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Intricately designed boxes from different cultures and eras, including caskets and chests made from wood, metal, and glass, featuring ornate detailing.

Chest of stone decorated with edges, stripes and columns of ebony, anonymous Chest of stone, rectangular, decorated with edges, stripes and columns of ebony and with lock plate, hinges and handle of silver (). ebony (wood). silver (metal) Chest of stone, rectangular, decorated with edges, stripes and columns of ebony and with lock plate, hinges and handle of silver (). ebony (wood). silver (metal)
Chest of stone decorated with edges, stripes and columns of ebony, anonymous Chest of stone, rectangular, decorated with edges, stripes and columns of ebony and with lock plate, hinges and handle of silver (). ebony (wood). silver (metal) Chest of stone, rectangular, decorated with edges, stripes and columns of ebony and with lock plate, hinges and handle of silver (). ebony (wood). silver (metal)
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dresser, wood, walnut, Spain, 17th century, furniture, Decorative Arts, dresserSnuffbox with Mother-of-Pearl Decoration 19th century German. Snuffbox with Mother-of-Pearl Decoration 460522Cabinet. All the elements of this cabinet are curved, as if the entire piece of furniture were moving. The carved ornament - a combination of plants and flowers and abstract forms - reinforces that impression. Only rarely in the Netherlands did such a large and massive piece of furniture manage to express the Rococo style so perfectly. Perhaps this cabinet was designed by a sculptor and not by a cabinetmaker.Snuff box, Inlaid gold and mother-of-pearl, chased gilt-metal, enamel, A dark blue snuff box with a decorative inlayed top depicting a winged sitting figure., probably Meissen, Germany, ca. 1745-1755, containers, Decorative Arts, Snuff boxRussell Madole, Skin Covered Trunk, c 1939 Skin Covered TrunkCard Case (France); stained, embossed, tooled, and gilded leatherArqueta, siglo XV. Fundación Juan March.Reading Stand with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom 19th century Japan. Reading Stand with Design of Pine, Bamboo, and Cherry Blossom 44877Small chasse with angels in medallions. Limoges, c. 1200-1210. Copper with enamel on oak. Museum Schnu_tgen. Cologne, Germany.Box-board German 19th centuryRocco Navigato, Letter Box, 1940 Letter BoxStationery box with decoration of grapes and squirrels 17th century Japan (Ryūkyū Islands). Stationery box with decoration of grapes and squirrels 40534Secretary. Severe, rectilinear writing furniture, such as this desk, is typical of the French Empire style. The bronze deco-ration is derived from antiquity. The front legs are shaped like sphinxes: half woman, half eagle. This secretary was bought by the 7th Earl of Elgin in 1804. He is known for having acquired the Parthenon sculptures, which he sold on to the British Museum.Needlework box -Corner tile District KafelPrzeszo Przyszoci Johann antrudgeAntique wooden red bottle box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxPillow, Yoyusai, c. 1800 - c. 1900 Rectangular box, the top somewhat concave, with openwork parts in the shape of a mouth organ (SHO). There is a drawer on one short side. The pillow is covered with black lacquer with on the top, partly continuous on the sides, a pouch from which the neck of a lute sticks; on the pocket flower branches; The pouch is densely tied with a cord in silver makie, ending in a flower. (minor damage on the corners) Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating). gold (metal). silver (metal) Rectangular box, the top somewhat concave, with openwork parts in the shape of a mouth organ (SHO). There is a drawer on one short side. The pillow is covered with black lacquer with on the top, partly continuous on the sides, a pouch from which the neck of a lute sticks; on the pocket flower branches; The pouch is densely tied with a cord in silver makie, ending in a flower. (minor damage on the corners) Japan wood (plant material). lacquer (coating). gold (metal). silver (23-cm Segment Shell in a Wooden Box. Single long longitudes gowned pointed 23 cm of grenade, in a wooden box. The grenade is 51.8 cm long and has a 226 mm caliber. He has two rings bronze cams for a drawn loop with six towing fields. The nose has a pipe hole. The garnet is hollow: the spring load is surrounded by thirteen outdoor segment rings, in which nineteen inside segment rings, lead together. The soil deployed has also been attached with lead rings.Bookbinding of repeat foliate pattern. Culture: British, possibly Barcheston or Bordesley. Dimensions: H. 4 1/2 x W. 2 1/2 inches (11.4 x 6.4 cm). Maker: Attributed to the weaving workshop funded by William Sheldon (Barcheston, Warwickshire and Bordesley, Worcestershire). Date: possibly made between 1561 and 1613. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bandbox. Dated: c. 1939. Dimensions: overall: 36.5 x 45.7 cm (14 3/8 x 18 in.) Original IAD Object: 11" high; 15 1/2" long; 12" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Holger Hansen.Cassone (one of a pair) ca. 1550-60 Italian, Rome Sumptuously ornamented chests called cassoni or forzieri played an important role in the wedding rituals of Renaissance Italy.1 Between the thirteenth and fifteenth centuries, a woman's right to inherit from her parents and her husband diminished as society became more patriarchal. Accordingly, the dowry—the financial allotment she was given by her family on her marriage—increased in importance. In theory it was hers, but in reality the dowry was administered by her husband, who assumed responsibility to increase its value. Before the wedding, one or two pairs of chests were ordered and delivered to the bride's house, where they were filled with her marriage portion.2 If, as was often the case, the bride was escorted in a formal procession from her parents' house to the bridegroom's residence, the cassoni were carried along as testimony to the wealth of the two families and the bond between them. When ordered in pairs, the chests coGarment box Japan. Garment box 58344Shadow Box Castle 1693 Spain. Rolled paperwork, colored and gilded, silk, wood .ARQUETA DE MARFIL DE FITERO - HISPANOARABE - CALIFAL - REALIZADA EN EL AÑO 966. Author: CULTURA DE HALAF. Location: MUSEO DE NAVARRA. Pamplona. NAVARRA. SPAIN.Toy wooden house on a white backgroundTerracotta cinerary urn, with a figure of a reclining woman, on the lid and a panel on the chest. Etruscan, 100-50 BC From ChiusiIncense Burner with Peonies 16th-17th century China The densely worked background of naturalistic plants cast in high relief and covered with gold leaf is typical of the work of Hu Wenming, one of the few Chinese metalworkers whose names have been recorded. Little is known about his life except that he worked in Yunjian, an affluent area twenty miles southwest of Shanghai that has long been associated with the arts. Most of the pieces in this style are scholars accoutrements: incense paraphernalia, brush holders, ruyi scepters, and hand warmers. It seems likely that this censer was once part of a set that also included a box for storing incense, a vase, snd additional implements such as a spoon and tongs.. Incense Burner with Peonies 73318Canopic box of Sebekemsaf, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty XIIICanopic box of Sekhem re Upmaat Antef, from Deir-el-BahariCollector's cabinet and chair, c. 1885-1890, Carlo Bugatti, Italian, 1856-1940, 69 x 21 5/8 x 21 1/2 in. (175.26 x 54.9 x 54.6 cm), Walnut, vellum, silk, copper alloy, glass, Italy, 19th centuryChapel with three gold coins unknownCasket (cassetta). Culture: Italian, Ferrara. Dimensions: Overall: 7 1/4 × 8 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (18.4 × 21.6 × 26 cm). Date: late 15th-early 16th century.The variety of fantastic ornament employed for the decoration of this casket was derived from Roman wall decoration. After centuries of burial, these decorations were revealed during the excavations of the Golden house of Nero in Rome, begun about 1480. As they were found underground in grotto-like spaces, they were named grottesche, or grotesques. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Bandbox (USA); block-printed paper on pasteboard support; 38.5 x 31 x 26.5 cm (15 3/16 x 12 3/16 x 10 7/16 in.)Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxbrown box for storageBandbox. Dated: 1935/1942. Dimensions: overall: 22.8 x 29.2 cm (9 x 11 1/2 in.) Original IAD Object: 9" high; 13" wide. Medium: watercolor, graphite, and gold ink on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Lina Manetto.Double snuffbox 1749-50 Jean Ducrollay Each miniature on this double box depicts a member of the French Royal family. Portraits of Louis XV and Marie Leszczynska are inside the two lids. On the outside are their children: "Mesdames," the five unmarried daughters; the Dauphin, the Duchess of Parma, and their families.. Double snuffbox. French, Paris. 