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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Italian Lapis Lazuli and Brass Box, circa 1970
Located in New York, NY
A stunning lapis lazuli lidded box with hinge and brass surround; the inner box lined in midnight blue velvet. A lovely decorative piece for any table, desk or vanity. A wonderful ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli, Brass

Modernist Burl Wood Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
An unusual and streamlined burl wood trinket box, circa 1990s. The box has a movable lid and is in great vintage condition. Incredibly beautiful pi...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

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Burl

Antique Hindu Brass Box with Peacocks and Elephants
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Hindu brass decorative box. This is an antique Mughal style brass Indian ornate locking trinket box container. It has six compartments that lock ...
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Late 19th Century Indian Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

1940s Italian Wood and Glass Box by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in London, London
This elegant trinket box by Fontana Arte, showcases a refined design that combines luxurious materials and minimalist aesthetics. The base of the box is crafted from rich wood, which...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Glass, Wood

Lidded Murano Box, Italy, circa 1950s
Located in New York, NY
Fitted with brass hinges, this Murano glass box is warm pink and jewel-like.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Crespi Style Lucite and Chrome Decorative Jewelry Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful mid-century decorative jewelry box made in a beautiful combination of chrome and clear lucite. This elegant round box was made in Italy during the 1970s clearly in the styl...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Box, casket, walnut, circa 1920, Art Deco, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative wooden box with quality star shaped inlay work. This object is an original from the Art Deco period, executed in Austria. The box has a particularly beautiful shape,...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Mid Century Cedanese Red Murano Glass Box with Gilt Brass Fittings
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Exceptional Mid Century Cedanese Red Murano Glass Box with Gilt Brass Fittings.
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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Small Antique Apprentice Chest, Anglo-Indian, Colonial Keepsake Box, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique apprentice-piece chest. An Anglo-Indian, carved teak Colonial keepsake box, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880....
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Late 19th Century Indian Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Teak

Art Deco Sterling Silver Overlay Scenic Ducks in Pond Cigarette Desk Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
1940s Sterling Silver Overlay On Glass Box With Ducks in a Pond Decoration. Perfect for the waterfowl enthusiast, cabin, or hunting lodge decor.
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20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Vintage Organic Modern Rare Thuya Wood Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist trinket box. This rare beauty is a unique trinket box or decorative box that brings minimal shape with organic beauty. Constructed of Thuya wood that has bee...
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1970s Moroccan Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed. Small scale Mondrian box decorated with rectangles and lines and glazed in red, yellow, and black. Signed f...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Clay

1950's New Old Stock Vintage Box Of Toothbrushes - Box Of Twelve
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950's New Old Stock Vintage Box Of Toothbrushes - Box Of Twelve. We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched si...
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1950s Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Paper

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...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Teak

Japanese Lacquered Box Meiji Decorative Box and Ink box, circa 1880
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Nice Japanese glove box in red, yellow and black lacquered wood dating from the end of the 19th century. It is decorated with delicate gold, black and red characters. Inside you have...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

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

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Wood

Decorative and Jewelry Box in Wood with Geometrical Pattern France 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 1970s, in France. It is brown in color.
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1970s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Thin Edge Jewelry Chest by George Nelson 1954, Original, Rosewood & Teak, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare early George Nelson for Herman Miller nine drawer jewelry / miniature cabinet in rosewood and teak with porcelain pulls. Completely original, never refinished very good conditio...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain, Rosewood, Teak

18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier. An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with ...
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18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes

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Iron

19th century non-combustible cast-iron travel strongbox by Bauche-Fichet, France
Located in NICE, FR
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 de...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Iron

SiGNED VISCOUNT DAVID LINLEY ARCHITECTURAL PERSPECTIVE KEY SAFE WALL CABINET
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this very rare and highly collectable Viscount David Linley Architectural Perspective signed and stamped key...
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20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Wood

England 1770 Georgian Battersea Enamel Decorated Box in Sterling Silver
By Battersea
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian Battersea enamel box from the 18th century. A beautiful fine antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box created in the district...
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1770s English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

James Bearden Jewely Box "Dwelling" Series
Located in Hudson, NY
This is a one-of-a-kind, trinket box from the "Dwelling" series, of torch-cut, welded, textured and enameled steel. Created by American artist, James Bearden, this unique item is a t...
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2010s American Brutalist Decorative Boxes

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Steel

Midcentury Box in Lucite, Wicker and Brass Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing large rectangular box in lucite, wicker and brass in the style Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Great accessory for any modern interior.
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Viennese Enameled Silver and Rock Crystal Covered Bird Boxes, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Renaissance Style Viennese Enameled Silver and Rock Crystal Covered Bird Boxes, circa 1875
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1870s Antique Decorative Boxes

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Rock Crystal, Silver, Enamel

