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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1970s
Bauhaus Arts and Crafts Industrial Textured Aluminum Box, 1920s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning decorative aluminum box from the early 20th century. The design boasts wood detailing and a modernist industrial Bauhaus or Arts & Cra...
Category
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Japanese Komai Style Damascene Box Ashizuki
Located in Newark, England
A fine Japanese Meiji period box in the Komai style. The box of deep rectangular shape with hinged lid worked beautifully with gold and silve...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Gold, Silver
Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Box, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios
New York, USA, Early 20th century
Measu...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Wood Box With Transfer Print Technique, Around 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Antique box made of maple wood, around 1900.
Beautiful image at the top of the box, made with a special transfer print technique.
Category
Early 20th Century European Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Maple
Inlaid box made in Harderwijk internment camp during WW1
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This well made wooden box was made in the Harderwijk internment camp in the Netherlands during WW1. All four sides carry a veneer of the tumbling blocks design, while the front, the back and the lid are also adorned with an inlaid rosette. The top and bottom of the box is cockbeaded to give a little more interest to the piece, and it stands on four bracket feet. The inside of the lid also carries an inlaid geometric pattern. Inside this pattern is a pen and ink signature, and the chip carved inscription, in French, "A Ma Filleule Harderwyk 1914 15 16 - this translates as "To my goddaughter, Harderwyk", with this spelling of Harderwijk possibly being a French speaker...
Category
1910s Dutch Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau glazed pottery covered box, attributed to Henri Bergé. The mark Rambervillers is found on a documented planter. The modeller is clearly identical, as is the la...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Small Antique Apprentice Chest, English, Camphorwood, Storage Box, circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique apprentice chest. An English, camphorwood sample storage box, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Superb craftsmanship in miniature from the hand...
Category
Early 20th Century British Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Canton Enamel Round Stacking Boxes and Cover, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely lovely Chinese export pink Canton enamel round stacking box and cover, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The circular stacking box consists of a bowl form base, ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Snuff Box Fine Hand-Engraving Baroque Style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine hand-engraving Baroque style on the lid, with fired enamel black type “niello”. Measurements cm. 4,3 x 7 x 2. W...
Category
1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Midcentury Travertine Marble Italian Box Catchall by Fratelli Manelli, 1970s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 1970s. Made by Fratelli Manelli, the color and the texture of the marble, together with the pure and geometrical design, make it a wonderful example of midcentury elegance. This item is perfect for a desk in an office room or for being the focal center of a living room or a hallway entry...
Category
1970s Italian Brutalist Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine
Art Deco Box Dankarmen Paris
Located in Northampton, GB
Lined in Royal Blue Padded Velvet
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box. The box of slim rectangular form with an inset scene featuring...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Macassar
Antique English Rosewood Mother of Pearl Cribbage Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Rosewood Mother of Pearl Cribbage Box
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Onyx Box, Decorative, or Jewelry Box Green, Made in Italy, circa 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Box in onyx, in a Green color. It is a decorative or jewelry box, made in Italy, circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Gabriella Crespi Italy Silver Plate Egg-Shaped Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 1970s silver plate sewing box was designed by Italian Gabriella Crespi (1922-2017). The streamlined egg-shaped opens in two with an almost complete interior insert. Th...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Italian Brass Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderfully design in this decorative 1970s Italian brass storage box. Hinged top and clasp front closure. The interior depth is three inches.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Italian Chrome and Stone Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative chrome box with a stone top, crafted in the 1960s, embodies the elegance of mid-century Italian design, showcasing a harmonious blend of polished chrome ...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Metal
French Trompe L'oeil Pate Tureen Pillivuyt Mehun, circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French trompe L'oeil pate tureen Pillivuyt Mehun, circa 1900, Pate en croute.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Pill Box fired Enamel Miniature Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand painted miniature with fire enamelling in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Austrian Art Deco Silver Plate & Cut Glass Casket or Table Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Austrian casket or table box.
With a silver plate mount, a beveled glass insert top, and with a mold blown and cut body with a facete...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
English Silver Plate Art Deco Style Round Shape Covered Cigarette Box
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Here is this English silver plate art deco style round shape covered cigarette / tobacco box, a must have accessory for the discerning aficionado. This exquisite box seamlessly com...
Category
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
French Marquetry Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th Century French marquetry box made of solid cherry with decorative inlay of yew wood. Interior has a lift out tray with divided compa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry, Yew
Vintage Signed Silver Plate Textural Hinged Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage silver plate hinged textural small box is signed Raimond. We were advised it was French. It has a black velvet interior. It was re- silver plated and then recentl...
