Brass and Saint Gobain Crystal Box, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Modernist box made of individual pieces of Saint Gobain crystal held together with a brass frame. 7x4x3
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes
Brass
Brass and Saint Gobain Crystal Box, France, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Modernist box made of individual pieces of Saint Gobain crystal held together with a brass frame. 7x4x3
Brass
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
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
Large Hand-Crafted Malachite Jewelry Box, Ocean Floor Design, Italy
Located in Somis, CA
This beautiful large gemstone box is finely crafted with the finest malachite in brilliant green. The cover with beveled edge demonstrates a stunning patt...
Malachite
Regency Rosewood Writing Box, English, Circa 1825, Brass Inlay
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...
Rosewood
$1,624Sale Price / set|35% Off
Art Deco Sycamore and Burr Walnut Cigar Exchange Box With Leather Cigar Case
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Sycamore and Burr Walnut Veneer Inlay Cigar Exchange Box With Felt Base From The Connaught Hotel London Supplied With A Humidity Thermometer, Velvet Pouch, Cigar Cutter Wit...
Sycamore, Walnut, Felt
Antique Blackinton & Co. Palm Leaf Tropical Sterling Silver Matchsafe or Vesta
By R. Blackinton & Co., Tiffany & Co., Whiting Manufacturing Company, Gorham Manufacturing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed antique Art Nouveau silver matchsafe or vesta. By R. Blackington & Co. In sterling silver. With repousse tropical flora throughout the body and lid and a blank carto...
Sterling Silver
Large Ornate Antique French Ormolu Beveled Glass Jewelry Casket Dresser Box
Located in Wayne, NJ
A stunning antique French brass ormolu beveled glass footed jewelry casket or dresser box with hinged lid with a large rectangular design with beveled glass, ornate feet, intricate...
Ormolu
Antique English Edwardian Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy by Martin Hall & Co
Located in Northampton, GB
An Edwardian tortoiseshell and silver tea caddy by Martin, Hall & Co, dating to 1904, of compressed octagonal form with a gently domed lid surmounted by a substantial silver carrying handle. The exterior is extensively decorated with intricate silver ribbon work, scrolling foliate decoration and floral motifs across each panel, standing prominently against the rich tortoiseshell ground. The silver mounts are fully hallmarked sterling silver for Martin, Hall & Co of Sheffield with the date letter M for 1904. Opening the tea caddy reveals a fitted interior with a single lidded tea compartment designed for the storage of loose leaf tea. The compartment retains its original silver foil lining beneath the lid, complementing the silver mounted exterior and surviving well throughout. A decorative example of early twentieth century English silver mounted tea ware, combining elegant proportions with detailed silver work associated with Edwardian tortoiseshell tea caddies...
Sterling Silver
Vintage Chinese Black Lacquer Box with Gilt Bamboo and Green Leaf Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese decorative box, crafted in wood and finished in lustrous black lacquer, its surface delicately adorned with a gilt bamboo and green leaf motif. The design, executed...
Wood
Art Deco Walnut Box with Bakelite Handle, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly iconic Art Deco walnut box with an iconic round shoulder edges and bakelite handle. This box is a great size, larger than normal, making it a ...
Bakelite, Walnut
$1,016Sale Price|44% Off
Rare Swedish Travel Box, Hand Forged Iron Details, Circa 1800-1850
Located in Buisson, FR
Rare Swedish travel box with stunning patina and hand forged iron details. Sweden, circa 1800-1850. Weathered H:21cm W:37cm D:29cm
Wood
Fontana Arte Glass and Walnut Wood Boxes Edited by Fontana Arte c1940
By Fontana Arte
Located in Chicago, IL
Fontana Arte pair of walnut and glass boxes. Edition Fontana Arte c1940. Excellent condition. One box has slight 1/8 inch nick in one corner. Shorter box: 5"w x 5"d x2.75"h Talle...
Glass, Walnut
Mid-Century Rectangular Brass and Shell Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Sturdy rectangular hinged trinket box featuring brass and inlaid iridescent mother of pearl shells throughout. This box is super charming and functional for displaying or containing ...
Metal, 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
FORNASETTI Playing Cards Box
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage poker playing cards box in walnut wood and metal case, it holds two packs of cards / designed by Piero Fornasetti, made in Italy in the 1970s Length: 5.5 inches / Width: 4 in...
Metal
$269Sale Price|20% Off
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...
Metal
Antique Tramp Art Diamond 2 Tier Hinged Carved Wood Presentation Jewelry Box e
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Tramp Art Diamond 2 Tier Hinged Carved Wood Presentation Jewelry Box. Item features stunning carving, hinged lid with interior mirror, upholstered interior, very nice antique...
Wood
Art Deco Jewelry Box with cut glass vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, Au
Art Deco Jewelry Box with cut glass vienna around 1920s Original wood inside Brass polished and stove enameled Original cut glass shade
Brass
Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket
Located in Riverdale, NY
Micromosaic Grand Tour Jewel Casket from the late 19th Century. Elaborate inlaid floral tessarae of daisies cover the lid of the jewel-trinket box with glass panels on each side. All...
