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Decorative Boxes For Sale
19th Century French Folk Art Wedding Box from Normandy
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful small Folk Art wedding box with a lovely bird and amazing old blue color. Normandy, France, circa 1800-1850. Weathered. Treated against woodworm.
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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ash

Set/6 Ceramic Pots & jars, White & Cream, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/6 ceramic pots & vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes three ceramic pots with lid and three vases,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Set/6 Ceramic Pots & Vases, White & Pink, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/6 Pots & Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two ceramic pots and four ceramic vases, both waterpro...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Set/2 Pots, Ceramic Pots, Green, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Chaucer Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect to be displayed together and enrich your room decor. Each piece has its own elegant silhouette in mint-green glazed ceramic with gloss finish plus hand turned beech wood base and lid lacquered in bronze gold-powder. Set of 2 Ceramic Pots Chaucer...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Set/2 Pineapple Ceramic Pots, Black, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pineapple Decorative Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Set/2 Porcelain Vases, Tang Vases, White, by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Tang Porcelain Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection by Lusitanus Home. Real chinese porcelain vase produced by hand with traditional methods. Waterproof. The nacre finish makes ea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Antique Hotel Key Box, Scottish, Oak, Counter Letterbox, Gothic Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique hotel key box. A Scottish, oak countertop letterbox with Gothic revival taste, dating to the Victorian period, circa 1870. Perfect for a country house hotel, with...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Oak

19th Century burr birch sugar box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century burr birch sugar box circa 1870. Fine piece of history showing how sugar used to be processed.  Birch root box with a fitted interior of a hinged knife on block for cut...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Early 19th century Swedish carved oak lidded box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 19th century Swedish carved oak lidded box circa 1800. Interesting find from one of our buying trips, naive carved/turned box made from solid oak.  Still functional as an ever...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Jewelry Box in Red Dyed Tessellated Bone
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Small jewelry box in red dyed tessellated bone in the style of Karl Springer
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1950s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bone

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Chinese Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1820
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once used as a 19th-century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Halcyon Days Fine Enamel British Pillbox
Located in Nottingham, GB
From a private collection. Free international shipping. Halcyon Days Fine Enamel British Pillbox
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20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Enamel

Art Nouveau Dose box Cedar Humidor By Jugendstil Carl Deffner Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood. It is Hand painted, in black and green, color. Beautiful Art Nouveau brass box. Carl Deffner Esslingen hallmark. Interior covered in wood. A ball inside the box ...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Postage Stamp Box, American, Sterling Silver, Pocket Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique postage stamp box. An American, silver pocket case with monogram, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Delightfully petite pocket box, with charming decora...
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Early 20th Century Central American Edwardian Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Art Deco Italian Playing Card Box
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A box for playing cards made in maple with decor in chrome and enameled symbols for spades, hearts, cloves and diamonds. The box has a hinged lid and inside there are three compartme...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Enamel

19th Century European Black Lacquered Chinoserie Painted Tea/Tobacco Caddy Jar
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A large English lacquered papier-mâché container from the Aesthetic Movement period, featuring a decorative chinoserie painting of stylized Asian figures, pagodas, and a garden bridg...
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19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Decorative Boxes

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Papercord

Oriental Brass Bead Stash or 420 Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vibrant and bold multi-color Beaded box. The bead colors and arrangement makes the piece a fine decorative piece. A compliment to many settings, on a desk or work station to hold e...
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20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes

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Brass

French Wrought Iron Key Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French wrought iron key box, France, 1950s. Measures: Width 10.6" (27cm), height 7" (17.7cm), depth 2.3" (6cm).
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1950s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wrought Iron

Blue Willow Fine Porcelain Pillbox
Located in Nottingham, GB
From a private collection. Free international shipping. Blue Willow Fine Porcelain Pillbox
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20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Gilt Faux Bamboo Tissue Box
Located in New York, NY
Faux Bamboo Gilt Tissue Box Holder in the Hollywood Regency Style
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Late 20th Century Unknown Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Modernist Geometric Lucite and Chrome Metal Decorative Box, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant diamond-shaped decorative lidded box has a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a geometric shape wit...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Chrome

