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Art Deco 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

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
Brass Box with a Pink Straw Marquetry Lid by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This lovely brass box is made of brushed brass with a lid covered of straw marquetry. The radial design of the straw reminds the great Art deco period while the elegant pink color ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Austria 1922 Art Deco Polychrome And Blue Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made in Austria. Beautiful enamel round box, created in Vienna Austria during the art deco period, back in the 1922. This beautiful antique piece wa...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer

Art Deco Style Box with Ebony Veneer, with Inlays in Bronze and Springwood
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Large box built in spring wood with ebony veneer and geometric inlays in bronze and spring wood. The influence for this piece came from Marion Dorn's design of the black and cream g...
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2010s Mexican Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco silverplated hand-crafted hammered box, Pierre Plasait France 1930s
By Pierre Plasait
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Deco silver-plated hand-crafted hammered box Pierre Amédée Plasait Orfevre France 1930 mark on the base H 14 cm x 24 diam. Conditions: very good consistent with age and use.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

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 Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Blue candy box in Limoges porcelain Baud Paris - France 1930 Art Deco
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty little box, bonbonniere in Limoges porcelain, creation by Maison Baud Paris. The blue color is very delicate, in a pastel tone and the embossed and hand-painted white fol...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Displays a desirable age...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Iron

French Art Deco Blue Opaline Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Art Deco Blue Opaline Box. A beautiful box in a lovely robins blue egg color with a diamond shaped cut pattern and gilt leaf design.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

1920's Art Deco Jewelry Brass and Alabaster Terrier Box in Brass
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite Vintage Jewelry Box in Brass is a unique and rare find, showcasing intricate detailing of three terrier dogs. Crafted from a blend of brass and alabaster, this piece e...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Dunhill Machine Age Aluminum Cigar Box Humidor, 1920s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Machine Age decorative metal box or humidor is perfect for cigar storage and was designed by Dunhill. The piece features a modernist and minimalist rounded shape in polishe...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal, Aluminum, Enamel

Hermes Paris Art Deco Tobacco Case
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Parid Art Deco Tobacco Case Elegant art deco silver snuff box, with the H of Hermes Paris in gold and with an engraving on the metal that hints at representing a wooden box. M...
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20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Art Deco wooden Box decorated with a Silver Tone Metal Lizard-shaped Handle
Located in Roma, IT
A rare Art Deco box probably made in Europe but we do not know the name of the company or the craftsman who produced it. Made of beech wood, this vintage box has a typically Art Deco...
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1930s European Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

1921 René Lalique, Box Degas Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Degas" made in frosted glass with sepia patinated by René Lalique in 1921. Molded signature on the edge of the lid. Perfect condition. hauteur : 7,5 cm diameter : 8,5 cm Fé...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Footed Lidded Jar by Svenskt Tenn in Pewter
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Art Deco pewter lidded box by Firma Svenskt Tenn. Features three ornate feet, a velvet lined interior, and Art Deco style lid.
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Humidor StrawMarquetry Ribbons
Located in ARSAC, FR
Humidor Ribbons Humidor / Cigar box Meticulously handcrafted, it is made entirely of solid Lebanese cedar wood, including their interior, trays and divisions to facilitate the matu...
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2010s French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Cedar

English Art Deco Pewter Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant English Art Deco geometric hand-hammered dinanderie polished-pewter-covered decorative box or tea caddy was manufactured by A.E. Poston & Company, Birmingham, England, f...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Cartier Art Deco Cigar Box in Silver Metal
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Cartier Art Deco Cigar Box in Silver Metal Beautiful cigar box in silver metal with striped pattern and with sunstone on the lid, signed Cartier Measures: Height: 3 centimeters Lengt...
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20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Stone, Metal

Leather Covered Tobacco Box Wood Brown Jacques Adnet Style France 1940 by Lancel
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Leather Covered Tobacco Box Wood Brown Jacques Adnet Style France 1940 by Lancel
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1940s Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Musical Ladies Powder Compact Box, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco ladies musical powder box. It appears to not have ever been used and as such is in remarkable condition. Bright red enamel exterior with gold accents to the edges ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Diamints Peppermint, Art Deco Tin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Diamints Peppermint Tin. An Art Deco Tin for Diamints Peppermint, Britain’s Best Peppermint and clear as a diamond. This storage Tin has a beautiful rounded shape with lid. Red tin...
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Mid-20th Century British Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

1924 René Lalique - Box Du Barry Frosted Glass With Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box “Du Barry” made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Very beautiful patina. Extremely rare model with complet lid. h...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Deco Mirrored Elegant Bakelite Casket for Jewelry or Playing Cards
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Elegant wood casket, covered with mirrors, black bakelite cover : for Your jewels or cards or photos... France - Art Deco O/1607.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bakelite

1928 René Lalique Box Sultane Opalescent Glass with Blue Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Sultane" made in opalescent glass with blue patina by Rene Lalique in 1928. Perfect condition. dimensions : 14 cm x 14 cm height : 16 cm Wheel-carved "R.LALIQUE FRANCE" sig...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

StrawMarquetry Humidor
Located in ARSAC, FR
Humidor / Cigar box Meticulously handcrafted, it is made entirely of solid Lebanese cedar wood, including their interior, trays and divisions to facilitate the maturation process of...
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2010s French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Cedar

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...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Straw Marquetry Mirror Tissue Box Square in Malachite Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A web of delicately inlaid straw marquetry catches and shines back the light on this tissue box.
Category

2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an early original lidded box designed by the famed decorative arts design firm Ria & Youri Augousti, Paris. This elegant piece boasts geometric seashell marquetry with trim a...
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1990s French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Shell, Wood

