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Decorative and Functional Boxes

A variety of ornate boxes, including Japanese incense boxes and toilet boxes, showcasing different materials and decorative styles across centuries.

Chest (USA); Stephen Rockwell; leather, wood, brass, paper; 14.0 x 31.0 x 17.5 cm (5 1/2 x 12 3/16 x 6 7/8 in. )
Chest (USA); Stephen Rockwell; leather, wood, brass, paper; 14.0 x 31.0 x 17.5 cm (5 1/2 x 12 3/16 x 6 7/8 in. )
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Half Model of a 12-Gun Brig.Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a tweemaster. The skin above the bark wood is closed, six painted gunpaints on one deck. Wrinkled mirror, hollow wulf, closed fence, no side gallery; Stir straight with square roofing. Almost close, one bark wood and one Reehout. The model has two rest with all the diuffer blocks. Peaked round trip, sharp underwater ship. Both masts slope considerably back. Scale approx. 1:40 (derived).A box with sewing dishesCoin Balance, 1790-1810. Maker: Thomas Beach (Birmingham). Scales for weighing coinsRVD / Royal House photo collection. Tray. Receive a gift from the state visit to the Antilles. zd}Open old notebook, isolated on white background Open old notebook, isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/OleksandrxKostiuchenkox 8911724Violano Virtuoso - Film Music. This Violano Virtuoso music machine stood in Palassteatret on Oslo's high street Karl Johan and was used to create the right atmosphere for silent films. This Violano Virtuoso was marketed from 1911 by an American firm, the Mills Novelty Company and represented a high point in the development of mechanical music machines. It stood in public places and could be delivered with or without a coin slot.Celestial globe. In the 17th century, it was customary to sell globes in pairs. A celestial globe shows the planets and constellations. Cartographers relied on mariners to provide them with records they made of the skies on their voyages. The constellations dominate the globe. Some of the names are still in use today, while others such as Boethius, the man following the Great Bear, have become obsolete.The Taglioni Coach and Other Scenes, unknown artist, ('H'), ca. 1840, Oil on fruitwood, Overall: 5 3/8 x 12 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches (13.7 x 31.4 x 19.1 cm), carriages, coaches (carriages), costume, dancer, dogs (animals), genre subject, horses (animals), hunting, sporting artStock ca. 1830 American This is a good example of a stock, the standard neckwear for men in the early 19th century, to be worn over the high stand collar of the shirt. A bow would complete the look. It is rare for the original box to survive and indicates that the stock was valuable to the owner.. Stock 158752Box. Octagonal box with red leather covered with inscription in gold. The Ministry of Marine received this medal for its participation in the exhibition in Naples in 1871.Besson Frères - Bordeaux. Melon hat. Brown felt, large brown grain, leather; Crowd in crude silk; Silk taffeta changing red and light green. 1865. Galliera, fashion museum of the city of Paris. 70571-20 Melon hat, cord, leather, brown felt, big grain, red, ecrue silk, taffeta, light greenToy Blocks' nesting set of four still bank, late 19th century, 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (10.95 x 10.95 x 10.95 cm), Wood, paper, England, 19th centurywooden geometric shapes isolated on a white backgroundVictorian House' still bank, c. 1898, J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s, 3 5/16 x 2 3/4 x 1 7/8 in. (8.41 x 6.99 x 4.76 cm), Iron, pigment, 19th-20th century. Stew of walnut, square, with a door with button and a brass handle.Stew, rectangular, with five holes. Beech wood stove, rectangular, with five holes in the top; The back of pine.Roasting press; End of the 19th century (1890-00-00-1900-00-00);Incense Burner. England, Staffordshire. Date: 1825-1835. Dimensions: H. 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). Glazed earthenware with polychrome enamel decoration. Origin: Staffordshire. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA. Author: Staffordshire Potteries.Cover of a Chun Box, 18th century, 2 9/16 x 12 3/16 x 12 1/4 in. (6.5 x 31 x 31.1 cm), Carved red lacquer (tihong), China, 18th century, This flawlessly executed example of polychrome carved lacquer is most likely a product of the imperial workshops. The lid is decorated on top with a large basket holding various auspicious objects and emitting rays of light in support of a giant chun (spring) character, which is flanked on both sides by a five-clawed dragon frolicking amongst clouds. In the center of the chun character is a roundel enclosing the Daoist immortal Shoulao seated under a pine tree beside a reclining deer. In short, the complex design symbolizes a wish of wealth, long life, and eternal spring for the emperor. The four sides are carved in meticulous detail with a continuous narrative of scholars in a landscape.Manufactures of the South Staffordshire (n. - d.), Etui -nécessaire (main title), 1770. Enamelled copper, pink background. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.Lithographs, circa 1883, Wellington, by Eberle and Schnotzinger. Acquisition history unknown.Stereoscopy, stereoscopic photos, 3D photo viewer, historical 3D photography, around 1920Braune handgefertigte Ledertasche für ein Smartphone auf blauem Hintergrund *** brown Handmade Leather bag for a Smartphone at blue Background 1127132725Paris city in open suitcase. 3d conceptRound cardboard hat box with loose lid, covered with beige paper, equipped with cotton bow ribbons, Madame Albouy, c. 1939 - c. 1964 Round cardboard hat box with loose lid, covered with beige paper, with cotton bow ribbons. On the box is a label on which the address of the fashionist, Madame Albouy. Paris cardboard. paper. cotton (textile) Round cardboard hat box with loose lid, covered with beige paper, with cotton bow ribbons. On the box is a label on which the address of the fashionist, Madame Albouy. Paris cardboard. paper. cotton (textile)Fidelity Trust Sampler Safe' still bank, c. 1885, Henry C. Hart Manufacturing Co., Detroit, 8 3/4 x 6 3/16 x 3 3/8 in. (22.23 x 15.72 x 8.57 cm), Iron, pigment, United States, 19th centuryWooden box at Munt Het Rembrandt Vijfje, 2005 - Before 2006 box Wooden box with hinged lid with inscription. Bottom moss green velvet. Inside Blue velvet with recess for mint and in the lid a recess with elastic for insert finger on which information about the mint. Utrecht wood (plant material). metal. velvet (fabric weave). paper NetherlandsBoard game Litographicbearded senior man wearing glasses and docker cap is searching for the light in an antique apothecary drawer cabinet