Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with brass carrying handles on bun feet.
Metal
Rare Napoleonic POW Dominos Casket
Located in London, GB
Rare Napoleonic POW dominos casket We are proud to offer a rare example of a late 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war (POW) hand carved set of dominos, in an exquisite casket sh...
Bone
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war casket Dominoes set We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war casket dominos set.
Bone
$20,082Sale Price|22% Off
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket Northern Italy, 15th century Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood) H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm This beautiful casket of rectang...
Pewter
Casket with Inlays. Baroque Early 18th Ctr. Walnut and Ebonised Oak
Located in Kastrup, DK
The lid features pronounced Baroque-style panels with delicate bone inlays and refined ebonised edging. The front is decorated with intricate marquetry, including a central star mot...
Iron
18th Century Baroque Period Italian German Guild Chest Cabinet Jewelry Casket
By Ferdinando Pogliani
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and most impressive 18th century European parcel ebonized rosewood hardstone bronze pewter bone ivory marquetry tabletop cabinet casket. Of exceptionally fine quality, lavish...
Lapis Lazuli, Metal, Brass, Bronze, Ormolu, Pewter
Early 19th Century Russian Stained and Carved Bone Table Box with delicate gold
Located in Larkspur, CA
Early 19th century Russian stained and hand-carved Bone Table Casket Kholmogory Box, veneered with panels of foliate engraved stained bone alternating with geometric and foliate fret...
Bone
Antique Russian Kholmogory Bone Casket
Located in New York, NY
Russian Khlomogory carved bone casket, late 18th or early 19th century, complete with key.
Bone, Paper
A Rare Large Bone and Ivory Anglo Indian Casket or Sewing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An ivory overlaid on bone casket or sewing box, with a wonderful ivory and satinwood interior.
Bone, Ivory
Anglo-Indian Hardwood Casket with Bone Inlay
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Anglo-Indian hardwood casket with bone inlay. India.
Hardwood
Emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar’s Jewelry Casket
Located in New Orleans, LA
This dichotomy of “East meets West” is perfectly illustrated by the craftsmanship displayed in this casket. The casket’s exterior and footed Stand are crafted entirely of Padouk (...
Brass
18 Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Gorgeous and rare late 18th century, circa 1780, Anglo-Indian lidded casket. Made in Vizagapatam, India. Made of a sandalwood casket with bone or faux ivory edging and banding.
Bone, Sandalwood
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Painted Casket Dominoes Set
Located in London, GB
Napoleonic Prisoner of war painted casket dominoes set We share what we love, and we love this early 19th century Napoleonic prisoner of war hand painted casket dominos set.
Bone
South American tortoiseshell casket
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A tortoiseshell and bone mounted casket with silver handles and hinges
Small North African “Casket“ Shaped Box with Turquoise & Coral Accents
Located in Middleburg, VA
Small North African “Casket“ shaped box. Veneered in etched camel bone with turquoise and coral accents.
Bone
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H 4.75 in W 10.75 in D 8.5 in
19th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Ladies Jewelry Casket or Necessaire
Located in Dallas, TX
The Casket/Box opens to reveal a heavily painted bone/faux ivory Ladies pocket watch display mount, original purple velvet lining and two adjoining lidded compartments for storage of...
Bone, Ebony, Sandalwood
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H 4.33 in W 9.055 in D 5.9 in
German Brass Art Deco Lidded Gorgeous Box Casket by WMF, circa 1920 - 1925
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Vienna, AT
SPECIFICATIONS: This ART DECO LIDDED CASKET with martelé surface of glazed appearance is of breathtaking impression - the box is manufactured in following manner: It is of rectang...
Brass
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H 7.5 in W 7 in D 4 in
Wonderful Tortoiseshell Fine Pressed Tea Caddy Box Bird Medallion Bone Casket
Located in Roslyn, NY
A beautiful tortoise box with balled feet and top and bird medallion on front with bone trim. Covered caddy has two compartments in side. Please look at the photos carefully as this...
Bone, Tortoise Shell
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H 6.5 in W 9.75 in D 8 in
Antique 19th c. Decorative Anglo-Indian Overlay Footed Box with Engraved Bone
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Keywords: Anglo Indian box, Vizagapatam box, bone inlaid box, Indian jewelry box, colonial India, Moorish decor, Islamic design, carved bone casket, Victorian decorative box, trinket...
