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Decorative Storage Chests

A selection of ornate chests and boxes made from mahogany and other materials, showcasing craftsmanship from the 17th to 20th century with decorative elements.

Bible box, 18th century, 7 x 11 1/8 x 21 1/2in. (17.8 x 28.3 x 54.6cm), Pine, United States, 18th century
Bible box, 18th century, 7 x 11 1/8 x 21 1/2in. (17.8 x 28.3 x 54.6cm), Pine, United States, 18th century
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cooperAnonymous French. Studies. Martin varnish. 18th century. Paris, Cognacq-Jay museum. 56641-14 Etui, Martin varnishOld wooden chest, wooden box, treasure chestBox at Prijscenning Public Test Stenography, 1903 - 1908 box Rectangular cardboard white box with brown edges. Pressed and described on loose lid inscription. Red velvet inside. Utrecht cardboard. textile materials NetherlandsMagic Bank' mechanical bank, 1873, Henry W. Prouty; Manufacturer: J. & E. Stevens Company, Cromwell, Connecticut, 1843-1950s, American, 5 1/4 x 4 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (13.34 x 10.8 x 13.34 cm) (approximate), Iron, pigment, 19th centuryBeautiful old wooden radio on a over white backgroundBox with Freemasonry Symbols. Japan, 1775-1800. Lacquer. Nagasaki lacquer ware; lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlaysWindwider of a whale yacht, anonymous Windwijzer with three -masters in very with a whale on either side on which fishermen hunts in a barge. Gilded. iron (metal) Windwijzer with three -masters in very with a whale on either side on which fishermen hunts in a barge. Gilded. iron (metal)Half Model of a 14-Gun Brig, anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a two -mast. Seven gun ports indicated on one deck. Gewlen Spiegel, Hol Wulf, closed gate, no side gallery; Straight with square stirring king. Sail to the front and rear slightly rising, one bark wood and one reehout. Peaked around. Scale approx. 1:48 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material)birdcage Miniature; Netherlands; silverOld chest isolated on the white backgroundMetal basket of firewood, isolated on whiteTreasure of Tutankhamun (dc1340 BC): Model of boat. Cairo Museum, EgyptPipa (琶 ) Jiu-cheng Chinese 19th century The term pipa has been known since the 3rd century B.C. It originally described the playing motion of the right hand: p'i, "to play forward" (left), and p'a, "to play backward" (right). In addition to its use in the opera and in story telling ensembles, the pipa has a solo repertoire of highly programmatic, virtuosic music.Half Model of a Poon, anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a flat bottom. Round stern, wide rudder. De Zeeg runs up to both ends, one barkwood continuously on the front and stern. Scale approx. 1:24 (derived). Netherlands wood (plant material)Bucket, part of a toilet garnish. Bucket with insert and wicker handle, part of a toilet garnish of pottery. Decorated with red piping and Arenberg Duke arm with crown in red and yellow.Box. Caisse for Italian machine gun cartridges, reused as a cash register for health equipment, by Lieutenant Abel Tommy-Martin. Wood, metal, leather, painting, 1936. General Leclerc Museum of Hauteclocque and the Liberation of Paris, Jean Moulin Museum. 78981-7Case (Inrō) with Design of Buildings in Mountain Landscape 18th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Buildings in Mountain Landscape 58394Half model of a 68-Gun Ship of the Line, anonymous, c. 1730 - c. 1790 ship model. half model. builder's model Polychromed mold model (starboard) of a three -mast with some decoration. One and thirty gun gates spread over three decks; The skin of the two guns is closed, the deck of the upper campaign is closed; There is a horizontal mold at the level of the lower deck. The stern has a wrestled mirror, in which the ration wood is indicated. Hol Wulf, two -storey fence with scalloped upper edge; No side gallery. Straight stirring with square stirring king that follows below the hill of the keel and on which seven are stirring. Seeping backwards, two barkhouts and reehout interrupted by the gates. Round underwater ship with flat bottom and two kim lines indicated. Various aspects of this model, such as the emphasis on the rotary frame and the interrupted barkhouts, suggest that this is a fairly early model. Amsterdam (possibly) wood (plant material)Cap 10th-14th century Arica. Cap 316960Model of a Ship Camel, Rijkswerf Rotterdam (Possible), c. 1840 demonstration model Construction model of a small ship's chamber, on a ground board. The skin is omitted. The rectangular hull has a flat pram-like bow. De Kameel has sixteen pumps in two rows, two Cape Standers and two Bettings, a crane bar by the bow, and four spuits below deck, operated with agar-like keys upper deck, to allow the camel to fill up. A piece of a mast has been put in the middle, against the two rear stations of Roerijzers, but only one wide rudder has been preserved. Rotterdam (possibly) wood (plant material). brass (alloy)Peep Show ViewerModel of A Topsail, Rijkswerf Amsterdam, 1868 demonstration model Very detailed model of the upper part of a mast with steng, mars and mars sail on ra's, with all the on foot because, on a gronboard with nail bench, damaged and incomplete. The Mars has chain putters, the RAs are equipped with lace muscles. The sail, which has been completed, has nineteen sailing rugs above and nine and nine downstairs, with crotch tires, four revenues, three pop strokes, boule line sprouts and lap horns, reinforced with leather; The shots are made of chain. The revenues consist of rifleighers, with knevles attached to a rope to the RA. Scale 1:10 (derived). model maker: Amsterdamafter design by: Netherlands wood (plant material). brass (alloy). rope. textile materials. leatherHarp, late 19th century, 22 1/2 x 6 3/8 x 23 3/4 in. (57.15 x 16.19 x 60.33 