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Boxes For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Vintage 1950's Mexican Box of Brass Decorated with Marble, Copper, Silver
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created by the Los Castillo of Mexico, decorative box dating from the 1950s. The hand-wrought box is in mixed-metal inlays of copper, brass, silver plate and sodalite with a rosewood...
Category

1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Inlay & Burled Crossbanding
Located in Atlanta, GA
George III Mahogany Tea Caddy with Inlay & Burled Crossbanding, ca. 1790
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Octagonal Leather Box, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Octagonal leather box original of 1950s. Gold fire decorations. Florentine art. Measures: 10x10 cm. Good condtions.
Category

1950s Italian Vintage Boxes

Materials

Leather

19th Century Anglo-Indian Hand Carved Tropical Wood Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Anglo-Indian hand carved tropical wood box.
Category

Mid-18th Century Indian Antique Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Enamel Tea Caddy Vienna 18th Century with Landscape
Located in Epfach, DE
A very nice enamel tea caddy, Vienna 18th century, paintings with landscape and couples on all sides and on the top and gold ornamentation.   
Category

1760s Austrian Rococo Antique Boxes

Materials

Enamel

pair of Japanese 18th century Red and Black Lacquer boxes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative pair of Japanese 18th century Red and Black Lacquer boxes. Each most charming rectangular box displays wonderfully detailed hand painted floral and foliate black La...
Category

18th Century Japanese Antique Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Indo-Portuguese Table Cabinet
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional Indo-Portuguese table cabinet from the 17 th Century, the rare Cabinet is in a very good condition, has a hinged front and has 8 drawers, b...
Category

17th Century Indian Antique Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

A Rare Antique Swiss Gold & Enamel Jewelled Vinaigrette Box Late 18th C
Located in London, GB
Thanks for looking at this superb object of vertu. This box is in the form of a boat, the cover and base of translucent blue enamel on a peacock-feather engine-turned ground, the cover further enamelled with a variety of sea shells on a grass bank in bright colours of red, pink, yellow, green, blue etc. All around the cover and the base there are 64 emerald cabochons set in as a decorative border. The sides are covered in blue enamel with a gold chequered design with a white enamel border all the way around the corners of the base. The curved shape grille is expertly pierced and bright-cut with foliage. The overall condition is faultless it opens and closes effortlessly and the very important enamel is in perfect order no excuses and has never suffered any restoration. The box is stamped with a makers mark in the base but we have never looked up the maker please look at the images and see for yourself. This is a very good example of a solid gold Box...
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1780s Swiss Antique Boxes

Materials

Gold

Important and Rare Italian Box Safe from the 17th Century '1647'
Located in Madrid, ES
Important and Rare Italian box safe from the 17th century In chiseled bronze, decorated with jasper plates and hard stones, with a cameo with a male figure at the centre. Inscriptio...
Category

17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Boxes

Materials

Bronze

18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An Indonesian Peranakan mother-of-pearl inlaid mastic sirih casket with silver mounts Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1720-1730, the silver hinges marked for Batavia, maker’s mark HS or SH...
Category

Mid-18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th to 19th Century Lidded Oak Low Stool with Interior Storage
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th to 19th century lidded oak low stool with interior storage Measures: 22" wide x 8.5" deep x 15" high The interior measures 17.5" wide x 6.5" d...
Category

Late 18th Century American American Colonial Antique Boxes

Materials

Oak

Colonial box in ebony wood
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
A Dutch colonial box from Batavia in the former Dutch East Indies. Hand-carved with floral motives in ebony, used for jewelry or letters, ca. 1800. Origi...
Category

1790s Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Boxes

Materials

Ebony

17th Century Italian Ballot Voting Urn Carved Blue and Red Painted Wood
Located in Milano, MI
Antique Italian ballot urn shaped wooden box, carved and painted, coming from Tuscany, Monte San Savino near Arezzo in Central Italy. This ballot urn is an excellent example of a 17th century wooden voting box...
Category

