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Dressing Box, 19th century, 6 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (17.15 x 32.7 x 23.5 cm), Rosewood, inlaid with brass, containing toilet articles, England, 19th century
Dressing Box, 19th century, 6 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (17.15 x 32.7 x 23.5 cm), Rosewood, inlaid with brass, containing toilet articles, England, 19th century
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Leather case with hinged lid. Leather case, with hinged lid. Part of a tableware in a leather case (g), consisting of a leaf (a), a milk jug (b), a sugar container (c), a head (d) and saucer (e) and a glass (f).Box. Culture: German. Dimensions: Overall: 3 3/4 x 9 5/16 x 5 3/16 in. (9.6 x 23.7 x 13.2 cm)Lid without handle: 7/16 x 9 5/16 x 5 3/16 in. (1.1 x 23.7 x 13.2 cm). Date: 13th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Leather case for a service, c. 1765 - c. 1770 Leather suitcase, with hinged lid. Part of a service in a suitcase of leather (G), consisting of a leaf (A), a milk jug (B), a sugar tray (C), a cup (D) and saucer (E) and a glass (F). Vienna leather Leather suitcase, with hinged lid. Part of a service in a suitcase of leather (G), consisting of a leaf (A), a milk jug (B), a sugar tray (C), a cup (D) and saucer (E) and a glass (F). Vienna leatherBox 1895-1905 Germany. Rosewood; brass inlay and mounts . Erhard & Söhne (Manufacturer)Box with lid 19th century Japan. Box with lid 57897Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom 19th century Japan. Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom 57890Dressing Box, 19th century, 6 3/4 x 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (17.15 x 32.7 x 23.5 cm), Rosewood, inlaid with brass, containing toilet articles, England, 19th centuryBox 1680-1700 American Only a small minority of seventeenth-century boxes were decorated with applied ornament rather than carving. The decorative elements on this box are related to an unidentified school of craftsmanship that was active in northern Essex County during the 1680s and 1690s. The box bears the initials SP”— presumably those of its first owner.. Box 914Box with lid. Culture: China. Dimensions: H. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm); W. 8 in. (20.3 cm); L. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm). Date: 1368-1644. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Fred Hassebrock, Drawing Instrument Box, c 1940 Drawing Instrument BoxBox; silk, metalWriting box, Wood, Rectangular wooden box with ivory() inlay decoration in center showing cornucopia with flowers and medallion; stylized foliate and floral inlaid ivory borders along edges of lid; inlaid ivory bands at edges and corners of box. Possibly for English export., Vizagapatam, India, ca. 1740, containers, Decorative Arts, Writing boxBox, Gorham Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, founded 1818, velvet, brocade, satin, wood, metal, Rectangular box with maroon velvet on top and sides. Faded maroon plain fabric on underside. Two metal (brass) security closures at front, two small hinges at back. Inside base lined in shirred blue satin with shaped 'backbone' to hold 12 spoons. Inside cover with floral brocade in red and blue, and shirred yellow satin in two rectangles. Rectangular box with maroon velvet on top and sides. Faded maroon plain fabric underside. Two metal (brass) security closures at front, and two small hinges at back. Inside base lined in shirred blue satin with shaped 'backbone' to hold 12 spoons (two lacking in set). Inside case cover with floral brocade in red and blue, and shirred yellow satin in two rectangles., Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 1880, containers, Decorative Arts, BoxSmall chest made of wood from Jan van Speijks gunboat, J. H. Cuperus, c. 1831 - c. 1832 chest Easy box made of wood with copper lock and hinges, adjusted inside to contain the luns of the roller horse. On the inside of the lid at the top left, an octagonal pink label with a 5. on the bottom of a felt or sheet of upholstery. This includes a statement of origin. Antwerp wood (plant material). copper (metal). paper. textile materials forging / printing Scheldt. Lighthouse J.C.J. Van SpeijkTravel neseser; Wigand, Balthasar (1771-1846), 1. W. 19th century (1801-00-00-1825-00-00);Casket. unknown, authorFedral with snake print, anonymous, c. 1958 Netherlands paper Netherlands paperWriting Box (Suzuribako) with Chrysanthemum and Plum, late 