Category
1970s French Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Le Must de Cartier Vintage Playing Card Game Box, 1976
By Cartier
Located in Munich, DE
Never in use Cartier playing cards box, one deck plus joker, poker, bridge playing cards in Cartier red 2-doors case. Les Must de Cartier playing...
Category
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Paper
Box from Knockaloe internment camp Isle of Man 1916
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This walnut dressing table box features inlays to each surface, most in the Art Nouveau style. On the lid, flanking the central cartouche, are two representations of tulips and in th...
Category
1910s English Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Silver Plate, Brass and Ebonized Wood Hinged Box Italian
Located in North Miami, FL
This stunning vintage Italian silver-plate, brass and wood hinged box is a beauty. The twisted brass rope design on the bottom is an interesting element that refines and raises the b...
Category
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Art Deco Play Box maple wood vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Play Box maple wood vienna around 1920s
With decoration ( carts, Coins )
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Maple
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...
Category
1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
French Green Glove Box or Centerpiece, in Portieux Style, Glass, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Glass Portieux style glove box
Cabbage-shaped pouch holder
French, circa 1900
Good condition.
Shipping:
D17 H10 0,7 Kg.
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Antique English Sheraton Style Mahogany Playing Cards Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A fine antique English Sheraton style mahogany playing cards box, circa 1910. This lovely box has a hand painted wreath on one side and musical lyre design on the other side with a shell decoration on the lid. A set of vintage playing cards...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Small Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful and unique small decorative Italian box.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Filigree Early 20th Century Silver Box with Floral Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Silver box, in filigree motif, probably Russian or Chinese, showcasing intricate floral and geometric designs, from the early 20th century, measuring 3 1/4'' in length by 2 1/4'' in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Green in French Empire Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.
Table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel inserted in a very fine ha...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Giacomo Sinopoli for Liwan's Rome Modernist Chrome Metal Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite modernist decorative covered box was designed by Giacomo Sinopoli and crafted by Liwan's Rome in the 1970s. The box features a large rectangular shape in chromed metal...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Chinese Black Lacquer Presentation Box, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered box is a 19th century snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box would have open...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Chinese Silver Box with Bird and Floral Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Chinese silver box, with an intricate design showcasing birds, floral, and other natural motifs, measuring 2 7/8'' by 2 7/8'' by 1 7/8'' in height.
Please feel free to ask us any q...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Cambray Ware Arts & Crafts Silver Plated Letter Stand for Liberty & Co
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine Arts & Crafts silver plated letter stand mounted with a Ruskin cabochon by Cambray Ware and dating from around 1905. The stylish stand has a hand p...
Category
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Swedish Folk Art Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish allmoge folk art painted little box with a combination lock most probably from the region of Dalarna in central Sweden. Hand carved and origi...
Category
1920s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Rare Georg Jensen 18kt Gold Egg Bonbonnière
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
The rare 18kt gold Georg Jensen bonbonnière is an exquisite piece of hollowware/jewelry designed to adorn the home with elegance and charm. Th...
Category
1970s European Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Secessionist Porcelain Vase by Karl Klaus for Serapis Wahliss
By Karl Klaus, Serapis Fayence Wahliss
Located in Chicago, US
Secessionist Porcelain Lidded Box by KARL KLAUS (1889-1925) for SERAPIS WAHLISS, Vienna, c. 1911, hand-painted in gold and black enamels in a stylized geometric diamond and holly mot...
Category
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Circa 1910 Arts & Crafts Brass Desk Organizer
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1910 Arts & Crafts brass desk organizer. Hand raised, scrolled & punched brass; joined & decorated with copper rivets on corner decorative p...
Category
1910s Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Pair of Chinese Longevity Relief Scroll Cases, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Delicately carved of dense hardwood, these 19th-century scroll cases were an essential accessory for the esteemed Qing-dynasty scholar. The perfect size for a rolled-up scroll, the cases were once used to store and protect works of traditional calligraphy and landscape painting.
The matching cases are hand-carved in low relief with all-over scrollwork and borders of geometric meanders. Each case is carved with repeated Shou characters, symbols of longevity and a blessing for a long and complete life. Amid the scrollwork flourishes are ribbon-clad objects known as the Eight Auspicious Symbols of Buddhism, including the eternal knot...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Box Black Red Art Deco style designed for Cartier USA Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions cm. 10.4 x 13.4 x 3.2. Weight gr. 530. Designed by Giorgio Sali...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
A modern letter box in the hands of Alfred Daguet was not simply a functionally designed repository of mail but a conveyor of messages as well, messages of life-and- death importance...
