Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn jewelry box by Maitland-Smith.
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Jade, Brass
Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tessellated horn jewelry box by Maitland-Smith.
Jade, Brass
Midcentury Italian Horn Marquetry Brass Trunk Box, 1960
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful midcentury decorative trunk box made in Italy in the 1960s. This large jewellery or make-up box is covered in Horn tessellated pieces, with brass frame and and large brass ...
Brass
$1,682Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.88 in W 10.83 in D 6.7 in
Vintage Italian painted ceramic jewel box or casket
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
This ceramic jewel box is not just a functional container; it's a work of art that doubles as a decorative treasure.
Ceramic
Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn and Penshell Jewelry Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Maitland Smith tessellated polished horn and penshell jewelry box with brass trim.
Horn
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Located in Milan, IT
Italian 1960s Graphic Playing Card Boxes for Formica
Formica
$195
H 1.5 in W 3.5 in D 2.75 in
Italian Florentine Mid-Century Leather Oval Jewelry Holder Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in leather featuring a gold embossed lid with floral decoration and green fabric interior. The color of the leather box is black with a ...
Leather, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Japanese Yamanaka Lacquerware Sweets Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century Yamanaka lacquerware sweets box for tea ceremony, Japanese. Formed as a deep black apple with gold & colored enamel decoration.
Enamel
A Meiji period cloisonné box and cover, Ando Company
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period cloisonné box and cover, Ando Company, worked in silver wire and coloured enamels with an array of brightly coloured flowers, reserved against a rich midnight-blue gro...
Ceramic
Late 17th Century Leather And Brass Travelling Box
Located in Benington, Herts
A very fine and interesting late 17th century English work box or travelling case English Circa 1680 Of conventional form with slightly domed lid, this piece has acquired a magnifi...
Brass
Limoges, France. Lidded porcelain box with brass mountings.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Limoges, France. Lidded porcelain box with brass mountings. Adorned with 22-karat gold leaf and featuring a beautiful royal blue glaze with a Scène galante. Approximately 1970. Prov...
Porcelain
Limoges. Two lidded porcelain boxes / jars. Ca 1970
Located in København, Copenhagen
Limoges, France. Two lidded porcelain boxes / jars adorned with 22-karat gold leaf and featuring a beautiful royal blue glaze with a Scène galante. Approximately 1970. Provenance: Fr...
Porcelain
Dark Brown Square Rock Crystal Box with Cover
Located in New York, NY
Dark brown square rock crystal box with cover.
Russian Hand Painted Lacquerware Palekh Miniature Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A truly stunning, museum quality example, it makes for a wonderfully decorative and artistic table box, and includes a blurb regarding the history of Russian lacquer art, making it a...
Lacquer
1920s Antique Italian Painted Tin Candy Box from Elah Confectionery
Located in Piacenza, Italy
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 ...
Metal
$338
H 1.66 in W 11.03 in D 4.73 in
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian jewelry box is a beautiful example of the era's design sensibilities, combining elegance, functionality, and high-quality craftsmanship. Here's ...
Lucite
$386
H 3.15 in W 11.62 in D 3.35 in
Antique Calligrapher's Quill Box, Austrian, Hand Painted, Pen Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique calligrapher's quill box. An Austrian, painted pearwood pen case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Eye-catching painted appearance accentuates this cha...
Pearwood
Arts and Crafts Box Iron Chest, circa 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
The item on sale is an iron chest or casket suitable for arts and crafts or as a decorative object. It might have been made in Germany, England or Scottland. The box has been hand cr...
Iron
Rochard Limoges Paris Perfume Bottle in Porcelain Box
By Rochard Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Rochard, Limoges Paris, a hand enameled trinket box, a scent chest with a metal caged glass bottle, circa 1970-1980s. The oval metal braced box has a domed lid with a tear-drop...
Copper
Antique English Sterling Silver Pot Pourri Box by William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful quality pot-pourri box made from English sterling silver by the well renowned London silversmith, William Comyns. The base of the box has an embossed or repousse Art Nouv...
Sterling Silver
Set of 3 Victorian Horn Snuff or Trinket Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A set of 3 Horn boxes descended in the same New England family. These three consist of a snuff box, a change purse and a trinket oval shaped box with a gold star. The change purse h...
Horn
$804
H 1.58 in W 5.12 in D 3.15 in
1950s Vintage Brown Leather Box with Gold Capitoline Wolf Emblem. Italy
Located in Marbella, ES
A refined vintage decorative box crafted from dark brown leather with an elegant polished finish and a delicate gold-plated emblem of the Capitoline Wolf of Rome. Its understated and...
