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Antique Chinese Wooden Jewelry Box or Vanity Dresser Chest with Intricate Inlay
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very elaborate jewelry box or vanity dresser makeup chest is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in China in approximately 1850 in the period Chinese Export style. The box ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Boxes

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Metal

Pretty Antique European Classical Silver Keepsake Box
Located in New York, NY
Pretty European Classical 800 silver keepsake box, ca 1940. Rectangular. Cover flat and hinged with tapering tab. Sides fluted and engraved with fl...
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Early 20th Century European Edwardian Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Desktop Stationery Box, English, Oak, Arts & Crafts, Victorian, C.1890
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique desktop stationery box. An English, oak correspondence case in Arts & Crafts taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Striking Victorian craftsmans...
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Late 19th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Boxes

Materials

Leather, Oak

Early 20thC Pyrographic French Grape Basket with Grape Clusters
Located in Malibu, CA
Early 20thC four sided pyrographic & carved French grape basket with a grape cluster motif.
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20th Century French Rustic Boxes

Materials

Wood

Sewing Theme Limoges France Floral Motif Porcelain Double Thimbles or Needle Box
Located in Tustin, CA
Very pretty, Limoges porcelain double thimble shaped trinket box is handmade with a white background and features pretty multi-colored flowers surrounding each side of the double thi...
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Late 20th Century French French Provincial Boxes

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Porcelain

Exceptional Large Antique Bohemian Moser Enameled Gilt Glass Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Rostock, MV
An exceptional and impressive casket jewelry box by the renowned Bohemian glassmaker Moser, exemplifying the pinnacle of 19th-century craftsmanship and design. This exquisite piece i...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century Majolica Elephant Tobacco Jar Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica tobacco jar Onnaing, circa 1890. The two handles are elephants heads, decorated with corn, the handle of the jat is a corn. Usually in ...
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1890s French Majolica Pottery Antique Boxes

Materials

Majolica

Contemporary Rocco Egg Box in Antique Copper by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rocco design egg box Antique copper Hand repoussé Contemporary Each piece is individually crafted and is unique. Repoussé is the traditional art of hand-hammering decorative re...
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2010s Modern Boxes

Materials

Copper

Continental 19th century etched Crystal and Ormolu box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A delightful and most charming Continental 19th century etched Crystal and Ormolu box. This wonderful lidded ruby red Crystal box features diagonal checkerboard etching on the unders...
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19th Century Unknown Antique Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

19th Century, English Mahogany & Brass Footed Divided Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant English tea caddy is crafted from rich mahogany, showcasing the warm tones and fine grain of the wood, complemented by its brass-mounted footed details. Designed with fu...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold maki e plum blossoms. In Japanese culture plum blossom symbolises the beginning of Spring, having its own festival, the Ume Matsuri, alongside the more famous cherry blossom festival...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut and Brass Mounted Tea Caddy
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut and brass mounted tea caddy having a superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut tea caddy with a d...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Marble and Onyx Jewelry Box or Decorative Vanity Box
Located in New York, NY
A substantial white marble and onyx-agate jewelry box or decorative vanity box. Box is square, predominately white marble, with an onyx-agate square surrounded by chrome lid detail. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Boxes

Materials

Onyx, Marble, Metal, Chrome

18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish strong box from the 18th century. This antique safe from is constructed or iron clad wood, and is handsomely adorn in domed iron nailhead trim throughout it's top, front, a...
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18th Century Spanish Antique Boxes

Materials

Iron

Pumpkin Shape Tessellated Stone Storage Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Pumpkin shape life size tessellated storage box with brass stem and leaf attributed to Maitland-Smith.
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1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Boxes

Materials

Stone

Elegant Cloisonné Cherry Blossom Trinket Jewel Box Enamel with Teal Interior
Located in Red Lion, PA
Elegant 20th Century Cloisonné Cherry Blossom Trinket Box – Brass & Enamel with Teal Interior This exquisite vintage cloisonné trinket box is a beautiful example of 20th-century dec...
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20th Century Chinoiserie Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Fine Quality Antique Inlaid Lacquered Oriental Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Fine quality antique inlaid lacquered oriental box with gold fleck inlaid lacquered interior. It has a fantastic colour and condition. Wonderful orig...
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19th Century English Antique Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Pieces Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry decorative pieces. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Mark...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

French Art Deco Cigarette Box, Walnut Wood and Leather
Located in Miami, FL
A fine French Art Deco cigarette box, France, late 1930s. Very good quality, constructed of walnut wood and leather. Beautiful natural materia...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Vintage Regency Plated Biscuit Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
Add a touch of Regency-era refinement to your decor with this stunning Vintage Plated Biscuit Box. Beautifully crafted with ornate neoclassical column detailing and a ribbed domed li...
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Mid-20th Century British Neoclassical Boxes

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Silver Plate

Medium brass box with butterfly knob
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of elegance to your home with our charming brass box. Perfect as a storage or decorative item, it features a charming decorated paper cover and a pretty brass knob on the...
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2010s European Boxes

