Art Deco Decorative Boxes
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
Art Deco Stingray Leather Cassette or Jewelry box, French 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian or French Art Deco period wood box, overed with stingray skin. Excellent, skillfully executed craftmanship.
The geometric skin is framed is made by ebonised rosewood and sm...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Sycamore, Shagreen Stingray
Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, Fisher Silversmiths, Inc., New Jersey, Ca. 1935. Underside of lid is gilded; box is wood-lined...
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1930s North American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Sterling Silver
Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Marquetry and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This trinket box is handcrafted with shell marquetry and brass trims.
The box is hinged and the interior is lined with a high quality black microsuede.
A very unique piece you ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Lidded Wood Box with Sunburst Veneers, circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good quality English Art Deco period lidded Box, of wood with an inlaid "Sunburst" pattern, dating to circa 1925.
The box has a rectangular shape with a fitted lid, w...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Satinwood
Shagreen Leopard Pattern Box with Shell and Brass Details by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The leopard box by Kifu Paris showcases the brand's signature whimsical details and the incredible craftsmanship. This piece includes intricate inlay work of cream shagreen, brown pe...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Austrian Onyx Jewelry Box with Figural Cold Painted Bronze Spaniel Dog
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The body of t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze
Art Deco Glass Lidded Powder Bowl, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco glass powder bowl in pink glass. To the lid is flapper girl in the fashion of the day next to a fly...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Genuine Italian Purple Carved Alabaster Decorative Trinket Box, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely hand-carved round Italian alabaster trinket box in purple. This piece will be fabulous to display on a coffee table or dressing ...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Jean-Michel Frank 'Straw Marquetry Box'
Located in Sharon, CT
Geometric angular design. Cork interior. Three bronze four sided pyramids attached. Unsigned and 'attributed to'. Provenance: Liz O'Brien NYC c.2000.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames...
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1980s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Cartier Picture Frame Box
By Cartier
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antique Cartier Picture frame box with velvet lining. Covered in signature red leather grain textile with gold embosssed edge and a silk satin lining embossed "Cartier". This box was...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Fine Cherry Wood Art Deco Box Carl Auböck, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Nice, well preserved Art Deco box made of cherry wood. By Carl Auböck, 1930s.
Listed as a scetch drawing in catalog "Die Kataloge der Werkstätte Carl Auböck 1925-1975" [The catalo...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Shagreen Box by Asprey, England
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully finished in panels of ivory-toned shagreen, this hinged box is a superb example of the craftsmanship practiced by the famed Asprey Company in London. Founded in the late ...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Rare Rockwell Kent for Chase Bacchus Art Deco Copper Cigarette Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
Rockwell Kent (American, 1882-1971) Rare Bacchus Art Deco copper cigarette box for Chase Chrome & Brass company, only offered in 1935 and 1936.
Rockwell Kent designed only three items for chase, all with the same young Bacchus motiff, and all are considered rare today. The other two were a "Wine cooler" and "Wine bottle stand...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Shagreen Leopard Pattern Box with Shell and Brass Details by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Leopard box by KIFU PARIS showcases the brand's signature whimsical details and the incredible craftsmanship. This piece includes intricate inlay work of coal black shagreen, bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden Enamel Mesh Evening Purse Shadow Box/Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh evening purse. It is enamel hand painted with royal blue, yellow, orange and green colors featuring an “i...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
French Art Deco Cigarette Box or Makeup Pencil Holder by Marius Agogue Loiret
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Constructed with fine mahogany and birch woods. Designed by French ebeniste Marius Agogue Loiret.
This very decorative box would ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch, Mahogany
Art Deco Box Carl Auböck, 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco Box made of wood, inside copper. By Carl Auböck, 1930s.
Listed in catalog "Die Kataloge der Werkstätte Carl Auböck 1925-1975" [The catalogs of the Carl Auböck workshop 19...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Bronze, Crystal and Bakelite Vanity Case, France, circa 1940
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze, crystal and bakelite vanity case. France, circa 1940.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Set of 2 Shagreen Box with Nickel Brass Handle by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This set of 2 round boxes is made of shagreen.
