Antique Metal Boxes

An antique Italian painted tin candy box originating from a confectionery shop in Genoa, dating to the early 20th century. The box is decorated with richly detailed scenes depicting ...

Dramatic, richly embellished, silver-plated, hinge-top box featuring the ancient Coat of Arms for the Spanish kingdom of Castile and Leon. The whole atop lion-form feet.

Danish charming handcrafted box with unbeatable patina. This storage or keepsake box is in untouched original condition with age-appropriate wear from use. The wooden lid slides effo...

Sewing Box by Belgian Brand Torck Creator: Torck (Manufacturer) Dimensions: 47x40cm H:60 cm - Total Height: 80 cm Style: Art Deco Place of Origin: Belgium Period: 1930-1939 Embroid...

Description: Hexagonal silver and gold vinaigrette box. Metal: Silver - Gold. Origin: English. Brand: Birmingham.

A beautiful Art Nouveau lidded pewter box with amazing patina. Handmade by the renowned Danish goldsmith Arent Dragsted in Copenhagen, Denmark, late 1800s.

This is a 19th-century toleware lock box, crafted from tin and featuring painted decoration in rich tones of red, black, and gold. The box has a hinged lid with a slot, likely intend...

This is an original antique biscuit tin box from Macfarlane Lang & Co., a historic Scottish biscuit manufacturer established in 1817.

Rare sculpture of a joyful monk with a secret compartment. A so called Pyrogene, which was used for smoking utensils, such as matches. The monk holds two bottles in his hands and rai...

A fine English honesty box or tobacco dispenser of brass from the Georgian era, circa 1820 - the rectangular brass box featuring a double-hinged lid and two compartments, one for coi...

Scandinavian hand painted 19th century pine strong box circa 1840. Good example of traditional rustic Swedish woodwork.  Painted in a russet red paint with hand painted cream drags....

Danish charming handcrafted box with unbeatable patina. This storage or keepsake box features a carved heart and royal monogram C7 representing King Christian 7th. The box is in unto...

Exceptional 19th century French coconut trinket box hand carved with acanthus leaves on the lid, jewelry like metal work on the rims, expertly carved neoclassical motifs all around a...

1920 Huntley & Palmers Chinoiserie Jar on Stand Biscuit Tin Box. Faux craquelure glazed "jar" decorated with phoenix birds, rising sun, & flowering bamboo. Great handles & borders. B...

Circa 1907-1909 Huntley & Palmers "Iron Chest" Biscuit Tin Box, English. Very collectible. 17th century Armada Chest form with hinged top with two "seals" - one of the Royal Coat of ...

This remarkable early 20th-century modernist aluminum box is a true testament to masterful craftsmanship and innovative design.

More information coming soon… A fascinating table box from Southern India, dating to the 1800s. The pyramid-shaped lid with a thin iron handle opens to reveal two compartments of u...

Small Scandinavian 19th century painted pine dome top box circa 1870. Character painted pine box with black painted strap work and handle.  Working lock and key, but is a lock you n...

For your consideration. a fabulously aged antique wood box with handles. Box has patinated metal trim pieces & forged iron nails.

A handsome Continental rectangular iron-bound bullion (or strong) box or coffer chest of patinated walnut from the Renaissance 17th century, featuring a paneled exterior with decorat...

Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 15" H x 17" W x 12" D.

Manufactured by Orfevrerie Jacob (Henri Jacob) - Geneva / Switzerland lidded box with relief enamel flowers on a textured ground. The interior with a fabric lined lid. Stamped on ver...

Kiwi Boot Polish Advertising Shoe Shine Box with Shoe Rest A handy and attractive little piece, the handle of the polish box doubles up as a rest to put the foot on to polish the sh...

A GILT-METAL MOUNTED SNUFF BOX Circa 1750, probably Saint-Cloud Modelled as a reclining monk, one hand supporting his bald head, the other holding a rosary and with a crutch at his s...

Paris, Age of Louis XVI Interesting and rare small rectangular box entirely tempera decorated on each face with scenes of the flight demonstrations of the Reveillon Aerostat invente...

A beautiful quality double sided 19th century French gilt metal, champlevé enamel and banded agate snuff box, bonbonnière, or possibly a pill box, made c. 1880.

