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Art nouveau jewelry box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Art nouveau jewelry box Art nouveau jewelry box Materials: bronze, double-celled glass, enamel and procelain palaca Origin France Circa 1920 Uphols...
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French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze, Enamel

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 Boxes

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Wood

English Silver Purse or Chatelaine
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful English silver purse or chatelaine on delicate chain. Graceful design with repousse swirled scroll pattern that surrounds a heart-shaped medalli...
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English Rococo Early 20th Century Boxes

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Silver

20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif Decorative
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif, Decorative & Functional Description: This elegant Japanese lacquer box, crafted in the 20th century, is a beautiful example of refined traditional craftsmanship. Coated in deep black lacquer, the box is adorned with delicate gold-painted branch and bird motifs, evoking a sense of serenity and natural harmony. The fine, meticulous brushwork captures the lightness of the reeds and the poised elegance of the bird, offering a peaceful and contemplative decorative piece. The removable lid reveals an interior decorated with two gold medallions, each threaded with a golden ribbon, adding an extra touch of subtle luxury and detail. Key features include: Authentic Japanese Craftsmanship: This box reflects traditional Japanese lacquerware techniques, emphasizing delicacy, patience, and respect for nature. Elegant Black and Gold Color Palette: The deep black base contrasts beautifully with the fine gold detailing, creating a sophisticated and timeless aesthetic. Nature-Inspired Motif: The scene of golden reeds and a resting bird embodies calmness, elegance, and a connection to the natural world, key themes in Japanese art. Decorative Interior: Inside, two gold medallions with threaded ribbons enhance the box’s refined, ceremonial feel, offering a hidden layer of beauty. Functional and Decorative: Perfect for use as a decorative object, a jewelry box, a keepsake container, or a small personal storage piece. Versatile Placement: Its understated luxury allows it to fit effortlessly into minimalist, traditional, wabi-sabi, or eclectic interiors. This 20th-century Japanese black lacquer box is more than a container—it’s a poetic celebration of craftsmanship, nature, and subtle beauty, offering both functional use and decorative sophistication. Keywords: Japanese black lacquer box, gold painted bird and reed motif, 20th-century Japanese decor, traditional lacquerware, serene Japanese art box, nature-themed lacquer container...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Antique Ladies Vanity Box, Italian, Olive Wood, Keepsake, Jewellery, Sorrento
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies vanity box. An Italian, olive wood keepsake or jewellery box, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920. Unusual form with a fascinating hidden lock mechanism Displaying a desirable aged patina and in good order Select olive wood stocks present fine grain interest Mellow caramel hues add to the appeal Presents as an appealing example of Sorrento ware...
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Italian Edwardian Early 20th Century Boxes

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Olive

Swedish Grace Pewter Lidded Box by Edvin Ollers, 1924
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Grace Pewter Lidded Box by Edvin Ollers, 1924 A rare and exquisitely crafted pewter lidded box designed by renowned Swedish artist and designer Edvin Ollers (1888–1959). Da...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Pewter

Early 20th century French Wood and Brass Musical Cigar Boxe, 1920s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Magnificent Napoleon III style musical cigar humidor dating from the beginning of the 20th century in lacquered wood and garland of brass beads. A lyre adorns each door. By turning t...
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French Napoleon III Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Brass

Sleek Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Box by Cohen Charles, 1922
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Chester in 1922 by Cohen Charles this sleek George V antique sterling silver cigarette box is of a plain, rectangular form with a hinged lid. The box, which is a ...
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English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

French Art Deco Cigarette Box, Walnut Wood and Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Very good quality, constructed of walnut wood and leather. Beautiful natural materia...
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French Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

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Leather, Walnut

French Limoges Hand Painted Gold Trim Trinket Jewelry Box or Candy Dish
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges handcrafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or candy dish, circa 1930. Signed, Jammet Seignolles Limoges (history of this maker below). Glazed. Measures: 4 3/8" Diameter x 2 1/4" high. Very good antique condition, no cracks or chips. In 1825, François BAIGNOL moved to LA FABRIQUE, on the edge of the Brigueuil forest and founded...
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French Napoleon III Early 20th Century Boxes

