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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Late 18th Century
1700s Colonial Hand-Forged Strongbox Verdigris Green Jewelry Table Chest Safe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand Wrought Lock Box. Beautiful patina. Painted inside with date, which is after the original creation date.
Box W 13.25 x D 10 x H 10 in.
Key L 4 in.
Category
1770s American American Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Red Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large Red Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Large Green Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
Large green Majolica Money Bank Squirrel Circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Chinese Parchment Covered Box With Bronze Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful and rare 18th century Chinese goatskin parchment covered box with bronze escutcheon and mounts. Love to find a piece like this in original condition. Lined with blue patter...
Category
Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Wrought Iron Key Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French wrought iron key box, France, 1950s. Measures: Width 10.6" (27cm), height 7" (17.7cm), depth 2.3" (6cm).
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
1950s Colorful Leaded Stained Glass Box With Removable Lid
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Colorful Leaded Stained Glass Box With Removable Lid
Glass colors: blue, green, red, clear glass bottom
Removable lid has a white knob handle
Category
1950s Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stained Glass
Midcentury Hand Carved Solid Ebony Wood Box France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French handcrafted solid ebony wood box made in the 1950s.
Can be used as a jewellery box or as a decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Mid-Century Modern Vallauris Style Blue & Black Ceramic Box - France 1950s
By Vallauris
Located in New York, NY
Whimsical deep blue and black ceramic box with cone shaped handles in the style of Vallauris.
In good vintage condition. One minor dent on glazing (please see picture).
This containe...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Leather and incised brass trimmed document box lined in paisley paper. Brass handles.
Category
1780s French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cartier Brass and Copper Enigma Box, 1959
By Cartier
Located in Atlanta, GA
Cartier Paris crafted this sophisticated copper and brass decorative box in the 1950s. It is a puzzle box that uses Leonardo da Vinci's specular writing technique*. If you look at the box the straight way, the text engraved on the top is incomprehensible. Placing the lidded box in front of a mirror allows the hidden message to be deciphered. This secret message is an invitation to a socialite wedding in New York in 1959!
The message reads:
"Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Bernstein have the honor of announcing the marriage of their daughter Joan Honey...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper
Late 18th Century Neoclassical George III Penwork Sarcophagus Jewellery Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A George III penwork sarcophagus work box with hinged lid decorated with a chariot, the side with Neo-Classical devices.
Age related abrasions and knocks later replacement ebonised ...
Category
Late 18th Century European Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
1950's Stitched Leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon For Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès
Good original vintage condition
Category
1950s French Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
An Italian 1950s cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box by Giovanni Cenedese
Located in London, GB
An Italian 1950s cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box with faceted lid and decorated metal edge detail by Giovanni Cenedese, Murano Italy
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th century (Edo period) and made by Shigehide. The opposite sides of the inro together features a lavish flower arrangement in a bamboo basket (ikebana). The detailed craftmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Mostly Takamaki-e (high relief) were used to texturize the delicate petals of the chrysanthemums, on which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also used to highlight some leaves, rendering the piece an interesting balance of color and material. The interior was completed in a mottled gold finish. It was signed Shigehide on the bottom with a Kao. There is a small carved rabbit ojime bead...
Category
Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Majolica Brown Deer Tureen Caugant, circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica deer tureen signed Caugant, circa 1950.
Category
1950s French Rustic Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1950s Fine And Densely Carved Anglo-Indian Style Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Fine And Densely Carved Anglo-Indian Style Box
Drawer at outside base of box
South-Indian or Anglo-Indian style
Lacking keys
Decoration adorned on all sides depicting birds amo...
Category
1950s Anglo-Indian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
New Zealand ‘Sovereign Woodworkers Ltd’ Specimen Timber Trinket Box
Located in Melbourne, AU
This delightful trinket box made of specimen New Zealand timbers was made in the mid 1950s. New Zealand at this time had a small but viable tourism industry, based on the country's e...