Wood
Wonderful Large Tortoise Bone Tea Caddy Box Casket
Located in Roslyn, NY
A beautiful tortoise box with balled feet and bone trim. This covered caddy has two lidded compartments in side. Please look at the photos carefully as this item is missing small pi...
Bone, Tortoise Shell
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H 6.25 in W 11.25 in D 7 in
Vintage Wood & Bone Inlay Dome Top Jewelry Casket Treasure Chest Trinket Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Mid 20th century jewlery casket or trinket box. Beautifully designed in the form of a dome top trunk with exotic wood and striped bone inlay.
Bone, Hardwood
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H 5 in W 6.25 in D 4 in
Wonderful Pagoda Tortoise Shell Fine Pressed Box Bone Accents Tea Caddy Casket
Located in Roslyn, NY
An unusual tortoiseshell tea caddy in the shape of a pagoda. Covered caddy has two compartments. Please look at the photos carefully as this item is missing small pieces around the...
Bone, Tortoise Shell
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H 6.5 in W 12 in D 8 in
Mother of Pearl Mounted Syrian Ottoman Jewelry Box with Bone Inlay Casket 19th C
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Mother of Pearl and camel bone mounted Syrian Ottoman Jewelry Box with Camel Bone Inlay Casket.
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl
Maitland Smith Style Tessellated Casket
By Maitland Smith
Located in Astoria, NY
Maitland Smith style Modern bone tessellated large casket box case with wood paneled interior. 10" H x 15" W x 10" D.
Bone, Wood
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H 1.5 in W 6.5 in D 3 in
Antique Victorian Jewellery Casket Trinket and Snuff Box Regency Grand Tour 19ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Example of a Ladies Well Figure Tortoise Shell Horn mounted Jewlery Casket of compact proportions, made during the last half of the Nineteenth Century. Slightly dome shaped ...
Silver
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H 6.5 in W 9.25 in D 4.75 in
Burl Walnut and Brass Bound Document Box / Jewellery Casket, England Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
The highly figured burl walnut exterior banded with bone strapping and applied brass elements, the domed lid centred by a pierced brass cartouche engraved with the Prince of Wales Fe...
Brass
1940s Victorian Anglo Indian Box in Brass and Bone Inlaid
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
A large Anglo-Indian teak colonial campaign casket with bone inlay, the hinged cover opens to reveal an original fitted interior with three compartments interior lined with velvet an...
Fruitwood
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H 4 in W 8.75 in D 7.5 in
Anglo-Indian Ebony, Porcupine Quill & Inlaid Bone Hexagonal Elephant Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Anglo-Indian Ebony, Porcupine Quill, and Inlaid Bone Hexagonal Casket with Elephant Crest, Ceylon, Mid-19th Century A rare and elaborately constructed Anglo-Indian hexagonal quillwo...
Ebony
Early 19th Century Russian Stained and Hand Carved Bone Table Casket
Located in Houston, TX
Russian Khlomongory carved bone casket, early to early 19th century. Key is Missing.
Foil
17th Century Bone and Ebony Box Continental Coffer Casket.
Located in Montecito, CA
Very unique box with carved bone and ebonized wood. The interior features secret compartment.
Bone, Wood
Late 19th Century Carved Bone and Sandalwood Casket
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A finely carved bone and sandalwood casket. Excellent overall condition.
Mid-19th Century Well Figured Walnut Dome Topped Casket
Located in Peterborough, Northamptonshire
A good mid-19th century well figured walnut dome topped casket. With bone and brass inlaid panels. Excellent overall condition.
Antique Indian Pierced Bone Jewellery Casket
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Indian casket with exquisite attention to detail of pierced bone.
Bone
Vintage Moroccan Inlaid Camel Bone, Silver & Brass Casket Trinket Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hand-crafted jewelry box made of camel bone and embellished with brass banding, latch, hinges and silver detail. The brass has a classic aged patina and the hinged lid opens and clos...
Silver, Brass
Antique Italian Casket Jewel Box
Located in Bridport, CT
Large Italian bone carved and inlaid casket featured on the cover of Elle Decor, September, 2016.
Bronze
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H 27 in W 37 in D 21 in
Large 19th Century Ebony and Bone Inlay Chest by Classic Silvercrats India
Located in London, GB
This large 19th century rare Indian ebony and camel bone inlay treasure chest / casket/ box, of rectangular form with hinged lid, scooped tapered feet, silver embossed foliate lock a...
