Indian Ivory Box
Round Wooden Indian Box
Located in Tampa, FL
. Box with ivory feet and finial. The interior is about two inches deep.
Category
Vintage 1920s Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Rosewood
Anglo Indian Inlaid Work Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An anglo Indian workbox made of ebony. The tray lifts up from the box on the lid which is also
Category
Antique 1810s Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ivory, Ebony
Regency Anglo Indian Quill Work Vizagapatam Sandalwood Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
This fine Regency period quill work, bone, ivory & sandalwood sewing box
with intact interior w
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood, Ivory
A Fine Anglo Indian Coromandel Workbox
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A fine early 19th century coromandel work box with moulded front design and fitted interior
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Ivory Color Braided Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian braided ivory bone box.
Also available in smaller size (S6629 ).
Part of a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Ivory Color Braided Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian braided ivory bone box.
Also available in larger size (S6630 ).
Part of a large
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Rosewood Tea Caddy with Ebony, Ivory and Porcupine Quill Detailing
Located in Hudson, NY
. Featuring elements of ebony and ivory dots, the hinge lidded box has been recently restored and outfitted
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Tea Caddies
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
Recent Sales
An Anglo-Indian ivory-mounted hardwood table box
Located in New York, NY
With fitted interior
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Very nice Anglo Indian Vizagapatam box.
Located in Brussels, BE
Very nice Anglo Indian Vizagapatam tortoiseshell box overlaid with ivory fretwork with paintings
Category
Vintage 1930s Indian Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Sandalwood
Indian Ivory inlaid writing box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A suberb Indian writing box, the inlaid decoration of the finest quality. The interior fully fitted
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ivory
Rare Tortoiseshell and Ivory Anglo Indian Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Tortoiseshell and ivory anglo indian rectangluar box. Beautiful carved ivory and hand painted
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ivory
Anglo Indian Sadeli and Ivory Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Anglo Indian inlaid sadeli and ivory box. A removable mirror marbleized paper and sandalwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Large Anglo-Indian Ivory Bone Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Anglo-Indian ivory color, bone inlay jewelry box, dome-shaped top, long box, black velvet
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone
Anglo-Indian Perfume Box with Ivory Portraits
Located in valatie, NY
This antique gilt box is extraordinary in every detail. The hand engraved exterior frames 27 ivory
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Anglo-Indian Tortoise Shell and Ivory Box, 19th Century
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Anglo-Indian Tortoise Shell and Ivory Box, 19th Century
Jewelry or Trinket Box.
Free Shipping
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
An Early 19th Cent. Anglo-Indian Ivory Inlaid Teak Writing Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
An Anglo-Indian Ivory Inlaid Teak Writing Box on Bun-Feet and Featuring a Fitted Interior.
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Teak
Anglo Indian Box.
Located in Hudson, NY
Anglo Indian Box, 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Wood
Anglo Indian Sadeli, Ivory and Sandalwood Inlaid Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare large size Anglo Indian sadeli, ivory and sandalwood inlaid box, in very good condition
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Anglo Indian Quill Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Anglo-Indian box made of split porcupine quill, ebony and ivory, the interior with ivory inlay and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
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. Rare
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ivory
A Very Large Tortoise Shell and Ivory Anglo Indian Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A huge (in tortoise shell box standards) Anglo Indian tortoiseshell and ivory box. Some missing
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Shell and Faux Ivory Ring Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning mid-19th century example of a Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ring box of real quality.
From
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Sandalwood
Anglo-Indian Carved Jewellery Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Wonderful Anglo-Indian red tortoiseshell and ivory carved mid-19th C jewel box.
Category
Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory
A Fine Anglo-Indian Tea Caddy Box
Located in NYC, NY
A fine Anglo-Indian tea caddy with panels on each side deeply carved and inlaid ivory and pewter
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Anglo indian writing box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A good early 19th century Indian writing box with Ivory and penwork decoration.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Anglo Indian Boxwood Box
Located in Montreal, QC
An Anglo Indian boxwood box with ivory and metal inlay. Made in India for the British market.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Boxwood
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Dark Shell and Faux Ivory Glove Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning 19th century domed glove box from circa 1870.
Made in Vizagapatam, India in British
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
H 3.75 in W 11.25 in D 4.75 in
A Large and Rare Anglo Indian Box, Kathleen
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A rare and unusual Anglo Indian Ceylonese quill box, inlaid with the name Kathleen, in bone dots
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Bone, Ivory
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Shell and Faux Ivory Ring Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning mid-19th century example of a Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam ring box of real quality.
