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Creator: Unknown
Amazing 19th Century French Lidded Box
Located in Madrid, ES
19th century French lidded box
with boulle-style inlay on lid (sawwork + mirrors).
Dimensions: 7 x 31 x 23 cm.
In good condition.
Category
19th Century French Baroque Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Canadian General Store R.B. Hay Hoe & Co. Tea Advertising Display Tin
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique general store advertising store display tin for the R.B. Hay Hoe & Co. tea is presumed to have been made in Canada in approximately ...
Category
Late 19th Century Canadian Victorian Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Early 19Thc Original Blue Painted Mini -Dome Top Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original Blue painted table top dome top document box.The hardware is original and square nail construction.The condition is good with minor scratches.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
$1,036 Sale Price
20% Off
1870s Antique Chinese Export Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export Silver card case; part of our diverse Asian silverware collection
The anterior surface of this rare Chinese silver card case is ornamented with chased oriental figures amidst bamboo and foliate designs, accented with a fenced area and simplified structures, all on a matte background.
The ornamentation incorporates a vacant shield shaped cartouche.
The posterior surface of this silver card case is embellished with an exceptional chased decorated segmented iconic Chinese dragon design amidst clouds, also all on a matte background.
The rounded sides of this antique silver cigarette case...
Category
1870s Chinese Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Indian Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Indian silver card case; an addition to our diverse Asian silverware collection
This fine antique Indian silver card case has a shaped rectangular form.
The anterior surface of this case is embellished with a fine and impressive chased decorated panel depicting a scene with four characters in a boat above a shaped cartouche displaying the contemporary bright cut engraved initials ‘EH’.
The reverse surface is ornamented with a chased decorated panel illustrating a male and female character in period Asian dress clasping each other under a tree canopy.
The shaped sides and border to both the anterior and reverse surfaces are plain and unembellished.
This antique silver card case is fitted with a hinged cover.
Condition
This fine antique solid silver card...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Other Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Candle Box
Located in London, England
Wooden candle box with original painted decoration. Circa 1880.
H 17cm x W 38cm x D 18cm
Category
1880s Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
$273
Silver Box Austria-Hungary 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
SILVER BOX
Austria-Hungary 18th Century
in silver with profuse decoration inspired by the Crimean War, in which Russia lost to an alliance of the Ottoman Empire, France, United K...
Category
18th Century Austrian Baroque Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Hand-Crafted Alabaster Jewelry Box with Brass Rose / Vintage Trinket Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Quality made antique alabaster trinket xox with brass rose lid, romantic decor.
Beautiful antique lidded box made from alabaster, featuring a finely crafted brass rose as the handle...
Category
Early 20th Century French Romantic Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Brass
Square Italian Yellow Floral Alabaster Trinket Box, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful square yellow alabaster trinket box with a floral design. With a hinged lid, a lovely floral motif in purple and green decorates the ...
Category
20th Century Italian Bohemian Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
$120 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Scandinavian Teak Wood Box Mid Century Modern, 1950s Desk Organizer
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A vintage Scandinavian teak pen / desk box from the 1950s, crafted in the refined Mid Century Modern style. The rectangular form highlights the warm, natural grain of the teak wood, ...
Category
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Teak
Early 19th Century Anglo-Indian Brass Fish Box with Etched Decoration
Located in Middleburg, VA
A beautifully evocative early 19th-century Anglo-Indian brass box, crafted in India around 1820 for the English export market. Formed in the shape of ...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Metal
Swedish bentwood box in birch, ca 1790
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish bentwood box in birch, ca 1790
Svepaskar were used to store various household items.
Crafted by bending thin strips of wood, often birch, into an oval or circular shape and ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
Mid Century Italian Ceramic Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Mid century Italian ceramic box
Crab design on its lid
Circa 1950 Origin Italy
Mid-Century
Color Green and red
no visible signature.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$304 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Paint Decorated Pa. Dutch Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19Thc early pantry box was used in the kitchen for feeds and grains. This was paint decorated later in the early 20thc.Looks like a Peter Hunt painted or decorated style.The con...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Elegant Malachite Box from the 50s, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Malachite Box
Elegant malachite box from the 50s. It is in perfect condition. Measurements: 21x11x8 cm.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Mid Century Portuguese Wooden Stamp Box
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Wooden stamp box. With the word ‘Stamps’ applied in metal on the front, it has a central rectangular handle at the top, also in wood, and decorative e...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco shagreen Large box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Beautifull and decorativo Large Art deco shagreen with structure in solid
Walnut Wood covered inside with natural shagreen grey skin.
Own one and you wi...
Category
1950s French Art Deco Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
2000s Mosaic Marquetry Exotic Wood Box signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a mosaic marquetry mixed wood decorative box. Inlaid marquetry with hardwoods. Handmade piece symmetrical center star design. Signed J G White 04
Dimensions...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$168 Sale Price
25% Off
Important Renaissance Medical Box Spanish or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Renaissance Medical Box. Spanish Or Italian Workshop, Around 1550
Renaissance Medical Casket with stepped lid and vaulted flanked dome. Polychro...
