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Boxes For Sale
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brass & Oak Grand Estate Postbox c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian wooden grand estate internal postbox. Showcasing a brass posting slot and an early Arts and Crafts style escutcheon, complete with its original lock an...
Category
20th Century British Other Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Clear and Red Italian Glass Box
Located in New York, NY
A vintage clear and red Italian heavy glass box attributed to Murano.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Craftsman's Handmade Jewelry Cabinet
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A wonderful handmade craftsman's jewelry cabinet. Beautifully constructed out of mahogany and a secondary wood I can't identify. It has drawers lined...
Category
1980s American Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wood
Sterling Gemstone Pillbox
Located in Richmond, VA
A petite polished sterling box for storing daily supplements, safekeeping spare hair ties, protecting a special talisman…or hiding a tiny secret. Handcrafted out of sterling and semi...
Category
2010s Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
Petite Abalone Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Petite abalone shell box with alpaca silver accents and dark wood interior. Stamped on base Alpaca. Made in Mexico.
Category
20th Century Mexican Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Peanut Pill Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Hand-crafted sterling pill box in the shape of a peanut, stamped 950 Mex.
Category
20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Strawberry Pill Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Hand-crafted sterling pill box in the shape of a strawberry, stamped NAVA 950.
Category
20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Seashell Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
A real natural seashell jewelry or trinket box with glass and mirror design, circa late-20th century. Boxes' hinged lid is a real natural seashell (beautifully cut in half) with 'pan...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Boxes
Materials
Shell, Glass, Mirror
20th century design brown ceramic and leather decorative box by Longchamps Paris
By Longchamps
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Longchamps Paris
Decorative brown ceramic and leather box
Original perfect condition
Vintage decorative piece
Signed under the base Longchamps Paris
Height 20 cm
Large 11 cm
...
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
Il Viaggio di Nettuno White Square Vide Poche by Luke Edward Hall by GINORI 1735
Located in Milan, IT
Inspired by designer Luke Edward Hall passion for ancient Greek and Roman mythology, this elegant vide poche is crafted of the finest porcelain and decorated by hand with precious me...
Category
2010s Italian Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Louis Prodhon Art Deco Wood, Chrome and Glass Cookie Box Candy Jar, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Prodhon, Paris, designed and crafted this refined Art Deco decorative cookie box or candy jar in the 1930s. The modernist design boasts a chromed metal and wood holder base wit...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Chinoiserie Large Porcelain Dresser Box with Lid In Style of Ginori, Italy
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large rectangular dresser or trinket box with lid features Chinoiserie decor with faux bamboo construction elements and dragonfly motifs on the sides and the lid. The handle is sculp...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain, Pottery
19th Century Quill and Ebony Sliding-Lid Box With Inlaid Dots
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This 19th century decorative box features a sliding lid and is constructed with dark-stained wood, likely ebony, set with vertical porcupine quills around the body and lid. The edges...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco playcard box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco playcard box vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Wood inside
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Wrought Iron Italian Antique Hobnail Safe Strong Box Bar Cabinet
Located in Carimate, Como
Beautiful and rare example of late 18th century Italian master blacksmith craftsmanship, this antique studded safe with typical all-around hobnails and great wrought iron details, pr...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Boxes
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
Vintage 20th Century Rolls Royce Radiator Grille Humidor & Accessory Case
By Dunhill, Rolls Royce
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A 20th Century Rolls-Royce car grille with a retractable Spirit of Ecstasy ornament has been repurposed into a two-tier cigar humidor and accessories storage. Opening the vertical gr...
Category
20th Century British Other Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Vintage 20th Century Malachite Stone Box With Brass Accents c.1960
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 20th Century malachite box. This box showcases malachite across its entire exterior, complemented by brass hinges. The interior is elegantly lined with white marble. Beyond bei...
Category
20th Century British Other Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Large Natural Malachite Box
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful 3.3 lb malachite box. This exceptional piece uses carefully selected fine grade gemstone malachite in brilliant green, displaying concentric rings, swirls and stripes. Bo...
Category
2010s Unknown Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Venezia Rialto SC4 Box by Morici
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
A sophisticated everyday piece to be displayed anywhere in the house, this magnificent box is exquisitely crafted, veneered, and finished by master hands. Fashioned of mahogany and l...
