Pietra Dura Geometric Box in the Style of Richard Blow
By Richard Blow
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous Pietra Dura box created in a cool geometric composition possibly by Richard Blow.
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Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Pietra Dura Box
Pietra Dura Marble Inlay Round Trinket Box With Floral Motif, Made in India
Located in Fort Washington, MD
A beautifully handcrafted pietra dura round marble trinket box, showcasing the centuries-old decorative art form perfected in both Mughal India and Renaissance Florence.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Vintage Italian Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Standout vintage Italian white marble box decorated on a classic pietra dura technique in elaborate floral designs with mother of pearl, marble and semi precious stones.
Category
20th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper, malachite, carnelian, mother of pearl, lapis lazu...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Florentine 19th century Ebonized Fruitwood and Pietra Dura marble box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most charming Florentine 19th century Ebonized Fruitwood and Pietra Dura marble box. This wonderful box is raised by four toupie shaped feet supporting the body of the box decorate...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura Made in India
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, this type of design is the same art that you see in the T...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
2 Antique Stone Pietra Dura Trinket Boxes w Bowl Desk Accessories
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Elegant antique stone trinket box with pietra dura floral inlay and incised sides.
Category
Vintage 1940s Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
Vintage Pietra Dura Inlaid Hardstone Jewelry Box with Malachite, Jasper & Sodali
Located in San Diego, CA
A finely crafted vintage hardstone jewelry box featuring a striking geometric pietra dura–style inlay composed of richly colored natural stones, including malachite, red jasper, and ...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Italian 19th Century Florentine St. Ebony And Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and very elegant Italian 19th century Florentine st. Ebony and Pietra Dura marble box. The octagonal box is raised by an elegant stepped mottled base with highly detailed ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Florentine St. Ebony and Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming and extremely decorative Italian 19th century Florentine st. Ebony and Pietra Dura marble box. The box is raised by an elegant stepped mottled base with striking wonderful...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Italian 19th Century Florentine St. Ebony and Pietra Dura Marble Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and most elegant Italian 19th century Florentine st. Ebony and Pietra Dura marble box. The box is raised by fine bun feet below the straight base with a lovely wrap aroun...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
An Exquisite Victorian Pietra Dura Grand Tour Campaign Collectors Box 1800's
$1,669Sale Price|35% Off
An Exquisite Victorian Pietra Dura Grand Tour Campaign Collectors Box 1800's
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Late Grand Tour Collectors Box 19th Century Mahogany & Ebony Pietra Dura Karlsbad, Germany.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Marble, Silver
Pietra Dura white marble box with flower stone inlay : Malachite, Lapis Lazuli
Located in BELFORT, FR
Beautiful white marble jewelry box with floral inlay, made with different semi preciouses stones such as Malachite, Lapis Lazuli and Carnelian. It was made in India in the 1960's.
Category
Vintage 1960s Indian Anglo Raj Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Carnelian, Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Pair, Italian Tooled Leather & Pietra Dura "Cigar" Motif Tobacco Boxes
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian, early to mid 20th century. A pair of leather boxes, each having tooled gilt leather to the border of a finely inlaid Pietra Dura top.
Category
20th Century Italian Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Very Large 19th Century Italian Walnut Chest with Pietra Dura Plaques
Located in New York, NY
Very large and impressive 19th century Italian Walnut Chest with Pietra Dura Plaques. The plaques are possibly earlier than the box.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
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...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Rajasthani Pietra Dura White Stone Inlay Taj Mahal India Style coaster plates. Rajasthani inlaid stone marble decorative set of 7 small round plates in Pietra Dura work. Be...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
Italian Grand Tour Style, Pietra Dura & Leather Humidor Or Vanity Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
The box’s lid is adorned with Pietra Dura an intricate technique that involves inlaying finely cut semi-precious stones into a hard stone surface to create vibrant, lifelike scenes.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Grand Tour Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Agate, Malachite, Onyx, Marble, Slate
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.
Category
Antique Early 1700s Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble, Breccia Marble, Siena Marble, Amethyst, Bronze
Antique Cormandel Wooden Brass Inlaid Book Slide Pietra Dura by George Betjemann
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Affordable Worldwide Store to door shipping offered by seller in house using UPS Shipping. Pietra dura (literally "hard stone" in Italian) is a decorative mosaic art form.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Burl
Grand Tour Bronze, Two-Tone Enamel & Pietra Dura Dressing Box or Humidor C. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
Central to the lid is a finely crafted pietra dura floral plaque, featuring an intricate arrangement of inlaid semi-precious stones—a testament to the enduring influence of Italian a...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Grand Tour Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
Italian Modernist Butterfly Box, Black Marble, Lapis, Tiger, Pink Rhodochrosite
By Richard Blow
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning and hard to find vintage modernist Pietra Dura Italian stone hinged box has an elaborate butterfly in the center of the black marble.