Category
16th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Carved Iron Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Deco Carved Iron Box
An Art Deco style iron box, an object that stands out for its refined aesthetics and practical functionality. The piece has a classic circular shape, with a ...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,000
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Lapis Blue Round Lidded Box or Bowl
Located in Doylestown, PA
A striking Chinese lapis blue cloisonné round lidded box or bowl, early 1980s. Vibrantly decorated with a green border, ombre cherry blossoms, a single butterfly, gilded accents and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Dome-Top Burled Amboyna and Ebony Box with Original Key
Located in Middleburg, VA
An elegant late 19th-century French dome-top box, made circa 1900 and constructed from beautifully burled amboyna wood. Renowned for its striking grain and warm, glowing patina, the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Amber Glass Trinket Decorative Vanity Box, vintage Austria 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A really beautiful colored Art Deco Trinket Jewelry box or catchall. In very good condition with signs of use. A real collectors item for your Art Deco setting. Nice addition also to...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Small Selene Box by Arcahorn
Located in Geneve, CH
Small Selene Box by Arcahorn
Dimensions: D 15 x W 22 x H 4 cm
Materials: Leather, wood, horn, brass.
Rectangular box in horn and wood with lacquered ivory gloss finish. Lid in wood ...
Category
2010s Italian Post-Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,149 / item
Antique French Art Nouveau Paper Powder Box "Poudre Lt Piver Pompeia"
Located in Hamburg, DE
Antique French Art Nouveau paper powder box "Poudre Lt Piver Pompeia"
This is an extremely rare and stunning antique French Lt Piver Pompeia Powde...
Category
Late 19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
$265 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19Thc Shaker Style Pantry Boxes -Stack of Four
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 19Thc Shaker pantry boxes in fine condition and all matching stack.This matching stack of four boxes are in great condition and all have copper nail construction.Sold as a coll...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,276 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Original Blue/Grey Large Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original blue painted pantry box in very good condition.This blue /grey painted pantry box.Great size.
Category
1860s American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
$1,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Brass Bound Writing Slope from the Mid 19th Century
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Brass bound writing slope from the mid 19th century
Date : c1850
Period : Victoria
Origin : England
Decoration : Brass bound with vacant brass cartouche. Inteiror lined...
Category
Early 19th Century British Victorian Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Rare Miniature Wooden Bible Box in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century most rare and unusual original painted miniature bible box with original painted surface and gilding. This early gem has original iron hi...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian 19th Century Chest
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian 19th century chest.
in ebonised wood with an inlaid decor.
Measures: 19 x 36.5 x 25.5 cm.
Good condition.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Decorated Hand-Crafted Gourd Vintage Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Decorated Hand-Crafted Gourd Art
10.25 h d x 9 diameter
Original vintage
Refer to images listed
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Beads
1992 Alaska Native Nations Spakwus Eagle Bentwood Yellow Cedar Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1992 Alaska Native Bentwood Box
Spakwus Eagle
Red and Black Native Nations
Yellow Cedar
signed appears as David R Moore
dated art 92 August
10.75 x 5.38 d x 7.5 h
Preowned vintage c...
Category
1990s American Native American Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood, Cedar
Vintage Hand Carved Nut Woodenware Catchall, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Austria at an estate sale, this hand carved nut catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice Mid Century collectible to display ...
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique French Enamel Covered Bomboniere Signed by Gamet
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Exceedingly Rare and Fine French enamel covered bombiniere signed by Gamet for A La Marquise de Sevigne (finest Paris Chocolatier).
Signed "Gamet" on top lid. Commissioned for "A ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$2,635 Sale Price
41% Off
Antique Silver Enameled Ring Container Box from Kabylie, Algeria
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Berber Kabyle box container to hold rings and pins small jewelry or khol.
Made of silver wash with filigree enamel in pagoda shape.
Enamel and rhinestone made of silver tone ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Algerian Moorish Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19thc Oval Oversized Pantry Box.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19thc Oval oversized pantry box.
Original paint. Large size wooden pantry found in New England. Spacious old and primitive.
Category
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Horn Mosaic Decorative Jewelry Cigarette Box Art Deco Modernist Style
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This elegant decorative box showcases a striking geometric mosaic design crafted from natural horn, creating a sophisticated Art Deco meets Modernist aesthetic. The box features a se...
Category
2010s Unknown Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
19thc Hand Carved Wooden New England Dough Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Early 219thc Wooden dough bowl found in New England. Wonderful patina and age to the surface. Great size.
Category
Early 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
COUNTER CASH 17th Century Flemish
Located in Madrid, ES
COUNTER CASH
17th Century Flemish
in walnut wood with inlays, consisting of two drawers and a drawer.
Signs of use.
Dim.: 31.5 x 44 x 27 cm
good state
Category
17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Swedish Wabi-Sabi Oak Lidded Box with Hand-Carved Patina
Located in Stockholm, SE
A soulful 19th-century lidded box handcrafted in Sweden from solid oak, showcasing the quiet beauty of the wabi-sabi aesthetic. This simple, round form reveals a deep, weathered pati...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Elegant Malachite Box from the 50s 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Malachite Box
Elegant malachite box from the 50s. It is in perfect condition. Measurements: 21x11x8 cm.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
19th Century Walnut Cutlery Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This finely handmade 19th century walnut cutlery box is in fine condition and retains a nice mellow patina. Great for so many different uses. Super cool for outgoing mail or bills! N...
