Empire Style Crystal Box with Classical Gilt Ormulo Mounts
Located in London, GB
A French late 19th century Empire style crystal box with classical gilt bronze mounts.
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Boxes
Ormolu
Empire Style Crystal Box with Classical Gilt Ormulo Mounts
Located in London, GB
A French late 19th century Empire style crystal box with classical gilt bronze mounts.
Ormolu
Mid-Century Modern Lucite Box, Faux Marble, USA, 1970
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. Its rectangular shape boasts a crystal-clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The luminous, milky hone...
Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass
Mid-Century / Antique Hand-Carved Wooden Dragon Storage Box Set w/vintage playin
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage hand-carved wooden storage box with dragon relief, fitted with brass-tone accents, from the mid-20th century Asian export tradition. The box features high-relief dragons swee...
Bentwood
Lacquered papier-mâché box with chinoiserie motifs – Europe, mid-19th century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
A charming cylindrical box with a domed lid made of black lacquered papier-mâché, known as japanning, is decorated throughout with chinoiserie scenes featuring small figures in a gar...
Paper
21st Century Leather Origami Box for Closet & Wardrobe Handcrafted in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Our Origami box is an endlessly useful complement for a master closet. Two sizes ideal for organizing your interior. Made with eco-friendly, washable an...
Leather
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980
By Sergio Asti, Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980.
Marble
$300Sale Price|20% Off
Porcelain on Metal Fine Chinoiserie Occupied Japan Art Deco Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Porcelain on metal fine chinoiserie occupied Japan Art Deco box, beautiful and rare petite box delicate and painted with metal inserts, a couple of tiny...
Metal, Brass
Mid-Century Puiforcat French Sterling Silver Table or Cigarette Box with a Wood
By Cartier, Tiffany & Co., Asprey & Garrard Limited, Puiforcat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Machine Age French silver box. By Puiforcat. In sterling silver With a ridged exterior and tab handle. The interior with a wood lining and ...
Sterling Silver
Pear Lidded vanity box in brass, Italy, 1970's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb vanity box designed and produced in Italy during the 1970's. Elegant and sophisticated pear shaped box in brass, a beautiful item to display in your home Ref:1655.
Brass
Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality rosewood jewellery box having a quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery box with a lift up lid opening to...
Rosewood
Jasperware Wedgewood Heart-Shaped Trinket Blue & White Box
By Wedgewood
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Timeless and iconic, Wedgwood’s Jasperware trinket boxes are miniature works of art that blend classical beauty with everyday function. First developed in the 18th century by Josiah ...
Ceramic
$1,073Sale Price|24% Off
Art Deco Cherrywood Pull-Out Sewing Box, Germany, 1930
Located in Darmstadt, DE
The sewing box dates from around 1930 and was made of solid cherry wood. The box can be extended in width on both sides, as can be seen in the photos. A very nice decorative object w...
Cherry, Spruce
$3,880Sale Price|20% Off
Antique French Baccarat Opaline Perfume Casket Box with Four Bottles
Located in New York, NY
Antique French Baccarat Opaline Perfume Casket Box with Four Bottles This opaline perfume casket is formed as an oval box with softly rounded corners and a domed hinged lid. The body is constructed from opaque white opaline glass panels fitted within a continuous gilt bronze framework. The lid opens on rear hinges to reveal a fitted interior designed to hold four square perfume bottles, each topped with a gilt bronze stopper. The interior is organized with a shaped gilt bronze cradle and separators that secure each bottle individually. The exterior mount includes a front escutcheon with a keyhole aperture, flanked by applied scrolling feet at each corner, raising the casket slightly above the surface. A delicate gilt bronze swing handle is mounted at the sides, allowing the casket to be lifted as a single unit. The underside is enclosed with a matching opaline glass panel framed in bronze. The casket is identified as a French Baccarat opaline perfume casket. Baccarat is documented as a manufacturer of opaline glass objects and luxury toiletry items during this period, supplying fitted boxes and perfume sets for domestic and dressing table use. The attribution is based on material, construction, and documented Baccarat production of comparable opaline caskets...
Bronze
Georgian mahogany box
Located in Hook, England
An attractive GeoIII Sheraton period mahogany and boxwood strung box, lovely colour and patination, interior relined . Key for decoration as it doesn’t work the lock.
African Mahogany
$1,885
Inlaid Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inlaid table cabinet with six compartments and two handles. This is a beautifully decorated crafted box reflecting the craftsmanship and cultural influences of Goa during the colonia...