1800s-early 1900s. Sasaki Takayasu (Japanese, 1845-1929). Lacquer over wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e); Both functional and elegant, this is a container for an ink stone, brushes, and ink from a set of writing tools that included a larger box for paper. Against a sleek gold lacquered ground, its artist has used restraint in sprinkled powder decoration (maki-e) to produce the design of cockscomb and harvested rice on the interior of the lid.CATAFALCO DE MADERA PARA GUARDAR LAS LLAVES DE LA TUMBA DE UN PRESIDENTE. Location: CONGRESO DE LOS DIPUTADOS-OBJETOS. MADRID. SPAIN.Old chest isolated on the white backgroundBox with peach-blossom grotto” late 14th-mid-15th century China Three Chinese characters incised on a rectangular piece of shell at upper right identify the scene on this box as the peach-blossom grotto” (tao yuan dong). The phrase refers to a famous poem by Tao Qian (365-427) in which a fisherman enters a grotto and stumbles upon Shangri-la. As is invariably the case with such magical realms, once the man leaves the cave he is never able to return. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #7403. Box with "Peach Blossom Grotto" Play or pause #9726. Kids: Box with "Peach Blossom Grotto" Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as possible.. Box with peach-blossom grotto” 73203Turtle with seizure of gold, anonymous, 1750 - 1775 Chest of turtle with seizure of gold and with clamps and key of gilded silver. On four ball legs of gilded copper. Indonesia copper (metal). silver (metal). gold (metal). gilding (material) gilding Chest of turtle with seizure of gold and with clamps and key of gilded silver. On four ball legs of gilded copper. Indonesia copper (metal). silver (metal). gold (metal). gilding (material) gildingSecurity Box' still bank, early 20th century, 1 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 2 in. (3.18 x 8.26 x 5.08 cm), Tin, pigment, England (probably), 20th centuryAlbum of Textile Samples, 1600s-1700s. Japan, Edo period (1615-1868). Silk; overall: 40 x 23 x 11 cm (15 3/4 x 9 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.).Charles Garjian, Carved Box, c 1939 Carved BoxCoffer, 1750-1760, Abraham Roentgen, German, 1771 - 1793, 10 3/8 × 17 × 11 1/4 in. (26.35 × 43.18 × 28.58 cm) (closed), Oak, beech and cedarwood veneer, ebony, gilded brass, Germany, 18th centuryTraveling Desk c 1800-1815 Boston. Mahogany, satinwood, and brass . Artist unknownDocument Box (Bunko) with Design of Cherry Trees in Bloom in Yoshino. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm); L. 10 3/8 in. (26.4 cm). Date: ca. 1840. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.CAJITA DE MARFIL - SIGLO XI. Location: CATEDRAL-INTERIOR. Toledo. SPAIN.Writing Box (Suzuribako) with Pine, Camellia, and Bamboo, 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Lacquer on wood with decoration in maki-e; overall: 24.2 x 22.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.). Writing boxes were indispensible personal possessions for the literate of medieval Japan. Beyond containing the tools for artistic expression and communication such as an ink stone, writing brushes, and a water dropper, writing boxes often featured scenes from classical literature or symbolic motifs rendered in a wide array of complex lacquer techniques.Complete set of navigation instruments: a compass, a rectangular frame with a scale, a ruler, a protractor, a triangle with a protractor in a wooden (broken) box. unknown, authorTwo tea caddies and a mixing caddy. During the 18th century tea caddy sets consisted of three elements: two caddies for different kinds of tea and one for the owners personal blend. The Leiden silversmith who created this miniature set specialized in large silver items. He constructed the miniature caddies, using rectangular pieces of silver plate, in the same way he did those of larger format.Albert Pratt, Trunk, c 1939 TrunkNapkin of linen with pellet pattern ,, 1734 Napkin of white linen with peel pattern "Oranjeboom", brand WG 60 1734. Northern Netherlands (Possible) linen (material) Napkin of white linen with peel pattern "Oranjeboom", brand WG 60 1734. Northern Netherlands (Possible) linen (material)Document Box (Ryshibako) with Deer and Butterflies 17th century Japan This document box is embellished with seasonal motifs: the butterflies represent spring, and the deer is a symbol of autumn. The lid is decorated with an autumn landscape featuring large ferns. Deer were favored as design elements by Rinpa lacquer artists, but they had been represented in Japanese lacquer art since the medieval period. Autumn landscapes with deer were popular painting subjects in the Edo period.. Document Box (Ryshibako) with Deer and Butterflies. Japan. 