19th Century black lacquered jewellery box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century chinese black lacquered jewellery box circa 1860. Good quality shaped chinese jewellery box with overstuffed top cushion.  Hand painted i...
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Mid-19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Decorative Boxes

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Fabric, Wood, Lacquer

Perfumer Baccarat Perfume Box, Ormolu Mounted, Doré Bronze
Located in New York, NY
Perfumer Baccarat Perfume Box, Ormolu Mounted, Doré Bronze Presenting a remarkable fusion of artistry and opulence, the perfumer Baccarat's green op...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu

Mid 20th century German porcelain and bronze trinket box.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid 20th century German handmade porcelain and bronze trinket box. The trinket box has a beautiful sage green base with delicate handmade ...
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1950s German Rococo Revival Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Perfume box with crystal bottles, ca 1840
Located in Delft, NL
Perfume box with crystal bottles, ca 1840 A French perfume box set, made of fruitwood with inside two crystal perfume bottles. The bottles have bot...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

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Crystal

Beautifully Worn Late Edo Period Wabi Sabi "Safe"
Located in London, GB
A Beautifully Worn Late Edo Period Wabi Sabi "Safe"/Storage box. Originally used to store money & valuables. Heavily patinated cedar & chestnut. Perf...
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19th Century Antique Decorative Boxes

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Chestnut, Cedar

Small Antique Lady's Stamp Box, English, Faux Tortoiseshell Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique lady's stamp box. An English, faux tortoiseshell case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. Charming and petite, offering...
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Early 20th Century British Edwardian Decorative Boxes

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Other

Decorative Cigar Box in Brass, Malachite and Wood, Mexico, 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Beautiful hinged inlaid malachite and sodalite (or lapis lazuli) brass metal box with wood interior. Two roosters grace the lid. The metalsmiths of Taxco, Mexico were known for p...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Metal, Brass

Fritz Hansen Sewing Box in Beechwood and Leather by Søren Hansen, Denmark, 1933
Located in Odense, DK
Rare and important piece of design from the early beginning of the Danish Modern furniture era. This sewing box was made at Fritz Hansen & Son, Copenhagen in the 1930s. It is made fr...
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1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Beech

Victorian Military Campaign Burr Walnut, Brass Writing Slope & Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Antique British Military Campaign 19th Century Burr Walnut & Brass Bound Writing Slope With Ebonized Trim. The Interior Features a tooled Blue Leather Scriver, A Single Glass Inkwell...
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19th Century British Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Vintage Moorish Box Mosaic Marquetry
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern Lebanese mosaic marquetry wood box. Small octagonal walnut Syrian style box intricately decorated with Moorish...
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Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes

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Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl

1960’s Trafitol Vulcanised Card Storage Boxes – Large Quantity Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Trafitol Vulcanised Card Storage Boxes - Large Quantity Available. In 1853 the textile industrial revolution arrived in Loos, Nord France with the formation of the Esquermes f...
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1960s Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Other

Antique Dark Blue Jasperware Wedgwood Round Covered Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Jasper ware round covered box. By Wedgwood. In dark blue dip. Fully marked to the base. Simply a wonderful box by Wedgwood. Da...
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20th Century British Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal, Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal and Copper Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century. On the lid, we discover relief work. A scene of with characters having a banquet in the coun...
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20th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Copper

Mid 18th century Swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 18th century Swedish pine chest decorated with labyrinth circa 1730. Rare and beautiful Swedish pine chest.   Traces of original paint to the outside with decorative metal strap...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal

20th century design jewelry or decorative blue abstract ceramic box Rene Maurel
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Rene Maurel Blue abstract 20th century design jewelry or decorative ceramic box by René Maurel Original perfect condition Signed and dated 1965 Height 11 cm Large 8 cm
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

PIERO FORNASETTI Milano 1960 Enameled Sliding Box With Racing Car & Horse
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled sliding box designed by Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). This is a very rare rectangular sliding box created in Milano Italy by Piero Fornasetti. The box is from the mid-century period, crafted in the 1960's in steel and wood. The outer steel is embellished with applications of multicolor enamel depicting a double wheel racing car with a horse . The box is very decorative and in very good preserved condition. These kinds of boxes are highly collectable and desirable among the mid-century and Italian design collectors. Piero Fornasetti He was an Italian artist and designer that born in Milan into a middle-class family, Fornasetti creative pursuits encompassed design, decoration, painting, curating, and printing. His oeuvre, spanning over 13,000 works, displayed a wide range of objects and furniture with a unique emphasis on decorative diversity. Collaborating with figures like Gio Ponti, Fornasetti's atelier became synonymous with bringing art into everyday lives through practical yet artistically adorned objects. Fornasetti's artistic philosophy emphasized the production of series over one-of-a-kind pieces, reflecting his commitment to democratizing art. A central motif in his work was the "variations," notably exemplified in the iconic "Tema e Variazioni" series featuring over 400 renditions of opera singer Lina Cavalieri's face. His creative genius extended across different mediums, from furniture to paintings, demonstrating a coherent stylistic code. Although Fornasetti faced...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Bronze