Brass
$960Sale Price / set|20% Off
Pair of English Style Mahogany Knife Boxes with Inlaid Patera 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
A matching pair of English knife boxes offer mahogany construction with sloped top having an inlaid satinwood patera and opening to a divided interior 20thC. Measures - 15" x 9 3/8"...
Mahogany
Midcentury Box in Lucite and Rattan Christian Dior Home Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing decorative box in lucite and rattan in the style Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Great accessory for any modern interior.
Wicker, Straw, Rattan, Lucite, Plexiglass
Memphis Post-Modern Table Top Jewelry Chest in the Style of Ettore Sottsass
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous hand-made Memphis post-modern table top jewelry chest with five drawers in the style of Ettore Sottsass, circa 1980s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures ...
Brass, Metal
Venetian Renaissance Jewelry Chest
Located in Greenwich, CT
Rare Venetian 16th century Italian traveling jewelry chest profusely decorated in Arabesque black and gilt decoration featuring rare specimen stone drawer fronts in a Palladian archi...
Wood
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
Bronze Mailbox with Lions Face
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Bronze, heavy mailbox with lions face. The piece is great for storing to-go menu's, place at the door for others to leave messages... the box is well made and The lion and d...
Bronze
Antique French Ormolu Beveled Amber Glass Jewelry Casket Dresser Box
Located in Wayne, NJ
A stunning antique French brass ormolu with rare amber tone beveled glass footed jewelry casket or dresser box with hinged lid . It has ornate feet, intricate flowers and roses in it...
Ormolu
Swedish Gustavian Miniature Roll-Top Secretary, Grain-Painted, 1780
Located in Malmö, SE
A charming Swedish Gustavian miniature roll-top secretary from the late 18th century, grain-painted and bronzed, with carved guilloche and dentil decoration. The roll-top opens to re...
Wood
Contemporary Rose Quartz Box with Sapphire Pavé Jewelled Insect
Located in Toronto, ON
This handmade pink rose quartz box is a true piece of jewellery for the home, blending elegance with luxury. The box itself is crafted from natural pink rose quartz, which adds a sof...
Sterling Silver
Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A very charming Swedish Snuff Box made in Cow Horn during the 19th century. Wear consistent with age and use.
Horn
“Cannabis” or “The World of Plants” by Line Vautrin, gilded bronze box, France
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Cannabis” or “The World of Plants” by Line Vautrin, gilded bronze box. “Finely chiseled gilt bronze box, the lid depicting a central plant whose leaves, veins, and roots radiate sym...
Bronze
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Lapis Blue Round Lidded Box or Bowl
Located in Doylestown, PA
A striking Chinese lapis blue cloisonné round lidded box or bowl, early 1980s. Vibrantly decorated with a green border, ombre cherry blossoms, a single butterfly, gilded accents and ...
Metal, Enamel
Art Deco Opaline Glass Box by Curt Schlevogt
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Lovely Art Deco small box designed by Curt Schlevogt. Model Sunflower.
Glass
$3,092Sale Price|20% Off
Salimbeni Table Box Art Nouveau Painting Pre-Raphaelite School Fired Enamel
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This rectangular table box is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. Crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and gold-plated, it features a hand-painted fire-enameled miniature by Beatrice Me...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Heavy Antique Bauche Cast Iron Safe from Northeastern France, Circa 1870
By Bauche
Located in Dallas, TX
This cast iron safe from Northeastern France is heralded as being incombustible. Dating to circa 1870, the compact safe is from the renowned Bauche, which was an expert in fire-resistant materials until they began producing safes in 1864. One of Bauche’s smaller offerings, the compact size and thick handles on each end make it easier to transport the stored contents. A green felt lines the entire interior, helping to prevent damage to the secured items. On the outside, the highly riveted construction adds a sense of strength to the safe, which is double-walled and filled with refractory materials to prevent damage from fire or mechanical attacks. The front has two roundels flanking a lock tumbler in the form of a star inside a ring topped by a crown. It is unclear if a previous owner disabled the tumbler or if it was designed as a deterrent to criminals, as it is non-functional. Instead, a key is inserted into the roundel on the left, which has a swivel lid (see photos). “Trickery” such as this was a hallmark of Bauche safes...
Metal, Iron, Cast Iron
$240Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Seashell-Encrusted Jewelry Box with Floral Motif, 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Vintage Seashell-Encrusted Jewelry Box with Floral Motif, 20th Century Description: Wooden base completely covered in a variety of small, natural seashells. Intricate handmade mos...
Shell, Wood
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
Yellow Alabaster & Brass Jewelry Box - Mineral Stone Box - Italy 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Yellow Alabaster & Brass Jewelry Box - Mineral Stone Box - Italy 1970s Very elegant jewelry or decorative trinket box. Entirely constructed with alabaster stone and a brass hin...
Stone, Alabaster, Marble, Brass
$600Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Kashmiri Dome Topped Stationary Box. Late 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb stationary box Probably Kashmir, Indian sub-continent The finest of printed paper applied to softwood. Blue painted interior. Remnants of a makers label on the underside F...