1749-50. Gold, enamel, vellum, gouache, glass. Metalwork-Gold and PlatinumReader, lectern standard furniture interior design wood oak wood, Oak wood desk with oblique writing surface with engraved closed cupboard with three panels at the front. In the middle of the high rear door with wrought iron slider and two wrought-iron hinges over the entire width of the door on both sides of the door two panels above each other. The writing sheet consists of two parts between which there is gap. On top of the four corner posts button with cut floral pattern In the bottom of the writing sheet four holes On the writing page some inscriptions can be seen:Bandbox, Grand Canal; USA; block printed on handmade paper, pasteboard supportPinto Collection. Gingerbread Mould, 1600-1750.. This wooden gingerbread mould is English and probably dates from the 17th or early 18th century. Gingerbread hornbooks gave children an added incentive for learning their alphabet. In the words of a rhyme written by J. Crane in 1835:. 'The bakers to increase their trade,.. Made alphabets of gingerbread. That folks might swallow what they read. All the letters were digested. Hateful ignorance detested'. Breadcrumbs formed the main ingredient for gingerbread in the 17th century. It was pre-cooked and mixed with spices such as ginger, liquorice, aniseed and cinnamon. The mould gave the mixture shape. Gingerbread made in this way was not baked in an oven... Purchased from Edward H Pinto, 1965.Jardinière with chickens ca. 1880 Haviland & Co. American and French Determined that pottery vessels should be regarded as true works of art, avant-garde ceramicists in France in the last decades of the nineteenth century transformed their craft into an intellectual and emotional endeavor. The pioneers of this revival were Jean Carriès, Ernest Chaplet, Théodore Deck, and Auguste Delaherche. These revolutionary artist-potters embraced artisanal traditions while pursuing lost techniques through exhaustive experimentation. Reacting to what they viewed as an excessive and improper use of ornament, they celebrated the simplicity and sincerity of their medium, following the tenets of the Art Nouveau style taking place in Europe. Based on the principles of the British Arts and Crafts movement, Art Nouveau artists sought to reform the decorative arts by emphasizing uniqueness and a return to craftsmanship. Artist-potters found inspiration in Asian ceramics, particularly Japanese stoneware (a hCasket (England); Made by Frances Basnet; wood, silk, glass beads. Rectangular coffin (Ryoshibaco) With an inner box and with a slightly convex lid; Engraved copper hinges and lock. Decorated in gold hiramakie on a black soil with a landscape with a temple at a lake on the lid and the sides. Inside and inner bin Nashiji. The coffin probably forms a writing set together with AK-NM-6104.Box. Culture: Swiss. Dimensions: 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm). Date: 18th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.Brass design fitting on antique wooden box, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxClawed Arm Defense 1830-1870 Italy. Steel, silver, velvet weave, and wood . Antonio CortelazzoSomebody's Luggage (Miniature Wedding Album of Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren), c. 1863. Mathew Brady (American, 1823-1896). Brass photographic locket with 12 miniature albumen prints; overall: 2.7 x 2 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.); each: 2.3 x 2 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.). This deluxe commercial souvenir commemorates the marriage of General” Tom Thumb (Charles Sherwood Stratton) and Lavinia Warren, performers at P. T. Barnum’s American Museum. Thumb was such a celebrity that the wedding pushed the Civil War off newspapers’ front pages for days. Cartes-de-visite of the wedding sold in the thousands; Brady even licensed the image to lithographers and other photographers. In one image, Lavinia holds a baby who was borrowed for the photo shoot to suggest her domestic skills. The locket is shaped like a miniature suitcase bearing the words Somebody’s Luggage,” the title of an 1862 story by Charles Dickens.Jewel casket; c.1870 England; Birmingham. Attributed to John Hardman & Co.; Gilt; brass and enamel.Multicolored painted tea lid with faïence lid, anonymous, c. 1720 - c. 1760 Square tea bus with lid, multi -colored painted with a few in 18th century costume in a landscape. Delft . Square tea bus with lid, multi -colored painted with a few in 18th century costume in a landscape. Delft .The Hitsitoph box from Ship's Medicine Chest, from an Aberdeen Trawler