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Boxes For Sale
Chinese Mid-Century Inlaid Metal 4-Drawer Jewelry Box / Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese Mid-Century small rectangular hardwood box / cabinet features 2 hinged swing doors both carved and inlaid with faux white jade above a bottom drawer with incised metal scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Boxes
Materials
Fabric
Evening Bag produced for the Maison Cartier in New York in the 1970s Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ovalized evening bag in 925/1000 sterling silver with stylised floral motif designs enamelled in Art Deco style. Taken from an original drawing by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Stunning Handcrafted Late 1800s Gothic Casket with Peacock & Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and rare Gothic Revival treasure box with bronze handle.
If you are a collector of antique boxes and/or if you are looking for an extraordinary jewelry box to grace your credenza or side table then this unique and top quality made specimen in the Gothic style could be perfect. Gothic Revival boxes are very hard to find and we have never seen one with such prodigious carvings on all sides. The unique and cat-like dragon gargoyles (with fangs) that look like they are carrying this casket, are just some of the stunningly carved and detailed sculptures that make this antique rarity even more artistic and impressive.
Another great feature are the peacock sculptures. In Christianity the peacock is the symbol of purity. Christians believe that once someone has passed their soul rises and goes to heaven. This is why in earlier times Christians would spread the feathers of a peacock over the deceased since it symbolized a pure soul that was immune to corruption. The peacock also represents immortality, resurrection, and the spiritual teachings of Jesus Christ and the Christian church.
Have you also noticed the top quality details on both ends of the bronze handle on top? The quality of that ornamental work is of the absolute highest standard also. There are many more incredibly beautiful, hand carved details and together they show that no expense was spared to create one of the most amazing Gothic caskets...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Jewelry Safe Brushed Gold Brass
Located in Paris, FR
Jewelry safe vintage golded distinguishes
itself following a new hyperluxury trend. Special compartments
for jewelry and precious liquors, watch winde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Antique Dressing Table Box, English, Boudoir, Vanity Case, Victorian, Circa 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique dressing table box. An English, rosewood mirrored boudoir vanity case, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Superb casework with a charming suite of fitted glassware...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Genuine Large Mother of Pearl Decorative Jewelry Box (12" x 8.25" x 5", 9.5 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful rectangle jewelry box handmade from the finest top grade Mother of Pearl. This stunning Mother of Pearl box is perfect to store your beauti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Boxes
Materials
Other
Wooden Black Forest Casket with Antlers Decoration circa 1900s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Wooden Black Forest casket with antlers decoration circa 1900s
A marvelous rustic wooden casket or cigar box. It is made of handcarved pine wood p...
Category
Early 20th Century German Black Forest Boxes
Materials
Antler, Wood
Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese Temple style box.
Made of rosewood … this box has a cover featuring Buddhist Swaztikas on the front. The cover lifts off to reveal a tabernacle with 2 carved dragons on wither side.
Probably made in the first quarter of the 20th century, circa 1920-1930.
Rectangular shaped for the storage of deities statues...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique WM Rogers Oak Small Flatware Silverware Storage Box with Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique WM Rogers Oak Small Flatware Silverware Storage Box with Drawer and Fabric Lined Fitted Interior. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 4.5" H x 10.5" W x 9" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Boxes
Materials
Oak
Christofle Silver Plated Metal Box, 60s
By Christofle
Located in Catania, IT
Apple” Christofle box in good condition in silver metaL.
Category
1960s French Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th century non-combustible cast-iron travel strongbox by Bauche-Fichet, France
Located in NICE, FR
19th century non-combustible cast-iron travel strongbox by Bauche-Fichet, France
Antique travel safe in non-combustible cast iron from northeastern France (Gueux, Marne).
It is de...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper Mughal Indian box with lid, latch and handle.
Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with L...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Agra Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved by hand, with fine round miniature diameter cm. 3.8 hand painted in tempera on veg...
Category
1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
1960s Italian Inlaid Burlwood Pyramid Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Five section pyramid box. Burlwood.
One small piece of veneer was filled in as seen in image.