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
Lidded Box in Marble
$1,200
Lidded Box in Marble
Located in Ljungby, SE
A lidded box made of white marble with inlays of other types of marble on the top of the lid in pietra dura.
Category
Antique 19th Century European Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble
Anglo Raj Inlaid Marble Box by Rajasthani Artist, India, 1960
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box with lid. Handmade marble decorative lidded box inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper and carnelian for orange.
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
The Taj Mahal Black Marble Box with in Shell Inlaid Agra India 1950's
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1950's Agra Indian Shell and Black Marble Box with The Taj Mahal Inlays.Onyx Black Marble Box with Pietra Dura Intricate Abalone Inlay of the Taj Mahal.Fine Quality Shell Inl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
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Italian Pietra Dura Box.
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A late 19th century Italian sarcophagus shaped box. The box is made from ebony and is fitted with five Pietra Dura panels.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Boxes
Materials
Marble
Patinated Bronze & Pietra Dura Decorative Box, Italy circa 1880
Located in Pasadena, CA
Patinated Bronze & Pietra Dura Decorative Box, Italy circa 1880 Pietra Dura, called parchin kari or parchinkari (Persian) in the Indian Subcontinent, is a term for the inlay techniqu...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Bronze
Fine Victorian Coromandel Brass Bound Pietra Dura Stationary Box, by C.G. Hope
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H 9.4 in W 7.5 in D 5.9 in
Fine Victorian Coromandel Brass Bound Pietra Dura Stationary Box, by C.G. Hope
Located in London, GB
A fine Victorian Coromandel stationary box, the sloping hinged cover inset with a pietra dura panel depicting flowers, within a gilt metal mount lifting to reveal a fabric lined comp...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Italian Antique Pietra Dura Inlaid Gilt Bronze Box with Enameling
Unavailable
H 3.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Italian Antique Pietra Dura Inlaid Gilt Bronze Box with Enameling
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
All original gilt bronze Pietra Dura inlay gilt bronze box with enameling and a tufted blue fabric interior.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Raj period marble and hardstone pietra dura box, Indian circa 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very pleasing and colourful object is a late 19th century Raj period marble and hardstone pietra dura box. The box is carved from a solid single piece of hard white marble.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble
Pietra Dura Marble Specimen Casket Box
Located in Astoria, NY
Marble and hardstone specimen casket box or humidor with elaborate pietra dura design.
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
Italian Rectangular Pietra Dura and Ebony Box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
An Italian rectangular pietra dura and ebony box, with a floral spray on the lid and a satinwood interior.
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
French Gilt Pietra Dura Engraved Bronze Box
Located in New York, NY
French Gilt Engraved Bronze Box From the 19th Century: With Pietra Dura Panels Illustrating Butterflies Birds and Insects Measures: 7" x 7" x 5"
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
1950s Pietra Dura Leather Box from Italy
Located in Toronto, ON
This charming and sophisticated leather wrapped box is beautifully decorated with an inlaid top of polished marble and gem stones. The leather has gilt details and is stamped "Made ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
19th Century Napoleon III Pietra Dura Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
19th century Napoleon III Pietra Dura jewelry box. Constructed of semi-precious stones, brass, and lined with satin.
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Mid Cen Italian Fish Pietra Dura Mosaic Leather Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A mid 20th century Italian Firenze covered upholstered in leather wooden box. The covered of the box is executed in pietra dura technique, an inlay of cut and fitted, highly polished...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Late 19th Century Italian Box with Pietra Dura Panelled Top
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Late 19th century Italian box with pietra dura panelled top. The box of ebony & mahogany (small loss to underside of bottom).
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Impressive Italian Pietra Dura Mounted Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
An Italian oval gilt bronze box mounted with six oval pietra dura plaques, the hinged top similarly mounted the interior lined in velvet.
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Revival Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
English Sterling Silver Pill Box Inlaid With Italian Pietra Dura, 1900
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H 0.88 in W 2 in D 1.63 in
English Sterling Silver Pill Box Inlaid With Italian Pietra Dura, 1900
Located in Bath, GB
The top was inlaid with a tablet of Italian Pietra Dura, a really unusual combination and certainly a fabulous find.
