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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
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
Stacked Jewelry Chest in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The irregular stacked jewelry chest in cream shagreen by R&Y Augousti is a stunning geometric piece to store your personal items. This piece has 4 drawer compartments that have black velvet trays...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Traveling Jewelry Case in Cream Shagreen Brass W/Leather Handles by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
As an ode to vintage steamer trunks, R&Y Augousti revisits this old-world piece in a modern context by recreating their own version inlaid in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Traveling Jewelry Case in Shagreen Brass w/Leather Handles by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
As an ode to vintage steamer trunks, R&Y Augousti revisits this old-world piece in a modern context by recreating their own version inlaid in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Aladdin Art Deco Box
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aladdin Art Deco Box
Porcelain fish (with lid)
Circa 1930 Origin France
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Art Deco Silver Plate Lidded Tea Caddy
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Art Deco silverplate tea caddy with lid, circa 1920. Maker's mark on reverse. This fine quality tea caddy has a lovely decorativ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Ashtrays, C.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Art Deco pair of solid silver ash trays, applied with a beautiful blue enamelled borders, Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1929 (E), Ma...
Category
20th Century British Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Bronze, Crystal and Bakelite Vanity Case, France, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze, crystal and bakelite vanity case. France, circa 1940.
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Located in London, GB
This wonderful modern masterpiece has been created using original antique and vintage elements. The beautiful silver and guilloche enamel case da...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, Fisher Silversmiths, Inc., New Jersey, Ca. 1935. Underside of lid is gilded; box is wood-lined...
Category
1930s North American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Marquetry and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This trinket box is handcrafted with shell marquetry and brass trims.
The box is hinged and the interior is lined with a high quality black microsuede.
A very unique piece you ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Lidded Wood Box with Sunburst Veneers, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Art Deco period lidded Box, of wood with an inlaid "Sunburst" pattern, dating to circa 1925.
The box has a rectangular shape with a fitted lid, w...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze
Art Deco Ladies Traveling Necessaire Ensemble, American, circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Art Deco ladies traveling necessaire ensemble consisting of 13 implements for grooming, contained in a hard cardboard green branch decorated traveling case. The grooming implements a...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Resin
Art Deco Style Ebonized Humidor or Cigar Box
Located in Plainview, NY
An Art Deco black Humidor or cigar box featuring a hygrometer and a humidifier inside. The black ebonized exterior is very elegant and sleek and the interior shows natural maple wood...
Category
20th Century Honduran Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rhomboid Jewelry Chest in Cream Shagreen by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Rhomboid jewelry chest in cream shagreen by R&Y Augousti is a stunning geometric piece to store your personal items. This piece has 3 drawer compartments and a flap top opening that have black velvet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen Stingray
Art Deco Jewelry Box Vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco jewelry box vienna around 1920s
Original cut glass
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cartier Picture Frame Box
By Cartier
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antique Cartier Picture frame box with velvet lining. Covered in signature red leather grain textile with gold embosssed edge and a silk satin lining embossed "Cartier". This box was...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco French Ivory 'Celluloid' Vanity Jewelry Box Set Pyralin Du Barry
Located in Van Nuys, CA
French ivory (Celluloid) vanity jewelry pink and blue velvet lined box set by Pyralin Du Barry, circa 1900.
Larger box
Measures 2" high x 6.5" W...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bakelite
Antique French Art Deco Cardeilhac Paris Macassar Ebony Carved Covered Box or Ja
By Cardeilhac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Art Deco ebony box or jar.
By Cardeilhac, Paris.
With a carved melon shaped body and conforming lid.
In Macassar ebony.
M...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden Enamel Mesh Evening Purse Shadow Box/Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh evening purse. It is enamel hand painted with royal blue, yellow, orange and green colors featuring an “i...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mappin Webb, Large Sterling Silver Cigarette Case/Box, Marked, Paris Angleterre
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver cigarette case / box with wood lined marked and weights 356 g. We think this box was retailed for the European market.
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Jean-Michel Frank 'Straw Marquetry Box'
Located in Sharon, CT
Geometric angular design. Cork interior. Three bronze four sided pyramids attached. Unsigned and 'attributed to'. Provenance: Liz O'Brien NYC c.2000.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Straw
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames...
Category
1980s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hermès French Art Deco Silver and 18-Karat Gold Powder Box with Lipstick
By Hermès
Located in Mexico City, MX
A circa 1940 French Art Deco .950 silver powder box with lipstick by Hermès. The powder box's parts are numbered 138. The box's bottom shows a serial...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver
Art Deco Glass Lidded Powder Bowl, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco glass powder bowl in pink glass. To the lid is flapper girl in the fashion of the day next to a fly...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Rare Rockwell Kent for Chase Bacchus Art Deco Copper Cigarette Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971) Rare Bacchus Art Deco copper cigarette box for Chase Chrome & Brass company, only offered in 1935 and 1936.
