Art Déco Decorative Box with Marquetry Inlay, France, Circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-20th Century wooden box straight from the Art Déco period and made originally in Europe, in France.
Wood, Fruitwood, Nutwood, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
19th Century Italian Marquetry Box in Walnut & Bird's-Eye Maple
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 19th century miniature Italian coffer, or hinged box with curved, or domed lid and short tapered feet.
Birdseye Maple, Walnut
Large Antique French Boulle Napoleon III Marquetry Box
By Audige
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Boulle/Napoleon III marquetry box. The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and tortoiseshell and red silk textile inside.
Brass
$1,053
H 1.97 in W 11.82 in D 8.67 in
Antique Napoleon III Game box with Brass and Burl Wood Marquetry
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique game box from the French Napoleon III period. The box is made of various types of wood marquetry inlaid with brass trims.
Copper
$544
H 2.37 in W 7.29 in D 7.29 in
Horn Jewelry Box - Wood and Horn Marquetry Inlays Decorative Box - Morocco 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Horn Jewelry Box - Wood and Horn Marquetry Inlays Decorative Box - Morocco 1970s Elegant box made of horn marquetry, the inside is made of wood.
Horn, Wood, Fruitwood
$495
H 2 in W 12 in D 6 in
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box for Game Chess and Backgammon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess. Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box.
Fruitwood
Modernist Tall Box with Wood Marquetry Patchwork, 1970s
By Various Makers
Located in Atlanta, GA
What's unique about this box is the geometric wood marquetry patchwork, which adds a touch of elegance to its overall design.
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Marquetry Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box Geometric Pattern
By Don S. Shoemaker
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage marquetry inlaid wooden jewelry box, often featuring a herringbone or chevron geometric pattern crafted from mixed exotic woods.
Wood
$545
H 8 in W 10.5 in D 7.25 in
Danish 1840s Mahogany Box with Ash Shell Marquetry, Banding and Lateral Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 with ash marquetry and banding.
Ash, Mahogany
Antique Anglo-Indian Decorative Box with Bone Marquetry.
Located in Marbella, ES
A delicate and elegant antique box crafted from wood and richly decorated with bone marquetry, distinguished by its refined craftsmanship and intricate geometric design inspired by O...
Wood
$750
H 2.5 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Moorish Wood Box Islamic Marquetry Mosaic Art Granada Spain Khatam Decor 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1940s Marquetry Mosaic Wood Box Moorish Islamic Art Granada Spain Khatam Decor.
Fruitwood
$1,147
H 4.34 in W 12.41 in D 8.27 in
Folk Art Marquetry Box or Chest with Inlaid Star, French 19th Century
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Folk Art Marquetry Box or Chest with Inlaid Star, French 19th Century Beautiful decorative wooden box or small chest.
Wood, Fruitwood, Nutwood
$1,133
H 5.52 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
A mid 19th century Italian grand tour Sorrento marquetry box circa 1860
Located in Central England, GB
A very fine Italian marquetry box dating to circa 1860 and made in the Sorrento region of Italy where local craftsmen were renowned for making these beautiful fine marquetry objects.
Wood
Granada Moorish Spain Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Music Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950s Moorish Spain Music Box: This exquisite handcrafted box, made in Granada, Spain, showcases the intricate art of Islamic Moorish marquetry.
Fruitwood
Superb quality antique Victorian walnut marquetry inlaid box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian walnut marquetry inlaid box having a superb quality marquetry inlaid dome top opening to reveal a storage compartment
Walnut
Early 20th-Century Mexican Fruitwood Marquetry Letter Box
Located in Topanga, CA
This exquisite letter box, crafted in Puebla, Mexico, during the early 20th century, is a testament to the region's rich tradition of marquetry.
Fruitwood
Japanese Kobako Yosegi Zaiku marquetry roll-top box
Located in Delft, NL
Japanese Kobako Yosegi Zaiku marquetry roll-top box A Japanese Kobako box, small and very light box with a roll-top door.
Fruitwood
$3,500
H 2.25 in W 8.5 in D 5.25 in
Rare Late 18th/Early 19th Century French Colored Straw Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare French marqueterie de paille (colored straw marquetry) sewing work box. Delicately hand-crafted in Provincial Burgundy, France, late 18th / early 19th century.
Straw
English Victorian Trompe L'oeil Marquetry Tin Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian trompe l'oeil painted marquetry design tin box.
Metal
Moorish Handcrafted Octagonal Box with White Mosaic Marquetry
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box. Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which have been pai...
Fruitwood, Shell
$890
H 3.19 in W 10.6 in D 8.55 in
A Tunbridge Ware Games Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of Eridge Castle, c1870
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Tunbridge Ware Games Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of Eridge Castle, c1870 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Games Box with Inlaid Marquetry Image of Eridge Ca...