Oval Jewel box
Located in Pacasmayo, PE
Balance your routine with this oval serpentine jewel box — calm design for peaceful living. The oval everything box catchall box is a carved using traditional wood carpentry techniq...
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21st Century and Contemporary Peruvian Decorative Boxes

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Stone

Oval Jewel box
Oval Jewel box
$139 / item
Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid. This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate, Brass

A Victorian English oak 6 sided Country house letter box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Victorian English oak 6 sided Country house letter box, with single draw to the base and silver plated handle. English Circa 1865 Designed as a six-sided pedestal box, it was inte...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Antique English Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
With Sewing Equipment From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet. The Sewing Cabinet of...
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19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Decorative Boxes, ELLA by Reda Amalou Design, 2016 - Black & Brown Mat Lacquer
Located in Paris, FR
The REDA AMALOU DESIGN boxes echo Asian, and more specifically Vietnamese, culture, by which Reda Amalou has been inspired over time. The boxes that make up this line of accessories ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Minimalist Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Don Shoemaker Mixed Woods Trinket Box Circa 1960s
Located in Peabody, MA
Mixed woods trinket box, including rosewood and Mexican hardwoods such as jacaranda and cocobolo, by Don Shoemaker, Mexico, circa 1960s.
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo

Late 19th Century Oak with Copper Mounts Storage Chest
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful decorative storage chest. The chest is made of solid oak. At the front, top and both sides a copper diamond pattern with flower motifs. On both side brass handles. Made i...
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1890s French Antique Decorative Boxes

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Copper

Lidded Bronze Art Deco Box by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded bronze box with amazing patina. The inside clad in teak wood. Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s. Great condition, with only a few light scratche...
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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Rimini Blue and Green Bitossi Studio of Italy, 1960s Oblong Ceramic Lidded Box
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Bitossi Rimini blue and green striped lidded oblong ceramic box with hand incised decoration. A lovely example of Italian craftsmanship, circa 1960s Signed Italy on base of box In...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood

Art Déco Édouard Marcel Sandoz's Porcelain Fox-Shapped Box for Theodore Haviland
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco painted enameled porcelain cat-shapped box by Édouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland By: Édouard Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland Material: ceramic, porcelain, paint, ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Enamel

AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE 1915 Hungary Cigars Double Box In .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Austro-Hungarian Empire cigars box in silver This is an amazing antique cigars box with wonderful eye appeal created in Europe during the Austro-Hungarian Empire period between t...
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1910s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

1950 Felice Galbiati Italian Midcentury Design Metal Play Card Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen Felice Galbiati _ Milan Italy, 1950 Serigraph metal and wood Very good condiction
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal

19th Century Swedish Provincial Spice Box
Located in Bozeman, MT
Charming 19th century Swedish provincial spice box in its original condition with two sliding doors and one drawer. The interior contains eight compartments intended for different dr...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Pine

Sterling Silver, Lidded Porcelain Trinket or Snuff Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming little sterling silver-lidded porcelain box, possibly used for snoring snuff, or for general trinkets. The silver top is decorated in Louis XVI style, and bears the Minerv...
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Swedish White Painted Cutlery Tray
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th century Swedish wooden cutlery tray with a curved slotted central handle and divider between two compartments, one with a notch for long utensils. Retains old painted finish.
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1840s Swedish Gustavian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Spruce

18th Century or Earlier Brass - Iron Bound Continental Lockbox
Located in Lomita, CA
There is a fantastical quality to this casket lockbox with its dramatic presentation. It has brass rings with lions' (or wolves) heads and a latch/escutcheon. The size and complexity of the latch suggest that it was designed to keep prying hands away. But it has a very interesting look that many people will like. The style and appearance suggest Continental origins, and appraisers say it was produced in the 18th century or earlier. The baroque casket...
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Early 18th Century European Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

19th c. Oak Ink Well Box c.1800s
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A Victorian period desktop inkstand box with drawer, metal handle and large round feet. Two square spaces with velvet for glass inkwells and tow pen grooves. CREATOR Unk...
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19th Century Antique Decorative Boxes

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Oak

19th c. Oak Ink Well Box c.1800s
19th c. Oak Ink Well Box c.1800s
$120 Sale Price
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Lidded Box in Walnut by Alexandre Noll (1890-1970), France circa 1950
Located in New York, NY
Exquisitely carved lidded box by Alexandre Noll (1890-1970), created around 1950. The walnut wood exhibits a smooth, polished finish, retaining its natural charm. The lid securely fa...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

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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