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Boxes For Sale
Regency Burr Yew Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Delightful Early 19th Century, Regency Period, Burr Yew Wood Tea Caddy Of Sarcophagus Form Having Boxwood Strung Decoration, Original Ormolu Handles To Side...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes
Materials
Yew
Antique French Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly with its soph...
Category
Early 20th Century French Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Chinese or Japanese Ink Stone for Calligraphy in Mother of Pearl box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and have piece. Must be an inkstone. The cover is with mother of pearl with a box where flowers are growing from. Very happy piece.
Additional information:
Material: Por...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp attributed to Jacopo and Lodovico del Duca.
Featuring an important Lockplate and Hasp designed circa 1570, exact date of manufacture unknown, attributed to the late 16th century Roman foundry of Jacopo 1520-1604) and Ludovico (1551-1601) del Duca, with no apparent signatures or hallmarks which is typical of the era, but we did not remove it and inspect the back.
Boxes such as this hand various uses but were frequently used by merchants as a writing box - slope during travel and trade, as a small coffer - strong box for storing important documents, money and valuables, as well as a jewelry casket.
This hand-crafted European drop-front box dates to the late 19th century, signed L'PUPLET, adorned with a significantly older Italian fine quality cast bronze lockplate with intricate Renaissance era reliefs, including figures, coat-of-arms, and elongated hasp, mounted on a chest of drawers form solid wooden case, wrapped in exotic Japanesque embossed and gilded metallic paper, having a locking fall-front panel with original key included, opening to reveal three interior drawers, all lined in red velvet. circa 1875
The visually striking textured wallpaper covering the box's exterior displays bamboo, birds, and flowers in the oriental Japanesque taste popular in Europe in the 1860s and 1870s following the forced reopening of foreign trade with Japan in 1858 and the ensuing Japonisme craze.
To the interior of the fall front panel is a gilt circular stamp with the somewhat obscured name of the workshop or store (likely) "L'PUPLET" and the city "Burxelles" which is in Brussels, indicating the box was likely made or retailed there.
Marks to box:
L'PUPLET, BRUXELLES
Inscription:
13, 14, 15 (Interior drawers inscribed on the verso of their backboards in script from top to bottom, respectively)
Provenance / Acquisition:
The origin of the elaborate lockplate with hasp on the front of the piece is more intriguing. At least 76 lockplates of this design have been recorded in major museums, private collections, and in the antiques trade across the Western World. For example, lockplates of this pattern are in the collections of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the State Museum of Prussian Cultural Heritage in Berlin, the Museum Cicico in Bologna, The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the Museo di Palazzo Venezia in Rome, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.[1]
Specialists in Renaissance bronzes, especially Charles Avery...
Category
16th Century Italian Japonisme Antique Boxes
Materials
Metal, Bronze
1970s Italian Jewelry Music Box Reuge Ste-Croix Love Story
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Vintage Reuge Wood Music Box Italian inlaid marquetry jewelry box.
Elegant footed music box crafted fruitwood.
Glossy Enamel Finish.
Red velvet...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Pietra Box Arabescato & Antico by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
Carved from one of four types of authentic marble, the Pietra Box presents a playful fusion of classic materials and modern design. With a complementary stone handle, this decorative...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Boxes
Materials
Marble
Finish Samples by Alessandra Delgado Design
Located in Alto da Lapa, SP
Finishing options for Alessandra Delgado Design products.
Choose the samples you want for finishing the product, and check with the store for the cost of sending the chosen samples....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Boxes
Materials
Steel
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Inlaid Micro Mosaic Backgammon and Chess Board
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design and gorgeous craftsmanship. The Moroccan or Syrian board / box is made of various wood inlays. A genuine work of art. A set of backgammon and chess pieces are ...
Category
20th Century Moorish Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Gilded Jewelry Box, Bronze Doré, Gilded Bronze, France, Bird in a Nest
Located in Greven, DE
Heavy, high quality bronze work gilded.
Depiction of a bird in a nest.
France, late 19th century.
Can be used wonderfully as a jewelry box.
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Category
Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Gold, Bronze
Beautiful Moorish Syrian or Asian Inlaid Inlay Wood Box Storage Chest Trunk
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic, geometric design, and gorgeous craftsmanship. This work is made of beautiful dark wood and shell and/or bone inlay. The iron handles are also a nice touch. A genuine...
Category
20th Century Asian Moorish Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Wood Lined "Anno 1219" Lidded Box / Humidor by Iron Art of Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare wood lined "Anno 1219 Battle of Estonia" lidded box / humidor by Iron Art of Copenhagen, circa early 1900s. The casket box commemorates the Danish / Estonian Battle of Ly...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Iron
Fine Antique French Louis XVI Style Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Bacchanale Scene
Located in New York, NY
Fine Louis XVI style French bronze jewelry box with a wonderful Bacchanale scene of dancers and musicians merrymaking and celebrating around ...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Black Cigarette Case for Handbag Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button.. Measure cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr.210. Created in the Art Deco style...
