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Blue And White Porcelain Trinket Boxes

French Limoges Porcelain Oval Blue White Trinket Box
French Limoges Porcelain Oval Blue White Trinket Box

French Limoges Porcelain Oval Blue White Trinket Box

By Limoges

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A charming porcelain floral oval trinket box painted in blue and white.

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Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Brass

Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain trinket/Rouge box
Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain trinket/Rouge box

Antique Chinese blue and white porcelain trinket/Rouge box

Located in Pomona, CA

The item in the image is an antique Chinese blue and white porcelain Rouge/trinket box with a fish design.

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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Jewelry Trinket Box with Porcelain Cat Blue and White, Mid-20th Century
Jewelry Trinket Box with Porcelain Cat Blue and White, Mid-20th Century

Jewelry Trinket Box with Porcelain Cat Blue and White, Mid-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A rich dark brown teak trinket or jewelry box with a blue‑and‑white porcelain cat finial, circa mid‑20th century.

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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak, Porcelain

Jewelry Trinket Box with Porcelain Dog Blue and White, Mid-20th Century
Jewelry Trinket Box with Porcelain Dog Blue and White, Mid-20th Century

Jewelry Trinket Box with Porcelain Dog Blue and White, Mid-20th Century

Located in New York, NY

A rich dark brown teak trinket or jewelry box with a blue‑and‑white porcelain dog finial, circa mid‑20th century.

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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Teak

Limoges Porcelain Trinket box
Limoges Porcelain Trinket box

Limoges Porcelain Trinket box

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with a bouquet of flowers in the center and blue and gilt scrolls around it.

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20th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Limoges Porcelain Pentagonal Trinket box
Limoges Porcelain Pentagonal Trinket box

Limoges Porcelain Pentagonal Trinket box

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Limoges Porcelain Pentagonal Shaped Trinket Box. Its background is hand painted white.

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20th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Rare Russian Gzhel Hand-painted Blue White Porcelain Church Trinket Box
Rare Russian Gzhel Hand-painted Blue White Porcelain Church Trinket Box

Rare Russian Gzhel Hand-painted Blue White Porcelain Church Trinket Box

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Rare small lidded trinket box with church-shaped handle on the lid is hand painted in two tone blue on white porcelain background.

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20th Century Russian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Ceramic

Limoges Porcelain Oval Small Trinket box
Limoges Porcelain Oval Small Trinket box

Limoges Porcelain Oval Small Trinket box

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Limoges Porcelain Oval Small Trinket Box. Its background is hand painted white.

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20th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box
Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box

Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box

Located in Miami, FL

Beautiful Japanese hand painted porcelain decorative trinket, pill or jewelry box or serving dish of Meiji period.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box, Artisan Style
Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box, Artisan Style

Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box, Artisan Style

By Limoges 2

Located in Arnhem, NL

A vintage Limoges France handpainted rectangular porcelain trinket box. The box features multicolored floral ornaments on white and royal blue background.

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Early 20th Century French Artisan Boxes and Cases

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Majolica Bird Trinket Box, Ceramica Plinio Italy 1970s
Art Deco Majolica Bird Trinket Box, Ceramica Plinio Italy 1970s

Art Deco Majolica Bird Trinket Box, Ceramica Plinio Italy 1970s

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

The box is decorated in glossy white majolica glaze, and bird's eyes are accented in bright blue color, with a playful nod to traditional blue and white porcelain and pottery color p...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery

Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box
Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box

Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain trinket or jewelry box. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century.

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver
Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver

Vintage Chinese Porcelain Shard Box Oriental Decorative Nickel Silver

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Chinese Nickel Silver Box with Blue and White Porcelain Shard Lid. This Chinese Shard Porcelain trinket box is hand-crafted in a nickel copper alloy and created to fit a piec...

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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940
French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940

French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940

By Limoges

Located in Miami, FL

A refined and beautifully executed French Limoges porcelain box, circa 1940, hand-painted with delicate floral and avian motifs in vibrant enamels against a luminous white ground.

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Crinoline Group of ‘The Queen's Jewler’ By JJ. Kandler
19th C. Meissen Porcelain Crinoline Group of ‘The Queen's Jewler’ By JJ. Kandler

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Crinoline Group of ‘The Queen's Jewler’ By JJ. Kandler

By J.J. Kändler, Meissen Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

She reclines in a high-backed Rococo chair, extending her left hand to receive a small heart-shaped box from a gentleman dressed in a white coat with gilt-embellished cuffs and butto...

