Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco brass box around 1920s Polished and stove enamelled Wood inside.
1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Room Box
Brass
Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco brass box around 1920s Polished and stove enamelled Wood inside.
Brass
English Victorian Burl Wood Makeup Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian burl wood traveling vanity / make up box with ebonized trim edge and a small lower drawer; interior holding 9 various silver boxes and 7 assorted implements.
Silver
19th Century English Paper Mâché Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand painted papier mâché box with original perfume bottles.
Wood
Antique American Paint-Decorated Wood Box, 19th Century
Located in Astoria, NY
American Paint-Decorated and Ebonized Wood Box, 19th century, with hand-painted rose flower details. 6.5" H x 12.5" W x 4.75" D. Provenance: From a 21 East 87th Street Estate.
Wood
Fantastic quality antique Victorian Tunbridge ware vanity box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian Tunbridge ware vanity box, having a outstanding quality antique Victorian Tunbridge ware vanity box with a lift up lid opening to reveal a purple ...
Silver Plate
Regency Rosewood Letter Box with Brass Feet, 1800s
Located in Queens, NY
English Regency rosewood letter box in casket form on brass feet with ring handles and a brass plaque engraved with name "lydia" and leather gold embossed pocket interior.
Brass, Gold
19th Century French Bronze Mounted Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fine doré bronze mounts. Hand painted scene under glass. This box is signed by maker on the lock.
Bronze
George III Satinwood Octagonal Inlaid Box
Located in Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
Fine George III period satinwood octagonal box with inlays in exotic woods; the box does not have a fitted interior.
Satinwood
French Victorian Bronze and Enamel Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Victorian bronze and multicolored enamel cloisonne box with floral and scroll design with red velvet interior.
Bronze, Enamel
Wooden carved box in the shape of a rattan box with a string. Mid-19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very charming Wooden carved box in the shape of a rattan box with a knotted string. Europe, Mid-19th Century. Working lock with key. Wear consistent with age and use
Birch
Exceptional Swedish Blue Steel Box, 1920–1930
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Blue Steel Box, 1920–1930 Stunning sharp lines and bold Art Deco forms, featuring a brass knob. The entire box is masterfully lathe-worked in steel, with substan...
Steel
19th Century Anglo Indian Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautifully crafted 19th century Anglo Indian decorative box featuring intricate Sadeli mosaic inlay in a striking series of geometric patterns. The rectangular wood box is richl...
Bone, Wood
Rare, Antique, French, Chocolate Marble Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant, bow front, lift top, hand carved marble box with two, round compartments. The sinuous base is mirrored in the stepped, overhanging top which is surmounted by a relief carved...
Marble
English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.
Brass
$960Sale Price|40% Off
19th Century Chinoiserie Gilt Painted Box
Located in New York, NY
A 19th century Chinese chinoiserie gilt painted box. Lacquer work box of very high quality. Beautifully painted.
Wood
Antique Anglo Indian Quill and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exceptional antique Anglo Indian sewing box handcrafted with quills and decorated bone with a brass handle, lion heads and paw feet. The interior has pin cushions and compartments wi...
Brass
19th Century Carved Oak Log Box
Located in Martlesham, GB
19th century carved oak log box, profusely carved all over, the top having a coat of arms with dragons either side, the hinged top opening to reveal a large storage space for logs, t...
Oak
Circa 1900 English Majolica Swan Finial Sardine Box
Located in Land O' Lakes, FL
A charming and unusual English majolica sardine box and cover dating to circa 1900. The rectangular vessel is richly glazed in deep cobalt blue and raised upon four wonderfully sculp...
Porcelain
Early 18th Century Dutch Chest 'Box '
Located in Madrid, ES
Dutch chest in fruit wood and carved bone applications, 18th Century Dutch school. Measurements: 20 X 29 X 18cm Very good condition.
Wood
A Dated Carved Walnut Wall Box English, 1728
Located in London, GB
The sloping front and compact proportions are characteristic of early eighteenth-century domestic wall boxes, traditionally used for the storage of candles. The front is centred by a...
Walnut
$1,355 / set
Set of 2 Anglo Indian Boxes
Located in Vosselaar, BE
Set of 2 Anglo Indian boxes. Both early 20th century with bone and faux tortoise decorations. In overall good condition. The bone of the back from the larger box is absent and some s...