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Porcelain

Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small vintage turn of the century sterling silver hinged box has a wood interior with etched design top. There are English hallmarks on the bottom that are clearly visibl...
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English International Style Early 20th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Silver Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Rectangular cigarette box with a slightly curved hinged lid, plain polished surface without decoration Sterling silver box, realized in the early 20th Century, Silver 925. Gilt in...
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European Early 20th Century Boxes

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Silver

Silver Box, Early 20th Century
Silver Box, Early 20th Century
$427 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Art Deco Tiffany Co. Sterling Silver Mosaic Enameled Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Art Deco period silver & enamel covered box. In sterling silver. By Tiffany & Co. Decorated throughout with enameled vines, flowers, and garlands in green, blue, and yellow...
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Unknown Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box with Ho Ho Bird
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The box is enameled with polychrome floral and foliage pat...
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Japanese Early 20th Century Boxes

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Enamel

Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box Origin France Circa 1900 Interior decoration (flowers) bronze mount hand painted box.
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French Neoclassical Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Bronze

A Six Bottle Wine Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Six Bottle Wine Chest, Early 20th Century The domed hinged lid opening to an interior with a wooden six bottle rack, a latch to the front and a pair of iron drop handles to either...
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European Early 20th Century Boxes

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Wood

Japanese Cloisonne Box by Inaba, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Japanese cloisonne hinged box with pheasant and autumn foliage, by Inaba Nanaho and the Inaba Cloisonne Company, Meiji period, circa 1900, ...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Copper, Enamel, Metal

1910 Chinoiserie Painted Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Hand painted distressed Chinoiserie box.
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Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Wood

AUSTRIAN 1915 Art Deco Enameled Guilloche Vinaigrette Box In .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
A Viennese Austrian art deco enameled Vinaigrette box. This is a beautiful box created in Vienna Austria during the early art deco period, back the 1915 and 1918. This Viennese box ...
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Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Gold, Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Erhard Sohne Art Nouveau Jugendstil Arts and Crafts Jewelry Box Casket c. 1905
Located in London, GB
A beautiful art nouveau casket made by Erhard and Sohne in Germany in c. 1905. The casket is exquisitely executed with foliate detailing, made in th...
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German Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Boxes

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Brass

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 Boxes

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Brass

Collar Box in leather from early 20th Century. Provenance: Noble family
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant round Collar Box in leather from the early 20th Century. Provenance: Swedish Noble family von Heidenstam. Wear consistent with age and use
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European Early 20th Century Boxes

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Leather

Canton Chinese Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Canton Chinese porcelain box. Chinese export. Circa 1920 origin China. Rectangular format. With internal divisions. Family Rosse style. Box...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Porcelain

Canton Chinese Porcelain Box
Canton Chinese Porcelain Box
$360 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
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Moroccan Moorish Early 20th Century Boxes

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Metal

French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket with Starburst Lid and Key
Located in New York, NY
French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket/Jewelry Box with Starburst Lid and Original Key This rectangular Baccarat cut crystal casket features a hinged form with sharply de...
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French Louis XVI Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Small Antique Lady s Stamp Box, English, Faux Tortoiseshell Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique lady's stamp box. An English, faux tortoiseshell case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Charming and petite, offering...
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British Edwardian Early 20th Century Boxes

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Other

Puiforcat, Art Deco, Sterling Silver Crystal Jadeite Box, Paris, circa 1925
Located in Lausanne, CH
Art Deco period Puiforcat, a square covered biscuit box, cut crystal, sterling silver lid, jadeite handle. The piece is fully stamped and hall marked. The craftmanship is exquisite, ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Crystal, Jade, Sterling Silver

