Antique Chinese Champlevé Enamel Scarab Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Finely detailed champlevé scarab shape box with gilt wash interior. Traces of antique mirror on inner top. Rich colors of blue, turquoise purple finely enameled all around box.
Bronze
Chinese cloissoné Circular Cup or Vide Poche Hand-Painted, circa 1910
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Chinese cloissoné Circular Cup or Vide Poche Hand-Painted, circa 1910
Ceramic
Antique French Gilt Brass Cloisonne Chinoiserie Champleve Jewelry Box Casket
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique 19th century French Chinoiserie gilt brass, Cloisonné and Champlevé jewelry box, with a rock crystal top, circa 1880. This exquisite box with a thick chamfered hinged...
Rock Crystal, Enamel, Brass
$5,239Sale Price|20% Off
19th Century French Cloisonné Jewellery Box by Maison Alphonse Giroux
By Maison Giroux, Ferdinand Duvinage
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A French gilt-bronze mounted, fruit wood and ivory marquetry metal cloisonné jewellery box by Maison Alphonse Giroux and Ferdinand Duvinage, Paris, circa 1875, rectangular, on four f...
Brass
19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior By: unknown Material: bronze, velvet, enamel, metal, copper Technique: gilt, cloisonné, champlev...
Bronze, Enamel, Metal, Copper
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H 2.37 in W 2.37 in D 2.05 in
Jewelry Ring Trinket Boxes Pair Cloisonné Swan Japanese Gift Love Valentine
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- Once courtship is complete, male and female swans bond for life and this delightful pair of Japaneer cloisonné swans symbolize love and constancy, representing soul mates for life....
Enamel
Important Gilt Bronze and Cloisonné Enamel Box, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Important gilt bronze and cloisonné enamel box, 19th century. In perfect condition with its original key. Red velvet cover inside. Width : 32 cm Height : 12 cm Depth : 16 cm.
Bronze
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel and Brass Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Chinese Cloisonné enamel and brass decorative desk, jewelry or trinket box. Two decorative mum flowers on front. Colors include: gold/brass, blue, white, pink, em...
Brass, Enamel
Green Cloisonné Enamel and Brass Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An enamel cloisonné and brass jewelry box with cherry blossom design, circa late-20th century. Box is great for jewelry or small items on a vanity, desk, nightstand table, etc. Color...
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonné Jewelry Presentation Box Japan Racing Association
Located in New York, NY
Very rare Japanese cloisonné jewelry box, circa 1960s. Rich floral design top on white enamel background. Garnet velvet interior , with tray. Brass keyhole, key not present. The bo...
Bronze
Oval Flower Decorated Cloisonné Enamel Jewelry Box, China, 1920's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique Oval Cloisonné Enamel Jewelry box with flower decoration, China 1930's. The inside of the box has a strong green enamel.
Bronze, Enamel
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H 7 in W 11.5 in D 8.75 in
France 1865 Etruscan Revival Ormolu Jewelry Box Case with Cloisonne Champleve
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful French champleve cloisonne jewelry box. An antique storage jewelry box case, made in Paris France during the Napoleon III, third empire period, circa 1860s. This magnifi...
Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Trinket Jewelry Box
By Toyo, James Mont, Mottahedeh, Chelsea House, Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Offering a lovely small vintage Chinese cloisonné trinket or jewelry box, circa Mid 20th century. This brass hinged box depicts pink and yellow cherry blossoms and a red butterfly on...
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Jewelry Vanity Box Engraved Bronze Interior
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Japanese cloisonné jewelry box, circa 1960s. This beautiful vanity box has gilded delicate legs with petite rounded feet. It's rich floral design top on white enamel background is on...
Bronze, Enamel
Cloisonne Enamel Box with Flowers Chinoiserie Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful small cloisonne box made of colorful enamel and brass, with flower design on lid, in the Chinoiserie style, circa mid-20th century. A convenient piece to hold a ring or e...
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Period Goldstone Cloisonné Dragon Box by Ota Jinnoei
By Ota Jinnoei
Located in Austin, TX
A stunning Japanese brass mounted goldstone cloisonné jewelry box by Ota Jinnoei, Meiji Period, circa 1890. The top of the box featuring an elaborate cloisonné design of various b...