Category
1980s Italian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Titanio with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This hand blown glass box is a stunning example of the renowned artistry and craftsmanship that Murano glass is celebrated for. Handcrafted on the historic Venetian island of Murano,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Vintage Large French Polished Santos Mahogany Satinwood Folding Chess Set
Located in Dublin, Ireland
A Very Substantial Decorative French Polished Well Grained Dark Santos Mahogany and Boxwood Folding Chess Set of outstanding quality, good weight and s...
Category
Late 20th Century British Victorian Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Sterling Silver Gilt Engraved Vinaigrette Birmingham Edward Smith 1839
By Edward Smith
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique engraved sterling silver vinaigrette, Edward Smith, Birmingham, 1839.
The vinaigrette is finely engine turned to the hinged top and the undersaide, the lid is monogram...
Category
1830s English Early Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Japanese lacquered wooden box decorated in gold
Located in Firenze, FI
Black and gold lacquered wooden Japanese box with designs reminiscent of art deco style with double decorative element in pure gold. Red lacquer interior . Late 1800s early 1900s per...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Art Deco Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A fine quality, charming 19th century Regency Italian late baroque period walnut 2-drawer table, late 17th/early 18th century period rosewood writing box h...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Chinese Export Rose Wood, Brass Koi Lock Box
Located in New York, NY
Exotic Rose Wood keepsake, document box with a heay brass koi lock with red tasseled key. Box lined in paper with chinese characters.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Silver Plate Mounted Oak Double Chamber Tea Caddy
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Nineteenth century silver plate mounted oak double chamber tea caddy. The rectangular body with silver plate straps and side handles raised on ball feet and with an engraved, hinged ...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
WMF Art Deco Jewelry Box, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
WMF Art Deco jewelry box Vienna around 1920s.
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century French Gold Box with Enamel and Miniature Portrait
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A STUNNING Early 19C French Gold Box with Enamel and Miniature Portrait.
Box made with brass but has been plated with 18ct Gold with beau...
Category
Early 19th Century French Grand Tour Antique Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
French Walnut Burr Campaign Writing Slope Brass Inlay 19th C
By Napoléon III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
An exceptionally fine quality example of an early 19th century burr wood campaign writing slope, in beautifully grained burl, with polished brass inlaid, of French origin. Opening to...
Category
Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Petite Etched Chinese Opium Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
A petite 19th-century canister once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. A keepsake from a bygone era, the small box is formed of brass with a copper interior and...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique 20th Century Sterling Silver & Coromandel Wood Cigar box Mappin & Webb
Located in London, GB
Antique 20th Century Cigar box in Coromandel wood & Sterling silver
Maker Mappin & Webb Date London 1901.
The rich colour of this piece really sets it off against the silver. The bo...
Category
Early 20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glass & Brass Lidded Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A fabulous glass and brass lidded trinket box, circa late 1960s..The box is made of a thick clear glass with bronze latch and trim. The set is in ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Savinelli Karelian Birch Humidor Harrods Mid 20th Century
Located in London, GB
An superb and elegant Vintage Karelian Birch humidor with fitted interior by the renowned manufacturer Savinelli, retailed by the legendary retailer Harrods, mid 20th century in date...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Boxes
Materials
Birch, Cedar
Georgian Mahogany Box On Stand Now Fitted As A Humidor
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular hinged top with banded edge opening to an open compartment. Bail handles on sides. Later base.
Category
1820s English Georgian Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Handcrafted Vintage Berber Kabyle Box Africa Algeria 1920
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Handcrafted Vintage Berber Kabyle Box.
Handcrafted vintage North Africa.
Algeria Berber Kabyle box crafted in nickel silver in traditional style of red and green enamels and ...
Category
Early 20th Century Algerian Islamic Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Victorian Hungarian Ash Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A charming Mid-19th Century hungarian ash tea caddy of unusual design, having applied tablet & chequered strung decoration to well figured exterior, with slightly domed hinged top en...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Ash
Gilt Bronze Box with Enamel Portrait of Beautiful Lady on Four Raised Feet
Located in Boston, MA
Bronze box with an enamel artist signed portrait of a beautiful lady on four raised feet. It is artist signed L. C. The box has a rose velvet interior. It is from the late 19th centu...
Category
1890s French Napoleon III Antique Boxes
Materials
Bronze
A Primitive Snuff Box, Scandinavia 1847
Located in Hønefoss, 30
A Primitive Snuff Box dated 1847 and signed T.O. from Norway, Scandinaiva. Wear due to age and use showing wonderful patina.
