Below are some examples of some Art Nouveau jewelry boxes.

An Art Nouveau Repouseé Brass and Glass and Enamel Cabochon Jewellery Box by Alfred Louis Achille Daguet PAINTED SIGNATURE ‘ALF. DAGUET, PARIS, CS.07.12’, DATED 1912 decorated with hammered and pierced thin brass sheet mounted with glass and enamelled copper cabochons, nailed to a wood carcass, and edged with wrought iron strapwork; hinged and fitted with a lock (no key) approximately 26.4cm x 15.5cm x 11.5cm

Sold for £ 1,147 inc. premium at Bonhams in 2019

A German Art Nouveau silver and blue stained hardstone jewellery box stamped indistinct maker’s mark, state silver marks, 800 and B — 17cm. wide

Sold for GBP 1,800 at Christies in 2005

An Art Nouveau silver plated jewelry box

First quarter 20th century The cherub crest over a white-dial clock joined to an Art Nouveau lidded fabric-lined box designed with scrolls and daisies raised on slightly outswept feet 12.5″ H x 8.25″ W x 4.25″ D

Sold for $250 at John Moran Auctioneers, Inc. in 2019

An Art Nouveau Bronze Jewelry Box depicting woman lounging in garden holding mirror, hallmarked on the bottom, made for the house of Bing, 19 x 10 x 11 cm.

Sold for €600 at Veilinghuis de Jager in 2019

Art Nouveau Erhard Sohne Wood Box. Jewelry casket or box is finished in wood and brass opens to reveal a dark green velvet lining. The exterior is inlaid with floral and rose brass detail. Flanked by handles on each side, as well as one on top. Comes with one key. (Lock is in working order) CIRCA: early-mid 20th ct. ORIGIN: Germany DIMENSIONS: H:5.5″ X W: 7″X D: 5″

Sold for $400 at Akiba Antiques in 2019

Art Nouveau N. B. Rogers Jewelry Casket circa 1910

Lovely antique Nathaniel Burton Rogers Company gilded cast metal jewelry casket trinket box. Lidded & sitting on four raised feet. Dimensional body decorated with floral & foliate motifs.

Sold for $130 at Connoisseur Auctions in 2018

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Limoges had strong antecedents in the production of decorative objects. The city was the most famous European centre of vitreous enamel production in the 12th century, and Limoges enamel was known as Opus de Limogia or Labor Limogiae. It had also been the site of a minor industry producing plain faience earthenware since the 1730s. Reference: Wikipedia

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Below are some examples of later lapis lazuli boxes. It was often used alongside precious metals and other gemstones. Considering it’s rich colour, it is not surprising that many imperial pieces used this semi-precious gemstone.

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Nephrite consists of a microcrystalline interlocking fibrous matrix of the calcium, magnesium-iron rich amphibole mineral series tremolite (calcium-magnesium)-ferroactinolite (calcium-magnesium-iron). The middle member of this series with an intermediate composition is called actinolite (the silky fibrous mineral form is one form of asbestos). The higher the iron content, the greener the colour.

Jadeite is a sodium- and aluminium-rich pyroxene. The precious form of jadeite jade is a microcrystalline interlocking growth of jadeite crystals.

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Lacquerware in its most decorative form was first developed during the Shang Dynasty although primitive prehistoric examples have been found.

Lacquerwares include amber, jet, jade, quartz, chalcedony, agate, amethyst, sard, onyx, carnelion, heliotrope and jasper. Below are some examples of lacquerware boxes.

Lacquerware is named because of the technique used, which is that the item is covered with lacquer, a clear varnish.

Lacquerware boxes are not the only items which used this technique. Other objects includ Chinese furniture and other oriental furniture.

Antique lacquerware boxes can sometimes be inlaid with substances such as mother of pearl or it can sometimes be carved as in the image of the red cinnibar lacquerware box of the Yongle period.

History of Antique Lacquerware Boxes

Sophisticated techniques for creating lacquerware first appeared during the Shang Dynasty.

The Han Dynasty saw the beginning of elaborate, incised decoration while the Tang Dynasy saw precious metals such as gold and silver being inlaid into lacquerware. Much of this inlay consisted of birds, animals and flowers.

Burmese Lacquerware

Burmese lacquerware uses the sap tapped from the varnish tree Melanorrhoea usitatissima or Thitsee that grows wild in the forests of Myanmar (formerly Burma).

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In eighteenth-century Europe, Paris led the production of high-quality luxury goods. Parisian goldsmiths made a wide range of small, personal articles such as snuff boxes; étuis to hold sealing wax, tweezers, or utensils for sewing; souvenirs, which contained thin ivory tablets for note taking; and shuttles for knotting lace.

Gold snuff boxes and boxes decorated with portrait miniatures were prized and frequently given as royal gifts, often to ambassadors or members of the court in lieu of cash payments for their services. Coveted and admired, these boxes were produced from a variety of materials. The best were skillfully made of gold and embellished with diamonds, enameled decoration, lacquer, and other luxurious materials. By the middle of the century, the taking of snuff had become an entrenched social ritual, and the snuff box, too, had become an important social prop. Snuff boxes were considered highly fashionable accessories, with some merchants advertising new boxes with each change of season. The popularity of snuff boxes extended to all levels of society, and for those who could not afford gold, boxes were produced in less expensive materials such as silver, tortoiseshell, porcelain, or domestically produced lacquer.

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