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Style: Dutch Colonial
Colonial box in ebony wood
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Dutch colonial box from Batavia in the former Dutch East Indies.
Hand-carved with floral motives in ebony, used for jewelry or letters,
ca. 1800. Origi...
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1790s Indonesian Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Ebony
A Large and impressive 19th Century Dutch Mahogany Turned Circular Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A good and impressively sized mid 19th Century finely turned Mahogany tobacco box with intricately turned lid.
This most decorative and unusual piece is raised on three bun feet tur...
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19th Century Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Anonymous
Probably Eastern India; ca. 1900
Wood, white metal and brass
Approximate size: 4.8 x 4.4 x 3.4 in.
This early 20th century trinket box is rich in distinctive decorative motifs and may subtly feature Dutch influences of the previous century. The openwork white metal appliques add remarkable character to this small and primitive work. The hinges and clasp are probably a later addition.
Condition commensurate with age. The latch and hinges...
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
...
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Late 18th Century Indian Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later
The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
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17th Century Sri Lankan Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique 18th Century Dutch Etched Oval Brass Tinder Tobacco Snuff Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century oval brass Dutch tinder / snuff / pill box, etched with phrases and a landscape of two figures plowing a field.
Voor ene goede vrind / for a good friend ...
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18th Century Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian Peranakan mother-of-pearl inlaid mastic sirih casket with silver mounts
Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1720-1730, the silver hinges marked for Batavia, maker’s mark HS or SH...
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Mid-18th Century Indonesian Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique 18th Century Dutch Brass Oval Etched Snuff Tobacco Trinket Box 5"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Dutch 18th century oval shaped brass tobacco snuff box with hinged lid, engraved with a low relief pattern of two figures flanked by angels.
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18th Century Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Dutch-Colonial Satin and Rosewood, Ebony and Teak Collectors’ Table-Cabinet
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A charming satin and rosewood, ebony and teak collectors’ table-cabinet
Sri Lanka, second half of the 18th century
Measures: H. 86.5 x W. 62.5 x D. 34.7 cm
In the top of the shaped cornice, there is a carving of a butterfly or moth. Under the cornice two panelled doors with scorched chequered motif, and under the doors one long drawer. When the doors are locked, so is the drawer. Behind the two doors, there are eight drawers, suitable to store small collectors’ items, such as a coin collection, or mineral specimens, small shells, collections of animal teeth, etc. The 17th and 18th centuries saw a wide-spread interest in exotic cultures and collecting of botanical, zoological and geological specimens...
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18th Century Sri Lankan Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Satinwood, Ebony, Teak
Ebony Veneered Captain's Chest or Strong Box 'Coffre Fort', 17th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A strongbox was a type of travelling chest and these types of boxes were more common in England than anywhere else where they were fabricated between 1660 and 1720. The earliest proo...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Silver Tea Caddy
Located in New Haven, CT
Antique silver plated tea caddy with high reliefs of a village scene surrounding the entire body of the tea caddy, illustrating musicia...
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1890s American Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Fine Dutch Colonial Indonesian Casket with Silver Mounts, circa 1706
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indonesian Ambonya burl, ebony and teak casket with silver mounts
Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1706 (year letter W (1705-1710), marked DV, probably Dirck Vooght
The outer ri...
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Early 18th Century Indonesian Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Dutch Colonial Miniature Cupboard in Coromandel Wood, Ceylon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Coromandel wood miniature cupboard
Sri Lanka, 18th century
Measures: H 89.5 x W 60.5 x D 28.8 cm
This entire four-door miniature cupboa...
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18th Century Sri Lankan Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Majestic Spinning Wheel Made of Ebony Wood
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Not only Sleeping Beauty's hair has the color of ebony wood, so do a number of details of this antique spinning wheel. The well shaped lances and bu...
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18th Century Dutch Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Vintage Lidded Box with Countersunk Coins
Located in Dallas, TX
From Holland, a lidded box with Dutch currency welded into the lid.
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Wood
Unique Late 19th Century Dutch Colonial Teakwood Box Inlaid with Enamel Plaque
Located in Lisse, NL
Striking quality and marvelous condition antique box.
This all-handcrafted box and work of art into one is special for many reasons. First of all, there is the beauty of the design ...
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Late 19th Century Indonesian Antique Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern and Nailed Brass Trim
Anonymous
India; early-to-mid 20th century
Wood, bone and brass
Approximate size: 12.2...
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Early 20th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
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