19th Century Cigar Box With a Terrier in a Dog House, French, c1880
Located in valatie, NY
19th Century Cigar Box With a Terrier in A Dog House, French, c1890.
Antique Late 19th Century French Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Brass
19th Century Cigar Box With a Terrier in a Dog House, French, c1880
Located in valatie, NY
19th Century Cigar Box With a Terrier in A Dog House, French, c1890.
Brass
Regency Chinoiserie & Penwork Decorated Jewelry Box Blue Painted Fitted Interior
Located in valatie, NY
Regency chinoiserie and penwork decorated jewelry box with fitted interior in original, rare blue paint. The top is decorated with rare raised chinoiserie and penwork of a pair of fi...
Brass
Regency Fan Inlaid Jewelry Box With Fitted Interior and Mirrored Lid, c1810
Located in valatie, NY
Regency Sarcophagus Shaped Box with Fan Inlaid Front, a Fitted Interior and Mirrored Lid, c1810. The top has an oval inlaid burl insert. The interior fitted with lift out, divided tr...
Brass
Gothic Revival Olive Wood With Banded Agate Cabochons Jewellery Casket Box Circa
Located in Norwich, England
A late Victorian Gothic Revival olivewood and banded agate jewellery box with brass mounts. Circa 1880. Veneered in highly figured olivewood, the brass decoration is enriched with i...
Agate, Brass
$2,225Sale Price|25% Off
An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Vanity Box
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Early Victorian Burr Walnut Velvet Cushion Lined Ladies Dressing Box Box features an elegant ebonised banding. The domed cover with central brass carrying and fall front handle ...
Brass
$1,528Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Workman's Tool Chest, English, Teak, Brass, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Delightfully time-worn chest with a ro...
Teak
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Long ago, this elegant rosewood box was used by a Qing-dynasty lady to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls, coral necklaces, and hair pins. Th...
Brass
A Fine Ebony and Inlaid Jewellery box or Casket by Paul Sormani, Paris, c.1860
By Paul Sormani
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Ebony and Inlaid Jewellery box or Casket by Paul Sormani, Paris, c.1860 Of somewhat baroque form, this fine casket is ornamented throughout with inlaid brass strapwork and mo...
Brass
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb & Son
Located in Milano, MI
19th century English Oak Liquor Bottle Case with brass Chubb lock and brass handle engraved with Capt.
Silver, Brass
Antique American Enameled Glass Ladies Footed Dresser Jar or Jewelry Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique pressed glass jewelry casket or jar is unsigned but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1880 in the period Victorian style. The jar is made of a cre...
Brass
Georgian Tobacco Honesty Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This rare brass box would have been a coveted contraption in the finest English pubs of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Brass
Large Size & Great Quality Carved Jewelry, Treasure or Collecting Box / Casket
Located in Lisse, NL
A beautiful and top condition antique black forest jewelry box, carved on all sides. This rare and large jewelry box makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts...
Brass
Antique Miniature Dresser Styled Jewelry Chest or Music Box with Pink Marble Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed antique musical jewelry box has no maker's marks, but presumed to have been made in Continental Europe in circa 1895 in the Edwardian style. The jewelry box is con...
Brass
Mid-19th Century Wooden Coffer Inlaid with Mother-of-Pearl
Located in Peyraud, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Sizeable rectangular, wooden coffer with its key. The blackened wood is inlaid with mother-of-pearl and brass. The lid and the main face of the box are richly decorated with gilded r...
Brass
Sarcophagus Form Tea Caddy with Brass Paw Feet
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A tea caddy of sarcophagus form with canted sides and a stepped pyramidal lid, the figured veneers framed in fine light stringing with a shield shaped escutcheon to the front and rai...
Brass
19th Century Lucky Horseshoes Cigar Humidor Blackened Wood Brass Tin Lined
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Presented in unrestored condition a 19th century survivor, a Cerused Oak Cigar Humidor with Brass Script & 4 Horseshoe Adornments, Original Working Lock and Skeleton Key. Tin Lined ...
Wood
19th Century Bohemian Moser Enameled Amber Art Glass Jewel Casket
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Bohemian enameled art glass hinged lid jewelry casket - table box by renowned luxury glass maker Moser. Exquisitely hand-made in Bohemia (present day Czech Repu...
Brass
English Regency Oak Jewelry Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency-style (19th century) pollard oak men's miniature jewelry cabinet with 2 doors and brass plume crest.
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Mounted Coromandel Tea Caddy
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian Brass Mounted Coromandel Tea Caddy with a fitted interior and working key.
Brass
Antique Victorian Brass Bound Oak Cigar Humidor 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a stylish antique Victorian oak brass and cedar lined tabletop cigar humidor circa 1860 in date. The rectangular box features a lift out tray and adjustable divisions with s...
Oak, Cedar
19th Century French Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Very fine. Early 19th century Napoleon tea caddy. Brass inlay. Crystal vessel (not original).
