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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Macassar Ebony and Satin Wood Game Box, France 1940, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very rare box in Macassar ebony and satinwood. It is a box of games, which opens by articulating the flaps on each side, and which allows you to put the many game objects you want in...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Macassar, Satinwood
$622 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Victorian Quality Figured Walnut Sewing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality figured walnut sewing box having a brass handle to the lift up top opening to reveal a fitted interior, drop down front opening to reveal a storage drawer
...
Category
19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
$1,172 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Restaurant Matchbox
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Matchbox Series is composed of roughly 4”x 6” boxes that make direct references to iconic NYC institutions. These boxes come with slide out inserts that are filled with oversized...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
Elegant Nickel Plated Art-Deco Box attributed to Carl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant nickeled box , manufactured in Austria in the Art-Deco periode.
After talking to Ronald Hagenauer, descendent of the Hagenauer family in Austria we can attribute this exclusive of nickel-plated brass box to his grandpa Carl Hagenauer...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Antique French Crystal & Dore Bronze Tall Dresser Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French crystal dresser box with Dore trim and original key. Most likely made by Baccarat. A rare and fine tall box.
Category
19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Early 20th Century Vintage Artists Paint Box and Pallet, Denmark
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Danish Vintage Artists Paint Box and Pallet, Early 20th Century
Well loved Danish artists traveling wooden box with everything needed to paint on location. This charming box, acqui...
Category
Early 19th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Crystal And Bronze Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
Elegant French jewelry box crafted from heavy lead crystal and mounted in ornate bronze on ball feet. This finely detailed vanity casket features exceptional clarity and weight, embo...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
$910 / set
19th Century Portuguese Palissy Majolica Pumpkin Mustard Pot
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Portuguese Majolica Pumpkin Mustard Pot signed A.Cunha Caldas da Rainha.
H / 4 inches , Diameter / 4.5 inches.
Category
1890s Portuguese Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Early 20th Century Wood & Brass Tool Box / Chest. Beautiful natural patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$728 Sale Price
49% Off
VERGER FRERES 1905 Paris Edwardian Card Case Box In Sterling And White Nacre
By Verger Frères
Located in Miami, FL
An Edwardian cased-box designed by Verger Frères.
This is a beautiful rectangular pocket case-box for cards, created in Paris France during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. T...
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$2,396 Sale Price
20% Off
French Tantalus Drinks Box, Faux Books w Hidden Whisky, Gin, Cognac Glass Flasks
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique four-leather-books-design liquor tantalus with hidden decanters.
If you are looking for the most interesting and worldly gift for yourself, a friend or a loved one then this cool antique...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Blown Glass, Paper
Antique Bauche Incombustible Cast Iron Safe from Northeastern France, 1865
Located in Linkebeek, BE
19th century non-combustible cast-iron travel strongbox by Bauche-Fichet, France
Antique travel safe in non-combustible cast iron from northeastern France (Gueux, Marne).
It is decor...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely Russian hand painted lacquered small wooden box with a red interior. The box features the frog princess and prince Ivan miniature fairy tale....
Category
Late 20th Century Russian Hellenistic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Halcyon Days Heart Shaped Enamel Painted Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming trinket, pill or small jewelry box in the shape of a heart. Text reads I Love You, surrounded by flowers. This piece would certainly be a fantastic addition to an existing c...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
19th C. French Painted Bauche Fireproof Strongbox with Two Letters Combination
By Bauche
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique French safe was crafted circa 1880 in the Champagne-Ardenne region by Bauche, renowned for their patented “Système Incombustible” fireproof designs. Weighing 78 pounds, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Cartier Vintage 9kt Gold and Ruby Pill Box, London 1947
By Cartier
Located in Braintree, GB
A rare vintage Cartier pill box crafted in 9-karat yellow gold, accented with two cabochon rubies. The circular pill box features a bold geometric eng...
