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Vintage German Porcelain Women Figural Tray Box
Vintage German Porcelain Women Figural Tray Box

Vintage German Porcelain Women Figural Tray Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Condition: Shows two small chips as shown on pictures

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1960s German Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration
Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration

Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Gorgeous Large 19th Century Crystal Box with Blue Enamel Decoration and gilt fittings. Box is raised on paw feet and come with a key. Gilt fittings show signs of oxidation that can e...

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Late 19th Century Antique Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze, Enamel

Antique French Victorian Burled Marquetry Inlay Trinket Vanity Case Cigar Box
Antique French Victorian Burled Marquetry Inlay Trinket Vanity Case Cigar Box

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...

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1880s Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Pine, Burl

Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland

Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland

Located in Wien, AT

Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland. Wood inlays. Plays " Love story " Music Hight when open: 19cm.

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1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880
Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880

Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880

Located in Den Haag, NL

Very nice Leather embossed Antique box or small chest Great patine Cognac Color. Deposited with Brass Head Nails.

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1880s French French Provincial Antique Boxes

Materials

Leather

French Art Deco Suitcase Cigarette Box 1920
French Art Deco Suitcase Cigarette Box 1920

French Art Deco Suitcase Cigarette Box 1920

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

French Art Deco Cigarette Box – 1920s Wood and Chrome Metal Suitcase Design. Rare and stylish French Art Deco cigarette box from the 1920s, crafted with a unique suitcase-inspired d...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Chrome

A Viennese 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu box
A Viennese 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu box

A Viennese 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A charming and most decorative Viennese 19th century Porcelain and Ormolu box. This elegant rectangular lidded box is raised by four scrolled Ormolu lion pawed feet joined at the bot...

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19th Century Austrian Antique Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Abalone and  Brass Decorative Box Midcentury
Vintage Abalone and  Brass Decorative Box Midcentury

Vintage Abalone and Brass Decorative Box Midcentury

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful brass plated abalone seashell square box with wood lined compartment. Stamped underneath “Taxco Mexico" a region of Mexico known for their unique and one of a kind metal works. The patina adds a grounding element to the glistening and multi color abalone shells. The design of a fish head in brass appears on the lid adding extra artistry to such a unique piece. One long hinge along lid allows it to open and close with ease. Incredible piece to add to your organic modern decor...

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1960s Mexican Organic Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Provincial Wood Box, with sculpted decors, France, 1950
French Provincial Wood Box, with sculpted decors, France, 1950

French Provincial Wood Box, with sculpted decors, France, 1950

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

A French decorative box made of solid wood, dating from the 1950s, adorned with carved and painted panels depicting traditional figures (female and male portraits in regional costume...

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1950s French French Provincial Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

Art Deco Dunhill Eggshell and Enamel Cigarette Case
Art Deco Dunhill Eggshell and Enamel Cigarette Case

Art Deco Dunhill Eggshell and Enamel Cigarette Case

By Dunhill

Located in Red Lion, PA

Rare Art Deco Dunhill Silver-Plated & Lacquered Cigarette Case with Coquille d’Œuf Inlay – Circa 1930 This stunning Art Deco Dunhill cigarette case is a masterpiece of elegant desig...

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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Box with Fern
1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Box with Fern

1970s Mid-Century Modern Italian Hand-Painted Ceramic Box with Fern

Located in New York, NY

Mid Century Italian bone white glazed ceramic cigarette box with a hand decorated lid featuring a stylized fern.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Maison Lancel Paris Modernist Chrome Decorative Lidded Box
Maison Lancel Paris Modernist Chrome Decorative Lidded Box

Maison Lancel Paris Modernist Chrome Decorative Lidded Box

By Lancel Paris

Located in Atlanta, GA

Maison Lancel Paris designed this stunning lidded box. The piece was crafted in France circa 1980. The minimalist rectangular shape features a sleek design with polished, chromed met...

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1980s French Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Aldo Londi Bitossi-Style Green Fused Glass "Fritte" Ceramic and Wood Box
Aldo Londi Bitossi-Style Green Fused Glass "Fritte" Ceramic and Wood Box

Aldo Londi Bitossi-Style Green Fused Glass "Fritte" Ceramic and Wood Box

By Aldo Londi

Located in Minneapolis, MN

This is a very attractive wood box with a ceramic lid. We are unsure of the maker or designer, but from all its characteristics, we believe it to be of Italian origin and definitely ...

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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery, Wood

Russian Malachite Gilt Bronze Decorative Box, Early 20th Century.
Russian Malachite Gilt Bronze Decorative Box, Early 20th Century.

Russian Malachite Gilt Bronze Decorative Box, Early 20th Century.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Elegant Russian decorative box crafted in richly patterned malachite and adorned with finely cast gilt bronze mounts, dating to the early 20th century. This striking piece features v...