Category
1960s Vintage Boxes
Materials
Burl
Memphis Style Triangular Mixed Wood Trinket Box by Russ Keil
By Russ Keil
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5" wide x 4.5" deep x 5.5" high and is made of a variety of har...
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Boxes
Materials
Ash, Maple, Walnut
Maitland Smith faux Malachite box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a faux painted malachite lidded box by Maitland Smith in 1980s
Category
1980s North American Vintage Boxes
Materials
Paint
Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid.
This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Late 1800s Antique Firewood Coal Wood Repousse Box Brass Panels
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Late 1800s antique firewood box with artistic Brass Panels
Tavern imagery
Rectangular shape six sided with a slope.
Preowned vintage original c...
Category
Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Georgian Octagonal Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine George III octagonal tea caddy inlaid with various woods on a harewood ground, the central panels veneered with coucous wood and banded by holly stringing around a kingwood band, vines and berried...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Kingwood, Harewood, Holly, Burl
Tea Caddy English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
English George III triple tea caddy with untouched patina colour and original brassware standing on ogee feet with 3 section interior.
Category
18th Century English Georgian Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s
With shellac polished
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
French Limoges porcelain candy box decorated with colorful peacocks - France
By Limoges
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty and old Box or Candy Box with Lid in Limoges porcelain with Multicolored bird decorations. The birds depicted are peacocks. The edges of the lid and the box are decorated...
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
19th C. Chinese Rose Mandarin Round Box with Lid
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round box with lid in figures of Chinese traditional ladies and men.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Other Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Light Blue Wedgwood Heart Shaped Trinket Box
By Wedgwood
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a light blue Wedgwood heart shaped small lidded box. The top of its lid is decorated with a Greek or Roman relief scene of a woman with a cape co...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Japanese Inlaid Marquetry Kodansu/Jewelry Chest with Tambour Doors
Located in New Orleans, LA
A fine, vintage Japanese Inlaid Marquetry Kodansu, Jewelry/miniature Chest with Tambour Doors in the Art Deco style, circa 1930.
This exquisite, handcrafted jewelry chest has intrica...
Category
1930s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Luxury Exotic Wood and Bronze Dugout by William Stuart for Costantini Design
By Costantini
Located in New York, NY
Luxury Exotic Wood and Bronze Dugout by William Stuart for Costantini Design
3.75" H x 1.75 W x 0.5" D
Costantini founder William Stuart has bough...
Category
2010s Argentine Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers signed Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930.
Painting of tulips and roses
Height / 6.8 inches.
Category
1930s French French Provincial Vintage Boxes
Materials
Faience
Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver.
All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
Category
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red and Brown Lacquer Jewelry Box with Carved Foliage
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Qing Dynasty red and dark brown lacquer elmwood jewelry box from the 19th century with carved and gilt motifs. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty era, this j...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Danish Modern Teak Desk Organizer Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
By Jens Quistgaard, Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and very hard-to-find Danish modern teak desk organizer box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The box has a removable lid and three compartments for storage. G...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Teak
Exquisite Rare Colorful Crystal Detailed Large Enamel Turtle Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Enamel Turtle Jewelry Holder / Pill Box. Outstandingly done with Mag...
Category
20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Capo DiMonte Hand Painted Ceramic Box circa 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-646 Antique Capo DiMonte hand painted ceramic box.
Category
1920s Vintage Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Venetian Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Venetian box with hand-painted Rococo-style decoration, featuring delicate scrollwork, floral motifs, and an elegant central scene. The warm gilded tones enhance its old-world char...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Boxes
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Japan Red Lacquered Box 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Beautiful Japanese box in red lacquered wood. The lid is decorated with flowering magnolia branches and signed by the artist. The inside of the box is covered with a paint loaded wit...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Quartz and Marble Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box quartz and marble in black marble
with lid. With natural quartz on lid's top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Marble
Multifaceted Rock Crystal Box by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved multifaceted rock crystal box with cover. Polish brass decoration.created by Phoenix Gallery.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal
Birdy Box in Porcelain
Located in Paris, FR
Box birdy all in hand painted porcelain,
with lid. Base and details in solid bronze.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Don Shoemaker Exotic Wood Inlaid Decorative Briefcase for Señal, circa 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisitely crafted slim decorative briefcase designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal of Mexico. Taking advantage of the expertise provided by Mexican artisans, shoemaker founded Señal w...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo
19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890.
