Antique English Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
Fitted Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box Interior From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box. The Rosewood box of rectangular form extensiv...
Wood
Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key.
Velvet, Wood
19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning little 19th century tabletop stationary box made of micro-mosaic. Made in Britain, circa 1870, in Tunbridge Wells, hence these type of works are called Tunbridgeware! ...
Boxwood, Ebony, Walnut, Burl
Antique English Georgian / Early Victorian Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
A Georgian Tunbridge Ware sewing box dating to circa 1840. The rectangular rosewood box is extensively decorated with geometric Tunbridge Ware mosaic inlay across the exterior and st...
Wood
English William IV Stickware Tunbridge & Rosewood Stationery Box c.1835
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome piece of early Tunbridge Ware dating to around 1835, William IV in era. Made from wood this small stationery box is decorated with intricate Tunbridge Stickware inlay. ...
Wood
Antique English Regency Tunbridge Ware Chinoiserie Sewing Work Table Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
A Regency period Tunbridge ware cabinet dating to circa 1810, decorated throughout with finely detailed chinoiserie scenes and geometric borders. Of twin door form made from sycamore...
Sycamore
C. 1870 Antique English Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Regency Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
English, circa 1870. A Regency Tunbridge Ware & Penwork Tea Caddy Box of Hexagonal form.
Walnut
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Marquetry Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
A well-made antique, circa 1830, English tea caddy with stunning marquetry inlays, warm coloring, superb detailing, and luminous rich patina!
Brass
Antique English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Rare Triple fold Jewelry Box Lap Desk
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Superb and Rare Antique English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut rare triple folding Jewelry Box and Lap Desk Please note extraordinary "Tunbridge" inlaid burr walnut exterior, mother of pea...
Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Satinwood
Unavailable
H 3.25 in W 9.5 in D 3.75 in
English Mid 19th Century Micro Tunbridge Glove Box with Makers Label Edmund Nye
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Wells, ME
English tunbridge domed glove box with original maker's label Edmund Nye (1840-63).
Silk, Boxwood, Rosewood, Walnut
19th Century English Walnut Tunbridge Ware Writing Box
Located in Burton, TX
This 19th Century English Walnut Tunbridge Ware Writing Box was crafted in the late 1800's.
Walnut
19th Century English Tunbridge Writing Slope
Located in Birmingham, AL
19th Century English Tunbridge writing slope with inlay decoration.
Fruitwood
Sold
H 10 in W 13.75 in D 10.75 in
English 19th Century Tunbridge Ware Dresser Top Jewelry Box with Castle Decor
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Tunbridge Ware dresser top jewelry box from the 19th century, with inlaid medieval castle décor and deep interior storage.
Wood
Antique English Georgian Tunbridge Ware Brighton Pavilion Sewing Compendium
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Tunbridge Ware Form Sewing Compendium From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this very rare Tunbridge Wear Sewing Compendium. The Sewing Compendium model...
Wood, Sycamore
1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1880s English Tunbridge inlaid walnut box.
Walnut
Antique English Tunbridge Jewel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Black Walnut With Exotic Inlay Fitted Jewel Box
Walnut, Boxwood, Satinwood, Olive, Satin
Antique English Tunbridge Marquetry Inlaid Oak Box, Circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Tunbridge Marquetry Inlaid Oak Box, Circa 1900.
Oak
Antique English Coromandel and Tunbridge Ware Box, circa 1850
Located in Bath, GB
A superb glove box dating to the mid-19th century with the highly sought-after combination of exotic Coromandel wood and micro-mosaic Tunbrdige Ware / Tunbridgeware. The interior ...
Wood
1880s English Tunbridge Inlaid Walnut Tea Caddy Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
1880s English Tunbridge inlaid walnut tea caddy box.
Walnut
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H 4.75 in W 9.75 in D 6.75 in
19th-Century English Figured Walnut Domed Tunbridge Box, Lock & Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb 19th century English figured walnut box with lock and key, circa 1880.
