18th c Indian tinned copper pandan box. Pandan is an Urdu and Hindi name. A pandan is used for storing betel leaf, betel nut, dry tobacco, lime, catchu, and saffron. This one is made of heavy copper and is from the city of Moradabad, often called the brass city. It measures 8 inches high and 12 inches wide with a hinged lid. Hand tooled design depicting flowers and vines. Wonderful deep rich old patina.This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER and can be seen by visiting 756 MIDDLESEX AVE, OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. For hours of operation visit: http://www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com
Antique country kitchen chestnut cutlery box with double sides c1860. Well made with fine hand cut dovetails and hinged double sides. Lovely old patina. Measures 10.25 wide by 10" deep by 7.5 inches high. If you wish to browse our entire available inventory please go to OneofaKindAntiques.com. We also offer a consultation service AntiquesConsultant.com, ... as well as an online price guide at TheBestAntiquesPriceGuide.com. Connecticut residents and buyers picking up in Connecticut please add the CT state sales tax. Buyers outside the USA are responsible for any taxes, tariffs or customs that might apply.
A Copeland Spode chinoiserie decorated Chinese "powder blue" porcelain valuables box, the hinged top and sides featuring extensive hand gilding of classic Cantonese pastoral imagery (temples, pagodas, fisherman, bridges, etc.) on a cobalt background with additional scroll and latticework decoration; original reeded bronze mountings, marked Copeland Spode, England (verso) & numbered "E 1885". England c. 1900. No chips, repairs or restoration. Dimensions: 6 1/4" W x 3 1/4" H x 4 1/8" D.
An unusual vintage hand painted Limoge hinged porcelain oval shape trinket box, the top featuring a finely painted, high relief serpent figure, opening to a painted vignette, banded by a stamp-decorated ormolu fitting with a rosette clasp. Marked "Limoge France." verso. Dimensions: 3.25" W x 2.25" D x 1.75" H. France, c. 1950. This item is on display in our gallery at OLD SAYBROOK ANTIQUES CENTER, 756 MIDDLESEX AVE, OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475. Open Daily 10am-4pm. www.OldSaybrookAntiquesCenter.com
An Italian Lacca Pouvre black lacquered hinged wooden valuables box in the Baroque style with decoupage decoration, in the Chinoiserie taste (pavillions, Mandarin figures, camels, etc). Italy, c. 1880. Dimensions: 8 1/2" H 11 1/2" W x 8" D