Bone, Wood
Italian Lacca Povera Box, Venetian, c1750
Located in valatie, NY
This small Venetian gem has lacca povera decoration which is the Italians version of decoupage. It is hand-painted and lacquered with cut-outs of various saints. A beautiful aged box...
Wood, Paper
Italian 17th Century Primitive Collection Box
Located in Round Top, TX
A rare and unique church collection box from Northern Italy. Beautifully constructed from thick planks of walnut with intriguing carving detail. A wonderful addition to any church or...
Walnut
Traditional 19th century hand painted Scandinavian box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Traditional 19th century hand painted Scandinavian box circa 1860. Rustic made piece from Sweden that was used to help secure a person's possessions. Oval shaped with a slight dome...
Pine
Chinese Rosewood Box with Jade and Brass
Located in Tampa, FL
A charming Chinese strongbox dating to the 1920s, crafted from rich rosewood and accented with brass straps. The top features an inset piece of jade, adding a subtle but elegant foca...
Jade, Brass
19th Century English Chinoiserie Regency Pinwork Work Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An elegant 19th century English regency work box decorated in the chinoiserie taste with intricate pinwork detailing and raised on four brass feet. The exterior displays a beautifull...
Wood
Swedish Art Nouveau Lidded Pewter Box, Stockholm, 1904
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Very decorative and elegant lidded pewter box from AB Gamla Santessonska Tenngjuteriet Stockholm, in a cylindrical form stands on fluted legs with ending paws and the lid is adorned ...
Pewter
Victorian Sterling Silver Cockerel Sugar Box (1882)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large and rare antique sterling silver cockerel sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection This magnificent and large, r...
Sterling Silver
Antique Chinese Food Presentation Covered Box
Located in Forney, TX
A remarkable antique food box from the Shanxi province, North China, late Ming (1368-1644) to early Qing (1644-1912) Dynasty. An extraordinary example, this rare, highly detailed...
Wood, Paint
19th Century Sevres Style Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a 19 Century Sevres Style Porcelain Trinket Box. The hinged rectangular trinket box is hand painted in the lid. It depicts a sunny costal landscape with the sea, sailboats an...
Porcelain
Tunbridge Box Still Bank, circa 1870s
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Incline Village, NV
This Tunbridge box still bank is indigenous to the Tunbridge ware cottage industries of the town of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England in the 18th and 19th century. Typically the boxes w...
Wood
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Dutch baroque box composed of padauk wood with original red lacquer finish, decorated with ivory lacquer with gold outline. Richly adorned with heavy brass (or bronze) decorativ...
Brass
American Folk Art Painted Toleware Tin Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Charming American Toleware Tin Box. Box is hand-painted in vivid folk art floral motifs of red, gold, and green against a deep black background. The domed lid features an oval black ...
Tin
English Regency Mahogany Work Box with Fitted Interior
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful English Regency work box dating to the early 19th century, retaining its original fitted interior and luxurious velvet lining. Crafted in fine mahogany, the box opens to ...
Velvet, Mahogany
Antique Early Victorian Coromandel & Brass Writing Slope Box
Located in King's Lynn, GB
An early Victorian writing slope box, crafted from coromandel, a rare and highly prized exotic hardwood, and decorated with brass inlay and inset carrying handles. The box includes...
Brass
Brown Westhead Moore & Co Rabbit Box and Cover
By Brown Westhead Moore
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brown Westhead Moore and Co Majolica box and cover which features a rabbit in a crate, with vegetables on top. The word, 'DELATIRE' is impressed to the side of the crate. Brown groun...
Majolica
Tartan Plaid Box in Original Paint
Located in Darnestown, MD
This colorful tartan plaid box is hand decorated with shades of green; orange; red and yellow. It retains the original paint in very good condition. A newspaper under the interior mi...
Wood
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century Scandinavian rustic pine cutlery box circa 1880. Good quality item which we have labelled a cutlery box, but could quite easily have been a tool box.
