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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Style: Folk Art
Style: George III
George III Chinoiserie Brass Mounted Penwork Jewellery Box, Signed E.F 1816
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An exemplary George III chinoiserie and floral design penwork jewellery box, dated 1816.
This superb example in flawless condition is incredibly well decorated onto sycamore, depic...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Antique Treen Glove Powderer and Companion Piece. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Lovely shaped treen glove powderer
5 holes in the top
Beautiful colour of wood. Possibly pearwood
The companion piece is turned bone. About the same dat...
Category
1850s English Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Swedish Antique Blue Folk Art Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique blue box in folk art from Sweden made during the mid 1800s. The box is an attractive size and can be used for anything from storing documents and stationary to perfume a...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Vintage Hand Carved Nut Woodenware Catchall, 1960s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Austria at an estate sale, this hand carved nut catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice Mid Century collectible to display in your home. Made by Talarico about 1960s.
Category
1960s American Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Mid-18th Century Hand Painted Traditional Swedish Pine Chest
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-18th century hand painted traditional Swedish chest/box, circa 1750.
Stunning traditional Swedish box hand painted in the original paintwork. Decorated on all sides with swags...
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Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Wrought Iron Hand Painted Folk Art Train Mailbox
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Unique, Large and functional wrought Iron Mailbox. The piece is a functional mailbox with a pull handle in the front, several train cars, with the last being open to hold boxes and ...
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20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wrought Iron
Antique Very Rare Swedish Black Bentwood Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Very rare bentwood box made by hand in pine from Sweden. The box has a great size which is significantly larger than most other boxes. It is made by hand with excellent craftsmanship...
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Folk Art 1930 Mechanical Desk Barrel Box In Polychromate Wood
Located in Miami, FL
Folk art desk barrel box.
Very unusual piece of folk art, created around the 1930. This is a mechanical desk barrel box carved in wood and decorated with painting. Shown a man dre...
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Folk Art Northern Swedish Handmade Flour Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Folk Art flour box from northern Sweden. The box was made by hand during the mid-1800s from pine and was used to store flour. Boxes like this would be standi...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
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 str...
Category
Mid-18th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Norwegian Blue Painted Pantry Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Good early 19th-century Scandinavian paint decorated the bentwood pantry box with stitched seams, retaining original floral decoration and dark robin egg blue paint, with wonderful p...
Category
1820s European Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood
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...
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1920s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Antique Swedish Hand-Made Folk Art Pine Flour Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Antique hand-made flour box from Sweden made in folk art during the second half of the 19th century, around 1860 to 1870. These boxes were either hung on the...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Mid-19th Century Swedish Painted Table Top Writing Desk
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid-19th Century swedish painted table top writing desk circa 1850.
Good quality table top bureau, presented in original scraped back paint. ...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
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
Scandinavian Hand Painted Folk Art Pine Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian hand painted folk art pine box, circa 1850.
Fine example of traditional Swedish hand painted woodenware.
Slight dome topped li...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine, Paint
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
Scandinavian Hand Painted 19th Century Pine Strong Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Scandinavian hand painted 19th century pine strong box circa 1840.
Good example of traditional rustic Swedish woodwork. Painted in a russet red paint with hand painted cream drag...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
19th Century Hand Painted Tine Decorative Box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century hand painted tine decorative box circa 1860.
Good quality Swedish tine box, used for storing valuables or foods for secure storage. This examp...
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Chippewa Birch Bark, Quills & Sweetgrass Box with Tulip - Canada - Early 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Chippewa (also known as Ojibwe) birch bark lidded box with porcupine quill decoration and sweetgrass rims fastened with black thread - featuri...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A fascinating and truly unique early 20th century American Folk Art box with the most wonderful Greek temple design with eight blue painted Doric columns around the perimeter and wit...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Regency Chinoiserie & Penwork Decorated Jewelry Box Blue Painted Fitted Interior
Located in valatie, NY
Regency chinoiserie and penwork decorated jewelry box with fitted interior in original, rare blue paint. The top is decorated with rare raised chinoiserie and penwork of a pair of figures in a garden with an exotic bird, trees, flowers and pagodas. The front is decorated with a penwork garden and pagodas.
