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Boxes For Sale
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Early 20th century lacquered vanity box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century lacquered vanity box circa 1910.
Good quality Chinese export table top vanity box. Hand painted in a plum and black colour scheme in a lacquered finish.
Cube sh...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Montesquieu Portrait Tortoiseshell Snuff Box
By Jacques Joseph de Gault
Located in New Orleans, LA
An exquisite miniature of French philosopher Charles Montesquieu graces the lid of this tortoiseshell-lined snuff box. The handsome portrait was fash...
Category
18th Century French Louis XV Antique Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Pop Art Limoges French Porcelain Lipstick Miniature Trinket Box Rochard Signed
By Rochard Limoges, Limoges
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Limoges France Rochard Peint main trinket box crimson lipstick in blue marbled case with brass accent. Marked as shown. The hinged lidded trinket box measures 1.25 inches tall, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Music Box with Exposed Controls playing 6 tune probably by Lecoultre
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Beautiful, early and rare music box probably made by Lecoultre in the early 19th century. This early music box plays 6 melodies on a 25.5cm cylinder. At the beginning of the 19th cen...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel
Late 19th Century Silver Deer Box from India
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th century silver deer box from India.
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Boxes
Materials
Britannia Standard Silver
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
1990s Modern Design Silver Plated French Jewelry Box by Christofle
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish three-level round silver-plated box, designed by KT Studio for Christofle in 1998 with input from Thomas Keller and Adam Tihany, is a remarkable piece of modernist craftsma...
Category
Late 20th Century French Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
19th Century Graduated Stack of Paint Decorated Pantry Boxes
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Graduated Stack of Paint Decorated Pantry Boxes, circa 1880, comprising five shaved splint bentwood pantry boxes with straight overlaps fastened via wooden pegs, in late...
Category
Late 19th Century American Country Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese red lacquered treasure chest box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Born in China during the 19th century, this elegant treasure chest features a red lacquered sur...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century Persian Wooden Box
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Persian wooden box
A large Persian wooden box and marquetry called "Khatam Kari" with mosaic decoration of stars and geometric patterns, Middle East origin, early-19th century. This box is in overall good condition considering its age and use, it still has its original silk insert fabric firmly attached which is rare. Khatam kari is a fine and meticulous marquetry work, the oldest examples of which date back to the Safavid era: khatam was then so appreciated by the court that certain princes learned the technique as well as music, painting, or calligraphy. The “Khatam-kari” is therefore the “work of inlays”. This technique consists of making patterns, most often star shapes, by inlaying fine wooden sticks (ebony, Teak, jujube, orange tree, rose), brass (for the golden parts), and camel bone (white parts). The decorated objects are legion: boxes, chess or backgammon games, frames, pipes, desks, or even musical instruments. The khatam can also be associated with the famous Persian miniatures, thus realizing works of art. Coming from techniques imported from China and magnified by Persian know-how, this craft has existed for over 700 years.
Size in inches: H 5” x W 15” x D 9.5”
Age: 1830 - 1850
Origin: Persia
Material: Mixed material
Completely solid in structure and form, aged naturally across all the surfaces. This box does not have a key and therefore cannot be locked, it has had old repairs in blue ink as shown. With one replacement leg...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box
By Christofle
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Signed Vintage Christofle Silver Plated Decorative Box. Nicely cast with beautiful design. This would have held cigarettes or trinkets. In very good...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Sterling Silver Vinaigrette on Chain With Floral Grille
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful hand made Sterling Vinaigrette on delicate chain - opens to a fine, hand made Flower grille. For todays purposes, could be used as a ...
Category
20th Century European Victorian Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Mid-Century Jewelry Collectable Box With Cherubs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Italian box with Cherubs and Rococo decorations perfect for jewelry or other collectables. This box features intricate baroque and Rococo detailing including cherubs on the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Bronze Cigarette Box with Soldier by N. Dam Ravn, Denmark, 1930s
By N. Dam Ravn
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...
Category
1930s Danish Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Germany 800 Silver Banded Cigarette Case
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage German 800 silver cigarette case.
This piece features a banded etched striped design on both sides with a triangular design border. Push button mechanism to open. Elastic ...
Category
20th Century German Boxes
Materials
Silver
Ink Blue/Natural Horn Checkerboard Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake/jewelry box clad in hand incised natural horn and ink blue dyed bone tiles hand set on a wood structure. A great addition to any desk or coffee table.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Toso Mid-Century Modern Amber Molato Murano Glass Jewelry Box, 1982
Located in Murano, Venezia
This boxes are a beautiful invention of the master glassmaker Toso Murano who designed them in 1982. They can be used as jewelry boxes, and they are beautiful thanks to the reflectio...
