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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Large Antique Campaign Brass Mounted Writing Box. English C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful solid tropical hardwood writing box or slope
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood
Fine brass hardware
2 side drawers and one secret drawer*
Replaced leather
With Key...
Category
1840s English Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Astonishing Onyx Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern, Made in Italy, 1960s
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing box in onyx. Made in Italy. This box is amazing and in excellent condition.
Dimension:
5,31 x 3,93 x 1,93 H inches
13,5 x 10 x 5 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Antique English Novelty Walnut Sterling Silver Box - 1899 by Sampson Mordan
Located in Bath, GB
The box is modelled in the form of a Walnut beautifully crafted to be expected by this venerable silversmith.
The box is hinged in full working order and retaining it's lavishly gil...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Decorative metal box, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A French decorative box from the 1970s, made of metal, both functional and ornamental. Its balanced and well-proportioned shape reflects the elegant, utilitarian design characteristic of decorative objects from this period.
The metal surface has a natural patina, with slight signs of age that enhance its authenticity and vintage charm. Depending on the lighting, the metal reveals subtle reflections, adding depth and character to the object.
Versatile, this box can be used as a catch-all, storage box, or purely decorative object. It integrates perfectly into a vintage, industrial, or contemporary interior, adding a graphic and timeless touch.
Key features:
Decorative metal box
Made in France
1970s
Functional and minimalist design
Original patina
Decorative and storage item
Keywords: vintage metal box...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
French 19th Century Bridal Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A fantastic antique marriage trunk or bridal box from 19th century France decorated with stylized foliate details that grace the exterior: iris and daffodils including their bright g...
Category
19th Century French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1930s Carl Aubock I Roll Top Storage Box, Cigarette Dispenser, Walnut, Vienna
Located in Vienna, AT
A storage box with a roll-down lid from the 1930s. This is an early design by Carl Auböck I, handcrafted by the Werkstätte Auböck workshop in Vienna, Austria. Handmade from walnut wo...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Fine Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Dragon Trinket Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A finely executed Japanese cloisonné enamel box dating to the Meiji period, executed entirely with gilt wire cloisons. The lid is centered with a dynamic coiled dragon set against a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Saffron Tissue Box Dark Blue Large in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Saffron Tissue Box Dark Blue Large in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
With moniker’s such as red gold, exquisite thread or golden light, saffron captivates us all. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco English Tortoise Shell & Mother of Pearl Box, circa 1920
Located in Pearland, TX
A stylish antique Art Deco English tortoise shell and mother of pearl tessellated box with a hinged lid and brass interior, circa 1920. A fabulous accent piece for any room!
Dimens...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Black Forest Carved Wood Box Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Black Forest Carved Wood Box Circa 1900.
Flowers & leaves.
H / 4.5 inches.
7 by 4.8 inches.
Category
Early 1900s French Black Forest Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Porcupine Quill Box. Sri Lanka, 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely quill box
Ebony and porcupine quill
Good condition
Free UK shipping.
PLEASE NOTE only available in the UK . Because of the ivory content the item needs a Cites certificate...
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1880s Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Antique Campaign Walnut Writing Box With Secret Drawers. English C.1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful walnut writing box or slope
Fabulous colour and figure in the wood
Good condition
Working secret drawers*
Replaced leather
With a key
Free UK shipping
*The drawers a...
Category
1860s English Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Brass Mounted Campaign Box. English, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb campaign box
Brass mounted tropical hardwood
Not sure of its function. Possibly originally a gun case or for ammunition.
Green baize interior.
Free UK shipping
Category
1850s English Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 1900st Tanslucent Milk Glass Box, Handcrafted with Original Brass Mounts
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted glass box, made in France.
A beautiful and quietly confident milk glass box, early 20th century. The form is clean and well balanced, with softly edges and a calm, a...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Bronze, Brass & Tiger Penshell Crocodile Box / Sculpture by Maitland Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Large cast bronze, brass and crackled tiger penshell crocodile and dragonfly box / sculpture by Maitland Smith, circa 1990s. This hard to find piece is in very good vintage condition...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
18th Century Oak French Silver Chest Strongbox
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful handmade oak silver chest. It was made to hold valuables such as silver coins, jewels or maps. This was the precursor to the modern day safe. It is due to its age beautiful...
Category
18th Century French Primitive Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,385 Sale Price
49% Off
Articulated Silver-Plated Bronze Swan Box-/ Bonbonnière or Cache Pot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Articulated Silver-Plated Bronze Swan Box/Bonbonnière/Cache Pot, Portugal, Mid-20th Century, Set Two Pieces (Swan and Liner)
This sculptural articulated swa...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
1970s Signed Gabriella Crespi Cigarette Case
Located in Florence, Tuscany
An original 1970s Gabriella Crespi ciagrette case signed on the side and with the original Crespi sticker on the base. The case is dated 11 Decemer 1972 on the inside. A perfect piec...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century English Walnut Box
Located in High Point, NC
Early 19th century walnut box from England.
