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Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box, Pair

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Pair of Copper and Brass Oppenheim Israeli Etrog Containers: 2 beautiful egg-shaped footed boxes. Cooper body and cover adorned with a brass base and handle. Oppenheim Israel impressed on the base. Issued: 20th century Dimensions: 3.75"W x 7"H Manufacturer: Opp

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Japanese Mixed Metals Birds Repose Jewelry Box: Japanese Brass Copper Box Chest with High Relief of Birds in Cherry Blossoms. Circa 19th Century. Lined with soft exotic wood. On bottom, artist's raised leaf with 'K' signature and Made in Japan. Mea

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Chinese Belt Hook Brass & Copper Decorative Box: Chinese decorative box, comprised of a brass body with copper hinges, decorated with a soapstone green belt hood, enameled floral panels and copper panels featuring auspicious animal, marked "China."

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Chinese Brass and Copper Music Box: DESCRIPTION: An antique Chinese brass and copper footed musical box, featuring an elaborate relief carving depiction of a Chinese landscape with pagoda, temple, bridge, dragons and floral motifs. The

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Small Brass & Copper Collectibles, Trinket Boxes: Small Brass & Copper Collectibles, Trinket Boxes, Jewelry Box with Unicorn, Vintage Eyeglasses, etc... COndition: Mostly good, some might show a bit more wear

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Vintage Brass and Copper Bound Trinket Box: Vintage Brass and Copper Bound Trinket Box, Marked China. Wood lined. 6 x 3 x 2.25 inches H.

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1920's Dancing Girl Musical Cast Iron Automata: Cast aluminum/copper/brass music box with dancing girl. Looks to be original paint. Shows some minor wear throughout. Working condition. 13"x7'x6". Very neat piece with the girl dancing and the bird o

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Multi metal Jewelry Box depicting Don Quixote and Sancho Panza adventures 19th century: Multi metal Jewelry Box depicting Don Quixote and Sancho Panza adventures 19th centuryBronze copper brass Jewelry Box with sculpted repousse work with raised visages depicting Don Quixote and Sancho P

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3 Bremen Captain Suite Brass Trinket Boxes: Lot of 3 copper toned brass boxes, all marked Bremen Captains suite, olrich & Co. G Bowling Green. Three boxes ranging in sizes, from 5 x 3 X 2 and 2 x 1.75 x .25 inches Evident wearing to copper tone

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Vintage French Crystal Lidded Box: Clear cut crystal box with brass and copper inlay, shape of a chest with a handler on top. Made in France impressed to interior of lid. Dimensions: 7.25"L x 3.75"W x 4.5"H Country of Origin: France

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Pair Cute Vintage Brass Trinket Boxes Chinese French: Pretty guilloche box has no mark. Larger box marked China, so should be pre 1945. Hinges good on both.

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Pair of Chinese Brass Trinket Boxes: Pair of Chinese Brass Trinket Boxes

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Nouveau Figure, Copper Covered Jar, Brass Jewelry Box: Nouveau Figure, Copper Covered Jar, Brass Jewelry Box largest 6" tall, Lady has signature illegible

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3 Vintage Tabletop Accessories, Trinket Box & More: Three vintage tabletop accessories. Two brass hued finials and one copper toned metal trinket box. Trinket box fits rectangular in form and features embossed & etched designs. Trinket box measures app

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Japanese Lacquer Box, Edo: Japanese lacquer box in the form of traveling a coffer, with two mon (family crests) in gilt on black lacquer, marked Kanei 2 (=1625), "Todoshi Daughter Toyo", corners and lock with copper/brass fitti

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Grouping of large antique French gilt brass dresser boxes: A grouping of three large antique french gilt bronze/brass dresser boxes including a large 18th century style gilt brass, guilloche enamel on copper and hand painted vellum dresser box / jewelry box c

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Item Details

Description

Pair of matching rare 1935 all-original decorative boxes designed and produced by John Otar in California. These boxes feature individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked to create a spectacular, twisting spiral form. They are signed on the bottom, inside and lid 'Otar USA'. This is a significant piece of Mechanical Age functional design that is gaining increased appreciation by a wider public.

Reserve: $4,304.00

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