Mid-17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Boxes

Materials

Pine

Early 18th Century Dutch Chest 'Box '
Located in Madrid, ES
Dutch chest in fruit wood and carved bone applications, 18th Century Dutch school. Measurements: 20 X 29 X 18cm Very good condition.
Category

Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

C1680 Oak Bible Box Well Carved
Located in Bakewell, GB
C1680 oak bible box well carved on 3 sides good colour and patination 58cms Wide x 45cms Deep  x 24cms High
Category

1680s Antique Boxes

Materials

Oak

Miniature Chest by Arthur Umanoff in Walnut
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A beautiful miniature chest by Arthur Umanoff in figured walnut.
Category

1950s American Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1797 by Robert Sharp, this rare and exceptional quality, George III, antique sterling silver tea caddy set, comprises two oval tea caddies and a sugar caddy...
Category

1790s English Neoclassical Antique Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

18th Century English Early Georgian Mahogany Box with Original Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Georgian mahogany box from the late 18th century. This exquisite English box is made of a rich mahogany wood seemingly stained to perfec...
Category

Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Unique 17th Century Miniature Japanese Namban Lacquer Miniature Dollhouse Chest
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A unique and exceptional Japanese miniature or dollhouse export lacquered chest Kyoto, circa 1620-1640 The chest of rectangular shape with a domed lid, decorated in Transition-style, in gold hiramaki-e on a black background within reserved lobed cartouches decorated with landscapes animated with birds and rabbits, on a shagreen or samegawa background. The borders are decorated with geometric friezes, the box with gilt-copper mounts, the interior decorated in red lacquer. Measures: H 9.2 x W 14.5 x D 7.2 cm This miniature is of exceptional quality and a perfect copy of the famous large size Transition-style coffers. It was most likely ordered by a Dutch lady for her dollhouse (poppenhuis), like the famous Petronella Oortman (1656-1716) doll-house, which is now one of the highlights in the collection of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, or Petronella Oortmans-de la Court’s (1624-1707) dollhouse in the collection of the Centraal Museum Utrecht. Sara Rothé of Amsterdam in 1743 ordered a miniature black lacquered ivory tripod table with gold chinoiserie decoration by Jurriaan Buttner (Monika Kopplin, European Lacquer, 2010, p. 56). Other Japanned dollhouse...
Category

17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Cypress

18th C Catalan Money Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
18th C Catalan wall-hanging money box having original powdery blue paint with original lock plate.
Category

18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Located in Esbeek, NL
Sea captain's box with iron fittings 1680/1720 colonial.
Category

17th Century European Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

George III Gold Mounted Snuff Box for a Lady Made in London, circa 1790
Located in London, GB
A Fine George III Gold Mounted Snuff Box, Most Probably for a Lady. Made Almost Certainly in London circa 1790. The Snuff Box is of an unusual smaller size and was most probably for...
Category

18th Century English George III Antique Boxes

Saint-Cloud snuff box in the form of a shepherd, circa 1735
By Saint-Cloud Porcelain
Located in Spencertown, NY
The silver hinged snuff box with the resting shepherd and dog at his feet, above hand painted floral sprays. The silver hinged mount with loose closur...
Category

Mid-18th Century French Rococo Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, circa 1770
Located in Basildon, GB
Antique 18th Century Bilston Enamel Etui / Sewing Box Case, complete with contents, decorated with teal enamel and gilt Rococo cartouche containing flor...
Category

1760s English Georgian Antique Boxes

Materials

Enamel

19th Century French Porcelain and Brass Trinket Box with Flower Decorations
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century French porcelain and brass trinket box with flower decorations.
Category

Mid-18th Century French Antique Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Rattan Spice Basket from Akha Tribe of Northern Thailand
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of an Akha Tribe spice basket, with a stunning woven pattern on all sides and crafted from a mix of rattan. This basket was once used to store precious spices and...
Category

