhibits of same. A very nice antique Burmese Betel Box...
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Burmese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

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