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian pietra dura leather covered box depicting Florence Cathedral, C 1930
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H 1.66 in W 5.12 in D 3.55 in
Italian pietra dura leather covered box depicting Florence Cathedral, C 1930
Located in Central England, GB
The top of the box is inset with a pietra dura panel which shows a wonderfully detailed landscape with the famous Florence Cathedral with its iconic domed roof and tower, with the se...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique English Burl Walnut Jewelry Box, Brass and Pietra Dura Mounted
Located in Bath, GB
There are three Italian Pietra Dura insets, one large one on the top and two smaller ones to the front of the box.
Category
Antique 1860s English High Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
19th Century French Ormolu and Pietra Dura Stationery Casket
Located in London, GB
This is a superb quality antique French ormolu and Pietra Dura stationery box, circa 1860 in date.
Category
Antique 1860s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Stationery Casket with Pietra Dura Panels
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H 7.09 in W 9.45 in D 6.3 in
19th Century Victorian Burr Walnut Stationery Casket with Pietra Dura Panels
Located in London, GB
This is a wonderful antique Victorian burr walnut and Pietra Dura stationery casket, circa 1860 in date. This stunning high-quality casket is rectangular in shape and is made wit...
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Italian Ormolu & Pietra Dura Poker Card Games Casket 19th C
Located in London, GB
An extravagant large Italian Gilt Bronze and Pietra Dura Games/Poker /Card casket. The stunning ormolu casket with two handles, the lid and sides inset with pietra dura panels of...
Category
Antique 1850s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Antique Ormolu Mounted Pietra Dura Jewellery Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely fabulous antique French engraved ormolu and Pietra Dura mounted jewellery cabinet, Circa 1860 in date. The casket is in the form of a cabinet, with three fit...
Category
Antique 1860s French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
RUSSIAN 1860 Antique Pietra Dura Dog Gold Oval Pill Box In Solid 14Kt Yellow
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H 0.59 in W 1.77 in D 1.42 in
RUSSIAN 1860 Antique Pietra Dura Dog Gold Oval Pill Box In Solid 14Kt Yellow
Located in Miami, FL
Antique gold box with Pietra-Dura panel. This is a beautiful antique oval box created in Russia back in the 1860.
Category
Antique 1860s Russian Early Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold
Antique Oil Painting Flowers by Andreotti - Florentine Giltwood Frame 19th C
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H 25.99 in W 29.93 in D 1.78 in
Antique Oil Painting Flowers by Andreotti - Florentine Giltwood Frame 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique oil on canvas painting of a basket of flowers and an ornate pietra dura box on a draped table, signed and dated 'E.
Category
Antique 1880s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Antique Italian Ebonised & Pietra Dura Cigar Humidor Games Casket 19th Century
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H 7.09 in W 5.32 in D 5.32 in
Antique Italian Ebonised & Pietra Dura Cigar Humidor Games Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
A fine large Italian ebonised pietra dura cigar humidor casket, circa 1880 in date.
Category
Antique 1880s Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Other
Set of Three Anglo-Indian Marble inlay Boxes
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Anglo Indian inlaid white marble pietra dura set of 2 boxes with lid and one small tray.
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Antique Coromandel Pietra Dura Perfume Box c.1860
Located in London, GB
The top of the box is decorated with an ormolu mount which is inset with a fabulous pietra dura plaque of Ashford marble with a floral inlay of semi precious stones.
Category
Antique 1860s British More Furniture and Collectibles
Vintage Italian Leather Pietra Dura Box with Fish Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian leather box with pietra dura inset tile decorated with brightly colored fish.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Pietra Dura Marble Box by Richard Blow for Montici
By Richard Blow
Located in Dallas, TX
A rare pietra dura box by Richard Blow for Montici. Marble top signed with M logo to bottom.
Category
Vintage 1950s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Pietra Dura Flower Motif Inlaid Marble Box Rajasthan India, Malachite
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H 1.25 in W 1.75 in D 2.25 in
Pietra Dura Flower Motif Inlaid Marble Box Rajasthan India, Malachite
Located in Fort Washington, MD
This gorgeous vintage box with inlaid pietra dura hand-work is from Rajasthan, India.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
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Pietra Dura Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic pietra dura box available at 1stDibs. Each pietra dura box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using stone, metal and marble. There are many kinds of the pietra dura box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A pietra dura box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Mid-Century Modern and Modern styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made pietra dura box over the years, but those crafted by Rajhastani and Alphonse Tahan are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Pietra Dura Box?
Prices for a pietra dura box start at $150 and top out at $6,240 with the average selling for $1,850.
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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