wrecked on Hoy, early 20th centuryancient arabic treasure chest ancient east treasure chest with antique jewelry isolated on black background Copyright: xZoonar.com/ValeryxVoennyyx 5528715Vanity case ca. 1760-1800 British, Staffordshire. Vanity case. British, Staffordshire. ca. 1760-1800. Enameled copper. EnamelsCredenza, mid 1500s. Italy, Brescia, 16th century. Walnut; overall: 127.6 x 152.4 x 54.3 cm (50 1/4 x 60 x 21 3/8 in.).Casket of wood with openwork iron plates. A rectangular carrier in wood, of which the lid and the walls are covered with open-worked iron plates over red woolen fabric. The lid is raised in the middle. On the short side the slot with pilasters, two rings on every long side.Pude End of the 19th century (1868-00-00-1900-00-00);Detective camera 'Monopol' by Hüttig AG, measuring 9 x 12 cm, made of wood around 1905, designed for discreet photography.Lambrizing of a box from the wreck of the East Indies Hollandia, Anonymous, 1700 - in Or Before 1743 chest Box, paneling; fragm, rectangular, flat, rounded corner, one side recessed, 1 vertical groove on the interior. Netherlands wood (plant material) Secondtattered book isolated on white backgroundGold snuff box, rectangular and on all sides decorated with landscape paintings behind glass, Jean George, 1753 Gold pin box, rectangular. On all sides miniature landscape paintings behind glass. Paris gold (metal). gouache (paint). glass Gold pin box, rectangular. On all sides miniature landscape paintings behind glass. Paris gold (metal). gouache (paint). glassDog on Turntable', c. 1895, H. L. Judd Manufacturing Company, Wallingford, Connecticut, c. 1830-1960s, 5 x 3 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (12.7 x 8.57 x 13.65 cm), Iron, pigment, 19th-20th centuryNécessaire third quarter 18th century French This pocket nécessaire contains the following fittings for personal grooming: a patch box with mirror, tweezers, ear spoon, file, and two scent bottles with porcelain stoppers. It is part of a group of étuis and snuffboxes collected by the New York broker Valentine Alexander Blacque, who retired to Paris in the 1880s.. Nécessaire 209342Decanter with stopper, from a cordial set, c. 1870, 8 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (20.96 x 6.99 x 6.99 cm), Glass, England, 19th centuryDeskBattle Bag, Anonymous, 1868Old wooden chestl isolated on a white backgroundBandbox And Lid, Sandy Hook; USA; block-printed paper on pasteboard supportPainting on antique wooden almira, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxCylindrical jar 1842 Austrian. Cylindrical jar. Austrian. 1842. Hard-paste porcelain. Ceramics-PorcelainSaddle Lviv manufactureOld chest isolated on the white backgroundOlga Boznańska's paintings in a cassetteJOYERO DE CRISTAL DE ROCA S XVII. Location: CONVENTO DE LAS CLARISAS / MUSEO DE ARTE SACRO. MONFORTE DE LEMOS. LUGO. SPAIN.Queen Ann's bedroom at Warwick castle. (6 February 1665 1 August 1714[1) became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707,Model Of An Upper Pump Box. Model of a pump piston for a square pump tube. It consists of two layers of leather slipped between wooden boards. The lower half is square; The upper half consists of two triangular valves, on the inside with copper coated. Between the valves an iron bracket is for mounting the pump rod or chain.Casket of wood, lined with brown leather with rank ornament on punched soil and andries cross with half four passes. Bandwork of silver; Handle with inscription: Memorial. Chest of wood, on the outside covered with brown leather with on the lid and the sides of tendrils ornament on punched soil and at the bottom an andriess cross with half four passes. There are silver tires that end in Lilies on the box. The three middle one on the lid also serve to handles, why the lid hinges. An overdue and a flat lock plate on the front. The handle of the lid carries the inscription: Memorial. It is attached to the letters T (to) And S (die). The inside is covered with red colored linen.ARQUETA DE MARFIL-VISTA LATERAL. Location: MONASTERIO-INTERIOR. GUADALUPE. CACERES. SPAIN.Organ Bank, Monkey' mechanical bank, c. 1881, Kyser & Rex Company, Philadelphia, c. 1879-1898, 5 1/16 x 4 x 3 in. (12.86 x 10.16 x 7.62 cm), Iron, pigment, 19th centuryBox 16th century Swiss. Box. Swiss. 