Bone, Ebony
Library of Antique Leatherbound Books
Located in Brønshøj, DK
This collection consists of 400 antique decorative books, mainly dating from 1850–1950, with most published before 1920. The books are bound in leather, many with fine gold leaf embo...
Gold Leaf
Pair of Modern Walnut Side Tables
By Theodore Alexander
Located in Westwood, NJ
A Pacific walnut side table, the square top with rounded corners and a reeded edge above a similar under tier, on bobbin turned legs. Dimensions: 26" W x 26" D x 28.5" H.
Wood
Antique Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 3/4in W: 9 3/4in D: 5in This Antique Turn of the Century Bronze Ormolu and Leather Jewelry Casket is truly remarkable and is made of the highest quality! If you t...
Bronze, Ormolu
$117,368
H 240 in W 552 in D 120 in
Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
Wrought Iron
$23,980Sale Price|30% Off
H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 5.91 in
Fossilised Skull of Prehistoric Marine Reptile the Mosasaur, 70Million Years Ago
Located in Puglia, Puglia
Upper Cretaceous, about 70-65 million years ago (Maastrichtian) Morocco The skull is reconstructed in good proportions with fossil pieces found in a phosphate mine in Morocco. I att...
Bone
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug
Located in New York, NY
Early 19th Century Beige Bessarabian Tapestry Woven Wool Rug Featuring an Adamesque central medallion set against a warm caramel ground, the composition is elegantly anchored by swa...
Wool
$5,250
H 19 in W 17.5 in D 17.5 in
Moroccan Moorish Style 1920s Table with Hexagonal Top and Polychrome Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Moroccan Moorish style drinks table from the early 20th century, with painted geometric motifs, hexagonal top, polychrome décor and carved flaming motifs. Created in Morocco during...
Wood
$2,300
H 4.7 in W 7.4 in D 4.3 in
Jugendstil Brass Jewelry Casket with Velvet Lining by Erhard & Söhne, Germany
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in North Miami, FL
1900s Jugendstil golden and silver brass jewelry casket with blue velvet-lined interior by Erhard & Söhne, Germany By: Erhard & Söhne Material: brass, copper, metal, velvet, zinc Te...
Metal, Brass, Copper, Zinc
Vintage Model Wood House
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Vintage model wood house featuring front portico and door with many windows and four dormers. House has interior bulb that functions to light interior at night. Only access into hous...
Wood
$1,980
H 32 in W 8.5 in D 4.25 in
Large Devil or Krampus Marionette by a Master Puppet Maker, Antique Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a wonderful depiction of Krampus or the devil puppet. The item is approximately 32 inches tall and has a skeleton, arms and legs made of wood. Height was measured from foot t...
Composition, Metal, Brass
$68,500 / set
H 0.75 in Dm 10.75 in
Minton Mazarine Extensive Pristine Dinner Service Cobalt Blue & Gold 232 Pcs
By Minton
Located in Great Barrington, MA
It's always time to entertain! This is one of the most elegant and versatile patterns imaginable in a Classic and rare Minton cobalt blue pattern with raised paste gold on a white gr...
Porcelain
$89,500 / set
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 5 in
Stuart Devlin Set of Twelve Silver and Silver-Gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas"
By Cartier, Stuart Devlin
Located in North Miami, FL
Introducing an extraordinary and complete collection of Twelve English silver and silver-gilt "Twelve Days of Christmas" gift boxes, presented as edition No. 94 out of a limited prod...
Sterling Silver
$199,000Sale Price|31% Off
H 136 in Dm 108 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a...
Stone, Copper
19th Century Chinoiserie Lacquer Sewing Box, Hand-Painted with Gilt
Located in Toronto, CA
This is a remarkable 19th century, Japanese lacquered sewing box with multiple compartments on the interior. The exterior is decorated in elaborate black and gilded motifs including...
Bone, Wood, Lacquer
Wharton Esherick Curved Sofa 1958
By Wharton Esherick
Located in Chicago, IL
This Sofa by Wharton Esherick exemplifies his pioneering role in the American Craft Movement. This is his first sofa design, one of Four ever made. Known for his dedication to organ...
Poplar, Tulipwood, Walnut
Cased Architectural Model with House and Property
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A fine detailed model diorama made for a potential client possibly in Florida or California. A white washed four part house with gable roofs, and an openwork frame for the lanai cove...
Lucite
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.