Ø: 5 cm H: 9 cm
Category
19th Century Norwegian Romantic Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Small Colorful Box In Polsky Porcelain
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
A pretty and delicate little box of purple and white color in fine Polsky porcelain; the shape is unusual and pleasant; it has a multi-purpose functionality. Produced in Art Deco style between 1930 and 1934 by the company Tillowitz - Reinhold Schlegelmilch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Set of 3 Curved Top Boxes in White Oak by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Experience the captivating design of R&Y Augousti's set of three curved top boxes, where clean lines meet the soft curvature of meticulously crafted white oak. Each box is a harmonio...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood, Oak
Intricate 1920s Marquetry Inlaid Wood Box With Skeleton Key
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This exquisite marquetry inlaid wood box showcases intricate craftsmanship, highlighted by a decorative metal center accent. Complete with a functional...
Category
1920s Vintage Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th C Antique Chess Set Game Regency Shape with 96mm Kings in Pine Lidded Box
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good and complete handmade, hardwood chess set game of 32 pieces in a handmade pine box with a sliding lid, which we date to the turn of the 19th Century, Circa 1900.
...
Category
Late 19th Century British Régence Antique Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
French Baccarat Style Cut Crystal Lidded Box with Brass Hardware
By Baccarat
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique French cut crystal and brass jewelry box, vanity box or candy dish
A beautiful cut crystal and brass jewelry or vanity box. This small cut crystal box is perfect as a desk a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Hollywood Regency Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Rene Lalique Opalescent Glass 'Libellules' Box
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Rene Lalique opalescent Glass 'Libellules' Box. This pattern features dragonflies. Lid with molded makers mark, 'R LALIQUE' and engraved, France No.51'. Book reference: 'R. LALIQUE C...
Category
1920s Vintage Boxes
Materials
Glass
Round Chinese cinnabar box with enameled interior, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Deeply carved round cinnabar box with straight sides and a blue enameled interior and underfoot. The unusual design is a stylized phoenix bird - its claws and tail are disguised as s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
19th Century black forest carved wood casket
Located in Martlesham, GB
A superb quality 19th Century black forest caved wood casket, having wonderful crisp carving throughout, the hinged top lifting up to reveal a large compartment space, has the origin...
Category
1870s British Black Forest Antique Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Tiffany Le Tallec Cirque Chinois Porcelain Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Atelier Le Tallec For Tiffany & Company, 20th century.
One of the most collectible patterns, these boxes do not come available often. Marked to bottom.
Category
20th Century French Chinoiserie Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case by Robert Chandler
Located in Newark, England
Sterling Silver Birmingham Hallmarks
From our Silver collection, we are delighted to introduce this Art Nouveau Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case by Robert Chandler. The Silver and ...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
European Renaissance Style Jewelry Box Steel and Golden Steel Key Blue Velvet
Located in Miami, FL
Middle age Gothic European Renaissance style for the jewelry box in steel with golden parts.
We recognize middle age figures all around and on the top of the box and the renaissance architectural...
Category
1960s French Renaissance Vintage Boxes
Materials
Steel
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Small Box in Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
Petite Chinese Cinnabar Lacquered Turtle Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A petite Chinese cinnabar lacquered turtle box, circa 1980's. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures 3.5"W x 2.5"D x 1.75"H. #3427
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
20th Century German Hat Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 20th-century German hat box is a wonderful example of vintage travel and storage accessories. Crafted from sturdy and lightweight materials, the cylindrical box feature...
Category
20th Century German Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique South Staffordshire Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1770
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique South Staffordshire 18th Century Etui / Sewing Box Case, of rococo form with light relief-moulded scrolled panels, the hinged gilt metal-moun...
Category
1760s English Georgian Antique Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Diskometal Casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Diskometal Casket made by Just Andersen in the early 1930s. A fine piece for a beautiful spot.
* Lidded diskometal casket / jewelry box with an inner wood box.
* Designer: Just An...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Black Polished Wood Chest for 55 Pens with Suede and Leather Detail
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Lockable chest in black polished wood. Holds up to 55 pens.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Boxes
Materials
Suede, Wood
Malachite Box Gemstone Box 4" Botanical Veins
Located in Somis, CA
This beautiful natural malachite box is finely crafted, using the finest malachite. Carefully selected fine-grade malachite in brilliant green displays spectacular concentric rings, ...
Category
2010s Italian Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Antique Chinese Lacquered Flip-Up Travel Shaving Jewellery Box Vanity Mirror
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Chinese Lacquered Flip-Up Travel Shaving Jewelry Box Vanity Mirror
Vintage Wooden Jewellery Box & Mirror Decorative Box & Lid Hand P...