Category
2010s Italian Boxes
Materials
Metal
Onyx Mineral Stone and Brass Jewelry Box, Italy 1970s
Located in ROUEN, FR
Onyx Mineral Stone and Brass Jewelry Box, Italy 1970s
Very elegant jewelry or decorative trinket box.
Entirely constructed with onyx stone and a brass hinge.
Different shades of o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Onyx
Maitland Smith Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquered Silverware Flatware Chest Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century black lacquered chinoiseries silverware chest by Maitland Smith. Features a scene of familial figures in a garden on the lid and Chinese landscapes along the sides....
Category
1990s Philippine Chinoiserie Boxes
Materials
Brass
Takahashi Artichoke Porcelain Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A beautiful, petite, porcelain artichoke box by Takahashi, made in Japan in the 20th century. It is a fun green artichoke fruit vegetable box with a gold gilt brass hinge and floweret front lift. It is both decorative and functional as a jewelry box. Perfect for a kitchen, vanity, nightstand, etc. The original maker sticker is attached to the bottom which reads, "Takahashi San Francisco...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Geometric Straw Marquetry Box attributed to Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant straw marquetry decorative lidded box has its design attributed to French designer Jean Michel Frank (1895 - 1941). The long rectangular shape has a refined geometric de...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Straw, Wood, Cork
Vintage Italian Figural Snail Pill Box in White Metal
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual miniature pill box in the shape of a very detailed snail. These were made in Italy circa 1970-90s usually of 800/1000 silver or alpaca/argentan/German silver (an alloy of zin...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique 18th Century Sterling Silver Toothpick Case Birmingham Samuel Pemberton
Located in Portland, OR
An exceptional & early antique Georgian 18th century engraved sterling silver toothpick holder case, Birmingham, Samuel Pemberton, 1790.
This very fine antique silver case is of narr...
Category
1790s English George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Venezia Rialto SC1 Watch Case by Morici
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
Characterized by a masterfully handcrafted silhouette, this superb watch case combines mahogany wood, gold-finished metal, and beige Alcantara lining in a refined design. Lined and f...
Category
2010s Italian Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Anglo-Indian Fluted Writing Box With Secret Drawers. Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful writing box made from a tropical hardwood
Fabulous shape and plain fluted carving. It gives it a modernist appearance
Probably Sri Lankan
3 secret drawers*
Replaced lea...
Category
Early 19th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Egg style Faberge Blue Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large egg on smooth tripod with 8-day mechanical skeletal Swiss movement with alarm, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché with Russian E...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Tibetan Bronze Filigree and Agate Jewelry Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique Tibetan bronze filigree and inlaid agate dresser box, jewelry box, or decorative box
China, Early 20th Century
Measures: 4.25"W x 3.5"D x 2.25"H.
Good original ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Boxes
Materials
Agate, Bronze
19th century Large Wooden Box No. 11 Olga Nikolajewna Romanow Brass Fittings
Located in Epfach, DE
Large wooden box No. 11 with brass fittings for the transport of silver objects from Olga Nikolajewna Romanova's dowry
1822–1892 for marriage to the ...
Category
1840s Russian Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Bobby Reed Falwell American Studio Sculpted Jewelry Box in Walnut, 1970s
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Highly sculptural, oval-shaped box with a pair of yin-yang lids that rotate at opposing points, executed in walnut by Bobby Reed Falwell. Falwell earned his master's degree in sculpt...
Category
1970s American American Craftsman Vintage Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Iconic Siver Leafed Mandruzzato Sommerso Murano Box
Located in Round Top, TX
A stunning decorative, collectible Murano box for an aficionado of luxury and rarity.
This large vintage silver leaf and black Murano glass sommerso box, made in Italy by Alessandr...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1930 Arrigo Finzi Art Deco Blue Silver Porcelain Small Decorative Box
By Arrigo Finzi
Located in Brescia, IT
Small Art Deco Box
Arrigo Finzi
1930
Blue Porcelain with Silver Leaf decor
"Finzi" Sign under the buttom
Perfect Condiction
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver Leaf
Gothic Revival Religious Ecclesiastical Bronze Chest Casket Jewelry Box
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Gothic revival religious ecclesiastical bronze chest casket / jewelry box circa 1910
A finely cast solid bronze rectangular casket features stylized decorative gothic archway panel ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Baroque Revival Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Stunning & Unusual Antique Treen Turned Domed Lidded Container
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and unusual quality antique treen turnedr domed shape lidded container believed to date from the 19th century or early 20th Century. The turned hard wood container sits sl...
