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Period: Late 19th Century
Italian Art Nouveau Rock Crystal Jar with Lid – Faceted Cut and Ornamental Mount
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite lidded jar, which could also serve as a bonbonnière or sugar bowl, is crafted from approximately 1 kilogram of hand-carved rock crystal. The crystal body has been care...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
English Victorian Burl Wood Makeup Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian burl wood traveling vanity / make up box with ebonized trim edge and a small lower drawer; interior holding 9 various silver boxes and...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mary Gregory Painted Black Glass Perfume Box
Located in Norwood, NJ
Exquisite piece of Mary Gregory all original black amethyst glass hinged perfume box. Inside is formed with gilt wire inserts with three glass scent or cut glass perfume bottles co...
Category
European Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique French Gilt Brass Cloisonne Chinoiserie Champleve Jewelry Box Casket
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century French Chinoiserie gilt brass, Cloisonné and Champlevé jewelry box, with a rock crystal top, circa 1880.
This exquisite box with a thick chamfered hinged...
Category
French Chinoiserie Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Enamel, Brass
Antique Late 19th Century Silver Repoussé Decorated Jewellery Box with Cherubs
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Late 19th century silver repoussé decorated jewellery box with Cherubs, Forest God in the centre surrounded by the birds and floral motifs .
Interior is decorated with gre...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique English Playing Card Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century Victorian English wood playing card box with a Jack of Clubs painted on paper on the front and book paper all around.
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Chinese Qing Period Huanghuali Wood and Bronze Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Huanghuali wood box decorated with bronze mountings and motifs of bats, fish and moths.
The top features a classic Chinese medallion mounted to the centre of the lid.
In un...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French 19th Century
Sevres
Porcelain Mounted Casket
By Tahan Paris
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A fine quality late 19th century gilded ormolu and Sevres style porcelain mounted casket, the hinged lid opening to a silk lined interior (needing repair) and raised on ormolu melon ...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Walnut
Lady Box, England Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Briar lady's casket with brass inserts. Inside compartments with coeval glass flasks and compartments in velvet and purple silk. The opening front reveals two drawers. The lids of th...
Category
English Other Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Box Brass Repousse Coal Nautical Galleon Warship
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Charming and characterful nautical design
- Depicting a fleet of five galleons or warships at anchor in a bay with three men in a dingy rowing ashore on the top
- The front with ...
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French Baroque Revival Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Majolica Box with Cyclamens, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica box with Cyclamens, Circa 1890.
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif
Located in Stamford, CT
A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration. Box in four sections with lid.
Category
Japanese Edo Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century American Inlaid Star Veneer Jewelry Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Beautifully crafted 19th century American jewelry box featuring a richly toned veneer with an elegant inlaid star motif on the lid. The interior is three and half inches deep and inc...
Category
American Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript Storage Box Burma 19th Century
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Gilt Lacquer Wood Manuscript storage box Burma 19th century.
This wooden box is entirely covered in moulded lacquer-work in relief (known as thayo w...
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Thai Other Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Teak
Classical Design English Brass and Copper Coal Hod
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine quality brass and copper coal hod. Classical design, English, late 19th century. Original lift-out handled liner. Associated shovel. The repouss...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
$350 Sale Price
41% Off
19th Century Victorian Sterling Silver Boar Vesta Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box modelled in the form of a boar; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection
This magnificent antique Victorian cast sterling silver vesta box has been realistically modelled in the form of a boar.
This impressive antique vesta case is embellished with details replicating the features of the boar's coat of fur and anatomical features.
The back of the boar incorporates a hallmarked hinged cover which opens to reveal the serrated panel/match striker.
The secondary hallmarked hinged panel opens to reveal the original gilt interior; this is faciliated with a thumbpiece modelled in the form of the boar's tail.
Such magnificent period examples are rare and becoming increasingly difficult to locate.
Condition
This antique Victorian vesta box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
Full hallmarks struck to the underside of the body, in addition to part hallmarks to the interior of each hinged cover are very clear; the hallmarks are struck deeply due to the exceptional gauge of silver.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this antique vesta box...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver plate and Shagreen Cigarettte Case
Located in London, GB
A fine and unusual silver plate and shagreen cigarette case. Shagreen was a popular but rare material used in the 19th century on certain fine pieces, such as clocks and cases. Its b...
