Round box with independent lid. It is made of tortoiseshell, the exterior is covered with green lacquer. The lid is decorated with a polychrome miniature representing Venus coming out of the bath, sur[...]
18-carat gold wax case, re-inspected in the 19th century with a horse's head. It is decorated in cartouches with polka dot patterns. The frames are in matte gold, decorated with leafy garlands and gol[...]
This pretty round box is made of brown tortoiseshell, with four chiseled yellow gold circles, the lid is decorated with an oval miniature representing a festive scene animated by several characters in[...]
Cupid Box Freeing the Heart and Dove of Love, the Dog of Fidelity Keeps Watch! Quite rare, there is still tobacco inside. I gave up on removing it because it seems as old as the box!
Elegant and rare large travel case, made during the reign of Louis XVI, around 1780. It perfectly embodies the neoclassical taste of the second half of the 18th century, through rigorous geometric mar[...]
Light green shagreen scented perfume set with a red velvet interior. It contains four crystal bottles mounted in 925/000 silver. The small funnel is present and in good condition. All silver elements [...]
Magnificent snuff box rimmed in gold. The box is round, covered with black Martin-style varnish. Rims highlight the lid, the base, the opening, and the miniature on the lid. This miniature is enameled[...]
Oval-shaped snuffbox with guilloche decoration of rice grains in gold of several tones (green, yellow). The hinged lid is decorated with a central medallion representing a trophy with bow, quiver and [...]
Pink gold shuttle-shaped box, the hinged lid is decorated with an oval carnelian medallion and a laurel frieze around the edge. Mercury mirror inside the lid. Unidentified hallmarks inside, on either [...]
Small box in horn or tortoiseshell from the Directoire period, France, Late 18th century, Circa 1790-1800, the lid decorated in gold filigree with a scene depicting "Love Punished", the gold filigree [...]
Superb brown tortoiseshell box and miniature painted on glass front and back with transparency and gilt highlights. A gilt star decorates the glass at the bottom with in its center a difficult to read[...]
Antique cutlery box dating from the second half of the 18th century. Very beautiful model in leather decorated with small irons. Interior covered in green damask silk. 29cm high and 26cm wide. Good co[...]
Antique snuffbox dating from the end of the 18th century. Model in burr walnut decorated on the lid with a miniature. Very beautiful watercolor portrait of an elegant man in the fashion of the reign o[...]
The box is round and made of brown tortoiseshell.The base and lid are accented with two wide, pinkish gold rims.The lid is adorned with a magnificent grisaille miniature depicting two women in a garde[...]
Superb box with silver bands from the end of the 18th century, of great finesse and exceptional refinement. The lid has a finely engraved decoration, with in its center a medallion decorated with a de[...]
Light wood toothpick box mounted in late 18th century gold Light wood toothpick box, mounted in gold (750e) with hinge, shuttle-shaped, the lid opens with a push button, in the center of the lid, ther[...]
Louis XVI period scent box. Late 18th century. This box is veneered with rosewood on all sides. The top is inlaid with a frame of three green and yellow stained wooden fillets. It has a bronze handle.[...]
Beautiful little wooden cubic-shaped scent box, which once sat on dressing table of beautifuls, (not only) Louis XVI era.5 painted faces, 5 reserves surrounded by lightly gilded pebbles: on old ivory-[...]
A vari-coloured gold mounted chalcedony snuff box.
German, late 18th century.
Measures 7.8 x 6 x 3.2cm.
The body of the box is carved from two pieces of unusual yellow and green chalcedony, m[...]
18th century candy box full of romance. The glass boxes are protected by small glass plates. Cardboard and glass. Colissimo shipping with insurance offered.
A Gold and gilt metal mounted green shagreen nécessaire.
English, Mid-18th century.
The box measures: 41cm x 30.2cm x 12cm.
The case measures: 43cm x 42cm x 13cm.
The nécessaire is stu[...]
Case Box in the shape of a bucket. The body of the bucket unscrews into two parts to access the interior. Bone stained and engraved in imitation on the sides of the bucket, mirror top, gilded brass ho[...]
Silver snuffbox dating from the end of the Ancien Régime, from the Revolutionary period, with a rare and original shape.
The snuffbox is oval, in plain silver. The bottom is very curved to fit the [...]
A round box opening in two parts...
With the 3 18 carat gold hoops...
That is 750/1000...
Controlled by the sitting rooster with a 3 above, in an oval punch...
The illegible goldsmith's punch...