Category
Early 20th Century British Other Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Mexican Silverplate Box in Owl Shape
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Mexican Silverplate Box in Owl Shape. Fantastic patina.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Designed By Sybil Connolly For Tiffany & Co. Heart Shaped Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fashion designer Sybil Connolly designed a fine, small, heart-shaped porcelain trinket box for Tiffany & Co. It's in perfect condition.
Category
Late 20th Century Victorian Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Solid Brass Lion Stash Box with Feet 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This is an excellent solid brass stash box with a carved lion's head and four feet. This piece is both functional and decorative.
Category
20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Italian Florentine Jewelry Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage gilt wood storage or jewelry box features one drawer and flip up top with mirror. with storage below lined in an orange velvet fabric. The box has has lots of character,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Fabric, Velvet
Vintage Brass Cigar Box with Medieval Micro-Cosmos, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A unusual brass cigar box embossed with medieval scenes to its lid and sides. Cedar wood panneling to its inside making in suitable as a humidor for storing cigar, pipe tobacco or ci...
Category
1950s Danish Medieval Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Regency Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A large English tea caddy. It is mahogany with brass feet.
Category
19th Century British Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Edwardian Scottish Sterling Silver and Oak Humidor
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive antique Edwardian Scottish sterling silver and oak humidor/cigar box; an addition to the ornamental smoking accessories collection.
This exception...
Category
Early 1900s Scottish Edwardian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese Meiji Period Silver and Mixed Metals Cigar Decorative Box by Hidekuni
Located in Newark, England
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to introduce this Japanese Silver and Mixed Metals Box by Hidekuni. The Japanese Box of large rectangular form lined in a dark asian ro...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver
1930s Carl Aubock I Storage Box / Cigarette Dispenser with Roll Top, Austria
Located in Vienna, AT
A rare storage box or cigarette dispenser with a roll down lid from the 1930s, this is an early design by Carl Aubock I. Handmade of wood and nickel-plated brass. In good condition.
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Italian Alabaster Marble Jewelry Box by Ottone Garantito
By G.S.E. Ottone Garantito
Located in New York, NY
An Italian orange/red coral hue alabaster marble box, by design Ottone Garantito, '70s Modern, circa 1970s, Italy. This Italian trinket or jewelry box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Marble, Brass
Stunning France Art Nouveau Bronzed Jewelry Box with Detailed Leafs and Flowers
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique, superb workmanship, bronzed metal Art Nouveau box, decorated " snowdrops and branches and leaves " on all sides, even the bottom.
Over the years we have sold a number of ra...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Boxes
Materials
Metal, Spelter, Gold Leaf
Antique Sévres Bleu Celeste Porcelain Jewelry Casket with Gold Ormolu Details
Located in Toronto, ON
A stunning and ornate Sévres Bleu Celeste jewelry casket with gold ormolu details. Delicately hand painted with flowers, this iconic style of Sévres ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Lapis Lazuli & Gilt Metal Miniature Box Casket French Circa 1880
Located in Norwich, GB
A beautiful antique lapis lazuli & gilt metal miniature casket, set on four ball feet. Palais Royal Manner. French, circa 1880.
The semi-precious lap...
Category
19th Century French Antique Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
19th Century English Regency Boulle Tea Caddy
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
19th Century English Regency Boulle Tea Caddy in beautiful shape. Well taken care of must see pics.
Category
Mid-19th Century British Regency Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Fred And Marilyn Buss Cazadero California Cocobolo Heart Wood Mushroom Stash Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This beautiful stash box was hand-carved from the heart of Cocobolo wood by Fred and Marilyn Buss of Cazadero, CA—a lovely vintage patina to the wood.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Table Cigarette Case “Venus with Cupid” miniatures and citrine quartz Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with slightly rounded lid with perforation and fine hand engravings. In the center, a beautiful rectangular mi...
Category
1930s Italian Baroque Vintage Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Burr Walnut Gentleman's Cigar Humidor. English C.1830
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful burr walnut cigar humidor
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood. With brass trim
Original patina. Not re-polished
3 internal cedar lined drawers
It has a key but it is...
