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Boxes For Sale
Period: 1990s
Period: Early 1900s
Majolica Money Bank Cat Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Money Bank Cat Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an early original lidded box designed by the famed decorative arts design firm Ria & Youri Augousti, Paris. The elegant piece boasts geometric seashell marquetry with trim ac...
Category
1990s French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1905 Edwardian Leather, Tortoiseshell and Silver Mounted Letter Box
Located in Morristown, NJ
1905, England, Unusual and striking Edwardian letter box with leather sides. The curved top and base are mounted with scrolling sterling silver. T...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Card Case - George Unite - 1905
By George Unite
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1905 by George Unite, this very attractive, Edwardian, Antique, Sterling Silver Card Case, is presented in its original bo...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Carved Black Forest Triple Postage Stamp Box, Owl, Glass Eyes
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous hand carved wooden postage stamp box from the Black Forest region and dating to around 1900.
The sides are carved but the star of the show is the central carved owl to ...
Category
Early 1900s Black Forest Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
R & Y Augousti Shagreen Jewelry Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
R & Y Augousti Shagreen jewelry box.
Category
1990s Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Art Nouveau Box with Marquetry, Germany, dated 1906
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Art Nouveau box or jewelry box with beautiful marquetry.
The curved box is decorated all around with a so-called cube marquetry. By cleverly arranging different colored wood...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Loetz Biscuit Barrel Cookie Jar Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Antique Lötz & WMF
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely Art Nouveau biscuit barrel, made of iridescent art glass with a combed pattern made by Loetz Wwe. with a brass mount by WMF which w...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Jugendstil iridescent glass cookies jar, Pallme & König Austria ca. 1910.
By Pallme König
Located in Firenze, IT
Jugenstil cookies jar. 'Iris' iridescent glass, hexagonal shape.
Pallme & König, Steinschönau Bohemia, Austria ca. 1910.
H 20 cm - Diam. 14 cm
Conditions: excellent consistent wi...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Boxes
Materials
Glass
Continental Rosewood Miniature Chest Jewelry Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Diminutive rosewood chest of drawers with dark silver mounts. The miniature chest with drawer front with two lower working drawers. The top section lifts to reveal storage. Perfect t...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Small Chinese Black Cloisonne Box, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and lovely Chinese black ground cloisonne box with peony design, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The small cloisonne box raised on four bun feet, and decorated with a design of blossoming peony against a black enamel ground inlaid with geometric wire work in the "wan" pattern.
The large blooms of peony depicted in pleasing shades of red, pink, and yellow enamel, with leaves of dark and light green enamel. The colored enamels pop against the black cloisonne...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a silver plated keepsake box, dating to the early 1900s. The hallmarked box offers great storage solution for jewelry, cufflinks, and other keepsakes, with a divided inter...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver
Malene Müllertz, Danish ceramist. Unique lidded box in ceramics.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Malene Müllertz (b. 1949), Danish ceramist.
Unique lidded box in ceramics. Hand-decorated in matte and glossy glaze in various colors.
In perfect condition.
Signed and dated '91.
Dim...
Category
1990s Danish Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Blancpain Watch Porcelain Jewelry Box, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
From Swiss luxury watch maker a 1990s Blancpain round porcelain ceramic jewelry or watch box. Box, a luxury brand partnership with Blancpain, Leading Hotels of the World, and Villero...
Category
1990s Luxembourgish Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Kashmir Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Turn of the century wooden Kashmir box. Hand painted with a striking black bird in the center surrounded by red and black accented leaves.
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Baccarat Crystal Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Baccarat Crystal Box. Box does not have a key. As with most Baccarat items, the label was a paper label and most were lost over th...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of Four Scandinavian Ceramic Goose Money Banks, Höganäs Keramik Sweden 1990s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Set of Four Scandinavian ceramic goose money banks, Höganäs Keramik Sweden 1990s. Each marked under the bottom with maker's marks, and some dated. One ke...
Category
1990s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Snuff Box Parrotlets on Flowering Branches. Art Nouveau Style Sterling Silver En
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand painted miniature parrotlets on flowering branches. Ar...
