The chiseled scrolls of the lid reveal a pellet of red crystal, the back is guilloché giving relief to the crystal.
The whole thing is decorated with a green stone cabochon.
Access to the pills[...]
Old carved corrozo nut box. Very beautiful decoration of doves and foliage. Openwork lid. French work dating from the end of the 18th century. 5cm in diameter Good condition
Wooden tea box in weaving or canage style from the end of the 19th century, interior with two lids, bronze ornaments, net trim and bronze feet with mother-of-pearl beads, it is complete and in perfect[...]
Beautiful 19th Century box (perhaps for a chess game) Slide cover, dovetail assemblies. Note: two small chips on the lid having no impact on the closing slide. Length: 20 cm Width: 10 cm Height: 5.8 c[...]
Charming little travel kit, in fawn leather with saddle stitching, garnished with three bottles certainly in crystal topped with golden caps. It is made in the 1920s, the case bears the initials RR to[...]
Very pretty box in tortoiseshell Boulle marquetry and brass with rich decoration of interlacing and foliage scrolls it rests on four monogrammed cartridge feet mlsigned on the lock diehl Paris 19 rue [...]
Magnificent large box with an exceptional miniature painted by Pierre-Noël Violet, dating from the reign of Louis XVI.
The box is round, in grooved green Martin varnish applied with white lines.
T[...]
Old Canton lacquered wood tea box, partially faded gold decoration, two claw feet in advance, straight feet at the back which were probably replaced with small lacquer lifts in one corner, wear
Sewing kit in vermeil (gold-plated solid silver) in a tortoiseshell inlaid wooden box. It is from the Napoleon III period. It is complete but the die does not appear to be original. The tools are all [...]
Pair of scissors signed "LEDUC & Cie" and steel thimble in a leather-covered case and its original cardboard box. The cardboard box and the case are also signed "Leduc et Cie". The pair of scissors me[...]
Very pretty little box from the end of the 19th century in wood with rosewood and burl marquetry with brass inlay. Very good condition with its original silk interior, quite rare on this type of forma[...]
Pretty little Korean cabinet with 8 compartments, small fittings in the mahogany stained wood corners, perfect jewelry box with minor wear and tear, height 25 cm, length 30 cm, width 25 cm
Large art nouveau glove box in wood covered with repoussé pewter decorated with flowers and dragonflies dating from the late 19th, early 20th century. The wings of the dragonflies are enhanced with co[...]
Beautiful 19th century transport box for a housewife from the Béguin Lapar house in Paris. It is made of solid blond oak and has copper corners and retractable handles. The interior is fitted out with[...]
Large patriotic thimble
18K solid gold
Firmin-Pierre Lasserre (1870-1943)
France, circa 1920
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H 2.5 cm
Ø base 1.7 cm
Weight: 7g
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Beautiful and large thimble, decorated with three pa[...]
Circular box presenting the embossed and gilded brass profile of Frederic William III King of Prussia period Early 19th Century very slightly altered glass
Softwood box, rectangular in shape, covered in brown leather and studded.The cover is decorated on the front with a row of nails.On the top, beautiful decoration in the shape of two diamonds surroundi[...]
Old box specially designed for tea, a precious commodity at the start of the Victorian era. This mahogany box, locked, preserved the leaves and was exhibited in the Salon of English Aristocrats. This [...]
Superb toiletry kit from the house "Au Départ", 29 avenue de l'Opéra Paris. This prestigious luggage store, created in the 1840s, was first located on rue de Denain, near the Gare du Nord. Anxious to [...]
We present this pretty Napoleon III tea box circa 1850-1870. The medallion in the middle of the lid is in gilded brass, the body and the center of the lid are in cedar burl, the edges and corners are [...]
Carrara Marble Box From The 19th Century. Rare Marble Apothecary Box From The 19th Century.
Rare white marble apothecary box in Louis XVI style dating from the 19th century.
it is reminiscent of cer[...]
Box Dressing table box in polychrome and gold lacquered wood. Interior decorated with a mirror and various accessories, compartments and drawers. Missing soap box. Indochina, Vietnam mid-20th century [...]
Small sewing box in molded and brown lacquered wood decorated with flowers and foliage. Lock entry and hinge in chiseled and gilded brass, red interior. It still has its original lock and its openwork[...]
Napoleon III Gold Sewing Kit. Very fine decorated in gold. With original ivory box. 18k gold (eagle head). Weight: total 170 grams. Without drink: 26 grams. Length: 12 cm. Width: 6 cm. Good condition [...]
Kidney-shaped jewelry box, in finely chiseled solid English silver (London hallmarks and letter date 1911), tortoiseshell lid and silver inlays decorated with knots and garlands, vintage early 20th ce[...]