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Antique 1880s German Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

Pair of Russian Porcelain Pigeon Covered Boxes – Kuznetsov Factory, c. 1900
Pair of Russian Porcelain Pigeon Covered Boxes – Kuznetsov Factory, c. 1900

Pair of Russian Porcelain Pigeon Covered Boxes – Kuznetsov Factory, c. 1900

By Kuznetsov

Located in Minneapolis, MN

These finely modeled birds feature a two-part construction with the lid forming the birds' backs and beautifully applied sponged enamel decoration in cobalt blue, rose pink, soft lav...

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Antique Early 1900s Russian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Porcelain Cherub Box with Relief Lid, c. Late 19th Century
Antique Porcelain Cherub Box with Relief Lid, c. Late 19th Century

Antique Porcelain Cherub Box with Relief Lid, c. Late 19th Century

By Limoges

Located in Bochum, NRW

Antique Porcelain Cherub Box with Relief Lid, c. Late 19th Century Dimensions: 20 × 5.5 × 3 cm A finely molded porcelain trinket or presentation box, featuring a raised relief of a w...

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Vintage 1970s French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Hand Painted with Floral Decoration Heart Shaped Trinket Box
Antique Hand Painted with Floral Decoration Heart Shaped Trinket Box

Antique Hand Painted with Floral Decoration Heart Shaped Trinket Box

Located in Arnhem, NL

An antique handpainted porcelain trinket box with a shape of a heart. The box features multicolored floral ornaments on a white and pale blue background.

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Early 20th Century French Artisan Boxes and Cases

Materials

Brass

Herend Hungary porcelain D'or Blue small lidded vase, 1960s
Herend Hungary porcelain D'or Blue small lidded vase, 1960s

Herend Hungary porcelain D'or Blue small lidded vase, 1960s

By Herend

Located in Delft, NL

Herend Hungary porcelain D'or Blue small lidded vase, 1960s A Herend Hungary porcelain lidded vase (trinket box) in Empire style with the D'or Blue pattern. A small porcelain vase,...

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20th Century Hungarian Vases

Materials

Porcelain

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Limoges Porcelain Heart Shaped Trinket box
Limoges Porcelain Heart Shaped Trinket box

Limoges Porcelain Heart Shaped Trinket box

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a small Limoges France porcelain hand painted lidded trinket box. It is adorned with a rose in the center of its white lid and a gilt royal blue wide circlet with gold rings.

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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box
Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box

Japanese Hand-Painted Porcelain Lidded Serving Dish, Trinket or Jewelry Box

Located in Miami, FL

Beautiful Japanese hand painted porcelain decorative trinket, pill or jewelry box or serving dish of Meiji period.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co Private Stock Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box Yes & No Keepsak
Tiffany & Co Private Stock Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box Yes & No Keepsak

Tiffany & Co Private Stock Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box Yes & No Keepsak

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Tiffany & Company Private Stock hand painted rectangular Limoges trinket or pill box, numbered 136; white porcelain painted with a pink ribbon entwined with a blue flowered v...

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20th Century Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Blue and White Porcelain Turtle Trinket Box
Blue and White Porcelain Turtle Trinket Box

Blue and White Porcelain Turtle Trinket Box

Located in Rio Vista, CA

Charming blue and white porcelain turtle trinket box. Features a removable top shell with a baby turtle handle.

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20th Century Asian Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Elizabeth Arden Porcelain Box Southern Heirlooms Made In Japan
Elizabeth Arden Porcelain Box Southern Heirlooms Made In Japan

Elizabeth Arden Porcelain Box Southern Heirlooms Made In Japan

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Southern Heirlooms Elizabeth Arden Trinket Box Porcelain Octagonal Shaped. Southern Heirlooms Trinket Box Made in Japan.

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Late 20th Century Japanese British Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box
Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box

Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box

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H 1.75 in W 2.75 in D 2.25 in

Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box

Located in Chicago, IL

The lid of this petite trinket box is a shard of glazed porcelain, a remnant of the antique pottery destroyed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960-70s.

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Viso Jazz Porcelain Vase 0202
Viso Jazz Porcelain Vase 0202

Viso Jazz Porcelain Vase 0202

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H 12 in W 7.5 in D 3.5 in

Viso Jazz Porcelain Vase 0202

Located in New York, NY

Inspired by the Jazz era and the cubism movement, crafted by hand by the most meticulous artisans located in the north of Spain with over a 100 years of tradition making porcelain. C...