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
A Handsome Tunbridge Ware Rectangular Wooden Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome English Tunbridge Ware rectangular wooden box with tumbling block veneer; the rectangular hinged lid with intricate inlay of exotic woods in a fanciful tumbling block patt...
Circa 1850-60 English Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1850-60 Tunbridge Ware Tea Caddy Box, English. Featuring Eridge Castle on the lid.
Wood
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H 2.56 in W 8.86 in D 5.12 in
Antique Decorative Cigar Box, English, Tunbridge Ware, Keepsake, Desk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative cigar box. An English, Tunbridge ware inlaid keepsake box or desk tidy, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900.
Boxwood, Fruitwood
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H 4.75 in W 6.5 in D 3.75 in
English Coromandel Satinwood Boxing Foil Lined Tea Caddy. Edmund Nye, Circa 1800
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Charleston, SC
English Coromandel hinged tea caddy with boxing satinwood inlays, original silver escutcheon, and foil liner with lid. Original paper label affixed to leather bottom stating Manuf...
Foil
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H 6.5 in W 10.25 in D 6.5 in
19th English Turnbridge Ware Rosewood Jewelry Box With Inlaid Mosaic
Located in Stamford, CT
19th century English Tunbridge ware jewelry box with exquisite inlay of various woods, ebony, rosewood, fruit wood, walnut, mahogany.
Velvet, Ebony, Fruitwood, Mahogany, Walnut
19th Century English Tunbridge Ware Box
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Made in the region of Tunbridge Wells in Kent. It was in the early part of the nineteenth century that Tunbridge Ware came into its own with the invention in 1820 of the tessellated ...
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H 4.75 in W 10.75 in D 7.5 in
Antique English Tunbridge Box with Walnut Marquetry Inlay, Circa 1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Tunbridge Box with Walnut Marquetry Inlay, Circa 1890.
Walnut
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H 3.75 in W 8.25 in D 4.75 in
Burl Walnut Gentleman's Accessory Box with Tunbridge Inlays, English, ca. 1860
Located in Banner Elk, NC
Burl walnut gentleman's accessory box with Tunbridge inlays, English, 1860. Newly polished with a wonderful, glowing patina.
Majolica
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H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 4.73 in
Antique English Victorian inlaid tunbridge walnut jewellery casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
An Antique English Victorian inlaid tunbridge walnut jewellery casket, circa 1880 in date.
Walnut
Sold
H 2.25 in W 7 in D 5 in
English Mid 19th Century Tunbridge Inlaid Box by Edmund Nye Original Label
By Edmund Nye Tunbridge Wells
Located in Wells, ME
English Tunbridge inlaid dresser box with moth, flower and rope microtunbridge inlays.
Boxwood, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut, Paper
Large 19th Century English Tunbridge Writing Slope
Located in Fairhope, AL
Large 19th century English Tunbridge writing slope with inlay decoration.
Sold
H 5 in W 8.75 in D 5 in
English Mid 19th Century Rosewood Tunbridge Inlaid Teacaddy with Deer and Fawn
Located in Wells, ME
English mid 19th century rosewood tunbridge inlaid teacaddy with deer and fawn motif to the top.
Rosewood, Satinwood
$1,242
H 2.92 in W 4.3 in D 2.76 in
Erhard & Sohne Art Nouveau Jugendstil Arts and Crafts Jewelry Box Casket c. 1905
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in London, GB
A beautiful art nouveau casket made by Erhard and Sohne in Germany in c. 1905. The casket is exquisitely executed with foliate detailing, made in the Gothic revival style in both p...
Brass
$132,557Sale Price|20% Off
H 33.86 in W 35.04 in D 20.48 in
IMPORTANT MUSEUM QUALITY ANTIQUE 1680 TO 1720 GERMAN SiLVER SAFE STRONGBOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this important, Museum Quality German safe circa 1680-1720 attributed to Johann Gottlied Dittman and Sigmund...