Pine, Paint
18th c. Giltwood and Painted Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Carved, Painted and Gilded Decorative Box
Giltwood
Antique Victorian Mahogany Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
A good antique English mahogany writing slope dating from the Victorian period, circa 1860. The rectangular case is beautifully figured and strengthened with brass straps and corner ...
Mahogany
19th Century Tribute Box to Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A very beautiful rectangular box made of fine porcelain, decorated in the imperial style of the First Empire. The decoration, dominated by green and gold tones, illustrates the refin...
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Brass Box with Jade Medallion
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese brass decorative box with Jade Medallion. This stunning Chinese export brass box features a beautiful etched bat design with a central carved Jade Medallion. Marked ...
Jade, Brass
$2,295 / set
19th Century Black Forest Carved Liquor Box
Located in High Point, NC
The portable tray features a partial set of 12 glass cordials , and two matching decanters with stoppers. This box would make wonderful addition to an any room in the house or office.
Fruitwood
French Silver and Enamel Box, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
French silver and enamel box, circa 1920.
Enamel, Silver
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Chinoiserie Sewing Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Chinoiserie Sewing Box. Octagonal shaped box is hand-painted with intricate gilt decorated depicting Asian landscapes, figures, pavilions, and scrolling motifs against a...
Wood, Lacquer
$3,504Sale Price|20% Off
A French Animalia Glove Box, 19th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A French Animalia Glove Box, 19th Century Provenance: Private Australian Collection. Description: The ovoid wooden box covered in gold coloured velvet with a gilt spelter bamboo mo...
Spelter
Decorative Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Decorative Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled
Brass
Antique French Oak Wall Salt Box, ca. 1850
Located in Meulebeke, BE
A beautifully aged French oak wall‑mounted salt box dating to the mid‑19th century. Handcrafted in solid oak, this rustic piece embodies the simplicity and utility of rural French cr...
Oak
18th Century Original Blue Painted Swedish Wood Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish original painted blue pine wood box from the countryside of Sweden. Based on the flower decoration style, probably from Centre-North Sweden. The Rococo-period in the Folk A...
Iron
19th Century Italian Inlaid Boxes in Walnut & Fruitwood
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of 19th century Italian Inlaid boxes in the Renaissance style. With wonderful geometric inlay, in various fruit woods, done to give the optical illusion of depth. The inlaid top...
Gesso, Fruitwood, Walnut
$508Sale Price|50% Off
Traveling desk box for George III - 18th century
Located in Porto, PT
George III travel writing desk - 18th century. English George III style (1760-1820); made of mahogany and mahogany root wood with gilt metal fittings; compartmentalized interior. Dim...
Wood
19th Century French Penwork Table Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Finely detailed, early 19th century. Possibly English. Excellent condition for its age.
Wood
19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A secret leather bound book box with the most beautiful marbled paper interior. mid 19th century in age, English in origins. Age related wear and abrasions 21/13.5/3.5cm
Leather, Paper
Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790. Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3 locks on the front. Quite likely to have been a box of some importance during it'...
Metal
19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French Napoleon III box with inlaid bone decor, polished black color surface, natural silk textile inside. Includes key. After the renovation - very good condition. NOTE: Bu...
Wood, Bone, Silk
18th century inlaid mahogany Georgian knife box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
18th century inlaid mahogany Georgian serpentine knife box circa 1790 Good quality decorative box, serpentine fronted and an inlaid with a shell patera to the hinged lid. Many other...
Mahogany
Early 19th Century painted pine blanket box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century painted pine blanket box circa 1828. Fine example of the traditional method of storage in Sweden, utilising the plentiful pine and hand decorating. Rectangular b...
Pine, Paint
Italian Carved Walnut Hinged Box Circa 1780
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand-carved, hinged, walnut box with flora and foliage detail on top. Carved phoenix in center. Lined in mauve silk. Handle pulls out to release top to open.
Silk, Walnut
19th Century French Exotic Wood Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inlaid with several different exotic woods including walnut. Medallion inlay.
Walnut
19th Century English MOP Inlaid Sarcophagus Document Box / Caddy
Located in Bradenton, FL
Elegant Antique 19th Century English Document Box featuring elaborate MOP inlaid floral sprays and scrolling swag motifs in a sarcophagus-form case. The box also features handsome wo...
Wood
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.