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Early 20th Century Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Bronze

Antique English Victorian Decanter Humidor Games Box Compendium
Antique English Victorian Decanter Humidor Games Box Compendium

Antique English Victorian Decanter Humidor Games Box Compendium

Located in Northampton, GB

Dating to the late 19th Century Circa 1900 From our Games Boxes collection, we are delighted to offer this Victorian Entertainment Compendium. The Compendiu...

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Early 20th Century British Victorian Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Cedar

Set of Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Presentation Boxes, Carved, Parcel Gilt
Set of Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Presentation Boxes, Carved, Parcel Gilt

Set of Chinese Red Lacquered Wedding Presentation Boxes, Carved, Parcel Gilt

Located in Doylestown, PA

Near pair set of large Chinese carved and embossed red lacquered wooden rectangular presentation boxes with gilt decoration, circa 1910. Beautiful boxes crafted with dovetail joiner...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Antique Jewelry Box Jewels Bronze Colored Metal France
Antique Jewelry Box Jewels Bronze Colored Metal France

Antique Jewelry Box Jewels Bronze Colored Metal France

Located in Poperinge, BE

A beautiful, antique French jewelry box, very heavy, made of patinated copper-plated metal, shaped like a table, with a hinged lid and a central medallion depicting a Greek-style fem...

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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Boxes

Materials

Metal

Light Green Onyx Square Tissue Box
Light Green Onyx Square Tissue Box

Light Green Onyx Square Tissue Box

$201Sale Price / item|25% Off

Light Green Onyx Square Tissue Box

Located in Prague, Czech Republic.

Crafted entirely by hand, this onyx tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalist ...

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2010s European Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Seashell Encrusted Jewelry Box, Vintage Coastal
Seashell Encrusted Jewelry Box, Vintage Coastal

Seashell Encrusted Jewelry Box, Vintage Coastal

Located in Bradenton, FL

Vintage seashell encrusted jewelry box embodies the bohemian aesthetic popular during the mid- 20th century. Hand-crafted with an array of shells...

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1970s American Bohemian Vintage Boxes

Materials

Shell

1920 René Lalique - Box Marguerites Daysies Glass With Sepia Patina
1920 René Lalique - Box Marguerites Daysies Glass With Sepia Patina

1920 René Lalique - Box Marguerites Daysies Glass With Sepia Patina

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Box "Marguerites" (Daisies) made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1920. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Beautiful patina. Diameter : 8 cm Félix Marcilhac...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Large 19th Century Tortoiseshell Sewing Box
Large 19th Century Tortoiseshell Sewing Box

Large 19th Century Tortoiseshell Sewing Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

Large 19th Century Tortoiseshell Sewing Box

Category

19th Century Antique Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory
Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory

Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory

Located in North Miami, FL

This lovely small vintage turn of the century sterling silver hinged box has a wood interior with etched design top. There are English hallmarks on the bottom that are clearly visibl...

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Early 20th Century English International Style Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage MCM Small Brass Chinoiserie Trinket Box
Vintage MCM Small Brass Chinoiserie Trinket Box

Vintage MCM Small Brass Chinoiserie Trinket Box

By Los Castillos

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful MCM small brass lidded coffret style trinket box with chinoserie detail. The box depicts engraved scenes with a main motif of a sea ship on the upper lid and other scenes ...

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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Boxes

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Humidor
Late 19th Century Humidor

Late 19th Century Humidor

$2,016Sale Price|20% Off

Late 19th Century Humidor

Located in Huntington, NY

American circa 1890 humidor.

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Late 19th Century American Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Italian Blue Marble Clamshell Vanity Box
Italian Blue Marble Clamshell Vanity Box

Italian Blue Marble Clamshell Vanity Box

Located in Stamford, CT

1950s Italian marble clamshell box. Deep blue veined marble with brass banding and brass feet. Made in Italy sticker on the underside.

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1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Boxes

Materials

Marble, Brass

Limoges Porcelain Trinket box
Limoges Porcelain Trinket box

Limoges Porcelain Trinket box

By Limoges

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Limoges France Porcelain Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with a bouquet of flowers in the center and blue and gilt scrolls around it. I...

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20th Century French Victorian Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Mithe Espelt Ceramic and Fused Glass Jewelry Box France c 1968
Mithe Espelt Ceramic and Fused Glass Jewelry Box France c 1968

Mithe Espelt Ceramic and Fused Glass Jewelry Box France c 1968

By Mithé Espelt

Located in Chicago, IL

Ceramic Jewelry Box by Mithé Espelt, France, 1960s Ceramic enamels in shades of green gold with fused glass with iconic blackened wood box. Literature: Mithé Espelt, le luxe discret...

