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Boxes For Sale
Style: Art Deco
Style: Scandinavian Modern
Valet Box Macassar Ebony leather lined 21st Century by Boucher & Co Australia
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Imagine rediscovering this beautiful box every day for the rest of your life. Being warmed and reinspired by its beautiful rare timbers and exceptional world class craftsmanship.
The...
Category
2010s Australian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Nickel
$10,200 Sale Price
47% Off
Jacques Adnet Stitched Leather and Oak Lidded Box
Located in North Miami, FL
Beautiful simplicity of Jacques Adnet design, this hinged box with classic brown leather trim and stitch-work, is marked on underside.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Leather, Oak
Sven Jonson '1919-1989' Gustavsberg, Lagun Lidded Box in Glazed Stoneware
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Sven Jonson (1919-1989) Gustavsberg.
Lagun lidded box in glazed stoneware with silver inlay in the form of a compass. Beautiful glaze in shades of blue. 1970s.
Measures: 14 x 14 x...
Category
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Stoneware
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
An Art Deco Enamel Vanity case Coral & Diamond Makeup Box c.1920
By Corona
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
The rectangular-shaped blue enamel vanity case with silver-coloured enamel borders and carved Coral and rose-cut diamond clasp opening to reveal a mirror, two powder compartments and...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Coral, Gold, Enamel
Gorham 1919 Hand Hammered Sterling Silver Jewelry Box in Crescent Shape
By Gorham
Located in New York, NY
Hand hammered crescent shape sterling silver jewelry box made by Gorham in 1919. It has a removable maroon velvet lining which separates the case into six compartments. The lid has b...
Category
1910s American Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
1919 René Lalique Box Trois Paons Glass with Grey Patina Peacocks
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Trois Paons" (Peacocks) made in clear and frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Molded signature on lid.
Perfect condition.
diameter: 7 cm
Félix Marcilhac,...
Category
1910s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Deco Box in Silver Plate 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Wonderful art deco box in silver plate, mid 20th century.
This is a fine art deco style decorative silver plated box with a very distinct sunburst design.
Great as a decorative box...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Bliss Brothers 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Yellow Enamel Round Box In .925 Sterling
By Bliss
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Bliss Brothers.
Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautif...
Category
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Art Deco cosmetic box, acrylic glass, mint green
Located in Hamburg, DE
Introducing our Art Deco Cosmetic Box, a stunning piece of beauty storage that effortlessly blends pastel elegance with the architectural charm of 1...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
$224 Sale Price
20% Off
French Art Deco Enamel and Gilt Box by Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Art Deco style enamel and gilt metal box made by French Jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels circa 1930s. The box was most likely used for cigarette (and small bills) and it has an elegant ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Pewter Matchbox Holder with Archer Relief, 1940s
Located in Göteborg, SE
Art Deco matchbox holder in pewter with sculpted archer motif on the lid, dated 1940 and monogrammed "CH". Raised on four small feet, with a sliding wooden drawer. A striking decorat...
Category
1940s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
French Faux Tortoise Shell Cigarette Snuff Tobacco Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, a charming faux tortoiseshell box marked cigarettes on the lid. A very versatile piece that could stand alone on a cooffe or side table as well as hold treasures s...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
A Rene Lalique opalescent Art Deco Glass Mermaid Boxe .
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The collection of boxes by René Lalique designed in the 1920tys is outstanding as for the quality as for the inventiveness of the subjects.
The bo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Anna Petrus, Pewter box, Firma Svenskt Tenn, 1929
Located in Stockholm, SE
Box with decor of a lion, brass and pewter. Designed by Anna Petrus for Firma Svenskt Tenn. Marked C8 = 1929.
Category
1920s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass, Pewter
1927 Shargreen Cigarette Box Given to Jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake Shark Skin
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
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...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
$2,188 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Metal and Wood Box, 1930s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Art Deco Metal and Wood Box, 1930s, in Very Good conditions. Designed 1920 to 1949.