Trent antiques has been a respected name in antiques for...
Category
Early 19th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Swedish Antique Rustic Folkart Chest / Box with Original Paint
Located in Boden, SE
19th century Swedish folk art wooden box from Boden, Norbotten Northern Sweden.
Beautiful colorful color.
The wooden box has untouched original ...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Carved and Painted Watermelon Box by Frank Finney
By Frank Finney
Located in Nantucket, MA
Carved and painted watermelon bowl by master carver Frank Finney. Lift top lid, with scraping style interior. Signed on bottom "Finney" with his initals.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Hand Carved Apple Tea Caddy in Hardwood with Lined Interior, 19th Century
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a hand made tea caddy Lidded box in the shape of an Apple, made from hardwood and dating to the 19th century.
The Apple shaped box has a hinged lid with a short hand carve...
Category
19th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century Blue Swedish Folk Art Chest or Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Blue folk art chest or box from Sweden. The chest is in untouched original condition with the first layer of original paint. Hand wrought hardware in iron with functional lock and key.
Category
Early 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Antique Folk Art Rustic Farmhouse Log Cabin Shaped Toy Chest Storage Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare and antique folk art doll house box or toy chest in the shape of a rustic green cabin with two glass windows and a shingle roof.
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Folk Art "American Eagle" Silhouette Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art decorative box with eagle motif in attractive red paint (ca. 1910-1920, USA). The hinged top opens to reveal a divided storage compartment, per...
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Swedish Original Blue Painted 19th Century Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish blue and red painted pine-wood box from the Gustavian period or the early 19th Century. The hand painted flower decoration has still the remaining of the rococo period kind...
Category
Early 1800s Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Hand Carved Indian Box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved Indian box
We share what we love, and we love the detail of this hand carved Indian box, likely to have been u...
Category
1920s Indian Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Rajasthani Footed Chest Box India 1900's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Rajasthani Shekhawati Merchant's Footed Chest Box India 1900's.
Early 20th Century Indian carved wood storage cash footed box used by merchants in ...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Trinket Box Catchall, Folk Art 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Italy at an estate sale, this hand carved trinket box or catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice antique collectible to display in your...
Category
1890s Italian Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Folk Art Jewelry Box from the 1940s in Copper with Women Nude
Located in Berlin, DE
This charming jewelry box from the 1940s was made out of copper
and is hand-dented.
It shows a nudist art of a woman. It is in a beautiful original condition.
A unique piece whic...
Category
1940s German Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
19th Century Folk Art Hand Painted Domed Trinket Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century European hand painted domed trinket box, folk art style.
Category
19th Century European Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Folk Art Grain Painted Blanket Chest with Strap Hinges, Dated 1846
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Folk Art blanket chest or trunk offers grain painted wood construction with central date of 1846, strap hinges and interior patch ...
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Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint, Wood
Whaler Made Bone and Ebonized Wood Round Lidded Box, circa 1850
Located in Stamford, CT
Whaler made antique bone and ebonized wood round box, circa 1850. With pierced bone medallion and delicately carved bone spiral decorative supports on the...
Category
Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Antique Black Forest Brienz Hand Carved Trinket Box, Folk Art 1890s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Found in Germany at an estate sale, this hand carved trinket box or catchall is perfect for the collector. Nice antique collectible to display in yo...
Category
1890s German Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Handcrafted and Carved Wood Box Leaf Motif, Jewelry Box, Keepsake Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage handmade beautifully carved wooden box, jewelry box or keepsake box.
The Inside has 2 compartments which measure 3.38 x 3.38 inches.
No makers mark.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
19th Century Original Folk Art Painted Chest of Drawers
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
19th Century original Folk Art painted chest of drawers.
A Very attractive painted pine chest of drawers, it is decorated with flowers on the top and sides, the drawer fronts and ...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint
Decorative Re Painted 19th Century Wine Box, Trug
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Decorative re painted 19th century wine box, trug.
