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Item Ships From: Texas
Italian Solid Malachite Lidded Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A stylish Italian natural malachite rectangular lidded box with lovely patterns in brilliant emerald green. Fine gemstone quality and craftsmanship. Perfect as a jewelry or trinket b...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Malachite
Antique Flemish Dutch Antwerp Red Tortoiseshell Box Cabinet Chest On Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional Baroque period Flemish or Dutch red tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ebony, and rosewood lift-top chest with drawer, circa 1725, mounted on a later stand.
17th/18...
Category
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Rosewood, Horn, Wood, Ebony
Large French Black Forest Wood Music instruments Box, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Large French Black Forest wood box, circa 1900.
11.8 by 7.3 inches , H / 5.3 inches.
Music instruments
Jewel box.
Category
1890s French Black Forest Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Napoleon III Vervelle Ebonized Box with Brass Inlay
By Maison Vervelle Audot Successeur
Located in Pearland, TX
A 19th century French ebonized box with brass inlay, the lock signed Vervelle Faut. Vervelle was a famed French maker of boxes, caskets and cabinetry, renowned for their fine craftsm...
Category
19th Century French Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
German Porcelain Duck with Hat
Bow Box Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
German porcelain duckling with bow box, Circa 1930.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Postmodern Tessellated Stone Box
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century Postmodern tessellated travertine and black marble box with brass inlay and brown cloth interior lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
19th Century Swedish Folk Art Painted Marriage Trunk Bride
s Box, Dated 1813
Located in Pearland, TX
A lovely Swedish folk art footed trunk / box in Nordic pine with original blue paint from Hälsingland, Sweden, dated 1813. It has a domed top, hand painted initials and decorative fl...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Leather Faux Book Storage Cabinet For CDs and Keepsakes
By Maitland Smith
Located in Waxahachie, TX
I never thought I'd call a CD case vintage.
Leather faux book storage cabinet with two drawers and CD storage with two doors.
In the style of Maitland Smith.
Lacquered drawers.
Ma...
Category
1990s American Classical Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
19th Century French Majolica Asparagus Tureen
By Orchies
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica asparagus tureen circa 1890.
Platter & tureen.
Category
1890s French Rustic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Majolica French Ceramic Cow Tureen Caugant
By Michel Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cow tureen circa 1940 signed Caugant.
Category
1940s French Rustic Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Rare Majolica Box with Oysters and Snail Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica box with oysters and snail signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880.
Measures: Height / 8", length / 15" on 6.5".
Category
1880s French Aesthetic Movement Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveling Vanity Dressing Box, circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th century English coromandel and rosewood fitted travel vanity or dressing box, circa 1870. This fine box contains the original contents including silverplate lidded cut glass jars, sewing tools...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$1,795 Sale Price
20% Off
English Honesty Box or Dispenser of Brass from the Georgian Era
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English honesty box or tobacco dispenser of brass from the Georgian era, circa 1820 - the rectangular brass box featuring a double-hinged lid and two compartments, one for coi...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
19th Century Swedish Allmoge Folk Art Bentwood Chest
Located in Pearland, TX
An incredible Swedish hand-painted chest, having hand-forged iron straps and fittings. Original key included.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood
Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box
Located in Austin, TX
Large Rare 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Box .
12 inches Lenght.
Category
1880s French Rustic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain Box
By Capodimonte
Located in Houston, TX
Large vintage Italian Capodimonte Porcelain box.
Stunning large vintage Italian Capodimonte porcelain box. This lovely...
Category
1940s Italian Classical Roman Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century French Gold Box with Enamel and Miniature Portrait
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING Early 19C French Gold Box with Enamel and Miniature Portrait.
Box made with brass but has been plated with 18ct Gold with beau...
Category
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
19th Century Majolica Trompe L
oeil Chestnut Tureen Sarreguemines
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
19th Majolica chestnut tureen signed Sarreguemines.
rare Bag trompe L'oeil.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Pietra Dura Marble Box by Richard Blow for Montici
By Richard Blow
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare pietra dura box by Richard Blow for Montici. Marble top signed with M logo to bottom. Box is wooden with original patinated paint.
Category
1950s Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small 19th Century Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Tureen.
Category
1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century French Polished Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Royal Coat of Arms
By Bauche
Located in Dallas, TX
This French fireproof strongbox, crafted circa 1880 by Bauche in the Marne region, showcases the period’s finest industrial security design. Constructed in heavy cast iron and weighi...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
German Porcelain Duckling with Bow Box, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
German porcelain duckling with bow box, Circa 1930.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry and important documents locked up in this elegant, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Crafted circa 1880, and built in cast iron, this heavy ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
19C Anglo Ceylonese Sewing Box of Museum Quality
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting an absolutely stunning 19c Anglo Ceylonese sewing box of museum quality.