16th century. Wood, painted. Woodwork-FurnitureTrunk; around 1750 (1730-00-00-1770-00-00);Accessory caseOld vintage retro compass isolatedSet of 6 shallow bowls with saucers, in a casket. unknown, atelier, Hoeroldt, Johann Gregorius (1696-1775), painter, Koenigliche Porcellain Fabrique, Meissen (1710-1763), factoryTobacco box with three-master and so long the sun will shine like that, Jan Zoutman Eeren glory of Holland will not disappear and viva spain, tobacco box holder metal copper, cast engraved elongated flat box at the end rounded with hinged lid lid: (left) so long the ga Sun will be beamed will shine so will Johan Arnold Zoutman war naval battle Doggersbank tobacco smoking store snuffbox 1781 AO van Kerkwijk collection.Travel toilet casket, mens. Demachy, T-M. (fl. ca 1809-ca 1819), goldsmith, Blaquiere, Pierre-Nöel (fl. ca 1800-ca 1825), goldsmithBox with Design of Plum Tree and Moon 19th century Lacquered by Tansai. Box with Design of Plum Tree and Moon 58343Roll with light green ribbon with one frayed silk and three black horizontal stripes, c. 1930 Roll with light green ribbon with one frayed silk and three black horizontal stripes. Nijmegenfrance textile materials. cardboard. paper Roll with light green ribbon with one frayed silk and three black horizontal stripes. Nijmegenfrance textile materials. cardboard. paperTray. Culture: Japan. Dimensions: H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); W. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); D. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm). Date: 19th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.treasure chest with gold coins isolated on whiteRussia, Russian handicrafts. High quality traditional painted Russian lacquer box & amber necklace. (RF)Pouch of red satin with floral embroidery in gold and silver thread, with attached note with regard to the alleged origin, Anonymous, 1683 Pouch of red satin embroidered with a floral motif in gold and silver thread. Model: elongated with a seam over the entire length and a deep flat fold on either side. Square opening at the top with pull closure by means of A braided cotton cord and eight fested, round holes. On the two ends of the cord a golden glans ()/Bol. It is a cord; They start with two cords, each of which consists of three wires, one of which is kept tight, as with a normal braid. The two cords together become one with six threads in which three threads are kept tight. Round, loose bottom that is attached to the top with stitches. Lining of blue linen, with a 5 cm wide edge of blue silk that is attached to the pouch with a 5 cm wide edge. Decoration: The floral pattern, made up of carnations, tulips, hyacinths and roses, is first embroidered with tension stitches in the yelloWhisk, from a toilette service, 1683, William Fowle, English, 1658-1684, 5 7/16 x 2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (13.81 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm), Vermeil (gilt silver), horsehair (), England, 17th centurytraditional Chinese decorationAntique wooden almira, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSafatxAli/DinodiaxPhotoxCrown Bank ' still bank, 1896, J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s, 2 7/8 x 2 1/2 x 2 3/16 in. (7.3 x 6.35 x 5.56 cm), Iron, pigment, 19th centuryBox. Blood jasper mounted in gold. Beginning of the 19th century. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 36974-4 Box, blood jasper, art, gold object object, orfevreryTerracotta focolare (offering tray) ca. 550-500 B.C. Etruscan Large rectangular or circular offering trays made of bucchero are typical tomb gifts in the Chiusi region. Normally they contain a variety of small vessels, spoons, spatulas, palettes and other utensils that may be associated with the preparation of food or cosmetics. Some scholars have suggested that these items imitate, on a miniature scale, the more expensive banquet sets in bronze or silver.. Terracotta focolare (offering tray). Etruscan. ca. 550-500 B.C.. Terracotta; bucchero pesante. Archaic. TerracottasSpanish-Arab chest of the Leire monastery Spanish-Arab chest of the Leire monastery, 1004 after Christ. manufactured in the Madinat Al-Zahira workshop, Museum of Navarra, Pamplona, Navarra,Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 21889678Weight of 1 kg in box, anonymous, 1839 weight. chest Straight Circling cylinder yellow buyer weight of 1 kg in wooden box v.z.v. Slot and 2 violin hooks, covered inside with red and purple velvet, while the weight is covered with a red velvet cap. Kistje v.z.v. label. gewicht: brass (alloy). kist: wood (plant material). kist: velvet (fabric weave) Netherlands. ParisInk Cake, 1800s. China, 19th century. Ink cake; overall: 4.4 x 4 cm (1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.).