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Decorative Boxes For Sale
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

Materials

Bone

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Helmet Form Covered Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique French Ormolu Mounted Blue Opaline Helmet Form Covered Box. The helmet design is reminiscent of the type worn by the French Legionnaire in the 19th century. The bronze mounts...
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Early 1900s French Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

1940s Indian Marble Box Inlaid with Lapis and Agate
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautiful vintage Indian white marble box, circa 1940s, intricately inlaid with lapis, agate, and other semi-precious stones forming delicate floral vines and flowers across the surface. The craftsmanship reflects the long tradition of Indian pietra dura...
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1940s Indian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Lapis Lazuli

English Wedgwood Basalt Jasperware Scallop Seashell Box, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful special edition English Wedgwood black basalt Jasperware small oval box with gold scallop seashell design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, England. Piece is matte black stoneware with gold scallop seashell design on top lid. The box was created in the mid-1980s as a special edition for members of the Wedgwood Collectors Society, marked on inside lid area in gold (as shown.) Markers mark 'Wedgwood', 'Made in England', on bottom as shown. Piece can neatly hold a cocktail ring or other small items, etc., or just be beautiful as a standalone piece decorative object. English wood box...
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Late 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stoneware

South Indian Brass Box Jewel Box Droga Art circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little jewel box in openwork metal with floral and plant motifs. Brass. Typical of the droga art. Mid 20th century Shipping: 9 / 13 / 8 cm
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Mid-20th Century Indian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Handmade Natural Malachite Stone Lidded Stash Trinket Box Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative handcrafted lidded natural green malachite stone stash/trinket box. The box has a wonderful form and design. Malachite stone has great color and natural patterns...
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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Antique French Pointed Cut Crystal Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique pointed cut crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly w...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Offered for sale is this Victorian antique walnut brass bound writing box with internal leather lined writing slope, comes with working key.
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Early 19th Century Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry and important documents locked up in this elegant, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Crafted circa 1880, and built in cast iron, this heavy ...
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Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Iron

Vintage Mexican Onyx Shell-Shaped Lidded Trinket Box Mid Century 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
This vintage onyx trinket box features a beautifully sculpted shell-shaped lid with soft, undulating edges and natural banding in tones of caramel, sa...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Stunning Late 1800s Gothic Revival Walnut & Brass Tea Caddy Box W. Great Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
A very pleasing, late 19th century, double compartment tea caddy. This marvellous and rare tea caddy is in very good condition and the burl walnut has a truly warm, deep and rich pa...
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Late 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Bronze Jewelry Box Ancient Sarcophagus Reliefs Greek Roman Caesar Gladiator
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful heavy cast bronze, hinged/lidded box, lightly polished, and glowing. Depicting ancient relief scenes / characters of Ancient Roman or Greek...
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1920s Italian Greek Revival Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Campaign Apothecary Box, English, Chemist’s Case, Georgian, Circa 1780
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign apothecary box. An English, flame mahogany chemist's case, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1780. A superb and evocative example of 18th century porta...
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1780s British Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Set/5 Ceramic Pots, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Hailey & Henry Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic vases and three pots, perfect ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Brass Stripe Inlay Blue Bone Box
Located in New York, NY
Handmade keepsake box comprised of dyed blue bone segments inlaid with brass stripe details. A great addition to any coffee table or desk.
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Floral Studio Pottery Sphere Container
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage handmade studio pottery lidded container. Nice round shape with a speckled gray base glaze. Bands of blue wrap around the sides with a lovely hand painted floral design to ...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pottery

Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Set of 4 Lucite and Chrome Ashtrays in Dior Style, Dior Style, France 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of 4 Mid-Century ashtrays in clear lucite and chrome. These stylish items were designed in France during the 1970s and are attributed to Dior Home production. In amazi...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome

Antique Chinese Carved Cinnabar & Enamelled Box with Imperial Dragon Top
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from China, and date to approximately 1920 and done in a period Chinese...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

R Lalique Dinard Box Blue Patina
Located in Sarasota, FL
'Dinard' a Box and Cover, design 1927 frosted and polished glass, highlighted with blue staining 13cm long, moulded 'R.LALIQUE', and repeated engraved signature.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass

Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Box for Dansk, Denmark, c.1960
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Jens Quistgaard Lidded Rosewood Box for the Dansk Rare Wood Collection, Denmark, c.1960.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Unusual Early 20th Century Novelty Biscuit Box, circa 1920, Hat Box
Located in Bath, GB
A highly sought-after and collectable brass biscuit box in the form of a Hat Box with an integral handle to the top and belt and buckle detail to either side just like a leather hat ...
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Louis XVIII (1814-1824) From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to introduce to the market this superb Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of sarcophagus shape beautifully veneered in Mulberry wood with cut steel faceted stud decoration raised upon small ball feet with a central mother of pearl vacant initial plaque and large looped handle to the lid. The interior of the Sewing Box contains an internal mirror, silk cushion and a removable tool pad with seven mother of pearl tools, four with gold pansies enamel decoration and a scent bottle. The Palais Royal Mulberry Sewing Box dates to the The French Sewing Box...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Cut Steel

Small Rectangular Cut Glass Candis or Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small rectangular cut glass candis or jewelry box with hardware in brass.
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Export 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Sewing Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese Export 19th Century Chinoiserie Black Lacquered Sewing Box
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19th Century Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Boxes in Black Oak with Brass Frame by R&Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of 3 round boxes in black shagreen by R&Y Augousti showcases a design that seamlessly marries form and function. Each box features a perfectly symmetrical circular shape, ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Émile Gallé Marquetry "Mayfly and Ferns" Coffret
Located in New York, NY
The motifs on this coffret by Émile Gallé depict a mayfly flitting among a bed of ferns. Hatching in summer and living only a few hours before mating and dying, the mayfly has long s...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century Chinese Export Lacquer Decorated Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Chinese for the English market, 19th century. A fine quality antique Chinese export tea caddy decorated with beautiful gilding surfaces, a hinged lid which opens to reveal a tooled ...
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19th Century English Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

1970s by Tassinari Faenza Italian Pottery Ceramic Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Polychrome ceramic Perfect condition.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pottery

Art Deco Sparton Model 500C "Cloisonné" Catalin AM Radio
Located in Van Nuys, CA
The Sparton Cloisonne´ model 500C radio, introduced in 1939, is a veritable Art Deco masterpiece attributed to Walter Dorwin Teague. Its compact housing features a colorful metallic ...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plastic

Georgian Yellow Gold Toothpick Case / Holder with Mirror
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Georgian English 22k yellow gold toothpick case / holder with mirror - boxed; an addition to our ornamental ...
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1770s British George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

British Campaign Royalty Leather Traveling Trunk, Circa 1820
Located in Charleston, SC
British Campaign water proof leather traveling trunk with leather fitted interior compartment, brass banding mounts, Royal coat of arms brass plate, brass side handles, and retains t...
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1820s English Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes

Eclipse Box by Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
The unique Solar collection conjures the spirit of the mystical universe. Natale’s solar candles encompass mysticism and pairs it with clean architectural lines in an evocative and e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Salimbeni Cigarette Case with Hand-Painted Fired Enamelled Flowers
Located in Firenze, FI
925/1000 Sterling silver cigarette case with hand-painted fired enamelled floral miniatures inserted in frames with hand-engraved borders, above and below. Jugendstil. Spring-loaded ...
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1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With Key
Located in Reading, Berkshire
19th Century Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Tooled Black Leather Scriver Slope will include A Single Glass Inkwell A vintage pen S moder...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Qing Dynasty 19th Century Red Lacquered Treasure Chest Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Qing Dynasty period red lacquered treasure chest box from the 19th century, with brass hardware. Born during the 19th century, this exquisite Qing Dynasty red lacquered treasure ch...
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Walnut and Brass Dome-Top Wood English Sewing Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
English walnut and brass dome-top box with Mother-of-Pearl, ca. 1860. With 6 sewing tools, 4 have mother of pearl handles, 7 pieces of circular fabric sam...
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Hollywood Regency Egyptian Green Malachite Trinket Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful polished green malachite decorative box with a lid. Brought from a trip to Egypt in the 1970s, this piece will be fabulous on a nightstand or coffee table. Dimensions...
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20th Century Egyptian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Antique Hand Forged Organic Design Arts & Crafts Multi Purpose Box, circa 1920
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and all handcrafted, wrought iron box attr. to Hugo Berger Goberg. It is always refreshing to find an antique object probably by a famous maker, that you have never seen befo...
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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Wrought Iron

Striking Art Deco Style Cubist Geometric Decorative Wood Box Wonderful Gift
Located in Red Lion, PA
Striking Art Deco Style Cubist Geometric Inlaid Wood Decorative Box This Art Deco style decorative wood box showcases a bold Cubist-inspired geometric design crafted from a variety ...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Baccarat Crystal Patch Box with Sulfide Cameo of Psyche, 1840-1860
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Baccarat Crystal Patch Box with Sulfide Cameo of Psyche France, circa 1840–1860 Dimensions: 1.75" diameter × 0.75" high A rare mid-19th-century F...
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Mid-19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Ormolu

