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Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative box features a gold plate finish with hand etched
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Early 20th Century Spanish Egyptian Revival Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Chinese Decorated Lacquer Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese lacquer decorated decorative box. This Stunning Chinese export hand decorated
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1920s Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Oak Dutch 19th Century Decorative Box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Stunning and rare Antique decorative box. Striking Dutch design from the 19th century. Solid oak
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1820s Dutch Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted tine decorative box circa 1860. Good quality Swedish tine box, used
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique Decorative Box Incredible Colors Design
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique decorative box with incredible colors detail and design. Most
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1910s Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Set of 8 Original Old Wooden Decorative Boxes
Located in North York, ON
Set of 8 original old wooden decorative boxes, purchased in London England. Little information
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Early 20th Century English Industrial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Decorative Box, Walnut Veneer and Brass, South Germany, circa 1850
Located in Regensburg, DE
Small Biedermeier decorative box, walnut veneer, southern Germany around 1850. Brass fitting with
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1850s German Biedermeier Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Early 20th Century Decorative Box with Dovetail Joints
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period decorative box from the early 20th century with dovetail construction
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

19th Century English Oak Decorative Box with Dog Carving
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oak decorative box from the 19th century with carved dog on the lid, stylized foliage on
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19th Century English Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

1800's Moorish Brass & Hardwood Decorative Box on Folding Brass Studded Stand
Located in High Wycombe, GB
A 19th Century Moorish Zanzibar Brass & Hardwood Decorative Box on Matching Folding Brass Studded
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19th Century Syrian Moorish Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gilt Heavy Bronze Repousse Rectangular Jewelry/Decorative Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilt bronze repousse rectangular jewelry/decorative box. It features in the top of the
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Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern and Nailed Brass Trim
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Early 20th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Tortoise Shell Decorative Box with Paw Feet. Tortoise Shell With Bun Feet.
Located in Buchanan, MI
Tortoise shell decorative box with bun feet. We have other tortoise boxes similar in form that
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19th Century English Anglo-Indian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Early 20th Century Folk Art "American Eagle" Silhouette Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art decorative box with eagle motif in attractive red paint (ca. 1910-1920, USA). The hinged
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Steel Decorative Box, Italy, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
19th century Italian steel box with raised decorative motifs. Original key. Two handles. Hammered
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19th Century Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Decorative Box, Mahogany, England, circa 1880
Located in Regensburg, DE
Mahogany solid wood, Shellac and-polished. Brass hinges and lock. Dimensions: H 60 cm x W 28.3 cm x 16.5 cm.
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Decorative Box, Mahogany, England, circa 1880
Decorative Box, Mahogany, England, circa 1880
H 23.63 in W 11.15 in D 6.5 in
Antique Hand Painted Four Drawer Jewelry Casket or Decorative Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique four drawer wooden jewelry or decorative box is unmarked, but believed to date to the
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Early 20th Century Unknown Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech
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Early 20th Century European Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Leather Bound Books Decorative Box with Hidden Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
Store your TV remote controls or other valuables in this decorative leather box. Created in France
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Late 19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

French 19th Century Carved Walnut Farinerio Decorative Box with Floral Decor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Provençale carved walnut farinerio decorative box from the 19th century with floral motifs
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19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Antique French Belle Epoch Burlwood Revolving Door Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
A charming fine quality antique French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished
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Late 19th Century Belle Époque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

19th Century Bronze Decorative Box with Putti
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century bronze decorative or jewelry box with putti in relief.
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19th Century Baroque Revival Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

18th Century French Fariniere or Decorative Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exquisitely carved Fariniere or flour box from Provence. Decorated with carved fish and flower
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1780s French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes

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Fruitwood

French Maison Gellée et Gainier Leather and Brass over Wood Decorative Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French wooden decorative box from the 19th century from the Maison 'Gellée Gainier' à la Boule
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19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Desk Tidy, English, Oak, Silver Plate, Decorative Box, Edwardian, C.1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desk tidy. An English, oak and silver plate decorative box, dating to the
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Antique Black Lacquer and Brass Trinket Decorative Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Napoleon III period black lacquer jewelry or trinket box features an intricate lid
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Red Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Late 19th Century Decorative Box with Dog Painting Lid
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique wooden box. The lid is hand painted with a cheerful representation of two
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Late 19th Century Decorative Box with Dog Painting Lid
Late 19th Century Decorative Box with Dog Painting Lid
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H 3.15 in W 10.63 in D 8.27 in
Decorative Box in Metal, Silver Color, England 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Item is a box in metal, with an silver color. It has been done In England during the 19th
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19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Mid-19th Century Italian Carved and Painted Decorative Box
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant antique box was crafted in Italy, circa 1850. The colorful, detailed box features hand
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Italian Jewelry or Decorative Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th Century Italian jewelry box. This sweet petite box is a perfect piece to hold jewelry or
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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red, yellow and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Arts & Crafts Pewter Copper Glas Wood Decorative Box
Located in Munich, DE
It was a great pleasure to find this rare Arts & Crafts pewter and copper box. The copper
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1880s English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Pewter