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Large French Pink/Peach Opaline Floral Enamel Decorated Ormolu Mounted Box
Located in New York, NY
A Very Unusual and Large French Pink/Peach Opaline Floral Enamel Decorated Ormolu Mounted Box. This large rectangular box is formed in an elongated octagonal shape with chamfered corners and a hinged lid. The body is crafted from pink to peach-toned opaline glass, its surface decorated with an overall diapered pattern of raised panels. Each recessed diamond panel is adorned with hand-painted enamel floral sprays, consisting of white petals tipped with blue and accented with green foliage. The decoration is consistently arranged across all surfaces, including the lid and sides, giving the box a uniform appearance. The lid opens on a hinge to reveal a polished opaline interior of the same peach tone, framed with a band of gilded ormolu. A wide ormolu mount encircles the midsection, serving as both hinge and clasp support. This mount is chased with a repetitive foliate design, forming a textured surface that contrasts with the smooth opaline glass. The mount’s gilding provides structural reinforcement and adds a decorative metallic border between the upper and lower sections of the box. The hinge runs the full width at the back, while the front is fitted with a small clasp mechanism, discreetly incorporated into the ormolu banding. Measuring substantially larger than typical decorative opaline caskets...
Bronze, Enamel
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...
Crystal, Bronze, Enamel
French Porcelain Jewelry Box, Turn of the Century
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
A French porcelain jewelry box, styled after Sèvres porcelain, in the Regency design style, circa late-19th century to early-20th century, France. Box is a deep orange hue with gold ...
Brass
$3,400
Swedish Marriage Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Swedish dowry box presented to the bride by her parents on the occasion of her marriage, decorated with homemade pigments in traditional folk-art patterns in faded grey blues and s...
Wood
Swedish Grace decorative pewter box by Harald Linder, Uppsala 1933.
Located in Stockholm, SE
Decorative pewter lid box in pewter by Haralder Linder, Uppsala Swedish Grace 1933. With hallmark. One smaller dent, nice patina. Normal signs of age and wear.
Pewter
Vintage Silver Plated Heart Shape with Ribbon Jewelry Box, 1970s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
This vintage jewelry box from 1970s Italy is a charming heart-shaped design crafted in silver-plated metal with refined gold detailing. The lid features a delicate ribbon motif, addi...
Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage Brass Trunk Box with Louis Vuitton Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular decorative trunk box in brass metal featuring authentic Louis Vuitton fabric on the lid. This one of a kind custom box has amazing patina throughout and certainly a state...
Metal, Brass
$470Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Calligrapher's Pen Box, Lacquered, Quill Case, Chinoiserie, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique calligrapher's pen box. An Oriental, lacquered papier-mâché quill case in Chinoiserie taste, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Fascinating pen case...
Lacquer
Apple Lidded vanity box in brass, Italy, 1970's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb vanity box designed and produced in Italy during the 1970's. Elegant and sophisticated apple shaped box in brass, a beautiful item to display in your home Ref:1703.
Brass
Vintage Octagonal Italian Glass Hinged Box with Gold-Tone Mounts
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is an elegant vintage octagonal box combining thick, clear glass with gold-tone metal mounts and a hinged lid. The faceted sides catch and refract light, while the warm metallic...
Glass
Wooden Marquetry Box, France, 1940s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Elegant French wooden marquetry box dating from the 1940s, featuring a refined geometric design and a beautiful combination of contrasting wood tones. The rectangular box showcases an intricate diamond-pattern marquetry decoration across its lid, combining richly grained wood veneers with dark diagonal lines and small light-colored diamond-shaped inlays at their intersections. The warm honey-toned wooden sides create a harmonious contrast with the darker decorative surface. Its clean lines, polished finish, and carefully arranged geometric patterns reflect the craftsmanship of mid-20th-century French decorative arts. Ideal for storing jewelry, keepsakes, or small personal accessories, this vintage box also serves as an elegant decorative accent. Style : Art Deco / Mid-Century Modern / French Vintage Key Features : - France, 1940s - Decorative wooden marquetry box - Rectangular shape - Intricate geometric diamond-pattern lid - Contrasting wood veneers - Small light-colored diamond-shaped inlays - Warm honey-toned wooden sides - Dark diagonal marquetry detailing - Polished wooden finish - Elegant geometric composition - French decorative craftsmanship - Functional storage and decorative object Keywords : French marquetry box, 1940s wooden box, vintage French box, Art Deco wooden box, geometric marquetry box, decorative wood box, French jewelry box, vintage keepsake box, diamond pattern wooden box, inlaid wooden box, mid-century decorative box, French wood craftsmanship, geometric inlay box, vintage storage box, collectible wooden box, 1940s French decor, polished wood box...