Wood, Paper
English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy
Located in Atlanta, GA
English 19th Century Domed Top Tortoiseshell Tea Caddy with Silver Inlay and Ball feet
Tortoise Shell
Antique Butler's Work Box, English, Country House Tool Carry, Georgian, C.1790
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique butler's work box. An English, mahogany and fruitwood country house carry, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1790. Delightful work box with a charming, estate-...
Fruitwood, Mahogany
Antique Staffordshire Painted Hen on Nest covered Box or Tureen, Circa 1880
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Staffordshire Painted Hen on Nest Covered Box or Tureen, Circa 1880 A charming antique Staffordshire painted hen on a nest-covered box or tureen, dating to circa 1880. This ...
Porcelain
$1,075Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous smart Art Deco box made from white onyx and trimmed in a deep green Malachite. The box opens to reveal the gold plated Betjemann's Patent hinge with and English registrat...
Malachite, Onyx
Black Inuit Pacific North West Native American Decorative Lidded Box Bird Motif
Located in Red Lion, PA
Small Round Inuit Northwest Coast Native American Lidded Box with Bird Motif: Possibly in Volcanic Pearlite This exquisite small black...
Composition
$784Sale Price|20% Off
Fine Hawkes Cut Crystal & Sterling Silver Ornithological Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
T.G. Hawkes & Co. was founded in 1880 by Thomas Gibbons Hawkes in Tiffin Ohio. This exquisite cut crystal and sterling silver box by Hawkes features a beautifully detailed ornithol...
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Large Rectangular Sterling Silver Cigar Table Box with Enamels on Guilloché by Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Very large rectangular table cigar box in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent enamels fired on guilloché on all sides, in a modern contemporary style. Interior lined in rosewoo...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Florentine Mid-Century Red Leather Jewelry Holder Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box in leather featuring a gold embossed lid. The box can be used for jewelry as well as small trinkets and treasures. Stamped Made in Ital...
Leather
Table Box Hand-Engraved and Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with a beautiful hand-engraved and fire-enamelled frame and in the center a beautiful hand painted miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres "Odalisque with slave". Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 12.3 x 3.3. Weight gr. 671. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1979 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Italian Leather and Gilt Aluminum Cigarette Dispenser Box, Adnet Style
Located in Roma, IT
We are pleased to offer for sale a distinctive vintage smoking accessory that conceals, within a classic gold-toned aluminum box covered in brown leather, a clever and practical ciga...
Metal, Brass
$520Sale Price|20% Off
A circular wooden box with a gouged pattern lid France 1950
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
A circular wooden box with a gouged pattern lid. Very beautiful patina.
Wood
Smart Antique English Sterling Silver Cigar Case / Box
Located in Bath, GB
A very handsome top-quality four finger cigar case or box made from a heavy gauge of solid English sterling silver weighing 151 grams / 4.86 Troy Ounces. The case is in near mint co...
Sterling Silver
Limoges Porcelain Needle Trinket box
By Limoges
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Limoges France Porcelain Needle Trinket Box. Its background is white. It is hand painted and adorned with branches of flowers alternated by pink and gilt bands. Inside the ...
Porcelain
$6,620Sale Price|32% Off
René Lalique (1860-1945) “Quatre Scarabées” Electric Blue Glass Box, , 1911
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique “Quatre Scarabées” Covered Box, Blue Pressed Molded Glass, Model 1911 1911 René Lalique – Four Scarabs Electric Blue Glass Box A superb covered box designed by René Lal...
Glass
Art Deco sewing box from the Belgian brand 'Trock' - 1930s
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Sewing Box by Belgian Brand Torck Creator: Torck (Manufacturer) Dimensions: 47x40cm H:60 cm - Total Height: 80 cm Style: Art Deco Place of Origin: Belgium Period: 1930-1939 Embroid...
Metal, Chrome
Maria Pergay's style Belt Buckle box, France, 1970's
By Maria Pergay
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful silver plated and brass box designed and produced in France, 1970s. Beautiful item with a belt buckle detail in the Maria Pergay's style. Decorative item that will elevate ...
Silver Plate, Brass
Midcentury Round Box in Murano Glass by Tommaso Barbi, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury wonderful round box in murano glass by Tommaso Barbi. Made in Italy in the 1970s. This item is a wonderful addition to every modern home.
Glass, Murano Glass
Antique Tiffany Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides; cover hinged with curved top. Engine-turned horizontal lines on sides; cove...
Sterling Silver
Italian Mid-Century Modern Burl Wood Decorative Box With Hinged Lid
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer this Italian burl wood box, circa 1950s, showcasing a richly dramatic swirling grain throughout. The box features a clean, architectural silhouette with ...
Hardwood, Burl
Large Italian Malachite Lidded Decorative Box on Ball Feet. 20th Century.
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A striking malachite lidded box of substantial scale, distinguished by the exceptionally vivid natural figuring and concentric banding characteristic of this lovely ornamental stone....
Malachite
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
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.