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$476 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Original Paint Decorated Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Original paint decorated red over blue swing handled pantry box from New England.This amazing over painted pantry box has wonderful 19thc decoration and is in good condition.
Category
1870s American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
19Thc Paint Decorated Pa. Dutch Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This 19Thc early pantry box was used in the kitchen for feeds and grains. This was paint decorated later in the early 20thc.Looks like a Peter Hunt painted or decorated style. The co...
Category
Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Italian Swirled Alabaster Lidded Box 60's Brown, Tan, Champagne, Black
Located in North Miami, FL
This gorgeous vintage Italian alabaster round lidded column box is from the 60's. Swirls of different abstractions of forms lay with multi colors of tan, champagne, off white, beige,...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Box Dated 1752 with Sliding Lid
Located in Stockholm, SE
An exceptional 18th-century Swedish folk art box, dated 1752, showcasing traditional rural craftsmanship. Carved from solid wood, the box features a finely fitted sliding lid and dis...
Category
18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
Correspondence Box Napoleon III
Located in Madrid, ES
Correspondence box, Napoleon III period, composed on the top of two flaps. Their facades are embellished with Square and Rectangle Marquetry. In add...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Stylish Set Burl / Burr Wood Two Jewelry Caskets / Boxes With Picture Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Clever designs and perfect condition pair of antique jewelry boxes with curved tops + photo frame with curved front.
The burl or burr nutwood that was used to create these two stunn...
Category
Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Metal
Enamel Box Gilt Inside Painted Flowers Garlands Lady's Portrait, France
Located in Vienna, AT
Superb enamel box with flowers garlands and a lady's portrait.
Specifications:
1. The surface of round box is made of white enamel. Additionally, it is stunningly decorated with nicest multicolored flowers' garlands running along the surface / mentioned garlands are hung up at bows.
2. The round bowl's lid is topped with a nicest enamel painted picture, depicting an elegant lady:
The lady's style and appearance is similar to ladies of period of Angelika Kauffmann...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Silver-Mounted Agate Box, Probably English, circa 1870
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A silver-mounted agate box, probably English, circa 1870
rectangular, comprising two plaques of moss agate set as the base and lid of a hinged box with silver mounts, apparently unm...
Category
19th Century Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
19thc Spice Wall Box/ Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Table top spice box with square nail construction and in fine condition.These early spice boxes are hard to find in such good condition.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$700 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Heavy Bronze Box with Saint George and Dragon Relief, Cast Frieze Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This extraordinary vintage bronze box is one of the heaviest examples of its kind, boasting intricate craftsmanship and a stunning relief design. The lid features a detailed depictio...
Category
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Brown Nautical Sailing Ship Wood Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage nautical theme jewelry or trinket box. This small rectangular brown box will be a great accent on a coffee table, dressing table, or on a bookshelf. It is created from wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Box with Lid in Portuguese Sant’Anna Faience
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
Box with lid, in Portuguese Sant’Anna faience. Polychrome decoration with floral motifs, rectangular in shape, with rounded corners and a slightly wavy body. The decoration is hand-p...
Category
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Earthenware
Russian Lacquer Fedoskino Box, Prince Ivan & The Princess Frog
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage hand-painted lacquer papier-mâché box depicting Prince Ivan and the Frog Princess, USSR Era Russia, circa 1990-2000.
The small round box shows an original, traditional Rus...
Category
Late 20th Century Baltic Baltic Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Art Nouveau Ceramic Box by Carl Sigmund Luber for Johann von Schwarz
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique Art Nouveau ceramic box, designed by Carl Sigmund Luber for Johann von Schwarz, showcases a charming pastoral scene on its li...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original grey painted and double handled dough try or cow trough. Great center piece for a farm table.
Category
19th Century American Adirondack Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large, hand decorated ostrich egg container featuring a gilded interior. The whole mounted on a sterling silver pedestal with a multifaceted, amethyst cr...
Category
2010s Italian Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Sterling Silver
Beautiful Ormolu Pincushion Needle Box 19th C. 1890s, Austria
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This listing is for a beautiful Austrian gilt metal needle box on a alabaster base with a pincushion on top, circa 1890s. A beautiful collector's item and sure to be a lovely additio...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Victorian Antique Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Metal, Ormolu
Vintage Tin Box Cookie Jar Belsnickel Santa Claus Vintage Germany, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful decorative Christmas Tin Box with Santa or Belsnickle Picture is a true treasure. It was made in Germany, around 1930s. These are very har...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Unknown decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Unknown decorative boxes are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Unknown decorative boxes, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 238 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 143 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original decorative boxes by Unknown were created in the modern style in europe during the 20th century. Prices for Unknown decorative boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $55 and can go as high as $40,000, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $811.
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