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Paradigms & The Unexpected

“Paradigms and the Unexpected” presents 1,800 lots of varied scale and origin within a single, carefully assembled sale. With The Château de Chalain Collection at its centre, the auction reflects continuity, heritage and the enduring appeal of objects preserved across generations.

10th-12th March

Sale Schedule • Wednesday 11th March 2026 • Tuesday 10th March 2026 • Thursday 12th March 2026
Categories • AFRICAN ART • ANTIQUE BOXES • ARMS AND ARMOUR • BLANK • BOOKS • CAR MEMORABILIA • CARPETS AND RUGS • CERAMICS • CHINESE • CLOCKS AND BAROMETERS • COLLECTIBLES • DESK FURNITURE • FASHION • FIRE FURNITURE • FURNITURE • GARDEN • GLASS • HISTORICAL INTEREST • INDIAN ART • JAPANESE • JEWELLERY • KITCHENALIA • LIBRARY • LIGHTING • MAPS • MARITIME INTEREST • MILITARIA • MIRRORS • MUSICAL INSTRUMENST • MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS • OBJETS D'ART • PERSIAN • PHOTOGRAPHS • PICTURES AND PRINTS • POLITICAL FRENCH MEMORABILIA • PORCELAIN • RELIGIOUS ARTEFACTS • SCIENTIFIC • SCULPTURE • SILVER AND SILVER PLATE • SPORTING • TAPESTRIES • TAXIDERMY • TELECOMMUNICATIONS • VERNACULAR • VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS • VINTAGE TOYS • WALKING STICKS • WINES AND SPIRITS

Virtual tour • TOUR HOME • JEWLLERY • CHINESE

Search term: BOXES

LOT 40
A WALNUT AND TORTOISESHELL BOX, THE LID SET WITH A DOUBLE PORTRAIT MINIATURE, LATE 17TH CENTURY
contd.
€800 - 1200
LOT 52
LATE 19TH-CENTURY LUNÉVILLE PORCELAIN ENAMEL BOX AND COVER
contd.
€100 - 150
LOT 116
LATE 17TH-CENTURY SOUTH GERMAN EBONY CASKET WITH PIERCED BRASS MOUNTS
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 130
18TH-CENTURY WALNUT JEWELLERY CASKET
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 197
LATE 19TH-CENTURY IRISH ROSEWOOD VANITY BOX BY AUSTIN OF DUBLIN
contd.
€500 - 800
LOT 236
19TH-CENTURY BLACK FOREST CARVED JEWELLERY BOX
contd.
€800 - 1200
LOT 248
19TH-CENTURY MAHOGANY VOTING / BALLOT BOX
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 370
EARLY 19TH-CENTURY CONTINENTAL CARVED COQUILLA NUT FIGURAL SNUFF BOX
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 490
19TH-CENTURY ORMOLU AND PORCELAIN JEWELLERY BOX
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 868
19TH-CENTURY FRENCH ROSEWOOD PERFUME BOX
contd.
€250 - 350
LOT 972
19TH-CENTURY ENGLISH MAHOGANY APOTHECARY BOX
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 973
19TH-CENTURY GILT BRONZE AND MALACHITE JEWELLERY CASKET
contd.
€400 - 600
LOT 980
18TH-CENTURY SILVER-MOUNTED LEATHER-BOUND JEWELLERY CASKET
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 988
19TH-CENTURY ROSEWOOD AND MOTHER-OF-PEARL INLAID VANITY BOX
contd.
€500 - 800
LOT 1068
1930S MOTORING PICNIC HAMPER, FITTED INTERIOR
contd.
€120 - 180
LOT 1118
EARLY 19TH-CENTURY ROSEWOOD AND BRASS-INLAID CASED GAMES COMPENDIUM
contd.
€300 - 500
LOT 1203
19TH-CENTURY TONBRIDGEWARE JEWELLERY BOX, CIRCA 1850
contd.
€80 - 120
LOT 1341
GEORGE III MAHOGANY AND INLAID URN-SHAPED TEA CADDY
contd.
€1400 - 1800
LOT 1347
17TH-CENTURY SPANISH ORNAMENTAL BRONZE BOX
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 1419
19TH-CENTURY KILLARNEY ARBUTUS AND INLAID WOOD BOX
contd.
€250 - 350
LOT 1440
FRENCH PRISONER-OF-WAR GAMES BOX — ATTRIBUTED TO NORMAN CROSS, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
contd.
€200 - 300
LOT 1654
COLLECTION OF TWELVE ADVERTISING TIN BOXES
contd.
€150 - 250

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