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Flower-Style Box with Drawers, Wood (poplar); overlaid with ebony inlaid with wood and incised, stained ivory — Flower-Style Box with Drawers
17th century

Box for Betel Leaves, Bronze, Indonesia (Sulawesi) — Box for Betel Leaves
Indonesia (Sulawesi)
ca. 500 BCE–300 CE

Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket, Gilded silver with niello and a glass cabochon set over a tinted foil, British — Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket
British
ca. 1173–80

Game of Hounds and Jackals, Ebony, ivory — Game of Hounds and Jackals
ca. 1814–1805 B.C.

Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top, Ivory, Egyptian Blue — Cosmetic Box with a Swivel Top
ca. 1550–1458 B.C.

Jewel casket, Ivory with silver gilt mounts, gilded metal lining, finial with garnet in gold setting, Sri Lanka, Kandy — Jewel casket
Sri Lanka, Kandy
mid-17th century

Covered box decorated with chrysanthemums and waterfowl among lotus, Stoneware with inlaid design under celadon glaze, Korea — Covered box decorated with chrysanthemums and waterfowl among lotus
Korea
13th century

Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums

, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl and tortoise shell over pigment and brass wire, Korea — Trefoil-shaped covered box with decoration of chrysanthemums
Korea
ca.12th century

Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls
, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl; brass fittings, Korea — Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls
Korea
15th–16th century

Clothing box decorated with dragons, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, and ray skin, Korea — Clothing box decorated with dragons
Korea
19th century

Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls, Lacquer inlaid with mother-of-pearl, Korea — Stationery box decorated with peony scrolls
Korea
18th century

Box decorated with auspicious symbols, Lacquered wood inlaid with flattened and painted ox horn, Korea — Box decorated with auspicious symbols
Korea
19th century

The Storyteller, Jeff Wall Canadian, Silver dye bleach transparency in light box — The Storyteller
Jeff Wall
1986

Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks, Papier-maché; painted and lacquered — Pen Box (Qalamdan) Depicting Shah Isma'il in a Battle against the Uzbeks
early 19th century

Sutra box with dragons amid clouds, Red lacquer, incised decoration, gold inlay, damascened brass lock and key, China — Sutra box with dragons amid clouds
China

Royal processions, ceremonies and entertainments, Court of King Mindon or Thibaw, or associated workshops Burmese, Watercolor and gold on mulberry paper, with gilt lacquered wood covers and cloth lined box, Burma — Royal processions, ceremonies and entertainments
Court of King Mindon or Thibaw, or associated workshops
1870s–1880s

Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers, Lacquered wood with gold, silver takamaki-e, hiramaki-e, gold, silver foil application on nashiji ground; gilt bronze fittings, Japan — Cosmetic Box (Tebako) with Chrysanthemum Flowers
Japan
first half of the 15th century

Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds, Lacquered wood with gold hiramaki-e; gilt bronze fittings, Japan — Sutra Box (Kyōbako) with Sun and Clouds
Japan
late 14th–early 15th century

Box with Romance Scenes, Elephant ivory, French — Box with Romance Scenes
French
ca. 1310–30

Tobacco box, Johann Heinrich Giese, Brass, copper, German, Iserlohn — Tobacco box
Johann Heinrich Giese
ca. 1760–65

Box, Tortoiseshell, silver, German or Dutch — Box
German or Dutch
ca. 1720–30

Box, Wilhelm Krüger German, Cover: tortoiseshell and piqué work; box: gilt silver, German, Dresden and probably Gmünd — Box
Wilhelm Krüger
Benjamin Ephraim Krüger
18th century

Musical box, Gold, enamel, diamonds, Swiss, Geneva — Musical box
Swiss, Geneva
ca. 1820

Box with the arms of the von Muelinen and von Effinger families of Bern, Wood, painted, Swiss — Box with the arms of the von Muelinen and von Effinger families of Bern
Swiss
17th century

Box, Walnut, ebony, French — Box
French
ca. 1651–61

Box (one of a pair) (part of a toilet service), Jean-Baptiste Boullemer, Silver, French, Rennes — Box (one of a pair) (part of a toilet service)
Jean-Baptiste Boullemer
1726–28

Root box, R.F., Silver, French, Paris — Root box
R.F.
1727–32

Spice box with grater, Nicolas Mahon, Silver, French, Paris — Spice box with grater
Nicolas Mahon
1723–24

Sugar box (one of a pair), Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Nymphenburg — Sugar box (one of a pair)
Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory
Franz Anton Bustelli
ca. 1760

Counter box, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, gold, Austrian, Vienna — Counter box
Vienna
Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
ca. 1730–35

Butter box, Meissen Manufactory German, Hard-paste porcelain, German, Meissen — Butter box
Meissen Manufactory
ca. 1725

Snuffbox or patchbox, Saint James's Factory British, Soft-paste porcelain, agate, gold, British, London — Snuffbox or patchbox
Saint James's Factory
ca. 1751–54

Snuffbox or patchbox, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British, Soft-paste porcelain, agate, gold, British, Chelsea — Snuffbox or patchbox
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1765

Tobacco box with cover, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, silver gilt, Austrian, Vienna — Tobacco box with cover
Vienna
Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
ca. 1730

Sugar box, Vienna, Hard-paste porcelain, Austrian, Vienna — Sugar box
Vienna
Claudius Innocentius Du Paquier period
ca. 1730–35

Musical mantel clock (Pendule avec boîte à musique), Jean Baptiste Martre, Case of gilt bronze, French, Bordeaux — Musical mantel clock (Pendule avec boîte à musique)
Jean Baptiste Martre
Jacques Dumont
ca. 1770

Box (part of a set), Nicolas François Foulon French, Fruitwood (bois de Sainte-Lucie), French, Lorraine (Nancy) — Box (part of a set)
Nicolas François Foulon
late 17th–early 18th century

Document box, Walnut and other woods, iron, block printed paper, British — Document box
British
1603

Sugar box, Paul de Lamerie British, Silver, British, London — Sugar box
Paul de Lamerie
1744/45

Toilet box containing four smaller boxes, Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory British, Soft-paste porcelain, Mazarin blue ground with gold decoration, British, Chelsea — Toilet box containing four smaller boxes
Chelsea Porcelain Manufactory
ca. 1761