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Antique Dresser or Jewelry Box with Enamel Portrait and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique dresser or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in approximately 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style. The oval shaped box has a very well e...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Swiss Black Forest Carved Wood Bear Head Lidded Tobacco Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Of large scale, the well-delineated and intricately carved head of a dog with hat motif lid; the expressive face with glass eyes and large snout; most likely from the Black forest ar...
Category
Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
1880s, European Sterling Silver Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Solid sterling European box. 4.25 ounces. Sun, basket of fruit, flowers adorn the top of the box. Gold wash inside.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique American Victorian Rococo Sterling Silver
Leather Letter Box
Located in New York, NY
American Victorian Rococo sterling silver and leather letter box, ca 1880. Rectangular base with straight sides and slant hinged cover with curved front. Applied open silver ornament...
Category
American Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1897 by Harris Adelstein, this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Snuff Box, is designed to look like a book, and has a gilt interior and engraved d...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rajasthani Decorative Brass Lidded Betel Caddy Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted decorative round brass Indian lidded betel box with latch and a top handle.
Delicately and intricately hand-chased with geometric designs.
Used as a tea caddy with tea bo...
Category
Indian Agra Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
19th Century Tramp Art Box with Chip-Carved Decoration, Date and Velvet Inside
Located in Atlanta, GA
A 19th century Tramp Art rectangular wooden box featuring elaborate chip-carved decoration. Each side of this box is adorned with hand-carved tiered frames of four-layered notches, characteristic of the traditional chip-carving technique of Tramp Art, a 19th century form Folk Art that transforms salvaged materials into furniture and art. The lid, attached to the base with hinges, is covered with a burgundy velvet pad bordered by a chip-carved trim centered around a carved lion head. The lid, which lifts by a ring pull, opens to reveal a velvety green storage...
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American Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Bombay Mughal Style Footed Box With Bone Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Nice and unusual Indian Mughal style large decorative box, filigree and carved horn.
Anglo-Indian footed domed box with exceptional engraved details throughout with filigree and carved veneered bone plaques with arabesque carving.
Vizagapatam, late 19th century.
History of the Anglo-Indian Boxes
Beginning in the early part of the 18th century, Indian artisans made what came to be known as Anglo-Indian boxes for the English residents living in India, who eventually brought or sent them back to England. At the beginning of the 19th century, India began exporting these boxes commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the 1850s. People valued them so highly that manufacturers of tins copied the designs on them in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Anglo-Indian boxes fall into four groups: Rosewood or ebony boxes inlaid;
sandalwood boxes veneered; sandalwood boxes covered with Sadeli mosaic; and carved boxes often combined with Sadeli mosaic/
The first two categories came from Vizagapatam in East India while the last two came from Bombay in West India.
English traders discovered the rich woods and intricate workmanship of Indian artisans, so colonial government officials began to recognize the work of the Indian artists and craftsmen as a source for satisfying the need for furniture and boxes, which would both serve to enhance English households in India. This gave rise to the cabinetmaking workshops in Vizagapatam between Calcutta and Madras.
Craftsmen made the first boxes to be decorated with Sadeli mosaic of rosewood or ebony, incised to give further definition to the decoration, directly inlaid into the wood. The shape of the early boxes was either sloping at the front with a flatter section at the back, reminiscent of English writing slopes, or rectangular. Artisans inlaid the borders with stylized floral scrolls and the centers with a single floral motif following a circular or oval symmetrical or asymmetrical pattern. The edging was ornamental and protective, both helped protect the end grain against the weather.
Made in Vizagapatam, situated on the south east coast of India, near Madras
These exotic boxes...
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Indian Anglo Raj Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Boulle Box
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
This beautiful inlaid brass and shell Boulle-work lidded box is in very good condition. It retains its original velvet lining and key.
Category
French Louis XIV Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Cigar Box with ROG Foil Lettering
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique wooden retailers cigar box.
This unique piece likely dates back to the late Victorian period. It features all-mahogany construction and four interior storage compartments. A...