A delightful piece painted over, advertising Roy Hugo Butcher.
The Carrier is made in pine and painted ...
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Anthony Redmile Shell Encrusted Duck or Swan Box Redmile Objects London England
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Beautiful RARE Anthony Redmile shell encrusted swan or duck form box, 20th c.
Red lined interior with "redmile objects london - england' stickers. Substantial weight.
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Mid-20th Century English Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Lacquer
Antique French Folk Art Keepsake Box
Located in Charleston, SC
This beautiful hand decorated keepsake box has a beautiful green velvet on the outside. The top shows a metal cross with shell decorations. The inside is Lined with a silk green on t...
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Tramp Art Box / Jewelry Box Carved Brass 1893 Chip Carved War Decoration
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous Tramp Art box / Jewelry box marked 1893 and decorated with brass.
The box contains multiple guns & pike helmets and a lions head holding a brass ring to open the chest.
...
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1890s American Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Tall Copper Storage Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and all original condition copper Repoussé food storage chest. Tin lined with repousse palmettes on the hinged lid. Brass top handle and lock plate. Originally acquired from a large collection of Nautical items...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Wooden Turned Treen Pot, Container or Vide Pouche, England Late 20th Century
Located in London, GB
A skilfully crafted piece of turned treen with an interesting silhouette. The piece opens into two sections leaving an interior space to prize, hide or store a treasure or two. There...
Category
1990s English Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique George III Quality Figured Mahogany Serpentine Shaped Storage Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique George III quality figured mahogany serpentine shaped storage box having a quality serpentine shaped figured mahogany lift up top with pretty satinwood stringing inlay openin...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Round Blue Lapis Lazuli and Marble Stone Jewelry or Trinket Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Beautiful blue Lapis Lazuli and Carrara marble stone jewelry box. Created from genuine blue Lapis Lazuli, this box is low in profile and round in form. This lovely jewelry or trinket box features a lid that sits snuggly onto its base. Both of which are completely covered in this beautiful blue stone.
The interior of the box's base and lid, are created using Carrara marble. The lid features stays, which retrofit into the base, and allow the top to hold to the base without sliding or moving. The exterior is flanked with the gorgeous richly-hued blue lapis lazuli stone.
How We Would Style It:
This blue stone box...
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20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Carrara Marble
Vintage Coastal Brown Rectangular Sea Shell Covered Box with Lid, Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous shell covered Folk Art box with lid. Covered in brown, black and cream conical shaped shells, it is a striking statement piece. The box which the shells cover, is created ...
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20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
Maitland Smith Neoclassical Painted Oval Metal Toleware Box Bin Yellow Roses 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Large vintage maitland smith oval toleware box or bin with painted metal base, handles, and wooden lid, painted in black with yellow roses in a wreath pat...
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20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Folk Art Hand-Carved Wooden Box with Grapes and Leaves
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Breathtaking folk art hand-carved wooden box with grapes, vine and leaf detail.
This Dionysian solid wood box is a compliment to any kitchen, great for recipe cards or tea bags. Can also be used for mementos, 420, or a vintage postcard collection.
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20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Jewelry or Decorative Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th Century Italian jewelry box. This sweet petite box is a perfect piece to hold jewelry or any small collectibles. Sitting atop a vanity, dresser or a desk, the hand painted...
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Early 20th Century Italian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Miniature George III Oak Coffer
Located in Essex, MA
Simple piece with hinged lid opening to a storage compartment over a drawer, bracket feet.
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1770s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Brown Leather Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled brown leather box from Africa.
Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional West African symbols on leather.
Tuareg style probably Maurita...
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Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Rectangular Carved Wood Bird Motif Box with Hinged Lid and Batik Interior
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful rectangular Sumatra hinged box with a Phoenix bird motif. An excellent piece to display on a coffee table or side table. This lovely box features a colorful phoenix (or p...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
African Tuareg Hand-Tooled Black Leather Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled black leather box from Africa.
Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African symbols on black leather.
Tuareg style probably Maurit...
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Early 20th Century Mauritanian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
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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