Made in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) circa 1860, this is one of the finest sewing boxes of it’s kind that we have ever seen!
The box is made from coromandel wood (an exotic hardwood found in Ceylon) and has a serpentine edging all over the front, back and sides.
Very often the lids/tops of these boxes suffer cracks due to shrinkage but this one is near perfect with no crack in the lid/top. There is some evidence of natural shrinkage but that is around the edges of the lid/top.
It is when you open this box that it reveals it’s true beauty, quality and treasure !
The inside of the lid/top is heavily and beautifully decorated with inlaid bone in scrolling floral patterns which have then been hand painted with red and black ‘lac’ ink. The central medallion is a circle of inlaid specimen exotic hardwoods radiating towards a central bone and hand painted flower. The circle is edged in bone, wood and silver chevrons.
What makes this box Exceptionally rare is that it contains 3 lift out base sections. Normally, there would be a maximum of 2.
The first tray/section is clearly for the purposes ancillary to sewing with a pair of sections with bone spools for thread etc. There are 17 other lidded compartments with each one highly decorated using hand painted bone and specimen woods to replicate tortoiseshell.
The first tray lifts out to reveal a second removeable tray which is made up of a pair of open sections and 8 specimen wood lidded sections each with chevron banding.
The third tray is a smaller tray underneath with 14 lidded compartments each with hand painted bone and specimen wood inlaid lids again, replicating the look of tortoiseshell. Again they are banded with a chevron border.
This is a museum quality piece !
It is in fantastic condition for it’s age with the minor shrinkage to the edges of the lid/top, some finger pulls missing and some very minor cracks to the tray lids and bases but nothing that in any way detracts from the piece. No key.
Dimensions: Closed the box is 16.75 inches wide, 11.25 inches deep and 7.5 inches high
Fully open the box is 16.5 inches high, 16.75 inches wide and 11.4 inches deep
Anglo-Indian and ceylonese boxes: Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
Anglo-Indian boxes normally consist of 3 main types:-
(1) Most of the best and highest quality Anglo-Indian boxes in the 18th and 19th centuries were made in Vizagapatam, India, renowned for its exquisite craftsmanship in using ivory and tortoiseshell and lac decoration. These are referred to as ‘Vizagapatam Boxes...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
French Majolica Tobacco Jar Onnaing, Circa 1890
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica tobacco jar onnaing, Circa 1890.
Decorated with a medallion and flowers.
Category
1890s French Rococo Revival Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
17th Century Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell Box with Silver Piqué Inlay
Located in Dallas, TX
Exquisite 17th century Spanish Colonial tortoiseshell box, beautifully decorated with intricate silver piqué inlay in a repeating design across the surface. The craftsmanship is exce...
Category
1690s Spanish Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
19th Century Majolica Impressionist Flowers Box
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Impressionist Flowers Box.
Category
1880s French Romantic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Large Italian Decorative Embossed Leather Box
Located in Houston, TX
Large Italian Decorative Embossed Leather Box.
Offered is a shapely mid century Italian decorative leather box.
This large scale leather box is a beautiful shade of red/orange with g...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the second half of the 19th / early 20th century, hand-crafted in Mindanao, Philippines.
Boxes such as this were used to store the areca nut (also known as the betel nut) which would be wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste and other ingredients, often tobacco, for chewing. Similar to the European tea caddy, these boxes often served as a way to impress while showing off ones wealth.
Betel chewing was prevalent in the southern Philippines as in much of the rest of Southeast Asia. Wealthier Maranao families on Mindanao were able to afford elaborate silver-inlaid brass betel boxes such as this example. Such boxes were used to show off to guests and from which they were offered betel and the other component such as leaves and lime to make up the betel quid.
Rare large size, most extant examples of such boxes tend to measure around 5 inches in length. At slightly more than 7.75 inches the example here is larger than most.
The distinctive decorative box features a very heavy strong-box like rectangular shaped chest form with canted corners, copper handles, and a conforming hinged lid, lifting open to reveal an interior divided into three compartments covered by four hinged lids. Each of these doors is inlaid with silver in stylized orchid flower patterns.
Exceptionally executed throughout, the arabesque silver inlaid exterior is decorated to the top with a large orchid motif within scrolling obid-obid (stylized rope) borders. The front, back and sides are inlaid with sets of stylized tail feathers of the sari-manok bird beneath which are unusual, highly stylized whimsical zoomorphic faces that appear like cat or tiger faces. (Such stylisation is accounted for by Southeast Asian Islamic preferences to avoid the overt and this potentially idolatrous representation of animal and human forms. Designs such as these are drawn from a local design repertoire that has its origins in wood carving.