Zimmermann Stuttgart Iron Box in Patinated Metal 1930s
Located in Meer, VAN
Zimmermann Stuttgart Iron Box in Patinated Metal 1930s. Heavy and beautifully patinated iron box / safe made by the renowned company Zimmermann of Stuttgart in Germany. Early 20th c...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Maitland Smith Chinese Chinoiserie Lacquered Silverware Flatware Chest Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century black lacquered chinoiseries silverware chest by Maitland Smith. Features a scene of familial figures in a garden on the lid and Chinese landscapes along the sides....
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1990s Philippine Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Nouveau Exceptional Continental Lidded Brass Casket with Maiden
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Continental, probably Austrian, Art Nouveau Brass lidded casket with a molded portrait of a maiden dating from around 1900. The heavily made casket is of rectangular f...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Charming Scent Box in silver with gilded crown. Louis XVI from late 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful and charming Scent Box in silver in the shape of a heart with a gilded crown in Louis XVI from the late 18th Century. Probably made in Denmark. Inside in gilded silver. Own...
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Late 18th Century Danish Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Handcrafted Mexico Brass Stone Aztec Calendar Desk Stash Trinket Cigarette Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative handcrafted brass and stone tile inlay cigarette stash/trinket box. The box has a wonderful form and design. Top has an Aztec calendar made of brass. Has a great...
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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s
By Gaston Suisse
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Art Deco Compact – Lacquer and Brass – "The Fox and the Crow" Decor, 1930s Rare compact powder case and travel vanity box, dating from the 1930s (French craftsmanship). The lid fea...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Bronze Hand Painted Portrait Guilloche Round Trinket Jewelry/Powder Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French patinated bronze metal round trinket lidded box. It depicts a pierced round metal box decorated with a relief of foliages. The lid is ad...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie, Painted Palm & Bamboo 1950’s
Located in London, GB
Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Sasak, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry o...
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1920s Indonesian Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Other

Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in Tobacco W/ Polished Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist Hand-Blown Murano Glass Box in radiant smoked tobacco is a vibrant and elegant accessory, handcrafted in Italy during the 21st century. Meticulously created by Murano ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Red Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Tole Coal Bucket
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th Century Regency Style Red Hand-Painted And Tole Coal Bucket/ with Lid. Painted with Red and Gilt Chinoiserie Decoration. Domed cover with lovely original gold gilt lion head ha...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Chalet Deluxe Sewing Keepsake Box, Switzerland ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Chalet Deluxe Sewing Keepsake Box, Switzerland ca. 1950s Discover the charm of traditional Swiss craftsmanship with this hand-carved miniature ...
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1950s Swiss Other Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Vintage Italian Figural Snail Pill Box in White Metal
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unusual miniature pill box in the shape of a very detailed snail. These were made in Italy circa 1970-90s usually of 800/1000 silver or alpaca/argentan/German silver (an alloy of zin...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy. This box is in excellent condition. Dimension: 5,31 x 3,74 x 1,57 H inches 13,5 x 9,5 x 4 H cm
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Antique 17th Century Charles II Carved Oak Bible Document Box 6 Plank Trunk 1680
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique English, Charles II (Carolean) period carved oak bible or document box, circa 1680. Such boxes were particularly popular in the 17th century, when printed bibles were very expensive and a treasured family possession. The bible was most likely the only book owned by a family and was also the means of recording births, deaths & marriages which would be written on the flyleaf or endpapers. They were also used to protect other important documents and valuables and were brought to colonial America by early settlers. This bible box dates shortly after the English Civil War & the brief time that England was a Republic (known then as the Commonwealth) under Oliver Cromwell. The box typifies those Puritan values, simple six plank construction with a hinged lid enclosing a storage area for a bible or important documents. The front of the box having a carved foliate twin lunette design with a hand cut steel lock & hasp above, the box is robust & solid & for it's 350 or so years it is in very good condition! This very early antique carved bible box...
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1680s English Charles II Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Hexagonal art deco sterling silver biscuit box made in 1928 by James Dixon & Son
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1928 by James Dixon & Sons, this stylish, George V period, Sterling Silver Biscuit Box, is in the art deco taste and hexagonal in shape. The biscuit box me...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Adriana Binazzi Sterling Silver and Macassar Wood Box, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a luxury Art Deco wood and sterling silver lidded box, handcrafted by silversmith Adriana Binazzi. The rare piece was crafted in Firenze, Italy, circa 1930. The rectangular s...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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...
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20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Maitland-Smith Bronze Hippopotamus on a Marble Jewelry Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Slightly eccentric vintage jewelry box with a cast bronze hippopotamus standing on a three drawer chest clad in marble veneer and set on four bro...
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Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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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