Crystal, Brass
Fine Antique Regency Inlaid Brass Rosewood Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine antique Regency inlaid brass rosewood tea caddy having a spectacular inlaid brass top and carved moulded rosewood edge, lift up lid opening to reveal a fitted interior with the ...
Brass, Other
Casket for Papers, France, Paris by Paul Sormani, 1866 - 1877
By Paul Sormani
Located in Rīga, LV
Casket for papers, Paul Sormani, France, Paris, 1866 - 1877 Additional Information: Materials: Wood, brass, wood Vintage from the 19th century Artist/Maker: Paul Sormani Artis...
Brass
Antique English Mahogany Chest/Ottoman with Brass Fittings No.2
Located in Berlin, DE
Antique English Mahogany Chest/Ottoman with Brass Fittings This is an antique English octagonal chest, crafted from mahogany and adorned with brass fittings. Style: George III Peri...
Brass
English Regency Rosewood and Brass-Inlaid Tea Poy, Circa 1820
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine English Regency tea poy crafted in richly figured rosewood with brass inlay and mounts. The hinged caddy opens to reveal four lidded tea compartments arranged around two circu...
Brass
1900's French Cigar Box Modeled as a Chalet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
It is a cigar box in the shape of a small house or chalet, made mainly of dark oak, decorated with elements of gilded brass. The attention to detail and the finesse of the ornamentat...
Brass
A mid Victorian Mahogany Travelling Dressing Case or Medicine Chest by Thomson
Located in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
A handsome mid-Victorian mahogany travelling dressing case or medicine chest by Thomson, London, dating from the mid-19th century. Of compact rectangular form, the case is fitted wi...
Brass
Pair Of Fine Antique English Georgian Mahogany Knife Boxes
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A particularly fine pair of knife boxes with bands on the mahogany slanted hinged lids and shaped fronts. The interior with inlaid satinwood star motifs inside the lids, carved slots...
Brass
$970Sale Price|40% Off
Antique 19th Century English Victorian Walnut Veneer Parquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A 19th Century Antique English Victorian Ebonised Walnut Veneer Tea Caddy With Brass Handle & Lining A Charming tea caddy with decorative walnut veneer parquetry.
Brass
19th Century English Wedgewood Retailed Burl Walnut Tea Caddy
By Wedgwood & Co
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning, fine quality English Victorian brass-mounted walnut tea caddy, retailed by Wedgwood & Sons, 9 Cornhill, London. Exquisitely hand-crafted in the mid-19th century, rectang...
Brass
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
Rectangular decorative box form, the Regency period / early Victorian era work having a brass hinged locking lid with original operational lock and key, opening to reveal two compart...
Brass
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Exquisite 19th Century Victorian Decorative Brass Bound Burr Walnut Domed Tea Caddy Chest Features Two Caddy Compartments Which Feature Domed Wooden Lids & Each Has A Circula...
Brass
Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Handmade Victorian Burr Walnut & Inlay Tea Caddy With Brass Hinges A tea caddy is a box, jar, canister, or other receptacle used to store tea.
Brass, Zinc
Exceptional 19th C Parquetry Tea Caddy with Serpentine Sides Marked TAHAN Paris
By Tahan Paris
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An exceptional double chamber tea caddy with geometric parquetry panels with crossbanded edges. Each of the four sides of serpentine form and raised on a conforming plinth base edged...
Brass
Anglo-Indian Inlaid Hardwood Humidor Attributed to Vizagapatam, 19th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anglo-Indian Inlaid Hardwood Humidor or Tobacco Box, Attributed to Vizagapatam, British India, Late 19th Century A finely constructed Anglo-Indian humidor or tobacco box of compact ...
Brass, Tin
Rich Mahogany Regency Style Tea Caddie with Inlay and Brass Lion Rings
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sumptuous Regency style mahogany tea caddie having boxwood string inlay on the sides and handsome brass lion rings as well as paw feet. Key included.
Brass
$2,230
Amboyna Writing Slope
Located in Folkestone, GB
A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood. Fitted with brass corner brackets and flush fitting handles. This piece wou...
Brass
English Victorian 1870s Tea Caddy with Faux Painted Tortoise Finish and Brass
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian tea caddy from the late 19th century, with faux painted tortoise finish and patinated brass accents.
Brass
Regency Period Burled Yew Wood Tea Caddy on Brass Spread-Winged Eagle Feet
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Regency burled yew wood tea caddy of tapered form with coffered lid and satinwood string inlay edges on brass spread-winged eagle feet and having ring handles with floral backs, the ...
Brass
Antique English Coromandel Wooden Double Tea Caddy by Thomas Lund 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Superb Example of an English Georgian Period Well figured Coromandle Double Interior Section Tea Caddy of flat rectangular outline, generous proportions and outstanding quality, al...
Crystal, Brass
Exceptional Bronze Mounted Burl Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Napolean III gilt bronze mounted burlwood caddy of exceptional quality, having inlaid top with engraved brass monogram and heavily molded body, the interior with gilt-bead trimmed ...
