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Boxes For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 19th Century
Italian Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood box intarziato (inlaid woodwork).
Category
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wood
Silver biscuit box
Located in London, GB
Silver biscuit box of tapering cylindrical form, fitted with a hinged conical cover, hand chased around the edge with panels of graduated, stepped fluting, and surmounted by a pineap...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shepherd Box, Carved Horn or Antler, Spain, 1822
Located in Madrid, ES
Shepherd box. Carved horn. Spain, 1822.
Rectangular box made of carved horn that has a date (1822) engraved on the lid and front, a legend (Soi de Manuel Zulueta year 1822) and an...
Category
1820s Neoclassical Antique Boxes
Materials
Other
Japanese Lacquer Hokai Box, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a good example of a traditional Japanese Hokai shell storage box for the Kai-awase game. This box is well-detailed in chased brass appliques and makie. The box is in overall ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
British Antique Brass Marquetry Toilette Box with History and Many Drawers
Located in Sweden, SE
According to motto "Perseverantia et Amicis" (Perseverance and Friends) with Bird (dove) holding olive-branch, this amazing, luxurious "necessaire" comes from family ofacknowledged L...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized polychrome painted humidor with floral decor
Located in London, GB
A rare Aesthetic Movement ebonized polychrome painted Humidor with a shaped display plinth to the top, surrounded with a turned gallery, and an upper compartmented drawer hand painte...
Category
1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Tin Box Cookie Jar Belsnickle Santa Claus Vintage Germany, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful decorative Christmas Tin Box with Santa or Belsnickle Picture is a true treasure. It was made in Germany, around 1930s. These are very hard to get. A real enrichment f...
Category
1930s German Folk Art Vintage Boxes
Materials
Tin
1940s Italian Wood and Glass Box by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in London, London
Trinket box
By Pietro Chiesa
For Fontana Arte
Wood frame
Thick glass lid
Italy 1940s/1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Glass, Wood
Pair Italian Mid 20th Century Hand Stitched Leather Boxes
Located in Stamford, CT
Elegant pair of mid century Italian leather wrapped boxes, rectangular in form with hand stitched raised bindings across the top and down the sides. Beautiful craftsmanship is eviden...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Art Deco Wood and Lucite Box, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant hand-carved modernist Art Deco decorative lidded box was crafted in France circa 1940. The rectangular shape has solid wood and crystal clear Lucite on the sides and is ...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Lucite, Wood
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group #2 by Yoshikawa , Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group #2 by Yoshikawa "The Happy Buddha and a Kid" #H1, Signed on the bottom from the Meiji period.
A truly hand-carved ivory figure wi...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Decorative Box for Cigarettes in wood and Bakelite brown and White color France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative Box for Cigarettes in wood and Bakelite brown and White color France 20th
Category
1960s French Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
Japanese Carved Netsuke Polychrome Figure Group #1 by Yoshikawa , Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Polychrome Figure Group #1 by Yoshikawa "The Happy Buddha and a Kid" #H1, Signed on the bottom from the Meiji period.
A truly hand-carved ivory figure wi...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Victorian Decorative Biscuit Jar With Frosted Glass Liner - Sheffield 1893
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1893 by Atkin Brothers, this attractive, Antique Sterling Silver and Glass Biscuit Jar, stands on 3 ball and claw feet, and features pierced and engraved d...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amboyna Burl Wood and Brass-Inlaid Glove Box, Late 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
Amboyna Burl Wood and Brass-Inlaid Glove Box padded and tufted interior and retaining locking key, Late 19th Century
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Teak and electric blue desk organizer by Danish cabinetmaker
Located in Hägersten, SE
Desk organizer hand made by Danish cabinetmaker. Beautifully crafted from teak and maple with blue colored inside of the drawers. Nice details with curved fronts of the drawers, hand...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Maple, Teak, Paint
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut jewellery box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Fantastic quality antique Victorian burr walnut jewellery box, having a quality burr walnut jewellery box with the original brass swing handle to the top and an engraved ship, having...
Category
Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Chinese Hardwood Jewelry Box with Mirror, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese jewelry box dates to the mid-19th century and would have been used by a Qing-dynasty woman to store her favorite pieces of jewelry, each drawer filled with jades, pearls...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of Pewter boxes designed by Arne Erkers for Just Andersen, 1950s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A set of pewter boxes designed by Arne Erkers for Just Andersen in the 1950s. An elegant set for a beautiful place.
