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Large Japanese Lacquer Box Early Edo Period Ex-Christie's
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large lacquer Ryoshibako (Paper box in Japanese) finely decorated with Maki-e circa 17th century early Edo period. The box is of an impressive size and was used to store paper documents. Both sides of the lid were elaborately decorated with maki-e and the edge was befitted with lead rim, an early practice before the silver rim became common later. The interior and base were finished in Nashiji. The night scene on top surface of the lid depicts flocks of chidoris flying in formation from a sea shore swaying with reeds under a full moon, using hiramaki-e in both gold and silver. Ribbons of clouds were achieved with different densities of gold powder. The underside, in contrast, shows a crescent moon in takamakie-e above the sea with ferns and reeds. Chidoris, the plovers, are symbolic in Japanese culture as "thousands of blessings" and longevity. The Namichidori, the pattern in which the chidori flies in the nami (wave) represents the eternal love and safety of couples and families. For detailed references on the historical background and the use of chidoris on lacquerware, see the reference below.
This very lacquer box was featured for sale as lot 339 in Christie's London Sale Japanese Art...
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Japanese Japonisme Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Late 18th Century Lacquered Teak with Decorative Brass Indian Dowry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
This beautiful late 18th century marriage dowry box is an exquisite example of Indian craftsmanship. Made of teak with a patinated red lacquered surface, int...
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
A 18th century set presented in trapezoidal case made of light wood and inlaid with marquetry. The vanity case includes a gold wax case decorated with fl...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Gold
Renaissance Style circa 1790 German Sterling Silver Gilt Snuff Box
Located in Firenze, IT
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Germany, circa 1740
Of rectangular...
Category
German Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Silver
Renaissance Revival Damacened and Bronze Casket
Located in Essex, MA
With a domed hinged lid and bail handle over a conforming case decorated overall with figures in Renaissance dress. Bun feet. Provenance; David and P...
Category
European Renaissance Revival Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique English Handcrafted Wedding or Apprentice Chest or Box with Drawer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early George the 3rd era and styled handcrafted wooden miniature blanket box is unsigned by presumed to have been made in England in circa 1790. T...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
European Chinese Export "Canton enamel" Oval Box, 18th Century
Located in Delft, NL
An European Chinese export "Canton enamel" oval box, 18th century
Qianlong, (1736-1795)
An enamel box with floral decor made for the export for Euro...
Category
Chinese Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Copper
Antique South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Table Snuff Box, 18th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box.
With a pink ground and white enamel latticework decoration thro...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Enamel
French Silver Mounted Mother of Pearl Engraved Box, circa 1800
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and fine antique French silver mounted mother of pearl box and with an exquisitely carved ducal with a maiden holding a coronet, elaborate monogram and a rod of Caduce...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
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
Egg Shaped Enamel Box
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting land battles and a seascape. Gilt metal fittings.
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Enamel
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...
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Japanese Edo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Abalone
Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere.
The lid is decorated with a bird on a branch in a lan...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Early 18th Century Inlaid Italian Walnut and Tortoise Shell Vargueno
Located in Charleston, SC
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
Rare Chinese Tonkin Ware Shakudo Sawasa Erotic Tobacco Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A ruyi-shaped Shakudo-style erotic tobacco or snuff box, relief-decorated with silvered applied figures
Possibly Jakarta (Batavia), first half 18th century
Measures: H. 2.2 x L. 12.1 x W. 8 cm
This box is very much in the Dutch taste, for the illustration is after a print with a legend reading “L’oiseau sans cage. Prenez, belle, mon oiseau. C’est le plus doux présent que je puisse vous faire. Pour les autres oiseaux, la cage d’ordinaire est une espèce de tombeau. Mais le mien semble prendre une nouvelle vie, Lorsqu’il sera dans la cage de mon aimable Silvie.” The erotic message is as clear as can be.
In Dutch culture the verb ‘vogelen’ (catching a bird) is another word for having sex and a bird escaping from his cage indicates loss of chastity. The lady with the bare breasts, while making the sign of sealed lips to the lady behind her, who is pointing towards heaven, seems to be caressing the bird held in the sleeping man’s groin. 17th century Dutch pictures...
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Chinese Chinese Export Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Bronze
18th Century Burmese Rakhine State Lacquer Bamboo Pillow Box
Located in Brea, CA
18th century Burmese black bamboo pillow box in relief with red Rakhine lacquer. Created with bamboo weaving. Decorated all-over with geometrical shapes and...