Category
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
"Wedgewood" Blue Jasperware Biscuit Box by Huntley & Palmers, circa 1900
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A "Wedgewood" blue jasperware tole biscuit box by Huntley & Palmers. Good color & condition, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Greek Revival Antique Boxes
Materials
Tin
Art Nouveau Basilisk Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Art Deco sewing box with sculpted roses and red velvet top, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Elegant wooden box with sculpted roses and red velvet top. Crafted around 1900 in France.
This timeles...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Deco Antique Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Rare circa 1900 Sterling Silver Diamond & Enamel Powder Compact with Lipstick
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer this stunning circa 1900 French or Italian Sterling silver Diamond & Enamel powder compact with lipstick
A very good...
Category
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau glazed pottery covered box, attributed to Henri Bergé. The mark Rambervillers is found on a documented planter. The modeller is clearly identical, as is the la...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Wooden Turned Treen Pot, Container or Vide Pouche, England Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A skilfully crafted piece of turned treen with an interesting silhouette. The piece opens into two sections leaving an interior space to prize, hide or store a treasure or two. There...
Category
1990s English Folk Art Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By Steinhart & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian sterling silver and enamel vesta case; an addition to our enamal and silverware collection
This exceptional and rare antique Edwardian sterling silver vesta case has a plain rectangular rounded form.
The anterior surface is embellished with four desirable and impressive hot enamel panels depicting: a luxurious early-twentieth century car, three playing cards, a champagne bottle and a female portrait.
The posterior surface of this antique vesta case is plain and unembellished.
This unusual silver and enamel vesta case has a hinged hallmarked cover which incorporates a plain thumbpiece to the anterior edge and bears a ring loop attachment to the hinge.
The underside of the case incorporates an integrated serrated panel/match striker.
Condition
This antique silver vesta...
Category
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Edith Dawson. An Arts & Crafts Silver Pot with Floral Details & A Red Enamel Lid
Located in London, GB
Nelson Dawson, probably made by his wife Edith Dawson.
A rare Arts & Crafts silver bowl with a red enamel lid and a particular E Dawson floral decoration...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Carved Italian Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique turn of the century carved Italian mahogany casket in the style of a tomb with scrolls, acanthus leaves, bellflowers and a punch work background with winged griffons on the s...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Boxes
Materials
Silk, Mahogany
Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Sovereign or Vesta Case
By Thomas Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver combination sovereign or vesta case, an addition to our diverse box and case collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian English sterling silver combination vesta or sovereign case has a subtly domed rectangular, rounded form.
The anterior and posterior surfaces of this silver case are plain and unembellished.
This antique Victorian sterling silver sovereign case is fitted with a hinged hallmarked push fit cover allowing access to the hallmarked sprung sovereign holders...
Category
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Vintage Dutch Country French Baroque Style Silver Plated Figural Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Dutch Country French Baroque Style Silver Plated Figural Jewelry Box. Circa Early 1900s. Measurements: 1.5" H x 8" W x 6" D.
Category
Early 1900s Baroque Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Snuff Box White with noble coat of arms Baroque style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box noble coat of arms is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Snuff Box noble coat of arms has White fired enamels on guilloché and handpainted miniature of arabesques with noble coat...
Category
1990s Italian Baroque Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique German Silver Bear Sugar Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique German silver bear sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection
This exceptional and rare antique German silver sugar box have been realistically modelled in form of a bear.
The box has been embellished with fine embossed decoration reproducing the details of the bear's fur and anatomical features.
This exceptional antique silver box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover.
Condition
This antique silver bear box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition.
The German Hanau hallmarks to the underside of one foot are very clear.
Reflections in photographs may detract from the true representation of this German silverware...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Fine Carved Wood Box with Morning Glories
By Maison de l'Art Nouveau
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This box is a real treasure! Completely had carved from walnut the detail in the flowers and leaves is quite remarkable. This box required a real master craftsman to achieve the outs...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Christofle K&T Silver-Plate 3 Tier Cantilever Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous signed Christofle 3-tiered silver-plate box, desk accessory, cocktail table addition and or barware, serving piece cantilevers out. It was designed by KT Studio in 1998...
Category
1990s French Modern Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1900 FRENCH CIGAR BOX MODELLED AS A PAGODA TOP CHiNESE SHOP
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this rather lovely antique original circa 1880-1900 French made Pagoda top Chinese shop cigar box
A very go...
