Paul Evans Box
Paul Evans Box for America House, Copper, Bronze, and Pewter, Hinged, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Box, Copper, Bronze, Pewter, Hinged, Signed. Large scale hinged mixed metal textured box
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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
$11,500 Sale Price
23% Off
H 6.13 in W 16.13 in D 8.13 in
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Studio Patchwork Hinged Box 1965
Patinated copper with applied bronze and pewter
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Rare Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Hinged Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Rare Paul Evans Sculpted Bronze Resin Hinged Box
From the collection of Dorsey Reading
Material
Category
Vintage 1960s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Paul Evans Cityscape Keep Safe Box
By Directional, Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Paul Evans Cityscape Keep Safe Box, not many of these were produced, interior plastic laminite
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Metal Patchwork Box with Insert Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cube form desktop box covered with patchwork copper by American artist and designer Paul Evans
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
By Phillip Lloyd Powell, Paul Evans
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Paul Evans & Phillip Lloyd Powell Box for Designers Inc. USA, 1960's
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.88 in W 8.63 in D 3.63 in
Paul Evans Style Cityscape Mixed Metal Patchwork Chest
By Paul Evans, Maitland Smith
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest.
Handsome Paul Evans style cityscape mixed
Category
Vintage 1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Mixed Metal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans Mixed Metal Riveted Box
Good original Surface
Useful Size
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans, Phillip Lloyd Powell Style Petite Rosewood Box with Brass Inlay
By Paul Evans, Phillip Lloyd Powell
Located in Bainbridge, NY
American mid century rosewood and brass inlay small oval accessory box in the style of Paul Evans
Category
Mid-20th Century American American Craftsman Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,250
H 1.5 in W 4 in D 2.5 in
Brutalist Lidded Bronze Box by Kaj Blomqvist, Finland, 1960s
By Kaj Blomquist, Paul Evans
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning brutalist lidded bronze box with amazing patina.
Designed by Kaj Blomqvist and made by
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Paul Evans Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Metal Patchwork Indoor Planter Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Forney, TX
Paul Evans (1931-1987) American Brutalist industrial modern welded steel and copper, mixed metals
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Metal, Copper, Steel
$3,300
H 26 in W 30 in D 11 in
Brutalist Bronze Vase by Kaj Blomqvist for Rakennusvaline, Finland, 1960s
By Kaj Blomquist, Paul Evans
Located in Malmö, SE
A stunning Brutalist / Scandinavian Modern bronze vase with amazing patina.
Designed by Kaj Blomqvist and made by Rakennusvaline, Finland, 1960s.
Great original condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$1,671
H 5.91 in W 2.96 in D 2.37 in
Recent Sales
Paul Evans Box
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans Box
C.C. design
Copper,bronze ,pewter and steel over wood
with a
Category
20th Century American Boxes
Large Paul Evans Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Paul Evans mixed metal patchwork box, composed of brass, copper, bronze and pewter.
Features three
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Patchwork Mixed Metals Hinged Brutalist-Like Monumental Box
By Paul Evans
Located in North Miami, FL
This sculptural Paul Evans box of mixed metals of brass and copper is in patchwork form.
It is in
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Vintage 1950s American Decorative Boxes
Cast aluminum box by Paul Evans
Located in Dallas, TX
A rarely seen cast aluminum box by Paul Evans. Boxes like this were made in both bronze and
Category
Vintage 1960s Boxes
Paul Evans Patchwork Box
By Paul Evans
Located in San Diego, CA
Paul Evans patchwork hinged box with incredible Patina. A great example of Paul Evans hand tooled
Category
20th Century American Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Cityscape Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Chrome cityscape box by Paul Evans for Directional.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Lidded Box
By Paul Evans
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Design, Inc. Designed By Paul Evans)
Dimensions: 13.25 x H 10 W x 10 D inches.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Patchwork Trinkets Box by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A well executed and designed trinkets box by Paul Evans. The box is comprised of hammered sheets of
Category
Vintage 1970s Boxes
Paul Evans Brutalist Patchwork Metal Cube Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Patinated copper, steel and brass handmade cube box created by Paul Evans (1931-1987). Box measures
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Ice Bucket by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Brutalist ice bucket by Paul Evans.
