Ormolu and Glass Souvenir Trinket Jewelry Box, Lyon France, circa 1900s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Lyon, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid feat...
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Vintage Ladys Ormolu Bronze Dore German Jewelery Box Casket Art Nouveau
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A beautiful quality Art Nouveau Gilt Bronze Jewelry Casket, made in Germany in c. 1900, firmly attributed to renowned maker Erhard & Sohne. The highly elaborate ormolu metal case...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century French Sevres Gilt Ormolu and Porcelain Jewelry Table Box
By Cristalleries De Sevres
Located in Dallas, TX
. Decorate a vanity, dresser, or tabletop with this elegant antique porcelain jewelry box. Crafted in France circa 1920, the shaped rectangular box features a graceful bombe form wit...
Bronze
French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite French Art Nouveau porcelain egg box, dating to around 1900, showcases the opulent elegance of the era. The piece features a delicately crafted oval shape adorned with...
Porcelain
Antique Ormolu Jewelry Box Souvenir Casket Bevelled Glass Grand Tour France 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Verdun, France, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinge...
Crystal, Ormolu
Antique Ormolu Jewelry Box Casket Bevelled Glass, Cathedral of Metz, France 1900
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from France, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid fe...
Crystal, Ormolu
Ormolu and Glass Souvenir Trinket Jewelry Box, Worlds Fair Lyon, France 18940s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Lyon, circa 1894 A charming French antique casket from circa 1890s with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid fea...
Crystal, Ormolu
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.
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Ormolu Mounted Hinged Box with Watteau Scene
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
The box features an ormolu-mounted structure with elaborate Rococo-style ornamentation.
Bronze
$1,913Sale Price|25% Off
Charles X Cut-Crystal and Ormolu Jewelry Box
Located in Paris, FR
Exquisite oval-shaped cut-crystal antique jewelry box. The crystal is chiseled into twisted patterns, and the mounts are of gilt bronze, which is decorated with small flowers, pearls...
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Ormolu Bronze Jewelry Box Casket with Portrait
Located in New York, NY
Antique (late 19th century) ormolu bronze jewelry box, 7 1/2 by 5 1/4 by 4 1/4 inches, finely cast with exceptional detailed motifs including scrolls and rocaille, cartouche on front...
Bronze
A French Cobalt Blue Opaline Crystal Ormolu Mounted Scalloped Edge Box
Located in New York, NY
French Cobalt Blue Opaline Crystal Box with Ormolu Mounts and Scalloped Edges The box is formed in a rectangular shape with a scalloped exterior surface that creates a uniform rhyth...
Bronze
Antique Austrian Venetian Filigree Ormolu Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box Circa 1900
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Austrian Ormolu Jewelry Box Circa 1900. A beautifully decorated jewelry box in an ormolu case and lined with an aubergine velvet interior.
Bronze
French Glass and Ormolu Wedding Casket, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass and ormolu-mounted rectangular casket. Made in France in the 1860s. Perfect original condition with a lovely patina.
Ormolu
French Glass and Ormolu Wedding Casket, circa 1860
Located in Vienna, AT
Glass and ormolu-mounted octagonal casket. Made in France in the 1860s. Perfect original condition with a lovely patina. Set of two.
Ormolu
Antique French Parisian Cut Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Jewel Box, circa 1890s
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Parisian cut crystal & ormolu mounted jewel box, circa 1890s.
Crystal, Bronze
Antique French Marquetry and Ormolu Stationary Casket . 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique French Gonçalo Alves marquetry and ormolu mounted casket, circa 1860 in date. The casket of bureau form has a lift up top and is inlaid with a marquetry ...
Ormolu
George III Rococco Pressed Tortoiseshell, Ormolu, Bilston/Battersea Snuff Box
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare antique English George III Rococo pressed tortoiseshell, ormolu and Battersea enamel snuff box. This beautiful oblong box is in pristine condition and has been well...
Enamel, Ormolu
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Located in London, GB
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu
Antique French Bronze Ormolu Interior Lined Casket With Wedgewood Inserts
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Made in the late 1800's, this petite jewelry box is perfect for storing away any precious jewelry or small object.
Bronze, Ormolu
French Charles X Baccarat Crystal Casket with Fire-Gilt Ormolu Mounts, C.1820
By Baccarat
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An elegant and exquisitely executed French crystal casket from the Charles X period, circa 1825, attributed to Baccarat and mounted in superb fire-gilt ormolu. The rectangular crysta...