This is a lovely box with some of the most gorgeous craftsmanship we have had the pleasure to offer. The top has softly beveled edges,...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
French Cast Iron Safe Strong Box by Bauche
By Bauche
Located in Northampton, GB
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Cast Iron French Safe or Strong Box
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this French Safe Cast Iron Strong Box by Bauche.
The Safe of rectangular form made from cast iron with extensive riveting and twin loop handles. The safe has two escutcheon covers to the front, the left is the genuine lock which turns to reveal the keyhole and the right is a dummy for symmetry. The top of the box is fitted with a plaque that reads in French Incombustible Systeme Bauche Brevete S.G.D.G usine A Gueux Marne (Incombustible System Bauche Patented S.G.D.G factory A Gueux Marne). The interior of the safe has been lined in a gunmetal grey cushioned velvet to give cushioning to your most treasured objects. Has Key and fully working lock.
The French Safe dates to the second half of the 19th century during the reign of Napoleon III circa 1865.
Henry Bauche
Bauche Safes...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Japanese wooden box with inlay marquetry (Meiji 1868-1912) by HAKONE YOSEGIZAIKU
By Hakone Manufacturer Japan
Located in Oostende, BE
Japanese wooden box with inlay marquetry (Meiji 1868-1912) by HAKONE YOSEGIZAIKU
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Period Box handmade in hardwood with hinged lid, French circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality Art Deco period lidded Box, made of hardwood, possibly Beech, probably French in origin and dating to circa 1925.
The box has a rectangular shape with rounded...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Swedish Baroque Carved and Painted Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very good early 19th century Swedish baroque carved and polychrome decorated dome lidded box with strapwork and naive carving depicting a hunter, dogs, birds and vines surrounding in...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Machine Age Aluminum Silvered Crest Lacquered Box w/ Bakelite Handles
Located in New York, NY
This Art Deco Machine Age lacquered box, featuring aluminum construction, a silvered crest, and Bakelite handles, is an exquisite representation of American design from circa 1935. I...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
1920 René Lalique Box Jar Emiliane Glass with Blue Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Emiliane" made in glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1920.
Acid-stamped signature.
Perfect condition.
height: 4.5 cm
diameter: 9.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique - C...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
A rare silver box / pop art sculpture by Fratelli Cacchione, late 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
An extraordinarily rare silver « cigarette » box / pop art sculpture by Fratelli Cacchionr, 20th century. This amazing silver box was created to resemble several boxes of cigarettes ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian Art Deco Revival Fossil Limestone & Brass Box, Mahogany Interior 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
A striking Italian Art Deco Revival decorative box from the late 1970s, exquisitely crafted in natural fossil limestone and framed with refined solid brass detailing. The sculptural,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Swedish 18th Century Bentwood Travel Box or Chest
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare and very beautiful Swedish travel box with stunning patina and hand forged iron details. Working lock and key ( bronze key from the 19th century).
Sweden, circa 1750-1800. Weath...
Category
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,415 Sale Price
47% Off
Mahogany Wood Vintage Handmade Jewelry Casket Box Manning of Ireland Irish New
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely Stunning Ladys or Gentlemans Jewellery Casket of outstanding quality and of generous size, made in Ireland by renowned cabinet makers Mannings of Ireland, using well figur...
Category
Early 2000s Irish Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Italian Solid Malachite Lidded Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A stylish Italian natural malachite rectangular lidded box with lovely patterns in brilliant emerald green. Fine gemstone quality and craftsmanship. Perfect as a jewelry or trinket b...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Malachite
19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Hand-Painted Chest Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive hand-painted Folk Art box from the Late 19th Century. The box has been hand-painted in black, red, blues and green. There appears to be either twos horses or maybe unicorn...
Category
Late 19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Carved Wood Box with Metal Accent, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This wood box, expertly crafted in France circa 1930, will make a statement in any room. The box features a unique, eye-catching design, with a beautiful oak wood grain complemented ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Decorative Box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Decorative Box vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Wood inside
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Regency Brass Bound Traveling Desk Wooden Mahogany Writing Slope Regency
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Solid grained Mahogany Officers Campaign Style Traveling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large size. First quart...
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Angelite cloud jewel box
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Store your treasures in the Jewel Box Container, made from authentic semi-precious gemstones. A luxurious home for jewelry, trinkets, or keepsakes.