From
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
Antique Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Anglo-Indian rosewood and Ivory Jewelry box, Circa 19th Century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ivory
South Indian Ivory and Horn Box
Located in Kent, Dover
A charming South Indian ivory and horn box of great detail, with camphor wood lined interior.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Indian More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture
Large Antique Anglo-Indian Ivory Inlaid Box/Side Table On Stand
Located in New York, NY
A large Anglo-Indian rosewood box/side table from Oudh, now Lucknow, which was a Mughal province in
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Furniture
Materials
Rosewood, Ivory
Anglo Indian Ivory And Sandalwood Checker And Backgammon Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A large and rare Anglo Indian ivory and sandalwood checker, chess and backgammon box, with a hinged
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Games
Anglo-Indian Ebony Cigar Humidor Box
Located in London, GB
A large scale Anglo Indian ebony box with fluted sides. The top now inverted to show the elaborate
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ivory
19th century Anglo-Indian box
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century Anglo-Indian glove box inlaid with ivory and silver
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Objects
18th Century Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Faux Ivory and Sandalwood Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Vizagapatam faux ivory and sandalwood box.
This one is truly one of the best we have ever seen.
From the
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood
Anglo Indian Sandalwood Box with Ivory Paintings of Taj Mahal
Located in Palm Beach, FL
A unusual and rare Anglo Indian sandalwood box with carved bone overlay and miniature bone
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Domed Sandalwood and Faux Ivory Stationery Box
Located in Dallas, TX
LOVELY piece of Anglo-Indian history from circa 1860.Made in Vizagapatam, India, famous for its
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Sandalwood
H 6.75 in W 8.75 in D 5.25 in
19th Century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Miniature Shell and Faux Ivory Ring Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning early 19th century example of a Vizagapatam box.
19th century Anglo Indian Vizagapatam
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Sandalwood
H 2 in W 3.6 in D 2.75 in
Anglo Indian Ivory Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Beautifully detailed Ivory sewing box, the top inlaid with turquoise and garnets and decorated with
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Gorgeous Anglo-Indian Ivory Box
Located in Montecito, CA
Gorgeous lift top Anglo Indian Box.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Teak, Mirror
A Large Late 18th Century Anglo Indian Ivory Box, Vizagapatam
Located in New York, NY
A late 18th century Anglo Indian large rectangular sandalwood box veneered with ivory and decorated
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Sandalwood
Anglo-Indian Ebony & Ivory Writing Box
Located in Richmond, CA
An Anglo-Indian ebony writing slope or travel desk from Ceylon. Ivory inlay throughout. Various
Category
Antique 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Anglo-indian Engraved Ivory Box
Located in Norwalk, CT
Anglo-Indian engraved box with Chinoiserie decoration
probably held game pieces with a sandalwood
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes
Anglo Indian Carved Wood and Ivory Sewing Box
Located in Kilmarnock, VA
An exceptionally large Anglo Indian sewing box. The top and all four sides are heavily and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Box with Ivory Peacock Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian rosewood dressing box with elaborate ivory inlay and alternating ebony and ivory
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Box with Ivory and Ebony Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian rosewood box wih ivory and ebony inlay details.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Ivory, Ebony
Anglo-Indian Sandalwood Box with Ivory Mounts & Silver Hardware
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian fragrant sandalwood box with ivory fretwork mounts and silver hardware. Inside plaque
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Silver
Large octagonal Anglo Indian Vizagapatam tortoiseshell/ivory box
Located in Brussels, BE
Very large octagonal Anglo Indian Vizagapatam tortoiseshell jewelry box and overlaid with ivory
Category
20th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory, Sandalwood
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill and Ebony Box with Ivory Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian ebony box with porcupine quill and ivory details. Inside removeable tray has nine
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Sri Lankan Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
A Very Large 18Th Century Anglo Indian Ivory Dressing Box
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
A very large Anglo Indian Vizagapatam Ivory and sandalwood dressing box, engraved with palaces and
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Sandalwood
Anglo Indian Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Anglo Indian rosewood box with ivory and ebony inlay and brass handles.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Brass
Indian Lock Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Indian lock box with ivory drawer fronts featuring intricate inlay and panels that have been tinted
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Boxes
Materials
Iron
Anglo-Indian Carved Ebony Long Box with Ivory Inlay
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian ebony box with subtle textural carving and ivory inlay. Simple yet elegant.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Indian 18th Century Engraved Ivory and Verre-Eglomise Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine engraved Indian ivory veneered box inset with geometric panels of verre-eglomise (reverse
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Indian Boxes
Indian Sadeli Work Box
Located in New York, NY
This fine Indian sandalwood box is of elongated octagonal form with Sadeli work inlay of pewter
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Boxes
Materials
Pewter
An Indian Sadeli-Ware Box
Located in New York, NY
A fine early 19th century fall-front box inlaid in sadeli-ware, the intricate decoration a
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Tin
Anglo-Indian Ebony & Ivory Miniature Cabinet
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian miniature cabinet made of solid ebony with ivory inlay and additional ebony carved
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Anglo-Indian Calamander Sewing Box
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian sewing box made of rare calamander wood with scalloped edges. Inside has ivory, ebony
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Ebony
Anglo-Indian Porcupine Quill Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo-Indian porcupine quill, ebony & ivory inlay boxes.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Anglo-Indian Rosewood Box with Ebony and Ivory Diamond Pattern
Located in Richmond, CA
Anglo-Indian rosewood dressing box with elaborate diamond patterned ivory and ebony inlay. Inside
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Rosewood, Ebony
3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
Three Anglo Indian porcupine quill box. Two sewing boxes and one hexagonal. Ebony, ivory and
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
An Anglo-Indian Domed Box
Located in New York, NY
The domed cover above the circular base, the whole of finely detailed flowers in a geometric pattern centered a six pointed star and within a sunray border.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Brass