These boxes have a nickel brass handle.
They are lined with a black micro suede.
The color of this box is dark grey.
The dim...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Brass Box with Yellow Guilloche and Enamel Detail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hypnotic patinated Patterned brass with yellow guilloche enamel lid... This piece looks great bedside, on bookshelves and side tables, or perhaps the ...
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20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Deco Brass Box around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco brass box around 1920s
Polished and stove enamelled
Wood inside.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Shell Box with Quilting detailing and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Coco box is a sophisticated and luxurious accent piece with it’s exquisite quilted details. The exterior is inlaid in black pen shell with a bronze-patina brass frame and the int...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
German Porcelain Duckling with Bow Box, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
German porcelain duckling with bow box, Circa 1930.
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Swedish Modern Pewter Jar C-G Hallberg 1931 Sweden
By CG Hallberg
Located in Hillringsberg, SE
This pewter jar in all its simplicity is a typical piece for the late 1920s early 1930s Swedish modern era. The jar is made with pattern on each side and the lit with a giraffe.
...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Gustave Keller Art Deco Silver-Gilt Sandwich Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Gustave Keller Art Deco silver-gilt sandwich box with M& G monogram.
Made in France, Paris
Hallmarked with French marks, with 950/1000 silver purity.
...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
French Silver Plate Lined Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lovely silver plate box with a suede interior. the box has an unknown emblem on the top front center and the Waffle pattern on top makes this box unique and a compliment to any cockt...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco porcelain Trinket Dish, German, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and highly collectable Art Deco porcelain trinket tray. Dating to the 1930's this very attractive and rare Art Deco trinket dish...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Elegant Nickel Plated Art-Deco Box attributed to Carl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant nickeled box , manufactured in Austria in the Art-Deco periode.
After talking to Ronald Hagenauer, descendent of the Hagenauer family in Austria we can attribute this exclusive of nickel-plated brass box to his grandpa Carl Hagenauer...
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1930s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Jasba Art Deco Style Lidded Ceramic Box
By Jasba
Located in Schagen, NL
Beautifully decorated with art deco style painting, and à flower on top. How The Colors present themselves depends on how The light falls upon ...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1940s Tin with Dogs and Children, Belgium
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage tin with dogs and children from the late 1940s.
This beautiful tin box was designed by John Janssens in 1948.
It's a tin storage box with a beautiful design:
Light blue ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Basket Ball Lidded Box on Stand
Located in New York, NY
A unique Art Deco lidded silver plated box in the form of a basketball on a black lacquer stand with beaded decoration. Great for entryway, keys, wallet or for the office.
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique 1920s Sculptural Bronze Box with Finial Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
This fine antique of Austrian or possibly German bronze, stands raised on four feet with a finial cover that opens to a generous storage space. This box brings elements of the changi...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful antique English gaming counter box dating to the 1920's / 1930's.
The box has a secret opening mechanism; the lid is slid to the left which ...
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1920s European Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Art Deco Tin with Lady with Stola and Roses
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art deco tin with a woman with stola around her neck.
This elegant lady has blond eyes and blue eyes.
This round lithographic antique biscuit tin...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Art Deco Blue Glass Box with Lid, Austria, circa 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Exclusive blue Art Deco glass box with Lid from the period in Austria around 1920. This very decorative, lovely blue pressed glass box impresses wit...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Pâte De Verre Bowl 'Ceres' by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Paris, ca 1925
Located in Vienna, AT
Bulbous bowl of colorless pâte de verre with colored powder inclusions in yellow, red & black, relief decoration with stylized ears of grain and geometric...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Novelty Pierrot Ceramic Trinket Box, 1930s
Located in Devon, England
This really is a delightful piece and one we've not come across before. This is a 1930s Art Deco Novelty Pierrot Ceramic German Trinket Box, part ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Super Stylish English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros in Birmingham in 1990. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Corner bracket supports. Engine-turned ornament in plain frames...