Brass
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H 6.75 in W 11.5 in D 7.5 in
Antique Late 19th Century French Cloisonné, Russian Onyx & Gold Bronze Jewel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique late 19th century French cloisonné porcelain, Russian onyx and gold bronze jewel box.
Onyx, Bronze
1920’s Art Deco Blue Cloisonné Cherry Blossom Box Rectangular
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Very versatile 3 sectional box featuring cherry blossoms and teal cloisonné from the early 1900's. This teal colored enamel brass box is beautifully painted on the inside as well. Pe...
Metal, Brass
Vintage Burgundy Red Asian Cloisonné Jewelry Box, 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful vintage Chinese cloisonné round box with brass finial top, with an exterior depicting a humming bird and blossoms. Predominant color is a dark red, burgundy, or ox blood ...
Brass
Imperial Russian Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Silver Box Moscow, 19th Century
Located in Brussels, BE
Imperial Russian cloisonné enamel and silver box. Finely hand decorated with a multi-color enamel scrolling foliage, flowers and pan-slavic ornamentation against a gilt stippled back...
Silver, Enamel
$9,850
H 20 in W 16 in D 12 in
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box
By Maison Jansen
Located in New York, NY
A 1930's French Gilt Lacquered Wood Pagoda Form Chinoiserie Platinum Painted Box, Attributed to Jansen. At first glance, the box's visual allure is simply breathtaking. Adorned with ...
Wood
$360Sale Price|20% Off
H 2.75 in W 3.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Beveled Glass Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th Century French ormolu glass trinket box, circa 1860. This miniature box has the original tufted silk lining, thick beveled glass with floral etching, intricat...
Ormolu
$386,045
H 52.37 in W 35.83 in D 24.41 in
Gilt Bronze and Sèvres Style Porcelain Louis XVI Style Casket on Stand
Located in London, GB
Gilt bronze and Sèvres style porcelain Louis XVI style casket on stand This magnificent Louis XVI style ormolu casket is supported by a mirror-topped table stand, which sits on fo...
Ormolu
$5,880
H 1 in W 17 in D 9.5 in
Antique Chinese Hand Paint Gold Lacquer Scene Gilt Fan with Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century antique Chinese hand painted gold lacquer scene gilt fan 100 faces with original lacquer box, fan is 17 inch x 9.5 x 1, the lacquer fan box is 10.5 x 2.5 x 2 inch.
Lacquer
English Regency Brass Inlaid Sewing Box, c1810
Located in valatie, NY
English Regency brass inlaid sewing box, c1810, rosewood with original silk interior raised on gilt brass feet. The top lifts to a divided interior lined in a blue paper and matching...
Brass
20th Century Italian Rococo Bird Cage, Hand-Painted Metal & Wood
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Venetian style (20th Cent) octagonal shaped painted and decorated metal and wood bird cage with 8 upholstered seat and back cushions around base. (Franco Zefferelli Collection)
Metal
$1,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 4.25 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Antique Moser Cranberry Enameled & Ormolu Mounted Glass Casket Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite antique glass casket box, attributed to the renowned Moser glassworks, exemplifies the opulence and artistry for which Moser is celebrated. The box is crafted from ric...
Art Glass
$651,300
H 20 in W 31 in D 18 in
Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in Long Island City, NY, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket on matching French ormolu/bronze table with Sevres style porcelain plaques. Of pala...
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
18th Century French Louis XV Period Rococo Giltwood Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
18th Century French Louis XV Period Rococo Giltwood Mirror. Elegant, circa 1760 Rococo wall mirror with polychrome and giltwood frame. Exceptionally fine ornate carving displays a...
Glass, Giltwood
$4,850
H 4.25 in W 12.13 in D 3.13 in
Large Japonisme Moser-Type Bronze Mounted & Enameled Blue Glass Casket Box
By Moser Glassworks
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A large and very fine 19th century enameled glass casket or glove box. Typical of the enamel treatments by Ludwig Moser and reminiscent of Baccarat's Japonisme works. Likely B...
