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Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay
Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay

Antique English Large Tunbridge Box With Marquetry Inlay

By Tunbridge Ware

Located in Bridgeport, CT

An antique English Tunbridge box with geometric inlay, hinged lid, red velvet interior, felted bottom and comes with working key. The box with a diamond form inlaid medallion flanked...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

1940's Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets - Set Of Five
1940's Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets - Set Of Five

1940's Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets - Set Of Five

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940’s Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets – Set Of Five. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched sinc...

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1940s Vintage Boxes

Materials

Plastic

19th Century Swedish Green Painted Box Dated 1815
19th Century Swedish Green Painted Box Dated 1815

19th Century Swedish Green Painted Box Dated 1815

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A Swedish original green painted and carved bentwood box from the Gustavian Folk Art period. These small 19th Century Scandinavian collectibles were usually hand crafted and sometime...

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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Wooden Hand Crafted French Art Deco Box
Wooden Hand Crafted French Art Deco Box

Wooden Hand Crafted French Art Deco Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Acquired in Paris France, a very unique and well made box. The rounded ribbed sides and pull on the lid are very well thought out, with an aluminum detail on the sides. A complimen...

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20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Aluminum

Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/ Tea Caddies
Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/ Tea Caddies

Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/ Tea Caddies

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Two 20th Century English Style Polychromed Carved Wood Apple Boxes/Tea Caddies  We are delighted to present this charming set of two 20th-century English-style polychromed carved wo...

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20th Century Georgian Boxes

Materials

Metal

Glaciar Small Silver Alpaca & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Box
Glaciar Small Silver Alpaca & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Box

Glaciar Small Silver Alpaca & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Box

By AIREDELSUR

Located in Buenos Aires, AR

Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver flower vases, boxes and trays. Our pieces are made b...

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2010s South American Modern Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key

Located in Reading, Berkshire

19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Scriver Slope will include A Single Glass Inkwell A vintage pen S moder...

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19th Century British Campaign Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Lucite Box, Faux Marble, USA, 1970
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Box, Faux Marble, USA, 1970

Mid-Century Modern Lucite Box, Faux Marble, USA, 1970

By Various Makers

Located in Atlanta, GA

This stunning modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. Its rectangular shape boasts a crystal-clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The luminous, milky hone...

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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Michael Elkan Box in Live Edge Maple Burl American Craft Movement 1980s
Michael Elkan Box in Live Edge Maple Burl American Craft Movement 1980s

Michael Elkan Box in Live Edge Maple Burl American Craft Movement 1980s

By Michael Elkan

Located in Meer, VAN

Michael Elkan Box in Live Edge Maple Burl American Craft Movement 1980s This is a truly wonderful trinket or jewelry box in maple burl made by renowned American Craft Movement wood ...

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Late 20th Century American American Craftsman Boxes

Materials

Maple, Burl

20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box
20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box

20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

20th century sterling silver handbag-shaped box Beautiful decorative silver box, with a central design of a rose and a frame of bows on both sides. Sealed Measures: Height: 7.5 centi...

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20th Century English Art Nouveau Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Faux Tortoise Shell Cigarette Snuff Tobacco Box
French Faux Tortoise Shell Cigarette Snuff Tobacco Box

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...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century, French, Hand Painted in Flowers Wooden Box with Metal Decoration
19th Century, French, Hand Painted in Flowers Wooden Box with Metal Decoration

19th Century, French, Hand Painted in Flowers Wooden Box with Metal Decoration

Located in Sofia, BG

Beautiful hand painted wooden box decorated in very romantic style with lovely flowers on the top and front side. The edges of the box are made of metal and there are metal handles a...

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Late 19th Century French Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Old Wooden Box Jewelry Chevron Inlay Art Deco
Old Wooden Box Jewelry Chevron Inlay Art Deco

Old Wooden Box Jewelry Chevron Inlay Art Deco

Located in Poperinge, BE

Old wooden box, jewelry, or trinket box made of inlaid wood pieces, marquetry box with a geometric chevron design, circa mid-20th century. This wooden box is of high quality and a f...

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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Oak and Fruitwood Intarsia Jewelry Box
19th Century Oak and Fruitwood Intarsia Jewelry Box

19th Century Oak and Fruitwood Intarsia Jewelry Box

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

A 19th Century Biedermeier Swedish Jewelry box in oak with an ornamental inlay decoration. The fine intarsia work, featuring a floral pattern, is...