Leather
$1,120Sale Price|60% Off
H 1.5 in W 6.25 in D 4.25 in
Blue Sodalite Stone Box, Hinged, Signed 800 Silver
Located in New York, NY
Blue Sodalite Stone Box, Hinged, Signed 800 Silver. Small scale stone box with gilt hinge - hallmarked 800 silver.
Stone
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Oval Swiss Black Forest Jewlery Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 19th - Early 20th Century Oval Swiss Black Forest Jewelry Box Beautifully Carved with Original Key 6" x 9.75" x 9.5"H
Wood
A Pair of Large Japanese Lacquer Kaioke Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, late Edo, two big octagonal covered shell game boxes resting on footed stands, with makie-e decorations depicting flowering vines on a black lacquer ground, They are still in ...
Lacquer
$1,684
H 7.29 in W 7.49 in D 4.34 in
Stunning Original Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Wood Jewellery Box
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are is delighted to offer for sale this rather lovely antique original circa 1880 black forest wood jewellery box A very good looking and well made piece, it is hand carved all...
Wood
$9,600Sale Price|20% Off
H 6.5 in W 11.5 in D 11.25 in
Rare Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Hinged Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Hinged Box From the collection of Dorsey Reading Material: Bronze resin, brass hinge, plastic-laminated interior Dimensions: 6.50" H × 11.50" W ...
Brass
Likely Antique Toleware Painted Tin Lock Box with Key, 19th Century
Located in Seattle, WA
This is a 19th-century toleware lock box, crafted from tin and featuring painted decoration in rich tones of red, black, and gold.
Metal
$175Sale Price|30% Off
H 1.46 in W 1.62 in D 1.46 in
Silver hexagonal pill box with reliefs on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Hexagonal silver pill box with reliefs on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 23.56 grams. Dimensions: 3.7x4.1cm. Content: 900...
Silver
$1,050Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.23 in W 1.34 in D 6.23 in
Silver pin box with raised pin design on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pin box with raised pin design on the lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: javali II Title. Weight: 176.89 grams. Dimensions: 15.8x3.4cm. Content:...
Silver
Antique Chinese Carved Wicker and Bamboo Lunch Box Basket.
Located in Seattle, WA
Believed to once have been used as a Linch Box, this decorative wicker basket has many layers inside and a unique carved charm tied to the handle. This Piece has nice patina and Char...
Wicker
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft
By Joseph Holdcroft
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Majolica cobalt box with a bird handle and white flowers Joseph Holdcroft. Very rare shape box.
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
Mid century colourful hinged box, enamel on brass
Located in London, Fitzrovia
Mid century enamel brass box, good design, beautiful colours. Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.
Brass, Enamel
$595
H 2.25 in W 5.25 in D 4 in
Antique Continental Basalt & Brass Basketweave Box - Possibly Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, early 20th century. A antique oval box made of brass and other metals. The box has a basketweave pattern to the exterior and an affixed basalt plaque to the top. The pl...
Brass
Height Airs Swiss Cylinder Music Box, circa 1880
Located in Marseille, FR
Napoleon III music box with 8 bee melodies including 4 complications. Ability to play and replay loops melodies. Possibility to add to engage a resonator and or activate small bees t...
Large Exceptional Swedish Empire Stone Box ca 1800–1830s
Located in Farsta, SE
Large Exceptional Swedish Empire Stone Box ca 1800–1830s Made of Swedish Kolmårds marble. Old repairs, incredible patina. Weigh: 4 kg Heigth: 22.5 cm/8.8 inch Diameter: 16 cm/6.2 inch
Marble
Silver box for rosary in the shape of a fruit
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver rosary box in the shape of a fruit. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Mark: Absent. Weight: 40.02 grams. Dimensions: 6x4cm. Content: 800/1000. Assay Mark: A...
Silver
$2,100 / item
H 4.14 in W 12.8 in D 12.21 in
Agresti La Teca Del Tempo Black Watch Box in Polished Ebony
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Box for 15 watches in polished ebony.
Ebony
$105Sale Price|30% Off
H 1.78 in W 1.78 in D 1.78 in
Silver pill box with engraved plant motifs and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pill box with engraved plant motifs and hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Neederlend. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 21.06 grams. Dimensions: 4.5x4.5cm. Content: ...
Silver
Silver pill box with Portuguese coin on the removable lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pill box with Portuguese coin in the removable lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 49.07 grams. Dimensions: 4x1.5cm. Content: 8...
Silver
Art Nouveau Round Trinket Box, Metal & Paint, France, 1930s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming round jewelry or trinket metal vanity box reflecting the glamour and style of the Art Deco movement and the Roaring Twenties. Originally designed to hold loose face powder o...