Category
Burmese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Candle Mold In Fruit Wood From The 1800s
Located in Søborg, DK
Antique candle wax mold used for dipping candles
Made of mahogany with a tin liner
Great decorative piece
Would also look great as a planter on a s...
Category
English Victorian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Tin
Box Tobacco 17 Century Friesland Baroque Birch Sliding Lid Love Heart Horse Lady
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
This romantic and charming box has characteristic carving from the area.
With chip-carved geometric decoration to the sliding lid and sides, carved with a horse, two hearts and a...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Birch
American Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Valuables Box with Original Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale walnut oval satinwood inlaid valuables box with a carved molded hinged lid revealing an interior till with a secret hidden drawer, e...
Category
American Chippendale Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Fine 18th Century Baroque Chinoiserie Chest
Located in Mjöhult, SE
Fine 18th century baroque chinoiserie chest, circa 1750, Sweden.
The chest is wrapped in canvas that's been beautifully painted upon, this canvas can be seen in some places where...
Category
Swedish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Pine, Canvas
Dutch Colonial Miniature Cupboard in Coromandel Wood, Ceylon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Coromandel wood miniature cupboard
Sri Lanka, 18th century
Measures: H 89.5 x W 60.5 x D 28.8 cm
This entire four-door miniature cupboa...
Category
Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Octagonal Burl Oak Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine country made English burr oak octagonal tea caddy in richly figured timber, the facetted lid with solid cap, the interior with two lids retaining original turned bone knobs, sta...
Category
English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Oak, Burl
19th Century Anglo-Indian Hand Carved Tropical Wood Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Anglo-Indian hand carved tropical wood box.
Category
Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Fine Dutch Colonial Indonesian Casket with Silver Mounts, circa 1706
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indonesian Ambonya burl, ebony and teak casket with silver mounts
Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1706 (year letter W (1705-1710), marked DV, probably Dirck Vooght
The outer ri...
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Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare, Antique, French, Chocolate Marble Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Elegant, bow front, lift top, hand carved marble box with two, round compartments. The sinuous base is mirrored in the stepped, overhanging top which is surmounted by a relief carved...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Marble
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
Pair of 18th Century Sheraton Period Faded Mahogany Cutlery Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 18th century Sheraton period faded and figured mahogany serpentine fronted cutlery boxes, having boxwood strung and tulipwood crossbanded tops with central oval urn...
Category
English Sheraton Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
18th Century French Fariniere or Decorative Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exquisitely carved Fariniere or flour box from Provence. Decorated with carved fish and flower swags, this fariniere features a lower inset panel w...
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
English Hexagonal Tea Caddy of Satinwood, circa 1790
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome hexagonal English tea caddy of inlaid satinwood from the Georgian-era featuring a top with perimeter inlay surrounding a metal pull ring, the front with a similar inlay su...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass, Zinc
Majestic Spinning Wheel Made of Ebony Wood
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Not only Sleeping Beauty's hair has the color of ebony wood, so do a number of details of this antique spinning wheel. The well shaped lances and bu...
Category
Dutch Dutch Colonial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Square Belgium 18th Century Baroque Oak And Iron Casket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Square Belgium 18th century Baroque oak and iron casket.
Category
Belgian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Cherry wood and native wood box from the 18th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very large slurry box with parts in native wood veneer, marquetry nets and geometric decorations in marquetry on the top. The box rests on four arched feet in the Louis XV style.
Thi...
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French Louis XV Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Wood
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...
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Indian Anglo-Indian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Battersea South Staffordshire Enamel Table Snuff Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box.
The lid has a scene of two noble, young couples in...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Enamel
18th Century Swiss Hand Painted Wooden Box with Vegetable Motifs
Located in Marbella, ES
Late 18th century northern Switzerland wooden box with hand painted vegetable motifs.
Category
Swiss Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Wood
English inlaid tea caddy with brass paw feet
Located in Charleston, SC
English inlaid tea caddy with brass paw feet
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
English Georgian Double Tea Caddy with Boxwood Shell and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells, the front panels are facing shells and the top has a more elaborate frilly edged sh...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood
Located in Milan, IT
Antique Italian ballot urn shaped wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, Monte San Savino near Arezzo in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 17th century wooden voting box...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Pine
18th Century French Louis XVI Ring Box with Miniature Portrait of Lady
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING little French Ring Box from the 18th Century, namely a French Louis XVI Brass and MOP Box with Miniature Portrait of Lady.