Category
20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Brutalist Silver Trinket Box Made in Mexico Style of Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Buffalo, NY
Brutalist silver trinket box made in Mexico style of Paul Evans; signed and hall marked.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mid-Century Modernist Nickel Box with Brass Detail in the Manner of Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Ultra chic Mid-Century Modernist box in nickel with relief brass detail in the manner of Paul Evans
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
H 1.75 in W 7.25 in D 7.25 in
Rare Cityscape Jewelry Dresser Box by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1975
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare chrome and brass cityscape jewelry dresser box by Paul Evans for Directional, circa 1975. This
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
A Burlwood and Chrome box by Paul Evans
Located in NYC, NY
A finely made box by Paul Evans for Directional
Category
Vintage 1970s American Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Ice Box Executed in Hand Worked Copper Plates with Solder Splashes
By Paul Evans
Located in Stamford, CT
A Paul Evans ice box. Executed in hand worked copper plates with solder splashed Brutalist design
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Barware
Materials
Copper
Vermeil Cigarette Box by Paul Flato
By Paul Flato for Evans
Located in New York City, NY
Two color vermeil cigarette box designed by Paul Flato for Evans the box and compact makers.
Category
American More Jewelry
Paul Evans Style Textural Patinated Steel Lidded Box by James Bearden
By James Bearden
Located in North Miami, FL
Paul Evans . It is signed by James Bearden on the bottom with a "B".Rough, tough artistic, heavy
Category
Late 20th Century American Brutalist Sculptures
1960s Walnut and Slatted Rosewood Shadow Box Wall Mirror
By Phillip Lloyd Powell, Paul Evans
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Large wall mirror. Orient vertical/horizontal. No hardware installed, old bracketing was removed.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Rosewood, Walnut
Brutalist Box by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Brutalist patchwork mixed metal box by Paul Evans. Copper, brass and pewter surface with hinged
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Pewter
Paul Evans Riveted Copper Clad Box
By Paul Evans
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A small copper clad box by Paul Evans
Original felt bottom with stamped signature
Original cork
Category
Vintage 1960s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans Patch Work Keep-Sake Box
By Paul Evans
Located in Chicago, IL
Copper patches and splashes of solder, cork liner, sold with original Evans Card
Category
Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Paul Evans "Patchwork" Decorative Hinged Box in Etched Aluminum 1970
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Rare "Patchwork" hinged box in etched aluminum with 3 compartments lined in cork by Paul Evans for
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Paul Evans for Directional "Cityscape" Jewelry Dresser Box, 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Scarce Paul Evans for Directional Cityscape brass and chrome accessory box. With black felt
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Chrome
Paul Evans Style Bronze and Silver Plate Decorative Box, circa 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Saint Louis, MO
style of Paul Evans. Signed & marked 84/200. Rectangular form with hinged top. Bottom of interior lined
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Paul Evans Cityscape Catch All Container Planter Box- Brass Steel Mirror 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your pleasure: Mid Century Modern Catch it All Cityscape Container Planter Box by Paul Evans
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Stainless Steel
H 13 in W 13.25 in D 13.25 in
Paul Evans Humidor Box, Argente Patchwork, Signed
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Humidor Box, Argente Patchwork, Signed. Hinged hand tooled mixed metal humidor box with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Brass
1970s Paul Evans Style Steel Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1970s steel over wood Paul Evans style box.
