$556Sale Price|20% Off
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export Famille Rose Diminutive Altar Fruit 'Peach' Box, Rare China, Late Qing period 1890-1910 In two parts, realistically modeled enameled and painted in the form of a ...
Porcelain
Chinese Altar Stand
Located in Chicago, IL
This small Fir Wood stand held sculptures, vases, and ritual objects. It was finished in oxblood-colored lacquer and decorated with a small painting depicting birds and flowers. Each...
Fir, Lacquer
A Collection of Ten Chinese Altar Fruits and Boxes
Located in Downingtown, PA
A Collection of ten fruits both solid and two-piece boxes. They can be sold separately.
Porcelain, Paste
Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit Box in the form of a Peach
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit Box in the form of a Peach, 19th Century.
Porcelain
Chinese Walnut Table Altar, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Crafted in Shanxi province in the early 20th century, this wide, three-drawer chest was once used as a home altar for ancestor worship. The plank top surface is framed by everted end...
Walnut
Straits Chinese Lacquer and Gilt Painted Altar Offering Box
Located in Austin, TX
A large and fine Chinese lozenge shaped altar box made for use by the Peranakan (also called Straits Chinese) Community.
Wood
Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit in the Form of a Buddha's Hand Citron
Located in Downingtown, PA
Chinese Porcelain Altar Fruit Box in the form of a Buddha's Hand citron, 19th Century The Chinese Export porcelain altar fruit is solid porcelain shaped in the form of a yellow Budd...
Porcelain
Chinese Crackled Lacquer Autumn Altar Box, circa 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite 19th century chest of drawers is a fantastic example of the multifunctional boxes used tabletop in lieu of a larger cabinets. Such boxes were used to store cosmetics, jew...
Brass
Chinese Black Lacquer Altar Box, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Often the altar was supplemented with a shrine box such as this small black lacquer box, which likely housed small figures, tablets or iconography.
Wood
Straits Chinese Lacquer and Gilt Altar Offering Box
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Chinese lozenge shaped altar box made for use by the Peranakan (also called Straits Chinese) Community.
Wood
C. 1880 Chinese Famille Rose Altar Fruit Boxes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These c. 1880 Chinese Export Famille Rose Altar fruit pieces are rare and beautiful as decorative accessories. They have an ancient quality to them, and held altar offerings at one t...
Chinese Antique porcelain ginger jar, South-East Asia, Guangxu 1900
Located in Gorssel, GE
Chinese porcelain ginger jar with floral decorations in bright and vibrant colours, made for the South-East Asian market. Made around 1900. Dimensions: 25 x 22 x 22 cm. Overall in...
Porcelain
$1,206
H 2.96 in W 7.09 in D 3.94 in
Antique 19th Century Quality Chinese Famille Rose Canton Lidded Pen Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century quality Chinese Famille Rose Canton lidded pen box hand painted in the Famille Rosé taste depicting pheasants and butterflies in foliage and figures in a Chinese...
Other
Antique Chinese Export Porcelain Altar Fruit Peach or Mango - PC
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine figural altar fruit model. In Chinese Export porcelain. Modeled as an unripened peach or mango. With green, yellow, and dark pink glazes. A fine addition to any collection...
Porcelain
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Jewelry Casket
Located in Land O' Lakes, FL
An early 20th century Chinese export famille rose porcelain jewelry casket of square form. The hand painted decoration features vibrant pink peonies, turquoise and green foliage, cob...
Brass
Early 20th Century antique Chinese Pumpkin Shaped lacquer box
Located in Pomona, CA
This item is an antique Chinese lacquer trinket box in a pumpkin shape. It mad of carved wood coated in multiple layers of red and black lacquer. It has hand painted with Chinese tra...
Wood, Lacquer
Antique Large Famille Rose Chinese Porcelain Ginger Jar / Bojan with Lid
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Chinese Export Famille Rose lidded ginger jar / bojan. In a Famille Rose pattern with a palette primarily composed of rose, turquoise, yellow, orange, and pale blue ...
Porcelain
$1,350
H 1.78 in Dm 2.76 in
Antique Chinese Plique a Jour Covered Box with Stand Republic of China Early 20c
Located in Richmond, CA
This early 20th-century Republic of China Plique-à-Jour covered box is an exceptional example of Chinese artisanship. Plique-à-Jour, a technique akin to cloisonné but without a backi...
Enamel
Vintage Trinket Metal Box with Porcelain Top Hand Painted Asian Scene
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage metal and porcelain trinket box with hand painted Asian Japanese scene. Metal silvered with porcelain top hand painted with an outdoor scene with a mother and child wearing t...
Metal
Antique 19th C Japanese Satsuma Box Matsumoto Hozan Marked Base Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A small Satsuma vase, Yasuda, unidentified artist, of cuboid form with slightly domed cover, decorated with bijin alternating with landscape scenes, 9cm high Condition Overall ...
Porcelain
$2,750
H 6 in W 12 in D 9 in
Chinese Cloisonne Double Peach Box, Republic Period, early 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne "double peach" box and cover with shaped hardwood stand, Republic Period (1911 to 1949), early 20th century, China. The box formed as a p...
Copper, Enamel
Antique Early 20th century Paint Decorated Carved Wood Apple Box
Located in Litchfield, CT
Antique early 20th century paint decorated carved wood apple box. Beautiful bright color. Measures 4 1/2" tall x 4 1/4" diameter. These apples were made in Japan for the American mar...
Wood
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
H 9.06 in Dm 9.06 in
Vintage Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jar, Hand-Painted Porcelain
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
This vintage Chinese porcelain ginger jar, with its close-fitting lid, is beautifully decorated in the traditional 'famille rose' colour palette of pinks, whites, yellows and greens,...
Porcelain
$1,044
H 4.93 in W 6.19 in D 6.19 in
Antique 19th Century Chinese Quality Canton Famille Rose Jardinière
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique 19th century Chinese quality Canton Famille Rose jardinière decorated with pretty hand painted panels showing scenes of Chinese people, birds, butterflies and flowers using t...
Ceramic
$269Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.6 in Dm 2.15 in
Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export cloisonné lidded box which we date to the 20th century, Circa 1930. The box has a cylindrical shape, with its original lid and is all beauti...
Bronze
Antique A Chinese Gilt Lacquered Box with Peach Shape
Located in Norton, MA
Antique A Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Box with a Peach Shape, depicting many peaches, leaves, and branches throughout.
Wood, Lacquer
$1,196Sale Price|20% Off
H 7.5 in Dm 11.5 in
Large Chinese Export Famille Verte Peach Motif Box, Republic Period
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Chinese Export Famille Verte peach motif box, Republic period, exquisite all over decoration with peaches, trees and flowers. Unmarked.
Porcelain
Antique Chinese Rose Mandarin Porcelain Vase, 19th Century
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine, antique Chinese Rose Mandarin porcelain vase. With rich polychrome enamel decoration on a light celadon ground. An excellent example with fine decoration! Date: 19th ...
Porcelain
Chinese Export Rose Mandarin Porcelain Bowl, circa 1820
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export rose Mandarin porcelain bowl, circa 1820.
Porcelain
Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Altar Fruit - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Enhance your décor with our "Vintage Regency Glazed Ceramic Altar Fruit." This exquisite piece features beautifully crafted ceramic fruit with a glossy glaze, capturing the elegance ...
Ceramic
$12,000
H 6.5 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Large Chinese Porcelain Famille Rose Compartmentalized Pomegranate Box, ca. 1890
Located in New York, NY
With applied leaf and pomegranate finial. Height of stand is 1.75".
Porcelain
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.