Category
1940s British Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Sterling Combination Coin Compact Card Case, American, circa 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco sterling combination coin compact card or cigarette Case, American, circa 1920 by Webster Co. Rectangular cushion shape with hand chain attached. Opens to reveal half and fu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$356 Sale Price
40% Off
Vintage Elegant Swedish Pewter Cigar Box by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), 1934
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful vintage pewter cigar box crafted by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, 1934. This elegant rectangular box features clean Art Deco lines, a detailed finial on the lid, and...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Blue/White Incised Horn Box
Located in New York, NY
Modernist graphic patterned blue and white bone box with hand incised horn tiles. Wood interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Horn
Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes
Located in Lisse, NL
Good quality antique box with Roman scenes on all four sides and on top.
If you are a collector or enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and hi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Empire Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Workman's Tool Chest, English, Teak, Brass, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880.
Delightfully time-worn chest with a ro...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
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...
Category
1880s Italian Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Sterling Silver Mounted Malachite Casket 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A stunning English sterling silver mounted rectangular malachite casket, the silver mounts are hallmarked and stamped .925 with the makers mark JB, for the renowned silversmith Jonat...
Category
Late 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
English Renaissance Oak Bible Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (Dated 1652) oak slant front bible box
Category
20th Century British Renaissance Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box in Light Tobacco with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
A functional yet undoubtedly elegant piece, this large hand-blown Murano glass box is a marriage of Murano glassmaking techniques with the practicality of a tobacco box speaks to the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
20th Century Antique Queen Anne Style English Sterling Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver box made in the George I style, an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver box has a plain circular form in the George I style.
The surface of the box is plain and encircled with applied molded decoration.
This impressive George I style box is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover ornamented with a plain circular elevated panel to the center.
The hinge is ornamented with a shaped undulating design in conjunction with the cover and the body.
The box secures closed with a hallmarked hinged catch to the anterior edge, reflecting the same design to that of the posterior.
This impressive example of antique silverware is an exceptional replica of an early Georgian...
Category
1910s English George I Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Palofierro wood Don Shoemaker Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Beautiful Don Shoemaker Dominoes set made Palofierro wood. Includes designer label Don Shoemaker Santa Maria de Guido Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
19th Century French Louis XVI St Gilt Bronze Mt Emerald Green Cut Crystal Box
Located in New York, NY
A superb and richly detailed Large 19th century French green cut crystal and gilt bronze box in the refined Louis XVI style. This exceptional piece is crafted from vibrant emerald gr...
Category
19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox & bird.
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This incredibly rare two-tier Swiss Black Forest jewelry box is fully hand-carved from a single block of wood, making it a true masterpiece. What sets this box apart is its unique de...
Category
Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
Silver Plate Box in Faux Bamboo Motif Attributed to Maria Pergay
By Maria Pergay
Located in Chicago, IL
Faux Bamboo silver plate box attributed to Maria Pergay. Excellent condition. Heavy weight box.
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Silver Plated Metal 1960s Bowl & Box by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 silver plated metal decorative objects: a "leave" bowl and an "apple" box from the '60s. Pretty good condition: the bowl show light defect on one side as showed in the pictu...
Category
1960s French Space Age Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Antique Silver-Plated Container from the 1910s with Intricate Details
Located in PARIS, FR
Enhance your collection with this exquisite antique silver-plated container from the early 1910s. This elegant piece features a stunning silver-plated box with no visible brand marki...
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Casket by Nils Dam Rasmussen, 1920s, Denmark
By N. Dam Ravn
Located in Værløse, DK
Sizeable Art Noveau Brass Casket made by Niels Dam Ravn in the later 1920s.
* Lidded brass casket with a viking. Inner wood box. Signed NDR lower right on the lid.
* Designer: Niels...