1950s Thai Other Vintage Boxes

Materials

Rattan

Rare silver Herb Box (Yerbera), Upper Peru, Potosí, c. 1775–90 great repoussé
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Herb Box (Yerbera), Upper Peru, possibly Potosí, c. 1775–90, cast, repoussé, and chased silver, the design is very intricate, with lions, cats and some other animals, and a women on the lid, it is made in a shell shape with a classical women on top of the lid, the body is all hand made with lions and wild cats with leafs designs, the inner part is divided into two compartments, as usually in this type of boxes. lock is not working but it is very nice and "primitive" looking. Boxes have a long history across cultures and time. In Spanish America, containers of many types, styles, and materials were cherished as gifts. Known today as yerberas (herb boxes) or coqueras (coca boxes...
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

French School 1790 Louis XVI Oval Snuff Box in 18kt Gold with Miniature Portrait
Located in Miami, FL
Presentation Snuff box from the 18th century French School. A very important and rare Neoclassical oval box, made in Paris, France circa 1790. It was crafted with translucent natu...
Category

1790s French Neoclassical Antique Boxes

Materials

Gold

Extraordinary Early 18th Century Necessaire Secrets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary early 18th century Necessaire a Secrets, the exterior painstakingly dry scraped back to the original painted finish. the interior each drawer individually painted with ...
Category

Mid-18th Century French Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chest. Carved wood, metal. Spanish school, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Chest. Carved wood, metal. Spanish school, 16th century. Rectangular casket with a flat lid decorated on the outside with a series of figurative reliefs in a symmetrical arrangemen...
Category

16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other

18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box - 'Musicians in parkland'
Located in Basildon, GB
An 18th Century South Staffordshire Snuff Box, decorated with a couple and two seated musicians in parkland, the sides with small panels within rai...
Category

18th Century English Rococo Antique Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...
Category

17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Dutch Colonial Miniature Cupboard in Coromandel Wood, Ceylon
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Coromandel wood miniature cupboard Sri Lanka, 18th century Measures: H 89.5 x W 60.5 x D 28.8 cm This entire four-door miniature cupboa...
Category

18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Boxes

Materials

Macassar

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

1950s Asian Vintage Boxes

Materials

Textile, Boxwood

George II Silver Mounted Mother of Pearl Snuff Box, circa 1730
Located in London, GB
A Rare Early George II Silver Mounted Mother of Pearl Snuff Box. Made Most Probably in London circa 1730 The Snuff Box is modelled in an oval form with silver sides and hinge decora...
Category

18th Century English George II Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Louis XVI marquetry secretaire, or secretary desk with bookcase. Beautifully made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. I...
Category

Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

18th Century Chippendale Mahogany Tea Caddy
Located in London, GB
A mid-18th century Chippendale period figured mahogany tea caddy, ebony beaded and mahogany cross-banded throughout, having concave-shaped lid retaining original brass carrying handle.
Category

Mid-18th Century Great Britain (UK) Chippendale Antique Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

1950's Stitched Leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon For Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès Good original vintage condition
Category

1950s French Vintage Boxes

Materials

Leather

Cigarette Box by Carl Auböck
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass and wooden cigarette box, designed by Carl Auböck, shows a beautiful guilloche top surface. The brass shows fine patina, enriched by the contrast of the wooden sides of the box...
Category

1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

Fine Dutch Colonial Indonesian Casket with Silver Mounts, circa 1706
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A fine Indonesian Ambonya burl, ebony and teak casket with silver mounts Jakarta (Batavia), circa 1706 (year letter W (1705-1710), marked DV, probably Dirck Vooght The outer ri...
Category

Early 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1950s Hermès Smoking Set
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Classic vintage Hermès cigarette box. Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) decorative lid. Removable metal ...
Category

1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Large George III Brass and Fruitwood-Inlaid and Mahogany Storage Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular hinged top with canted corners inlaid with a Turkish landscape design with an inside lift top and a lower drawer the interior fitted with a removable tray and mahogan...
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Boxes

Rare 16th Century Nuremberg Box
Located in Madrid, ES
Rare 16th century Nuremberg box In iron, measurements: 13 x 18 x 12 cm Good condition.
Category