Additional information:
Material: Metal, Wood
Color: Black
Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-own...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Madame Pompadour Powder Box Porcelain, 1929
Located in Lisbon, PT
This Art Deco porcelain powder box, known as “Madame Pompadour,” was produced in 1929 by Schumann Arzberg in Bavaria, Germany, for Golden Crown E&R.
Designed in the form of a fashio...
Category
20th Century German Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 apothecary jars
Located in Nivelles, BE
Set of 3 apothecary jars, each 20cm high, with its gold and black cap and magnificent label reminiscent of the beginning of the last century.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Iron
$877 / set
Art Deco Onyx Jewelry Box, Italy 1940s
Located in Valencia, VC
An absolutely gorgeous Art Deco medium size onyx box in several shades of natural greens and terracota colors. Featuring a very recognizable design line of the Art Deco style, with i...
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Alabaster, Marble
$532 Sale Price
62% Off
Art Deco, Golf Themed, Cedar Lined, Bronze and Sterling Cigar Humidor
Located in Nantucket, MA
Art Deco bronze and sterling silver cigar humidor made by the Heintz Metal Art Company. Lined with cedar the rectangular bronze box has a mottled brown patina with the lid having an ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Bronze
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...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Jewelry Box by GAB with Velvet Interior, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
An elegant Swedish pewter jewelry box crafted by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB) during the 1930s. This beautifully shaped piece features a grand pian...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Czech Art Deco Black Enamel & Hand Blown & Cut Crystal 6 Pc Dresser Set Palda
By Karl 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...
Category
1910s Czech Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Carved Art Deco decorative box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Carved Art Deco Decorative Box
This Art Deco decorative box features a cylindrical shape with a silver-plated metal base and a Bakelite or resin lid in shades of cream and brown. The...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Great Turned Burl Wood Tobacco Jar by Artist R. Kaeser Mid Century Modern
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This beautifully hand-turned burl wood tobacco jar is a striking piece of Mid-Century Modern craftsmanship, signed by artist R. Kaeser. The jar features a domed lid with a rounded fi...
Category
1940s German Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wood
Wells & Co 1930 Enameled Guilloche Round Pill Box In .925 Sterling Silver
By C. J. Wells
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel pill box made by Wells & Company.
Beautiful enamel round pill box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1930. T...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$488 Sale Price
30% Off
A Handmade Silver Scent Box or Match Case, Sweden, 1920's Decorative Silver Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful scent box or match case handmade crafted in Silver.
Marked
Sweden, 1920's
Art Deco Decorative Box
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver
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 Boxes
Materials
Iron
$1,000
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"...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
20th Century Art Deco Prussian Blue Jewelry Box, Handpainted, Austria ca. 1920
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Highly decorative 20th century Art Deco jewelry box with wonderful handpainted floral patterns. Coming from the period in Austria around 1920, this charming small wooden box was pain...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Evans Art Deco Dance Compact
Located in Greer, SC
Vintage Evans Art Deco Dance Compact
Included is the lipstick, comb, coin compartment and powder compartment.
In good used condition
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Louis Kuppenheim 1928 for Dunhill Peacock Enameled Compact Box .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled compact box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill.
An extraordinary round compact box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany during the art deco period, back in the late 1920's. This superb elegant round box is closely to mint condition, is very rare and was carefully crafted at the Louis Kuppenheim workshop in solid .935/.999 silver, with gilt interiors and a mirror. Exceptional workmanship as you expect of the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, with remarkable enameled patterns of peacocks feathers on both faces. Embellished around with white enamel frames and the borders with incised and carved panels with flowers.
Engraved: Monogram GG for Gussie Gerstenzang.
Weight: 143.40 Grams, (91.92 Dwt).
Measurements: Diameter of 80 mm by 12.5 mm (3.14 x 0.49 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "MADE IN AUSTRIA 08233 STERLING SILVER .935 ASC 935". For Alfred Dunhill.