Meissen Porcelain Lidded Indian Pink Flower Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Meissen Porcelain Lidded Indian Pink Flower Box Description Two piece Indian Pink Meissen porcelain Rectangular small lidded box, with detailed painting of pink flowers with some pur...
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20th Century German Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Russian Lacquered Palekh Hunt Theme Folk Art Keepsake Trinket Box USSR 3"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage USSR Russian hunt / equestrian theme folklore / fairy tale keepake trinket box featuring red lacquer with landscape scene of two men riding horses along side a deer / animal....
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Hardwood, Lacquer

Hand Carved Asian Stash Box with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hand Carved Stone Box with Asian Motif - the perfect little box for 420, paperclips, rubber bands... or next to the bed, guest room or side table. A decorative box that can add to ...
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20th Century Asian Meiji Decorative Boxes

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Stone

Chinoiserie Papier Mache Box, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Chinoiserie Papier Mache Box, circa 1920, a rectangular jewelry or work box with hinged pagoda lid, decorated with an embossed phoenix and c...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

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Other

Majolica Grapes Tureen Sarreguemines, circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica grapes tureen Sarreguemines, circa 1930.
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1930s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Perfect Antique Chinese Dragon Cloissone Box Qing Period Bronze, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Perfect Antique Chinese Dragon Cloissone Box Qing Period Bronze, 19th Century. Great piece of cloisonne. Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Type: Boxes Region of...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Antique China Wood Pencil Box Chicken Cock Figth Imerial Court Scene Top, 18th C
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique China Wood Pencil Box Chicken Cock Figth Imerial Court Scene Top, 18th C Beautifully painted. Additional information: Material: Wood Type: Box Region of Origin: China Date...
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18th Century Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern and Nailed Brass Trim Anonymous India; early-to-mid 20th century Wood, bone and brass Approximate size: 12.2...
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Early 20th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Wood

Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box Anonymous Probably Eastern India; ca. 1900 Wood, white metal and brass Approximate size: 4.8 x 4.4 x 3.4 in. Th...
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Early 1900s Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Copper

Michel Dumas for Roche Bobois Smoked Gray Lucite and Chrome Lidded Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Michel Dumas Creations designed this sophisticated modernist Lucite and chrome box for Roche Bobois Stores in France. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a recta...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Eastern bloc wooden military crate, Soviet Union
Located in Prague 8, CZ
Vintage military crate, made in the former Soviet Union in the 1980´s. Original paint, shows signs of age and wear, but generally in good Vinta...
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Late 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Decorative metal box
Located in grand Lancy, CH
Decorative metal box ,one corner of the cover is slightly damaged see photo
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1960s European Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Bronze

Antique Chinese Elaborately Relief Carved Glove Box W/ Original Hinges and Lock
Located in Norton, MA
Chinese elaborately Relief carved glove box with original hinges and lock, no key, no damage or cracks, 9 ¾” w. x 3 ¾” d x 3” h. Notes: Very good condition  
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19th Century Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes

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Zitan

19th Century Majolica Impressionist Flowers Box
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Majolica Impressionist Flowers Box.
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1880s French Romantic Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Majolica

1970's Solid Rosewood Silver Plated & Tessellated Bone Lid Jewelry Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful solid rosewood with silver plate lid and tessellated bone top , circa 1970's well crafted unique piece great for rings earings necklaces, etc.
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20th Century American Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Patinated Wall Mount Metal Mail and Paper Box with Door
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully patinated metal mail or letter box with cradle for newspaper and larger pieces of mail. The piece has a slit in the top to add mail, and a front door to retrieve new p...
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20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Biedermeyer Sewing Box
Located in Vienna, AT
Beautiful antique Biedermeyer sewing box
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20th Century Austrian Decorative Boxes

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Shell, Wood

Italian Brown Wrapped Leather Table Box with Gold Tooling and Brass Feet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Italian Brown Leather Jewelry Box with Gold Tooling. Large Italian gilt tooled leather wrapped table box, with domed top gilt decoration, raised on four bronze paw feet. Vintage leat...
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Late 20th Century Italian Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Percier's Tomb
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; book binding board Signed and dated by artist on underside A hand-constructed, tomb-inspired box with a widening base and stepped lid...
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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

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Paint, Paper

Ziggy Amethyst
Located in New York, NY
Acrylic and shellac based inks on Ingres paper; book binding board A large hand-constructed lidded box, tapering towards the base. A deep line cut out runs around the perimeter. The...
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2010s American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