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1840s Swedish Biedermeier Antique Boxes

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Wood, Oak, Paper, Fruitwood

Modern Cast Brass, Chiseled Timber and Resin Dawa Cocktail Bar Set
Modern Cast Brass, Chiseled Timber and Resin Dawa Cocktail Bar Set

Modern Cast Brass, Chiseled Timber and Resin Dawa Cocktail Bar Set

By Egg Designs

Located in Bothas Hill, KZN

The Dawa luxury bar set is a great addition to any home cocktail bar. These items can be bought individually or as a set. The set consists of the following: The Ice bucket's body ...

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2010s South African Modern Boxes

Materials

Copper, Brass

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Muted Green w/ 24 Karat Gold & Brass
Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Muted Green w/ 24 Karat Gold & Brass

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Muted Green w/ 24 Karat Gold & Brass

Located in New York, NY

This Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in muted green is a magnificent piece that showcases the brilliance of traditional Venetian craftsmanship infused with contemporary design ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Porcelain Vintage Trinket Lidded Boxes Set of Three
Japanese Porcelain Vintage Trinket Lidded Boxes Set of Three

Japanese Porcelain Vintage Trinket Lidded Boxes Set of Three

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Japanese porcelain vintage trinket boxes with lid, set of 3. Vintage Asian porcelain Japanese trinket boxes with Geishas figures wearing traditional kimonos. Japanese porcelain decorative box, each box with a different design, perfect for storing small items or use them as decorative boxes on a table or shelf. Asian Trinket Box...

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1980s Japanese Chinoiserie Vintage Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Early Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Crane Flying Clouds
Early Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Crane Flying Clouds

Early Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Crane Flying Clouds

Located in Long Island City, NY

A fine early Meiji period Japanese cloisonne enamel box decorated with a graceful crane in flight among stylized clouds, with a sparrow perched near a flowering tree. The domed lid p...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Mid century colourful hinged box, enamel on brass
Mid century colourful hinged box, enamel on brass

Mid century colourful hinged box, enamel on brass

Located in London, Fitzrovia

Mid century enamel brass box, good design, beautiful colours. Please note that we often have a much shorter handling time than advertised.

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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Box
19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Box

19th Century Burl Walnut Tea Box

Located in Brussels, Brussels

Lovely 19th century burl walnut tea box from England. Very beautiful box with a beautiful brass decoration on its front and top. Superb pati...

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19th Century British Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco 1928 Ladies Compact by Richard Hudnut
Art Deco 1928 Ladies Compact by Richard Hudnut

Art Deco 1928 Ladies Compact by Richard Hudnut

By Richard Hudnut

Located in Devon, England

For your consideration is this virtually mint condition Art Deco ladies combination compact dating to 1928. This is a classic Art Deco Richard Hudnut Le Debut Cloisonné Powder, Rouge...

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Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy
19th Century French Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy

19th Century French Louis XIV Style Boulle Tea Caddy

Located in Bradenton, FL

19th Century French rectangular boulle tea caddy. Tea caddy has original double tea compartments with covers. Outer portion of tea caddy features beau...

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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox & bird.
Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox & bird.

Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox & bird.

Located in Ijzendijke, NL

This incredibly rare two-tier Swiss Black Forest jewelry box is fully hand-carved from a single block of wood, making it a true masterpiece. What sets this box apart is its unique de...

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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Striking Edwardian Medieval Revival Silver Jewelry Box, 1905
Striking Edwardian Medieval Revival Silver Jewelry Box, 1905

Striking Edwardian Medieval Revival Silver Jewelry Box, 1905

Located in London, London

Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1905 by J. T. Wordsworth & Co. this striking Edwardian antique sterling silver jewellery box is of a rectangular casket form with a hinged lid. The bo...

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Early 1900s English Gothic Revival Antique Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Georgian Architectural Model
Georgian Architectural Model

Georgian Architectural Model

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, wh...

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Early 19th Century English Gothic Antique Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Maitland Smith (Attributed) Tessellated Pen Shell, Bone & Wood Hinged Box, 1970s
Maitland Smith (Attributed) Tessellated Pen Shell, Bone & Wood Hinged Box, 1970s

Maitland Smith (Attributed) Tessellated Pen Shell, Bone & Wood Hinged Box, 1970s

By Maitland Smith

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This is a very stylish tessellated pen shell, bone and wood box most likely by Maitland Smith and made in the Philippines. This long, slender beauty measures 15 1/2" x 7 1/2" x 2.75"...

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1970s Philippine Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Bone, Shell, Wood

Jugandstil Humidor Erhard & Söhne, Germany, c. 1920
Jugandstil Humidor Erhard & Söhne, Germany, c. 1920

Jugandstil Humidor Erhard & Söhne, Germany, c. 1920

By Erhard & Söhne

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Jugandstil Humidor, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, c. 1920 This is a Jugendstil-style humidor box, manufactured by Erhard & Söhne in Germany, circa 1920. The box has a cylindrical shape wi...

