Antique Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1770
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique 18th Century Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, complete with contents, decorated with teal enamel and gilt Rococo cartouche containing floral sprays inspired by contempo...
Enamel
Antique Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique 18th Century Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, decorated with pink enamel and gilt Rococo cartouche containing romantic figural and animal landscapes, circa 1780
Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780, white ground, hand-painted floral motifs around outside, base and lid, white interior. 60mm high x 55mm wide x 55mm ...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene of a lady in hat, white interio...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775, rare purple ground colour, floral motifs around edges, and a central scene of a bird surrounded by fruit, white ...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, of shallow form, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene depicting 3 ch...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and painted with a flautist and a lady singer in a garden. 35mm high x 90mm wide x 65mm...
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Round 18th Century English Battersea Bilston Pink Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. A very rare round form! With a pink ground, floral spray decoration, and gilt bronze mount. Measure: Diameter ca. 3 1...
Enamel
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Georgian English Bilston Battersea enameled snuff or patch box, the motto reads, “In Memory of a Friend.”
Copper
Halcyon Days English Bilston Enamel Rabbit Trinket Box
By Halcyon Days
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Halcyon Days, a Bilston enamel trinket box shaped as a rabbit, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1970-1980s.
Copper
Halcyon Days English Bilston Enamel Floral Egg Trinket Box
By Halcyon Days
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Halcyon Days, a Bilston enamel trinket box shaped as an egg, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1970-1980s.
Copper
Antique English Battersea South Staffordshire Enamel Table Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and rare antique 18th century South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box. The lid has a scene of two noble, young couples in a formal garden. The sides and bas...
Enamel
Antique Figural Bird Battersea or Staffordshire Enamel Bonbonniere / Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, antique figural bird form Battersea or South Staffordshire enamel bonbonniere. The lid is decorated with a bird on a branch in a landscape scene. Measure: Length c...
Copper, Enamel
Antique South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Table Snuff Box, 18th Century
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea enamel table snuff box. With a pink ground and white enamel latticework decoration throughout. Each side has a cartouche w...
Enamel
Fine Vintage Enamel Bilston & Battersea Box Victorian Hot Air Balloon Scene
By Limoges
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Vintage Hand Painted Enamel Trinket box by Crummles & Co. The piece features a Victorian ballooning scene.
Metal, Enamel
$2,360Sale Price|20% Off
18th C Pink Battersea-Bilston Mourning Box, Ex-Collection of h.r.h Princess Roya
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th Century Pink Battersea-Bilston Mourning Box, Ex-Collection of H.R.H. Princess Royal Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897–1965) An exquisite 18th-century pink Bat...
Copper
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Cupid in parkland'
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple with Cupid in parkland, the white base with flowers on a gilt diaper ground . 3.125" wide x 2.5" depth x 1.5" h...
Enamel
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Musicians in parkland'
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple and two seated musicians in parkland, the sides with small panels within raised gilt scrolls . 3.25" wide x 2.5...
Bronze, Enamel
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare antique English George III Rococo pressed tortoiseshell, ormolu and Battersea enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well...
Enamel, Ormolu
Unavailable
H 5 in W 8 in D 4.25 in
Extremely Rare Bilston Enamel Box, Mounted in Gilt Brass, England, circa 1780
Located in London, GB
Beautifully decorated with classical landscapes, within gilded scrollwork, against a pale pink background. A similar example may be seen at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London...
Brass, Enamel
Three Vintage Bilston and Battersea Enamel Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three vintage Bilston and Battersea enamel snuff boxes. The largest decorated with a rose and more flowers around the side of the box.
Enamel
Unavailable
H 0.79 in W 2.37 in D 1.19 in
English Enamel Snuff Box, Blue with Flower Panel, circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Geelong, Victoria
English enamel box of rectangular form, painted with white/gilt squares on a deep sapphire blue ground, the center with a panel of flowers set within a white Rococo scroll panel, ci...
Enamel
Antique Bilston Enamel Box
Located in Katonah, NY
It is a very fine example of a late 18th century Bilston patch box, hand-painted with enamels on copper.
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Bird Bonbonniere / Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century South Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Bird Patch Box, in the form of a Goldfinch, its eyes outlined with a prominent eyebrow, perched on green base, the lid painted with a ...
Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Double Hinged
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Hinged on both base and lid, the base is decorated with gentlemen walking outside a church, while the lid has an embossed female port...
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Enameled Bilston Box Painted with a Romantic Scene
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Katonah, NY
A fine example of a late 18th century Bilston box, hand-painted with enamels on copper.
Enamel
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H 1.26 in W 2.56 in D 1.97 in
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene of a lady in hat, white interio...