Metal
$466
H 2.37 in W 16.15 in D 8.27 in
Ferdinando Loffredo, golden ceramic box, ceramiche del Ferlaro, Italy 1970s
By Ferdinando Loffredo
Located in Firenze, IT
Black and golden ceramic box ceramiche del Ferlaro for Ferdinando Loffredo, Italy 1970s Signed on the bottom H 6 cm - 41 × 21 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Ceramic
19th Century Majolica Jewel Box Choisy Le Roi
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Large and rare 19th century Majolica jewel box signed Choisy Le Roi. Renaissance style.
Ceramic, Faience
Italian Mid-Century Small Rectangular Leather Embossed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautifully molded Italian leather box with a raised style and features crests of coat of arms with lions and fleur de lis on the top. Additionally this piece has been enhanced with ...
Leather
$697
H 1.78 in W 12.01 in D 3.75 in
Vintage Japanned Pen Box, Japanese, Lacquer, Calligrapher's Quill Case, Art Deco
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Japanned pen box. A Japanese, lacquered Papier-mâché calligrapher's quill case, dating to the Art Deco period, circa 1930. Charming desktop pen case, ideal for col...
Lacquer
$87Sale Price|30% Off
H 1.38 in W 0.99 in D 0.4 in
Silver pill box with relief decoration on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pill box with embossed decoration on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 9.45 grams. Dimensions: 3.5x2.5cm. Content: 925/1000...
Silver
Pedestal Box on Stand Table with Gold Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pedestal Box on Stand Table made of Paper Mache and Mother of Pearl with Gold Details.
Mother-of-Pearl
$525Sale Price|30% Off
H 1.89 in W 1.3 in D 0.4 in
Silver pill box with enamel lid depicting Battle of Trafalgar
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver pill box with enamel lid reproducing the Battle of Trafalgar on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: English. Mark: Absent. Weight: 38.83 grams. Dimensions: 4.8...
Silver
William IV Goncalo Alves Jewelry Box, Antique Inlays, England, 1840
Located in High Peak, GB
K0123, stunning William IV goncalo alves work box / jewelry box, having quadrant beading and fine decorative inlays to the front and to the hinged top which opens to reveal newly rel...
Wool
Hollywood Regency Brass Box with Faux Ivory Tusk or Horn
By Karl Springer
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency brass box with faux ivory tusk or Horn. Handsome Hollywood Regency brass box with faux ivory tusk or Horn. Our stunning Karl Springer style decorative brass box is...
Brass
$700Sale Price|30% Off
H 12.41 in W 4.93 in D 12.41 in
Wooden tie box with silver “Ties” cutout and floral motifs
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Wooden tie box with cut-out silver "Ties" applications on the hinged lid and surrounding floral motifs. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Javali II Title. Weight...
Silver
Art Deco Bakelite Modernist Box by Linsden, England circa 1925
By Linsden Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of the most iconic Bakelite pieces ever: an exquisite modernist Bakelite box crafted by Linsden Ware in England, circa 1925. The box has a stunning half-moon swivel shape and is ...
Bakelite
19th Century Hand-Painted Burmese Lacquer Lidded Box
Located in Wainscott, NY
19th century hand-painted Burmese lacquer lidded box Beautiful object.
Lacquer
Vintage 20th Century Italian Blue Ice Granite Stone Box c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Vintage 20th Century Italian stone box crafted from black and Blue Ice granite (Blu Ghiaccio).
Granite
Vintage Indian Pan Daen Pierced Round Copper Tinned Box
Located in Pasadena, TX
A stunning piece of craftsmanship is this tinned box. Called a Pan Daen Mughai it comes from India. It's constructed of a copper like metal and has a pierced design. The handle and l...
Metal, Copper
$2,325
H 1.34 in W 3.75 in D 3.35 in
Rare Walter Bosse Lidded Brass Box w. Zebra Pattern. Austria, 1950s.
By Walter Bosse, Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Herta Baller, Richard Rohac, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Malmö, SE
Rare lidded box in solid brass. Designed and made by Walter Bosse in Vienna, Austria, 1950s.
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Blue Mirror Glass Box, Early 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful royal blue mirrored glass and tole metal box, Art Deco period, Europe, circa early-20th century. Box has a geometric royal blue mirror exterior with a green tole metal in...
Tôle
$1,398
H 0.79 in W 7.88 in D 3.35 in
Swedish Modern Art Deco Cast Iron Box by Husqvarna, Sweden, 1930s
By Husqvarna
Located in Stockholm, SE
Originally produced in limited quantities, objects such as this demonstrate Husqvarna’s artistic range beyond industrial production. Both decorative and functional, it serves beautif...
Iron
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.