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1990s English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
By Otar USA
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare 1935 all-original decorative box was designed and produced by John Otar in California. The box features individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked to create a sp...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Tin Botanize-Barrel with Hunting Boy and Dogs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique botanize-barrel with a hunting boy and two large dogs.
A red antique tin with a beautiful rounded and oval or cilinder shape with a lid and a string to wear around the neck. This lithographic tin box was made in Belgium.
This beautiful tin could also be used as a lunch box.
A great tin to display on a child's mannequin.
Antique Tin - Decorative Tin -Antique Botanize Barrel - botany vasculum - botanical box...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, Art Deco, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The wood is makassar ebony .
It can be used as a docorative box, at home or in an desk.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Box with Cut Glass 'the Glass is Slightly Damaged on the Side'
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco box with cut glass ( the glass is slightly damaged on the side) please take a look on the two last attached photos.
Brass polished and stove enamelled
Original cut glass
...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rena Rosenthal Art Deco Engraved Brass Jewelry Cigarette Box
By Braun, Rena Rosenthal
Located in New York, NY
Gorgeous Art Deco engraved and polished brass jewelry box with wood lining.
Handcrafted and signed by Austrian studio metalsmith J. Braun, with hammer logo.
Stamped Rena, retailed ...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Cut Crystal Dresser Table Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
A large rectangular clear cut crystal box with small diamonds cut pattern in the center and bordered by large stars. A starburst is at the bottom. A gilt metal embossed with flowers ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cut Glass
Art Deco Cartier Paris Chinoiserie Lac Burgaute Enamel Gold Pill Box
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Extremely rare Cartier mother of pearl and enamel chinoiserie pill box
A very collectible and rare motif
Made in France Circa 1928
Weight: 45.1 grams.
Category
1920s European Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Gold
Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by Robert Pringle & Sons in London in 1939. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed; top has engine-turned wave ornament and rect...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Frosted Geometric Design Lidded Glass Box
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco frosted rectangular glass box with rounded edges and an incised top with geometric designs and a hallmark at base.
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Lacquered Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Bochum, NRW
Art Deco lacquered decorative jewelry box.
Art Deco box, black lacquer background, decorated with waved silver lines and wind rose in red. Inscribed inside the lid "Offert par la lampe MAZDA...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish American Art Deco aluminum and brass storage box dates to the 1930s-1940s and was created by Kensington.
Note: The interior has thre...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum, Brass
Art Deco Box, circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
Decorative wood box with a hinged lid. The top is decorated in a typical distinctive geometric Art Deco style, having a brown, black and orange finish.
Can be used as a jewelry or ...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Crystal and Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco round crystal box with silver cover.
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Italian Leather and Silver Repousse Jewelery Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian tooled leather jewelry box with hand-wrought sliver repousse top. Hallmarked 920 on corner of silver top. Missing key, Italy, circa 1950s.
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1920s Art Deco Gold & Enamel Vanity Case by Cartier
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
1920s Art Deco gold & enamel vanity case by Cartier
14k Gold. signed Cartier
Weight: 112.7 grams
Dimensions: Width 3 in, Height 0.44 in approximately.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Cartier Art Deco Sterling Silver Compact Case by
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Cartier compact case in Art Deco style, circa 1930s. Sterling silver with gold gilt interior. The exterior features engraved line pattern that r...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Porcelain Powder Box, German, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
An exceptional Art Deco powder jar very desirable and would enhance any collection. The representation of a couple in love has been expertly hand painted, from the lightly blushed ch...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...
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1940s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Majolica Elephant Money Bank Saint Clement, Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica elephant money bank Saint Clement, Circa 1930.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Deco decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Giorgio Salimbeni, Ginger Brown, and Franco Salimbeni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $88,553 while the average work can sell for $860.
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