Macassar Ebony Box
Onyx Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
with sophistication. Inside, you’ll find a flawlessly finished ebony Macassar ebony lining—deep
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2010s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Exotic Turquoise Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
with sophistication. Inside, you’ll find a flawlessly finished Macassar ebony lining—deep, lustrous
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2010s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
SmallSky Blue Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
with sophistication. Inside, you’ll find a flawlessly finished Macassar ebony lining—deep, lustrous
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2010s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Sea Green Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
with sophistication. Inside, you’ll find a flawlessly finished ebony macassar lining—deep, lustrous
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2010s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Exotic Ivory Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
with sophistication. Inside, you’ll find a flawlessly finished Macassar ebony lining—deep, lustrous
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2010s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
$1,800 / item
H 3.25 in W 9.75 in D 6.75 in
Large Sky Blue Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
with sophistication. Inside, you’ll find a flawlessly finished Macassar ebony lining—deep, lustrous
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Stainless Steel
Ebony Macassar Decorative or Jewelry Box, Brown Color, Art Deco, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a Macassar ebony box, which opens onto a compartment covered in velvet. This box was made in
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
$425
H 2.76 in W 7.88 in D 4.73 in
Art Deco Box Dankarmen Paris
Located in Northampton, GB
Macassar Ebony Box. The box of slim rectangular form with an inset scene featuring a Fish with copper fins
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Macassar
Ebony Macassar Box, circa 1930, Brown Color, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco, Ebony Macassar box, for decoration or jelwery.
It has been made in France arond 1930, it
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Ruhlmann 'Haardt' Macassar Ebony Letterbox
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in Berlin, DE
“Haardt” rectangular letter box with three compartments. Referenced under nos. 3928AR and 1703NR in
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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Macassar
17th c. Dutch Colonial Macassar Ebony Document Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare late 17th century Dutch colonial, probably Sri Lankan, Macassar ebony document box having
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Antique 17th Century Sri Lankan Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Macassar Ebony and Satin Wood Game Box, France 1940, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very rare box in Macassar ebony and satinwood. It is a box of games, which opens by articulating
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Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Macassar, Satinwood
Set of Three Macassar Ebony and Lucite Jewelry Boxes
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Set of three Macassar Ebony and Lucite jewelry boxes.
Measures: Large box 9"by 9" by 3.75
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Early 2000s American Hollywood Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Lucite, Macassar
Cigar Humidor, Ebony Macassar Cigar Box, France 1960, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very nice humidor cigar box, in Macassar ebony. This box is large, was made in France in the 1960s
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Vintage 1960s French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Ebony
NAPOLEON III Paris 1860 Travel Foldable Writing Desk Box In Precious Woods & Aba
By Napoléon III
Located in Miami, FL
fabulous and very decorative box, carefully crafted in several precious woods, such Macassar, Ebony, and
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Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Shell, Wood
$1,372 Sale Price
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H 5.5 in W 13 in D 8.75 in
18th c. Coromandel Travel Writing Slope
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th century Indian Macassar Ebony traveling writing box with Tutenag metal hardware, the
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Antique French Art Deco Cardeilhac Paris Macassar Ebony Carved Covered Box or Ja
By Cardeilhac
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Art Deco ebony box or jar.
By Cardeilhac, Paris.
With a carved melon shaped
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jars
Materials
Ebony
$12,500
H 4.1 in Dm 3.39 in
Louis Vuitton Cigar Case Humidor Box Coffret de Voyage
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Northampton, GB
Macassar Ebony with the Louis Vuitton monogram to the lid inlaid and edged in pear wood. The interior
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood, Ebony, Macassar, Pearwood
Heinz (Art Deco) Box Sculpture
By Charles Lutz
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Macassar ebony veneer, the box exudes a deep, lustrous sheen, its wood grain showing an intricate pattern
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Acrylic
$8,800 Sale Price
43% Off
H 8.5 in W 15.5 in D 10.5 in
Recent Sales
Maison Cardeilhac French Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box and Cover
By Maison Cardeilhac
Located in New York, NY
Measures: 3 3/4" diameter; 2 1/2" high
With multiple vertical ridges around the box and a metal
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Macassar Ebony Keepsake Box - One-of-a-Kind
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Macassar Ebony Keepsake Box
“Beautiful boxes are a passion of mine. The idea of having something
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2010s Australian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Ebony, Macassar
Valet Box Macassar Ebony leather lined 21st Century by Boucher & Co Australia
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Box is made from superb Macassar Ebony, hand-laid over solid Queensland Mahogany (Eucalyptus
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2010s Australian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
H 3.15 in W 15.36 in D 11.42 in
Secret Pen Display Box. Macassar Ebony and Shagreen. Fitted red leather interior
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
material was painstakingly selected. Macassar Ebony, North Queensland Figured Butt Maple (It’s amazing
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2010s Australian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
H 13.78 in W 13 in D 13 in
Secret Watch Jewellery and Pen Display Box. Macassar Ebony leather and Shagreen.
