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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
Located in Benington, Herts
A wonderful 18th century George III quill work (scrollwork) tea caddy of hexagon form. English circa 1790 Finely executed, this very attractive caddy ...
Category

British Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Satinwood

18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy
18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy

18th Century Georgian Paper Scrolled Quilled Satinwood Tea Caddy

$2,522
Rare 16th Century Nuremberg Box
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare 16th century Nuremberg box In iron, measurements: 13 x 18 x 12 cm Good condition.
Category

German Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

Rare 16th Century Nuremberg Box
Rare 16th Century Nuremberg Box

Rare 16th Century Nuremberg Box

$5,390
Georgian Ribbed Bucket Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare and unusual George III tea caddy in the form of a ribbed bucket. The tea caddy of beautiful shape with a ribbed exterior carved from alternating panels of plain Sycamore and...
Category

British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Cut Steel

Georgian Ribbed Bucket Tea Caddy
Georgian Ribbed Bucket Tea Caddy

Georgian Ribbed Bucket Tea Caddy

$9,136
An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century Description: The wooden surface with leather overlay and painted gilt surface decoration consisting of florets and a central...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century
An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century

An Italian Gold Embossed Leather Knife Box, 18th Century

$2,460
Late 18th Century Oak Box with Faux Drawers, Handles and Carved Scrolls
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak blanket chest from the late 18th century, with faux drawers and carved scrolls. Created in England during the later years of the 18th century, this oak blanket chest f...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 18th Century Oak Box with Faux Drawers, Handles and Carved Scrolls
Late 18th Century Oak Box with Faux Drawers, Handles and Carved Scrolls

Late 18th Century Oak Box with Faux Drawers, Handles and Carved Scrolls

$2,400
Georgian Original Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
George III Circa 1785 From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Rare Original Hand-Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of Octagonal form veneered in Sycamo...
Category

George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Sycamore

Georgian Original Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy
Georgian Original Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy

Georgian Original Painted Sycamore Tea Caddy

$3,068
Fine Indian Silver Filigree Casket with Hinged Cover, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A pair of very fine silver filigree rosewater sprinklers Possibly India, Karimnagar, early 18th century Measures: Height 31.6 cm and 31.7 cm,...
Category

Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

Fine Indian Silver Filigree Casket with Hinged Cover, 18th Century

Fine Indian Silver Filigree Casket with Hinged Cover, 18th Century

$11,379
Indo-Portuguese Brass-Mounted Hardwood and Indian Wood Marquetry Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
An Indo- Portuguese brass-mounted hardwood and Indian Wood marquetry cabinet, Goa. Gorgeously made with hand-cut hardwood and the finest quality of othe...
Category

Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Indo-Portuguese Brass-Mounted Hardwood and Indian Wood Marquetry Cabinet
Indo-Portuguese Brass-Mounted Hardwood and Indian Wood Marquetry Cabinet

Indo-Portuguese Brass-Mounted Hardwood and Indian Wood Marquetry Cabinet

$65,000
Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century 1647
Located in Madrid, ES
Important and Rare Italian box safe from the 17th century In chiseled bronze, decorated with jasper plates and hard stones, with a cameo with a male figure at the centre. Inscriptio...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century 1647
Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century 1647

Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century 1647

$16,170
Cute Table Top Italian Early 18th Century Walnut Chest w/Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small sized Italian walnut chest from the early 18th century. This Italian chest of four drawers features carved column side posts, paneled drawers and sides and sits atop four pet...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Cute Table Top Italian Early 18th Century Walnut Chest w/Drawers
Cute Table Top Italian Early 18th Century Walnut Chest w/Drawers

Cute Table Top Italian Early 18th Century Walnut Chest w/Drawers

$3,895
17th Century Cutlery Box
Located in Vosselaar, BE
A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Leather, Softwood

17th Century Cutlery Box
17th Century Cutlery Box

17th Century Cutlery Box

$1,437
A 16th/17th Century Style French Red Lacquered Small Chest
Located in Sheffield, MA
An Early Rare French Red Lacquered
Leather Bound Wood Iron Small Chest

Height 15 in. Depth 9 in. Width 13 in. ...
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