Materials

Brass

EGG Small Jar, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
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2010s Argentine Organic Modern Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Metal

Austrian 1925 Art Deco Plique à jour Enameled Box In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Austria art deco enameled box designed by Johann Scholz. An exceptional snuff-pills box, created in Vienna Austria between the1922-1925. This box ...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Rare Set of Two Red Cut Crystal Candy Boxes from the 1900s
Located in PARIS, FR
Indulge in the beauty of this rare set of two exquisite candy boxes, crafted from stunning hand-cut Bohemian crystal and adorned with elegant bronze accents. Dating back to the 1900s...
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20th Century Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Antique Victorian quality walnut and brass storage box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality walnut and brass storage box having a quality walnut dome top opening to reveal a storage compartment with purple interior with ornate brass straps
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

English 19th Century Square Jewelry Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An English burl mahogany and inlay jewelry box from the 1800’s. The top of this square box has an inlaid cartouche of ebony, birdseye maple, and oak with brass banding. The box opens...
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19th Century English Other Antique Boxes

Materials

Silk, Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Oak

Antique French Tin Cans, Cookie Tins, Art Deco, Set of 3, 1920s 1930s, France
Located in Greven, DE
A Set of 3 antique tin cans from France, 1920 s / 1930s.
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1920s French Vintage Boxes

Materials

Tin

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Mid 19th century Tunbridge ware stationery box by Edmund Nye, manufacturer. The dome-shaped top is inlaid with a specimen parquetry panel, crossbanded with boxwood and stringing and...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Boxes

Materials

Boxwood, Ash, Satinwood, Walnut

Antique Gilt Paris Porcelain Table Snuff Box or Round Casket by Bloch & Bourdois
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A compelling round 19th century Paris porcelain box by Bloch and Bourdois. With raised gold decoration, hand-painted vignettes and floral sprays, and a gilt bronze mount. Base ...
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Late 19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Midcentury Cloisonné Lidded Box, Käthe Ruckenbrod
Located in London, GB
Cloisonné lidded box attributed to jeweller Käthe Ruckenbrod (1905 - 1989). Germany, mid-20th century. The box is rounded, smooth and tactile to to...
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Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Leather Bound Hinged Book for Storage and Document Storage
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The look of a leather bound book with fine gold tooling to the exterior. Originally used for Bridge scorecard and playing cards (included). The piece is a compliment to the bookshelf...
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20th Century Boxes

Materials

Gold

Midcentury Decorative Box in Polished Steel and Glass by Liwan's, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcenury beautiful rectangular decorative box in polished steel and glass by Liwan's. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The signed on the bottom as shown in the pictures. Perfect desk ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal, Steel, Chrome

1940's New Old Stock Pharmacy Canister - Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940's New Old Stock Pharmacy Canister - Large Quantity Available. Original new old stock French packaging, never used. Listing is for a single canister and lid. Workshop Report: ...
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1940s Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Mid 19th Century Antique Tea Caddy in Mahogany c1840
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : 19th century antique tea caddy c1840 Period : Victoria Origin : England Decoration : Cuboid in mahogany with lighter colou...
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1840s British Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Faux Tortoiseshell Two Compartment Tea Caddy
Located in Folkestone, GB
Unusual early 19th century simulated tortoiseshell two compartment rectangular tea caddy with cushion shaped lid and retaining the original inner lids. In reasonable condition for it...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes

Materials

Beech

Classic Burl Walnut with Inlaid Brass Swiss Music Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
This beautiful burl walnut music box with elegant brass inlaid top plays four different tunes. The rich sound resonated richly and has the workings made in Switzerland. The on and of...
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20th Century Swiss Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage John Miller Studio Pottery Box, 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning vintage Studio Pottery stoneware lidded box applied with an arrangement of irregular cut shapes decorated in blue, brown and cream colored glazes on a light mottled creame...
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20th Century British Modern Boxes

Materials

Pottery, Stoneware

Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century A small, richly carved, openwork box made of oak wood, adorned with floral motifs.
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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Boxes

Materials

Oak

Michael Elkan Burl Spalted Birdseye Maple Free Live Edge Craft Box 1983
Located in Forest Grove, PA
An organic modern Birdseye, burl and lightly spalted studio box by artist Michael Elkan. The hinged top opens to reveal two covered compartments for jewelry or whatnots.
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1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Set Porteño Black & Cream Hand Painted Wood Boxes
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
8 " x 6" x 4" 12" x 8" x 4" 14" x 10" x 4" The urban and cosmopolitan Porteño family carries the spirit of the ones born in Buenos Aires city or “Porteño”, as they are commonly know...
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2010s Argentine Modern Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Travelling Jewellery Salesman's Box, English Carry Case, Victorian, 1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling jewellery salesman's box. An English, mahogany and cedar secure carry case, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delightfully appointed traveller's box with useful storage Displays a desirable aged patina and in good order Select stocks show fine grain interest throughout Rich russet hues beam beneath a wax polish finish Shallow lid dressed with a brass handle and held securely with a pair of rotary hooks Inset diamond to fascia hosts a working lock — key present Interior replete with a segmented storage tray, two compartments dressed with small bone...
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Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood, Cedar