Category
1950s New Zealand Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Straw Marquetry, 'Marqueterie de Paille' Work Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A beautiful 'as is' late 18th or early 19th century example of 'Marqueterie de Paille', or straw marquetry, work box. The top inlaid with a wonderful cityscape, with early architectu...
Category
Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw
Vintage 1950's Mexican Box of Brass Decorated with Marble, Copper, Silver
By Los Castillo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Created by the Los Castillo of Mexico, decorative box dating from the 1950s. The hand-wrought box is in mixed-metal inlays of copper, brass, silver plate and sodalite with a rosewood...
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass, Copper
Vintage Italian Leather Pietra Dura Box with Fish Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Vintage Italian leather box with pietra dura inset tile decorated with brightly colored fish. The interior is wood lined. This would have h...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
By SILVA (Sri Lanka)
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Superb Ceylonese porcupine quill lidded pot in a most unusual conical shape
Fashioned in dark wood and decorated with quill pieces
All quills are present and in excellent order. Int...
Category
1950s Sri Lankan British Colonial Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Joos Teders storage box metal and wood Metalux The Netherlands 1950
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice and highly decorative sewing box or storage box designed by Joos Teders for Metalux, The Netherlands 1950. This is a very nice coloured edition; grey, yellow, red and black. These original lacquered metal boxes...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Petite Mid-Century Italian Maple and Metal Sewing Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming, petite maple sewing box with black painted metal frame and cane-wrapped handle, all supported by rubber feet (ca. 1950s, Italy).
Minimalist design with simple dual-door con...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Georgian Oak Campaign Chest with Brass Accents
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand-crafted chest is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1785 and done in the period Georgian style. The chest is composed ...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
"Bathing in Laguna at Midnight", Rare Mid Century Ceramic Box w/ Male Nudes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A rare and atmospheric example of Pat and Covey Stewart's "Bathers" series of ceramic pieces, this box depicts four male nude figures -- two on the lid and two in the interior -- bat...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
American Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Valuables Box with Original Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale walnut oval satinwood inlaid valuables box with a carved molded hinged lid revealing an interior till with a secret hidden drawer, e...
Category
1780s American Chippendale Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Satinwood, Walnut
Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French Box with mother of pearl
Located in Braintree, GB
Elegant Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French Box - A Lustrous Union of Mother of Pearl and 24kt Gold.
In the lavish courts of Louis XVI, intricately crafted boxes were not...
Category
1780s French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
1950s American Branded Produce Crates, Various Quantities Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s American Branded Produce Crates – Various Quantities Available
1950s American Branded Produce Crates – Various Quantities Available. Good honest produce crates with distinct b...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Paolo De Poli Wood and Enamel Box, Italy 1950s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Paolo De Poli, Italy, crafted this beautiful Mid-Century decorative lidded box in the 1950s. This design is commonly attributed to Gio Ponti. The flat rectangular shape with a wood b...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1950s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1950s: A beautiful and collectible decorative box from 1950s Italy. Crafted with attention to detail an...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large Indian Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Masulipatnam or Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
...
Category
Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ebony
Ando Signed Japanese Flowering Tree Box Cloisonne with Amazing Design
By Ando Jubei
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Ando Signed Japanese flowering tree box Cloisonne with amazing design In multi color with geometric detail.
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Georgian Mahogany & Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A very attractive and good quality late 18th century Georgian mahogany oblong tea caddy, retaining good colour and patina, having attractive inlaid decoration to front and hinged lid...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Late 18th Century Scandinavian Metal Bound Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790.
Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3 locks on the front. Quite likely to have been a box of some importance during i...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Oak Sewing Box, 1950s, Holland
Located in Den Haag, NL
Large Solid Oak wood sewing box ,on wheels . opened with two hinged doors on the top, while the accordion style (with layered shelves that used external hinges to store more stuff in...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Vintage Carved Keepsake Case, Chinese, Satinwood, Decorative Box, Circa 1950
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage carved keepsake case. A Chinese, satinwood decorative box, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1950.
