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French Large Etched Cut Glass and Brass Lozenge Shape Box or Casket
French Large Etched Cut Glass and Brass Lozenge Shape Box or Casket

French Large Etched Cut Glass and Brass Lozenge Shape Box or Casket

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a good looking large scale French cut glass and brass lozenge shape box or casket in very good condition. I am estimating it dates to the middle of the 20th century.

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Mid-20th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940
French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940

French Limoges Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box for Neiman Marcus, circa 1940

By Limoges

Located in Miami, FL

A refined and beautifully executed French Limoges porcelain box, circa 1940, hand-painted with delicate floral and avian motifs in vibrant enamels against a luminous white ground. Th...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Japanese Kashigata Wooden Mold Vintage Wagashi Sweets
Antique Japanese Kashigata Wooden Mold Vintage Wagashi Sweets

Antique Japanese Kashigata Wooden Mold Vintage Wagashi Sweets

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, an antique Japanese kashigata wooden mold used for shaping wagashi sweets. The hand-carved interior typically features floral or seasonal designs, such as the...

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1950s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk,  Circa 1820
English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk,  Circa 1820

English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk, Circa 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

English zebra wood military campaign writing desk with brass bound molded edges, original recessed side handles, fitted leather interior with tooling and retains the original crystal ink wells...

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1820s American Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Located in Chicago, IL

The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying Chinese ce...

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16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Money Bank Drum in Blue Glass & Silver Plate, 1970s
Vintage Money Bank Drum in Blue Glass & Silver Plate, 1970s

Vintage Money Bank Drum in Blue Glass & Silver Plate, 1970s

Located in Esbjerg, DK

Small decorative Money Bank in the shape of a drum. It's made from silver plated metal and cobalt blue glass. You get access to its content by turning the lid. Manufactured by Viener...

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1970s Hong Kong Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Pewter Casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Pewter Casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark

Pewter Casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Lidded Pewter Casket designed made by Just Andersen in 1930. A timeless piece for an exquisite place * Lidded pewter box with a velvet inner box. * Designer: Just Andersen * Style: ...

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1920s Danish Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Italian Deco Crystal Decanters and Glass Set with Silver Details, Italy, 1930s
Italian Deco Crystal Decanters and Glass Set with Silver Details, Italy, 1930s

Italian Deco Crystal Decanters and Glass Set with Silver Details, Italy, 1930s

Located in Roma, IT

Marvelous Art Deco Murano blown glass set in a stunning combination of crystal-clear glass, black glass and 800 silver. This charming and unique bar set is composed of two decanters ...

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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Silver

1930's Art Deco Bonjour Navy Ladies Octogonal Makeup Compact w/ Mirror & Puff
1930's Art Deco Bonjour Navy Ladies Octogonal Makeup Compact w/ Mirror & Puff

1930's Art Deco Bonjour Navy Ladies Octogonal Makeup Compact w/ Mirror & Puff

Located in Red Lion, PA

1930s Bourjois Art Deco Navy Blue Enamel and Chrome Makeup Compact with Unused Powder and Puff This exquisite 1930s Art Deco Bourjois compact exemplifies the sophistication and mode...

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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Neon Green Acrylic Christmas Tree Decor by Paola Valle
Neon Green Acrylic Christmas Tree Decor by Paola Valle

Neon Green Acrylic Christmas Tree Decor by Paola Valle

By Paola Valle

Located in Ciudad De México, MX

Christmas is a season of joy and, for us that means color! Celebrate the season with this colorful, fun and modern Christmas Tree sculptures, and give a new twist to the traditional Christmas color palette. This sculptures will look merry and bright in shelves, fireplace mantle, or even to decorate you kids bedroom...

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2010s Mexican Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Acrylic

Antique English Satinwood Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Antique English Satinwood Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 19th Century

Antique English Satinwood Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 19th Century

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Dublin, Ireland

Impressive English Georgian Sheraton Period Flame Grain Satinwood Double Tea Caddy of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact size. Circa 1800-20. The hinged lid cross band...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century
A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century

A Japanese Edo Period Lacquer Kogo (Incense) Box, late 17/early 18th Century

Located in Spencertown, NY

Early Japanese Lacquer Incense Box (Kogo) Late 17thc. Of rectangular form with soft corners, decorated with a diaper pattern in gold lacquer on a brownish black ground, with pewter r...