Category
Unknown Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paint
Very Large 19th Century Italian Walnut Chest with Pietra Dura Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Very large and impressive 19th century Italian Walnut Chest with Pietra Dura Plaques.
The plaques are possibly earlier than the box.
Category
Italian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Stone
$10,000 Sale Price
54% Off
French Gilt Bronze and Pink Porcelain Jewellery Box by Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and pink porcelain jewellery box by Tahan.
French, late 19th Century
Measures: height 13cm, width 18cm, depth 13cm.
This fine jewellery casket by the French m...
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
English Papier-mâché Spectacle Case with Mother-of-pearl Inlay, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century spectacle case has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers and is bord...
Category
British Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer, Paper
Boite en faïence barbotine Saint Clément décor Fraise et fleurs Francaise XIXe
Located in London, England
La bonbonnière ou boîte à bijoux de Saint Clément, réalisée en faïence barbotine à la fin du XIXe siècle dans le style Art Nouveau, est une véritable œuvre d'art. Son décor délicat d...
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French Art Nouveau Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Furniture
Decorative Objects
Boxes
Decorative Boxes
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African Moroccan Wood and Leather Flask 19th century wood and tooled leather.
A North African Moroccan wood and tooled leather powder flask finely with brass nails.
are antique 19th century handmade leather and brass flask.
Rare late 19th century powder flask box from the Rif, Northern Morocco with a drum-shaped body hand carved wood with ethnic motifs, nice geometric carvings and very fine patina.
Collector large carved wooden vessel with brass studded in the shape of a turtle with a long neck.
Designed with practicality in mind, this flask features two robust metal rings on the side, perfect for securely attaching it to a belt or satchel, making it an ideal companion for hunting. The upper, narrower section includes a precisely drilled hole, providing easy access to the powder inside, underscoring the flask's functional yet artistic design.
This wood gunpowder flask...
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Moroccan Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Tunbridge Ware Stationery Box – Cubework and Floral Mosaic
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge Ware – Wedge-Shaped Stationery Box with Isometric Cubes and Floral Mosaic c1870
Date : c1870
Period : Victorian
Origin : Tunbridge Wells – Thomas Barton
Decoratio...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Located in PARIS, FR
Box signed Katsutoshi Koku, Japan, Meiji period (1868-1912)
Rectangular silver box bearing the Japanese junjin hallmark, signifying pure silver, made during the Meiji period (1868-1...
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Japanese Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Gilt Paris Porcelain Table Snuff Box or Round Casket by Bloch
Bourdois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A compelling round 19th century Paris porcelain box by Bloch and Bourdois.
With raised gold decoration, hand-painted vignettes and floral sprays, and a gilt bronze mount.
Base ...
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French Rococo Revival Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Brown Leather Snuffbox Boot Shape
Located in Munich, DE
This highly unusual and rare snuffbox has been handcrafted out of leather in the last quarter of the 19th century. It has been much loved and used, but the lid still closes tightly.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather
Victorian Sterling Silver and Erotica Enamel Vesta Case
By B&S, Birmingham 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and erotica enamel vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases
This fine antique Victorian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular form.
The body of the case is ornamented with a fine and impressive rectangular enamel panel depicting a nude female character amidst her scattered clothing on the bank of a river, lined with trees and foliage.
The case is fitted with a plain hallmarked hinged cover with incorporated thumb piece.
This impressive silver vesta case has a serrated panel/match striker to the underside.
The posterior surface of this impressive vesta is plain and unembellished.
Condition
This antique vesta case...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Porcelain Box, Late 19th-Early 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain box, late 19th - early 20th century.
Porcelain box from the end of the 19th century or beginning of the 20th century, gilded brass, very nice painted scene with gold dec...
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European Napoleon III Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique French Polished Bronze Jewel Box with Mosaic Decoration
Located in New Orleans, LA
This little jewel box is sure to please anyone who purchases or receives it.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Gilt Bronze and Onyx Jewelry Box, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and onyx jewelry box. France, late 19th century.
It has silk inside.
Category
French Neoclassical Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Antique Victorian Traveling Desk With Ebony and Mother-of-Pearl Banding
Located in Morristown, NJ
Victorian English bird's eye maple lap desk, with ebony and mother-of-pearl inlay. The dome shaped top has a brass shield medallion in the center. The interior has a vibrant purple f...