* Two (2) lidded boxes in pewter with wooden inner boxes. Origina...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Early French Rectangular Alligator Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage Alligator Skin Jewelry Box With Velvet Lining, France Circa 1950's
Charming handcrafted jewelry box with unbeatable patina. This storage or keepsake box is in untouched ori...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Chinese Pewter and Brass Duck Shaped Trinket Box
Located in Glasgow, GB
A pewter and brass trinket box made in Hong Kong during the mid-20th century.
An iconic and utilitarian duck-shaped box that represents prosperity and fortune. The duck's body is ...
Category
1960s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass, Pewter
19th-century Small Book-Hide
Located in Farsta, SE
19th-century Small Book-hide
With beautiful intricate carvings.
Was originally painted in black color but with time and use the color is dark brown today.
Made out pine wood.
Hei...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Boxes
Materials
Pine
Campaign Box Carved Gentleman's British Army WW2 Regimental Arms
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Campaign Box Carved Gentleman's British Army WW2 Regimental Arms
Beautifully stylized and masterfully carved wooden box of floral and fruit foliage bas-relief on the outside and Bri...
Category
19th Century British Indian Ocean Territory Campaign Antique Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Wooden Casket Box with Mirror mid 19th century Flame Mahogany Biedermeier
Located in Sweden, SE
This exquisite flame mahogany veneered casket, originating from Central Europe mid 19th century, is a stunning example of Neoclassical applied arts. Its original shape and high quali...
Category
Early 19th Century European Neoclassical Antique Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Pair Japanese Carved Netsukes "Two Roosters" by Hogyoku法玉, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Roosterss", depicting two seating Roosters with a very fine detailed carving, signed by Hogyoku法玉 on the bottoms.
This item is 1.5" wide x ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Antique French Sevres Cobalt Blue Porcelain Jewellery Casket 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a fabulous antique French Sevres ormolu mounted cobalt blue soft paste porcelain jewellery casket, Circa 1870 in date.
The shaped hinged ormolu mounted cover is superbly de...
Category
1870s Antique Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Decorated Group by Gyokko Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Decorated Figure Group seated on a wood stand, signed by Gyokko, depicting a seated artisan carving and decorating a figure of a happy Bud...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Midcentury Formica and Ceramic Box by Einar Johansen & Søholm for Torben Ørskov
Located in Esbjerg, DK
High-quality desk cigarette or decorative box composed of a glazed ceramic lid with a globe in shallow relief, box-sides in solid rosewood upon af plate in black formica. The lid was...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Formica
Mid Cen Italian Fish Pietra Dura Mosaic Leather Box
Located in New York, NY
A mid 20th century Italian Firenze covered upholstered in leather wooden box. The covered of the box is executed in pietra dura technique, an inlay of cut and fitted, highly polished...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique French Victorian Burled Marquetry Inlay Trinket Vanity Case Cigar Box
Located in Dayton, OH
An exceptional large wooden case from the Victorian era, circa 1880s. Made from pine with raised and burled panels. Features a marquetry inlay top showcasing a bird within a flowerin...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Pine, Burl
Ceramic Boxes with small ceramic tiles Decoration Pattern France 1970 Set of 3
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Ceramic Boxes with small ceramic tiles Decoration Pattern France 1970 Set of 3
Category
1950s French Vintage Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Round Woven Chinese Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
With interlaced reeds that shimmer in the light, this 19th-century Chinese box celebrates the beautiful simplicity of a hand-woven object. The lidded box is crafted of densely woven ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
William 1Vth English circular Footstool Box Inlaid Hardwood, Circa 1830
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a rare example of an English Combination Lidded Foot Stool complete with an integral box or sewing box, hardwood with inlaid detail and dating to the early 19th century, Will...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Hardwood, Walnut
Antique Chinese Tea Caddy Cloisonne Enamels on Copper 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Handcrafted using the Cloisonné technique, this tea caddy has an original shape, decorated with stylized bats and flowers, and signed at the bottom. Perfect for tea enthusiasts, it w...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Vintage French Jewellery Box with Decorative Ceramic Lid by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in London, GB
Vintage French jewellery box with decorative ceramic lid by Mithé Espelt (circa 1960s). Raised, stylised bird motif with shades of green both painted and enamelled on the lid, framed...
Category
1960s French Vintage Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", depicting two turtles with turtle bodies but dragon heads.
This item is 1.35" wide x 1.75" deep x 1" high in dimension, fr...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Mahogany Empire Tea Caddy Wooden Casket Box with Glass early 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
Rectangular shape mahogany veneered casket made in first half of 19th century presumably in Europe. Cast glass vessels are intact at their original place. Candy sugar bowl along with...
Category
Mid-19th Century Empire Antique Boxes
Materials
Glass, Cut Glass, Mahogany
19th Century French Wooden Box
Located in High Point, NC
Step back in time with this charming 19th-century French wooden box, an exquisite piece that marries functionality with rustic elegance. Crafted from rich, dark wood, this box exudes...