Although the spread of Islam in the Philippines began in the 14th century, mostly through the influence of Muslim merchants from the western Malay Archipelago, decorative arts in this design remain exceptionally rare. This lutuan represents a fine example of Islamic metalwork from the most eastern outreach of Islamic art and civilisation: Mindanao island being significantly further east than even China – artwork from Islamic Southeast Asia remains chronically under-represented in the world’s major collections of Islamic art.
PROVENANCE / ACQUISITION
Acquired from highly reputable auction house, Austin Auction Gallery, established 1983, Austin, Texas.
References
Brownrigg, H., Betel Cutters...
Category
19th Century Philippine Islamic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Vintage French Embossed Leather Pen / Pencil Box from an 18th Century Book Spine
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Originally the spine of an 18th-century book entitled Ordonna des Roys de France Tom VI, this French embossed leather plumier would make a wonderful ac...
Category
20th Century French Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Rare French Majolica Pineapple Basket Box Sarreguemines, circa 1890
By Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
Rare French Majolica Pineapple Basket Box Sarreguemines, circa 1890.
Height / 6 inches , Diameter / 3.8 inches.
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Circa 1900 Mauritanian Tuareg Box in Cut Steel, Copper, Brass, and Wood
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
This fascinating wooden box has a multi-colored arabesque overlay of cut steel, copper, and brass. The interior has a beautiful deep red upholstery, w...
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel, Cut Steel
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Granite Stand
Artisan Teak Lidded Box
By Sottsass Associati, Ettore Sottsass, Michael Graves (b.1934)
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern artisan-made sculptural, carved granite
aluminum stand displayed with handmade, studio craft, teak trinket box.
Such a beautiful and unique pairing of objects. We'v...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Granite, Aluminum
$495 Sale Price / set
41% Off
Post-Modern Pink Marble Cylindrical Box, Carved, Pakistan, Circa 1980s
By Maitland Smith, Renoir Designs
Located in Round Top, TX
A diminutive carved pink marble Postmodern cylindrical trinket box. The perfect size for gifting a piece of jewelry or as a gift in itself for a box collector. In excellent condition...
Category
Late 20th Century Pakistani Post-Modern Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Circa 1650 Sheet Iron Money Chest from Southern Germany with Wooden Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
In 15th and 16th century Europe, the works of blacksmiths from southern Germany were known far and wide. Demand for products by these skilled metal workers spread as far as the Scandinavian countries. Perhaps one of the most intriguing items that was produced by these workshops was the iron money...
Category
Mid-17th Century German Baroque Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Japanese Cloisonne Box by Inaba, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
By Inaba Cloisonne Co.
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, ...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Metal
19th Century French Rosewood Travel Vanity Case by Peret and Dated 1855
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique jewelry box set was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1855. The box was made by Peret, a Parisian goldsmith, cabinetmaker and leather maker. Peret received a first class medal at the Exposition Universelle in 1855 (see engraving on the front). The box has an engraved crest on top with initials and crown, and several dividers inside. The compartments are outfitted with silver accessories, which include one square cut-glass bottle, two round glass bottles with silver tops and one rectangular cut-glass bottle. Inside the first tray, you'll also find two round powder glass containers with silver top, a long glass brush holder (brush included), a smaller rectangular shaving brush glass holder (brush included), all of them with a silver lid ornamented and finely chiseled with scrolls, shells and foliage, and a rectangular glass soap container with silver top. The next tray underneath features all the necessary for manicure, pedicure, hair cutting...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
19th C. French Painted Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Two Letters Combination
By Bauche
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French safe was crafted circa 1880 in the Champagne-Ardenne region by Bauche, renowned for their patented “Système Incombustible” fireproof designs. Weighing 78 pounds, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Victorian Era Tramp Art Chip Carved Trunk/ Box with Additional Glove Box
Located in Waxahachie, TX
2 handmade boxes included.
Rare 1800s Tramp Art Lion Door knocker Hand Carved Storage Box / Jewelry Box / Crimson Velvet with Brass Hardware
With intricate and elaborate decoration, ...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$360 Sale Price
60% Off
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Korean black lacquer and abalone mother of pearl inlay "longevity" box, circa 1930s, Korea.
The box, most likely used to sto...
Category
1930s Korean Showa Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Abalone
Tessellated Travertine and Green Agate Box
Located in Houston, TX
A stylized late 20th Century tessellated travertine and green agate box with brass trim, hinges and wood lined.
Category
Late 20th Century Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Agate, Travertine, Brass
Japanese Momoyama Period Black Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Box, 16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and unusual Japanese black lacquer and mother of pearl inlaid box, Momoyama Period, 16th century, Japan.