Category
1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Boxes
Materials
Metal
Arts & Crafts Mahogany Wood Checkerboard Inlay Handmade Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Arts & Crafts Mahogany Wood Checkerboard Inlay Handmade Trinket Jewelry Box. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 6" H x 12" W x 6.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Arts and Crafts Boxes
Materials
Wood
Small decorative brass box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Small decorative brass box vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Table Cigarette Case floral miniatures and inserts of gold paillons Salimbeni.
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with external edges and fired enamels inserted in fine designs in the Baroq...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold, Gold Plate
Egg on Tripod Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, Russian Empire style inspired by Carl Fabergè eggs ...
Category
1960s Italian Other Vintage Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuff box perforated, embossed and hand-engraved lid and miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated, embossed and hand-engraved lid, with fine oval miniature cm. 3.2 x 4.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable i...
Category
1970s Italian Rococo Vintage Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century Coffee Round Paper Bin with Lid Waste Bin Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
Nothing like a sleek waste bin in calfskin leather to keep your bathroom looking chic. The cylindrical body is entirely covered by hand with fine calfskin leather in a woven pattern....
Category
2010s Italian Modern Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique Japanese Silver Jewelry or Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
A stunning antique Japanese silver jewelry or keepsake box intricately designed and handcrafted, circa 1900s.
Double skinned body, sides and lid are embossed in high-relief with wa...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Silver Plate
Antique Anglo Indian Bone and Tortoise Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian lidded box handcrafted in indigenous hardwoods clad in tortoise shell and decorated with elaborate lacy bone designs, featuring an etched and painted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Victorian Period Sterling Silver-Mounted Cowrie Shell Snuff Box With Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver-mounted (unmarked, but tested) Cowrie shell snuff box with hinged lid, England, Ca. 1840's. Measures 3 inches long x 2 inches deep x almost 2 inches high. Sterling silver mount is engraved Mrs. Margaret Burke...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
18thC. Georgian Yew Wood Large Sarcophagus Shaped Table Box England. Circa 1760
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fabulous looking fine quality and unusual large size 18th century George III table top yew wood sarcophagus shaped box. While it could have been a tea caddy; at 14" wide it seems ove...
Category
1760s English George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Yew
Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Boxes
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Georgian Octagonal Partridgewood Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Rare Partridgewood, Late 18th Century Georgian Tea Caddy, Of Octagonal Form Having Attractive Inlaid Decoration And Hinged Lid Enclosing Two Lidded Divisions.
Partridge wood is a...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Boxes
Materials
Other
Armenian Alphabet by Line Vautrin, Gilt Bronze Compact
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
Line Vautrin was inspired by the Armenian alphabet to create this very pretty compact whose lid and reverse are entirely carved with the characters o...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Located in San Francisco, CA
French Tortoise Shell Circular Box With Inlaid Silver Top Depicting Fox & Stork
Category
18th Century Antique Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Swedish Grace, pewter lid box, decor of dolphin, 1931
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pewter lid box, decor of dolphin, 1931 and engraved decor of figur on dolphin by Harald Linder for JL Hultman, Uddevalla Sweden 1931.
With hallmarks JLH, E8=1931, U
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Boxes
Materials
Pewter
1970s Fendi Compliment Slips in Box
By Fendi
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A wonderful brass and bakelite box stamped with the FENDI F's on the top and marked Designer Mattia Pasterino on the base. The box is filled with a full set of original paper compliments slips each saying 'with compliments' on the top. This wonderful piece of original FENDI desk...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tchibo Tin Box Red and Gold Arabesque Coffee Container Vintage 1960 Germany
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tchibo coffee tin box red and gold coffee box vintage 1960 Germany.
Circa 1960's Tchibo round coffee tin box in gold and red enamel.
Very decorative storage tin with a Moorish Arabes...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Moorish Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Tin
17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Strong Box / Coffre Fort on George
Located in Benington, Herts
An Exceptional 17th Century William and Mary Period Kingwood Strong Box or Coffre Fort of Excellent Colour and Patina on George I Period Walnut Stand
England circa 1690 -1710
Thi...
Category
Early 18th Century English William and Mary Antique Boxes
Materials
Kingwood, Walnut
English George III Satinwood Inlaid 'Aesop's Fables' Tea Caddy, circa 1800
Located in Kinderhook, NY
A wonderful and unusual circa 1800 English George III two compartment tea caddy having rectangular satinwood veneered oak case with Kingwood, boxwood, and ebony inlaid borders and 'A...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Chinese Export Tea Caddy
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A black lacquered tea caddy. Great decoration and has interior compartment.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Small Rectangular Cut Glass Candis or Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small rectangular cut glass candis or jewelry box with hardware in brass.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Sèvres 19th Century Porcelain Egg with Putto and Garland of Pink Roses
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Sèvres Manufacture porcelain egg from the 19th century, with putto and floral hand painted décor. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite decorative egg featu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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.