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Art Deco Boxes

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Antique Tin Botanize-Barrel with Hunting Boy and Dogs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique botanize-barrel with a hunting boy and two large dogs. A red antique tin with a beautiful rounded and oval or cilinder shape with a lid and a string to wear around the neck. This lithographic tin box was made in Belgium. This beautiful tin could also be used as a lunch box. A great tin to display on a child's mannequin. Antique Tin - Decorative Tin -Antique Botanize Barrel - botany vasculum - botanical box...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes

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Tin

Art Deco Pâte De Verre Bowl 'Ceres' by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Paris, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Bulbous bowl of colorless pâte de verre with colored powder inclusions in yellow, red & black, relief decoration with stylized ears of grain and geometric...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Glass

Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, Art Deco, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The wood is makassar ebony . It can be used as a docorative box, at home or in an desk.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Brass

French Art Deco Cigarette Box or Makeup Pencil Holder by Marius Agogue Loiret
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Constructed with fine mahogany and birch woods. Designed by French ebeniste Marius Agogue Loiret. This very decorative box would ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Birch, Mahogany

1940s Tin with Dogs and Children, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage tin with dogs and children from the late 1940s. This beautiful tin box was designed by John Janssens in 1948. It's a tin storage box with a beautiful design: Light blue ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes

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Metal

Art Deco Italian Murano Glass & 24k Gold Plate Jewelry Case Mandruzzato Style
Located in Miami, FL
Cased beveled Murano Glass & 24k Gold Plate Jewelry Box, Keepsake attributed to Alessandro Mandruzzato. Art Deco Style made in Italy, circa 1950. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

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Gold Plate

Super Stylish English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros in Birmingham in 1990. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Corner bracket supports. Engine-turned ornament in plain frames...
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1990s English Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Box with Cut Glass 'the Glass is Slightly Damaged on the Side'
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco box with cut glass ( the glass is slightly damaged on the side) please take a look on the two last attached photos. Brass polished and stove enamelled Original cut glass ...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mappin & Webb Ltd Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exc...
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1960s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Lacquered Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco lacquered decorative jewelry box. Art Deco box, black lacquer background, decorated with waved silver lines and wind rose in red. Inscribed inside the lid "Offert par la lampe MAZDA...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Wood

Suite of Georg Jensen Sterling and Moonstone Jewelry
Located in Essex, MA
Comprising a necklace, bracelet, pair of earrings and a ring.
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Italian Cigarettes Tobacco Box Art Deco 1930 with Inlays of Fine Sorrento Woods
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian cigarettes tobacco box Art Deco 1930 with inlays of fine Sorrento woods . With the flap that once opened shows all the matchstick cigarettes, ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Wood

Art Deco Cartier Paris Chinoiserie Lac Burgaute Enamel Gold Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
Extremely rare Cartier mother of pearl and enamel chinoiserie pill box A very collectible and rare motif Made in France Circa 1928 Weight: 45.1 grams.
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Agate, Gold

Art Deco Porcelain Powder Box, German, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
An exceptional Art Deco powder jar very desirable and would enhance any collection. The representation of a couple in love has been expertly hand painted, from the lightly blushed ch...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Boxes

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Porcelain

Art Deco WMF Hunting Motiv Jewelry Box, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco WMF hunting motiv jewelry box, circa 1920s Polished and stove enameled.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Robert Pringle & Sons in London in 1939. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed; top has engine-turned wave ornament and rect...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

French Art Deco black Lacquered Silver Cigarette Case, circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Rectangular black lacquered silver cigarette case with geometric decoration on the side. This is a very rare good looking and functional piece of collectible smoking equipment.  
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Silver

Art Deco Python Sandalwood Cigar / jewelry box
Located in Westport, CT
Art Deco python and Channeled sandalwood Mens Cigar / storage box with chrome bar front , felt bottom
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Chrome

Art Deco Sterling Silver & Gold Cigarette Box, Padgett & Braham, London, 1947
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1947 by Padgett & Braham Ltd., this very handsome, Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, is in the Art Deco taste, with...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Gold

Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish American Art Deco aluminum and brass storage box dates to the 1930s-1940s and was created by Kensington. Note: The interior has thre...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

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Aluminum, Brass

Cartier Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact Case by
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Cartier compact case in Art Deco style, circa 1930s. Sterling silver with gold gilt interior. The exterior features engraved line pattern that r...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Silver

