An 18th century cashier’s fob seal / stamp, made of steel with an engraved beehive surrounded by keys. This pictograph tells you to keep your fingers away: in the emblem books of the time the beehive used to be accompanied by a Latin sentence meaning “not for you”. The fob model as such is typically English. Width "4/5 / 2.1 cm and height "1 / 2.5 cm. Condition: fine. Price: $140, including worldwide registered / trackable shipping

18th Century Iron Money Box with a clever mechanism that uses gravity to block the slot if the box is inverted. Probably European.

7.25” x 5" x 4.5" tall

A truly marvelous silver plate round box on enameled stand, in the form of a nesting dove, France hallmark, classic Art Deco form with the often depicted dove. Measures 8" wide, 6 1/4" high, and 6" deep. No marks other than the stamped France mark, artist unknown, but is certainly designed with a fine artistic eye. The bird has ruffled feathers around the neck, its feet grasping onto the base, with a short tail feather with step design...

European German Coffee set in Silver Repoussé, Coffee pot 10.5”, Sugar bowl 5”, creamer 5”

A true survivor. This is a 6-3/4" x 5" double well papier-mache tea caddy with ornate decoration with a porcelain miniature c1850-60. This attractive tea caddy stands 4-1/4" high and the hinged lid lifts to reveal the twin compartments, whose lids have hand carved and decorated mother-of-pearl grips. The wells have a gray painted lining. It has conical decorated gilt brass feet and ornate hand painted polychrome and gold decoration on the lid, base and front panel...

A faux tortoise cigar case, inlaid with engraved bronze doré ornaments in the style and manner of Boulle. French, late 19th century. Width "5 ¾ / 14.5 cm. Condition: damage and antique repair (cf. pics).

Rose quartz carnelian seal fob / stamp: an intaglio of three fleurs de lys under a royal crown, the French pre-revolutionary official seal, c 1790 or earlier. Width "4/5/ 2 cm. Condition: fine.

A 19th century Tunbridge Ware inlaid roses box. This 6 x 2" Tunbridge ware box has a central panel of inlaid small squares of wood arranged in a roses pattern. This box is composed of various woods and it is well-constructed. It is unsigned and it has a (replaced) velvet liner...

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A playing card game box of coromandel wood, with mother-of-pearl plaque on the top and keyhole escutcheon. The interior has a silk lined lid, and is divided into 5 sections, three of which contain 5 or 6 old decks of playing cards made by the Goodall Company, one section containing 4 Bezique registers made by Goodall, 4 whist markers made by De La Rue & Co., and a small booklet on how to play Bezique...

A beautiful Rocco design English chamber stick with snuffer 4”x5.25” Nineteenth Century pewter

Antique American Federal Octagonal Tea Caddy, in mahogany the hinged top with satinwood stringing and banding opens to an interior well with a “floating” lid. Circa 1800.

See #10802 for another caddy by the same unknown maker

Height: 5”
Width: 6.5”

An Empress Gloss papier mache advertising box circa 1890-1900. This German box has a fancy script "EMPRESS" GLOSS gold advertising decal on the lid. This 6-1/4" x 2-1/4" box has a black lacquer exterior and a red interior, and the lid is hinge-mounted. It is stamped "PAPIER MACHE" MANUFACTURED IN GERMANY on the bottom...

Antique Bird's-Eye Maple Tea Caddy of sarcophagus form having a hinged, canted lid with line inlay, lions head brass carrying handles and pressed brass ball form feet. Probably American, circa 1820.

0.5" x 6" x 6.5" tall

Lovely antique Chinese blue and white porcelain gourd shaped vase with charming design of bats flying in the clouds. Perfect condition. Six character mark on recessed bottom. Xuantong 1909-1912, kaishu mark in regular script. Demonstrates clearly a feature that is often called hollow or fractured, line. The decoration of the piece, iron red bats among clouds is in a distinctly different style as compared to similarly decorated pieces of the previous reign...

Rare and attractive Qing Dynasty cinnabar red hand carved wooden display stand/etagere for smaller art objects, has 3 drawers at base. Good condition, size: L. 18" (46 cm.) x H. 15" (38 cm.) x D. 5.5" )14 cm.). (sold without the porcelain objects displayed)

Antique Charles X Style Cut Crystal Box, oval with alternating rounded and facet cut decoration, and mounted with ormolu bands and escutcheon. Circa 1900, Probably French.