cm), Wood, animal skin, Democratic Republic of Congo or Central African Republic, 19th century, It may resemble a guitar and sound like a lute. But with five strings running perpendicular to its sound box, rather than strung across it, this is a harpa bow harp, in fact, owing to its shape. A century ago, among the Nzakara people in Central Africa, court poets praisedand sometimes critiquedthe deeds of past and present kings to the accompaniment of a bow harp.Holy Book Quran with decorative cover and boxModel of A Floating Beacon, Rijkswerf Rotterdam (Possibly), 1845 demonstration model. test model Model of an iron floating beacon in the form of a small boat with a mast with a screen and a wind vane; The bell is missing. The hull is sharp V-shaped, equipped with a keel and with a clear distinction between the front and aft ship; The top is closed and equipped with a manhole and a pump, which is sealed with a hexagonal screw cap. On the keel there is a harp closure in front of the anchor chain, which can be placed in three different places. The masts are steady with four stagen, which are performed in full size in staff, two front and two at the rear. The screens consist of two semi -circles, which are placed in the plane of the mast and the baking days. The wind vanes have a V-shaped cut-out and the bell is mounted while the clapper starts the bell through the movement of the buoy on the waves. The buoys have a slightly different hull shape. Rotterdam (possibly) brass (alloy)Patch box made of glass micro mosaic, gold, metal, moss agate and diamond. Italian circa 1775 - 1800. These boxes held a mirror and patches used by the aristocracyClose-up of a yin yang ball with a qigong ball in a boxRome. the 'Napoleon last act' exhibition. From exile in Saint Helena, to death and the return of the ashes to Paris. On the bicentenary of his death, at the Napoleonic Museum until 9 January 2022. Box with the 'Jeu de l'hombre', 1800 - 1821.Model of a War Galley. Witnessed a gun model of a gun galei with six and forty oars, on standard, incomplete. The ship has a deck with raised part in the middle; The dulls lie on this elevated piece and the railing. The galleon is very low and has a crocodile head as a figurehead; Before two pieces are applied in the bow, a sledge in the stern. Flat mirror with a gate and doors before the guns; Broad stir with steering quadrant and steering alies by the mirror. The seam runs slightly backwards, two bark woods. Running. A skin path has been omitted to starboard. The oars lie in brackets outside of railing. The rig is a tweemast shoe vehicle without sailing; The bowsprit is equipped with a clef wood, the Stengen are attached with brass brackets instead of donkey heads. Scale approx. 1:36 (derived).A wooden crate more than a century old is shown Aug. 26 , 2022, at the Fort McCoy History Center in the historic Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. The crate was donated to Fort McCoy by Alan McCoy of Sparta, Wis., who is the grandson of Maj. Gen. Robert Bruce McCoy for whom Fort McCoy is named after. The crate, which once carried lard buckets, traces back to the time of Camp Emery Upton and Camp Robinson in Wisconsin around 1910.BODEGON CAMARA CONTAX.Jade carving of a Chinese dragon boat, displayed in a jade shop, Beijing, ChinaModel or a poacre. Polychromed, witnessed trim model of a three-master. The model has three decks of which parts can be removed: bottom cover, main deck and campanje above the cabin. The sheek image has been replaced by a gold-plated button, on either side of the shod a golden hose. Wrinkled mirror, hollow wulf, fence of a floor decorated with pilasters, the inscription, praise, weapent trophies to the national arm; No side galleries, the sides decorated with trophies; Straight helm with square rotation, steering wheel behind the keeper. The model has an anchor, a capstan and the cabin is shot; Rolling with nets on galleon and Campanjekek. The seam runs to both ends, two bark woods and a Reehout; Meander strap between Reehout and Barkhout. Peaked round trip. The great tranquility and lean is continuously. ThreeMast pooping gear with sailing and some peculiarities: the crosslink of the keeper has an old, around donkey head, the keeper of the keeper has a rod.Kettledrum late 18th century () probably German Pairs of kettledrums were traditionally paired with sets of evenly numbered trumpets and used in military and in ceremonial functions. The instruments were played with wooden mallets by members of a musicians guild who carefully guarded the techniques, repertoire, and traditions associated with these instruments. Accordingly, guild kettledrummers and trumpeters were paid more than the typical soldiers. When used in ceremonial processions, the drums were typically draped in colorful banners and mounted and played on horseback. Often, kettledrummers in European courts and military units were black African men. Larger drum of matched pair (1991.137.1a,b) with small, somewhat dented copper shell banded with 6 groups of 3 scribed lines possibly used as shaping guides, on short wrought iron tripod; having 6 tuning screws with flatted tops; decorative iron brackets fastened with copper rivets; head intact; linen wrapping between hoop and skin; Content of 5 l (5 Ned. Head), Anonymous, c. 1830 Turned wooden content of 5 l (5 Dutch head), v.z.v. Labels and inscription. Netherlands wood (plant material) NetherlandsVintage christmas tea box isolated vintage christmas metal tea box against white background Copyright: xZoonar.com/YannxPoirierx 12727501Reise-Backgammon-Spiel bereit zum Spielen Travel Backgammon game ready to start playing Copyright: xZoonar.com/dvlcomxwww.dvlcom.co.ukx 22714098Unidentified soldier from a Charleston militia unit in kepi with letter "M" and unidentified woman painted backdrop showing trees and a landscape / Quinby & Co., artists, Charleston, S.C. | Library of Congress