Crystal, Ormolu
19th Century French onyx + ormolu jewellery casket.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A very good quality French 19th Century onyx, ormolu mounted jewellery casket, having Pietra dura floral plaques to each corner, set into classically shaped gilded ormolu mounts. Ba...
Onyx, Ormolu
Antique French Palais Royal Musical Writing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
The Writing Box of slim rectangular form raised upon ormolu lion pad feet with a pierced ormolu border framing a mirror top with matching mirror sides.
Ormolu
Antique Italian Ormolu & Pietra Dura Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An extravagant Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura jewellery casket, Circa 1860 in date. The stunning ormolu casket of circular form, inset with hardstone floral panels and a central plaque...
Bronze, Ormolu
English 19th century Gilt Metal and Velvet box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
An outstanding English 19th century Gilt Metal and Velvet box. This wonderfully decorative box is raised by a flat base decorated with swaging foliate garlands leading to the body di...
Ormolu
Victorian Kingwood Jewellery Box
Located in Altrincham, GB
Victorian Kingwood Jewellery Box - with ormolu mounted decoration opening to a pink fabric lined interior - French Import for the UK market - 14.5 x 11.5 x 7"h
Ormolu
Sevres Style Porcelain Footed Dresser Box, circa 1920
Located in High Point, NC
Sevres style hand painted porcelain dresser box with hand applied ormolu mounts and feet. Wonderful condition.
Ormolu
Large 19th Century Continental Neoclassical Between Dresser Vanity Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An extensively filled 19th century ormolu-mounted ebonized wood dresser vanity box fitted with silver gold washed lidded glass gars and sewing tools.
Ormolu
Empire Sewing Box in the Form of a Nightstand, circa 1800.
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An exceptional and rare Vienna Empire period Sewing box, ingeniously designed in the form of a miniature architectural nightstand and dating to the beginning of the 19th century.
Marble, Ormolu
$22,850 / set
Palais-Royal Mother-of-Pearl Perfume Box and Flasks
Located in New Orleans, LA
The box is a work of art, meticulously fashioned to delight a regal perfume connoisseur.
Ormolu
Empire Style Crystal Box with Classical Gilt Ormulo Mounts
Located in London, GB
A French late 19th century Empire style crystal box with classical gilt bronze mounts.
Ormolu
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Dresser Box with Rococo Pastoral Scenes
By Limoges
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. French Limoges Enamel Dresser Box with Rococo Pastoral Scenes An elegant late 19th-century French enamel dresser or trinket box, richly decorated with hand-painted Rococo-i...
Copper, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique French Belle Epoch Burlwood Revolving Door Decorative Box
Located in Forney, TX
A charming fine quality antique French demilune decorative box from the late 19th century, finished in stunning rich briar elm burlwood, the half-moon shaped bentwood revolving door ...
Bronze, Ormolu
French Baccarat Crystal Patch Box with Sulfide Cameo of Psyche, 1840-1860
By Baccarat
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Baccarat Crystal Patch Box with Sulfide Cameo of Psyche France, circa 1840–1860 Dimensions: 1.75" diameter × 0.75" high A rare mid-19th-century French crystal patch or trinke...
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Cranberry Glass and Gilt Metal box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and most elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. Cranberry Glass and Gilt Metal box. The wonderful square lidded box is raised by four Gilt Metal butterfly shaped feet s...
Ormolu
19th Century Dresden Porcelain Box, Hand Painted Flowers With Gilt Metal Detail
By Dresden Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely showpiece of a box with exquisite details down to it's ormolu surround and clasp.
Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Sévres Bleu Celeste Porcelain Jewelry Casket with Gold Ormolu Details
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Toronto, ON
A breathtaking example of French artistry, this Antique Sèvres Bleu Céleste Porcelain Jewelry Casket epitomizes opulence and refinement. Crafted in the iconic bleu céleste glaze deve...
Ormolu
An Ormolu Mounted Mennecy Double Snuff Box in the Form of a Barrel, Circa 1740
By Mennecy Porcelain Manufactory 1
Located in Spencertown, NY
The white ground floral decorated snuff box with openings at both ends, one opening revealing painted initials D.V. for Duc de Villroy.
Ormolu
17th/18th C. Italian Pietra Dura Ebony Casket with Ormolu Mounts, Ducal Workshop
Located in New York, NY
An Important and Rare 17th to 18th Century Italian Pietra Dura Ormolu Mounted Ebony Jewelry Box/ Casket, attributed to Ducal workshop.