6.25" x 4.75" x 5" tall

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Fine Antique Japanese Black Lacquer Tea Caddy, rectangular with rounded corners with polychrome and gilt decoration of figures engaged in various tasks. Circa 1870.

6.75" x 5" x 4" tall

Large Antique Anglo-Indian Brass Document Box having a stepped lid surmounted by a carrying handle and heavily incised with scrolling vine and floral decoration. Late 19th/early 20th Century $675. 16" x 11" x 4" tall

Antique Pear Form Tea Caddy in fruitwood, turned in the form of a pear with iron escutcheon and stem.  Often made in suite with an apple form tea caddy for your green and black teas. You want to see a curved lockplate as many fruit form string holders are being passed off as tea caddies.  Probably German, Late 18th Century. 6.5” tall with stem

A tortoise shell and sterling silver inlay cigarette box, the interior cedar wood. The underline of the text with makers mark for Saunders & Shepherd (the firm founded in 1869 and still working), town mark for their Chester branch and L for 1894. Measures "4 / 10.3 cm x "4 / 10 x "2/ 5 cm. Condition: slight warping to the corners of the lid (cf. pics).

Unusual Late Chippendale Tea Chest with extensive brass decoration, having a stepped, hinged lid opening to a fitted interior and the whole raised on later bracket feet.

English, circa 1790

9.25" x 6" x 6"

DESCRIPTION: Antique embossed copper double picture frame featuring a heart at the center crown and foliate leaves at the corners. DIMENSIONS: 7 1/2" H X 9 1/2" W. PROVENANCE: From the private estate of a Peruvian gentleman; Houston, Texas.

18th Century Bottle or Cutlery Box on later stand, having a shaped gallery surmounted by a brass carrying handle and with a divided interior. English, circa 1780.

14" x 9.75"x 22"tall

Chinese Song Dynasty Celadon Bowl Double Fish Motif 8 1/4” width 2.5” height

Pair of Large Italian Wall Brackets Gilt Wood Circa 1900 Measuring 20” wide and 17” tall each. Acanthus leave design

Beautiful antique Indian rosewood and brass mounted dowry / marriage Box. A pyramid form box with with hinged top over a compartmentalized interior. Measures 9.5 inches x 13 inches x 10.25 inches. Dating from the 19th century india. In good antique condition minor imperfections commensurate of age.

Pair of miniature three drawer chests, in mahogany, circa 1860, probably desk top boxes. Dimensions :12 "x 12"x 9"deep

Exceptional Arts & Crafts painted leather necessaire with tooled, painted and gilt decoration of birds and blossoms, opening to an interior complete with almost all of its original fittings including bottles and trays with fire gilt lids, brushes, combs, buttonhook, etc. French, c. 1870-1880.

Height: 8”
Length: 11.25”
Width: 12.5”

Circa 1820 English, this charming tortoise shell sewing box having zig zag patterned string inlay can also be used as a jewelry box. The interior has fitted tray which still has its original compartment lids and the tray removes to reveal another compartment. In very good antique condition, it measures 10” across, 6.75” deep, 3” high.

 

Two(2) English superb quality inlaid wood Turnbridge Ware Glove Boxes with one(1) working key works for both boxes, Ca. 1850's, 10 1/4" x 4" wide, 2 3/4" high, beveled thick glass top with inlaid with Coromandel and satin wood plus other type of wood, edges are round and inlaid stripes of Rosewood. Both boxes are slightly different design of inlaid work, that makes more interesting group...

Unusual black lacquer and gold papier-mache tobacco box with scenes featuring the preparation of cured tobacco leaves used for wrapping cigars. Measures: 5.5" long, 2.5" wide, 2" high

An absolutely gorgeous hand carved French casket with fruitwood, rosewood, and satinwood marquetry. The detailing throughout the whole casket is excellent with the inside lid also featuring marquetry. The inside of the box is lined with dark blue velvet and has a lovely lift-out tray. Ideal for jewelry, the box still has its original key and the lock works. In excellent condition with a beautiful rich warm patina, it measures 11.5 inches by 7.25" and 4.75" high. Circa 1980-1910...

Antique Regency Black Lacquer Tea Caddy of sarcophagus form with polychrome and gilt Chinoiserie decoration having a stepped lid opening to two covered compartments, pressed brass carrying handles and paw form feet.

English, circa 1810 (minor losses to painted decoration)

7.5" x 4.5 x 6.25" TALL