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Paint, Paper

Art Deco Wood and Lucite Box, France 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant hand-carved modernist Art Deco decorative lidded box was crafted in France circa 1940. The rectangular shape has solid wood and crystal clear Lucite on the sides and is ...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Lucite, Wood

19th Century Dore Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This antique crystal box is a true gem. The cut crystal is mesmerizing, due to its hand-chiseled facets that catch the light reflecting it in a t...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Wooden Box With Pyrography Mosaic and Hinge Clasp.
Located in Seattle, WA
Red Stained Wooden Box with Burned Motifs on All Sides and Top.Cracks and wear Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 11 W ; 9 D ; 5 1/2 He
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Wooden Box Inlayed Wooden Mosaic
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique Style Wood Box with Checker Board Design on Top. Wear and Tear Consistent with Age as Pictured. Unsigned. Dimensions. 9 W ; 6 1/2 D ; 2 H
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Swedish Designer, Small Lidded Box, Wood, Sweden, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A small wood box designed and produced in Sweden, 1930s.
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Swiss Black Forest Dark Brown Carved Wood Glove Box, ca. 1900
Located in Barntrup, DE
Antique Black Forest dark brown carved wood glove box, ca. 1900 This elegant and beautiful Black Forest style finely hand-carved linden wood glove box from ca. 1900 features a rectan...
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Early 20th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

1970s Don Shoemaker for Señal Carved Root Wood Box Mexico
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Free form lidded box designer Don Shoemaker Mexico Retains original label Señal Cocobolo root wood 6.5 h x 4 d x 10 w Original vintage unrestored condition. Expect signs of vin...
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1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Cocobolo, Wood

Majolica Money Bank Wolf Austria, Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Money Bank Wolf Austria, Circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Austrian Country Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Swedish Butter Box with Zig-Zag Design
Located in Houston, TX
Swedish butter box with zig-zag design carved imprint. Light colored faded wooden finish.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Walnut Box with Brass Accents
Located in Port Chester, NY
A charming walnut box with good color and patina. The brass accents are eyecatching and in good condition.
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Late 19th Century English Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Modern Tessellated Stone Inlaid Pyramid Hinged Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Modern Tessellated Stone Inlaid Pyramid Hinged Box Add a touch of modern elegance into your space with this captivating Modern Tessellated Stone Inlaid Pyramid Hinged Box. This pie...
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Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Antique Georgian Oak Campaign Chest with Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-crafted chest is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1785 and done in the period Georgian style. The chest is composed ...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delicately crafted box with wonderful colour and ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Paolo De Poli Wood and Enamel Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo De Poli, Italy, crafted this beautiful Mid-Century decorative lidded box in the 1950s. This design is commonly attributed to Gio Ponti. The flat rectangular shape with a wood b...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Copper, Enamel

Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Boxes

Antique, vintage and new decorative boxes will safely store items while adding a splash of color or texture to a corner in any room. They have had a range of purposes over the years — from trinkets to serving as useful receptacles, such as snuff boxes, jewelry boxes and more. Boxes have also been designed in a range of forms and styles.

Box making is a craft dating back thousands of years. Early boxes as decorative objects were regularly designed and decorated both inside and out, ranging from minimal looks to more flashy styles. Decorative boxes have been constructed from different materials, with wood and metal being the most common. Wood is widely available and versatile, with woodworkers able to carve complex designs or showcase its natural grain.

Some antique jewelry boxes were made with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and even porcupine quills, such as those created by the Anishinabe in Canada and the United States. In Sri Lanka, well-crafted boxes were inlaid with porcupine quills and ivory discs between ebony bands. Chinese sewing boxes and tea boxes made of black lacquer were popular in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These often featured gold-painted designs or landscape scenes. Silk, paper and velvet frequently enhanced these boxes’ interiors.

Any style of decorative box can be a nice tabletop or desktop decor, whether to hold candy or tea in the living room or paper, pencils and other business supplies in the office. They can also act as jewelry boxes. Sewing boxes can be a lovely touch to any space while storing magazines or other trinkets.

You can find metal, wood and silver antique boxes on 1stDibs. The collection includes mid-century modern, Victorian and Art Deco styles that can add elegance to any home.

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