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Elegant antique boxes made of materials like leather and copper, featuring intricate designs, used for storing valuable items or keepsakes.

Box, wood, tooled leather, gilded brass, rectangular wooden box, on oiutside covered with gold-tooled leather; sprigs of flowers on sides and surrounding raised central panel of cover, which in center bears coat-of-arms flanked by two quatrefoils, and in corners diapered scrolled cartouches - coat-of-arms: tierced in fess, 1 an eagle displayed, 2 a winged dragon, 3 three mullets on bend - surmouted by cardinal's hat - brass escutcheon, hasp, and two bail handles - inside lined with red undrressed leather., Italy, 18th century, containers, Decorative Arts, Box
Box, wood, tooled leather, gilded brass, rectangular wooden box, on oiutside covered with gold-tooled leather; sprigs of flowers on sides and surrounding raised central panel of cover, which in center bears coat-of-arms flanked by two quatrefoils, and in corners diapered scrolled cartouches - coat-of-arms: tierced in fess, 1 an eagle displayed, 2 a winged dragon, 3 three mullets on bend - surmouted by cardinal's hat - brass escutcheon, hasp, and two bail handles - inside lined with red undrressed leather., Italy, 18th century, containers, Decorative Arts, Box
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Azimuth Compass in Wooden Box, c. 1810 - c. 1858 box Azimut compass in a wooden box. The compass has a fixed level device. The ocular of this consists of a prismatic visor to read the rose, combined with a crack-vizier with a black and green blackout glass; The wire vizier on the other side is equipped with a tilting black mirror. The boiler is weighted with a lead weight at the bottom. With two mechanics in the boiler, the rose can be secured: one is a lever with a ring around the pen that lifts the rose of the pen; The other is a spring that is pushed against the edge of the rose. London wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal). lead (metal). glass. precious stone (material). paperHunting Majolica vase by Gio Ponti (1891-1979)Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom 19th century Japan. Box with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom. Japan. 19th century. Sprinkled gold on lacquer (maki-e). Edo period (1615-1868). LacquerOld empty albumBamboo steamer. Sacrifice block of ebony with silver fittings and monogram ECA and extensive engraved inscriptions.Cordial glass, from a cordial set, c. 1870, 3 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (7.62 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm), Glass, England, 19th centuryCordial glass, from a cordial set, c. 1870, 3 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (7.62 x 3.81 x 3.81 cm), Glass, England, 19th centuryNécessaire. Culture: German, probably Augsburg. Dimensions: Overall: 3 × 3 1/4 × 2 in. (7.6 × 8.3 × 5.1 cm). Date: first quarter 18th century.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. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Chest with Figures, Flowers, and Birds. Ryukyu Islands, about 1650-1750. Furnishings; Furniture. Black lacquer on wood core with mother-of-pearl inlay and metal fittingsInk, one of a set of 16, c. 1757, 2 7/16 x 2 5/8 x 7/16 in. (6.19 x 6.67 x 1.11 cm), Pine soot and animal adhesive, China, 18th centuryBox with Samples of Metal Shrouds, anonymous, 1866 sample Chest with eleven samples of iron wire for standing-aged, all watering with six cable strands around a seventh, all strands and the heart consisting of seven yarns. They are each tied together with rope and yellow paper at the ends and all wear a parchment label with inscription and a monster of the yarn from which they are composed. The label at the smallest sample also carries the instruction to make it canceled. Netherlands (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy). iron (metal). paper. rope. parchment (animal material)Commemorative case with coins and a banknote from the November Uprising; 1831 Mint WarsawTreasure chest empty wooden box open casket vector imageRobert WR Taylor, Chest, 1935 1942 ChestDiaper basket, rectangular, with braided diamond pattern. Rectangular dense basket of split wilengen, braided with geometric diamond pattern, with three handles on top edge. Lid to hinges; Four ball legs, and four buttons of two beads of black glass on a pin strung on the corner styles.Das alte Buch The ancient book in leather reliure on a light background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxxSibrikovx 2950808Boxold drawer tool old drawer tool ,model released, Symbolfoto Copyright: xZoonar.com/AleksandrxKichiginx 9960558 ,model released, Symbolfoto ,property releasedWriting Box with Design of Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove 19th century Japan. Writing Box with Design of Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove 57981Suzuribako, anonymous, 1850 - 1900 Suzuribako with a decoration of, among other things, a paper box with plectrum () In gold lacquer and insert. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating) Suzuribako with a decoration of, among other things, a paper box with plectrum () In gold lacquer and insert. Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating)Commemorative ring Derecki s AwomirTravel secretary; 2. PO. 19th century (1851-00-00-1900-00-00);Accessories box with scenes from The Tale of Genji, 17th-18th century, Unknown Japanese, 7 3/8 × 8 1/2 × 10 9/16 in. (18.73 × 21.59 × 26.83 cm), Black lacquer with gold maki-e, silver flakes, sheet metal, and pictorial pearskin ground (e-nashiji); metal fittings, Japan, 17th-18th century, Genji imagery was particularly common on womens furnishings like this cosmetics and accessories case. Here, the motifs on the boxs exterior allude to scenes from chapter 14, only they do so without human figures. On the lid, the carriage, shrine gate, and arched bridge collectively suggest Genjis pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi shrine, while the boat on the front of the box points to the arrival of one of Genjis former lovers who, by chance, was also on a pilgrimage to Sumiyoshi. These same four elements can be found on many painted illustrations of this scene.Basket with Hinged Lid 19th century Japan. Basket with Hinged Lid 62237Jonkheer Mr. briefcase Dr. A.W.L. Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer ,, 1935 - 1940 Jonkheer Mr. briefcase Dr. A.W.L. Tjarda van Starkenborch Stachouwer, carried by him during his internment in Japanese camps. Crocodile leather briefcase with fabric interior with copper or brass double closure. Plastic address label on Geel rope with inscription: 'Tjarda van Starkenborch, Julianaweg 10, Wassenaar'. The briefcase contained papers, keys and things associated with its function. Jakarta leather. metal. linen (material). cardboard sewing Manchuria. Taiwan. Dutch East Indies, TheLime barge first stone with memorial of the laying of the first stone for the statue of Pieter Pieterszoon Hein, cistern holder wood paint, sawn painted White painted cistern with gold ornamental letters On the side in gold ornamental letters: H. Lengkeek other side Delfshaven VIII July MDCCCLXX Piet Heyn Piet Hein Delfshaven first stone H. Lengkeek statue bricklaying trowel lime craft commemoration jubilee party hero shipping silver fleet RotterdamHorae Beatae Mariae Virginis Flemish. Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis, ca. 1510-1530. Manuscript with opaque watercolor and ink with gold, 6 3/8 × 4 7/8 × 1 5/8 in. (16.2 × 12.4 × 4.1 cm). European Art ca. 1510-1530Writing Kit; copper-colored metal inlaid with white metalBox And Cover (England); Silversmith Thomas Whitehouse (British, active 1848-98); Retailed by Asprey & Son Co. (United Kingdom); coromandel-veneered joined wood, lined with silk, gilded and tooled calfskin leather, raised, chased and engraved silver, cut glass, mirrored glass, carved mother-of-pearl (handles), cut and engraved brass (hinges and tools), gilt-metal, forged steel (imBox and cover, Cardboard, Rectangular box covered with watered white paper. (B) Cover, with watered paper on outside, edges framed with gold paper. Oval label on top '550 Broadway 552 + Tiffany Compy + New York.' Inside, large label printed in lavender., 1853-70, containers, Decorative Arts, Box and coverLámpara de aceite. Museu Català de les Arts i Tradicions Populars.Wooden trunk with gold isolated on white backgroundCartrdige box for shootingLacquered box still bank, late 19th-early 20th century, 1 15/16 x 4 13/16 x 2 7/8 in. (4.92 x 12.22 x 7.3 cm), Wood, pigment, metal, Japan, 19th-20th centuryCase Retro leather case isolated with clipping path included Copyright: xZoonar.com/Baloncicix 7149006Ausschneiden Box pink decoupage box with painted flowers and a bijouterie Copyright: xZoonar.com/unknownx 22811147ARQUILLA CON RELIQUIAS S PIO V S XVII. Location: CONVENTO DE SAN CLEMENTE-MUSEO. Toledo. SPAIN.Shaker Wood Box. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 29.5 x 28 cm (11 5/8 x 11 in.) Original IAD Object: 20" high; 15" deep; 23" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Alois E. Ulrich.Arthur Gilbert succeeded in purchasing this snuffbox with diamond flowers from the N.Y. jeweller Harry Winston but only after he had bought a set of yellow diamonds to establish himself as an important customer. The scene carved in hardstones on the base is adapted from a painting by Jean Baptiste Oudry (1686-1755) of a water spaniel and a swan, the latter replaced with a colourful mallard.Lacquered wood boxesRoll with red ribbon with one frayed silk and three black horizontal stripes, c. 1935 Roll with red ribbon with one frayed silk and three black horizontal stripes. Nijmegenfrance textile materials. paper. cardboard Roll with red ribbon with one frayed silk and three black horizontal stripes. Nijmegenfrance textile materials. paper. cardboardLetter case. unknown, authorUnion case (leeg), Parsons & Co. Littlefield, c. 1860 union case glass. metal. velvet (fabric weave). children's games and playsStandard of Light Screen, Franz Anton Siebel, 1825 The window is caught in a black wooden frame, crowned by a tympanum of Thuja rootwood, which slides into a black wooden standard. Lichtenfels glass. fruitwood glassblowing The window is caught in a black wooden frame, crowned by a tympanum of Thuja rootwood, which slides into a black wooden standard. Lichtenfels glass. fruitwood glassblowingGrainy and