Enamel
19th Century Blue Guilloché Enamel and Gilt-Metal Casket
Located in London, GB
19th century blue guilloché enamel and gilt-metal casket French, 19th Century Height 11cm, width 15cm, depth 10cm This exquisite piece highlights the expert designs emerging from ...
Metal, Enamel
$1,654
H 15.16 in W 13 in D 13 in
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow School copper coal box with floral decoration
Located in London, GB
An Arts and Crafts Glasgow School copper coal box with floral decoration
Copper
$52,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in Dm 13 in
French Art Nouveau Lamp by Emile Galle Cameo Cut Glass in Red Sunset Colors
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
A Magnificent and Rare Antique French Galle Signed Cut-Cameo Lamp with Original Signed Galle Cut-Cameo Shade, in Red and Yellow Sunset Colors. This floral motif Galle lamp is made i...
Crystal, Bronze
$3,790
H 5.52 in W 10.24 in D 6.3 in
Sèvres Porcelain Box, Gilt Brass Mounting, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sèvres porcelain box, gilt brass mounting, 19th century, Napoleon III period. A Napoleon III period box, 19th century, Sèvres porcelain and gilt brass mount. Dimensions : H: 14cm, ...
Brass
$1,137Sale Price|39% Off
H 3.94 in Dm 3.55 in
Antique Victorian Jewelry Box French Opaline Glass Hand-Painted Art Nouveau
By Legras & Cie, Legras Montjoye
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique Victorian opaline glass jewelry casket is a true testament to the opulence and elegance of the era. The pièce de résistance is undoubtedly its exquisite floral enamel p...
Enamel
$3,950 / set
H 1 in Dm 8.75 in
16 Gilt Encrusted Salad or Dessert Plates, Antique Custom Ordered English C 1910
By Coalport Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fantastic set of dessert or first course plates with a nice wide collar of 24 karat acid etched gold banding. The perfect size you always need more of. These versatile gold and whi...
Gold
If you have jewelry, chances are you have an antique or vintage jewelry box. This simple item was born from a simple need. It offers jewelry lovers a place to store their most cherished treasures. The idea behind a good jewelry box is that precious items deserve a place of honor.
It’s no surprise, then, that jewelry boxes (also called jewelry caskets or trinket boxes) have existed for as long as we’ve worn jewelry. It’s among the most popular decorative boxes we have in our homes, and we can find early versions that date at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. All Egyptians adorned themselves with necklaces, rings, earrings and other accessories, and the era’s jewelry boxes resembled small treasure chests. Later, fine jewelry became cost prohibitive and the only people with jewelry boxes were those who could afford jewelry.
Following the Industrial Revolution, jewelry was no longer made by hand. Mass production and the demand of the growing middle class rendered jewelry more accessible. Jewelry of the Romantic period, which refers to early Victorian jewelry, is reflective of these economic shifts. Jewelry from this time tends to be feminine and ornate, and embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise. Naturally, it was stored in elaborate, decorative Victorian-era jewelry boxes that were sometimes crafted from hand-painted porcelain or sterling silver.
Nowadays, jewelry boxes do more than keep jewelry safe and organized. They’re popular collector’s items that have become as treasured as the contents themselves.
Designer jewelry boxes — Chanel jewelry boxes, Hermès jewelry boxes and others created by celebrated fashion labels — are widely sought by jewelry lovers who covet a chic case for their jewelry essentials. An eye-catching vintage jewelry box, which is at least 20 but less than 100 years old, is a valuable decorative object, a sign of luxury and elegance that adds character and texture to any bedroom. Some jewelry boxes are even embellished with a few jewels of their own.
If you’re not tucking your jewelry into a drawer or shallow tray atop your vanity, perhaps an Art Deco trinket box with charming brass hardware or a sculptural, hand-carved rosewood mid-century modern jewelry box lined with linen and velvet will do?
Today’s jewelry boxes come in a variety of styles and sizes and are made of metal, wood, plastic and other materials. Give your cherished jewelry the good home it deserves — find an extensive collection of antique and vintage jewelry boxes today on 1stDibs.
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