16th Century German Baroque Antique Boxes

Materials

Iron

18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
A 18th century set presented in trapezoidal case made of light wood and inlaid with marquetry. The vanity case includes a gold wax case decorated with fl...
Category

1780s French Louis XVI Antique Boxes

Materials

Gold

Louis XVI Gilt-Tooled Leather Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
With a domed cover, the interior with red silk lining, the whole with gilt iron mounts and lock box.
Category

18th Century and Earlier French Louis XVI Antique Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Porcelain Rose Box with Lid
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, AR
Decorated with a large bouquet of roses with some fallen petals, our vintage piece.
Category

1950s European Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

Sterling Silver and Rosewood Hinged Box Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This sterling silver substantial hallmarked Mid-Century Modern box has a beautiful ebonized rosewood interior. The Mayan Aztec design that is engraved and drawn is symbolic of a heri...
Category

1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Silver Mustard Pot / Antique Sterling Sliver Seasoning Pot
Located in BILBAO, ES
Silver mustard pot / Antique sterling sliver seasoning pot Antique sterling silver mustard / glass lined seasoning pot 1919 Beautifully crafted ant...
Category

1610s British Romantic Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Matched Pair Paul McCobb 3-Drawer Chests with Rare Hanging Jewelry Box
Located in Buffalo, NY
Paul McCobb`s Directional Designs furniture line exhibits the low-cost, functional, and versatile furniture components, storage units, and interiors that earned McCobb the title of "America`s decorator" during the mid-20th century. Vintage midcenury Paul McCobb Planner group dresser Three-drawer dresser. Three drawers finished inside and complimented with original nickel-plated bullet pulls Paul McCobb #1559 small hanging flip up vanity...
Category

1950s Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Vintage Glass Golf Dish with Raised Golfer in the Lid
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage glass golf box & cover. An Art Deco glass Jewelry box, dish, of rectangular form with lid. The pressed lid moulded with relief golfer in full backswing. We have had a 'Golf Baccarat...
Category

15th Century and Earlier French Art Deco Antique Boxes

Materials

Glass

Stunning Rococo Pair of Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies, London, 1768
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1768 by Henry Bailey, this stunning pair of George III period, Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddies, feature Rococo chasing throughout, vacant cartouches, and ...
Category

1760s English Rococo Antique Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 17th Century Italian Red Silk Casket or Box on Stand
Located in Milford, NH
A fine example of an early 17th century Italian wooden casket or box, possibly pine, with slightly vaulted lid covered with red silk and adorned with appliqued foliate velvet with em...
Category

Early 17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Boxes

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Charles II Silver Counter Box (Circa 1670)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and rare antique Charles II English silver counter box; an addition to our 17th century collection. This exceptional and rare antique Charles II silver counter ...
Category

1670s Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

George III "Drum" Tea Caddy Made in London by John Deacon, 1776
Located in London, GB
A rare George III "Drum" Tea Caddy made in London in 1776 by John Deacon. The Tea Caddy is modelled in the rare Drum form which was only produced for a short time during the 1770's ...
Category

18th Century English George III Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

Russian Carved bone table box - 18th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Russian Carved bone table box Carved bone table box North of Russia, 18th century 12,5 x 23,2 x 7 cm Rectangular box with a wooden core in bone veneer...
Category

18th Century Russian Louis XV Antique Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Austrian 18th or Early 19th Century Gilt Silver Box with Shell Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Austrian 18th or early 19th century gilt continental silver box, beautifully adorned with curvilinear and shell motifs, measuring 7'' in length by 5 1/3'' in depth by 3 2/3'' in heig...
Category

18th Century Austrian Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

Spanish Colonial Tortoiseshell And Mother Of Pearl Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Circa 1750. Tortoiseshell and mother of pearl box with sliding top from Mexico 18th century. Beautiful designs all over. As is condition.
Category

1750s Mexican Antique Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Antique Chinese Armorial Box Porcelain Qianlong/Jiaqing Period
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nicely shaped and sized Armorial box. Family unknown. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Tea/Coffee Drinking: Bowls, Cups & Teapots Region of Origin: China ...
Category

18th Century Chinese 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.

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