Art Deco, Golf Themed, Cedar Lined, Bronze and Sterling Cigar Humidor
Located in Nantucket, MA
Art Deco bronze and sterling silver cigar humidor made by the Heintz Metal Art Company. Lined with cedar the rectangular bronze box has a mottled brown patina with the lid having an ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Bronze

Rena Rosenthal Art Deco Engraved Brass Jewelry Cigarette Box
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Art Deco engraved and polished brass jewelry box with wood lining. Handcrafted and signed by Austrian studio metalsmith J. Braun, with hammer logo. Stamped Rena, retailed ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes

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Brass

1930s Art Deco Silver and White Porcelain Czechoslovakian Box by Pirkenhammer
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish Art Deco silver and white porcelain box in very good conditions. It has been designed and manufactured in the Thirties by Pirkenhammer, it's marked on the bottom. The box i...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Boxes

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Silver

Art Deco Box, circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Decorative wood box with a hinged lid. The top is decorated in a typical distinctive geometric Art Deco style, having a brown, black and orange finish. Can be used as a jewelry or ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Wood

Antique 1920s Durham Duplex Straight Razor French Ivory Celluloid
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique 1920s Durham Duplex straight razor and shoe horn French ivory celluloid. Shaver measures 1" high x 6" wide x 2" deep. Shoe horn measures 7...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Bakelite

1920s Art Deco Gold & Enamel Vanity Case by Cartier
Located in New York, NY
1920s Art Deco gold & enamel vanity case by Cartier 14k Gold. signed Cartier Weight: 112.7 grams Dimensions: Width 3 in, Height 0.44 in approximately.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Gold, Enamel

Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Era William Moorcroft Pomegranate Lidded Dresser or Vanity Jar or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery dresser jar or box was made by the Moorcroft Pottery company of England in circa 1935 and done in their pomegranate glaze pattern. This circular jar has a hinged lid...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

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Pottery

1930s Walt Disney Tin with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Cat
Located in Antwerp, BE
1930s Walt Disney Tin with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto and Cat. This Lithographic yellow round tin has beautiful images with the famous Walt Disney An...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Tin

Fabulous Antique English Rose Quartz & Lapis Lazuli Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful early Art Deco box made from highly prized Rose Quartz framed by exotic blue Lapis Lazuli, a winning combination. Excellent condition dating to c.1920. Measures: 6 1/8...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli

Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 823".
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze

Art Deco 1930s Ceramic Powder Bowl by Llane, Boulogne
Located in Devon, England
Art Deco 1930s ceramic powder bowl signed by Artist LLANE with manufacturers mark underneath. Beautiful vibrant coloring with fine and delicate detailing to the face, beautifully and...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Ceramic

20th Century Art Deco Glass Vanity Set of Two Bottles and Soap Container
Located in Sofia, BG
Vanity set composed of perfume bottle and eau de toilette spray and a soap container in transparent glass and tulip patterns in burgundy. Art Deco style...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Glass

French Majolica Elephant Money Bank Saint Clement, Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica elephant money bank Saint Clement, Circa 1930.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Ceramic

Gaedke Cookie Tin, Germany Around 1900, Lithographed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cookie tin from the german company Gaedke around 1900. Gaedke was a cocoa chocolate jam and cookie factory located in Hamburg in the early 20th century. Th...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Deco Boxes

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Sheet Metal

Art Deco Hand Carved Mahogany Three-Drawer Jewelry Chest / Storage Compartment
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite, handcrafted mahogany chest with three drawers, (circa 1940s, USA). Carved of stained mahogany with wooden inlaid design present on the front to resemble a face (subtle detail...
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1940s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Mahogany

Gorham 1919 Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Jewelry Box in Crescent Shape
Located in New York, NY
Hand hammered crescent shape sterling silver jewelry box made by Gorham in 1919. It has a removable maroon velvet lining which separates the case into six compartments. The lid has b...
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1910s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Girl and Puppy Dog Trinket Box, circa 1930s
Located in Devon, England
Striking and quite rare is this 1930s Art Deco porcelain powder box with lustre finish which depicts a young girl sat on a wicker trunk stroking h...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Boxes

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Porcelain

Art Deco 1930s Ceramic Bonbonniere, Half Doll, Powder Box, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Beautifully styled is this 1930s Art Deco French Bonbonniere. Part of the half doll, powder box, jar family. Typical Art Deco coloring which is as b...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Ceramic