Chinese antique Wooden cat jewelry box or object holder, 1920s
Located in MIlano, IT
Chinese antique Wooden cat jewelry box or object holder, 1920s Jewelry box with retractable compartment in the shape of a lying cat, entirely made o...
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Chinese Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Wood

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 Boxes

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Metal

Antique Pokerwork Stationery Box, English Desktop Tidy, Arts Crafts, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique pokerwork stationery box. An English, beech and tulipwood desktop tidy in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. Charmingly hand f...
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British Late Victorian Early 20th Century Boxes

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Beech

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 Boxes

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Blown Glass

Jugendstil Brass Jewelry Casket with Velvet Lining by Erhard Söhne, Germany
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Jugendstil golden and silver brass jewelry casket with blue velvet-lined interior by Erhard & Söhne, Germany By: Erhard & Söhne Material: brass, copper, metal, velvet, zinc Te...
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German Jugendstil Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc

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 Boxes

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Sterling Silver

George V silver vinaigrette with relief lid gilded interior
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver vinaigrette box with reliefs on the lid and gilded interior from the George V period. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 9.55 grams. Dimen...
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European Early 20th Century Boxes

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Silver

Japanese Meiji Period Bamboo and Silver Cigar / Cigarette Box with Match Holder
Located in Newark, England
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING BOX AND MATCH HOLDER From our Japanese collection, we’re pleased to offer this Meiji period woven bamboo and mixed metal box with matching match holder. Th...
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Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Boxes

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Silver, Copper

Silver toiletry box with mirror
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver toiletry box with mirror and powder puff with blue enamel on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham. Weight: 23.17 grams. Dimensions: 4.7cmx4....
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European Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Silver toiletry box with mirror
Silver toiletry box with mirror
$150 Sale Price
50% Off
Tramp Art Box, Large Scale and Unusual Form. Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale tramp art box of unusual form. At 2 feet wide quite impressive in scale and equally impressive in the ambition of the craftsman who created it. The geometry of the psuedo...
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American Folk Art Early 20th Century Boxes

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Wood

Fine Josef Hoffman Wiener Werkstätte Art Nouveau box Austria 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine and distinguished box, designed by the “Hero” of the Wiener Werkstatte, Josef Hoffmann. Made of nickel plated brass, leaves and stars in the pattern. This box is not marked, but...
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Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Brass, Nickel

A Rare Art Nouveau Carved Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Nouveau Carved Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece, carved in walnut and cedar with inset brass hinges and banding When set on the bookshelf this looks like ...
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Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Walnut

FRONTIN-PARIS 1925 French Art-Deco Cigarette Case In 18Kt Gold And Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
A French art deco large cigarette case designed by Frontin-Paris. This is an elegant and very rare cigarettes case created in Paris France during the art deco period, back in the 19...
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French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century French Repousse Brass and Wooden Firewood Box on Wheels
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1920, the antique wood and brass fireplace wood coffer stands on casters; the trunk is decorated with repousse tavern scene motifs in the manner of David Ten...
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French Napoleon III Early 20th Century Boxes