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2010s Spanish Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Rare Ceramic Powder Box by Fasold & Stuach, c1930
Art Deco Rare Ceramic Powder Box by Fasold & Stuach, c1930

Art Deco Rare Ceramic Powder Box by Fasold & Stuach, c1930

Located in Devon, England

Dating to the 1930's this very attractive and rare Art Deco trinket box is made by Fasold & Stauch more commonly known for making half dolls and is a German company.

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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Limoges Porcelain Needle Trinket box
Limoges Porcelain Needle Trinket box

Limoges Porcelain Needle Trinket box

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H 0.6 in W 2.8 in D 0.75 in

Limoges Porcelain Needle Trinket box

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Limoges France Porcelain Needle Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with a bouquet of flowers hold by a pink long bow. Also beside the bouq...

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20th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Samson Paris Signed Porcelain Trinket Box
Samson Paris Signed Porcelain Trinket Box

Samson Paris Signed Porcelain Trinket Box

By Edmé Samson

Located in Dallas, TX

Presenting a gorgeous French heraldic early 20th century Samson Paris signed porcelain trinket box probably by Edme Samson. Marked on the base with the letters “B” and “W” inside ...

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Early 20th Century French Baroque Porcelain

Materials

Ormolu

Limoges France Hand Painted Blue Willow Design Flower Pot Porcelain Trinket Box
Limoges France Hand Painted Blue Willow Design Flower Pot Porcelain Trinket Box

Limoges France Hand Painted Blue Willow Design Flower Pot Porcelain Trinket Box

By Limoges

Located in Tustin, CA

Collectible and very unique, Limoges porcelain miniature trinket box is handmade and hand painted in France and features beautiful multi colored three dimensional realistic flowers i...

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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Porcelain Capodimonte Trinket Box with Flower Detail
Vintage Porcelain Capodimonte Trinket Box with Flower Detail

Vintage Porcelain Capodimonte Trinket Box with Flower Detail

By Capodimonte

Located in East Quogue, NY

Exquisite vintage white Capodimonte square porcelain trinket box with floral detail lid.

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Early 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Czechoslovakian Hand Painted Porcelain Round Trinket/Jewelry Box
Czechoslovakian Hand Painted Porcelain Round Trinket/Jewelry Box

Czechoslovakian Hand Painted Porcelain Round Trinket/Jewelry Box

Located in Guaynabo, PR

The scene and the border of the box are framed with gilt cobalt blue. The rest of the box is white with a gilt garland.

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20th Century Czech Beaux Arts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Nomoges Porcelain Birthday Cake Limoge Trinket Pill Box
Vintage Nomoges Porcelain Birthday Cake Limoge Trinket Pill Box

Vintage Nomoges Porcelain Birthday Cake Limoge Trinket Pill Box

Located in Dayton, OH

Vintage Nomoges porcelain trinket or pill box shapes like a blue and white birthday cake on an orange plate with three candles.

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Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Limoges Porcelain, Heart Shaped Trinket Box, France, 1980's
Limoges Porcelain, Heart Shaped Trinket Box, France, 1980's

Limoges Porcelain, Heart Shaped Trinket Box, France, 1980's

By Limoges

Located in Glasgow, GB

Limoges porcelain heart shaped trinket box. Hand-crafted in France around the late 1980’s Finely decorated in the french rococo style; the body of the heart decorated with lapis laz...

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Late 20th Century French Rococo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Brass

Limoges Hand Painted Metal Mounted Lidded Porcelain Trinket Box
Limoges Hand Painted Metal Mounted Lidded Porcelain Trinket Box

Limoges Hand Painted Metal Mounted Lidded Porcelain Trinket Box

By Limoges

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stunning and beautifully painted antique French porcelain metal mounted trinket box decorated with exotic birds and made by the world-renowned Limoge Porcelain factory and believed...

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Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box with a Balloon Decor
Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box with a Balloon Decor

Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box with a Balloon Decor

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Tiffany & Co. white porcelain round dish, trinket box. The porcelain lid cover is decorated with a balloon in the American flag colors, red and blue with yellow stars.

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Late 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor
Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor

Audubon by TIFFANY & Co Limoges Porcelain Vanity Trinket Box Chinoiserie Decor

By Limoges, Tiffany & Co.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

A lovely vintage porcelain vintage Limoges trinket jewelry box hand painted with colorful red and blue birds sitting in a tree, with a pagoda style gold bird cage decorated with gold...