The cloud catchall box is a carve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
$129 / item
1930's Art Deco Bonjour Navy Ladies Octogonal Makeup Compact w/ Mirror & Puff
Located in Red Lion, PA
1930s Bourjois Art Deco Navy Blue Enamel and Chrome Makeup Compact with Unused Powder and Puff
This exquisite 1930s Art Deco Bourjois compact exemplifies the sophistication and mode...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Malachite Green Glass Turtle Trinket Box by Curt Schlevogt, Czechoslovakia, 1960
Located in Glasgow, GB
A striking green glass turtle-shaped trinket box by Curt Schlevogt. Produced in Czechoslovakia in the 1960s. This sculptural container is a mid-century reissue of Art Deco malachite ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Slag Glass
Vintage Moroccan Jewelry Box in Hand-Engraved Metal & Camel Bone
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Artisan made hand-engraved metal trinket for jewelry or personal smalls. Moorish/Islamic ornamentation and techniques high-lighted by panels of white camel bone and red 'jewels' of n...
Category
1970s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique French Blue Opaline Glass Dresser Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique rare French Blue Opaline Glass dresser box with bronze trim.
Category
19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
Bauhaus Arts and Crafts Modernist Large Aluminum Box, circa 1920
By Bauhaus
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable early 20th-century modernist aluminum box is a true testament to masterful craftsmanship and innovative design. The rare piece was crafted in Germany circa 1920. Its...
Category
Early 20th Century German Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Antique Quality 19th Century Georgian Mahogany Letter Holder
Located in Suffolk, GB
A fine antique Georgian mahogany letter holder of exceptional craftsmanship. Beautifully shaped and richly figured in striking flame mahogany veneers, the serpentine-fronted design w...
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Dior Midcentury Brass, Lucite and Vienna Straw Decorative Oval Box, Italy 1970
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative jewelry box made from a beautiful combination of lucite enriched with Vienna straw, brass, and tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This incredibly stylish pi...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Russian Lacquer Hand Painted Tale of Tsar Saltan Box, Mstera, Artist Signed
Located in New York, NY
Soviet era Mstera hand painted, artist signed lacquer box depicting a scene from Pushkin's renown Tale of Tsar Saltan
20th Century
Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's 1831 masterpiece, "The Tale of Tsar Saltan", a Russian fairy tale...
Category
20th Century Russian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Gothic Style Chip Carved Walnut Keepsake Box C1860
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Gothic Style Chip Carved Walnut Keepsake Box C1860
Measures - 9.5"H x 15.25"W x 9.5"D
This keepsake box, dating to circa 1860, showcases the Gothic style chip carving typical...
Category
19th Century Gothic Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage MMA 1989 Reproduction Asante Gold Dust Bird Box
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage 1989 reproduction by the Museum of Modern Art of an Asante gold dust box. Made of gold toned metal with a beautiful design of birds perched along the edges of the lid. Some...
Category
1980s American Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Shaker Storage Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, finely crafted bentwood cedar Shaker style storage or decorative box, circa late-20th century, American. Box is a rich brown cedar wood tacked with hand forged brass nai...
Category
Late 20th Century American Shaker Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Folk Art Tejne Wood Container Original Blue Paint, Denmark ca 1850s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Antique Scandinavian wooden container with original dark blue paint which is worn off at places. The side are made of one single piece of wide bent wood, closed will stiches of natur...
Category
Mid-19th Century Scandinavian Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gabriella Crespi brushed and polished brass box signed 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare cylindrical box in brushed and polished brass, designed and signed by Gabriella Crespi in the 1970s. Likely intended as a cigarette case, its clean and perfectly proportioned fo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Flemish Dutch Antwerp Red Tortoiseshell Box Cabinet Chest On Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and exceptional Baroque period Flemish or Dutch red tortoiseshell, bone, horn, ebony, and rosewood lift-top chest with drawer, circa 1725, mounted on a later stand.
17th/18...
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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell, Rosewood, Horn, Wood, Ebony
Ceramic Jewelry Box by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960s
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
Ceramic jewelry box by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960s
Stamped clay, enamels in shades of green, gold, blackened wood box
Date of creation: around 1955-1960
Bibliography: " Mithé Espelt,...
Category
1960s French Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Victorian Vanity Box by David Edwards
Located in Northampton, GB
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Sterling Silver Fittings by Thomas Douglas of London Dated 1845
From our Vanity Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Rosewood Vanity Box by David Ed...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Brass
A 1930s Art Deco Hand-Carved Oak French Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a 1930s French Art Deco hand-carved oak box, showcasing a unique blend of craftsmanship and geometric flair characteristic of the Art Deco period.