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Brass

Louis Kuppenheim 1900 Germany Neo Classic Vesta Oval Box In .900 Silver Pill Box
Located in Miami, FL
Neo classic vesta box by Louis Kuppenheim. A beautiful vesta box, created in Germany in the turn of the 20th century, back in the 1900. This superb pocket oval box was carefully crafted with neo classical patterns in solid .900/.999 silver. Show exceptional workmanship with remarkably details as you expect from the iconic jewelry workshop of Louis Kuppenheim. It is fitted with a hinge and a tension element for fastening opening and closing. Actually this box can be easily used as a pill box. Weight: 24.3 Grams, (15.58 Dwt). Measurements: 46 mm by 25 mm by 17 mm (1.81 x 0.98 x 0.67 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with German pre 1922 marks, the maker's mark LK inside an oval cartouche associated to the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, the mark for the silver assay 900 and signed in the border rim, "LK .900". Louis Kuppenheim The company was grounded in 1854 by Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889) and Heinrich Witzenmann, specialized in silver and gold and -enameled artefacts. On the World Exhibition in 1900 the firm received a gold medal for a letter opener. In that same year the company opened a branch in the Rue Richelieu 67 in Paris. In these years some designs by Hans Christiansen were executed, amongst them very delicately enameled silver cigarette cases. The enamels on the several silver and gold pieces was of very high standard, and sometimes even gems like rubies were applied. Very famous were the ladies silver vanity cases with cute animals like cats and monkeys...
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German Neoclassical Early 20th Century Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Hexagonal art deco sterling silver biscuit box made in 1928 by James Dixon Son
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by James Dixon Sons, this stylish, George V period, Sterling Silver Biscuit Box, is in the art deco taste and hexagonal in shape. The biscuit bo...
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English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Austrian Art Deco Silver and Red Guilloche enamel Cigarette or Card Case
Located in London, GB
A superb Austrian Art Deco silver and red guilloche enamel cigarette or card case. Bearing full set of London import marks and date mark for 1928. Extremely fine engine turned red g...
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Austrian Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

Antique Wooden Tramp Art Box Trinket Folk Art Unique Piece
Located in Poperinge, BE
Antique wooden rectangular tramp art box with hidden keyhole, elaborately decorated panels, stained dark brown. Folk art collector's item with a beautiful age patina from the early 2...
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European Folk Art Early 20th Century Boxes

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Wood

Antique Jewelry Box Jewels Bronze Colored Metal France
Located in Poperinge, BE
A beautiful, antique French jewelry box, very heavy, made of patinated copper-plated metal, shaped like a table, with a hinged lid and a central medallion depicting a Greek-style fem...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Metal

English Tortoiseshell Box
Located in New York, NY
English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900. Dimensions: 3.5...
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English Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

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Tortoise Shell

Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
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French Early 20th Century Boxes

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Shell

Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top. The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Boxes

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Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Antique Lidded Box in Hand Painted Porcelain with Flowers and Gold Decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique lidded box in hand painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration on a purple background. Sevres style, early 20th century. Measures:...
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Unknown Rococo Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Cigar Case, English, Oak, Cedar, Desktop Humidor, Edwardian, Circa 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a superb antique cigar case. An English, oak and cedar-lined desktop humidor, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A handsome collector's ...
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British Edwardian Early 20th Century Boxes

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Oak, Cedar

Antique Silver-Plated Container from the 1910s with Intricate Details
Located in PARIS, FR
Enhance your collection with this exquisite antique silver-plated container from the early 1910s. This elegant piece features a stunning silver-plated box with no visible brand marki...
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Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Pewter Jar Sylvia Stave for C-G Hallberg 1929 Sweden
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This pewter jar in all its simplicity is a typical piece for the late 1920s early 1930s Swedish modern era. The jar is made with pattern on each side and the lit with a horse. Inside...
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Swedish Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

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Pewter

Antique Glass and metal candy dish with lid, German by WMF
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Good: This antique or vintage item may have some wear, such as scratches and other signs of aging.
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German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique 20th Century Leather Travel Case For Jewellery Circa 1930
Located in London, GB
An Antique 20th Century Leather Travel Case For Jewellery, Circa 1930. This piece appears to be in unused condition, the exterior crocodile skin retains its original patina through...
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Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Leather

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 Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

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 Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

European Sterling Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box - Circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique European sterling silver and enamel singing bird box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. This exceptional antique sterl...
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European Antique Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Faux Bois Jewelry Box with Mirror and Louis Vuitton Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Decorative Box with Mirror featuring Louis Vuitton fabric on the Lid. This one of a kind box has amazing patina throughout. Certainly a statement piece on any dresser or...
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European Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

c. 1910 English Edwardian Period Smoker s Cabinet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Edwardian period circa 1910 table-top smoker's cabinet. In fine overall condition. Oak with bevelled glass door panels. Fitted for four pipes, a tobacco jar, and two drawers ...
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English Edwardian Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Oak

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