Louis Kuppenheim Company
The company was grounded in 1854 by Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889) and Heinrich Witzenmann, specialized in silver and gold and enameled artefacts. On the World Exhibition in 1900 the firm received a gold medal for a letter opener. In that same year the company opened a branch in the Rue Richelieu 67 in Paris. In these years some designs by Hans Christiansen were executed, amongst them very delicately enameled silver cigarette cases. The enamels on the several silver and gold pieces was of very high standard, and sometimes even gems like rubies were applied. Very famous were the ladies silver vanity cases with cute animals like cats and monkeys...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,855 Sale Price
30% Off
Urushi Natural Red Lacquer Allsorts Box - Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
There is type of English sweet called a Licorice Allsort. They are made in different layers and some have little balls covering them. The red lacquer and the little white pieces of e...
Category
2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Eggshell, Walnut, Lacquer
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...
Category
1920s Chinese Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Just Andersen Antique Footed Pewter Box, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
An early footed box by Just Andersen. Made at his own workshop Just in Denmark during the 1920s. The exterior is made entirely from lightly hammered pewter. The interior is linned wi...
Category
1920s Danish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Handmade Cribbage Board with Brass Inlay and Magnetic Storage Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cribbage board made from brass and steel with intricate inlayed brass details.
A felt-lined drawer on one end holds a deck of cards while the two drawers on the opposite end hold pegs for scoring. Each drawer has magnetic retention to keep them snuggly within the box when not in use.
This design is modeled off of the traditional board, containing four runs of 30 holes, with each run divided into 5 point sections. An Old English game...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Smoking box, in wood and chrome, France, Style: Art Deco, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Art Deco Cigarette container in Brass made in the 1920's from Austria
Located in Vienna, Austria
A unique brass cigarette container from the 1920's hand made in Austria.
On top of the lid is a glass stone in turquoise colour. the lid fits tightly into the container.
From the bot...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Container for candy or cookies in crystal and Murano, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
STUNNING ViNTAGE HAND CARVED SOLID MALACHITE HEXAGONAL TRINKET JEWELLERY BOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Malachite jewellery trinket storage box
A good...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Malachite
$629 Sale Price
20% Off
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,988
Finnigans 1932 London Art Deco Enamel Case Box With Racing Car In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco Enamel case designed by Finnigans Limited.
This extraordinary and beautiful cased-box, was created in London England during the Art Deco period. Has a great provenance and was designed by the famous silversmiths and retail store of Finnigans Limited, back in the 1932. The thematic of this box is rare and very popular. Has been crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver standard with gilded interiors. The case has been made in a cushioned compact shape with eight barrels hinge and a push pressure thumb. The main panel on top is illustrated with a landscape scene and a Formula-1 racing red car, with the number L6, all realized with polychrome enamels. The reverse is embellished with engine turned guilloche decorations. This fine piece is masterfully worked with extreme details and is a very especial example for any collector, or a wonderful gift for someone special. It is in perfect preserved condition.
Weight: 135.98 Grams, (87.16 Dwt).
Measurements: 85 mm by 111.3 mm by 8 mm (3.35 x 4.38 x 0.11 Inches).
Hallmarks: Both parts are Stamped with British marks; the mark of the lion for the city of London, the maker's mark Fs.Ld associated to Finnigans Limited, the Gothic letter R for the production year 1932, and signed, "FINNIGANS LTD. LONDON".
Finnigans Limited
The House of Finnigans was founded by Brian Finnigan in 1830. Brian Finnigan established the house as a sole proprietor and opened a workshop in Newton...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$2,975 Sale Price
30% Off
FINE SAGE GREEN SHAGREEN CIGARETTE BOX - superb home and study accessory
Located in Spilimbergo, IT
Luxury smoking accessory for a timeless home that become part of their surroundings and everyday actions, communicating stylistic elegance through a combination of precious shagreen ...