Category
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Chinese Jade Box Semi Precious Stones
Located in Tampa, FL
A fabulous jade box semi precious stone decorations. Stones in the mold on the side and the feet In very good condition. The enamel seems to be on brass Circa...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Antique Boxes
Materials
Jade, Multi-gemstone
Antique English Mercantile or Bakery "Flour" Bin, in Original Faux Grain Paint
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique English mercantile or country store, or bakery "Flour" bin with painted faux wood grain. IDEA container for dog food, Makes for a great prop for your ...
Category
Early 1900s English Country Antique Boxes
Materials
Metal
Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box
octagonal format
Hand painted and signed on its base
perfect condition
Origin France Circa 1900
its mount is gilded bronze.
Category
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Crystal Cut to Clear Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Bohemian Ruby Red Crystal Cut to Clear Box. In very good condition with no visible chips or breaks.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Austrian Secession Silver Plate On Copper Decorative Box
Located in Petworth, GB
Austrian Secession hinged silver plated copper box
Stylised honesty floral pattern with inset blue enamel to the top
Stylised escutcheon and decorative floral design to the front...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Pewter
Antique Jewelry Box, Small Chest, Silver Ornament, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful box with silver ornament plate at the top.
The wood box ist painted black and the colour is in a good condition.
Category
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Boxes
Materials
Metallic Thread
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft, attributed, An Art & Crafts, Brass Coal Bucket.
Located in London, GB
Birmingham Guild of Handicraft attributed, Arts & Crafts brass coal bucket with stylized hand-formed pomegranates.
Retaining the original liner.
The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft ...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Edwardian Golf English Sterling Silver Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique Edwardian English sterling silver vesta case with golfing interest; an addition to our sports related silverware colle...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel
Located in London, GB
19th Century Hand Painted Kashmiri Vessel
A stylish late 19th Century hand painted Kashmiri vessel. Covered in intricate painted flowers a...
Category
Early 1900s Indian Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Pine
Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel
20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Table Box
By Pampaloni
Located in VALENZA, IT
Rectangular/octagonal table box in 925 silver.
The box was completely handmade in Florence at the end of the last century.
Engraved with floral and abstract motifs, it has been fin...
Category
1990s Italian Other Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Tiffany Studios Chinese Pattern Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The largest variation of this box in a nice gold doré finish.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
British Sterling Silver Cigar Box
Located in New York, NY
Elegant sterling silver cigar box with round corners. Interior lined with cedar and lid with vermeil. Stamped with hallmarks indicating the box was manufactured by Synyer & Beddoes...
Category
Early 1900s English Modern Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Dutch Silver Renaissance Cabinet Tea Caddy, 1907
Located in New York, NY
Dutch 833 silver tea caddy in form of Renaissance cabinet, 1907. Rectilinear and paneled with half columns and hinged top. Detachable stand with baluster supports and twisted stretch...
Category
Early 1900s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian 800/1000 Silver Jewelry box
Located in VALENZA, IT
The jewelry box is shiny with a hinged opening and resembles a trunk. Bands made with the casting technique and decorated with floral motifs have been welded onto the body and lid of...
Category
1990s Italian Other Boxes
Materials
Silver
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Trunk-Shaped Box with Squirrel Knob
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver 800 box the shape of a tree trunk. The feet are oak leaf and the knob depicts a squirrel on two oak leaves holding an acorn in his hands.
The hinged box is gold-plated ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Boxes
Materials
Silver
English Tortoiseshell Box
Located in New York, NY
English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900.
Dimensions: 3.5...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Antique Bulldog Head Wooden Box, England, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Antique bulldog head wooden box, England, 1900.
Category
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Boxes
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Japanese lacquered wooden box decorated in gold
Located in Firenze, FI
Black and gold lacquered wooden Japanese box with designs reminiscent of art deco style with double decorative element in pure gold. Red lacquer interior . Late 1800s early 1900s per...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Art Deco Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Steel
Continental Art Nouveau Copper, Glass & Wood Jewelry Box, Ca. 1900
Located in New York, NY
Continental
Art Nouveau
Jewelry Box
Bronzed Copper, Wood, Glass
Ca. 1900
DIMENSIONS
Height: 4.-3/4 inches Width: 14-1/4 inches ...
Category
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Copper
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.