Category
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Modernist Java Shagreen Box with Sculptural Bronze Handle by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
This refined and sophisticated modernist box was realized by the celebrated Parisian design firm R&Y Agousti. It features a volumetric circular java shagreen body that opens via a re...
Category
20th Century French Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Lacquered Wood Boxes, China, 20th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Pair of Lacquered wood boxes, China, 20th century"
6 cups each inside, perfect condition.
Category
20th Century Chinese Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Cigar Case in Leather and Solid Signed Silver, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful four-seater cigar case in leather with a stunning 925 silver decorated accent. The cigar case was made in Florence around 1950s.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Antique Knife Box, English, Cutlery Canteen, Oak Lined, Kitchen, Georgian, 1770
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique knife box. An English, flame mahogany cutlery canteen with oak fitted interior, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1770.
Su...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Don Shoemaker Mixed Woods Trinket Box Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Mixed woods trinket box, including rosewood and Mexican hardwoods such as jacaranda and cocobolo, by Don Shoemaker, Mexico, circa 1960s.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo
Labeled Lalique Crystal Swans Covered Box
By Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, labeled covered glass box.
By Lalique.
In the swans pattern in frosted and polished glass.
Simply a wonderful box by Lalique!
Date:
Late 20th Century
Overall Condition:...
Category
Late 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Alfredo Barbini Murano White Gold Spike Top Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, controlled bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
English George III Period Early 18th Century Walnut Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Georges III period walnut box from the early 18th century with slanted lid and brass hardware. This exquisite English George III period walnut box from the early 18th cent...
Category
18th Century English George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box Hung Chong
Located in Newark, England
Circa 1910
From our Chinese collection, we are pleased to offer this Chinese Silver Dragon Snuff Box. The snuff box of oval form having a hammered decoration to the exterior with a ...
Category
1910s Chinese Qing Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver
Danish 1840s Mahogany Box with Ash Shell Marquetry, Banding and Lateral Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 with ash marquetry and banding. This exquisite Danish mahogany box from circa 1840 features intricate ash marquetry and banding that enhances it...
Category
Mid-19th Century Danish Antique Boxes
Materials
Ash, Mahogany
Mid 20th Century Leather Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A nice little leather box . It has brass accents.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Chrome, Lucite and Vienna Straw Italian Box 1970s Christian Dior
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century decorative box in chrome, lucite and Vienna straw. This marvelous jewelry box was designed in Italy during 1970s, following the style of Christian Dior.
In amaz...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Large Sterling Repoussé Melon Box, Style of Buccellati
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Large Sterling Repoussé Melon Box, Style of Buccellati
Lotus Series Hallmarks for Cairo, Egypt, Post 1946
This exceptional large-scale sterling repoussé melon box, handmade in the ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Egyptian Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Black Forest Carved Wooden Glove Box, Late 19th/Early 20th Century -1Y01
Located in Bordeaux, FR
Antique Black Forest Glove Box
Step back in time with this exquisite antique black forest glove box from the late 19th/early 20th century. This handcrafted piece showcases the intri...
Category
Early 1900s French Empire Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Fall Front Deed Box, English, Steel, Keepsake Case, Storage, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front deed box. An English, steel keepsake case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Fascinating fall-front example with personalised detail
Displa...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Steel
French Art Deco Bike Themed Smoking Set, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bike themed smoking set, France, 1930's. Oak and pewter. Smoking set dating from the 1930s on the theme of the bicycle. There is a bicycle, of course, which is only d...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Italian Mid-Century Small Rectangular Leather Embossed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Beautifully molded Italian leather box with a raised style and features crests of coat of arms with lions and fleur de lis on the top. Additionally this piece has been enhanced with ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
1980s Tessellated Stone Box with Brass Trim, Maitland Smith Attributed
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Tessellated Stone Box with Brass Trim, Maitland Smith Attributed
Offered for sale is a 1980s lidded tessellated stone decorative box with accent color stone and inset brass tr...
Category
1980s Vintage Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Erhard & Söhne Art Nouveau Lidded Pot in Patinated Brass
Located in Tilburg, NL
Erhard & Söhne Art Nouveau lidded pot in patinated brass. Germany, early 20th century.
Beautiful art nouveau lidded pot made by Erhard & Söhne in Germany somewhere in the first tw...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Boxes
Materials
Brass
OTTAVIANI 1960 Modernist Cedar Box With Enameled Designs .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist box designed by Giovanni Ottaviani.
Fabulous modernist rectangular box decorated with "smalto". It was designed by Giovanni Ottaviani during the post-war period in the cit...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Alfred Dunhill 1928 Art Deco Pocket-Desk Tripled Fold Box In 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco box designed by Alfred Dunhill.