A 16th/17th Century Style French Red Lacquered Small Chest
A 16th/17th Century Style French Red Lacquered Small Chest

A 16th/17th Century Style French Red Lacquered Small Chest

$8,500
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA Very rare 19th century George III to Victorian coco nut “Coco de Me...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA
Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA

Hand Carved Crafted Fruit Wood Coco Georgian Victorian Tea Caddy Centerpiece LA

$10,400 Sale Price
25% Off
French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
An original black painted portable desk from the end of the 18th century. With owner initials, the desk has a French hand-written address on the inside. ...
Category

French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk
French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk

French Original Black Painted Portable 18th Century Writing Desk

$975
Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique and exceptional Japanese miniature or dollhouse export lacquered chest Kyoto, circa 1620-1640 The chest of rectangular shape with a domed lid, decorated in Transition-style, in gold hiramaki-e on a black background within reserved lobed cartouches decorated with landscapes animated with birds and rabbits, on a shagreen or samegawa background. The borders are decorated with geometric friezes, the box with gilt-copper mounts, the interior decorated in red lacquer. Measures: H 9.2 x W 14.5 x D 7.2 cm This miniature is of exceptional quality and a perfect copy of the famous large size Transition-style coffers. It was most likely ordered by a Dutch lady for her dollhouse (poppenhuis), like the famous Petronella Oortman (1656-1716) doll-house, which is now one of the highlights in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, or Petronella Oortmans-de la Court’s (1624-1707) dollhouse in the collection of the Centraal Museum Utrecht. Sara Rothé of Amsterdam in 1743 ordered a miniature black lacquered ivory tripod table with gold chinoiserie decoration by Jurriaan Buttner (Monika Kopplin, European Lacquer, 2010, p. 56). Other Japanned dollhouse...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Cypress

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest
Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest

$45,516
George III Parcel Gilt and Gold Neo Classical Aide Memoire, circa 1775
Located in London, GB
A Very Rare George III Parcel Gilt and Gold Neo Classical Aide Memoire Made Most Probably in London circa 1775. Does Not Contain Ivory. This very rare parcel gilt Aide Memoire has a...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

George III Parcel Gilt and Gold Neo Classical Aide Memoire, circa 1775
George III Parcel Gilt and Gold Neo Classical Aide Memoire, circa 1775

George III Parcel Gilt and Gold Neo Classical Aide Memoire, circa 1775

$1,295
18th Century Brass Mounted and Lacquered "Marriage" Dowry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Exquisite Indian craftsmanship made of teak with a patinated surface and extraordinary intricate Brass work. Made during the latter part of the Mughal Empire, Southern India circa 1780
Category

Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

18th Century Brass Mounted and Lacquered "Marriage" Dowry Box
18th Century Brass Mounted and Lacquered "Marriage" Dowry Box

18th Century Brass Mounted and Lacquered "Marriage" Dowry Box

$2,600
Two Annamese Covered Boxes with Bird and Plant Motif, 15th century, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Vietnamese covered boxes with representative bird and plant designs. Both are made of cream-colored base and blue designs, typical of Annamese pottery. These shared characteristics h...
Category

Vietnamese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Two Annamese Covered Boxes with Bird and Plant Motif, 15th century, Le Dynasty
Two Annamese Covered Boxes with Bird and Plant Motif, 15th century, Le Dynasty

Two Annamese Covered Boxes with Bird and Plant Motif, 15th century, Le Dynasty

$1,990
Fine Large Example Of A Kingwood Oyster Veneer Coffre Fort
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A superb early 18th century kingwood oyster veneered coffre fort with fine gilt brass metal work, the fall front opens to reveal three drawers and three hidden compartments. Lovely c...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fine Large Example Of A Kingwood Oyster Veneer Coffre Fort
Fine Large Example Of A Kingwood Oyster Veneer Coffre Fort

Fine Large Example Of A Kingwood Oyster Veneer Coffre Fort

$14,999
19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French porcelain and brass trinket box with flower decorations.
Category

French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations
19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations

19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations

$1,317
18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Chippendale period figured mahogany tea caddy, ebony beaded and mahogany cross-banded throughout, having concave-shaped lid retaining original brass carrying handle.
Category

Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy
18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy

18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy

$1,431
George III Fourteen Sided Tea Caddy Made in London by James Young, 1789
By James Young
Located in London, GB
An exceptionally fine & rare George III Fourteen sided Tea Caddy made in London in 1789 by James Young This wonderful Tea Caddy is modelled in a very rare fourteen sided form. Both ...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

George III Fourteen Sided Tea Caddy Made in London by James Young, 1789
George III Fourteen Sided Tea Caddy Made in London by James Young, 1789

George III Fourteen Sided Tea Caddy Made in London by James Young, 1789

$8,863
German Porcelain Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important German porcelain snuff box exhibits delightful artistry and craftsmanship. Hand painted classical tableau celebrating the e...
Category

German Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

German Porcelain Snuff Box
German Porcelain Snuff Box

German Porcelain Snuff Box

$12,500
17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
Category

Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts

$55,000
Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape
Located in Epfach, DE
A very nice enamel tea caddy, Vienna 18th century, paintings with landscape and couples on all sides and on the top and gold ornamentation.   
Category

Austrian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape
Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape

Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape

$1,197 Sale Price
20% Off
RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century in painted and gilded carved wood decorated with plant motifs. Small defects. Dim.: 34 x 43 x 35 cm
Category

Portuguese Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century
RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century

RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century

$4,671
17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in Englis...
Category

English Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Walnut

17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box
17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box

17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box

$4,631
A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox
Located in London, GB
A most charming estate made country house letter box with delicately inlaid LETTER BOX to front. English, George III H 27 x W 23 x D 15 cms
Category

British George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox
A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox

A Georgian Estate Made Letterbox

$1,639
18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian Peranakan mother-of-pearl inlaid mastic sirih casket with silver mounts Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1720-1730, the silver hinges marked for Batavia, maker’s mark HS or SH...
Category

Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts

18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts

$33,538
Late 18th Century Georgian English Dome-Top Tea Caddy
Located in Dublin, IE
A Fine Georgian Dome-Top Tea Caddy. A beautifully preserved Georgian period single–compartment tea caddy, veneered throughout in richly figured tortoiseshell with a striking mottled ...
Category

English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

Late 18th Century Georgian English Dome-Top Tea Caddy
Late 18th Century Georgian English Dome-Top Tea Caddy

Late 18th Century Georgian English Dome-Top Tea Caddy

$3,210
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest the it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying cerami...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

$480
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box. A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...
Category

English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze

England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze

$2,388 Sale Price
20% Off
18th C. Venetian Italian Wood Box w/its Original Finish, 26.5" Wide
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Venetian Italian box with its original finish, from the 18th century. This antique wood box from Italy is rectangular in shape with a raised foliate...
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

18th C. Venetian Italian Wood Box w/its Original Finish, 26.5" Wide
18th C. Venetian Italian Wood Box w/its Original Finish, 26.5" Wide

18th C. Venetian Italian Wood Box w/its Original Finish, 26.5" Wide

$3,920
German Porcelain Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important German porcelain box exhibits delightful artistry and craftsmanship. Its hand-painted wild game scene celebrates the natural world,...
Category

German Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Gold, Bronze

German Porcelain Box
German Porcelain Box

German Porcelain Box

$3,950
George II period rococo design tea caddy suite made in London 1739 by John Pero
By John Pero
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1739 by John Pero, this stunning suite of George II Period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies and Sugar Caddy, are in the Rococo taste, featuring flat chase...
Category

English Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

George II period rococo design tea caddy suite made in London 1739 by John Pero
George II period rococo design tea caddy suite made in London 1739 by John Pero

George II period rococo design tea caddy suite made in London 1739 by John Pero

$27,238
Flemish Ebony and kingwood Table Cabinet
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A charming 17th century ebony and kingwood cabinet with turned columns to the corners, the fall front opens to reveal a set of drawers and arched mirrored centre. The lid also housin...
Category

European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Kingwood

Flemish Ebony and kingwood Table Cabinet
Flemish Ebony and kingwood Table Cabinet

Flemish Ebony and kingwood Table Cabinet

$6,284
Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Richmond, VA
Early 18th century inlaid Italian walnut and tortoiseshell vargueno. 6 drawers with fine inlay, iron hardware.
Category

Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno

Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno

$6,500
An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
India, probably made in Gujarat for Portuguese Goa, late 17th/early 18th century The tortoiseshell laid over gold foil, and the interior with red lacquer and possibly later added re...
Category

Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver

An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket
An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket

An Indo-Portuguese colonial tortoiseshell veneered wooden casket

$16,769
Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Located in London, GB
Moorish incense burner from Spain, dated to 10th-12th century Spanish, 10th-12th century Measures: Burner height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 12cm Box height 23cm, width 21cm, depth 18...
Category

Spanish Moorish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century
Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century

Moorish Incense Burner from Spain, Dated to 10th-12th Century

$115,906
18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handmade oak silver chest. It was made to hold valuables such as silver coins, jewels or maps. This was the precursor to the modern day safe. It is due to its age beautiful...
Category

French Primitive Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox
18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox

18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox

$1,377 Sale Price
49% Off
Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and rare Chinese mother of pearl mounted games box with four matching interior boxes containing gaming counters and dating from the 18th century. The rectangular shape...
Category

Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century
Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century

Chinese Mother of Pearl Mounted Box with Four Boxes and Counters, 18th Century

$7,158
Colonial Islamic Arabian Market Jewelry Box, 18th Century, India/Malabar Coast
Located in Amsterdam, NL
AN INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND EBONY BRASS MOUNTED BOX FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET Malabar Coast, 18th century With a large drawer with several compartm...
Category

Indian Islamic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Colonial Islamic Arabian Market Jewelry Box, 18th Century, India/Malabar Coast
Colonial Islamic Arabian Market Jewelry Box, 18th Century, India/Malabar Coast

Colonial Islamic Arabian Market Jewelry Box, 18th Century, India/Malabar Coast

$10,181
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 Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

$480
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Italian carved and dovetailed walnut alms box, circa 1725 Large dovetails and old handwrought nails give this small scale box a hea...
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Iron

Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box

Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box

$1,750
Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Japanese Namban lacquer transition-style coffer with two drawers Kyoto/Nagasaki, circa 1650 The cartouches with gilt and red decorations of leaves...
Category

Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Cypress

Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century

Fine Japanese Namban Lacquer Jewelry Casket, 17th Century

$19,164
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest the it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying cerami...
Category

Chinese Ming Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

$280
18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Dome-Topped Box, Circa 1715-1725
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Early 18th century George I Japanned Chinoiserie dome-topped box, Circa 1715-1725. England or France. A rare survivor from the first quarter of the ...
Category

English Chinoiserie Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Cherry

18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Dome-Topped Box, Circa 1715-1725
18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Dome-Topped Box, Circa 1715-1725

18th Century Japanned Chinoiserie Dome-Topped Box, Circa 1715-1725

$5,181
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 Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

$480
Silver Mustard Pot / Antique Sterling Sliver Seasoning Pot
By Thomas Bradbury Sons Ltd.
Located in Neguri, Vizcaya
Silver mustard pot / Antique sterling sliver seasoning pot Antique sterling silver mustard / glass lined seasoning pot 1919 Beautifully crafted ant...
Category

British Romantic Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Silver Mustard Pot / Antique Sterling Sliver Seasoning Pot
Silver Mustard Pot / Antique Sterling Sliver Seasoning Pot

Silver Mustard Pot / Antique Sterling Sliver Seasoning Pot

$539
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Located in Troy, NY
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box. Unusual carved box with a dome top cover and one-drawer. Nice dried out light color.
Category

Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box
Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box

Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Carved Walnut Dome-Top Box

$3,850
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance, of oval form with a hinged lid opening to reveal two zinc lined compartments, decorated in fruitwood and boxwood marquetry with ...
Category

English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance
A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance

A harewood marquetry tea caddy with Royal Provenance

$4,499
Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell Silver Box, Dated 1691
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A dutch tortoiseshell box with two engraved silver plaques Amsterdam, 1691, with maker's mark of Steven des Rousseaux (1654-1733) H. 5 cm Diam. 12.5 cm Note: Steven des ...
Category

Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell Silver Box, Dated 1691
Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell Silver Box, Dated 1691