17th century. Lacquered wood with gold takamakie, hiramakie, togidashimakie, motherofpearl inlay, and silver foil application. Edo period (1615-1868). Lacquersecretary, paper, glass, Paper jewelry boxes with transfer printed front panel., probably Northern Europe, ca. 1820, Decorative Arts, Miniature, MiniatureCabinetBox Horning with a bronze medal, Francois Ignace Baetes, 1883 box Square leather box. Inside is covered with green velvet. Antwerp cardboard. velvet (fabric weave) MaasAnonymous / 'Cassone or wedding chest'. Ca. 1520. Pine. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.Basketry Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (Shikishibako) with Paulownia early 17th century Japan The light, durable bodies of Japanese lacquered basketry works (rantai shikki) were sometimes further decorated with designs in sprinkled gold powder (maki-e), transforming everyday objects into opulent treasures. This box, designed to hold square calligraphy paper (shikishi), bears large gold paulownia crests, a popular design from the late sixteenth to the early seventeenth century associated with the powerful warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1536-1598).. Basketry Box for Square Calligraphy Paper (Shikishibako) with Paulownia. Japan. early 17th century. Lacquered bamboo basketry with gold hiramaki-e. Edo period (1615-1868). Lacquerold suitcase isolated on white backgroundIndian style wooden jewellery box isolated on whiteRobert Gilson, Foot Warmer, c 1938 Foot WarmerDancing Figure; paperCoffret à mailles late 15th century French. Coffret à mailles 461145Hindelooper rocking cradle, cradle cot bed reclining furniture furniture interiors wood oakwood coniferous paint, Red-wall paintings on both sides and feet are biblical representations twisted knobs probably belong to cradle 8236. Biblical scenes: right side holy family with the adoration of the shepherds left the holy family with the three kings who wing gifts at the foot of kneeling figure for seated figure bible religion child HindeloopenWheeled Chest with Sliding Door and Two DrawersTravel necessary in a rose wood, anonymous, c. 1780 The rectangular box has a copper edge and covered on the inside with silk and velvet. The contents of the box consists of:-Egui-Nécessary of green Roghuids with four teeth Scrapers with golden lifts-a golden scissors in fitting paint-tuise inlaid with Asian floral pattern, in the inner edge Keur Julien Joseph Bouillerot (1731-1789), Ca 1780. - paint stamp holder with inlaid floral pattern with gold end and stamps; Stamps consist of male and women's head on one side, the other side with weapon - Round turtle box with inlaid golden edge. In the box two lacquer prints of the stamp and the key of the box - Golden Film with enamel flower edge and an importkeur pig. - Two crystal bottles with golden stops with chains. The largest bottle is filled with quick salt () - a holder with a golden screw -up cap. - A double spoon with a twisted center piece. - An outputable pencil and golden crown pivot holder in the green marble motif. Paris Chest:Portable painting cassetteWriting box. The bodhisattva of compassion (Kannon) is depicted wearing a richly decorated robe on the lid.The quality of the lacquer technique here is exceptional. After the decoration was applied it was covered with lacquer and then carefully polished until the motif reappeared. This produced an image, which, like a brush painting, is completely flat.Holzkasten Holzkasten Copyright: xZoonar.com/LutzxWallrothx 697017Border (England); block-printed and flocked; 20 x 9 cm (7 7/8 x 3 9/16 in.)ARQUETA HISPANO-MUSULMANA EN HUESO DEL S XII-GRANADINA.Casket probably ca. 1680-1700 French. Casket. French. probably ca. 1680-1700. Brass and pierced and chiseled steel panels on linen-covered oak. Metalwork-SteelChest opened in a white background. There is a plate for text writingStool. Bugatti, Carlo (1856-1940), designerJean NAZE. Table clock, view of the case. Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris, Petit Palais. Dial, case, clock, table clock, watchmakingOld Trunk Isolated Front view shot old trunk isolated on white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/DanielxFerreira-LeitesxCiccarinox 10331915Book flask. Culture: American. Dimensions: H. 6 in. (15.2 cm). Maker: United States Pottery Company (1852-58). Date: 1849. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxEdward F Engel, Painted Guilford Chest, 1935 1942 Painted Guilford ChestARQUETA DE LOS HERNANDEZ. Location: MUSEO DE LAS PEREGRINACIONES. SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA. A CORUÑA. SPAIN.CAJA DE MARFIL. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.Belt Ornament, 918-1392. Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392). Bronze gilt; overall: 3.9 x 4.5 cm (1 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.).Printing block - No Title John Henry Walker (1831-1899)Ga'u (reliquary, amulets do not know); XIX-1. after. 20th century (1801-00-00-1950-00-00);Krakow, so -called REPWINDING ACTION - collection, art of Tibetan Buddhism, plant wrapping, purchase (provenance)Share lambrizing from the house of Dentz van Schaick, Carel Adolph Lion Cachet, c. 1900 - c. 1905 Scot, part of the paneling made for the house of Mr Th.G. Dentz van Schaick on Frederiksplein in Amsterdam 50-52. This shot consists of two vertical and one horizontal panel and is made of rosewood and notehnout. With blue chalk: AB8 A1. Amsterdam rosewood (wood). walnut (hardwood) Scot, part of the paneling made for the house of Mr Th.G. Dentz van Schaick on Frederiksplein in Amsterdam 50-52. This shot consists of two vertical and one horizontal panel and is made of rosewood and notehnout. With blue chalk: AB8 A1. Amsterdam rosewood (wood). walnut (hardwood)Painting on antique wooden pen box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxCrossbow Bolt Box (Bolzenkasten) with Accessories. Culture: German, probably Dresden. Dimensions: box: H. 4 7/16 in. (11.2 cm); W. 15 15/16 in. (40.4 cm); D. 8 3/32 in. (20.5 cm); target bolt (.2i): L. 12 31/32 in. (32.9 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (37 g); target bolt (.2j): L. 13 in. (33 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (38 g); tool (.2k): L. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm); W. 1 17/32 in. (3.9 cm); Wt. 3.7 oz. (105 g). Date: ca. 1735-50. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Snuffbox with Pastoral Scenes ca. 1765 North German. Snuffbox with Pastoral Scenes 460913Przeszo Przyszoci unknownArchitectural Fitting (Gong). China, Qishan county; Shaanxi province. Date: 770 BC-481 BC. Dimensions: . Bronze. Origin: China. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, USA.Writing cassette with the presentation of ships on the speech of Batavia, Sasaya, 1800 - 1825 Writing cassette of black lacquer decorated with performances in gold lacquer and mother -of -pearl. Against a black background, a representation has been applied to the lid in gold lacquer and mother -of -pearl within a lying oval. It is a representation of ships on the speech of Batavia; Below the inscription: "The Reede of Batavia" and a trophy with warnock with flags and the weapon of Batavia. The corners of the lid and the sides show flower branches; Along the lid edge, a pearl piping is running. Japan lacquer (coating). mother of pearl. metal. velvet (fabric weave) lacquering Writing cassette of black lacquer decorated with performances in gold lacquer and mother -of -pearl. Against a black background, a representation has been applied to the lid in gold lacquer and mother -of -pearl within a lying oval. It is a representation of ships on the speech of Batavia; Below the inscription: "ThEmboss white metal design fitting on wooden photo frame, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxSeal, Metal, enamel, leather, silk, probably France, ca. 1880, metalwork, Decorative Arts, SealCrossbow Bolt Box (Bolzenkasten) with Accessories ca. 1735-50 German, probably Dresden. Crossbow Bolt Box (Bolzenkasten) with Accessories 27378Nécessaire first quarter 18th century German, probably Augsburg Fashionable in eighteenth-century Europe were so-called nécessaires de poche (pocket necessaries)small caskets made of precious materials and fitted with tiny implements for grooming, writing, or sewing. Beneath a mirror-lined cover, the interior of this casket contains an inkwell and sand shaker, pen, pencil, clasp knife, cut-glass seal, snuff spoon, ear spoon, bodkin, tweezers, file, two-leaved ivory tablet, and a patch box.. Nécessaire 198046Snuff Box, c. 1830-50. Germany. Agate, gold, silver, diamonds, rubies;Brass design fitting on antique wooden carving pen box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxBible with Silver Boeksloten, Jan Paets Jacobszoon, 