This is a very rare and fabulous convertible pocket and desk cigarettes box, made during the art deco period. This unusual triple folded pie...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver
French 19th Century Folk Art Leather Box
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered Folk Art box made out of wood and covered with leather. Working lock and key.
France, circa 1850
Weathered, small losses.
Category
19th Century French Folk Art Antique Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Exquisite Japanese Lacquer Maki-e Hand Box Kobako Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Japanese lacquer Maki-e decorated kobako (small storage box) circa 18th century (Edo period). Based on its form and size, this kobako was possibly used as a Chabako to store...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Regency Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Regency sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1909. Oval with straight sides. Cover hinged and tabbed; top overhanging with chased patera; center (vaca...
Category
Early 20th Century American Regency Revival Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Correspondence Box, Ceylon, Ebony, Campaign, Writing Slope, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique gentleman's correspondence box. A Ceylonese ebony campaign writing slope, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Fascinating grooved finish, with a we...
Category
Mid-19th Century Sri Lankan Early Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Teak
Antique Metal Hinged Wood Box Distressed Transport Chest
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Wood Covered Box Hinged Latched
Distressed Keyhole Lock transport chest
6.5 h x 10 d x 28.75
Original unrestored condition. No key included.
Refer to images.
Category
Early 20th Century Rustic Boxes
Materials
Metal
Jeff Trag Handcrafted Sculptural Wood Jewelry / Stash Box, 1988
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Jeff Trag Handcrafted Sculptural Wood Jewelry / Stash Box, 1988. This piece is signed and dated to the back of the drawer.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Wood And Vellum Document Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A 19th century Chinese wood and vellum document box hand painted court scene. No lock but all the hardware is bronze. The interior is four and a half inches deep.
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Baccarat Crystal Box
Located in Tampa, FL
An oval Baccarat style crystal box, no key. French, late 19 century.
Category
1890s French Antique Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Hans Gustav Ehrenreich '1917-84' Scandinavian Modern Cigar Box in Rosewood
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Along with Alfred Klitgaard and Knud Albert Furniture-maker, and Artist Hans Gustav Ehrenreich is regarded as one of the most prolific Scandinavian designers of the 1960s. Although H...
Category
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Early Heavily Embossed Brass Box This is a large and heavy chest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Early Heavily Embossed Brass Box
This is a large and heavy chest is made in Brass with a wooden lining, the beaten brass is embossed with decorative gothic decoration and on the fro...
Category
Early 1800s Gothic Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Signed Sara Sax Rookwood Pottery Lidded Rectangular Box
By Sara Sax, Rookwood Pottery Co.
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Signed Rookwood Pottery box by Sara Sax. This gorgeous ceramic lidded rectangular box was made by Rookwood Pottery of Cincinnati, Ohio, and decorated by renowned artist, Sara Sax. Ro...
Category
1920s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
George III Miniature Japanned Collector’s Cabinet
Located in Richmond, London
An extremely rare 18th century George III period miniature japanned collector’s cabinet depicting Oriental scenes, exotic birds, pagodas, butterflies etc. England, circa 1795.
Origi...
Category
Late 18th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Jewelry Box
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
The French ceramist invites us to contemplate the beauty of everyday objects through a glazed motif of pink and white daisies, decorating a square jewelry box. The object conveys the...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique American Enameled Glass Ladies Footed Dresser Jar or Jewelry Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique pressed glass jewelry casket or jar is unsigned but presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1880 in the period Vict...
Category
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Large antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box, Quality burr walnut writing box with brass bounds and corners, opening up to reveal a writing slope with orig...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Georg Jensen Between-the-Wars Classical Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Georg Jensen in Denmark. Rectangular with wraparound reeded sides and inset corner bracket supports. Cover flat and hinged with rectangular and ge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Gilt Bronze and Crystal Dresser Casket / Box
Located in New York, NY
Lovely antique (late 19th century) molded crystal and gilt bronze dresser box measuring 5 1/2 by 3 1/2 by 4 3/4 inches and in very good condition.
Category
Late 19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Little flower
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, FR
A jewelry box created as a tribute to the American musician and composer Sidney Bechet, by one of the leading figures in 20th-century French ceramics, who turned her art into an ode ...
Category
1960s French French Provincial Vintage Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Georg Jensen Danish Modern Classical Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern sterling silver box. Made by Georg Jensen in Copenhagen. Rectangular; straight sides bisected by wraparound rectilinear band. Corner bracket supports. Cover flat and hinged wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Era Tramp Art Chip Carved Trunk/ Box with Additional Glove Box
Located in Waxahachie, TX
2 handmade boxes included.
Rare 1800s Tramp Art Lion Door knocker Hand Carved Storage Box / Jewelry Box / Crimson Velvet with Brass Hardware
With intricate and elaborate decoration, ...
Category
19th Century British Folk Art Antique Boxes
Materials
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.
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