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Mid-20th Century French Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Sweet Limoges France Sleeping Cat in Chair Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box
Sweet Limoges France Sleeping Cat in Chair Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box

Sweet Limoges France Sleeping Cat in Chair Hand Painted Porcelain Trinket Box

By Limoges

Located in Tustin, CA

Beautiful Limoges porcelain chair shaped trinket box features an adorable black and white sleeping cat snuggled up on the chair's seat.

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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Camille Tharaud French Limoges Hand Painted Gold Trim Trinket or Jewelry Box
Camille Tharaud French Limoges Hand Painted Gold Trim Trinket or Jewelry Box

Camille Tharaud French Limoges Hand Painted Gold Trim Trinket or Jewelry Box

By Tharaud Limoges

Located in Miami, FL

Beautiful blue and white Limoges handcrafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or candy dish, circa 1930.

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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Exquisite 1920s Art Deco German Figurative Porcelain Vanity Box of Elegant Woman
Exquisite 1920s Art Deco German Figurative Porcelain Vanity Box of Elegant Woman

Exquisite 1920s Art Deco German Figurative Porcelain Vanity Box of Elegant Woman

Located in Red Lion, PA

The upper portion of the vanity box forms her gown — a strapless, cascading design in soft white porcelain, richly embellished with flowing burgundy-trimmed ruffles.

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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Tiffany & Co. Limoges France American Garden Round Porcelain Collectible Box
Tiffany & Co. Limoges France American Garden Round Porcelain Collectible Box

Tiffany & Co. Limoges France American Garden Round Porcelain Collectible Box

By Tiffany & Co., Limoges

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Tiffany & Co. small round lidded trinket box in the " American Garden" pattern. Featuring a floral top design with royal blue gold trim on white porcelain.

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Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Beautiful Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Pear Box with Bee Closure
Beautiful Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Pear Box with Bee Closure

Beautiful Limoges France Hand Painted Porcelain Pear Box with Bee Closure

By Limoges

Located in Tustin, CA

Beautiful Limoges porcelain pear shaped trinket box is handmade with a white background and is skillfully hand painted with lots of detail in pretty colors of green, pink, blue, cran...

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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Herend Porcelain Hand Painted Elephant Trinket Box
Herend Porcelain Hand Painted Elephant Trinket Box

Herend Porcelain Hand Painted Elephant Trinket Box

By Herend

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Herend porcelain hand painted elephant trinket box. The elephant background is white with green fish scale net pattern.

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20th Century Hungarian Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box
Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box

Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box

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H 1.75 in W 4.25 in D 3.25 in

Chinese Blue & White Pottery Shard Box

Located in Chicago, IL

The lid of this petite trinket box is a shard of glazed porcelain, a remnant of the antique pottery destroyed during the Cultural Revolution of the 1960-70s.

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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Silver

Treasures of the Pharaohs Porcelain Royal Camel by Elizabeth Arden
Treasures of the Pharaohs Porcelain Royal Camel by Elizabeth Arden

Treasures of the Pharaohs Porcelain Royal Camel by Elizabeth Arden

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Beautiful high-quality collectible white porcelain trinket box with highly fine enamels Pharaonic design in gold, turquoise blue, red, circa 1982.

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Late 20th Century American Islamic Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Coalport Porcelain Trinket Box, Japonism, Birds by John Randall, 1865-1870
Coalport Porcelain Trinket Box, Japonism, Birds by John Randall, 1865-1870

Coalport Porcelain Trinket Box, Japonism, Birds by John Randall, 1865-1870

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in London, GB

The rims are set off with a white stippled rim. The walls of both the box and the lids are painted with white flowers and cobalt blue foliage, left out of rich gilding.

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Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

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Blue And White Porcelain Trinket Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of blue and white porcelain trinket boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique blue and white porcelain trinket boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using ceramic, porcelain and metal. Blue and white porcelain trinket boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Blue and white porcelain trinket boxes are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Deco, Empire and modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Blue and white porcelain trinket boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Limoges, Tiffany & Co. and Capodimonte are consistently popular.

How Much are Blue And White Porcelain Trinket Boxes?

Prices for blue and white porcelain trinket boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, blue and white porcelain trinket boxes begin at $149 and can go as high as $2,702, while the average can fetch as much as $323.

Finding the Right Boxes for You

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.