Small multi-lobed jewelry box, in solid English silver, finely chiseled and guilloché (Birmingham hallmarks, letter date 1910 and silversmith S&Co for Sydney & Co*), resting on 4 small leafy feet, woo[...]
Pretty box, perhaps table snuffbox shaped as a long chest, enamelled on beautiful blue, that of the wildflower, original framing with thumb rest and hinge is silver, unmarked. Shape of chest and ename[...]
Jewelry box in cedar burl veneer Beautiful brass marquetry engraved on a black wood background Central medallion in brass marquetry Key and functional lock Dimension H 10 x L 23 x 14 cm 19th century M[...]
Two-tone ivory and gold kit including a pair of steel and gold scissors, a thimble, an awl and a needle case. Each element has a guilloche decoration of parallel and semi-striated polka dots and stars[...]
Circular tuya box whose removable lid is decorated with a miniature on ivory painted in grisaille. The miniature depicts a charming scene depicting a young woman walking children on a goat. Miniature [...]
Small sewing box in walnut and holly burl marquetry with wolf teeth and arabesque pattern.
Original lock and key
18th century work attributed to Thomas Hache (November 28, 1664 - May 13, 1747)
I[...]
Discover this magnificent 20th century Asian box, a true treasure which combines the elegance of traditional writing with contemporary motifs, all on a black lacquered wood background. This box embodi[...]
Black painted iron travel safe, gilded bronze applique decorations, handles in the shape of lion heads, interior painted red with lid decorated with a plaque engraved with a scene representing Ajax, w[...]
Coffret à bijoux
Placage de palissandre et marqueterie d'os et de nacre
Fin XIXe, début XXe
Joli coffret à bijoux en placage de palissandre à décor d'hirondelles et de branchages en incrustation[...]
Coffret
Placage de loupe et marqueterie de nacre
Fin XIXe, début XXe
Beau coffret en placage de loupe marqueté de nacre, le couvercle orné d'un motif de fleurs.
Interieur compartimenté.
[...]
Very charming square box in marquetry, brass, magnifying glass and cedar from the Napoleon III period, end of the 19th century. Very good condition, with its key. Beautiful patina and with its origina[...]
Very pretty wooden box entirely hand-carved from the 18th century.The interior of the box and lid has been entirely “hollowed” by hand.Good conditions.Origin Piedmont, Italy.Measurements: 23x9, height[...]
Very beautiful series of three Syrian silver boxes inlaid with turquoise and coral. One in an oval shape 6x4 cm and 2.5 cm deep, the other in a heart shape 5 cm by 2 cm deep and the other round 5 cm b[...]
4 enamelled Chinese silver thimbles Height 4.5 cm external diameter of the base approximately 2 cm internal diameter of the base approximately 1.6 cm Total weight 29.8 grams Tested silver, no visible [...]
Navy tea box, English, with cut sides, Georgian period, late 18th century. Marquetry of Rion rosewood, lemon tree, rosewood, mahogany. A solid mahogany interior compression cover with a small ivory gr[...]
Lovely little Napoleon III box in blackened wood and mother-of-pearl marquetry, rare gallant scene subject circa 1880, very worn padded silk interior, small wear with its key
Pretty marquetry sewing box made from various species of exotic wood from the 19th century.
The interior consists of 9 small compartments as well as 2 needle sticks and a large compartment below.
[...]
Rare and lovely box in tortoiseshell and gilded and chiselled popponne, Louis XV. Very beautiful gilding. Diameter: approximately 7.5 cm Height: approximately 3.4 cm
Round box in brown tortoiseshell and gold. It has a vertical frame. The lid is independent. It presents a decoration of young nymphs crowning love in a wooded landscape. It is marked "reconnoifsance" [...]
Rare box signed Alphonse Giroux in Paris. The lid is decorated with a miniature representing a portrait of a man. The box is in gilded metal finely engraved with flowers, foliage and scrolls. Four cha[...]
Pretty jewelry box in gilded bronze and guilloche Decorated in the center with a gallant scene on precious material signed at the bottom Crystal interior Very good condition Height: 6.5 cm Diameter: 1[...]
Old wooden box with mother-of-pearl marquetry decoration
Condition: has some small missing mother-of-pearl, no keys, one corner with a small detachment (see detailed photos)
Dimensions: 27 cm x 15 c[...]
Exceptional suzuribako, the outside of the lid decorated with a bird of prey attached to its perch, the inside decorated with an old cherry tree in blossom behind faggots.
The interior consists of a [...]
Very important and magnificent rectangular toiletry box in BOULLE marquetry with retractable side handles, 19th century. It contains, in gilt-mounted crystal with sides: > A pair of covered powder box[...]
Charming jewelry box signed "Tahan à Paris" is made of veneer wood and ivory marquetry. The lid is decorated in its center with a medallion. The compartments are decorated with garlands of ivory flowe[...]
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