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20th Century German Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Bee Trinket for Jewelry, Salt Pepper Cellar on Lucite Base
Mid-Century Bee Trinket for Jewelry, Salt Pepper Cellar on Lucite Base

Mid-Century Bee Trinket for Jewelry, Salt Pepper Cellar on Lucite Base

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

As found in Paris, this charming bee has been later mounted on a lucite base. The wings of the bee open with a compartment that can be used to store jewelry or functional for salt an...

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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Jens Quistgaard Boat Shaped Teak Box with Tamborine Door, 1981
Vintage Jens Quistgaard Boat Shaped Teak Box with Tamborine Door, 1981

Vintage Jens Quistgaard Boat Shaped Teak Box with Tamborine Door, 1981

By Jens Quistgaard

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Boat Shaped Teak Box signed BAE, 1981 Tamborine Door Blue Velvet on Interior "In nice vintage as found condition with some minor wear to wood surface." "Takes some pressure / forc...

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1980s American Scandinavian Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Teak

A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box
A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box

A silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box

Located in London, GB

A very fine silver gilt and Imperial Yellow guilloche enamel singing bird box with timepiece, by C. A. Marguerat, with a Nightingale on the lid. The Nightingale has appeared in many...

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1920s Swiss Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Black Polished Wood w/ Extendable Box for 54 Cufflinks
Black Polished Wood w/ Extendable Box for 54 Cufflinks

Black Polished Wood w/ Extendable Box for 54 Cufflinks

By Agresti

Located in New York, NY

Lockable chest in black polished wood for 54 pairs of cufflinks. This is also extendable up to 90 pairs.

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes

Materials

Wood

Amboyna Writing Slope
Amboyna Writing Slope

Amboyna Writing Slope

Located in Folkestone, GB

A good early 19th century lap desk or writing slope, unusually constructed in richly figured Amboyna wood. Fitted with brass corner brackets and ...

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19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tessellated Faux Horn & Wood Round Box
Tessellated Faux Horn & Wood Round Box

Tessellated Faux Horn & Wood Round Box

Located in Stamford, CT

Round tessellated faux horn box with wood lining. No makers mark or signature

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1980s American Tribal Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

Burl Wood Jewelry Box
Burl Wood Jewelry Box

Burl Wood Jewelry Box

Located in New York, NY

A small round burl wood trinket or jewelry box with pyramid-like top. Perfect for any desk or vanity area to hold small items. Shown with cocktail ring (available separately.) Dimens...

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20th Century Minimalist Boxes

Materials

Burl, Wood

19th Century English Oak Strapped Treen Barrel
19th Century English Oak Strapped Treen Barrel

19th Century English Oak Strapped Treen Barrel

Located in High Point, NC

19th century oak treen strapped barrel from England. The barrel staves are held together with hand made brass straps, secured with copper nails. The lid has an applied handle. T...

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19th Century English Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Coromandel Writing/ Stationary Cabinet by Houghton and Gunn 19th Century
Antique Coromandel Writing/ Stationary Cabinet by Houghton and Gunn 19th Century

Antique Coromandel Writing/ Stationary Cabinet by Houghton and Gunn 19th Century

By William Houghton and Charles Gunn

Located in London, GB

A very fine antique Victorian Coromandel writing or stationary cabinet made by the world famous London box makers and retailers Houghton and Gunn, dated December 1878. The wonderfu...

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1870s Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Porteño Medium Black & Cream Hand Painted Wood Box
Porteño Medium Black & Cream Hand Painted Wood Box

Porteño Medium Black & Cream Hand Painted Wood Box

By AIREDELSUR

Located in Buenos Aires, AR

The urban and cosmopolitan Porteño family carries the spirit of the ones born in Buenos Aires city or “Porteño”, as they are commonly known. Its boxes, trays and flower vases have a ...

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2010s Argentine Modern Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box
Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box

Large Tramp Art Hinge Lid Box

Located in Mt Kisco, NY

A handcrafted Tramp Art box or small chest. A detailed design on four tapered feet. The interior is lined with white quilted fabric and the lid is fitted with a large finial. The bot...

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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Larger-Scaled Italian Florentine Giltwood Box in Peacock Blue
Larger-Scaled Italian Florentine Giltwood Box in Peacock Blue

Larger-Scaled Italian Florentine Giltwood Box in Peacock Blue

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Here is a lovely Florentine hinged box made in Italy. Usually boxes of this style are quite small--made for trinkets--but this is a on the larger side measuring 14.25" at its widest....

