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Period: 20th Century
1930s Art Deco Shagreen Trinket Keepsake Box Leather Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1930s Art Deco elegance Shagreen Trinket Keepsake Box Stingray Leather Wood interior 8.5 w x 3.88 d x 2.75 tall Fabulous design in the style of Jean Michel Frank. No label present...
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Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes

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Leather, Wood, Shagreen Stingray

Malachite Jewelry Box with Cameo Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. Box is rectangular in shape with resin female cameo detail on top lid. Piece is beautifully hand-crafted. Piece makes a great decorative or storage jewelry box to hold small items or jewelry such as necklaces (as demonstrated), rings, earring, cufflinks, etc., on a vanity, nightstand, dresser, desk, credenza, walk-in-closet, etc. Dimensions: 2.25" Height x 2.38" Width x 3.32" Depth. Other boxes shown available separately; search 1stDibs ref. #s: Purple Charoite box...
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Neoclassical 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Snuff Box Sterling Silver Green and Sky Stripes Guilloche Enamel Box Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

1940s Mexico Hand Carved Exotic Mahogany Box with Silver Aztec Indian
Located in Chula Vista, CA
From Mexico, finely crafted small wood box hand carved in exotic mahogany. Beautifully polished with elegant curves. Cover Lid has Mexican Aztec warrior...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Koret Mid-Century Modern Black Patent Leather and Brass Handbag or Shoulder Bag
Located in Chesterfield, NJ
Stylish black patent leather adjustable handbag made by high end manufacturer, Koret. This bag has a fold over flap with an unusual brass U-shaped twist clasp closure. The interior i...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Armenian Alphabet by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Compact
Located in Brussels, BE
Line Vautrin was inspired by the Armenian alphabet to create this very pretty compact whose lid and reverse are entirely carved with the characters o...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Modernist Original Ladies Leather & Chrome Clutch bag Purse, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is the original Art Deco super stylish leather handbag, a great example of Modernist Deco design of the 30's period. Features a dark brown leather body with ta...
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Art Deco 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Half Doll Flapper Girl Powder Jar, C1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this truly wonderful ladies vanity powder jar/box made from porcelain and marked Japan underneath. Dating to the 1930's this delightful powder jar depicts a flapper girl in the fashion of the day with her cloche hat and fur trimmed shawl...
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Japanese Art Deco 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Indo-Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, precious wood, and delicate miniatures paintings. This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian style box is covered inside and out with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry. Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Asian Indian box with floral and geometric Islamic Moorish Sadeli design in a square shape form with inlay marquetry, very fine artwork, lined in red velvet. Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes...
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Asian Moorish 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Line Vautrin "Chevrons" Box
Located in Paris, FR
Line Vautrin "Chevrons" Box circa 1940 silvered and enameled bronze impressed LINE/VAUTRIN ⅝ x 5 x 3¼ in. (1.6 x 12.7 x 8.3 cm)
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French Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Sheraton Revival Small Locking Cabinets
Located in Hanover, MA
Pair of interesting and lovely single door walnut cabinets with satinwood decorative inlay, probably Edwardian made in the Sheraton taste. Each has a single pull-out open drawer shelf. Possibly bedside lockers...
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American Sheraton Antique 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

Wicker Elephant Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Chinese elephant box ambitiously crafted in wicker with carved wood tusks, feet, and lid handle. From the noted Shanghai collection.
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Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wicker

A Rene Lalique opalescent Art Deco Glass Mermaid Boxe .
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The collection of boxes by René Lalique designed in the 1920tys is outstanding as for the quality as for the inventiveness of the subjects. The bo...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Glass

Quality English Sterling Silver Pill / Snuff Box 1946
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality late Art Deco box made from solid English sterling silver, a large pill box / snuff box, or would make a great business card case (a custom smaller sized card would hav...
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English Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Candy Maker in Crystal and Enamel, 19th Century
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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French Belle Époque Antique 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Enamel

Art Nouveau Box, Hand Painted, France Circa 1920
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood. It is Hand painted, in black and green, color. It has been made in France circa 1920.
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French Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mid-Century Lucite & Vienna Straw Wicker Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior Style
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning midcentury Lucite and Vienna straw wicker box. This marvelous jewelry box was designed in Italy during 1970s, following the style of Christian Dior. It is made of two pie...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wicker, Lucite

Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare cast gilt bronze box "Pinocchio" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The elongated lidded box depicts a silouette portrait of the famous boy. The interior...
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style coaster plates. Rajasthani inlaid stone marble decorative set of 7 small roun...
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Indian Anglo Raj 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Stone, Marble