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FLY BOX WITH A DOUBLE HIDDEN BOTTOM, IN TORTOISESHELL SET WITH A MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG WOMAN IN AN 18-CARAT GOLD SURROUND. PLEASE NOTE THE CURVED GLASS HAS A SLIGHT WHITE STAIN IN THE CENTER A[...]
Round box in colored gold, pink, yellow and green. It has on its two sides a guilloche decoration of intersecting streaks forming a diamond centered with a flower. The edges are decorated with a raise[...]
Rare rectangular box in tortoiseshell and piqué, work from Naples from the 18th century, the lid decorated with an embracing couple surrounded by two cherubs in a silver and mother-of-pearl cartouche,[...]
Case for an optical instrument from end of 18th century, mirror, magnifying glass, screen or scientific instrument, flat and thin object of 9cm diameter, 15cm with its handle…
Etui opens in its diame[...]
A light wooden wig box...
Certainly a wedding box...?!
All the decorations are painted in gold...
On the 4 sides and the lid...
Of a procession scene...
FRENCH origin...
In the taste of Chinoise[...]
18th century silver travel case with a sober but refined decoration adorned on the upper part, the lower part and at the opening with a triple groove. It contains 7 utensils, most of them in steel: Fa[...]
Superb large ivory toothpick box, opening with a hinge and push button, decorated with three oval miniatures representing different scenes of cherubs with animals (holding a dog on a leash, riding [...]
Elégante petite boîte pilulier avec un portrait miniature sur ivoire représentant une élégante de la période Louis XVI entourée de cerclages en pomponne vernis Martin et l'intérieur en écaille.
Eta[...]
Lovely round box in black lacquered papier-mâché painted on the lid with a Bacchus or a mischievous-looking silenus. The miniature is remarkably fine, the hand is expert, resuming the painting code in[...]
Beautiful circular two-gold bonbonnière entirely chased with sinusoidal lines forming a mesh on a guilloché background of concentric circles and edged on all sides with a toothed frieze in yellow gold[...]
Martin varnish messenger case, 18th century. The lid depicts a young shepherdess and her sheep. On the second part is drawn a romantic bourgeois couple. With some scratches, the rings are missing.
Bright red-orange box from the end of the 18th century for the toilet and the wig, with Asian decoration in Martin varnish distributed on all its faces, the top presenting Asian motifs in relief. Beau[...]
Combining the beauty of a work of art with an ever-increasing investment in gold, any reasonable proposal will be carefully considered. Octagonal case with angular sections in two parts in yellow and [...]
Round box in brown tortoiseshell and finely chiseled gold frame. The lid is decorated with a very beautiful miniature of Désirée Clary (1777-1860). Désirée Clary was born on November 8, 1777 in Marsei[...]
Old & rare fly box dating from the second part of the 18th century. Straw marquetry box. The lid contains a watercolor engraving with the motto "My heart is frank, it does not lie, it says that it lov[...]
Pretty little late 18th century box, English made and Adam style. Against a background of light veneer on pine, the shell-shaped marquetry, made of tinted and ironed wood, is completely emblematic of [...]
Old snuff box dating from the second part of the 18th century. Very beautiful model in sculpted mother-of-pearl decorated with flowers and insects. Pompom frame. 7.2cm x 5.5cm x 3.4cm high Very good c[...]
Superb 18th century box in gold-mounted composition.
The box is round, in black Martin type composition or varnish.
The base, lid and opening are enhanced with large yellow gold rims.
The lid i[...]
Charming Martin varnish message case dating from the 18th century.
The case is oblong, in light blue Martin varnish on a wooden core. An engraved silver ring highlights the opening.
The protrudi[...]
Circular box or snuffbox in gold and composite material. As its name suggests, it is made up of a material composed of crushed fish scales to which a binder and a pigment of one's choice are added, th[...]
Circular box made of colored flake powder in pink color. The removable lid is decorated with a wax miniature representing a couple in a landscape. The wax medallion is set in a gold frame with an inte[...]
Very beautiful tortoiseshell snuffbox with rare hair marquetry work. With in its center a miniature on ivory representing a vestal maintaining the sacred fire. Can be a gift with a promise of chastity[...]
Very pretty curved lacquered wooden box, decorated with a pagoda and bamboo stems. Also called Wig Box, it is from the end of the 18th century and in good used condition. Dimensions: 29X22cm and 10.5c[...]
Round shaped candy box in 20 carat gold. The lid streaked with concentric lines is bordered by a frieze of foliage in light relief on the top alternating with small vertical lines. Same motif on the s[...]
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