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Mid-20th Century Italian Boxes

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Early 20th Century Cigar Box with ROG Foil Lettering
Early 20th Century Cigar Box with ROG Foil Lettering

Early 20th Century Cigar Box with ROG Foil Lettering

Located in Dekalb, IL

Antique wooden retailers cigar box. This unique piece likely dates back to the late Victorian period. It features all-mahogany construction and four interior storage compartments. A...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Lidded Box with Grape Decoration in Patinated Silver Plated Brass 19th Century
Lidded Box with Grape Decoration in Patinated Silver Plated Brass 19th Century

Lidded Box with Grape Decoration in Patinated Silver Plated Brass 19th Century

Located in Meer, VAN

Lidded Box with Grape Decoration in Patinated Silver Plated Brass Europe Late 19th Century A wonderful silver plated lidded box with grapevine decoration. Europe, late 19th century....

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Late 19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s
Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s

Beautiful Hand Crafted Cigar Humidor Box Catchall Antique Austria, 1910s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

A cigar or desktop catchall box from Austria in the 1900s, made of patinated brass and wood, sounds like a unique and valuable antique. The fact that this particular box is an antique from the early 1900s adds to its value and collectability. Depending on the condition and other factors such as the brand or maker, it could be worth a significant amount of money to collectors of antique smoking...

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1910s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Cuscino Radica Brown Leather Watch Case
Cuscino Radica Brown Leather Watch Case

Cuscino Radica Brown Leather Watch Case

By Agresti

Located in New York, NY

Travel leather watch case with capacity for 1 watch in the adjustable leather support. Available in three finishing options: Black leather with poli...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Rinascimento Humidor

Rinascimento Humidor

By Maccarrone

Located in Milan, IT

This iconic humidor is part of Maccarone's Marquetry collection and can hold up to 150 cigars. The design of this humidor, enriched with laser-engraved detail...

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2010s Italian Modern Boxes

Materials

Polyester, Wood

Rivoli Black Tissue Box Small in Lacquer & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
Rivoli Black Tissue Box Small in Lacquer & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal

Rivoli Black Tissue Box Small in Lacquer & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal

By Viya by Vikram Goyal

Located in Noida, DL

Rivoli Black Tissue Box Small in Lacquer & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal How society rejoiced when Art Deco dared to create a new approach to life, breathing fresh life into archi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Boxes

Materials

Brass

Jewelry Safe Brushed Gold Brass
Jewelry Safe Brushed Gold Brass

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Great Turned Burl Wood Tobacco Jar by Artist R. Kaeser Mid Century Modern
Great Turned Burl Wood Tobacco Jar by Artist R. Kaeser Mid Century Modern

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...

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1940s German Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood
"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood

"Fantastical Bird, " Mid Century Box by Ottaviani in Silver, Enamel and Rosewood

By Ottaviani

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Beautifully crafted of hammered silver -- now with a soft, old silver patina -- enamel and rosewood, this exceptional decorative box depicts a wildly imaginative crane-like bird with...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver

19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines
19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines

19th Century Majolica Monkey Pianist Humidor Tobacco Jar Sarreguemines

By Sarreguemines

Located in Austin, TX

Amusing Majolica monkey pianist tobacco jar Sarreguemines, circa 1880.Rarely found complete with his lid ,he wear a costume of Oriental style, he play piano and two books are represe...

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1880s French Rococo Antique Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

1950s Italo Casini Mid-Century Modern Italian Pink and Gold Ceramic Box
1950s Italo Casini Mid-Century Modern Italian Pink and Gold Ceramic Box

1950s Italo Casini Mid-Century Modern Italian Pink and Gold Ceramic Box

By Italo Casini

Located in Aci Castello, IT

A Pink and gold ceramic box manufactured in Sesto Fiorentino in the 1950s, good conditions overall, normal signs of the time and use. It's marked on the bottom. A lovely example of h...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China

Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China

Located in Austin, TX

A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China The deligh...

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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box
Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box

Antique Regency Brass Inlaid Mahogany Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box

Located in Dublin, Ireland

An Exceptionally Fine Quality English Well Figured Rosewood Ladies or Gents English Georgian Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and unusually large proportions, with lav...

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19th Century English Georgian Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pair of Brass Crab Sculptures
Pair of Brass Crab Sculptures

Pair of Brass Crab Sculptures

By Los Castillos

Located in North Hollywood, CA

Pair of brass and abalone shell crab sculptures trinket box made in Mexico in the manner of Los Castillo Large : 15" wide, 9" deep, 3.5" high Small: 9" wide, 6" deep, 2.5" high

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1970s Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage 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.