Provincial Chinese Wooden Lock Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique Chinese table chest balances rustic charm with refined simplicity. Dated to the early 20th century, the wooden lock box would have been used to store money and valuables...
Wood
Antique Mahogany Accessories Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key Measurements (inches) 2.35 x 15 Wide x 5.5 Deep S Maw Son & Thompson were medical instrument manufacturers base...
Brass
c. 1880 English Coromandel Brass Mounted Jewelry Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880 coromandel brass mounted jewelry box, English. Bramah's patent lock, London.
Brass
Rare Antique 4 Tier Black Forest Jewelry Box Fruitwood 19th Century Hand Carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
The interior is fully covered in blue velvet it is fully original and has hardly any wear. This 19th century jewelry box comes with original lock & key in working order (very rare)...
Fruitwood
Antique Italian Iron Safe with Complicated Locking Mechanism
Located in New York, NY
Antique Italian Iron Safe with Complicated Locking Mechanism Italy, early 19th century This compact yet substantial antique Italian safe is constructed of heavy iron plate and retai...
Metal
Fine Louis XVI Style Gilt-Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Mounted Jewellery
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and sèvres style porcelain mounted jewellery box. Of rectangular for this charming jewellery box has a hinged lockable lid above silvered column...
Bronze
Antique Mahogany Watch Box by Evans & Wormull
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key
Wood
Elegant Handcrafted Victorian Burl Wood Jewelry Box, Circa 1920
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
The hinged lid enclosing a divided interior with a with lift up tray great for storing your jewelry or other treasures. This beautiful jewelry box comes with its original lock & ...
Wood
Unavailable
H 4.14 in W 8.27 in D 5.91 in
Amboyna Lockable Jewelry Box with Red Silk Interior Inlaid with Abalone 1900s
Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Exquistite 1900 Amboyna Semi-Dome formed lockable jewelry box with red velvet and silk lining.
Brass
Antique Walnut Tunbridge Ware Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
This jewelry box comes with working lock and tasselled key.
Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Walnut
Antique Mother-of-Pearl Glazed Top Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
This exquisite mother of pearl jewelry box has a fully functional lock and tasselled key.
Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Glass
Rosewood Jewelry Box from the Turn of 19th and 20th Centuries
Located in Opole, PL
Rosewood jewelry box from the turn of 19th and 20th centuries We present you a tasteful jewelry box lockable with a key.
Fabric, Rosewood
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H 3 in W 4 in D 5.9 in
American Sterling Silver Locking Jewellery/Trinket Box by Gorham Manufacturing
By Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
The centre of the cover incorporates the contemporary engraved initials 'BTC'. The box is fitted with a fully working lock and key.
Sterling Silver
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H 8.66 in W 9.06 in D 6.3 in
19th Century, Pewter Jewelry Box with Lockable Lid, Austria, circa 1880
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Unique Pewter jewelry box from the late 19th century around 1880 in Austria.
Pewter
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H 2.56 in W 7.09 in D 5.52 in
Art Nouveau Antique Sterling Silver Jewellery Box, Moss Agate Lid, Lockable
By John Batson & Sons
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1908 by John Batson & Sons, this stylish, antique sterling silver Jewellery box, is in the Art Nouveau taste, with inlaid panels of moss agate to the lid, a g...
Sterling Silver
English Brass Bound Lock Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
An important relic that is as versatile as it is beautiful, this English lock box boasts exceptional quality and condition for its age. Also known as a ship’s chest, a sturdy lock bo...
Brass
Coromandel Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery box comes complete with working lock and key.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Victorian Birdseye Maple Jewellery Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key Birdseye Maple This is not a distinct species of maple.
Brass
Antique Tortoise Jewelry Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very sweet tortoise jewelry box with ormolu mounts, lock and key.
Victorian Coromandel Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
Brass
Victorian Calamander Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The box dates to the Victorian period circa 1870. The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Jewelry Box, circa 1830-1840
Located in Greding, DE
Large lockable jewelry box or chest with a hinged lid and a smooth cherrywood corpus.
Cherry
19th Century English Banded Burl Walnut Box, Lock & Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English banded burl walnut box with lock and key, circa 1870. This fine antique box is made of a beautiful highly figured burl walnut and is decorated with contrasti...
Walnut
Antique Victorian English Rosewood Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
Brass
Rosewood Jewellery Box with Floral Stiching
Located in Northampton, GB
In addition to its lovely patination, this jewellery box features a fully functioning lock and key with a tassel.