Vintage Maitland Smith Decorative Tessellated Stone Kidney Shaped Box Keepsake
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade Maitland Smith light pink tessellated kidney shaped stone box. Mid-Century Modern Period made in the Philippines. No makers mark....
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Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Stone

Art Deco in Crystal, Chrome and Wood, 1930, Made in France Label
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Chrome

Wooden Pepsi Cola Crate from Newburgh, New York
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1950’s wooden Pepsi crate with a slat base. Reads “Drink Pepsi Cola” on each side in red lettering with “Newburgh NY, 12 Bottles” and oval cut out handles on the short sides. Metal straps support the corners and on the inside is stamped “Durable beverage case...
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American Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Stingray Leather Cassette or Jewelry box, French 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian or French Art Deco period wood box, overed with stingray skin. Excellent, skillfully executed craftmanship. The geometric skin is framed is made by ebonised rosewood and sm...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood, Sycamore, Shagreen Stingray

Art Nouveau Majolica Barbotine Box Jar Pheasant on Basket by Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand-painted majolica lidded jar / box or tureen in the shape of a pheasant hen sitting on a basket, made by Sarreguemines around 1900. This beau...
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French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Vintage Italian Genuine Hand Carved Gold and Green Round Alabaster Trinket Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Italian genuine hand carved tan and green alabaster box, trinket, made in Italy. Round lidded hinged trinket jewelry box, rich gold and br...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Stone

1924 René Lalique, Box Vaucluse Frosted Glass with Pink Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Vaucluse" made in frosted glass with pink patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature into the design. Perfect condition height: 3.5 cm diameter: 7.5 cm Félix Ma...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Candy Maker Viennese Secession, 1900, in Crystal and Gold
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Style: Vienna Secession If you have any questions we are at your disposal. We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we ...
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Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Gold

Art Deco the Box with the Red Dot, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All ...
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French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Majolica Crab Tureen Caugant, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Vintage French Majolica crab tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.
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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Handwrought Midcentury Mexican Mosaic and Brass Lidded Box by Salvador Teran
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coral colored mosaic glass tesserae and brass lidded box handmade in Mexico by Salvador Teran, circa the 1950s. Featuring Aztec inspired brass symbols...
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Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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British Art Deco Antique 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Italian Mid-Century Acrylic Tortoiseshell and Brass Decorative Box in Dior Style
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Gorgeous Italian crafted box made of acrylic with brass details in the style of Christian Dior. Can be used as a jewelry box as well as for many types of small items - collections. ...
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Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Brass

Malachite Octagonal Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a vintage malachite and brass inlay octagonal box in good condition, no chips or cracks.
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Brazilian Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Brass

Chinese Hand Painted Ceramic Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful and colorful hand painted Chinese lidded trinket box, circa 1950s. The handcrafted ceramic box measures 4.5" W x 3.25" D x 2.5" H and has a floral motif on a yellow backg...
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Chinese Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Pottery

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 Edwardian period, circa 1910. Delightful contrast b...
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British Edwardian 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Pastoe Sewing Box 1950s Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
So very rare this standing sewing box. Early design by Cees Braakman all Wood in primary colors. 4 boxes. Typical Holland 1950s This piece is still all original.
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Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Bovano Enamel Box
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming walnut jewelry box with enamel decoration by Bovano.
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Burl Wood Jewelry Box and Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A burl wood box with picture frame/lid, circa mid-20th century. A beautiful box to hold jewelry for other items on a desk, vanity, sideboard, etc...
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European 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Felt, Glass, Wood, Burl

Funky Vintage Sewing Basket, Mid-Century Design
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Lovely sewing kit made of hand painted rattan, the top is decorated artistically with floral raffia work. Inside include plastic try and nice upholstered storage compartment. Excep...
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Japanese 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Raffia, Wood, Rattan

Burl Wood Jewelry Box and Picture Frame
Located in New York, NY
A burl wood box with picture frame/lid, circa mid-20th century. A beautiful box to hold jewelry for other items on a desk, vanity, sideboard, etc...
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European 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Felt, Glass, Wood, Burl

Antique German Sterling Silver Box with Naif Pastoral Decoration
Located in New York, NY
Turn-of-the-century Germany sterling silver box. Made by B. Neresheimer & Söhne in Hanau, and imported to England in 1914 by Berthold Hermann Muller in London. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged and raised. Squashed ball corner supports. Engraved naif ornamental borders and, on cover top, Renaissance scene with mounted hunter and hounds...
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German Edwardian 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Baume & Mercier Geneve Watch Display Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Baume & Mercier Geneve watch display box Soft Velvet lining Dimensions: Length 24.5cm x width 7cm x height 4cm Condition: Used, has some minor w...
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European 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Velvet