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Chinese Silversmith, Lidded Jar / Box Richly Decorated in Relief, Approx. 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Chinese silversmith. Lidded jar richly decorated in relief with flowers and ornaments.
China approx. 1900.
Stamped with Chinese characters.
In excellent condition with traces of u...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual and very handsome brushed steel and polished brass tinder box. This box has a removable tin liner that would have been used to fill with hot c...
Category
Early 20th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Black & White Cloisonné Enamel Bronze Decorative Box - France 1970's
Located in New York, NY
In the style of Maria Pergay. Bi color, black and white enamel "cloisonné" decorative box made of bronze. The alloy carries a strong portion of copper which give the box a warm and ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box.
Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box in the form of a book.
This lovely decorative box has a wood interior and hinged l...
Category
1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
A small French sterling silver pill box, Art Nouveau period, decorated with flowers and a gold gilt interior, circa late-19th century, France. Piece ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Turn of the Century French Wooden Instrument Case
Located in High Point, NC
Made in France at the turn of the century, this vintage wooden case would have originally been used to hold a musical instrument—the distinctive sh...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Sculpted Brass Ostrich Box with Resin Top and Marble Base
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Unusual beautiful decorative box in the shape of a brass ostrich having rounded resin top and black marble base.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Fine and unusual signed Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Neoclassical style silvered bronze box depicting a pair of winged angels playing music at an altar. One angel plays a lyre and the other an aulos or double flute, flanked by impressive torcheres bearing pine cones and surrounded by a wide border of olive leaves and olive fruit. The interior of cover decorated with a highly artistic pair of Bacchus masks flanking a grapevine garland, signed on upper right corner E. F. Caldwell & Co. Inc New York. The sides of the box further decorated with Bacchus masks and grapevine garlands of very fine quality Caldwell is known for.
Substantial size- excellent as a jewelry box or tabletop decorative box.
Very good condition commensurate with age. Base is lined with black velvet, very slight bend to upper left corner, silvered finish in good condition.
Edward F. Caldwell & Co was established in 1895 in New York City at 31 East 17th Street and quickly became one of the premier designers and manufacturers of fine lighting and decorative objects. Their commissions included J.P. Morgan's residence, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Vanderbilt Mansion, Henry Clay Frick residence, Harvard Club...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Beautiful Jewelery Box in Red Leather from the Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Beautiful Jewelery Box in red leather with an embossed check pattern. Details in nickel and with working lock and key. Probably made in England duri...
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
Collector's Item Art Nouveau Lidded Tin, 1920s
Located in Hamburg, DE
The unusual thing about this Art Nouveau tin lid box made of sheet metal is, on the one hand, its shape and, on the other, the elaborately different design of each side of the box. T...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Pewter Box with Inlay of Swedish Porphyry
Located in Stockholm, SE
A small box with lid made of pewter. The lid has inlay of Swedish Porphyry. Made 1974 by the company STENLYA.
Originally made as a cigarette box.
Category
1970s Swedish Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porphyry, Pewter
Weighted Wood Chess Set by John Jaques of London in Wood Box Kings, ca 1950
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good and complete English handmade wood "weighted" chess set game of 32 pieces, in its original box with a sliding lid, made by John Jaques of London and dating to the mid 20th century period.
The chess pieces are made of turned and carved varnished wood. The bases of ALL pieces are weighted with metal pieces and the bases have a green felt/paper cover.
Weighted sets like this one have a much nicer "feel" when playing.
The pieces in the set are in the Staunton style.
Sizes: Kings: 70mm ( ~ 2.75 inches); Pawns: ~45mm (~1.7 inches)
The set comes complete with its original wood storage box, having a sliding lid and complete with a paper makers sticker to the lid.
Overall a good "weighted" John Jaques chess...
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Early 20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Edwardian 1905 Desk Matches Box in Bronze and Crocodile Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Edwardian desk matches box with crocodile leather.
Beautiful and very unusual box, created in England during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. This is a very decorative matc...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mauro Manetti Duck Ice Bucket, Italy, 1970s
Located in Munich, DE
Elegant silver plated duck ice bucket by Mauro Manetti, with an metal inlay inside and signed on the bottom.
Category
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
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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