Solid oak wood, noted for i...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Art Deco Bakelite Modernist Box by Linsden, England circa 1925
By Linsden Ware
Located in Atlanta, GA
One of the most iconic Bakelite pieces ever: an exquisite modernist Bakelite box crafted by Linsden Ware in England, circa 1925. The box has a stunning half-moon swivel shape and is ...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bakelite
FORNASETTI Butterfly Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage decorative rectangular lacquered walnut wood box with butterfly motif / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1970s
Original mark at the felt base
Length: 9.5 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,200
Pink Panther Collection Royal Orleans Pottery Pink Panther Mounted Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful, Japanese licensed Pink Panther Collection lidded box distributed by Royal Orleans and dated 1981. The ceramic box is of large oval form with a fitted slightly domed cov...
Category
1980s Japanese Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1930's Art Deco Takita Porcelain Lidded Box, Biscuit Jar, Tea Caddy, Ice Bucket
Located in Red Lion, PA
This rare and highly decorative 1930s Art Deco Takita porcelain lidded box is an exceptional example of Japanese Art Deco ceramic design, a category that remains far more elusive than its European and American counterparts. Versatile in form, the piece functions beautifully as a biscuit jar, tea caddy, ice bucket, or sculptural decorative container, making it both practical and collectable.
The box is cylindrical and lantern-shaped, modeled after an accordion-pleated Asian paper lantern, giving it strong architectural presence and rhythmic geometry. The porcelain body is painted in a vibrant zig-zag pattern rendered in pastel pink, blue, and yellow against a crisp white ground. The lantern creases are dramatically emphasized with black horizontal accent lines, heightening contrast and reinforcing the bold, modernist Art Deco aesthetic.
The removable lid features an asymmetrically placed gilt porcelain knob, a classic Art Deco touch that introduces tension and movement to the design. A woven rattan handle, secured by gilt porcelain mounts on either side, moves freely and adds a sophisticated material contrast, blending natural texture with gleaming glazed porcelain.
The interior is clean and well preserved, with no chips or cracks to the interior, lid lip, or body rim. There is one chip to the base, measuring approximately 3/8 inch wide, which does not affect the visual presentation or functionality. The base is stamped “T/T Hand Paint Made in Japan.”
While collectors are well acquainted with French Art Deco porcelain and ceramics by celebrated makers such as Robj, Lalique, Sèvres, and Limoges, as well as Czechoslovakian Art Deco manufacturers like Ditmar Urbach, Amphora, and Royal Dux, Japanese Art Deco porcelain...
Category
1930s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Rattan
Mid 19th century mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century mahogany brass bound campaign writing slope circa 1860.
Good quality military-campaign writing slope, with secret compartments.
Rectangular shaped box with brass s...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Cobalt Blue Opaline Crystal & Ormolu Mounted Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Very rare cobalt blue opaline crystal French dresser box with ormolu mountings. A very fine piece resting on paw feet.
Category
19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
1970s Italian Gilt Brass Bronze Fireplace Wood Log Holder Rack
Located in Carimate, Como
Vintage 1970s Italian stylish brass bronze wood log holder rack, with great design and decors to elegantly display and carry your wood from the outside in with its finely decorated b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Antique Personal Diary Repository, Scottish, Brass, Keepsake Case, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a fine antique personal diary repository, originating from Scotland during the Victorian period, circa 1870. This striking book form keepsake case showcases the craftsmanship...
Category
1870s British Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Boxes
Antique, vintage and new decorative boxes will safely store items while adding a splash of color or texture to a corner in any room. They have had a range of purposes over the years — from trinkets to serving as useful receptacles, such as snuff boxes, jewelry boxes and more. Boxes have also been designed in a range of forms and styles.
Box making is a craft dating back thousands of years. Early boxes as decorative objects were regularly designed and decorated both inside and out, ranging from minimal looks to more flashy styles. Decorative boxes have been constructed from different materials, with wood and metal being the most common. Wood is widely available and versatile, with woodworkers able to carve complex designs or showcase its natural grain.
Some antique jewelry boxes were made with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and even porcupine quills, such as those created by the Anishinabe in Canada and the United States. In Sri Lanka, well-crafted boxes were inlaid with porcupine quills and ivory discs between ebony bands. Chinese sewing boxes and tea boxes made of black lacquer were popular in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These often featured gold-painted designs or landscape scenes. Silk, paper and velvet frequently enhanced these boxes’ interiors.
Any style of decorative box can be a nice tabletop or desktop decor, whether to hold candy or tea in the living room or paper, pencils and other business supplies in the office. They can also act as jewelry boxes. Sewing boxes can be a lovely touch to any space while storing magazines or other trinkets.
You can find metal, wood and silver antique boxes on 1stDibs. The collection includes mid-century modern, Victorian and Art Deco styles that can add elegance to any home.