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Style: Art Deco
Style: Regency
Art Deco Modernist Original Ladies Leather & Chrome Clutch bag Purse, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is the original Art Deco super stylish leather handbag, a great example of Modernist Deco design of the 30's period. Features a dark brown leather body with ta...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Chrome

Art Deco Jade Box, France. 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
A French Art Deco rectangular green nephrite jade trinket, jewelry, desk or vanity box. The green color of the jade creates a nice contrast with the jeweled hardware.
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Jade

Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning and very rare circa 1900 Shargreen cigarette box present to the Jockey Bernard Brownie Carlsake in 1927 A very rare good looking a...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Curt Schlevogt Glass Box Around 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Curt Schlevogt glass box around 1930s Shows a nude women on top. On the right side where the leg ends shows a line on top. ( this is not a crack ).    
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Glass

Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Marquetry and Brass 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 Boxes

Materials

Brass

"Canard Annamite" Candy Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Canard annamite" candy box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland. Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine", p. 99. France, CIRC...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Jewellery Box in Leatherette and Velvet
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful rare Art Deco jewellery box of fine French manufacture. The jewel box has a fairly large rectangular shape and is created from two parts: the base which is the actual conta...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Faux Leather

Art Deco 'rose-tinted' glass cigarette dispenser.
Located in London, GB
A very pretty Art Deco rose-tinted glass cigarette dispenser, the heavy glass lid with scalloped details to the edge lifts to reveal a tiered dispe...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Solid Tiger Oak Card Catalog Box with Brass Handle Dovetail Art Deco
Located in San Diego, CA
A handsome antique solid tiger oak catalog drawer, This solid oak cabinet is constructed with gorgeous dovetail joints and a solid brass handle.
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Reproduction Country House Letter Box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This good quality mahogany country house letter box is a 20th century reproduction of one that would have stood in a central area in a country...
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1970s Unknown Regency Vintage Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Black Marquetry and Brass 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 Boxes

Materials

Brass

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 Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood, Sycamore, Shagreen Stingray

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 Boxes

Materials

Birch, Mahogany

19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writ...
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Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

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 Boxes

Materials

Metal

German silver and enamel cigarette case
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
German silver and enamel cigarette case Origin Germany Circa 1930 Hand-painted scene of two beautiful hunting dogs its interior is ver...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

1924 René Lalique, Box Vaucluse Frosted Glass with Pink Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Vaucluse" made in frosted glass with pink patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature into the design. Perfect condition height: 3.5 cm diameter: 7.5 cm Félix Ma...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection. Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare. Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry. In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents. The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

Decorative Box in Wood and Ceramic, Art Deco Period, Brown Color, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a decorative or jelwery box. It has been made in France circa 1940. Art Deco period. Brown color. Materials are ceramic and oak.
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Mappin & Webb Ltd Art Deco Style Sterling Silver Cigarette Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II English sterling silver cigarette box in the Art Deco style; an addition to the ornamental silverware collection. This exc...
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1960s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique French Cosmetic Face Powder Compact Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco woman's cosmetic face powder box. This petite wooden box has it's original label on top reading Blue De Dorin; a well known French toiletry company. The vanity box is sweet and simply elegant sitting on display in a boudoir or bathroom. Add this little treasure...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

Italian Art-Deco Humidor
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Silver plated, art-deco humidor featuring reproductions of the famous Bassae Frieze which depicts a battle between the Trojans and the Amazons.
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Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver

The Hoover Co Model 450 Advertisement Cardboard Box NRA Sticker Delivery Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Hoover Co Model 450 Advertisement Cardboard Box NRA Sticker Empty Delivery Box. Item features an Empty box, all original advertisement prints to sides, l...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Paper

Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted Traveling Dressing Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted traveling , dressing box With fitted interior, containing 2 fragrance bottles. Silver lidded makeup Jars, a mir...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass

Early 19th Century Yellow Japanned Workbox
Located in Folkestone, GB
A rare and exceptional early 19th century yellow Japanned, chinoisery decorated workbox, the hinged top beatifully decorated with an oriental 'Tuhau' or dignitary seated at a temple ...
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Early 19th Century European Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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 Boxes

Materials

Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze

Box with wedges Enamel Sterling Silver black and white Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal wedge box in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white colors fire enameled in Art Deco style. Measures 7.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm. Weight gr. 281. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni ...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Faux Tortoiseshell Two Compartment Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
Unusual early 19th century simulated tortoiseshell two compartment rectangular tea caddy with cushion shaped lid and retaining the original inner lids. In reasonable condition for it...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Beech

