Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 12

Tessellated Pen Shell Hinged Box Attributed to Maitland Smith

$750
£571.11
€657.62
CA$1,062.82
A$1,143.21
CHF 610.96
MX$13,475.20
NOK 7,702.84
SEK 7,041.85
DKK 4,913.51

About the Item

Here is a very handsome tessellated box in a rich, amber-colored pen shell material. The box is hinged and lined with a black felt-like material. This box is in very good condition with only minor wear commensurate with age and light use. We are attributing this box to Maitland Smith, but it's also similar to pieces designed by Muriel Rudolph, who had a product line named The Rudolph Collection. This box is beautifully decorative but also highly functional--it could be used for jewelry storage, as a catch-all, for remote controls or whatever else needs to be stashed away.
  • Attributed to:
    Maitland Smith (Manufacturer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 5.25 in (13.34 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 8 in (20.32 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    c 1970s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Minneapolis, MN
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU10007247296712

More From This Seller

View All
Maitland Smith (Attributed) Tessellated Pen Shell, Bone Wood Hinged Box, 1970s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a very stylish tessellated pen shell, bone and wood box most likely by Maitland Smith and made in the Philippines. This long, slender beauty measures 15 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 2.75"...
Category

Vintage 1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Shell, Bone

Signed Karl Springer Tessellated Stone Box with Shagreen Interior
By Karl Springer
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome and iconic lidded box by Karl Springer. Made of tessellated stone, this example has brass accents and a shagreen interior. The box is in very good condition w...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass

Karl Springer Tessellated Stone Box with Shagreen Interior
By Karl Springer
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome and iconic lidded box by Karl Springer. Made of tessellated stone, this example has brass accents and a shagreen interior. There's also a gorgeous wood trim d...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass

Salvador Teran Hand Wrought Mexican Brass Mosaic Box, Chicken Motif, 1950s
By Salvador Teran
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a box from the 1950s by Salvador Teran (Mexican 1920-1974). This beautiful and charming hand-wrought brass box is decorated with chickens in small glass mosaic tiles featurin...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tessellated Stone and Brass Inlay Console Table Attributed to Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here's a nice tessellated console table attributed to Maitland Smith. The table is not signed, but it has all the characteristics of a Maitland Smith piece and no doubt made in the P...
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Console Tables

Materials

Stone, Brass

Wonderful Brass on Wood Box by Austrian Designer Karl Hagenauer
Located in Minneapolis, MN
This is a wonderful and rare piece by the great Austrian Designer, Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956). The box, which is hammered brass over wood, depicts a scene typical of Hagenauer's work...
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

You May Also Like

Tessellated Penshell Jewelry Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn and pen shell jewelry box attributed to Maitland Smith
Category

Vintage 1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This exquisite vintage Tessellated Marble Box by Maitland-Smith epitomizes luxury and refined craftsmanship. Made from high-quality marble, the box features a stunning tessellated pa...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Elegant tessellated stone box in the manner of Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage elegant tessellated stone dresser box. This box is tessellated with an iridescent plum colored stone with a brass banded detail around the edge. This box is in the ...
Category

1990s Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

1980s Brass and Tessellated Stone Box
By G. None
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s brass and tessellated stone box.
Category

Vintage 1980s American American Craftsman Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Penshell Dresser Box w/Lid, 1960
Located in Chicago, IL
Penshell Dresser Box w/Lid, 1960’s. Original excellent condition. Box is lined with black velvet. Measures 12” long 5” tall 3” deep
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and Brass Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone and brass box. Measurements for just the box without the design. height 4.75'' depth 12.25'' depth 8.25''
Category

20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Brass