Category
Vintage 1970s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Pair of Paul Evans Style Box Form Coffee Tables Mid-Century Modern
By Paul Evans
Located in Manhasset, NY
Pair of Paul Evans style box form coffee tables, unsigned. Mid-Century Modern pair of large and
Category
Late 20th Century Brutalist Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
Paul Flato Vannerie Design Two Color Gold Sterling Vanity
By Evans Case Company
Located in New York, NY
Paul Flato Vannerie design for Evans two color gold wash over sterling Vanity of cigarette case
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Boxes and Cases
A Chrome and Brass Cityscape Cube by Paul Evans for Directional, USA, c. 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
. Signed Paul Evans.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Boxes
Materials
Chrome, Brass
H 18.25 in W 12 in D 12 in
Patchwork Bronze Box by Paul Evans, USA, late 1960s.
Located in New York, NY
A patchwork bronze box by Paul Evans, USA, late 1960s. A lively pattern of braised and brushed
Category
Vintage 1960s American Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Cityscape Three Box Set by Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
A set of two boxes with lids and one open box by Paul Evans for Directional. One small box, one
Category
Vintage 1960s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Chrome
"Cityscape" Box - Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Bridport, CT
"Cityscape" hinged box in chrome by Paul Evans, Directional. A are and superb example.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Boxes
Paul Evans Patchwork Mixed Metal Box
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Patchwork Mixed Metal Box circa 1970's.Brutal style design by Evans with copper, bronze
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Pewter, Copper
Paul Evans Patchwork Mixed Metal Box
By Paul Evans
Located in New York, NY
Paul Evans Patchwork Mixed Metal Box circa 1970's.Brutal style design by Evans with copper, bronze
Category
Vintage 1970s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Pewter, Copper
Paul Evans "Cityscape" Boxes and Objet
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Springs, CA
From top Center
All Chrome large box-$1800
Chrome and brass big open cube-$800
Chrome catch all
Category
20th Century American Boxes
Paul Evans Lidded Box, U.S.A, 1965
By Paul Evans
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Metal clad lidded box by Paul Evans, U.S.A, 1965. Brass, copper and steel. Shows age appropriate
Category
Vintage 1960s American Brutalist Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Steel
Paul Evans Cityscape In-Box
Located in New York, NY
Heavy black laminate box covered in plaques of polished chrome and polished brass.
Category
Vintage 1970s American Boxes
Materials
Laminate
1970's Paul Evans Cityscape Burl and Chrome Boxes
By Paul Evans
Located in Washington, DC
Two 1970's Paul Evans burl wood and chrome boxes from his Cityscape line for Directional. Priced
Category
Vintage 1970s American Tableware
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Planter box by Paul Evans
Located in Pasadena, CA
Manufactured by Directional, this planter has interesting patchwork of brass and copper over cork. Striking piece!
Category
Vintage 1970s American Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Copper
Paul Evans "Cityscape" Box and Lamp
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Nice.
Box is 900
Lamp is 2500
Box dims: 5x5x3"
Category
Vintage 1970s American Table Lamps
Copper and Bronze Patchwork Box Coffee Table, circa 1970s
By Paul Evans
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Low box coffee table in the style of Paul Evans. Patchwork design comprised of abstract copper and
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Copper
Large Paul Evans Chrome "Cityscape" Box and Catch-All
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Big.
Price is for pair
Separately box is 2400 and catch all is 800
Category
Vintage 1970s American Desk Accessories
Patchwork Metal Box by Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Palm Beach Gardens, FL
A lovely Brutalist hinged box in mixed metals by Paul Evans. Copper, bronze, and pewter, with an
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Mid Century Modern Catch All Stash Tray Organizer with Trinket or Jewelry Box
By Phillip Lloyd Powell, Paul Evans, Harpswell House
Located in Framingham, MA
see pics.
Measures: 25.5" x 8.25" x 3" tall
box section is: 6 x 6.5 x 1.75" tall to lid.
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Slate
H 3 in W 25.5 in D 8.25 in
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Paul Evans Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic paul evans box available at 1stDibs. Each paul evans box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. There are many kinds of the paul evans box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A paul evans box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern, industrial and modern styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one paul evans box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Paul Evans, James Bearden and Karl Springer produced versions that are worth a look.
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The average selling price for a paul evans box at 1stDibs is $3,250, while they’re typically $1,225 on the low end and $6,800 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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