Art Deco Frosted Satin Glass Ballerina Female "Ramses" Powder Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pink art deco frosted satin ballerina glass box, often called a woman's trinket box, is often referred to as a "Ramses" Box because a woman would ...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Glass

Early 20th Century French Limoges Pink Gilt Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A stunning antique French pink porcelain lidded jewelry box by Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France, circa 1900-1920. Maker's mark on reverse. This gorgeous box has a stylish serpentin...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood

Antique 20th Century Art Deco 18K Gold, Silver & Ruby Compact, Paris c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Art Deco 18 Carat gold, solid silver-gilt and ruby set compact, of square form, set with a gold and ruby push-button, both sides are engine turned and set with r...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold

Antique 20th Century Cartier Art Deco 18K Gold & Silver Compact, Paris c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Cartier Art Deco 18 Carat gold & solid silver-gilt compact, of rectangular form, set with a gold push-button, both sides are engine turned and comes in the origi...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Lacquered Eggshell Round Brule Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisions and patterns that crea...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Early 20th c. Bronze Flying Fish Coin Dish c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An early 20th century bronze plated Flying Fish coin dish. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Bronze. CONDITION Good. ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Asprey - Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigar Box - London 1936
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1936 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this handsome, Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, is in the Art Deco taste, with stepped detailing arou...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Midcentury Set of 3 Mirrored Jewelry Boxes, France, 1940s
Located in Firenze, IT
Midcentury Set of 3 mirrored Jewelry Boxes France 1940s fabric, wood, glass Box with base: H 9 cm - 16.5 x 15 cm Conditions: very good...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Fabric, Mirror

Large Brass and Shagreen Box Circle by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This elegant box is made of shagreen with a beautiful circular decor with brass trims on the front. It is mounted on two circular brass feet. The box is hinged with a black microsu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Straw Marquetry Soleil Tissue Box in Burnished Metals Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The shape of sails on the sea in the golden age of sailing. Classical sunburst lines fan out to cover the elegant tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Art Deco reproduction of a Queen Anne period tea caddy - Hallmarked in 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1929 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is a fine reproduction of a Queen Anne period caddy, with a slide off base, and r...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Straw Marquetry Soleil Tissue Box in Burnished Metals Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The shape of sails on the sea in the golden age of sailing. Classical sunburst lines fan out to cover the elegant tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Frond Tissue Box in Burnished Metal Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A tissue box of quiet beauty. Leaves falling in soft autumnal tones, every piece of straw marquetry applied by hand in our workshop with the most highly skilled artisans.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Art Deco Flapper Powder Puff Doll & Stand by Fasold & Stuach, C1930
Located in Devon, England
First time we've had one of these so quite a rare find and in superb condition is this wonderful 1930's Art Deco German porcelain pin cushion half doll related head powder puff set, ...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Straw Marquetry Mirror Tissue Box Long in Malachite Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A web of delicately inlaid straw marquetry catches and shines back the light on this tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Forest Tissue Box Long in Ebony Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like our Forêt wall covering, this pattern was inspired by the branches of trees in a forest. Bands of richly dyed straw marquetry cross and wrap the tissue box, creating reflecting ...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Forest Tissue Box Square in Ebony Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like our Forêt wall covering, this pattern was inspired by the branches of trees in a forest. Bands of richly dyed straw marquetry cross and wrap the tissue box, creating reflecting ...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Wood, Straw

Galuchat Shagreen Long Tissue Box in Parallel Line by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Lines of shagreen cover elegant tissue box, allowing subtle differences in the natural tone and texture of each panel.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Vintage Decorative Jewellery Case, Japanese, Lacquer, Box, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an vintage decorative jewellery case. A Japanese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl lidded box in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Appealing example o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

René Lalique - 'Houppes' Art Deco Opalescent Glass Powder Box
Located in South Gippsland, Victoria
A René Lalique 'Houppes' Art Deco Opalescent glass powder box & cover moulded in relief on the underside of the lid with a design of swan-down powder puffs...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Glass

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Round Brule Box, Medium by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisions and patterns that crea...
Category

2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

straw marquetry box attributed to Jean Michel Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful box with straw marquetry is attributed to Jean Michel Frank as it is similar in size and pattern with his work. Box is unsigned but in good condition, red leather back.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw

Art Deco 3 Compartment Pill Box in Brass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Practical 3 compartment stamp or pill box in brass. Beautifully finished and ingenious mechanism. Made in Scandinavia or England during the 1920s or 30s. Measurements: 8x4,5x2 cm. F...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

"Hunter in Paradise", Art Deco Humidor in Cast Iron by Elmberg, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its furniture and artisanry in a stylized Art Deco manner, often characterized as Swedish Grace, it is not so well known that Swedish artists led the way...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Iron

Art Deco Sterling Combination Coin Compact Card Case, American, circa 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco sterling combination coin compact card or cigarette Case, American, circa 1920 by Webster Co. Rectangular cushion shape with hand chain attached. Opens to reveal half and fu...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Straw Marquetry Sunburst Pattern Quotidien Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Alexander Lamont grew up with objects, folkart and antiques from around the world; small things that expressed the skills of the craftsman and the materials they were made from. Obje...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer

Garrard & Co. - Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - London 1926
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1926 by Garrard & Co., this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is oval in shape, with panelled detailing. The tea caddy measures 3.25"(8cm) tall, by 4.25"...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 821".
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco 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 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, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Tiffany Studios, Alfred Dunhill, and Cartier. 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 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 $30,000 while the average work can sell for $1,262.

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