3 Anglo-Indian Porcupine quill boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
3 Anglo-Indian ebony and ivory inset porcupine quill boxes.
Largest 11.5" x 8.25" x 4.75
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Ivory
Indian Vizagapatam Ivory Inlaid Teak Casket
Located in London, GB
Indian Vizagapatam Ivory Inlaid Teak Casket with Finely Worked Relief Carved Foliate Inlay to Top
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Boxes
Materials
Teak
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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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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19th Century Chinese Pagoda Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning and rare 19th Century English Chinese pagoda cabinets. This highly stylized hand carved mahogany cabinets features, glass shelving, pagoda gabled roofs, classic Chippendal...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Chinese Chippendale Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Colonial Islamic Arabian Market Jewelry Box, 18th Century, India/Malabar Coast
Located in Amsterdam, NL
AN INDIAN ROSEWOOD AND EBONY BRASS MOUNTED BOX FOR THE ISLAMIC MARKET
Malabar Coast, 18th century
With a large drawer with several compartments under a lid with two com...
Category
Antique 18th Century Indian Islamic Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 4.85 in W 10.4 in D 7.68 in
Moorish Islamic Mughal Raj Decorative Vizagapatam Carved Bone Jewelry Box India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Decorative Mughal Raj Vizagapatam Carved Veneered Bone Jewelry Rectangular shape Box.
Vintage Asian lidded box crafted with bone finely engraved and hand painted in black with geomet...
Category
Late 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
H 2 in W 10 in D 3 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Sewing Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box from the Qing Dynasty. Decorated all over beautifully with intricate designs and images of ancient Chinese people and structures.
Category
Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Lacquer
Materials
Lacquer
Louis Comfort Tiffany Pastel Favrile Glass Dinnerware
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New Orleans, LA
Exuding the elegance of Art Nouveau design, this dinnerware service for 12 from Tiffany Studios is composed of pastel-hued, opalescent green Favrile glass. The plates, bowls and glas...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Glass
Materials
Glass
16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts
India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon
...
Category
Antique 16th Century Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
Located in Huntington, NY
Regency birdseye maple sewing box with lions heads handles on each side & lions hairy paw feet with a key.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Very Decorative Vizagapatam Box INDIA 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VERY DECORATIVE VIZAGAPATAM BOX
Vizagapatam, India, 19th Century.
Rustic workmanship will only add to the decorative appeal of this Anglo-Indian footed domed casket in ebonized woo...
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
'Daffodil' Table Lamp by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in London, GB
‘Daffodil’ table lamp by Tiffany Studios
American, c. 1910
Height 56cm, diameter 40cm
Designed and hand-made by the artisans from the renowned Tiffany Studios (1902-1932), this ‘Daf...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze, Lead
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
There are a few similar docu...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial More Asian Art, Objects ...
Materials
Bone, Ebony
H 4.26 in W 18.51 in D 13.39 in
18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1720-1730, the silver hinges marked for Batavia, maker’s mark HS or SH...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Silver
H 3.94 in W 10.24 in D 6.89 in
Exceptional Anglo-Indian Stag Horn Veneered Sewing / Work Box From Vizagapatam
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An unusually large stag horn veneered sandal wood sewing box from Vizagapatam, India. This large, fitted box in the Regency taste has tapered sides and a two-tiered sloped lid, all c...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Antler, Sandalwood
H 12 in W 18 in D 13.5 in
Anglo-Indian Horn Veneered Sewing Box from Vizagapatam w/Fitted Interior/Drawer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Large Anglo-Indian sewing box with hinged lid opening to a fitted interior and interior compartment in the lid, a lower drawer on the front provides additional storage. The box made ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn, Sandalwood
H 9.5 in W 14 in D 10.25 in
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany, clad in tortoise shell, and ambitiously decorated with bone. The inside has a mirror and red felt lining.
Category
Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Anglo-Indian Ribbed Horn Box with Sandalwood Interior
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
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Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
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Horn, Wood
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Indian Ivory Box For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Indian ivory box you’re looking for. Each Indian ivory box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using bone, wood and ivory. There are many kinds of the Indian ivory box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An Indian ivory box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Regency styles are sought with frequency.
How Much is an Indian Ivory Box?
The average selling price for an Indian ivory box at 1stDibs is $2,950, while they’re typically $480 on the low end and $24,650 for the highest priced.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
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.
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