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Coin Purse Case Moscow 1899
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Coin Purse Case Moscow 1899

Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Coin Purse Case Moscow 1899

Located in Portland, OR

A fine antique Pre-Revolution Russian Imperial silver-gilt & cloisonné enamel coin purse/case, Moscow, 1899. The purse with the maker's mark in Cyrillic and the assayer's mark for Iv...

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Late 19th Century Russian Late Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

French Medieval Style Silver Jewelry Box, circa 1880
French Medieval Style Silver Jewelry Box, circa 1880

French Medieval Style Silver Jewelry Box, circa 1880

Located in Miami, FL

A remarkable intricately designed, handcrafted silver box, circa 1880s. We were told that this box is sterling silver and that the makers mark "M" is that of "M. Mayer". Maurice MAYER was a very prestigious silversmith. Research shows that he was an "Orfèvre de l'Empereur", Napoleon Bonaparte, 1860-1870. The Minerva hallmarks are not visible, may have been rubbed off from use and cleaning. No documentation. This intricately carved box depicts the romantic poem of Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose). Comes with the original lock and key. Le Roman de la Rose, begun by Guillaume de Lorris circa 1230 and completed, in a different style, circa 1270-1280, by Jean de Meun, builds on the concept of courtly love found in the poetry of the troubadours. The authors create a complex allegory of the romance between the Lover and the Rose. In the quest to pick the Rose (to achieve the conquest of love), the flower and its attendants represent the Lady and her sentiments while being wooed. In the first part of the poem, written by de Lorris, the Lover recounts his dream, ending with the winning of a kiss from the Lady. In the dream, the Lover discovers a walled garden and gains entrance thanks to a beautiful young woman. He meets Diversion and dancers who represent courtly values such as Beauty and Generosity. A tour of the garden brings him to a beautiful bed of roses by the Fountain of Love...

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19th Century French Antique Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers
1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers

1870s-1900s wabi sabi Japanese antique mid tansu chest of drawers

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

Japanese antique mid size Tansu (chest of drawers), product of circa 1870s - 1900s, late Edo to Meiji era, estimate from the style & conditions. Remaining original paint gives a ...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Boxes

Materials

Iron

Large Italian Decorative Embossed Leather Box
Large Italian Decorative Embossed Leather Box

Large Italian Decorative Embossed Leather Box

Located in Houston, TX

Large Italian Decorative Embossed Leather Box. Offered is a shapely mid century Italian decorative leather box. This large scale leather box is a beautiful shade of red/orange with g...

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1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Boxes

Materials

Leather

German Porcelain Duck with Hat & Bow Box Circa 1930
German Porcelain Duck with Hat & Bow Box Circa 1930

German Porcelain Duck with Hat & Bow Box Circa 1930

Located in Austin, TX

German porcelain duckling with bow box, Circa 1930.

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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Pill Box Octagonal translucent enamels on guilloché Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Pill Box Octagonal translucent enamels on guilloché Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Pill Box Octagonal translucent enamels on guilloché Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Renato Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Octagonal pill box in gold-plated 925/100 sterling silver with translucent enamels fired on guilloché also on all sides and with a two-tone circle on the lid. English Art Nouveau sty...

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1950s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Erhard & Sohne Gothic Revival Bronze Gold & Silver Plate Casket, Germany, c 1900
Erhard & Sohne Gothic Revival Bronze Gold & Silver Plate Casket, Germany, c 1900

Erhard & Sohne Gothic Revival Bronze Gold & Silver Plate Casket, Germany, c 1900

By Erhard & Söhne

Located in London, GB

A beautiful and highly ornate Gothic Revival Medieval Renaissance silver and gold plated bronze casket or jewelry box made by Erhard and Sohne in Germany c. 1900. The box is a magn...

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Early 20th Century German Gothic Revival Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Vintage Celadon Glazed Porcelain Box & Cover - South Korea - Late 20th Century
Vintage Celadon Glazed Porcelain Box & Cover - South Korea - Late 20th Century

Vintage Celadon Glazed Porcelain Box & Cover - South Korea - Late 20th Century

Located in Chatham, ON

Vintage celadon glazed porcelain box and cover - featuring a carved Phoenix and flowers - glazed finish throughout - signed on the bottom - South Korea - late 20th century. Excellen...

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Late 20th Century Korean Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Lapis Box
Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Lapis Box

Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Lapis Box

$15,884Sale Price|20% Off

Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Lapis Box

Located in London, GB

A Magnifient Lapis Empire Style Box This box is Absolutely Stunning, Ormolu Mounted

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20th Century Unknown Empire Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

17th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Milanese Table Cabinet
17th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Milanese Table Cabinet

17th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Milanese Table Cabinet

Located in Bradenton, FL

17th Century Italian Ebonized Inlaid Milanese Table Cabinet. Cabinet is an exceptional rectangular box-form cabinet veneered in richly toned ebony and rosewood, lavishly inlaid with ...

