$1,920Sale Price|20% Off
18th C Allegorical Gilt Enamel Snuff Box, Atrib Fromery Workshop
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
18th C Brass-Mounted Allegorical Motif Enamel Snuff Box, Attributed to the Fromery Workshop The Cartouche-shaped bombe box, the hinged lid applied with raised gilt enamel relief of ...
Bronze
Fine Italian Bombe Serpentine Leather Box
Located in Rochester, NY
Fine ruby red leather humidor box with gold gilt decoration. Italian. Mid 20th century.
Leather
Continental Miniature Wooden Bombe Chest Jewelry Box
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Belgian wooden jewelry box shaped like a bombe chest with three lockable drawers and ornate brass hardware and ornamentation.
Brass, Metal
$1,196Sale Price|36% Off
Sevres Style Pink Bombe Watteau Motif Ormolu Mounted Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sevres Style Pink Bombe Watteau Motif Ormolu Mounted Table Box Artist Signed J.
Bronze
Large Old Paris Porcelain Bombé Shaped White Glazed Box-Hinged and Footed
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Old Paris Porcelain box with a white glaze in the form of a bombé commode.
Metal
Decorative Bombe Jewelry Box with 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry Signed J. Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
The box with bombe top, is upholstered with antique Aubusson verdure fragments and embellished with brass nailheads and a top handle.
Tapestry, Wood
Vintage Italian Parquetry Miniature Bombe' Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
Miniature parquetry two drawer bombe chest made in Italy. All sides including back are finished.
Wood
Austrian Bombe Form Dinanderie Tobacco Box, 19th Century or Earlier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine quality antiqued tobacco box of bombe form with a hinged lid.
Brass, Tin
Large German Porcelain Bombe-Form Casket, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Reserves painted with figures in landscapes alternating with floral reserves, edged in gilded scrolls, the interior with full blown floral decoration.
Porcelain
$875Sale Price|30% Off
Gold-plated silver snuff box in bombé shape with plant engravings on the lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Gilded silver snuff box in bombé shape with plant engravings on the lid and reinforced corners with raised applications.
Silver
$2,096Sale Price|25% Off
Edwardian 1910 Pforzheim Guilloche Enameled Round Box In .900 Sterling Silver
By Pegau/Pforzheim Silberwarenfabrik
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche and enameled bombe round box. This is a superb and fabulous enameled box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany in the early 20th century, back in the 1910.
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique English Georgian Style Inlaid Mahogany Bombe Shaped Tea Caddy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian style mahogany tea caddy. Of bombé form with fruit wood inlay, gilt brass mounts & handle, and bracket feet. Simply a wonderful, rare form! Date: L...
Brass
Very Fine Biedermeier Period Tea Caddy of Bombe Form in Exotic Woods, circa 1830
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very fine and visually striking Biedermeier Period tea caddy of exceptional quality, demonstrating a highly elevated form and a most complex application of exotic woods. The hinged...
Zebra Wood, Yew, Amboyna, Satinwood
Unavailable
Large French 19th Century Mahogany Bombe Box
Located in Toronto, ON
Large French 19th Century Mahogany Bombe Box
Mahogany
Tray Bombè - enameled copper and woven rattan
Located in Venezia, IT
Bombé is a round enameled copper tray with an optical design that recalls the waves and colors of the lagoon, set in a frame of manila, the pith of rattan. The handles are embellishe...
Copper, Enamel
Charming Bombe Jewelry Chest in Oyster Burl
Located in San Francisco, CA
Charming.
18th Century George III Bombe Tea Caddy
Located in Richmond, London
A superb mid-18th century George III period bombe tea caddy. English, circa 1760. Why we like it A totally original example complete with tin canister boxes with lids and original ...
Brass
Regency Period Red Russian-Leather Work-Box
Located in Cambridge, GB
Regency period red Russia-leather work-box of bold bombe shape with a domed and gadrooned lid, flanked by reeded side-pieces and applied with fine cast-brass paw feet, side-handles a...
Antique Regency Bombe Shaped Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique bombe shaped tea caddy veneered in burr yew with boxwood edging, has two brass carry handles, shield shaped escutcheon and stands on four turned wooden bun feet. This ant...
Yew
Unavailable
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 5.12 in
18th Century 1770 Bombe Fronted Mahogany Twin Lidded Tea Caddy
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
A 18th century 1770 bombe fronted mahogany twin lidded tea caddy, it has it’s original brass feet and handle, a working lock and key, a partially relined interior and a zinc leaded i...
Mahogany
Louis XV Cartonnier with Clock
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
France, 18th century. This bombé shaped cartonnier (an ornamental box for papers usually for placing on a desk), surmounted by a gilt-bronze putto and a cockerel.
Bronze
Decorative Bombe Box with 18th Century Needlepoint Tapestry by J. Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
The box with bombe top, is upholstered with antique needlepoint tapestry fragments and embellished with brass nail heads and brass pull.