Line Vautrin "Le Sceptre" Box
Located in Paris, FR
Line Vautrin "Le Sceptre" Box Circa 1940-1945 Silvered bronze Impressed LINE/VAUTRIN 1? x 2? x 2¾ in. (2.6 x 6 x 7 cm).
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French Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Silver

Mid-Century Chinese Wicker Giraffe Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Chinese giraffe box ambitiously hand crafted in wicker and wood having a removable lid with a baby giraffe handle. From the famed Shangha...
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Chinese Chinese Export 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wicker, Wood

Pair of Mid Century Italian Onyx Marble Boxes
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A pair of trinket or jewelry boxes with a hinged lids from around the 1960's. Handmade all in onyx and brass gilded in silver. The onyx has a range of colors from red, brown, yellow ...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Rare Circa 1920’s Woman’s Rolex Watch Box Presentation Case
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This vintage 1920’s intricate designed pressboard watch box is in excellent condition and is made with meticulous craftsmanship. Beautifully embossed top, reminiscent of tooled leath...
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Swiss Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Austrian Onyx Jewelry Box with Figural Cold Painted Bronze Spaniel Dog
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The body of t...
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Austrian Art Deco 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze

Italian Black Leather Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern black leather jewelry box. Sweet petite jewelry box in butter soft black leather with red felt interior. This little box i...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Leather

Rare Box by Piero Fornasetti from 50's
Located in Brussels, BE
Rare and original metal Boxe by Piero Fornasetti from 50's, decorated with pipes, with the original package. in very good and original condition, used for matches, cigarettes jewelry...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Metal

1905 Edwardian Leather, Tortoiseshell and Silver Mounted Letter Box
Located in Morristown, NJ
1905, England, Unusual and striking Edwardian letter box with leather sides. The curved top and base are mounted with scrolling sterling silver. T...
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English Edwardian Antique 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Silver

Mid-Century Plastic Box, Pear, 1970's
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Plastic Re-polished Good Original condition.
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Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Plastic

Decorative Box in Malachite
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative box in malachite.
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Congolese Baroque Revival 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Hand Painted Papier Mâché Domed Top Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 1960s hand painted papier mâché box with a domed top from Kashmir India. The box is orange and gold hand painted papier mâché with a white interior the bottom is black.  
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Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Paper

Vintage French Victorian Porcelain Hand Painted Hinged Box Signed R. Coulory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Victorian blue porcelain hand painted hinged box signed R. Coulory. Item features hand painted floral details, hand painted int...
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Victorian 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1950s Mid-Century Italian Alabaster Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 1950’s Onyx green Alabaster box from Italy with a hinged top.
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Italian Vintage 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Max Le Verrier French Art Deco Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
This Max Le Verrier bronze makes a wonderful small jewelry box or use it as a desk accessory for holding paper clips or coins, etc... It is very ...
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French Art Deco 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Anthony Redmile Box with Nickle Plated Mounts and Inset Opal
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautifully made vintage steer horn box by Anthony Redmile. With polished horn body and hand hammered nickle plated brass mounts. The top with an i...
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English Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Opal, Nickel

French Line Vautrin Bronze Poem Box with Sonnet by Felix Arvers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A wonderful jewelry box in gilt cast bronze by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). From a small special series, the designer created circa 1945-55. on which some French poems were cast in relief on the cover. This box features a well-known love poem "Sonnet" by Félix Arvers (1806 – 1850), widely considered as one of the most romantic French poems written about unrequited love and longing. Three out of four passages are shown on the lid except the third one. The box is lined with cork. There is a line on the back from casting, commonly seen in the boxes of the series. Mon âme a son secret, ma vie a son mystère, Un amour éternel en un moment conçu Le mal est sans espoir, aussi j'ai dû le taire, Et celle qui l'a fait n'en a jamais rien su. Hélas ! j'aurai passé près d'elle inaperçu, Toujours à ses côtés, et pourtant solitaire. Et j'aurai jusqu'au bout fait mon temps sur la terre, N'osant rien demander et n'ayant rien reçu. Pour elle, quoique Dieu l'ait faite douce et tendre, Elle suit son chemin, distraite et sans entendre Ce murmure d'amour élevé sur ses pas. À l'austère devoir, pieusement fidèle, Elle dira, lisant ces vers tout remplis d'elle " Quelle est donc cette femme ? " et ne comprendra pas. A secret fills my soul, and a mystery fills my life, An eternal love conceived in an instant. As the scourge was hopeless, it remained wordless, And the one responsible was unaware of it. Alas! I lived close to her but without notice, Always by her side yet so lonely. And I shall have lived my days on this Earth, Not daring to ask for anything, obtaining nothing. Even though God made her gentle and tender, She goes her way, careless and oblivious To the sough of love rising...
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French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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