1611 Bible, published in Leyden with Jan Paets and Jan Bouwzoon, in 1611, in a stamped calf tire with silver batter. A family crest has been installed in the medallion on the front and a Biblical scene on that of the back. The batter on the corners and at the ditches shows symmetrically placed birds between ranks. publisher: Leidenpublisher: Leidensilversmith: Netherlands Locks: Silver (Metal) Bible, published in Leyden with Jan Paets and Jan Bouwzoon, in 1611, in a stamped calf tire with silver batter. A family crest has been installed in the medallion on the front and a Biblical scene on that of the back. The batter on the corners and at the ditches shows symmetrically placed birds between ranks. publisher: Leidenpublisher: Leidensilversmith: Netherlands Locks: Silver (Metal)Mount of a cassone from gilt pine, formed by three toches with colonets. Mount of a cassone from gilt pine, formed by three toches with colonets.Casket. Culture: Italian, Florence. Dimensions: Overall: 1 3/4 × 4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.4 × 10.2 × 4.4 cm). Date: late 15th or early 16th century.This sarcophagus-shaped casket may have been made to contain a relic. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Tile clock. unknown, authorCorporal box with embroidery, anonymous, c. 1475 - c. 1525 On the lid, a vaulted room with columns and a checkered floor is embroidered, in which Maria and on the left the angel Gabriel with for him on a banderol "Ave Maria". The sides have silk brocade of green and white lanes with alternating a flower and a gold disk. On a blue silk stock, a red dams of the same -armed cross are embroidered on a blue silk stock around rose branches. On the four arms of the cross, a peacock ferry is embroidered in gold thread. England (possibly) velvet (fabric weave). brocade (textile). silk. embroidering / damask On the lid, a vaulted room with columns and a checkered floor is embroidered, in which Maria and on the left the angel Gabriel with for him on a banderol "Ave Maria". The sides have silk brocade of green and white lanes with alternating a flower and a gold disk. On a blue silk stock, a red dams of the same -armed cross are embroidered on a blue silk stock around rose branches. On the four arDocument box, Funabashi Shūmin, 1900 - c. 1920 Rectangular box with rounded corners, with a decoration in gold and silver makie of cedar trees and autumn grasses over the entire plane of top and sides. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating) Rectangular box with rounded corners, with a decoration in gold and silver makie of cedar trees and autumn grasses over the entire plane of top and sides. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating)Mildred Ford, Toleware Bread Tray, c 1940 Toleware Bread TrayPrzeszo Przyszoci unknownWomen's shoe; 19th century (1801-00-00-1900-00-00);Wallet ca. 1880 American. Wallet 170532Etrog basket, made from a bonbonniere dating from 1851 to accommodate the fruit. The citron fruit is used for the festival of Sukkot.Coffin. Cigar box of the Rijksmuseum with three images of the museum and the weapon of Amsterdam.small treasure ancient chest with jewel isolated on white backgroundTruhe aus dem 9. Jahrhundert 9th century chest, monastery of Sant Pere de Roda, Alt Empordà, Girona art museum, Girona, Catalonia, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22282922Close-up of small set of drawers containing mahjong setBox, wood, painted and gilded, Gaming boxes, probably Germany, late 18th century, Decorative Arts, BoxBox 16th century Swiss. Box. Swiss. 16th century. Wood, painted. Woodwork-FurnitureBronze cista (toiletries box) ca. 300-275 B.C. Praenestine This oval-shaped container has solid-cast feet, each of which terminates in a depiction of a comic theater mask, an unusual subject for cista feet. They may show the influence of Greek New Comedy playwrights such as Menander. A solid-cast figure of a nude woman doing a back-bend serves as the handle.. Bronze cista (toiletries box) 251177 Praenestine, Bronze cista (toiletries box), ca. 300275 B.C., Bronze, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Courtland Field Bishop, 1922 (22.84.3a, b)The Ariel Automatic Barrel or Street OrganApproval deposits from Arrondissementsijkers. Wooden coffin with sliding cover that includes approval deposits from Arrondisementsijkers.ARQUETA DE MARFIL HISPANOMUSULMANA - SIGLO X - PERIODO CALIFAL - VISTA FRONTAL. Location: VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM. LONDON. ENGLAND.