Category
1860s English Georgian Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Jean Michel Frank Geometric Straw Marquetry Box, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Art Deco straw marquetry lidded box is attributed to French designer Jean Michel Frank. The piece was crafted in France circa 1930. The rectangular shape is stunning, refin...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Straw
1970s Mid-Century Modern fake Tortoiseshell Lucite Italian Jewelry Box
By Guzzini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This 1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian jewelry box is a beautiful example of the era's design sensibilities, combining elegance, functionality, and high-quality craftsmanship. Here's ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Art Deco Chrome and Crystal Decorative Cookie Box, Candie Jar, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
French silversmith Francois Frionnet, Paris, designed and crafted this stunning Art Deco chrome and crystal decorative cookie box circa 1930. The modernist and minimalist design boas...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Pair of Brass Crab Sculptures
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pair of brass and abalone shell crab sculptures trinket box made in Mexico in the manner of Los Castillo
Large : 15" wide, 9" deep, 3.5" high
Small: 9" wide, 6" deep, 2.5" high
Category
1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tessellated Abalone Shell Brass Inlaid Cigarette Tobacco Trinket Box Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1950s mahogany lined brass and tessellated abalone cigarette box from Mexico.
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Leather Jewelry Box Made in Spain, Large
Located in New York, NY
A relatively large European leather and suede jewelry box with removable tray, in the Modern style, circa late-20th century, late 1970s, Spain. Exterior is leather wrapped in a camel...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Box in Lacquered Wood, Vietnam 20th Century, Black and Orange -Red Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful Lacquered Wooden Box, Vietnam, 20th Century
This exquisite lacquered wooden box from Vietnam, crafted in the 20th century, is a stunning example of traditional Vietnames...
Category
20th Century Vietnamese Chinese Export Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pietra Box Travertine & Rose by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Carved from one of four types of authentic marble, the Pietra Box presents a playful fusion of classic materials and modern design. With a complementary stone handle, this decorative...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Modernist Plexiglass or Lucite Faceted Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This spectacular geometric Lucite decorative lidded box was designed in Italy. The piece was crafted circa 1960. It features a modernist shape with an incredible carved prismatic for...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass
Flavio Poli Murano Sommerso Smoked Grey Faceted Glass Box
By Flavio Poli
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern Sommerso faceted Murano lidded box in grey and clear glass. Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italy, 1950s.
Rectangular faceted box in grey gl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
20th Century Leather Jewellery Box, c.1920
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century leather bound jewellery box. This charming box features a brass plaque and a round escutcheon plate. The interior includes two removable velvet lined trays...
Category
20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century French Sevres Porcelain box.
Category
19th Century French Antique Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Decorative Brass Hinged Shell Box
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A stunning mid century modern brass shell-form box, masterfully cast in a richly patinated golden brass. This exquisite piece showcases a naturalistic scallop shell motif with deeply...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Sterling Shell Pillbox
Located in Richmond, VA
A petite, polished sterling shell box for storing daily pills or supplements. Substantially weighted and handcrafted in Mexico from sterling silver, it features a carnelian gemstone ...
Category
2010s Boxes
Materials
Carnelian, Sterling Silver
XL rattan and brass basket, Italy, 1970, 36cm Diam
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful and large rattan and brass basket made in Italy in the 1970s. Round shape, mid-century modern style, it is inspired by the designs of Gabriella Crespi. Magnificent dec...
Category
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Pair Of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Quail Boxes, Qing Dynasty, Late 19Th Century
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE CHINESE CLOISONNE TRINKET BOXES
Extremely tactile little boxes in the form of a male and female quail with polychrome enamels.
Very characterful and charming depiction of t...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Boxes
Materials
Enamel
19th Century English Penwork Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This exquisite English penwork box is a fine example of intricate craftsmanship, featuring a beautifully hand-decorated surface with elaborate chinoiserie-style motifs. Delicate gold...
Category
19th Century British Antique Boxes
Materials
Paper
Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Workbox Jewelry Collector's Cabinet
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Workbox Jewelry Collector's Cabinet
Regency Japanned workbox cabinet with original richly designed chinoiserie scenes in shades of yellow, gold, green, ...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes
Materials
Beech
Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Fortune Cookie Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage Chinese fortune cookie trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks...
Category
20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Gilt Bronze Jewellery Casket & Miniature 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique gilded ormolu serpentine shaped jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and tooled in gilt bronze. The ...
Category
1870s Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Fred & Marilyn Buss Big Leaf Maple & English Walnut Box
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage carved wood box features Modernist abstract organic form and striking choice of solid wood. The combination of Big Leaf maple and English walnut wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Vintage, Mid-Century and Antique Boxes
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.