Antique Hand-Carved & Painted Bohemian Styled Wooden Jewelry or Decorative Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
with a milk paint with decorative gilt borders. The box has a crude or rustic wooden peg mechanism that
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Early 20th Century Dutch Bohemian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Softwood

Renaissance Style Gilt Rectangular Casket , Jewelry, Desk and /or Decorative Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Renaissance style gilt bronze rectangular casket lidded box. It depicts embossed
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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

18th Century Italian Blue Decorative Box with Cupid and Flower Decoration
Located in Milan, IT
Late 18th century Italian lacquered wooden box with Faux Paper and Flowers. Made in shades of blue
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fir

19th Century English Carved Walnut and Mother of Pearl Decorative Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique box on a desk, a vanity or a table to hold small objects and keepsakes
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 19th century fine antique Indo-Persian carved sandalwood wooden box. Incredibly intricate
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19th Century Indian Agra Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Two early 20th Century pine woven decorative boxes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Two early 20th century pine woven decorative boxes circa 1900. Beautiful examples  of Scandinavian
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Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Very Large Black French Napoleon III Boulle Brass Decorative Box 19th Century
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Very beautiful and really super large box in brass Boulle marquetry style with triple fillets
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Bronze

Late 19th Century Black Forest Bronze Decorative Box by Leopold Oudry & Cie.
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A refined French lidded box, embelished all around with floral motifs in Black Forest style. Made
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1860s French Black Forest Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Copper

Glit Bronze Art Nouveau Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Fairfax, VA
Art Nouveau circle 1900 gilt bronze jewelry decorative box with womans profile and floral
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Sterling Silver Japanese Export Engraved Cigarette or Decorative Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique engraved sterling silver cigarette or decorative box was made in Japan in
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England
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19th Century English Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England
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19th Century English French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century Flowers Decor
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England
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19th Century English French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

18th c. Giltwood and Painted Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved, Painted and Gilded Decorative Box
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18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Giltwood

18th c. Giltwood and Painted Box
18th c. Giltwood and Painted Box
H 10 in W 20.5 in D 10.5 in
Antique Indonesian Wood Decorative Box with Inner Red and Black Lacquered Decor
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indonesian antique wooden decorative box from the early 20th century, with red lacquered
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Brass Inlaid Walnut Box
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Brass inlaid walnut box. This stunning decorative box or jewelry box has beautiful
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1890s European Aesthetic Movement Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Brass Inlaid Walnut Box
19th Century Brass Inlaid Walnut Box
H 2.82 in W 12.25 in D 9.25 in
Antique American Gilt & Inset Glass Decorative Dresser Box or Vide Poche
By Apollo Woodwoking and Metal Corp
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box was made by the Apollo Manufacturing Company of the United States in
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Early 20th Century American Anglo-Indian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Spelter

Antique Chinese Brass Box with Jade Medallion
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese brass decorative box with Jade Medallion. This stunning Chinese export brass box
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Brass

Antique Indonesian Decorative Wooden Box with Carved Flowers and Architecture
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indonesian decorative wooden box from the early 20th century, with carved front. Born in
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

A Handmade Silver Scent Box or Match Case, Sweden, 1920's Decorative Silver Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Decorative Box
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1920s Art Deco Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
scrolling pattern resting on ball feet. This chinoiserie box dates from 1900-1920. This decorative box was
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1910s Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
H 1.625 in W 4 in D 3.125 in
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
resting on ball feet. This decorative box was most likely a cigarette box or trinket box and would make a
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
H 2.5 in W 6 in D 3.5 in
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
green background. This decorative box was most likely a cigarette box or trinket box and would make a
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
H 1.5 in W 3.75 in D 3 in
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1900-1920. This decorative box was most likely a cigarette box or trinket box and would make a great
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1910s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
H 1.75 in W 3.625 in D 3 in
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
in the form of a book. This lovely decorative box has a wood interior and hinged lid, circa. 1920
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1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Decorative Boxes

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Alabaster, Metal

Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Located in Houston, TX
, Arabesque decorative box, document box, coffer, trunk or chest is a versatile piece that could also be used
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1920s Moroccan Islamic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
H 16.25 in W 19.82 in D 12 in
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Antique Decorative Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique decorative boxes is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique decorative boxes — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique decorative boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Victorian, Georgian and Regency antique decorative boxes are consistently popular styles. Many antique decorative boxes are appealing in their simplicity, but Asprey International Limited, Limoges and Tiffany & Co. produced popular antique decorative boxes that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Decorative Boxes?

Prices for antique decorative boxes start at $1 and top out at $985,000 with the average selling for $1,499.

Finding the Right boxes for You

From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.

The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.

Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.

Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.

Questions About Antique Decorative Boxes
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