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
.
Each item of material was painstakingly selected. Macassar Ebony, cognac coloured Shagreen, nickel
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2010s Australian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
H 15.16 in W 14.57 in D 14.18 in
Macassar Ebony Speed Boat Vessel with Maple by Lee Weitzman
By Lee Weitzman
Located in Chicago, IL
This sculptural vessel is made from Macassar Ebony with Maple. The lid lifts off to expose a small
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Maple, Macassar
An Unusual and Rare Key Box
Located in New York, NY
An unusual and rare macassar ebony key box (a box for storing keys) with brass embellishments
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Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Macassar, Ebony
Maison Desny French Art Deco Macassar Ebony Veneer and Brass Table Box
By La Maison Desny
Located in New York, NY
Macassar ebony veneered cigarette box with two horizontal brass bars underneath and two vertical
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Chess Set - Board, Box & solid hand-made Ebony & Rock Maple Pieces
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Canadian Rock Maple.
The special Box to store the board and chess pieces is made from Macassar Ebony
Category
2010s Australian Art Deco Game Boards
Materials
Nickel
Mirrored Side Table with Hidden Power Outlet in Drawer by Lauren Rottet
By Lauren Rottet
Located in New York, NY
Natural Cerused Oak, Grey Cerused Oak, Black Cerused Oak, Natural Walnut, or Sustainable Macassar Ebony
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2010s Vietnamese End Tables
Materials
Mirror, Oak, Macassar, Walnut
Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco macassar ebony box
France, Circa 1930
4 cm high by 26 cm wide by 14 cm depth
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
French Deco Macassar Ebony Box
Located in New York, NY
Silver top opening to interior.
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Materials
Macassar
Beautiful Art Deco Macassar Ebony and Nickel Storage Box, Vienna, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
/ Austria of macassar / ebony wood, with beautiful nickel-plated metal details. In excellent condition.
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Lancel Paris 1937 Art Deco Desk Box in Macassar Ebony Wood and Chrome Steel
By Lancel Paris
Located in Miami, FL
Art Deco hinged box designed by Lancel Paris.
An exceptional multi purpose desk box, created
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Materials
Steel, Chrome
H 3.25 in W 9.5 in D 5.5 in
Art Deco Macassar Box
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco Macassar ebony parquetry box.
France, 1930s.
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Macassar
Large 19thC English Macassar Ebony Tea Caddy
Located in San Francisco, CA
macassar ebony tea caddy with ribbed bun feet.
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Antique 19th Century English Tea Caddies
Materials
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Macassar Ebony Ladys Handmade Jewelry Casket Box by Manning of Ireland Irish New
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Stunning Macassar Ebony Ladys or Gentlemans Jewellery Casket was manufactured by the famed Manning
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Early 2000s Irish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
H 5.25 in W 12.5 in D 9.75 in
Box/Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lap desk/box on custom stand. The box is Macassar ebony wood, an exotic wood. The custom stand was
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Art Deco Box
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco rosewood, macassar and ebony box.
France, 1930s
5.5 cm high by 15.5 cm wide by 10.5
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Art Deco Amsterdam School Jewelry or Vanity Table with Beveled Mirror and Drawer
Located in Lisse, NL
and Macassar ebony, standing jewelry box comes with it's original and mint beveled glass mirror. In it
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Macassar, Oak
H 32.5 in W 23.8 in D 16.5 in
Early 20th Century Wooden Box Macassar Ebony venered for Jewelry Cantù atributet
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Code: FT02
Macassar ebony veneered jewelry box with precious rosewood striped herringbone, two
Category
Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Ebony
H 4.8 in W 12 in D 7.6 in
Set of Boxes in Crystal, Silvered Metal and Macassar Ebony
By Gallia
Located in Bochum, NRW
: 9.5 cm
Cylindrical cut crystal box. Quadrangular base and lid in Macassar ebony.