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 Boxes

Materials

Glass

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 Boxes

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Bronze Cigarette Box with Soldier by N. Dam Ravn, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Heavy Art Deco bronze box with soldier on horse in relief. - Art deco interpretation of medieval themes - Clean and strict architectural design despite the Classic motif. - Gold...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Macassar Ebony and Satin Wood Game Box, France 1940, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very rare box in Macassar ebony and satinwood. It is a box of games, which opens by articulating the flaps on each side, and which allows you to put the many game objects you want in...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ebony, Macassar, Satinwood

Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus form Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Regency Mahogany sarcophagus form tea caddy. With Brass keyhole escutcheon.
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

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 Art Deco Vintage Boxes

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Brass

Snuff Box White Fire Enamel with Miniature of Bird Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fire enamel on guilloche and hand-painted miniature of stylized blue bird, late 19th-century Viennese Art Nou...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

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 Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Straw

Aladdin Art Deco Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aladdin Art Deco Box Porcelain fish (with lid) Circa 1930 Origin France Perfect condition.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Czech Art Deco Black Enamel & Hand Blown & Cut Crystal 6 Pc Dresser Set Palda
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This complete dresser set was most likely designed by the iconic Czech Art Deco designer Karl Palda and it consists of a fabulous combination of 6 hand blown and cut crystal dresser items which includes the pieces listed below and pictured. Each piece has canted diamond-shaped corners and the bases are star cut making them even more unusual and special. Large Covered Jar...
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1910s Czech Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Box, Black Sea Shell and Brass Box, Decorative Box, Contemporary, Organic Shape
Located in New York, NY
Decorative box made of black sea shell and brass, designed into an organic shape. The inside is finished in palm wood. We have one box in stock.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

20th Century Art Deco Solid Silver & Guilloche Enamel Ashtrays, C.1929
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Art Deco pair of solid silver ash trays, applied with a beautiful blue enamelled borders, Hallmarked English Silver (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1929 (E), Ma...
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20th Century British Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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 Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Metal Box Ca.1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
French Art Deco metal box. has some nice figurative details.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Smedien Danish Art Deco Enamel Sailing Boats Inlaid Bronze Box
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish Danish Bronze box mounted with an enamel plaque with sailing boats marked Smedien and dating from around 1930. The rectangula...
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1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

Tall Silver & Guilloche Enamel Lidded Jar by Goldsmith's and Silversmith's Co.
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning tall vanity / dressing table jar, probably used for either hatpins or a toothbrush, hence the little cork lining to the interior of the base. The glass is channel cut...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century English Regency Rosewood Mother-of-pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
An elegant fine quality English Regency period tea caddy. Circa 1815 Born in the early 19th century, exquisitely hand-crafted from the finest exotic rosewood, rectangular sarcopha...
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Early 19th Century Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood

Chinese Art Deco, Bird & Flower Motif Cloisonné Enamel Trinket Box, Ca. 1920
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Art Deco Bird & Flower Motif Cloisonné enamel trinket box ca. 1920 DIMENSIONS: Height: 1.75 inches Width: 6.75inches Depth: 3.75...
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1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Montagnani, Mid Century Brass & Burl Wood Veneer Box, Italy, Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, ON
Montagnani (Manufacturer) - Rare Mid-Century Modern brass and burl wood veneer box - diagonal stained pattern to the top panel with blonde wood interior - brown Plexiglas to the inte...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

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 Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Leather Covered Tobacco Box, or Box, in Ceramic and Wood Brown, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This snuffbox, or tobacco box, covered with leather, brown in color. The underside of the lid is made of wood, and the inside of the pot is ceramic. The object has been signed by the...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Leather, Wood

Art Deco Jewelry Boxes with Facetted Glass, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco jewelry boxes facetted glass, Vienna around 1920s Brass polished Original glass Original wood facetted glass.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Art Deco Ling Silver Biscuit Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver biscuit box in the Art Deco style; an addition to our...
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20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Japanese Silver Cigar, Jewelry or Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning antique Japanese silver cigar, jewelry or keepsake box intricately designed and handcrafted, circa 1900s. Double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Big Art Deco Jewelry Box Vienna Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Big art deco jewelry box vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
This early 19th century lap desk is constructed of flame grain Honduras mahogany and features the original brass fittings and an embossed leather...
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1810s English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Alpaca Silvered Jewellery Box, Vienna, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Alpaca silvered jewellery box, Vienna, around 1950s. Polished and stove enamalled.  
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1950s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Alpaca

Regency Antique 19th Century Sarcophagus Shaped Burr Elm Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Regency antique 19th century burr elm tea caddy having a sarcophagus shaped lip which lifts to reveal two lidded compartments with original turned knobs, standing on small bun feet. ...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Elm

Jasba Art Deco Style Lidded Ceramic Box
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 Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage, Mid-Century and Antique Boxes

From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.

The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.

Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.

Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.

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