Wood
Liberty and Co. An Arts and Crafts pewter box with an enamel maiden to the lid.
Located in London, GB
Liberty and Co. Stamped Tudric 0586. A pewter box with an enamel inset into the lid depicting a Pre-Raphaelite Maiden in electric blue colours. The hinge on the sides of the lid has been removed and shortened all the way around, and it has been made into a push on lid. Representations of the human figure are quite rare in Liberty Tudric pewter...
Pewter, Enamel
Cartier Cigarette Case fired Enamel Sterling Silver Art Art Deco Salimbeni
Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5 . Created in Art Deco style for Cartier USA in th...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique French Napoleon III box with inlaid bone decor, polished black color surface, natural silk textile inside. Includes key. After the renovation - very good condition. NOTE: Bu...
Wood, Bone, Silk
Maitland-Smith Black Leather Decorative Box with Gilt Decoration & Engraved Top
Located in San Diego, CA
A substantial vintage decorative box by Maitland-Smith Ltd., handcrafted in the Philippines, circa 1990. #5229 The large rectangular box is finished in rich black leather with eleg...
Brass
Prince of Wales Inlaid Octagonal Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
George III octagonal mahogany and boxwood inlaid box with unusual Price of Wales feather inlay, the edges strung in boxwood or holly, retaining pleasing old finish and original lock,...
Boxwood, Mahogany
Antique George VI Sterling Silver Playing Card Box (1937)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George VI English sterling silver playing card box; an addition to the 1930s antique silverware collection. This exceptional antique Geor...
Sterling Silver
Small Round Alabaster Jewelry Box with Flowers Italy 1960s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Small Round Box 1960 Alabaster jewelry box with flower decal,
Alabaster
$1,893Sale Price|20% Off
Decorative Box with Key, Italian Musical Jewelery Box Vintage Wooden Brown Box
Located in Wembley, GB
A handmade Vintage wooden Musical jewellery box with a key and lock, with Swiss Musical Movement by Romance with original key and Reuge mechanismt. It is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and bronzed motives carved and made by hand. It can also be a decorative object for any bedroom or dressing room in your home decor. Old Decorative Box...
Bronze
$596Sale Price|25% Off
Vintage Raymor Lidded Ceramic Flower Box Turquoise And White Italian, 1960's
By Raymor
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage Italian hallmarked lidded ceramic flower box by Raymor is from the 60's. The colors are turquoise, white with outlines of gray charcoal. The hallmarks read 03529 ...
Ceramic
Large box with inlay of various fruit woods. Baroque, early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful and large box with inlay of various fruit woods. Baroque, early 18th Century. Working lock and key. Interior with later fabric. Wear consistent with age and use
Fruitwood
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...
Walnut
$460Sale Price|20% Off
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Attributed Ceramic Lidded Box with Relief Tile Lid
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a striking mid-century Italian ceramic lidded box attributed to Aldo Londi for Bitossi. The design features a sculptural, tile-like lid with a repeating geometric relief, fin...
Ceramic
$271Sale Price|20% Off
Old Wooden Tramp Art Box Jewelry Box Trinket Folk Art
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful old tramp art box, jewelry box or trinket, trinket box, made in the first half of the 20th century, Belgium. Beautiful form of folk art, anyone could make a tramp art obje...
Glass, Wood
$2,150Sale Price|34% Off
Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful & Luxurious Handcrafted Victorian Bramah Fold-out Travelling Writing Companion With Fitted Leather Interior, Ceramic Blotting Tablets. Complete with Beautifully Desi...
Brass
Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Dutch baroque box composed of padauk wood with original red lacquer finish, decorated with ivory lacquer with gold outline. Richly adorned with heavy brass (or bronze) decorativ...
Brass
$212Sale Price / item|25% Off
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...
Brass
Square Italian Yellow Floral Alabaster Trinket Box, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful square yellow alabaster trinket box with a floral design. With a hinged lid, a lovely floral motif in purple and green decorates the ...