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Breccia Marble, Siena Marble, Amethyst, Bronze
Antique French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 3 1/4 in W: 5 1/4 in D: 5 1/4 in This Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Crystal and Gilt Enameled Jewelry Casket Box is truly remarkable and whispers tale...
Crystal, Metal, Enamel, Ormolu
19th Century Samson Paris Porcelain Trinket Box
By Samson & Cie
Located in Dallas, TX
With this medium sized box, he was not only copying the larger porcelain caskets or coffin boxes used by royalty in the 1700’s, but he was turning it into an item the current populou...
Ormolu
An early Twentieth Century French Baccarat style crystal glass box
Located in Winnetka, IL
A substantial French early Twentieth Century crystal casket box with ormolu banding; most likely by Baccarat.
Glass
Classical 19th Century Gilded Ormolu Embossed Tea Caddy
By Elkington & Co.
Located in Brighton, Sussex
A wonderful fine quality 19th century classical embossed tea caddy, having Bacchus like scenes of children playing, a goat and horse and much jollity. Elkington style.
Ormolu
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Long Branch, NJ
Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box Dimensions : 14" Tall X 16" Wide X 11" Deep This gorgeous Antique jewelry box was made in Germany by KPM Porce...
Ormolu
French Gilt Bronze and Pink Porcelain Jewellery Box by Tahan
By Tahan Paris
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and pink porcelain jewellery box by Tahan. French, late 19th Century Measures: height 13cm, width 18cm, depth 13cm. This fine jewellery casket by the French m...
Ormolu
$626Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Vintage Ladys Black Forest German Jewelry Box Casket Carve Pheasant Bird
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely stunning hand carved Swiss Black Forest possibly Walnut wood (sometimes confused with Irish Bog Oak from Ireland) Ladys or Gentlemans Jewelry Casket of oval outline. Mid t...
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Set of Two Late 19th Century Baccarat Bronze & Glass Boxes
By Baccarat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of two antique ormolu and cut-crystal casket boxes by Baccarat, France.
Crystal, Bronze
Musical Palais Royal Ring Stand and Jewellery Box, of Cupid with Harp
Located in London, GB
The top of the base has three captive panels of mother of pearl separated by fern leaves. A pierced ormolu gallery surrounds the top. The ormolu base profusely decorated with varying...
Ormolu
Important 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Dimensions - H: 1 3/4in W: 3 1/2in D: 2in This Mid 18th Century Porcelain and Bronze Box by Meissen is truly a spectacular piece and is of the highest quality! If you look at the p...
Bronze, Ormolu
Antique French Kingwood Bird's-Eye Maple Jewelry Casket Box Tahan Paris
By Alphonse Tahan 1
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A very elegant large French Kingwood Ormolu mounted casket of very generous proportions and of outstanding Museum quality, firmly attributed to Alphonse Tahan Paris (1830-1880), offi...
Ormolu
Antique French Sevres Porcelain and Ormolu Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fine large antique French Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain jewellery casket, circa 1860 in date. This magnificent casket is rectangular in shape with the lid and each side exce...
Porcelain
$1,200Sale Price / set|20% Off
Belle Epoque Ormulu Filigree Ornate Perfume Bottles & Jewlery Box, Set of 3 Pcs
Located in Plainview, NY
Accompanying the perfume bottles is a matching round jewelry box, also enveloped in gilded ormolu filigree. The box stands on four small, curved legs, and its exterior is wrapped in ...
Ormolu
French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket with Starburst Lid and Key
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
French Baccarat Cut Crystal Ormolu-Mounted Casket/Jewelry Box with Starburst Lid and Original Key This rectangular Baccarat cut crystal casket features a hinged form with sharply de...
Crystal, Bronze
Regency Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy, Ormolu Handles, England, Circa 1820
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarcophagus Form Having Boxwood Strung Decoration, Original Ormolu Handles To Sides And Hinged Top Enclosi...
Yew
Antique Gilt Metal and Silver-Gilt Palais Royale Musical Necessaire
Located in London, GB
A highly desirable and fine antique gilt metal and silver-gilt Palais Royale musical necessaire, French, Royal Court, circa 1820. Very early sectional-comb movement by M....
Ormolu
Antique French Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French Sevres ormolu mounted cobalt blue soft paste porcelain jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date. The shaped hinged ormolu mounted cover is superbly de...
Ormolu
19th Century Imperial Russian Malachite Casket with Tufted Silk Interior
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An elegant late 19th century Imperial Russian Malachite casket, showcasing the richly figured beauty of Ural Malachite. The rectangular form is finely veneered in carefully book-mat...
Malachite, Ormolu
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.