Bronze, Enamel
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H 0.75 in W 1.5 in D 1.75 in
18th Century English Bilston Enamel 'Esteem the Giver' Snuff/Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century English Bilston and Battersea snuff box, the motto reads, “Esteem the Giver.”
Copper
18th Century Antique Bilston Enamel Patch Box, circa 1760
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of an 18th century South Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Patch Box. Made circa 1760. Beautifully made on a rich blue ground and white interior.
Enamel
Tiny 18th Century Bilston or Battersea Patch Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
A uniquely petite English Bilston or Battersea patch box, enamel on copper, the saying on the top "As the ROSE so is LIFE," circa 1757.
Copper, Enamel
18th Century English Enamel Shoe Shape Bonbonniere
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An English Enamel Shoe Shaped Bonbonniere, circa 1765 with an oval lid, painted with flowers and realistic details including a buckle. 4" inches width.
Enamel
18th Century English Enamel Snuff Box - Greek Mythology Scene
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An English Enamel Snuff Box with a Greek Mythology Scene, Birmingham, circa 1765, rectangular, the lid transfer printed with a scene depicting Perseus and Andromeda. Inside the lid a...
Enamel
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H 0.75 in W 2.25 in D 2.18 in
Bilton Enamel Patch Box, This Box I Intend a Gift for My Friend, circa 1775
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bilton enamel patch box, This box I intend a gift for my friend, circa 1775 Oval patch box imitating a cowrie shell with white reserve edged with white raised 'pearls' and beari...
Enamel
18th Century South Staffordshire Writing Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Writing Box, decorated with serpentine front, pink ground reserved with a riverscape panel, the interior retaining 3 glass jarlets with metal moun...
Enamel
18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Cupid in parkland'
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple with Cupid in parkland, the white base with flowers on a gilt diaper ground . 3.125" wide x 2.5" depth x 1.5" h...
Enamel
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Bird Bonbonniere / Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century South Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Bird Patch Box, in the form of a Robin, perched on green base, the lid painted with a couple of fowl birds, Circa 1760
Enamel
18th Century English Bilston Enamel Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 18th Century Bilston Battersea snuff or patch box, the motto reads, "A present from a Friend."
Copper
18th Century Bilston Battersea Enamel Snuff Box, Sacred to Friendship
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Bilston Battersea snuff box, the motto reads, “Sacred to Friendship.”
Copper
18th Century English Hourglass Bilston Enamel Motto Snuff Box, Lover's Trifle
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 18th Century English Bilston Battersea snuff or patch box, the motto reads, Love Him Who Gives This Trifle, hand lettered within the image of a footed urn.
Copper
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H 1.5 in W 3.39 in D 2.64 in
Antique 18th Century White Bilston / Battersea Enamel Snuff Box or Bonbonniere
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique 18th Century Battersea / Bilston bonbonniere or snuff box. With a white ground and grisaille transfer decoration throughout.
Enamel
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H 1.88 in W 2.88 in D 2.13 in
Antique Battersea Bilston Enamel Snuff Box with a Recumbent Pug Dog Lid
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A late 18th century Bilston or Battersea enamel figural snuff box with a recumbent pug.
Enamel
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H 1 in W 1.13 in D 1.5 in
18th Century English Bilston Enamel Snuff Box, Hunter and His Spotted Bird Dog
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English Bilston Battersea enamel on copper patch or snuff box, Georgian period, circa 1780.
Copper
Battersea Bilston English Yellow-Ground Box in Form of an Egg, circa 1775-1785
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Downingtown, PA
Battersea bilston English yellow-ground box in form of an egg, circa 1775-1785. Dimensions: 2 inches high x 1 1/4 inches diameter.
Enamel
Rare Enamel Patch Box Battersea or Bilston 1760s
Located in Kingsbridge, GB
Rare Enamel Patch Box Battersea or Bilston 1760s Enamelling – decorating metal with coloured vitreous glazes – was not new.
Enamel
Pug Form Bonbonniere, Bilston Battersea Enamel on Copper, England, 18th C
By Bilston Battersea
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare 18th century Pug bonbonniere. Probably Bilston Battersea enamel on copper with a hinged cover. The pug is painted black with a bright pink tongue. The cover depicts a woman in a...
Brass, Copper, Enamel
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H 1.63 in W 3.13 in D 2.38 in
Antique English Battersea Bilston Table Snuff Box with Cherubs, Lady and a Dog
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box. The decoration includes cherubs to the lid and floral sprays to the sides of the boxes exterior. The exterior has a robin...
Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Floral Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
Stunning floral English Bilston or Battersea Enamel bonbonniere, enamel on copper, with unusual spider web design to underside, circa 1760.
Copper, Enamel
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.