Fine 17th Century Dutch Colonial Armorial Tortoiseshell Silver Box, Dated 1691

$35,934
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form! With a pink ground, floral spray decoration, and gilt bronze mou...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box

Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box

$2,500
Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indo-Portuguese inlaid teak wood figure of Nagini India, Goa, 17th century Measure: H. 55 cm (with stand, and with ring for wall hanging) The sculpture can be perceived as such but probably is one of four legs of an Indo-Portuguese contador...
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Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

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Teak, Ebony

Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century
Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century

Splendid Indo-Portuguese Colonial Sculpture of Nagini from Goa, 17th Century

$4,950
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century Riveted wrought iron box. One of the rivets moves upwards and makes an internal mechanism move in order to open. The mechanism is incomplete...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century

Wrought iron box with secret 18th century

$1,976
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. ...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760
Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760

Tea Caddy George II Brass Padouk English circa 1760

$1,124
Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Renaissance Medical Box. Spanish Or Italian Workshop, Around 1550 Renaissance Medical Casket with stepped lid and vaulted flanked dome. Polychro...
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Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Wood

Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550

Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550

$20,662
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor
Located in New Orleans, LA
This intriguing Chinese zhadou is intricately carved of fine cinnabar lacquer. A work of exceptional artistry, this covered bowl is adorned with an intricately carved floral motif on all surfaces, including the cover and the wide rim. Also known as a cuspidor or spittoon, this rare container would have been used by members of the imperial family and scholar- officials at the court. Carved during the Kangxi period (1662-1722), this charming piece exhibits the high detail and charm associated with items from that period, making it a true treasure, Early 18th century (Kangxi dynasty) Measures: 6 ¼” wide x 3 ¼” high Cinnabar has been revered for its color all over the world. It has been found in the royal burial chambers of the Mayas, in the rituals of India, and in the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome. In China, cinnabar and gold were the two most important elements in alchemy. Mined since the Neolithic Age, cinnabar is the ore of mercury, and as such, it can be incredibly toxic, especially when mining. In fact, during the Roman Empire, miners at Spain’s Almadén mine in Spain were frequently exposed to mercury fumes, and the subsequent, often fatal, sickness was considered an occupational hazard. The most popular known use of cinnabar is in Chinese carved lacquer-ware, a technique that is believed to have originated in the Song Dynasty, in which cinnabar is ground to a powder and added to clear lacquer. As with mining, there was inherent danger of mercury poisoning for those who carved the lacquer, as mercury was also released into the air when artisans ground the pigments. Most antique cinnabar...
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Chinese Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor
Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor

Chinese Cinnabar Lacquer Cuspidor

$14,850
Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
This oval gold snuff box is inscribed with a crest of ‘a stag trippant’ within mantling of upright ostrich plumes tied with a bow, all below a ducal coronet and above a cypher of the entwined initials ‘B.A.B.’ for Anne of Buccleuch. English, circa 1670. Provenance: Anne, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch Anne Scott, 1st Duchess of Buccleuch (1651-1732) was a wealthy Scottish peeress. After her father died when she was a few months old, and her sisters by the time she was 10, she inherited the family’s titles. She was married, at 12 years old, to James, 1st Duke of Monmouth, the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II, then 14. Following the king’s death in February 1685, James spearheaded an anti-Catholic revolt to depose the new king, James II, and claim the throne from his uncle. The brief Monmouth Rebellion ended in defeat and James, by then Duke of Monmouth and Buccleuch, was executed for treason. The Duchess had six children by Monmouth, and a further three by her second husband, Charles, 3rd Baron Cornwallis, whom she married in 1688. She died in 1732 and was succeeded by her grandson, Francis, Earl of Dalkeith. The style of chasing used on this box is very reminiscent of a signed piece in the Gilbert...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Agate, Gold

Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch
Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch

Gold and Agate Snuff Box Belonging to Anne, First Duchess of Buccleuch

$45,138
English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
Located in Paris, FR
Agate box or snuff-box in of circular form with gently bombé sides, the gold mounted lid is chased with scrollwork. Probably Georges II period. Unmarked gold...
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English George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes

Materials

Agate, Gold

English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box
English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box

English 18th Century Gold-Mounted Agate Snuff-Box

$5,509

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