Good quality brass bound box slope made in mahogany. Inscribed brass plaque shows that this was presented to a mr james ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980.
Category
20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Antique Tinware Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Simulated Wood Tin Tea Caddy
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this Tinware Tea Caddy. The Caddy of hexagonal shape fully hand-p...
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Tin
Large brass box with shell knob
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of elegance to your home with our charming brass box. Perfect as a storage or decorative item, it features a charming decorated paper cover and a pretty brass knob on the...
Category
2010s European Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Spice Jars Small Silver Box Count´s Crown, 1853, 13 Lot, Mm
Located in Epfach, DE
Small fine spice jar or jar with a count's crown and engraved letters under the count's crown
Maker's mark GG, dated 1853, Pesth for Hungary
The box stands on elegant feet and is d...
Category
1850s Hungarian Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver
Cigarette Case Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button.. Measure cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr.210. Created in the Art Deco style...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Style Tortoise Lucite Trinket Box
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here is a jewelry/trinket box in Art Deco style produced during the late 1960's. The material is lucite/plexiglass with black and brown tortise decor and a white inside. The box is i...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, 8 Section Sterling Silver Natural
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, octagonal section, in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case has a spring-loaded button and opening
Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette C...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Mission Bronze Spider Web Box
Located in Queens, NY
American Mission Tiffany rectangular bronze spider web filigree box with glass panel interior
Category
20th Century American Shaker Boxes
Materials
Bronze
21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish and the semiprecious stones (Malachite). The c...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Malachite, Bronze
An Exceptional American Caldwell "Renaissance Style" Bronze and Enamel Humidor
Located in New York, NY
An Exceptional American "Renaissance Style" Arts and Crafts Bronze, Enamel and Multi Gemstone Cigar Humidor by Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
This remarkable cigar humidor, crafted by the...
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze, Enamel
Danish design. Lidded box in hardwood. Mid-20th century.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish design. Lidded box in hardwood.
From the mid-20th century.
Handcrafted.
Unstamped.
In excellent condition.
Dimensions: Height 12.0 cm x Diameter 8.6 cm.
Provenance: Danish pri...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Circa 1800 English George III Tea Caddy Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1800 large rectangular tea caddy box, English. George III period. Mahogany. Interior with two hinged tea canisters & a sugar well. Nautilus shell inlaid top, paterae oval inlai...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Veletta Tissue Box Holder in Glossy Ebony and Corno Italiano, Mod. 2428
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Elevate the decor of your bathroom, bedroom, or office with our Veletta tissue box holder. Combining style and functionality, Veletta is made of glossy ebony veneer, and it’s decorat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Boxes
Materials
Wood
Two Annamese Covered Boxes with Bird and Plant Motif, 15th century, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Vietnamese covered boxes with representative bird and plant designs. Both are made of cream-colored base and blue designs, typical of Annamese pottery. These shared characteristics h...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
Limoges Paris Enameled Porcelain Sewing Needle Box
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Limoges France, a hand enameled trinket box, sized for holding sewing needles or pins, circa 1970-1980s.
The copper metal braced box has a hand painted design of roses and scro...
Category
1970s French French Provincial Vintage Boxes
Materials
Copper
Mid Century Hand Crafted Burlwood Humidor Cigar Storage Box
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
20th Mid Century Hand crafted Burlwood Humidor Cigar Storage Box
In the manner of Dunhill and Davidoff
4.75 h x 11 w x 9.75
Burl wood with exotic woods.
Preowned original vintage con...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
19th Century Country English Victorian Oval Metal Hat Box
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Weathered late 19th century country English hat box featuring an oval form. Crafted from metal with a golden painted finish having an aged patina. The victorian era box is topped wit...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box by Green of London
Located in Northampton, GB
Makers to the Royal Family
From our Vanity Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box by Green of London. The Vanity Box of rectangular shape with b...
Category
Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
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.