Tapestry
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H 7.5 in W 13 in D 6.75 in
Decorative Bombe Box with 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry Signed J. Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this decorative box on a coffee table to store your remote controls.
Tapestry, Wood
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H 4.25 in W 8 in D 6.5 in
Mid-Century French Hand-Painted Ceramic Jewelry Bombe Box from Rouen Normandy
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your valuable in this elegant, porcelain jewelry. Crafted in Normandy, France, circa 1950, the antique box is rectangular in shape with scalloped edges and dressed with a top h...
Ceramic, Porcelain
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H 19.25 in W 9.25 in D 7 in
19th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Salt Box from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
The bombe box is carved with floral decor on the scalloped apron, and is further embellished with a star motif on the facade.
Walnut
18th Century French Normandy Painted Wedding Trunk with Bird and Swag Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully executed antique wedding trunk was carved in northern France, circa 1780. The decorative, bombe box with metal side handles and front hardware, features its original...
Pine
Antique Mahogany Bombe Work Box or Basket
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
An Extremely Rare And Very Unusual Mid 19th Century Continental Mahogany Work Box, Or Basket, Of Bold Bombe Form Having Hinged Lid And Elegant Slatted Design
Mahogany
French Art Nouveau bombé jewelry box
Located in Benalmadena, ES
Exceptional jewelry box created in France from the late 19th century, it is a true work of art from the Art Nouveau era.
Bronze
A Shapely French Napoleon III Bombe-Form Boulle-Work Letter Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A shapely French Napoleon III bombe-form boulle-work letter box with brass, pewter and ivory inlay; the gently domed rectangular top above a shaped body raised on spheroid feet; the ...
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H 5 in W 13 in D 7 in
Decorative Bombe Jewelry Box with 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry Signed J. Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
The box with bombe top, is upholstered with antique Aubusson verdure fragments and embellished with brass nailheads.
Tapestry, Wood
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H 17 in W 7 in D 4.5 in
Early 20th Century French Hand-Carved Walnut Bombe Flour Box from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate your kitchen counter with this nicely carved antique fruitwood flour box from Southern France, circa 1920. The Provençal box has a sliding bombe door on the front, and is em...
Walnut
Antique Miniature Mahogany & Brass Continental Bombe Jewelry Box Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique miniature mahogany & brass continental bombe jewelry box chest. Item features cast brass ormolu, sleek bombe form, plaque with cherubs to top, solid wood construction, no key...
Brass
Decorative Chinoiserie Bombe Style Black Lacquer Oriental Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Decorative Chinoiserie Bombe Style Black Lacquer Oriental Jewelry Box. Circa Late 20th - Early 21st Century.
Wood
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H 7 in W 11 in D 7 in
Decorative Bombe Jewelry Box with 18th Century Aubusson Tapestry Signed J. Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
The box with bombe top, is upholstered with antique Aubusson verdure fragments and embellished with brass nailheads.
Tapestry, Wood
19th Century French Bronze Bombe Jewelry Box with Engraved Flowers
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry and other luxurious treasures in this bronze bombe jewelry box. Created in France circa 1860, this fine chest is a piece of art itself.
Bronze
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H 16 in W 7.5 in D 5 in
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Walnut Bombe Salt Box from Provence
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique fruitwood salt box was crafted in southern, France, circa 1920. The ornate, decorative, walnut box sits on delicate escargot feet over a scalloped apron; it fea...
Walnut
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H 6 in W 7.5 in D 12.5 in
Vintage Georgian Style Mahogany Bombe Form Jewelry Box Casket Keepsake Colonial
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century bombe form jewelry box. Features a felt liner with compartments for rings and accessories.
Mahogany
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H 6.5 in W 12.5 in D 10 in
A Handsome and Well-Made English Regency Rosewood Bombe-Form Jewelry Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome and well-made English regency rosewood bombe-form jewelry box; the pagoda lid resting on a bombe-form body flanked by brass ring handles; the interior with lift-out compar...
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H 4.25 in W 6 in D 4 in
Antique Dresden Hand Painted & Gilt Porcelain Bombe Form Dresser Box, 19th C
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique German Dresden dresser box offers bombe chest form with hand painted applied floral elements and gilt highlights throughout, hand numbered on base as photographed, 19th ce...
Porcelain
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H 15 in W 17 in D 7.5 in
Vintage French Louis XV Marble Top Miniature Bombe Commode Jewelry Box Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage French Louis XV marble top inlaid miniature bombe commode jewelry box chest. Item features shaped marble top, kingwood inlay throughout, brass/bronze ormolu, beautiful wood g...
Marble
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H 11 in W 15.5 in D 10.5 in
19th Century French Louis XV Bombe Walnut and Burl Jewelry Box with Bronze Mount
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this elegant antique fruit wood box in your master bath to keep your jewelry safe and organized.
Bronze
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.