Profusely carved throughout with an abundance of Oriental cr...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Satinwood
Louis XVI Neoclassical Sterling Silver Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a beautifully designed and finely crafted Neoclassical Louis XVI patch box. The finely cast lid encircles a basket of flowers surrounded by a floral cha...
Category
Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
1950s Belgian Shipping Crates - Various Quantities Available
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s Belgian Shipping Crates – Various Quantities Available
1950s Belgian Shipping Crates – Various Quantities Available. Good honest shipping crates with hinged lids and a closing...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Stylish perforated metal, brass and glass mategot style cosmetic lidded tin
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Stylish perforated metal, brass and glass mategot style cosmetic lidded tin, 1950s
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate. Good honest produce crate with distinct branding.
WORKSHOP REPOR...
Category
1950s European Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Swedish Marriage Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Very fine 18th century Swedish painted oval pantry box made to celebrate a wedding, depicting a loving couple in their period finery, surrounded by border of fruits and flowers, the ...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Beech, Paint
Opaline Pale Pink Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a heavy vintage opaline box probably from the 1950s
It is a pale pink color with gold fleurdelis on top
It has no cracks or chips and has gold ormolou around the box.
Category
1950s French Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
Italian Handmade Maple Leaf Shaped Centerpiece, Aldo Tura for Macabo, 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. This beautiful piece is signed by Macabo on the back and it was probably designed by Aldo Tura in the 1950s in ...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Birch
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...
Category
1770s English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
18th Century Knife Box
Located in Dallas, TX
A Portuguese or Cuban silver mounted mahogany knife box from the 18th century. Box with a worn painted inscription to the backside dated 1786.
Category
1780s Portuguese Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
George III Mahogany Decanter Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with six compartments and a handle, square legs with corner spandrels, casters.
Category
1790s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
1950s Murano Green Opaline Jewellery Box with Gilt Metal Edging
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Murano green opaline jewellery box by Cendese with gilt metal edging.
There are other available colours and designs under other listings.
Category
1950s French Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb & Son
Located in Milan, IT
19th century English Oak Liquor Bottle Case with brass Chubb lock and brass handle engraved with Capt. E.J. Ward R. A. relative to Captain Edward Jo...
Category
Late 18th Century British Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Regency English Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
Extremely Rare Regency Antique Penwork Cabinet
A very interesting and rare Antique Regency Penwork Cabinet decorated with numerous scenes of exquisi...
Category
Late 18th Century British George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
18th C. English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Covered Cauliflower Form Box
Located in New York, NY
An 18th century English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil covered cauliflower form Box. This English Porcelain Trompe L'oeil Covered Cauliflower F...
Category
Late 18th Century English Other Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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
Sculpture Storage Box in Solid Brass Tortoise Italian Design 1950s Gold
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Sculpture storage box in Solid Brass Tortoise Italian Design 1950s gold.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Letterpress Cabinet, a Rare Treasure of Printing History, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Immerse yourself in the rich history of printing with this extraordinary Antique Letterpress Cabinet, complete with 700 wooden pieces, originating ...
Category
1950s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mother-of-Pearl Mexican Silver Box
By Taxco
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Mexican silver box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay. Lid opens to a wood lined interior. Very nicely done and a really beautiful object!
Category
1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rare Antique Swedish Blue Marbled Pine Chest
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique blue marbled chest from northern Sweden made during the late 1700s. The chest is very unusual and in untouched original condition. Made in pine with working lock and key. The...
Category
Late 18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Midcentury Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A wonderful 1950s Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite box with detachable compartments. A great addition to any lucite collection.
Category
1950s American Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Anthony Redmile Shell Encrusted Ducks Boxes
Located in Madrid, ES
Anthony Redmile shell encrusted ducks boxes.
Beautiful rare Anthony Redmile shell encrusted r ducks form box, 20th century
A pair. Size :40X25X20 cm.
Category
1950s Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
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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