Gorgeous Hand-Made Inlaid Sea Motif Lacquered Jewelry Box by Ercalano of Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous hand-made inlaid "sea" motif lacquered jewelry box by Ercalano of Italy, circa 1990s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures 6"W x 6"D x 4"H. The piece has ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Boxes

Materials

Brass

French 19th Century Empire Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Firenze, IT
This French Empire 19th century rectangular porcelain dresser box or jewlery decorative casket has a wonderfully patinated powder blue/cerulean light blue background color and features grotesque masks, architectural vase, fruit, flowers and leafy scrolled design throughout painted as a trompe l’oeil in the round. Ormolu mounts enrich the whole box. The paintings on this casket are striking as is the color palette used, a wonderful mix of light purple, cream, blue and soft brown. The lid is centered by a grotesque mask inspired by antiquity. The front, back and sides are profusely decorated with architectural elements, cartouches and volutes. The design is centered by a vase with a fruit arrangement that appear to be plums. The decoration could refer to the allegory of autumn and the mask painted on the lid could refer to Bacchus. Both the color of the porcelain and the paintings are very unusual and a sign of high quality and uniqueness.The box was most probably given to a high-ranking lady as a gift on the occasion of her marriage, or perhaps after the birth of a child. The lidded box is fitted with ormolu mounts, hinges and clasp. A gilt bronze band finelly chiseled in the form of a rope adorns the upper part. The trinket box rests on four gilt bronze lion paw feet. This striking French porcelain box...
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19th Century French Empire Antique Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Mid 19th Century Silver Plate Tea Caddy Container
Located in Charlottesville, VA
Silver plate tea caddy. A beautiful English traditional accent. It’s well worn with lots of charm.
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

French Majolica Coin Bank Boar Massier Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Extremely rare French Majolica Coin Bank Boar Massier Circa 1890. Actually the only boar coin bank known.
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1890s French Country Antique Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Empire Revival Leather and Brass Decorative Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stylish 1950s Italian decorative lidded box has an Empire-revival flair. The tall rectangular shape boasts a classic modernist design, with gilded brass metal framing over a woo...
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1950s Italian Empire Revival Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

Petite Chinese Brass Opium Box with Dragon Etching
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite metal canister was once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the small box is formed of brass with an etched and stamped d...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rectangular Art Deco Walnut and Walnut-Root Box, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s - 1940s. Made in walnut and walnut-root. It is a vintage piece, but it's been recently restored, therefore it can be considered as in excellent condition and re...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Vintage Romeo Rega Brass Large Pyramid Step Box Sculpture Desk Accessory Italian
Located in North Miami, FL
This amazing and very special heavy large vintage brass stepped pyramid box and or sculpture designed by Romeo Rega is Italian and now rare. This is from the 70s. It is unmarked but ...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

Ebony Macassar Box, circa 1930, Brown Color, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco, Ebony Macassar box, for decoration or jelwery. It has been made in France arond 1930, it is in a brown color.
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ebony

Maches Mexican Brutalist Bronze Slanted Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Brutalist dresser box. With embossed lines around the circumference and a slanted body. In the style of Pal Kepenyes. The lid is decorated with a bowl-like shape containing...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Box Pietro Chiesa & Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1930s
Located in Palermo, IT
Amazing rectangular corrugated box made of wood and mirrored crystal with engraving of a spatial concept always on the crystal for an amazing effect to light reflections. Pietro Chie...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Brass

Table Box in Malachite with Hinged Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular table box in malachite with hinged frame in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated. The malachite is a large single whole slab on the lid and the stone design becomes...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Sterling Silver

Small 1990s R & Y Augousti Shagreen Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
R & Y Augousti small Shagreen box.
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1990s Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Domed Top Inlaid Wood Box with Metal Liner
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-650 Domed top inlaid wood box with metal liner.
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1950s Vintage Boxes

Materials

Boxwood

Japanese Vintage Silk Covered Jewlery /Music Box 1950's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
1574 Vintage Japanese Fabric covered wood jewlery /music box Make Made in Japan Music mechanism in working condition
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1950s Asian Vintage Boxes

Materials

Textile, Boxwood

Unusual Ceramic Box By Bitossi Raymor, Italy
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceramic box by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Italy, ca' 1960's, signed. Geometric design, beautifully decorated in yellow, brown, black.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

English 1920 "Radiance" Biscuit Tin
Located in Stamford, CT
"Radiance" brand biscuit tin from England 1920. Made with a walnut and marquetry look with seashell design. Simple and elegant. Would make for a unique con...
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Early 20th Century English Boxes

Materials

Metal

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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