Alabaster, Metal
Ormolu and Glass Souvenir Trinket Jewelry Box, Worlds Fair Lyon, France 18940s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Lyon, circa 1894 A charming French antique casket from circa 1890s with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid fea...
Crystal, Ormolu
Chinese Qing Period Huanghuali Wood and Bronze Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Chinese Huanghuali wood box decorated with bronze mountings and motifs of bats, fish and moths. The top features a classic Chinese medallion mounted to the centre of the lid. In un...
Bronze
Dutch silver pill box, 1852
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch silver pill box, 1852 A Dutch silver small cartouche-shaped pill box with engraved symbol decor on the lid. The silver box has a hinged lid. The box is Dutch silver hallmarked...
Silver
Swedish Grace Lidded Pewter Box by Nils Fougstedt, Herman Bergman, Sweden, 1928
By Herman Bergman, Nils Fougstedt
Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län
Beautiful pewter box by Nils Fougstedt. Neat size. Decorative and dramatic figural scene in relief on the lid. It shows a sunny sky with birds and a man falling from a bridge into th...
Pewter
outstanding French Glove Box
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A superior French walnut and kingwood glove box with brass banding and brass inlay, ,super deep buttoned blue sating lined, original working key, super condition throughout. 3.5" hi...
Kingwood, Walnut
Art Deco brass jewerly box with cut glass vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco brass jewerly box with cut glass vienna around 1920s Brass polished and stove enameled Original wood inside
Brass
Augarten Porcelain Josef Hoffmann White & Gold Melone Covered Box / Sugar Bowl
By Augarten Porzellanmanufaktur, Wiener Werkstätte, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine porcelain covered sugar bowl (that doubles perfectly as a table box). In the Melone (pattern) designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1929. In white porcelain with gold highlights. B...
Porcelain
19th C Regency Anglo Indian Rosewood Boxes With Brass Mounts, Set of Three
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of three Regency Anglo Indian rosewood boxes with brass mounts. These graduated boxes nest into each other. Handsome and useful additions...
Brass
Italian Hand-Carved Alabaster Jewelry Box with Brass Mounts
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Hand-Carved Alabaster Jewelry Box with Brass Mounts, Green Veined Stone A finely crafted Italian alabaster trinket or jewelry box, showcasing the natural beauty of richly ve...
Alabaster, Brass
Russian Fedoskino Lacquered Box "Morning in a Pine Forest", Family Bear 1965
Located in Labrit, Landes
Hand-painted and lacquered box. The illustration is maned "Morning in a Pine Forest" and it represents a bear family the mother and three little bears playing in the forest. Fedoskin...
Paper
Antique Japanese Lacquered Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Japanese Lacquered Box. Offered is a beautifully detailed Japanese lacquered box that dates to the 1920's. This decorative box is artful...
Wood
$1,400Sale Price|30% Off
Antique English Victorian Walnut Burl Inlaid Campaign Jewelry Chest Vanity Box 1
Located in Dayton, OH
A superb antique 19th century English Victorian burled walnut travel campaign vanity box featuring inlaid brass fruit basket motif with mother of pe...
Walnut
Exceptional quality antique Victorian oak marquetry strung tantalus
Located in Ipswich, GB
Exceptional quality antique Victorian oak marquetry strung tantalus, having a quality oak tantalus with marquetry strung inlay detail, having two hinged bevel glazed lids enclosing a...
Glass, Oak
$497Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Cigar Case in Leather and Solid Signed Silver, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful four-seater cigar case in leather with a stunning 925 silver decorated accent. The cigar case was made in Florence around 1950s.
Metal, Silver
CARL HIESS - Silver & Gold Snuff Box with Sapphire Thumbpiece - Austria - C.1880
Located in Chatham, ON
CARL HEISS - Antique - finest quality - silver and rose gold hinged snuff box with delicate diamond tooled surface - reverse painted French Bulldog on Rock Crystal Intaglio...
Rock Crystal, Sterling Silver
Antique English Mahogany Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 18h Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English Georgian Period Conch Shell Flame Grain Mahogany Single Teacaddy of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact size. Circa 1790. The hinged lid cross banded ...
Mahogany, Satinwood
Swedish Art Deco Pewter Lidded Box, 1930s
By Svenskt Tenn
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant Swedish pewter lidded box produced by Bröderna Edlund Silverfabrik, dated 1936. This refined piece features a clean cylindrical form raised on small decorative feet, topped ...
Pewter
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.