Early 20th Century Bi-Colour Gold and Enamel Case
Located in Paris, FR
A rectangular vanity case or box, with bi-color gold and green translucent enamel. The decoration presents an alternation of gold bands and enamel bands of translucent green color revealing a guilloché. The box reveals three compartments probably to contain cigarettes and matches. Each part is framed by a frieze of white enamel and has thumpiece set with diamonds. The main compartment is adorned with a circular A.S monogram set with diamonds. Work from the beginning of the 20th century probably for the Russian market. L: 4.25in. (10.8cm) / W: 1.96in. (5cm) / H: 0.59in. (1.5cm). Weight: 6.59in. (187 g). 18 k...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Boxes

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Enamel, Gold

Early 20th Century Faceted Glass & Silver Plated Biscuit Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A heavy piece of glass was used to create this quality example, faceted all the way around and series of simple linear cuts around the circumference; the underside having a star cut....
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1910s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Silver Plate

French Art Deco Carved Love Doves Oak, Walnut and Rosewood Box Signed R.Vidal
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty Art Deco love letter box in carved walnut wood, would also be great to keep jewellery in. Two detailed carved doves lying in an amorous em...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Art Deco Boxes

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Oak, Rosewood, Walnut

"The Arts, " Large Silvered Bronze Casket with Symbols of Pottery, Spinning et Al
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully detailed with symbols of the arts, including literature, sculpture, pottery and spinning, this silvered bronze casket with hinged lid and mahogany interior was produced b...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Grand English Sterling Silver Cigar Box or Humidor by Richard Comyns, 1928
Located in Bath, GB
A top quality cigar box made from English solid or sterling silver, a heavy box with good gauge silver with solid cast bracket feet and the most fabulous two hinged handles to either...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 830".
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze

Art Deco Jewelry Trinket in Bronze and Ceramic, BL, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small unusual jewelry trinket with bronze lid set with a ceramic relief panel of a green parrot/parakeet in crystalline glazes. The bottom part of ja...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze

Vintage Garrard & Co. 112 Regent Street Lined Sterling Silver Jewelry Box
Located in Toledo, OH
Vintage Garrard & Co. 112 Regency street sterling silver jewelry box lined in velvet. and weighs 84 oz. Dimensions: 7.5" depth x 12.38" W x 3" H.
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20th Century European Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver

"Sailing on the Nile, " Rare Covered Art Deco Box with Egyptian Pyramids
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and rare, this round covered Art Deco box depicts two traditional boats with sails on the Nile River, with two of the great Pyramids of Egypt...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Porcelain

Schlevogt Hoffmann "Ingrid" Lapis Marbled Glass Lidded Box with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This rare Art Deco era hinged glass dresser box was made in Czechoslovakia and is part of the Ingrid series, named for the daughter of Henry Günther Schlevogt of the Curt Schlevogt glass manufactory and Charlotte Hoffman Schlevogt...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze

Box, Black Sea Shell and Brass Box, Decorative Box, Contemporary, Organic Shape
Located in New York, NY
Decorative box made of black sea shell and brass, designed into an organic shape. The inside is finished in palm wood. We have one box in stock.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

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Brass

Silver Crest Men's Humidor Box Bronze and Sterling
Located in Westport, CT
Silver crest men’s humidor bronze and sterling large box. Wood interior with mesh screen wonderful condition.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Art Deco Modern English Onyx Marble Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful and substantial Art Deco Modern period English white onyx marble and brass 'soft spring' hinged box by maker Betjemann's, circa early to mid-20th century, England. M...
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20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

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Marble, Onyx, Brass

Multi Purpose Art Deco Jewelry or Cigar Box in Coromandel Wood / 1920's Hardwood
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning shape and practical size coromandel wood box from the Art Deco era. This exceptional and highly stylish antique box too is even better lo...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

1940s Victoria Biscuit and Chocolate Tin, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Great lithographic tin for the brand Victoria, a Belgian Company since 1896, known for their biscuits, desserts and chocolate. This large round tin - storage box has a great desig...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes

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Tin

Wonderful Hagenauer Silver Donkey Box
Located in Munich, DE
Wooden bow with silver donkey handle.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Painted Porcelain Tobacco Box Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tobacco box signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Porcelain

French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'The Juggler' by CJR Colinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Extensively exhibited in Paris Salons throughout the Jazz and Deco Age, Belgian-born artist Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950) was know for her fluid, dynamic figural sculptur...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Tiffany Studios, Alfred Dunhill, and Cartier. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $30,000 while the average work can sell for $1,262.

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