Box inlaid wi...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
By Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere.
The lid has bronze mount and a bird on a branch decoration....
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique 18th Century Bilston Battersea Enamel Muffineer or Sugar Shaker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique 18th century Bilston or Battersea enamel muffineer or sugar shaker.
A very rare form!
With a pierced, domed top, raised gold decoration, and cartouches of floral spr...
Category
British George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique George I Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional antique early Georgian English sterling silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection
This dine antique George I sterling silver tobacco box has a plain oval rounded form.
The surface of the box is plain and embellished with fine engraved circular motifs and leaf decoration to the cover hinge.
The flush hinged hallmarked cover is ornamented with the contemporary engraved inscription ‘Richard Smart’ to the centre, in addition to a simplified engraved shell and scrolling leaf design to the shaped thumbpiece.
This impressive Georgian tobacco box has an exceptional color and patination.
This antique tobacco box...
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English Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Italian Baroque Walnut Box
Located in Essex, MA
Hinged top, decorated overall with incised carving, lock plate and side handles.
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Walnut
17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 17th century domed box with highly figured kingwood marquetry veneer laid in a geometric pattern, the front having elaborate pierced and embossed brass escutcheon, the whole wit...
Category
European Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Kingwood, Pine
Norwegian Baroque Box, Carved Mythical Creatures + Figurative Scenes, Circa 1740
Located in New York, NY
Very special Baroque box with carved decorations of mythical creatures and figurative scenes
Carved monogrammed initials "HPP" + Family Crest, origin: Gudbrandsdal, Norway, circa 174...
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Norwegian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Italian Renaissance Walnut Box
Located in Essex, MA
A dwarf cassone with hinged top with chip carved edge over a paneled case with central keyhole, arcaded carved base.
Category
Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
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...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Enamel
1690s Antique Dutch Silver Tobacco Box
By Jan Breda
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique 17th century Dutch silver tobacco box; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique Dutch silver tobacco box has an oval rounded form.
The underside of this impressive Dutch tobacco box is embellished with exceptional chased decorated scene depicting a lady draped across soft furnishings and accompanied by a bearded male, with putto* observing this act amidst a stately garden backdrop; this scene can be perceived to be connected to artistic works portraying Venus, Vulcan and Cupid.
The sides of this exceptional box are encompassed with chased decorated grotesque mask and scrolling leaf decoration, accented with floral motifs, all on a matte background.
This silver tobacco box retains the original hinged cover embellished with further chased decoration depicting a male and female character eating and...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Silver
18th Century Inlaid Knife Box with Sterling Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century inlaid knife box with sterling hardware
Rich patina, beautiful inlay, very good antique condition.
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" x 15".
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Walnut
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...
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Spanish Moorish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Roger Briggs 1790s Georgian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By Roger Briggs
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our collection of silver boxes and cases.
This fine antique Georgian...
Category
English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare antique English George III Rococo pressed tortoiseshell, ormolu and Battersea enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well...
Category
English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique English 18th Century Wool Holder and Thread Sewing Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English 18th century wool holder and thread sewing box. Just a little treasure that anyone interested in sewing, knitting or weaving would enj...
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English Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Charles II Table Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare mid-17th century English bone inlaid and brass mounted oak center table box, the top and sides inlaid with compass stars in bone and ebonized fruit-wood, the edges with bone and...
Category
English Charles II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Brass
Scottish Horn Snuff Mull
Located in Essex, MA
Unusually large, inlaid with crystal, amber and silver. Engraved with thistles, inside cover carved 1741, Wilm. Ruthven, WH. Provenance; Fountain Walker collection.
Category
Scottish George II Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Other
Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Knife Box Fitted Out for Letters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th century, English George III mahogany knife box fitted out for letters / ballots. The interior voided of the old knife compartments. One small remov...
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English George III Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Metal
Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic form of this two-tiered box with handle has remained unchanged for 1,000 years. Stacked boxes were commonly used as portable containers for food or ...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Austria Mid-18th Century Lacquered Portrait Wood Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique and fine lacquered wood box, is painted on both the sides with an elegant portrait of a woman and on the other side a dancer.
The piece will be delivered with its certi...
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Austrian Neoclassical Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
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