Brass
Cassetta Porta Documenti Paesi Bassi, Fine XIX Secolo
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Cassetta realizzata in legno impiallacciato in ebano, il piano contiene una placca in malachite con bordura in ottone con stemma centrale, piedini lastronati in malachite. La placca ...
Malachite, Brass
Vintage Boho Burl Wood Teapoy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Elevate your space with this exquisite antique burl wood teapoy, dating back to the mid-19th century. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this piece features a richly graine...
Brass
Victorian Burr Walnut Studded Tea Caddy With Engraved Brass & Green Baize
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Beautiful Victorian Burr Walnut Studded TeaCaddy Chest With Engraved Brass Details & Camel Bone Supports 1800's Would make an ideal present for any occasion.
Brass
$636Sale Price|20% Off
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique English Brass Anvil Matchstrike, Realistically cast and modeled, as an anvil, with lift top revealing the match caddy and strike on the lid, resting on a rope edge oval base....
Brass
$2,016Sale Price|20% Off
Late 19th Century Humidor
Located in Huntington, NY
American circa 1890 humidor.
Brass
Hand-Crafted Italian Leather Cased Crystal Scent Bottle Set, 1810
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The working key fits into a brass keyhole. The box is fully lined, the bottles are in very good condition, showing label residue.
Brass
English Victorian Period 1880s Leather Hide Hat Case with Removable Divider
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period leather hide hat case from the late 19th century, with G.C monogram, lined in red with removable divider. Created in England during the reign of Queen Vic...
Brass
$348Sale Price|20% Off
Silver-Plated Cigarette or Cigar box Humidot With Cedar Filling circa 1900s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Silver-plated cigarette or cigar box with cedar filling, decorated with fine relief. It stands on four spherical legs and probably dates back to the end of the 19th or the first half...
Silver, Silver Plate, Brass
$2,080Sale Price|20% Off
Regency Mahogany Cellaret
Located in Huntington, NY
English Regency Cellaret, with ebony stringing, brass hairy paw feet & brass lions head ring handles.
Brass
19th Century English Victorian Cormandel Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy, circa 1850
Located in Banner Elk, NC
English Victorian cormandel tea caddy decorated with mother of pearl and brass studs, circa 1850s. Cormandel was considered one of the most luxurious woods and only used on the fines...
Brass
$2,316Sale Price|20% Off
19th C. Anglo-Indian Hand Carved 4-Section Tea Caddy Inset W/ Tin Manganese Tile
Located in Atlanta, GA
The box which features a carved ribbon edge hinged lid, which opens to reveal four individually wood lined tea boxes with brass finial handles.
Brass
New England Bone Portrait Miniature of a Gentleman in Shadowbox Frame, C. 1810
Located in Chicago, IL
A gentleman's portrait miniature, hand-painted on bone and set in a gilt brass bezel with display loop, likely from Boston around 1810. The sitter is shown in a dark coat with a high...
Brass, Enamel
$3,209Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century Napoleon III Guillaume Diehl Cigar Boxe
By Charles-Guillaume Diehl
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful Cigar humidor, stamped by Charles Guillaume DIEHL (1811 - 1885), in ebony with inlaid decoration of friezes of scrolls, fleurons and lanceolate leaves, inside with five dra...
Brass
Outstanding quality antique Victorian walnut jewellery cabinet
Located in Ipswich, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian walnut jewellery cabinet having an outstanding quality antique Victorian walnut jewellery cabinet with two doors to the front opening to reveal ...
Brass
Old Nutcracker, Old Patina, Bronze and Wood, 19th Century, Guilt, Brown, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Nutcracker is very old. It has been made in France in the 19th century. We can benefit of the beautiful Patina, of the wood and of the Bronze. Thee colors are Brown and gold.
Brass
Early 19th Century Regency Mother of Pearl Inlaid Tea Caddy of Sarcophagus Form
Located in Long Island City, NY
The body and hinged lid with mother of pearl and brass-line inlay. The fitted interior is lined with purple velvet. With a brass escutcheon and bun foot.
Brass
French Black Shellac Jewelry Casket with Gilt Bronze Mounts, Circa 1850
Located in ALHAURÍN EL GRANDE, Malaga
A beautiful jewelry casket with gilded metal decorations, made in France around 1850. The rectangular case has a black polished shellac surface enriched with fine brass inlays that f...
Brass
Antique Bronze Burl Walnut French Jewelry Sewing Casket Silk Lined Interior 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality example of a Lady’s or Gentleman’s early Victorian Period Gilt Bronze mounted well figured Burr Walnut Jewlery Casket or Table Box made during the third...
Brass
A Fine Pair of Brass Strung Mahogany Knife Urns with Armorials
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Fine Pair of Brass Strung Mahogany Knife Urns with Armorials, Likely for the Wills Family of Landrake in Cornwall c.1800 These two urns are of unusually large scale and superb qua...
Brass
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.