Pierced Islamic Copper Tinned Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a copper tinned chest from the Middle East. It has a heavy metal handle and is pierced. The
Early 20th Century Unknown Islamic Decorative Boxes
Copper
Pierced Islamic Copper Tinned Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a copper tinned chest from the Middle East. It has a heavy metal handle and is pierced. The
Copper
Decorative Islamic Style Copper Tinned Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This beautiful Copper Tinned Chest is hand tooled. It has heavy metal handles and hinges. A nice
Metal, Copper
Vintage Indian Pan Daen Pierced Round Copper Tinned Box
Located in Pasadena, TX
A stunning piece of craftsmanship is this tinned box. Called a Pan Daen Mughai it comes from India
Metal, Copper
Islamic Kashmir Hand Painted Paper Mache Tea Caddy Storage Box 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exquisite beauty of this antique Islamic Kashmiri Papier-Mâché Tea Caddy, a stunning storage box
Copper
$1,100
H 3.25 in W 7.75 in D 3.25 in
Antique Southeast Asian Filipino Maranao Silver Inlaid Brass Betel Nut Box
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce fine quality antique silver-inlaid solid brass betel nut box (Lutuan), dating to the
Silver, Brass, Bronze, Copper
Set of 6 Mindanao Brass Silver Betel Boxes, Philippines
Located in Dallas, TX
copper. Such boxes were used to show off to household visitors and from which they were offered betel
Silver, Brass, Copper
Sold
H 4.5 in W 7 in D 3.5 in
1920s Antique Metal Copper Standing Dove Bird Shaped Lidded Box Islamic Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
covered in intricate carvings, lidded covered box.Handcrafted Indo-Islamic decorative clectible copper
Brass, Copper
Antique Islamic Inlaid Holy Casket, circa 1900
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional antique Islamic holy casket with Arabic text, probably from the Koran with inlaid
Brass, Copper, Gold, Silver
Sold
H 2.76 in W 3.94 in D 5.52 in
Islamic Inlaid Silver Box Script and Parquetry Interior, 19th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine antique Islamic lidded box or casket inlaid with silver and copper on a worked brass
Brass, Copper, Silver
Islamic Silver Calligraphy Inlay Copper Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Islamic silver calligraphy damascened copper jewelry box with cedar wood interior. Original
Copper
Damascened Copper Jewelry Box With Silver Islamic Calligraphy Inlay
Located in New York, NY
Islamic silver calligraphy inlay damascened copper jewelry box with hinged lid and wood interior
Silver, Copper
Indo-Islamic Dhokra Copper Betel Nut Peacock Lidded Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Indo-Islamic decorative collectible copper betel nut bird shape trinket box. Large
Brass, Copper
Bronze Box Inlaid with Silver and Copper, Syria, 1900s-1920s
Located in Tours, FR
inlaid copper and silver floral garlands and votive phrases. The work, of great finesse, gives this
Silver, Bronze, Copper
$170,031
H 110.24 in W 127.56 in D 127.56 in
1 BANGA space age micro architecture prefab house bungalow by Carlo Zappa, 1971
By Carlo Zappa
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
here we offer one of 2 bangas, with black interior. the second one with light grey interior is offered in another listing. a banga shows ways in which we could live more sustainably...
Fiberglass
$4,800 / set
H 14.5 in W 10 in D 5.5 in
Pair of Multicolored Applied Glass Sconces by A. Lankhorst for RAAK, Amsterdam
By Kalmar Lighting, J.T. Kalmar, RAAK, A. Lankhorst
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of multicolored applied glass sconces by A. Lankhorst for RAAK, Amsterdam. Interesting pair of large Mid-Century Modern multicolored applied glass sconces on metal frames by A....
Glass
$26,795Sale Price|20% Off
H 45 in W 33 in D 1 in
Fine 19th Century French Symbolist Oil Painting Portrait of Mythological Queen
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Queen by Diogène Ulysse Napoléon Maillart (French, 1840 – 1926) *see notes below oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42 x 30 inches framed: 45 x 33 inches condition: overall v...
Canvas, Oil
$3,950
H 44.25 in W 26.25 in D 30.25 in
French Louis XIV Style Walnut Fauteuil with Carved Arms and Scrolling Legs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French walnut Louis XIV style armchair from the 19th century with rectangular slanted back, large scrolling arms, carved acanthus leaves motifs, scrolling legs and carved cross str...
Upholstery, Walnut
Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, White, Turquoise, Sgraffito, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Bitossi Seta Vase, Ceramic, Gold, White, Turquoise, Sgraffito, Signed. Cylindrical vase with tapered neck that widens below the shoulders. Decorated with gold bands and an alternatin...