Iron, Nickel
$3,012
H 10.24 in W 15.75 in D 11.03 in
Exquisite openly carved 19th century Swiss Black Forest jewelry box walnut bird
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A true work of art, this stunning 19th-century Black Forest jewelry box from Switzerland is fully hand-carved and a remarkable example of craftsmanship. Nearly 150 years old, the woo...
Walnut
Art Deco Copper and Brass Box
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Beautifully made and decorated box in brass and copper. Key is present.
Brass, Copper
Antique Walnut Gentleman's Vanity Dressing or Travel Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Walnut Gentleman's Vanity Dressing or Travel Box. It includes a red velvet interior and original crystal and silver-plated jars and box with a secret compartment that is spri...
Walnut
$48,000
H 21.75 in W 11 in D 11 in
Art Nouveau Vase with Fiery Dragon by Stellmacher & Dachsel for RStK Amphora
By Eduard Stellmacher, Paul Dachsel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Paul Dachsel was the son-in-law of Alfred Stellmacher, the founder of Amphora Pottery company in Turn-Teplitz, then in Austria. Very little is known or was written about Dachsel. He ...
Porcelain
$5,799,392
H 203.94 in W 251.97 in D 143.7 in
George Trollope & Sons fireplace & room, Paris Exhibition 1878 Gold Medal Winner
Located in London, GB
George Trollope and Sons. Exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1878 winning a Gold Medal for Excellence. The set forms the four sides of a complete panelled room that was ...
Marble
$7,400
H 5.75 in W 9 in D 9 in
Art Nouveau Gres Bijou Butterfly & Spiderweb Bowl-Shaped Vase by RStK Amphora
By Reissner Stellmacher & Kessel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
Earthenware, Glass
$1,500
H 2 in W 6.75 in D 3.5 in
Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique Decorative Box Incredible Colors Design
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique decorative box with incredible colors detail and design. Most likely Meiji Era.
Enamel
Tiffany Studios Herringbone (Zipper) Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Bronx, NY
This Tiffany Studios lamp shade is referred to as a Herringbone or Zipper shade.It has a 16” diameter & is signed “Tiffany Studios, New York on an early tag. The shade rests on a spi...
Bronze
Japanese Lacquer Chest, Edo Period
Located in Greding, DE
Small rectangular Japanese chest with gold lacquer decoration in the form of leaf tendrils. The chest is decorated with cut-out and ornamentally engraved fittings on the corners and ...
Brass
$4,800 / set
H 0.25 in Dm 4.5 in
Pair 18th Century Eleanora & M. Magdalena Medici Wax Portraits On Slate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Eleanora & M. Magdalena Dei Medici Wax Portraits on Slate Measures: 4.5" DA 18th Century or Earlier Wax Portraits of Eleonora de' Medici and Maria Magdalena de' Medici in Ormo...
Slate, Bronze
$5,998
H 10 in W 18 in D 12.5 in
GERMANY 1870 Black Forest Oversized Cigar Humidor Box In Solid Carved Oak Wood
By Black Forest
Located in Miami, FL
A German cigar humidor box carved in oak wood. This is a fabulous oversized black forest humidor box created in northern Europe, most probably in Germany or Switzerland, back in the...
Bronze
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Vase Hayashi School
Located in Long Island City, NY
An exceptional Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the golden age of the Meiji period, delicately worked in fine silver wire and attributed to the celebrated master Hayashi Kodenji. ...
Enamel
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Table Lamp
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Dallas, TX
Tiffany Studios Pomegranate Leaded Glass and Patinated Bronze Table Lamp. A beautiful Tiffany Studios ensemble with a rare and early patinated bronze base with original Bryant socket...
Bronze
$6,142
H 10 in W 17.5 in D 9.7 in
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle. If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your c...
Bronze, Iron
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.