Category
Early 2000s Italian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Smoking box, France, Style: Art Deco, 1930
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Ashtray & cigarette holder Dice by Legros Marius for Dunhill Paris 1930s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Dunhill opened the Paris location in 1924 to meet the growing demand for luxury goods pertaining to motoring and tobacco. Both the box and cover are marked with the Goddess Minerva in an octagon, the French punch mark for 950 Fine Silver, a grade of silver finer then sterling silver.
Alfred Dunhill Art Deco Dice cigarette holder box, circa 1925-30. The box is identified Alfred Dunhill Paris underneath the lip of the cover and inside the box!
This beautiful and autenthic Dunhill cigarette holder...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver
Brass Art Deco Jewelry Box or Decorative Box, Colorful Leather Inlay, France
Located in ROUEN, FR
Brass Art Deco Jewelry Box or Decorative Box, Colorful Leather Inlay, France
Art Deco inspired box made of brass and leather.
The lid features a colorful and graphic leather inlay ...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Lidded Pewter and Brass Jewelry Box by SVM Svenska Metallverken, Sweden, 1930s.
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded pewter jewelry box with amazing patina. Swedish Grace.
Made by SVM Svenska Metallverken, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, only with some light scratches
Stamped wi...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal, Pewter, Brass
Gio Ponti & Pietro Chiesa, Unique Cigars Box, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930
Located in Firenze, IT
Unique piece. “Grissinato” turned wood box with decorated blue crystal, blue corrugated crystal lid, hand-decorated. “Pipe smoking man” decoration.
Designed by masters Gio Ponti &...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
$8,420 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Lidded Bronze Box by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded bronze box with amazing patina.
Art Deco / Swedish Grace.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with only some light scratches.
S...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Bronze
An Art Deco Large Sèvres Ceramic Box, Maurice Gensoli, 1933
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An Art Deco large Sèvres ceramic box,1933
Large Sèvres Glazed ceramic box with stylized Art Deco floral decoration
Shape created by Gensoli
Designed by André Naudy
Sèvres stamp unde...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Modernist Long Solid Teak Storage Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Modernist long solid teak storage box, circa 1970s. This beautiful well crafted desk top box is great for storing small items. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures...
Category
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Boxes
Materials
Teak
Big Art Deco Jewelry Box brass and wood around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Big Art Deco Jewelry Box brass and wood around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Wood shellac polished
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Gaedke Cookie Tin, Germany Around 1900, Lithographed
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cookie tin from the german company Gaedke around 1900. Gaedke was a cocoa chocolate jam and cookie factory located in Hamburg in the early 20th century.
Th...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Deco Antique Boxes
Materials
Sheet Metal
$122 Sale Price
50% Off
21st Century clear crystal silver bronze decorative box
Located in Calenzano, FI
21st century, clear hand-carved crystal, chromed bronze box with intricate detailing and a bold geometric style. The domed lid features a radiant sunburst pattern, topped with a uni...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
20th Century Art Deco Wood Italian Jewelry Box
Located in Catania, Sicilia
20th Century Art Deco Jewelery Box. Delicate rhombus decoration typical of the Italian Art Deco period.
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Box by Maison Desny, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Box in wood veneer and silver nickel-plated metal. Stamped with "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and "Déposé".
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Ystad Metall, art deco table top cigarette box, pewter & wood, Sweden, 1930s
By Ystad-Metall
Located in Forserum, SE
A strict, geometric, cube-shaped Art Deco cigarette box produced by the Swedish manufacturer Ystad Metall in the 1930s. Crafted from pewter, it features a brass hinge for the lid and...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
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...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wood, Sycamore, Shagreen Stingray
Art Deco Oval Sterling Silver Biscuit Box by Hukin & Heath Birmingham, 1927
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1927 by Hukin & Heath, this handsome, Art Deco, sterling silver biscuit box, is oval in shape, plain in style and features a hinged lid and reed borders. ...
Category
1920s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid-Century Modern Bronze Lidded Box by Sune Bäckström, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant and minimalist bronze lidded box designed by Sune Bäckström for Gusum Bruk, Sweden, during the 1930s. This refined rectangular box features clean, sharp lines and a beautiful...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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.