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English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Birdseye Maple, Ebony
Antique Enamel Jewel Box circa 1890-1900
Located in New Orleans, LA
This is a lovely box, and made us think of the quality of Faberge products.
Category
French Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Viennese Enameled Silver and Rock Crystal Covered Bird Boxes, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Renaissance Style Viennese Enameled Silver and Rock Crystal Covered Bird Boxes, circa 1875
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Antique Wang Hing
Co. Chinese Export Silver Tea Caddy
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese export silver tea caddy; an addition to our silver teaware collection.
This exceptional antique Chinese silver tea caddy...
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Hong Kong Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Fine Gilt Bronze and Wedgwood Two-Handled Casket, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Fine gilt bronze and Wedgwood two-handled casket, circa 1875.
Category
English Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Document box made of ebony veneered wood, the top contains a malachite plate with brass border with central emblem, malachite veneered feet. The plaque...
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Dutch Other Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
English Silver and Enamel Two-Tiered Freedom Casket, Dated 1899
Located in New York, NY
The freedom box is marked on the side in enamel stating "This casket - to contain the diploma of the honorary freedom of the city of Exeter - was presented...
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Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Blue Moser Crystal and Enameled Box Made for the Islamic or Moorish Market
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful blue Moser crystal and enameled box made for the Islamic or Moorish market. This box is made with beautifully handcut blue crystal and overlayed with gorgeous 24-karat gold, white, yellow, green, orange, red, and blue raised enamel decoration. The enamel decoration includes flowers, vines, rabbits, birds, and Islamic style decoration. The enamel work is further adorned with 24-karat gilt decoration, emphasizing the superb craftsmanship and artistic work. The box sits on four bronze doré...
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Austrian Moorish Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Large Brass Pandan Box, North India, 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A large brass pandan box
North India, 19th century
The body with rounded profile and hinged raised lid
with engraved and punched decoration
centering ...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tortoise Shell Sewing Box on Stand, circa 1860
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This wonderful example of a 19th century tortoise shell sewing box on stand opens to original fabric lined interior of compartments with a central ...
Category
Unknown Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Victorian antique sterling silver
glass biscuit box made by Walker
Hall 1895
By Walker
Hall
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1895 by Walker & Hall, this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver & Glass Biscuit Box, features engraved decoration to the silver lid and base, and a hobnail...
Category
English Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Jewellery Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this rather lovely antique original circa 1880 black forest wood jewellery box
A very good looking and well made piece, it is hand carved all...
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Swiss Black Forest Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Large Marquetry Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb example of 19th-century English craftsmanship, this large and handsome antique box exudes timeless elegance. The piece is distinguished by its stunning wood grain, which is ...
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British Georgian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Painted Dome Top Box With Mother of Pearl
Located in Tarrytown, NY
19th century painted dome top box with mother of pearl.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Tiffany
Co. Chrysanthemum Silver Gilt Box
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Chrysanthemum gilt sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Traditional lobed and ovoid bowl with short and inset neck and splayed volute scroll supports. Cover hinged...
Category
American Japonisme Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Scandinavian Tine, or Svepask, Painted Bentwood Oval-Shape Box
Located in Houston, TX
Scandinavian tine, or svepask, painted bentwood oval-shape box circa late 19th century, probably from the Sogn og Fjordane region. Box is created from thin layers of steam-bent wood ...
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Swedish Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Iron
Japanese Keyaki Elm Tabako-Bon, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This box with many drawers is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the t...
Category
Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Miniature Japanese Kodansu with Lacquer Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Japanese miniature kodansu constructed from Kaki wood (Persimmon) circa 19th century, late Meiji period. With its expressive exotic wood grains and exposed tenon construction,...
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Japanese Meiji Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Folk Art Box with Carved and Painted Cottage Scenes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Incredible Folk Art hand-carved and painted box with a charming cottage with tiled roof on the hinged lid. Three sides feature scenes of trees behind white fences and the box is rais...
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Folk Art Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Paint
French Victorian Silver Filigree Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian silver plate floral and acorn filigree humidor box with scalloped edge.
Category
French Victorian Antique Late 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
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