Wood
$327Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.15 in W 5.52 in D 2.96 in
Louis-Philippe period ointment box in native wood and marquetry, 19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming little box of the Louis-Philippe period in native wood with marquetry net and the word "odeur" inlaid on the lid.
Porcelain, Wood
Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
By R & Y Augousti
Located in Atlanta, GA
The rare piece boasts geometric seashell marquetry with trim accents on a wood body. The stunning box is signed on the underside R and Y Augousti, Paris.
Shell, Wood
$1,300
H 7.5 in W 14.56 in D 11.2 in
British Antique Brass Marquetry Toilette Box with History and Many Drawers
Located in Sweden, SE
According to motto "Perseverantia et Amicis" (Perseverance and Friends) with Bird (dove) holding olive-branch, this amazing, luxurious "necessaire" comes from family ofacknowledged L...
Brass
1970s Khatam Persian Marquetry Box with Hand-Painted Scene
Located in Marbella, ES
A delicate, handcrafted Persian box decorated with intricate Khatam marquetry and a hand-painted scene on the lid.
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Napoleon III marquetry sewing box. Made of mahogany with thuya wood top inlaid with brass and mother of pearl.
Brass
$20,118
H 5.32 in W 21.26 in D 16.54 in
17th Century William and Mary Floral Marquetry Olive Oyster Lace Box, Circa 1685
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
It should be noted that very few fine marquetry lace boxes from the 17th century are known.
Bone, Boxwood, Ebony, Oak, Olive, Tulipwood, Holly
French Art Deco Geometric Marquetry Wood Box, circa 1930
By Studio Art Deco
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning ornamental lidded box with a marquetry design was made in France around the 1930s.
Wood
French Marquetry Jewelry Box by Maison Vervelle, Circa 1870
Located in Toronto, CA
A beautifully detailed French, brass mounted, marquetry and inlaid burl, fruitwood, and kingwood dresser box.
Fruitwood, Kingwood, Burl
Art Deco Wood Marquetry Geometric Skyscraper Box, circa 1930
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco geometric lidded box was expertly crafted in France, circa 1930.
Wood, Sycamore, Walnut
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
French Art Deco Bone Marquetry and Macassar Wood Box
By Travail Francais
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Art Deco, lidded box was hand-crafted in France in the 1930s. The lid is ornate with bone marquetry.
Wood, Macassar
Jean Michel Frank Large Straw French Marquetry Box, 1930s
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Milan, IT
Astonishing French straw-marquetry box, dating from the 1930s, designed by Jean-Michel Frank.
Straw, Cork
19th Century Mosaic Inlaid Marquetry Jewelry Box Sorrento Napoli, C1880
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Amazing Marquetry and inlay on this Sorrento Napoli Box C1880.
Brass
19th Century French Marquetry Inlaid and Ebonized Wood Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Napoleon III precious wood and marquetry Inlaid and ebonized box. Hinged box top features a central motif of fauna and flowers.
Wood
17th Century Figured Walnut and Seaweed Marquetry Lace Box
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
A fine and extremely rare figured walnut and seaweed marquetry 'lace box', circa.... let’s break it down - Seaweed marquetry first appeared in English cabinetwork in the late 17th ce...
Walnut
$690
H 2.17 in W 7.17 in D 4.53 in
Moorish Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Jewelry Box with Geometric and Floral Patterns
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a Moorish-style jewelry box adorned with inlaid marquetry work, featuring a mosaic of geometric and floral patterns.
Wood, Fruitwood
$940
H 5 in W 11 in D 6 in
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box, Geometric Sorrento Style, Mid-20th
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Marquetry Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box, Geometric Sorrento Style, Mid-20th Century A finely crafted Italian wooden jewelry box showcasing intricate marquetry inlay in the tradi...
Fruitwood, Walnut, Wood
$1,674 / item
H 15.16 in W 13.98 in D 7.29 in
Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry & Raden Inlays
Located in Bilzen, BE
"Japanese Kusuri Dansu – Apothecary Box With Yosegi Marquetry & Raden Inlays " A finely crafted Japanese Kusuri Dansu (薬箪笥), or apothecary chest, featuring exceptional geometric marq...
Wood
$1,700
H 1.19 in W 11.82 in D 4.75 in
Montagnani Firenze Wood Marquetry and Gilt Brass Box, circa 1970
By Montagnani
Located in Atlanta, GA
Discover the artistry of renowned designer Montagnani Firenze with this extraordinary box, a rare Italian masterpiece crafted circa 1970.
Brass
$385
H 6 in W 12.5 in D 6.75 in
Early 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Box with Marquetry Detail, English 1820.
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Early 19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Box with Marquetry Detail, English Circa 1820. An exquisite example of English craftsmanship, this Georgian period handmade box is executed in a ri...
