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.
Porcelain
Handpainted Limoges Porcelain Egg Box for Asprey
By Asprey & Garrard Limited, Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine diminutive porcelain dresser or vanity box. By Limoges for Asprey.
Porcelain
Vintage Limoges Egg Box, Hand-Painted Porcelain with Gilded Brass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large porcelain hand painted Limoge box in the shape of an egg.
Brass
$808 / item
Flowers Red Egg Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box Flowers Red Egg all in hand-crafted porcelain, hand-painted porcelain with lid.
Brass
$558Sale Price|25% Off
Antique 19th Century Meissen Egg Floral Gilt Trinket Box, France, 1875, Cobalt
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Egg-shaped box, Meissen (Germany) dated to 1875 based on its mark, with gilding, cobalt blue accents and tremendous floral design.
Porcelain
$225Sale Price|62% Off
Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Porcelain Yellow Floral Egg Trinket Box, France
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage Limoges hand painted porcelain yellow floral egg trinket box, France. Midcentury.
Porcelain
$285Sale Price / item|48% Off
Herend Hungary Porcelain Hand Painted Floral Gilt Pierced Egg-Shaped Box
By Herend
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous pierced egg-shaped box by Herend of Hungary. Gilded and hand painted with pink floral design. Measures: Height 3", 4.5" length and 3" width. Features maker's mark.
Gold Leaf
Halcyon Days English Bilston Enamel Floral Egg Trinket Box
By Halcyon Days
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Halcyon Days, a Bilston enamel trinket box shaped as an egg, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1970-1980s. Established in the 1950s, Halcyon Days Ltd is a British business which ...
Copper
$275Sale Price|44% Off
Exquisite Rare French Turquoise Blue and White Gold Limoges Box Egg
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Limoges Egg Stamped Porcelain and Bronze Jewelry Holder / Pill Box.
Porcelain
$350Sale Price|50% Off
Exquisite Rare England Hot Air Yellow and White Balloon Gold Easter 1985 Egg Box
By Halcyon Days
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Halcyon Days Enamels Porcelain Egg Stamped Bronze Jewelry Holder / P...
Porcelain
Vintage Cobalt Blue Porcelain Egg Gold Gilt Hinged Lid Candle Trinket Box - 2 Pc
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cobalt Blue Porcelain Egg Gold Gilt Hinged Lid Candle Trinket Box - 2 Pcs.
Porcelain
Porcelain Egg Box by Thomas
Located in New York, NY
Porcelain covered box shaped as an egg by Thomas. Terrific modern decoration.
Porcelain, Ceramic, Pottery
Egg-Shaped Jewelry Box With Metal Mount
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
This delicate porcelain trinket box features an elegant, egg-shaped design, beautifully hand-painted and adorned with fine decorative details.
Metal
Box of 2 Egg Cups Model "Gold"
Located in Paris, IDF
Just out of its nest, here is our first egg cup, for hot mornings with just bread and butter, endless brunches, or fancy dinners with recipes from great chefs. Egg cup in extra f...
Porcelain
Box of 2 Egg Cups Model "Black and White"
Located in Paris, IDF
Egg cup in extra fine porcelain, white, silk-screen printed and hand laid.
Porcelain
Meissen Robin's egg blue-ground rectangular Tea Caddy and Cover
Located in London, GB
Meissen Robin's egg blue-ground rectangular Tea Caddy and Cover. One wide and one narrow side painted with harbour scenes beneath an expansive sky, the other two panels with gallants...
Porcelain
Herend "Rothschild" Hand Painted Porcelain Egg Box, Hungary, New, 2021
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Beautiful small egg box of the famous Herend hand painted porcelain.
Porcelain
Herend "Victoria" Hand Painted Porcelain Egg Box, Hungary, 2021, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish egg shaped box in Hungarian porcelain hand painted with flowers and butterflies decoration, multi-color.
Porcelain
Herend "Victoria" Hand Painted Porcelain Egg Box, Hungary, 2022, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish egg shaped box in Hungarian porcelain hand painted with flowers and butterflies decoration, multi-color, on a blue background.
Porcelain
Herend "Blue Grapes" Hand Painted Porcelain Egg Box, Hungary, 2021, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish egg shaped box in Hungarian porcelain hand painted with blue grapes and vine leaves.
Porcelain
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H 3.94 in Dm 2.96 in
Herend "Fleurs des Indes" Green Hand Painted Porcelain Egg Box, Hungary, 2022
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
As its name implies, the decoration "Flowers of the Indies" intends to link up with the magical world of the indian subcontinent which had already fascinated the European courts sinc...