Category
1920s European Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
The Taj Mahal Black Marble Box with in Shell Inlaid Agra India 1950's
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage 1950's Agra Indian Shell and Black Marble Box with The Taj Mahal Inlays.Onyx Black Marble Box with Pietra Dura Intricate Abalone Inlay of the Taj Mahal.Fine Quality Shell Inlaid Taj Mahal Box.Black marble trinket box with an inlaid image of the Taj Mahal. This unusual piece has the details drawn on the white shell in black ink, giving it the appearance of a micro mosaic. The surface catches the light and shows some iridescence at different angles.The Anglo Indian style box is lined with black velvet.A Very fine intricate work of Islamic Art.From Agra, India. Circa 1950's.Great gift to express your Love.From a Private Estate Encino Collection.
DIMENSIONS: Height: 1.75 in.Width: 3.75 in.Depth: 2.75 in.About the Taj Mahal:
The Taj Mahal is a world-renowned monument located in Agra, India. It is considered one of the most iconic examples of Mughal architecture and is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Here's some information about the Taj Mahal:
1) History: The Taj Mahal was built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century as a mausoleum for his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Construction of the Taj Mahal began in 1632 and was completed in 1653.
2) Architecture: The Taj Mahal combines elements of Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish, and Indian architectural styles. It is primarily made of white marble, with intricate inlay work using semi-precious stones. The central structure is a large dome surrounded by four minarets at each corner.
3) Symbolism: The Taj Mahal is often regarded as a symbol of love. It was built as a testament to Emperor Shah Jahan's eternal love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The gardens and reflecting pool in front of the Taj Mahal add to its romantic ambiance.
4) Location: The Taj Mahal is situated on the right bank of the Yamuna River in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. Agra is located approximately 200 kilometers (125 miles) southeast of India's capital, New Delhi.
5) Visitors: The Taj Mahal attracts millions of visitors from around the world each year. It is open to the public, except on Fridays when it is reserved for Islamic prayers...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Novelty English Sterling Silver Jewelry / Ring Box by Joseph & Richard Griffin
Located in Bath, GB
A really charming novelty sterling silver jewelry or ring box modelled in the form of a dressing table including a swing mirror to the back with it's original beveled mirror (minor s...
Category
1910s English Vintage Decorative Boxes
Small Bronze Casket, 19th Century, with the Twelve Apostles and Zodiac signs
Located in NICE, FR
Rare small nickel-plated bronze casket, dating from the 19th century, decorated with a fascinating iconographic program: the Twelve Apostles paired with the Zodiac signs. This association, recurrent in the Middle Ages, reflects a symbolic re-interpretation that bridges the human and the divine, time and eternity. It recalls medieval reliquaries, such as 9th-century ivory caskets...
Category
1880s French Medieval Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Nickel
1953 England Rolls Razor Viscount Model in Original Box with Paperwork
Located in Red Lion, PA
1953 England Rolls Razor Viscount Model in Original Box with Paperwork
This 1953 Rolls Razor Viscount Model from England is a superb example of mid-century shaving innovation and de...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Japanese Meiji Period Antique Lacquer Box with Gold Maki-e Decoration
Located in New York, NY
A fine antique Japanese Meji Period lacquer box decorated with a fan and a stylized star shaped window in the maki-e technique. The fan at the top right corner, fully opened depictin...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Leather embossed Antique box or small chest Great patine Cognac Color. Deposited with Brass Head Nails.
Category
1880s French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Poseidon Blue Leather Round Bath Set
By Pinetti
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Poseidon collection, this exceptional bathroom set will elevate the look of any bathroom with its timeless elegance. It comprises a cylindrical soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, cotton holder, and small object box or soap bar holder nested within a rectangular tray. All pieces are upholstered entirely in a soft blue-colored leather, which contrasts with the polished metal pump...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,541 / item
CARTIER Paris 1900 Edwardian Nécessaire Case In 18Kt Gold With Green Lacquer
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A Nécessaire case designed by Cartier.
This is a fantastic nécessaire case box created in Paris France during the Edwardian period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1900....