Ebony, Mahogany, Olive, Satinwood
$597
H 3.55 in W 10.24 in D 3.94 in
Art Nouveau Box , fold-out glove box with marquetry inscription, France
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and very refined fold-out glove box with marquetry inscription, made in France in the early 20th century.
Wood
Silver Box with a Straw Marquetry Lid by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This lovely box is made of brushed stainless steel with a lid covered of straw marquetry.
Stainless Steel
$936
H 2.37 in W 11.93 in D 9.06 in
Marquetry game box and chips, Napoleon III period, mid 19th century
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
The original key is there. Our box is complete.
Brass
17th Century Franco Flemish Kingwood Marquetry Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine 17th century domed box with highly figured kingwood marquetry veneer laid in a geometric pattern, the front having elaborate pierced and embossed brass escutcheon, the whole wit...
Kingwood, Pine
$878
H 4.73 in W 4.89 in D 3.86 in
1950s Syrian Marquetry Box with Mother-of-Pearl and Geometric Motifs
Located in Marbella, ES
Exquisite handcrafted box decorated with intricate traditional Middle Eastern marquetry.
Wood
$1,260Sale Price|30% Off
H 5.25 in W 11.75 in D 7.88 in
Large French Art Deco Wooden Jewelry Box with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Miami, FL
A large and very good quality French Art Deco style jewelry box made of walnut with fruitwood inlay. Hand-crafted with an eye to details. Great craftsmanship. This beautiful box is ...
Fruitwood, Walnut
$750
H 8.25 in W 15.75 in D 12 in
Vintage Hindu Indian Punjab Inlaid Marquetry Rosewood & Bone Jewelry Box
Located in Portland, OR
A very attractive vintage inlaid rosewood Indian jewelry box. The hinged box made is from solid figured rosewood and finely and is sumptuously inlaid with bone, ebony and exotic woo...
Bone, Ebony, Rosewood
$1,495
H 5 in W 13 in D 9.5 in
Large 19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Jewelry Box, Marked Lucie
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This large mid nineteenth century marquetry box from the Napoleon III period features a burl thuya wood field surrounded by a concentric border of intricately inlaid ebonized pearwoo...
Bronze
$395
H 1.75 in W 6.5 in D 4 in
Fine Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Marquetry Box with Miniature Painting 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Perfect for collectors of Islamic art, Moorish marquetry, and antique micro mosaic. Keywords: Islamic Marquetry, Sadeli Mosaic, Khatam Box, Indo-Persian Art, Antique Jewelry Box, Mug...
Fruitwood
$1,750Sale Price|30% Off
H 5.5 in W 13 in D 10 in
Antique French Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Brass Tortoiseshell Keepsake Box 13
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique 19th century Napoleon III era French Marquetry Boulle box. Red and black tortoiseshell with foliate brass inlay.
Brass
$339
H 5.12 in W 11.03 in D 7.09 in
Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Hand made marquetry Decor, circa 1910
Located in Verviers, BE
Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Hand made marquetry Decor, circa 1910 About: A wooden box from the Arts & Crafts period, Made in Austria.
Paint
$1,895
H 3.5 in Dm 11.25 in
Edwardian Marquetry Sunburst Walnut and Burlwood Box, England, Late 19th Century
By Betjemanns & Sons
Located in Morristown, NJ
Edwardian Marquetry Sunburst Walnut and Burlwood Box, England, Late 19th Century A finely crafted Edwardian circular parquetry box, England, late 19th century.
Metal
$850
H 3.13 in W 7.5 in D 5.25 in
Antique Victorian Marquetry Jewelry Box w/ Satinwood & Ebony - U.K. - Circa 1880
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique Victorian marquetry jewelry box with satinwood and ebony stringing - fine quality with aged patina - featuring veneered top and sides - diamond shaped satinwood key escutcheo...
Wood, Ebony, Satinwood, Paper
$2,294
H 9.06 in W 22.84 in D 21.26 in
Granadan Nasrid-Style Marquetry Box by Inocencio Molero Peche, Early 20th Centur
Located in Madrid, ES
Granadan Nasrid-Style Marquetry Box by Inocencio Molero Peche, Early 20th Century Exceptional Granadan marquetry box executed in the Nasrid taste, richly decorated with intricate la...
Fruitwood
$822Sale Price|30% Off
H 8.75 in W 23 in D 22 in
Antique French Victorian Burled Marquetry Inlay Trinket Vanity Case Cigar Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Great for use as a jewelry box, document storage case, hand guns and ammunition or a cigar humidor.
Pine, Burl
Vintage Middle Eastern Moorish Mosaic Marquetry Inlay Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Middle Eastern Moorish wooden jewelry box inlaid with marquetry. Middle Eastern box handcrafted in very fine Moorish micro mosaic diamonds, and a continuous hexagonal and fl...
Fruitwood
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.
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The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
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