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17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Museal Tahan-Paris Perfume Box, Herringbone Pattern Veneer and Crystal Bottles
Museal Tahan-Paris Perfume Box, Herringbone Pattern Veneer and Crystal Bottles

Museal Tahan-Paris Perfume Box, Herringbone Pattern Veneer and Crystal Bottles

By Tahan Paris

Located in Bochum, NRW

Highly Collectible Perfume Casket, Napoleon III Period (pre-1882), with Expertise. A rectangular perfume box veneered in rare wood, featuring a finely executed herringbone pattern. T...

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1850s French Napoleon III Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors
Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors

Top Quality 19th Century Jewelry, Treasure Box, Cabinet w Drawers & Mirror Doors

Located in Lisse, NL

A beautiful antique and all handcrafted jewelry box with a striking velvet lining. This rare and larger size jewelry box or casket makes a beautiful accessory for a lady with an eye for fine arts. It is a very well made gem and highly practical with seven drawers and a good working lock and key in the right door and two sliding brass 'locks' in the inside of the left door. This box opens and closes perfectly and its striking presence will grace your vanity or dresser in a way that no modern piece ever could. The drawers come with a stunning blue lining and the three 'tiers' each have their own kind of interior. The top tier may have been made for pocket watches or circular brooches. The one below could have been made for necklaces and/or bracelets and the two bottom tiers, consisting of four drawers would have been used for all other types of jewelry. Have you also noticed the striking bronze handles? They too add to the grandeur of this striking antique gems box...

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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass, Bronze

Sculptural Scandinavian Pine Wood Lidded Box in the Style of Uno Kristiansson
Sculptural Scandinavian Pine Wood Lidded Box in the Style of Uno Kristiansson

Sculptural Scandinavian Pine Wood Lidded Box in the Style of Uno Kristiansson

By Uno Kristiansson

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This sculptural Scandinavian lidded box is crafted from solid pine wood and features a striking architectural form reminiscent of the work of Uno Kristiansson and other mid-century S...

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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Wood, Pine

Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century
Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century

Large Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, England, 19th Century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, brown in color. Holding several compartments.

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19th Century English Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Moorish Jewelry Box, Handmade in Granada, Spain, 1950s Design
Vintage Moorish Jewelry Box, Handmade in Granada, Spain, 1950s Design

Vintage Moorish Jewelry Box, Handmade in Granada, Spain, 1950s Design

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Vintage Handmade Alhambra Palace Moorish Jewelry Box – 1950s Granada, Spain Bring the grandeur of Islamic architecture into your home with this stunning vintage jewelry box, handcraf...

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Moorish Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Anglo Chinese Padouk Tea Caddy
19th Century Anglo Chinese Padouk Tea Caddy

19th Century Anglo Chinese Padouk Tea Caddy

Located in Bedfordshire, GB

A Rare Mid 19th Century Anglo-Chinese Padouk Wood Rectangular Tea Caddy Having Attractive Silver Plate Mounted Decoration Throughout, The Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions, W...

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Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Padouk

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

Chinese for the English market, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese export tea caddy decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled ...

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19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Sea Green Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Sea Green Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay

Sea Green Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay

Located in New York, NY

Elegant, exotic, and unmistakably refined, shagreen has long captivated those with a discerning eye for luxury. A study in subtle opulence, this artisan-crafted decorative box is wr...

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2010s Boxes

Materials

Stainless Steel

Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Buccioni Miniature, Louis XVI Style
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Buccioni Miniature, Louis XVI Style

Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Buccioni Miniature, Louis XVI Style

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Octagonal pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a hand-painted miniature with fired enamel by the painter Romano Buccioni in Louis XVI style from the second half of ...

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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

1927 Rene Lalique Box Primeveres Glass with Sepia Patina
1927 Rene Lalique Box Primeveres Glass with Sepia Patina

1927 Rene Lalique Box Primeveres Glass with Sepia Patina

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Box "Primeveres" made in glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1927. Engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Great opalescence. height: 12 cm diameter: 16 cm Félix ...

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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Very rare jewellery box in style of Vienna secesion
Very rare jewellery box in style of Vienna secesion

Very rare jewellery box in style of Vienna secesion

Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK

Very rare jewellery/safe box in style of Vienna secesion with hammered decor.

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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Boxes

Materials

Iron

Early 20th Century antique Chinese Pumpkin Shaped lacquer box
Early 20th Century antique Chinese Pumpkin Shaped lacquer box

Early 20th Century antique Chinese Pumpkin Shaped lacquer box

Located in Pomona, CA

This item is an antique Chinese lacquer trinket box in a pumpkin shape. It mad of carved wood coated in multiple layers of red and black lacquer. It has hand painted with Chinese tra...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

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.