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17th Century Japanese Edo Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts
A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

A Japanese Meiji Period Black Lacquer Hokai Lidded Box with Brass Mounts

Located in San Francisco, CA

this large ribbed and cylindrical Japanese shell-game box with domed lid decorated overall with Maki-e (gold lacquered) foliate wreaths and stylized flower heads and incised brass mounts; raised on four splayed supports. Hokai boxes...

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Fine Regency Egyptian Revival Leather & Snake Handled Ormolu Box C. 1815
Fine Regency Egyptian Revival Leather & Snake Handled Ormolu Box C. 1815

Fine Regency Egyptian Revival Leather & Snake Handled Ormolu Box C. 1815

Located in Atlanta, GA

This remarkable Regency-period jewelry or document box is a rare example of Egyptian Revival design, a style that gained popularity during the early 19th century following the Napole...

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Early 19th Century French Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Box -- Fused Glass Fish Motif
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Box -- Fused Glass Fish Motif

Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian Mid-Century Ceramic Box -- Fused Glass Fish Motif

By Aldo Londi, Bitossi

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Here is a richly textured and visually compelling Italian ceramic box by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, dating to the mid-20th century and retailed by Raymor. The rectangular form is distin...

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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Indian Inlaid Marble Box  Floral Agate and Precious Stones
Indian Inlaid Marble Box  Floral Agate and Precious Stones

Indian Inlaid Marble Box Floral Agate and Precious Stones

Located in Tampa, FL

A beautifully crafted vintage marble box from India, dating to the 1940s–1950s. The surface is intricately inlaid with agate and other precious stones, forming an elegant floral patt...

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1940s Indian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Marble

Antique Moser Box
Antique Moser Box

Antique Moser Box

Located in Tampa, FL

An Austrian Moser box in cranberry with gold flowers and bronze dore fittings. Circa 1890s.   

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1890s Austrian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Early 19th Century Georgian Burr Birch Pocket Snuff Box, England, circa 1820
Early 19th Century Georgian Burr Birch Pocket Snuff Box, England, circa 1820

Early 19th Century Georgian Burr Birch Pocket Snuff Box, England, circa 1820

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

A very handsome early 19th century Georgian pocket snuff box, the richly figured burr birch case inlaid with ebony stringing and an ebony shield-shaped cartouche, the functioning lid opening on wooden...

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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch

Italian alp  box
Italian alp  box

Italian alp box

$1,280Sale Price|20% Off

Italian alp box

Located in grand Lancy, CH

Italian alp folk art box

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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Swedish Art Deco Bronze Lidded Box by O.H. Lagerstedt, circa 1930s
Swedish Art Deco Bronze Lidded Box by O.H. Lagerstedt, circa 1930s

Swedish Art Deco Bronze Lidded Box by O.H. Lagerstedt, circa 1930s

By O.H. Lagerstedt

Located in Stockholm, SE

A refined Swedish Art Deco lidded vessel in solid bronze, by O.H. Lagerstedt (J.L.H. – Joh. L. Höglund), Sweden, circa 1930s. This elegant cylindrical box features a beautifully pro...

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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Lidded Porcelain Jugendstil Vases by Wahliss Serapis
Lidded Porcelain Jugendstil Vases by Wahliss Serapis

Lidded Porcelain Jugendstil Vases by Wahliss Serapis

By Ernst Wahliss, Otto Prutscher

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Stamped transfer mark under glaze, Serapis-Fayence Wahliss; impressed model number 9686; hand painted glaze form and decoration numbers F: 9686, D: 9712. Note: We do not ship pieces...

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1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Mid-century modern lucite and brass jewelry box, Italy 1970s
Mid-century modern lucite and brass jewelry box, Italy 1970s

Mid-century modern lucite and brass jewelry box, Italy 1970s

Located in Firenze, IT

Modernist lucite and brass box Italy 1970s brass, faux tortoiseshell lucite H 10 × 12 × 20 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century
Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century

Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century

Located in Opole, PL

Carved Oak Trinket Box From the Early 20th Century A small, richly carved, openwork box made of oak wood, adorned with floral motifs.

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Early 20th Century Dutch Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Antique Viennese Rock Crystal and Enamelled Silver Toilet Set in Wooden Case
Antique Viennese Rock Crystal and Enamelled Silver Toilet Set in Wooden Case

Antique Viennese Rock Crystal and Enamelled Silver Toilet Set in Wooden Case

Located in London, GB

In the past, this type of large toilet service would have been an essential luxury for an elite woman. They were used to store makeup, perfume, pins, ribbons and anything else a lady needed to dress for High Society. Placed in a prominent position in a lady’s bedroom, the service would have signified its owner’s wealth and high status. This nine-piece service is of Austro-Hungarian origin, being created in Vienna in the late 19th century. The service includes a double sided table mirror...

