Chinese Jewelry Box

Rich in both charm and enchantment, antique Chinese jewelry boxes go beyond mere utilitarian objects for the artisans and designers of these beautiful collectible pieces. Dating back to the 19th Century till as recently as the 20th Century, the elegant Chinese Jewelry Boxes for sale on Bidsquare online auction are rare collector’s items, having their own world of fascination and intrigue.

Antique & Vintage Chinese Jewelry Box

The Chinese jewelry boxes are in an entire league of their own, rich and detailed as the jewelry within. The fascinating aspects of Chinese Jewelry boxes are the wide range of materials and techniques that are used in creating them as well as the shapes they are available. Artisans often used lacquers on these containers so their surfaces could be carved and polished. Beyond lacquerware, carved bone or silver filigree were also used when designing the boxes. Other treatments on these jewelry boxes included the European technique of cloisonné and niello.

Chinese jewelry boxes were often created to be shallow and circular and with intricately detailed sides. Besides, lobated-shaped vintage and antique Chinese jewelry boxes with rounded protrusions and octagonal-shaped boxes were also to be seen. Made of wood, lacquer, and metal, every antique Asian Jewelry box, Chinese jewelry box in particular is a hallmark of the prestigious craftsmanship that many antique aficionados would love to hold their jewels within. 

Quick Facts about Chinese Jewelry Box

• In the Tang Dynasty, the exquisite jewelry boxes of young girls usually contained a small comb. 
• Prices for antique Chinese Jewelry Boxes are determined as per the size, era, and other attributes.