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
$22,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Swedish flour Wooden storage box 1800's Handmade Folk Craft blue painted
Located in Forest, BE
Swedish antique pine and birch wooden flour box. All made by hand, the lid is perfectly adjusted to the barrel. Fine quality of bentwood. It is a true piece from the late 18 century ...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch, Pine
$2,394 Sale Price
20% Off
Pear Decorative Box in Teak - Mid-Century Wooden Jewelry Box - Danemark 1960s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Pear Decorative Box in Teak - Mid-Century Wooden Jewelry Box - Danemark 1960s
Nice wooden box shaped like a pear, very typical of Danish design from this era.
It opens in two halve...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Teak
Mid Century Pink and Gold Florentine Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
A charming Florentine box in soft pink with gilt decoration, crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century. The hand-painted surface features scrolling gilt motifs in the traditional ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1940's Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets - Set Of Five
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets – Set Of Five.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched sinc...
Category
1940s Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Dome-Shaped Amethyst and Steel Hinged Lidded Box, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dome-shaped amethyst and steel hinged lidded box, 1960s. Features a warm patina and purple velvet lining. In good vintage condition with minor surface wear and patina from age and use.
Category
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Steel
French Oval Rococo Decorated Jewelry Box, France 1780's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Antique oval jewelry box with brass decorated framework and hardware. This charming box features a blue velvet interior for rings and other jewelry pieces. Perfect sitting on a vanit...
Category
Late 18th Century French Rococo Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Jean Michel Frank Geometric Straw Marquetry Box, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Art Deco straw marquetry lidded box is attributed to French designer Jean Michel Frank. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1930. The rectangular shape is stunni...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw, Wood
Antique Victorian J&S Embossed Gilt Metal Enameled Glove Storage Casket Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Victorian J&S glove, casket, keepsake or jewelry box crafted of wood clad in gold tone enamel finished embossed metal with a fine orange velvet l...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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 Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$927 Sale Price
38% Off
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 ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Large English Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Padgett & Braham Ltd in London in 1963. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. Interior ceda...
Category
1960s English Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century Indian Malabar Dowry Jewelry Box in Lacquered Teak with Handcrafted
By Rajhastani
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique South Indian Malabar Dowry Jewelry Box, 19th Century Teak with Brass – Kerala, India
A rare and collectible South Indian dowry box from Kerala...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Moorish Emerald Green Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish Emerald green painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over glass.
The pressed glass bottle in Art Deco, Art Nouveau style is oval shape with curved sides and hand decorated with embossed metal silvered overlay.
This has a long metal top spout that unscrews.
This is a recycled vintage French perfume...
Category
20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Early 17th Century Medieval Handcrafted Black Iron Coffer or Box
Located in Brescia, IT
The iron coffer, fully original in every part of it, was forged and handcrafted in German in the 1610. Complete with key. Full working iron mechanisms. It ...
Category
Early 17th Century German Medieval Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Travelling Vanity Case, English, Leather, Silver, Dressing Table Box
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, leather and silver dressing table box with fitted interior, dating to the early 20th ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
20th Cebtury Italian Solid Silver Vintage Decorative Box
Located in VALENZA, IT
Decorative pumpkin-shaped 800 solid silver box.
The body of the box is round and has been embossed and chiseled with the typical stripes of the pumpkin.
The knob is cast and has th...
Category
1970s Italian Other Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$747 Sale Price
20% Off
Lidded box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded metal casket made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. It is early work by the Danish designer and a timeless piece for a beautiful home.
* A metal casket / jewellery box with a...
Category
1920s Danish Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Odette Dijeux Mid-Century Signed Ceramic Box, circa 1950, Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Odette Dijeux mid-century decorative box, circa 1950, Belgium.
White and brown enameled ceramic.
Signed underneath Odette Dijeux .
Each piece of this artist is unique and po...
Category
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box with Ho Ho Bird
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The box is enameled with polychrome floral and foliage pat...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$487 Sale Price
35% Off
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.