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Fitted Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key Mahogany is the name given to many types of tropical hardwood and can be found in Africa, India and South Americ...
Metal, Brass
Georgian Mother of Pearl Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock and tasselled key.
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
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H 4.75 in W 9.75 in D 6.75 in
19th-Century English Figured Walnut Domed Tunbridge Box, Lock & Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb 19th century English figured walnut box with lock and key, circa 1880. This fine antique box has a wonderful domed lid accented with tunbridge bands along the top and front ...
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Antique French Mahogany Campaign Captains Jewellery Watch Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The Antique Mahogany Jewellery Watch Box comes complete with a working lock and tasselled key.
Brass
Bone Inlaid Coromandel Wood Anglo Indian Locking Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Anglo Indian solid Coromandel wood sewing or work box features specimen wood and bone inlaid lid with sunburst and central elephant and flanking foliate and scroll design, co...
Wood
Antique Georgian English Rosewood Jewellery Box by Edwards
By David Edwards
Located in Northampton, GB
The Jewellery Box comes complete with working lock & key.
Brass
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H 3.15 in W 6.5 in D 0.4 in
1890s Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Jewelry Box by Charles Edwards
By Charles Edwards
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique Victorian locking jewelry box in sterling silver has a square shaped form.
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H 11.23 in W 18.31 in D 12.8 in
Antique Collector's Specimen Case, English, Oak, Chest, Jewellery Box, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
An English, oak chest or jewellery box with Wellington style locking arms, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Oak
Bramah London Regency Brass and Rosewood Jewelry Box, circa 1850-1870
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A fine Regency brass and rosewood jewelry box, circa 1850-1870; lock signed by Bramah, London; with secret spring-driven pocket watch drawer This gorgeous little Regency jewelry ...
Brass
English Antique Boulle Jewellery Box
Located in Northampton, GB
The interior is lined with red silk water paper and cushioned velvet with a removable tray and lower compartment. The underside of the box with remnants of two collection labels. Th...
Brass
Brass and Enamel Inlay Miniature Table with Lock
Located in Wiscasset, ME
Exquisite attention to details. Key included. Purchased in Germany.
If you have jewelry, chances are you have an antique or vintage jewelry box. This simple item was born from a simple need. It offers jewelry lovers a place to store their most cherished treasures. The idea behind a good jewelry box is that precious items deserve a place of honor.
It’s no surprise, then, that jewelry boxes (also called jewelry caskets or trinket boxes) have existed for as long as we’ve worn jewelry. It’s among the most popular decorative boxes we have in our homes, and we can find early versions that date at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. All Egyptians adorned themselves with necklaces, rings, earrings and other accessories, and the era’s jewelry boxes resembled small treasure chests. Later, fine jewelry became cost prohibitive and the only people with jewelry boxes were those who could afford jewelry.
Following the Industrial Revolution, jewelry was no longer made by hand. Mass production and the demand of the growing middle class rendered jewelry more accessible. Jewelry of the Romantic period, which refers to early Victorian jewelry, is reflective of these economic shifts. Jewelry from this time tends to be feminine and ornate, and embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise. Naturally, it was stored in elaborate, decorative Victorian-era jewelry boxes that were sometimes crafted from hand-painted porcelain or sterling silver.
Nowadays, jewelry boxes do more than keep jewelry safe and organized. They’re popular collector’s items that have become as treasured as the contents themselves.
Designer jewelry boxes — Chanel jewelry boxes, Hermès jewelry boxes and others created by celebrated fashion labels — are widely sought by jewelry lovers who covet a chic case for their jewelry essentials. An eye-catching vintage jewelry box, which is at least 20 but less than 100 years old, is a valuable decorative object, a sign of luxury and elegance that adds character and texture to any bedroom. Some jewelry boxes are even embellished with a few jewels of their own.
If you’re not tucking your jewelry into a drawer or shallow tray atop your vanity, perhaps an Art Deco trinket box with charming brass hardware or a sculptural, hand-carved rosewood mid-century modern jewelry box lined with linen and velvet will do?
Today’s jewelry boxes come in a variety of styles and sizes and are made of metal, wood, plastic and other materials. Give your cherished jewelry the good home it deserves — find an extensive collection of antique and vintage jewelry boxes today on 1stDibs.
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