The large box and cover featu...
Category
16th Century Japanese Edo Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone
Spanish Colonial Era 18th/19th Century Inlaid Cedar Wooden Chest Box Trunk
Located in Forney, TX
A charming scarce Spanish Colonial era parquetry inlaid cedar legged storage chest (large table box / small trunk) with nicely aged warm rich dark patina. circa 1790
Rustic handmade...
Category
18th Century Spanish Colonial Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century French Large and Finely Gilt Bronze Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Finest quality French 19th century bronze doré box. Beautiful scenes of cherubs at play on all sides. Boucher scenes. Lined with a beautiful silk original key.
Category
Mid-19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Designed to appear as a stack of books, this box is the perfect place to store your treasures. The hinged box is made of wood, and the books are trimmed in gold paint.
This piece we...
Category
20th Century French Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Indonesian Wood Lacquered Box
Located in Austin, TX
Antique hand-painted and lacquered wooden box with removable tray, from Indonesia. The interior compartments are amply sized. There are some small...
Category
Late 19th Century Indonesian British Colonial Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Maitland Smith Post-Modern Triangle Tessellated Stone Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century triangle tessellated travertine stone box featuring black marble and black cloth interior lining.
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Travertine, Marble
Charles X Style French Ormolu Optic Cut Crystal Box, Signed Lehmann France
By Lehmann
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Charles X Style French Ormolu-Mounted Optic Cut Crystal Casket Box, Signed Lehmann France, circa 1900–1920
A fine French crystal and gilt bronze ca...
Category
Early 20th Century French Charles X Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century Brass Inlaid Walnut Box
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Brass inlaid walnut box. This stunning decorative box or jewelry box has beautiful brass inlay and trim with the original tufted satin interior.
Category
1890s European Aesthetic Movement Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19C British Tunbridgeware Micro-mosaic Lap Desk - RARE
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING an ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and EXTREMELY UNIQUE and RARE 19C British Tunbridgeware Micromosaic Lap Desk.
This lap desk is unlike any of it’s kind we have seen before.
From c...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood, Maple, Walnut
19th Century French Majolica Beehive Tobacco Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Beehive Tobacco Jar.
North of France.
Category
1890s French Country Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
19th Century Majolica Brown Westhead Moore Box
By Brown Westhead Moore
Located in Austin, TX
T.H. brown-Westhead, Moore & Co., Staffordshire cobalt Majolica box, England, circa 1880.
Box with figural strap decoration and braided handle to cover.
Category
1880s English Victorian Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Majolica
Set of 10 Italian Board and Linen Document Boxes, Circa 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
A set of 10 Italian document boxes, dating to circa 1915, in the form of books. Made from cream colored boards, ea...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Textile, Linen, Paper, Ribbon
Small Majolica Pate White Rabbit Tureen
By Michel Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white rabbit pate tureen or box circa 1950 signed Caugant.
Category
1950s French Country Vintage Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Antique Pine Box with Original Green Paint and Interior Wallpaper, 19th century
Located in Houston, TX
Made of pine, this painted Pennsylvania 19th century box retains its rich, original green surface with beautifully worn patina from generations of use. This charming rectangular b...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Bone and Shell Domed Stationery Box – ‘Alice’s Box’.
Made in Vizagapatam, India, circa 1860-80.
We call this one: “Alice’s Box”! It has lived ‘a hard, well used and traveled life’, as is evident from the number of losses and repairs, as is obvious from the photos, especially to the faux ivory panels and bands to the top. The bonus to the loss of the frieze panels to the dome has a ‘bonus’, however, as their loss has revealed the most GORGEOUS faux blonde tortoiseshell underneath!
The box is dome/casket shaped.
The top has 3 bands, with the center one being the original. The 2 side bands are later ivorine.
The faux ivory and hand-painted medallions on the domed lid, have been saved and they depict Hindu Gods, Vishnu and Shiva.
The front and side panels are still in pretty good shape and are decorated with lac ink (indelible ink made from crushed beetles) depicting lovely floral designs.
The domed lid open to reveal a series of open compartments for envelopes, writing paper etc. and one lidded panel for stamps.
Inside the box are 2 paper labels: one probably being the original item ticket and the other with:
” Alice’s address is 272 Ashworth Ave, Toronto 4, Ontario”.
Probably, the original owner? Hence, we call it ‘Alice’s Box’.
What a journey/life this box has had!
Made in India, made its way to Canada, back to Ireland and then to Texas!
This is why, WE LOVE ANTIQUES...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
Tessellated Black Stone Box
Located in Houston, TX
Late 20th Century tessellated black stone and travertine box.
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Texas Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
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