Ceramic
$1,999
H 0.79 in W 11.82 in D 17.72 in
Friedr. Herder Solingen Knife Scissors and Shaving Razor Advertising Enamel Sign
By Friedrich Herder A. Sn Solingen
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic Friedrich Herder Abr. Sohn Solingen bayonets, knives, razors, enamel porcelain advertising sign. Never used, it was found on the original packaging. Perfect gloss. German m...
Metal
Iron strong box or safe. 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Safe box. Iron. XIX century. Rectangular safe made of iron, with a rectangular base, two handles on the sides and classicist-influenced molding decorations on the fronts and top. It...
Other, Iron
Large 18th Century Biot Jar
Located in Houston, TX
Large 18th century Biot jar with light yellow glaze at rim of opening and inside. These were used to transport olives by ship to the French colonies throughout the world. Opening dia...
Clay
Costa Rican Rocking Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Costa Rican Rocking Chair Mid-Century Modern campaign rocking chair from the 1970s. Teak cylindrical frame with unique spindle sides and double wide armrests. Leather is embossed ...
Leather
$104,671
H 42.92 in W 58.27 in D 2.76 in
Large Oil Painting by C. Delort Entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’
By Charles Edouard Edmond Delort
Located in London, GB
Large oil painting by C. Delort entitled ‘The Wedding, Fontainebleau’ French, Late 19th Century Canvas: Height 90cm, width 130cm Frame: Height 109cm, width 148cm, depth 7cm This s...
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Art Deco Bronze and Alabaster Lamp
Located in NANTES, FR
Art deco lamp circa 1930. Nickel-plated bronze base and alabaster shell. In perfect condition and electrified. Total height: 48 cm Shell diameter: 20 cm Weight: 3.5 kg
Alabaster, Bronze
19th Century Gustavian Sofa Bench
Located in Houston, TX
19th century Gustavian sofa bench with original paint. Exquisite carving on the front and side panels and along the perimeter of the upholstered areas. Four carved finials flank each...
Wood
$1,299
H 5.12 in W 8.47 in D 6.7 in
Pan American - Grace Airways Airplane Model Advertising Paperweight. c1930´s
By Pan American Airways
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Pan American - Grace Airways Airplane Model Advertising Paperweight. circa 1930´s. Pan American-Grace Airways, also known as Panagra, and dubbed "The World's Friendliest Airline" w...
Marble, Brass
Vintage American Airlines Dc-3 Old Chrome Desk Model Airplane 1930´s
By American Airlines
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Vintage American Airlines Dc-3 old Chrome desk model airplane. Introduced in 1936, the Douglas DC-3 was the first airliner able to undertake the profitable transportation of passenge...
Metal
Large and Assembled Wedgwood 'Wreathed Shell' Part Dessert Service, circa 1815
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
"Conchological, each shaped based on that of a real shell and enriched in shades of pink, yellow and iron red. Literature: Robin Reilly, Wedgwood Vol. II, Page 25 Fig 13 and 14. 1 Ar...
Pearlware
Early 20th Spanish Full Double Bronze Bed with bars and wheels
Located in Miami, FL
Early 20th Spanish Full Double Bronze Bed with bars and wheels
Bronze
From cupolas to cookware and fine art to filaments, copper metal has been used in so many ways since prehistoric times. Today, antique, new and vintage copper coffee tables, mirrors, lamps and other furniture and decor can bring a warm metallic flourish to interiors of any kind.
In years spanning 8,700 BC (the time of the first-known copper pendant) until roughly 3,700 BC, it may have been the only metal people knew how to manipulate.
Valuable deposits of copper were first extracted on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus around 4,000 BC — well before Europe’s actual Bronze Age (copper + tin = bronze). Tiny Cyprus is even credited with supplying all of Egypt and the Near East with copper for the production of sophisticated currency, weaponry, jewelry and decorative items.
In the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries, master painters such as Leonardo da Vinci, El Greco, Rembrandt and Jan Brueghel created fine works on copper. (Back then, copper-based pigments, too, were all the rage.) By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, decorative items like bas-relief plaques, trays and jewelry produced during the Art Deco, Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau periods espoused copper. These became highly valuable and collectible pieces and remain so today.
Copper’s beauty, malleability, conductivity and versatility make it perhaps the most coveted nonprecious metal in existence. In interiors, polished copper begets an understated luxuriousness, and its reflectivity casts bright, golden and earthy warmth seldom realized in brass or bronze. (Just ask Tom Dixon.)
Outdoors, its most celebrated attribute — the verdigris patina it slowly develops from exposure to oxygen and other elements — isn’t the only hue it takes. Architects often refer to shades of copper as russet, ebony, plum and even chocolate brown. And Frank Lloyd Wright, Renzo Piano and Michael Graves have each used copper in their building projects.
Find antique, new and vintage copper furniture and decorative objects on 1stDibs.
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.