Antique English Regency Style Lion Motif Oval Tole Box England, circa 1900s A beautiful colorful example, of oval from with swing handle, on a tapering box decorated with tassels,...

The taking of snuff was a highly regarded social ritual among the European elite. Snuff box manufacturers were regarded as artists, creating and designing these elegant little boxes ...

Rectangular Decorative Box with Mirror featuring Louis Vuitton fabric on the Lid. This one of a kind box has amazing patina throughout. Certainly a statement piece on any dresser or...

Small mid 19th century Swedish painted pine strong box circa 1842. Beautiful small Scandinavian strong box, presented with scraped back paint to reveal original.  Feintly still bari...

Antique Brown Wood Repoussé Chased Engraved Silver Stamp Box Case Dogs Continental Wood, metal c. 1900 Dimensions: H x W x D: 4.5cm x 10cm x 5.5cm Crafted around 1900, this antiq...

This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Victorian Period. Its lid is made in wood, brown in color.

A good antique composition tortoiseshell and gilt metal singing bird box, German circa 1900 Going-barrel movement Setting the birds free...

This antique French tin box from circa 1890 captures the elegance of 19th-century craftsmanship with its unique design and charming details. Shaped like a wooden chest, the box has a...

Opening to reveal a fitted purple velvet-lined interior, the box houses a pair of square glass perfume or scent bottles with domed silvered metal caps.

Charming our eyes with its rustic presence and nicely weathered appearance, this wooden cash box is accented the regular presence of metal studs and showcases a chain.

Antique handcrafted grain or flour bin with a lift top, circa 1870. This is a beautiful, rustic bin crafted of solid wood planks with bracket feet and a hinged top displaying a desi...

Beautiful decorative tinned copper hand-hammered Indo-Persian box with lid. Probably used as a tea caddy or tobacco storage. Nice Middle Eastern Arabian Moorish style hand chiseled...

Anglo-Indian penwork decorated veneered sandalwood glove box on turned ball feet the sides and top decorated with scrolling leaf borders and the top with a central leaf-framed cartou...

More information coming soon… Each side and lid of this French table coffret box has been hand-carved with a distinct display of trophy carvings. The oak box, which is from the 180...

Wonderful example of early New England pantry boxes in all original condition. H: 4.5" x Diameter: 7.38"

An exceptionally decorative box, a jewel of Art Deco, crafted in Italy in the 1920s.

Antique Metal Large Tea Tin for General and County Stores This tin would have been found on the counter or shelves of general and country stores. This food can will be a standout in...

A beautiful Art Nouveau / early Art Deco lidded pewter box with amazing patina. Handmade by Georg Nilsson for Gerotin, Denmark, 1920s.

This large wooden box is the perfect storage piece as it stands on rounded legs and is accented with decorative metal bindings.

This diverse set of early 19th-century English painted snuff boxes, of various shapes and sizes, are finely decorated with a variety of subjects, including portraits of women, landsc...

Albert Chezal designed this stunning Art Nouveau, distinctly illustrated, dinanderie-pewter-covered box, handcrafted in France's Etains d'Art workshop around 1910. The large, hand-wr...

Crafted in southern France circa 1860, this octagonal antique metal casket features a silvered surface richly adorned with repousse floral and foliate motifs.

Wonderful patina on this antique general store tea or coffee canister. Certainly a unique piece that could used on a kitchen counter or in a retail store. Wherever displayed, this vi...

An antique Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with incised diamond motifs and wave patterns and partitioned interior.

A 19th century French ebonized box with brass inlay, the lock signed Vervelle Faut. Vervelle was a famed French maker of boxes, caskets and cabinetry, renowned for their fine craftsm...

Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.

Edwardian Marquetry Sunburst Walnut and Burlwood Box, England, Late 19th Century A finely crafted Edwardian circular parquetry box, England, late 19th century.

An antique Java Indonesia teak burl document box with pieces metal corner mounts, brass studs, wood trim, side handles and a shield form escutcheon plate with a later fitted key.

Overall a very attractive box.

Antique Anglo-Indian Silver-Plated Figural Stag Covered Box, British Raj Period This elegant Anglo-Indian silver-plated covered box is modeled as a reclining stag and crafted in two...

Luxurious and rare antique opal glass box. This kind of jewelry boxes was mainly made in France, Italy and formerly Bohemia. They were made from the early 19th century to the early 2...