Category
19th Century French Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage French National Bank Gold Bar Boxes, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage bank gold bar boxes, circa 1950 from French National Bank, very strong boiled cardboard and rivets, original cognac brown color, waxed finish. Go...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Wooden Box
Located in High Point, NC
Discover the charm and utility of this exquisite 19th-century French wooden box, a treasure trove of craftsmanship and history. Perfectly sized for both display and functional use, t...
Category
19th Century French Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, GB
View of Bayham Abbey with Writing Implements
From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this unusual and large-sized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope, in the manner ...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
1940 French Clear Mirrored Decorative Jewelry Box Regtangular
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1940 French Clear Mirrored Decorative Jewelry Box Regtangular
This box was made in France during the 1940s. It is a jewelry box, which is also a decorative box.
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Boxes
Materials
Mirror
MCM Lidded Green Marble Trinket Box with Brass Accents
Located in San Diego, CA
MCM lidded green marble trinket box with brass accents, circa 1970s. The box has well cut lines and features brass feet and a cool brass lizard handle accent. The piece is in very g...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Large Rectangular Antique Wooden Campaign Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large rectangular antique wooden Campaign chest with brass hardware
Brass lock has unknown signed makers mark on it.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Paul McCobb Walnut Jewelry Box for H. Sacks & Sons Connoisseur Collection
By Paul McCobb
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice six drawer jewelry / watch box with sculptural chromed tear drop styled pulls . Crafted in beautiful well grained walnut including the backside with book matched front dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Chrome
19th Century American Grain Painted Lidded Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century American lidded box. The box is circular and is grain painted to look like burl wood. The box is banded with wrapped wooden straps, hand painted in god to have the loo...
Category
19th Century American American Colonial Antique Boxes
Materials
Pine
Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850.
Delicately crafted box with wonderful colour and ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
L’étoile a pleuré rose by Line Vautrin - Rare gilded bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Brussels, BE
L’étoile a pleuré rose by Line Vautrin.
Rare gilded bronze box, with a convex lid adorned with a poem by Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891).
This poem is taken from “Poésies” (1870-1871).
De...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Carved Netsuke Humanoid Dragon-Signed by Yamada Hojitsu法實, Edo Period (1825–1872), Ric.NA001
This item is 1.5" wide x 0.75" deep x 2" high in dimension.
This item is in ex...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
French 1830s Louis-Philippe Period Foot and Bed Warmer with Large Handle
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis-Philippe period foot and bed warmer from the early 19th century, with large handle. Created in France during the second quarter of the 19th century, this wooden bed wa...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Enamel and Gilt Box by Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Art Deco style enamel and gilt metal box made by French Jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels circa 1930s. The box was most likely used for cigarette (and small bills) and it has an elegant ...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Japanese Carved Netsuke A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada, Edo
Located in Norton, MA
Netsuke Japanese Hand-Carved Mixed Material Figure, A Goose Biting a Fish-Signed by Tomotada from the Edo period. Ric.NA007
This item is 2" wide x 1" deep x 0.75" high in dimension,...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Boxes
Materials
Ivory, Paint
Rich Mahogany Regency Style Tea Caddie with Inlay and Brass Lion Rings
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sumptuous Regency style mahogany tea caddie having boxwood string inlay on the sides and handsome brass lion rings as well as paw feet. Key included.
Category
19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Swedish Limestone Butter Box dated 1859
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box dated 1859
Made out of Öland limestone, inscripted with the date 1859 and has beautiful ornate decorations.
Heigth: 7.5 cm/2.9 inch
Depth: 14.5 cm/5.7 inch
Widht...
Category
1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Boxes
Materials
Limestone
French 19th Century Large Jewelry Casket After Clodion
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Large Napoleon III Jewelry Casket
In chiseled and silvered bronze, decorated with putti scenes in the style of Claude Michel dit Clodion (...
Category
1870s French Napoleon III Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Limestone Butter Box ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Butter Box ca 1850
The base part is made of grey Öland limestone and the lid is made of red Öland limestone.
Heigth: 10 cm/3.9 inch
Depth: 11.5 cm/4.5 inch
Widht: 15 cm/5.9...
Category
Mid-19th Century European Scandinavian Modern Antique Boxes
Materials
Limestone
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Paul Sormani Marquetry Token Box, 19th Century.
By Paul Sormani
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Paul Sormani marquetry token box, 19th century.
Precious wood and bone marquetry token box, Napoleon III period, 19th century.
H: 10cm, W: 36cm, D: 26cm
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
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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