Around 1930
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Serving Bowls
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box
By La Maison Desny
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco macassar ebony box, attributed to Maison Desny.
France, Circa 1930
6 cm high by 23 cm
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Art Deco Macassar Ebony Humidor Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully grained Macassar ebony humidor with brass detail and milk glass interior. Original key
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Dutch Art Deco Amsterdam School Ebony Macassar Box, 1920s
Located in Amsterdam, NL
.
Solid ebony Macassar with original solid brass handles.
Rare because of its size!
Measures: Height 20
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Early 19th Century Macassar Ebony Desk Caddy
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Early 19th c. macassar ebony desk caddy, with riveted brass work, engraved, with four letter trays.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
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Macassar
Art Deco Ebony Macassar Cigar Box attributed to Ruhlmann
By Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
Located in CA, CA
A beautifully crafted Art Deco cigar box attributed to Ruhlmann in highly polished ebony Macassar
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
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Ebony
Art Deco Austrian Chrome & Macassar Ebony Veneer Trinket Cigarette Box, c1930
Located in Devon, England
box finished in a Macassar Ebony veneer with chromed mounts : the box of rectangular form on square
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Macassar
H 3.94 in W 7.09 in D 2.37 in
Penman's Box
By LINLEY London
Located in London, GB
rippled olive ash on the top half, whilst the lower half has been covered in a vertical Macassar ebony
Category
2010s British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
A Swiss Silver, Lapis Lazuli and Macassar Ebony Box
Located in New York, NY
The rectangular stepped tapering top with a frieze of foliate mounts, the front and back paneled with lapis mounts centered with an owl mask, the sides centered with a crown, raised ...
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Chic 1970's Sculpted Ebony and Sterling Box
By Bruce Parker
Located in Washington, DC
Wonderful large scale artisan made sculpted macassar ebony box with sterling silver inlay. Box is
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Art Deco Macassar Ebony Jewelry Box 20th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Art Deco jewelry box veneered in Macassar ebony with two silver plated half round bars angled on
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20th Century British Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Macassar
Commode Kintsugi
Located in ARSAC, FR
with broken lines but above all with light.
The dark Macassar ebony box contrasts with the luminosity
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2010s French Organic Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Steel
Box Attributed to Maison Desny, circa 1930
By La Maison Desny
Located in Paris, FR
Attributed to Desny.
Box in Macassar ebony veneer and silver nickel-plated metal.
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Macassar
Cigarette Box by Maison Desny, circa 1930
By La Maison Desny
Located in Paris, FR
Cigarette box in Macassar ebony veneer and brass. Stamped with "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
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Pin Tray by Maison Desny, circa 1930
By La Maison Desny
Located in Paris, FR
Pin tray in Macassar ebony veneer and brass. Stamped with "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors
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Brass
Art Deco Macassar ebony and crystal candy, cookie, cigar box
Located in Oakland, CA
An amazing chrome , Macassar ebony and lead crystal cookie box by noted Paris maker Louis Prodhon
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Vintage 1930s French Tableware
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Crystal, Metal
Sterling Silver Italian Art Deco Flatware service!
Located in Oakland, CA
beautifully made macassar ebony custom box, with ivory veneered handles, each piece has its own fitted
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Vintage 1930s Italian Sterling Silver
Art Deco Macassar Box with Silver Bronze Medallion Signed M. Delannay
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Macassar ebony box with a silvered bronze medallion surmount, depicting a man and goat
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Historical Memorabilia
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Macassar Ebony Box For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the macassar ebony box you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, hardwood and macassar, every macassar ebony box was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a macassar ebony box, we have 7 options in-stock, while there are 2 modern editions to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer macassar ebony box, there are earlier versions available from the 20th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A macassar ebony box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with modern — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made macassar ebony box over the years, but those crafted by La Maison Desny, Lee Weitzman and Maccarrone are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Macassar Ebony Box?
Prices for a macassar ebony box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $276 and can go as high as $12,500, while the average can fetch as much as $1,007.
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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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- Is Macassar ebony real ebony?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Yes, Macassar ebony is indeed real ebony. Found in Indonesia, New Guinea and the Philippines, it has a black heartwood, but is identifiable by its reddish brown streaks. You can find a variety of furniture designs using this unique ebony from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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