Rockwell Kent designed only three items for chase, all with the same young Bacchus motiff, and all are considered rare today. The other two were a "Wine cooler" and "Wine bottle stand...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Copper
Novelty Antique English Sterling Silver Jewelry Box, 1921
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderfully handsome and unusual jewelry box in the form of a bow fronted drawers on legs or a dressing table with two solid silver knobs to the fron...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shagreen Leopard Pattern Box with Shell and Brass Details by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Leopard box by KIFU PARIS showcases the brand's signature whimsical details and the incredible craftsmanship. This piece includes intricate inlay work of coal black shagreen, bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Shell Box with Quilting detailing and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Coco box is a sophisticated and luxurious accent piece with it’s exquisite quilted details. The exterior is inlaid in black pen shell with a bronze-patina brass frame and the int...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Cherry Wood Art Deco Box Carl Auböck, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Nice, well preserved Art Deco box made of cherry wood. By Carl Auböck, 1930s.
Listed as a scetch drawing in catalog "Die Kataloge der Werkstätte Carl Auböck 1925-1975" [The catalo...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Copper
Set of 2 Shagreen Box with Nickel Brass Handle by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This set of 2 round boxes is made of shagreen.
These boxes have a nickel brass handle.
They are lined with a black micro suede.
The color of this box is dark grey.
The dim...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Art-Deco Humidor
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Silver plated, art-deco humidor featuring reproductions of the famous Bassae Frieze which depicts a battle between the Trojans and the Amazons.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Shagreen Box by Asprey, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in panels of ivory-toned shagreen, this hinged box is a superb example of the craftsmanship practiced by the famed Asprey Company in London. Founded in the late ...
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Art Deco Alpaca Jewelry Box Vienna, circa 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Alpaca jewelry box Vienna, circa 1920s
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Alpaca
Cherry Finish Glass Fronted Humidor by Halbanos
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
A cherry finish glass fronted Humidor by Halbanos
The name Halbanos is synonymous with quality and high end finishing for their cabinets to care for t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Cherry
Brass Box with Yellow Guilloche and Enamel Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hypnotic patinated Patterned brass with yellow guilloche enamel lid... This piece looks great bedside, on bookshelves and side tables, or perhaps the ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco brass box around 1920s
Polished and stove enamelled
Wood inside.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Jasba Art Deco Style Lidded Ceramic Box
By Jasba
Located in Schagen, NL
Beautifully decorated with art deco style painting, and à flower on top. How The Colors present themselves depends on how The light falls upon ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Jewelry Boxes with Facetted Glass, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco jewelry boxes facetted glass, Vienna around 1920s
Brass polished
Original glass
Original wood
facetted glass.
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
German Porcelain Duckling with Bow Box, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
German porcelain duckling with bow box, Circa 1930.
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Gustave Keller Art Deco Silver-Gilt Sandwich Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Gustave Keller Art Deco silver-gilt sandwich box with M& G monogram.
Made in France, Paris
Hallmarked with French marks, with 950/1000 silver purity.
...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Elegant Nickel Plated Art-Deco Box attributed to Carl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant nickeled box , manufactured in Austria in the Art-Deco periode.
After talking to Ronald Hagenauer, descendent of the Hagenauer family in Austria we can attribute this exclusive of nickel-plated brass box to his grandpa Carl Hagenauer...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Swedish Modern Pewter Jar C-G Hallberg 1931 Sweden
By CG Hallberg
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This pewter jar in all its simplicity is a typical piece for the late 1920s early 1930s Swedish modern era. The jar is made with pattern on each side and the lit with a giraffe.
...
Category
1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Pewter
French Cut Crystal Dresser Table Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A large rectangular clear cut crystal box with small diamonds cut pattern in the center and bordered by large stars. A starburst is at the bottom. A gilt metal embossed with flowers ...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Cut Glass
Art Deco porcelain Trinket Dish, German, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and highly collectable Art Deco porcelain trinket tray. Dating to the 1930's this very attractive and rare Art Deco trinket dish...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Silver Plate Lined Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely silver plate box with a suede interior. the box has an unknown emblem on the top front center and the Waffle pattern on top makes this box unique and a compliment to any cockt...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique 1920s Sculptural Bronze Box with Finial Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
This fine antique of Austrian or possibly German bronze, stands raised on four feet with a finial cover that opens to a generous storage space. This box brings elements of the changi...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Box Carl Auböck, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Box made of wood, inside copper. By Carl Auböck, 1930s.
Listed in catalog "Die Kataloge der Werkstätte Carl Auböck 1925-1975" [The catalogs of the Carl Auböck workshop 19...
Category
1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Basket Ball Lidded Box on Stand
Located in New York, NY
A unique Art Deco lidded silver plated box in the form of a basketball on a black lacquer stand with beaded decoration. Great for entryway, keys, wallet or for the office.
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful antique English gaming counter box dating to the 1920's / 1930's.
The box has a secret opening mechanism; the lid is slid to the left which ...
Category
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
By Otar USA
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare 1935 all-original decorative box was designed and produced by John Otar in California. The box features individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked to create a sp...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Art Deco Tin with Lady with Stola and Roses
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art deco tin with a woman with stola around her neck.
This elegant lady has blond eyes and blue eyes.
This round lithographic antique biscuit tin...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Tin
Art Deco Jewelry Boxes, 1930's
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of wood, veneer
- Good, original condition.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Blue Glass Box with Lid, Austria, circa 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exclusive blue Art Deco glass box with Lid from the period in Austria around 1920. This very decorative, lovely blue pressed glass box impresses wit...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Novelty Pierrot Ceramic Trinket Box, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
This really is a delightful piece and one we've not come across before. This is a 1930s Art Deco Novelty Pierrot Ceramic German Trinket Box, part ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Glass
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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