Porcelain
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H 4 in W 6.25 in D 4 in
19th Century French Painted Faberge Porcelain Egg Trinket Boxes, Set of 5
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a shelf with this elegant set of antique porcelain egg boxes. Crafted in Limoges France circa 1880, each colorful porcelain piece is dressed with a decorative brass rim with...
Brass
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H 3.15 in W 6.3 in D 4.73 in
Half Egg Porcelain Sèvres Forming a Box, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Half Sèvres porcelain egg forming box, 19th century, Napoleon III Period Measures: H 8cm, W 16cm, D 12cm.
Porcelain
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H 3.5 in W 6 in D 4.75 in
Meissen School Hand-Painted Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Dresser Box, 20th Century
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Big Flats, NY
Meissen School hand-painted porcelain oval dresser box features egg form with central Classical scene with all-over floral and gilt decoration and bronze mounts, interior with floral...
Bronze
Herend Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Two Egg Boxes, Hungary, 2021, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish set of two egg shaped boxes in Hungarian hand painted porcelain.
Porcelain
Herend Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Two Egg Boxes, Hungary, 2021, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish set of two egg shaped boxes in Hungarian hand painted porcelain.
Porcelain
Herend Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Two Egg Boxes, Hungary, 2021, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish set of two egg shaped boxes in Hungarian hand painted porcelain.
Porcelain
Herend Hand Painted Porcelain Set of Three Egg Boxes, Hungary, 2021, New
By Herend
Located in Cagliari, IT
Stylish set of three egg shaped boxes in Hungarian hand painted porcelain.
Porcelain
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H 1.75 in W 1.875 in D 2.75 in
8 Vintage Wedgwood Jasperware Ceramic Anniversary Eggs Trinket Keepsake Box
By Wedgwood
Located in Dayton, OH
8 Wedgwood Anniversary eggs. 1977,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1985. (7 Blue & 1 Yellow) Made from porcelain with low relief animal portraits.
Porcelain
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H 2.5 in W 4.25 in D 2 in
Herend Porcelain Reticulated Potpourri / Bombonniere Lidded Egg Shaped Box
By Herend
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Herend Porcelain reticulated egg shaped lidded potpourri/bombonniere box.
Porcelain
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Large Egg Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage large egg with blue stripes trinket box by Limoges, circa 1970s.
Porcelain
Vintage Limoges Egg Ring Box
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely and exceptionally cute vintage Limoges egg ring box. Made in Limoges, France, circa 1920-1930.
Porcelain
Vintage Limoges Egg Shaped Ring Box
By Limoges
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely and exceptionally cute vintage Limoges egg ring box. Made in Limoges, France circa 1920-1930.
Porcelain
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H 2.07 in Dm 1.63 in
Exquisite Limoges France Polychrome Porcelain Egg with Perfume Bottle Inside
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisitely handmade and hand painted miniature Limoges porcelain egg shaped perfume box with a hinged lid is decorated with pretty polychrome flowers and Butterly motif over a sooth...
Glass, Porcelain
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H 3 in W 2 in D 2 in
Exquisite Limoges France 24-Karat Gold Porcelain Egg with Perfume Bottle Inside
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisitely handmade and hand painted miniature Limoges porcelain egg shaped box with a hinged lid is decorated with light blue and white flowers accented with high relief accents ov...
Glass, Porcelain
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H 1 in W 3 in D 1.5 in
Vintage Limoges Hand Painted Copper Saucepan Trinket Box Boiling Eggs Brass Hen
By Limoges, La Gloriette
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury handmade Limoges miniature - Copper color saucepan by Lagloriette, long handle with a hanging hook at the end the top of the box is painted with three eggs surrounded by b...
Porcelain
Faberge After Imperial Gatchina Palace Egg
By Limoges
Located in Astoria, NY
Faberge After Imperial Gatchina Palace Porcelain Egg, hand-painted with hanging bouquets and raised white enamel dots, interior gold-plated and with carousel horse with rhinestones o...
Porcelain
Charming Vintage Limoges Porcelain Egg Shaped Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
This French limoges porcelain trinket box is a delicate egg shape with a floral decorated closure.
Porcelain
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H 2.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.25 in
Le Tallec Porcelain Egg Shaped Box Decorated with Exquisite Raised Gilding
Located in Boston, MA
This is a wonderful Le Tallec egg shaped box, which is decorated with elaborate raised gilding and gilt jeweling.
Porcelain
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.
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