gritty image of an old steamer trunkHigh chair made of palmhout (model of hexagonal tonnet chair), anonymous, c. 1690 - c. 1710 High chair made of palmhout; The chair has the model of a hexagonal tonnage chair with an ajour -cut decoration on the higher rising back; The parts are connected to each other and at the oak bottom with glue and nails; Profile lists have been applied to the three parts at the front. The middle shelf consists of two doors, turning brass hinges and closed with a hook; The bottom door serves to place a rest with coals under the footboard with holes. A loose seat with hole in the chair, under which a PO can be placed. A rod is applied to the loose table top, in which rings (2 x 9) and a bell, everything from brass. The chair runs on two lines with pins, on which wooden wheels, with a locking pin anchored. There are two pillows in the chair. Amsterdam wood (plant material). boxwood. oak (wood). brass (alloy) High chair made of palmhout; The chair has the model of a hexagonal tonnage chair with an ajClosed Wooden chest, isolated on a white background.Cardplate painting box with copper plate: H. Van Overklift Portrait Painter in Miniature in Amsterdam, color box holder cardboard copper box, Green cardboard box with extendable drawers and compartments On copperplate: H. van Overklift Portrait Painter in Miniature in Amsterdam Hendrik van Overklift miniature painter Property Royal Antiquarian Society ( KOG).Snuffbox ca. 1760-1800 British, Staffordshire. Snuffbox. British, Staffordshire. ca. 1760-1800. Enameled copper. Enamels. Oval golden snuff box, with six scenes in email.PARTE POSTERIOR DE LA ARQUETA DE MARFIL DE FITERO - HISPANOMUSULMAN - CALIFAL - REALIZADA EN EL AÑO 966. Author: CULTURA DE HALAF. Location: MUSEO DE NAVARRA. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.Miniature Chest. Dated: 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.2 x 44.5 cm (14 1/4 x 17 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 7" high; 10 1/2" long; 7" wide. Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Carl Buergerniss.chinese Qi-Gong bowelsWeight set made of brass weight set from brass copyright: xzoonar.com/dr.xlangeex 13111516Box 1785-1795 Wednesbury. Metal and enamel .Open vintage suitcase with fruit Vintage open carton suitcase filled with apples solated over white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/IvonnexWierinkx 10151395Bassoon 1790-1800 Dominique Antony Porthaux The most modern feature of this bassoon is the speaker key at the wing joint, meant to facilitate the playing of the highest notes. The instrument comes with two wing joints for high and low pitch, the original bocal, two boxes of period reeds, and its original case. Porthaux's basson foreshadows what later in the nineteenth century came to be called the French bassoon, as opposed to the German bassoon, featuring a colorful, slender and slightly nasal sound.. Bassoon 503528Classicswooden box Concept summer vacation in red leather suitcase pool boat beach umbrellas chairs 3d render on gray background with shadow Concept summer vacation in red leather suitcase pool boat beach umbrellas chairs 3d render on gray background with shadow Copyright: xZoonar.com/OlegxLivinskyix 16705078Box Horning with a bronze medal, Maarten Pauw, 1952 box Square cardboard box. Royal desire Voorschoten is on the lid. Voorschoten cardboard Cape of Good Hope. CulemborgEcuador. Typical Ecuadorian handicrafts, hand painted box with local highland scenes.Instrumentarium chirurgicum military aneurysmatum Pro Compression (Military surgical instruments for aneurysm compression), Box (number LVII) of surgical steel instruments of Giovanni Alessandro Brambilla (1728-1800), military surgeon in the Austrian army.Daphne brand cosmetics from CPC, 1926. Can of talcum powder, eyebrow pencil, lipstick, and jars of rolling massage cream, cerate and derma cream. Chromolithograph by an unknown artist from the California Perfume Company (later Avon) product catalog, New York, Kansas, Montreal, 1926.old chestLeather Fedral with Slotje, Joseph Resehl Fü, 1931 box Leather Fedral with lock on which brand and letters applied in gold. From Consul General Daniël Jan Steyn Parvé. Bucharest leather. velvet (fabric weave). felt (textile). brass (alloy) Romaniavintage tea box isolated vintage christmas metal tea box against white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/YannxPoirierx 13214856Tile. Culture: French. Dimensions: all tiles approximately 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1 in. (11.4 × 11.4 × 2.5 cm). Date: 13th-14th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Gold bars in dresser drawerThe imperial city on the Danube beach with its most excellent monuments, A picturesque hike in the book and picture, nd edition , Dr, August Silberstein -, authorBox with cardboard lid on which printed 'Burberrys Haymarket, London, W.', c. 1850 - c. 1940 Box with cardboard lid on which printed 'Burberrys Haymarket, London, W.'. Great Britain (possibly) Cardboard. Staples: Metal stapling / printing / writing (processes) Box with cardboard lid on which printed 'Burberrys Haymarket, London, W.'. Great Britain (possibly) Cardboard. Staples: Metal stapling / printing / writing (processes)