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Late 19th Century Austrian Renaissance Antique Decorative Boxes

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Rock Crystal, Silver

Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi
Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi

Japanese Antique Black Lacquered Box 1860s-1900s / Tansu Sideboard Wabisabi

Located in Chōsei District Nagara, JP

This box is made in Japan and coated with black lacquer. The furniture was made during the Meiji period (1860s-1900s) and is made of cedar wood. The metal fittings are made of copper...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Czechoslovakia Art Deco Jeweled dresser box.  marbled glass with gilt decoration
Czechoslovakia Art Deco Jeweled dresser box.  marbled glass with gilt decoration

Czechoslovakia Art Deco Jeweled dresser box. marbled glass with gilt decoration

By Kralik Glassworks

Located in Mobile, AL

The variety of glass made in Czechoslovakia in the Art Deco period is astounding. And, some of the most beautiful exports were the dresser boxes with jeweled lids, many clearly stam...

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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

Late 19Thc Shaker Style Pantry Boxes -Stack of Four
Late 19Thc Shaker Style Pantry Boxes -Stack of Four

Late 19Thc Shaker Style Pantry Boxes -Stack of Four

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Late 19Thc Shaker pantry boxes in fine condition and all matching stack.This matching stack of four boxes are in great condition and all have copper nail construction.Sold as a coll...

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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)
Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)

Japanese Lacquered and Gold Leaf Storage Trunk (Nagamochi)

Located in CA, CA

A fine lacquered and gold leaf Nagamochi dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The exterior of the trunk and its gilded metal fittings are decorated with a folia...

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Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Paul Greene Vintage Sculptural Carved Zebra Wood Box
Paul Greene Vintage Sculptural Carved Zebra Wood Box

Paul Greene Vintage Sculptural Carved Zebra Wood Box

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Vintage small storage or trinket box features rounded, biomorphic shape and simple, but elegant construction. The box is hand carved of solid zebra wood; the storage compartment slid...

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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes

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Zebra Wood, Wood

Cast Brass Engraved Brazier Box with Pierced Charcoal Tray, North India
Cast Brass Engraved Brazier Box with Pierced Charcoal Tray, North India

Cast Brass Engraved Brazier Box with Pierced Charcoal Tray, North India

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Cast Brass Engraved Brazier Box with Pierced Charcoal Tray, North India, Late 19th Century Dimensions: Consisting of Two Pieces: the Box and the Removable Tray Box: 10.5” W to handl...

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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif
Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif

Japanese Black Lacquer Jubako Box with Stork Motif

Located in Stamford, CT

A four-tier Japanese Meiji period black lacquer Jubako box with stork and fir tree decoration. Box in four sections with lid.

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Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal, Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century
Decorative and Jewelry Box in Metal, Silver Color and Gold France 20th Century

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

Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.
Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.

Rare Chinese opium smokers kit, including a pillow-box and a pipe.

Located in Leuven , BE

Rare Chinese opium smoker's kit, including a lacquered boiled cardboard pillow-box and a pipe showing signs of intensive use. The pipe fits perfectly inside the box. The curved shape...

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Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plywood

Japanese Urushi craftsman's workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi
Japanese Urushi craftsman's workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi

Japanese Urushi craftsman's workbench w/ drawers, box chest of drawers wabi sabi

Located in 常陸大宮市, JP

At the first glance, this looks like an art piece done by a modern abstract artist - with the layers of random, thicker paint on it. But the truth is, this small box chest of drawers...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Scatola decorativa Italiana in Bambù e Ottone 1960s
Scatola decorativa Italiana in Bambù e Ottone 1960s

Scatola decorativa Italiana in Bambù e Ottone 1960s

Located in Palermo, Sicily

Particolare Scatola Decorativa in bambù intrecciato e Ottone design Italiano 1960.

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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Noveade German Silver Jewelry Box 800
Art Noveade German Silver Jewelry Box 800

Art Noveade German Silver Jewelry Box 800

Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA

Art Noveade 800 German Silver Jewelry Box A Box with an intricate pattern engraved on its surface. The pattern consists of swirls and floral ...

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20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Sewing Box in Rosewood Veneer, Gold and Silver, Restoration Period
Sewing Box in Rosewood Veneer, Gold and Silver, Restoration Period

Sewing Box in Rosewood Veneer, Gold and Silver, Restoration Period

Located in Paris, FR

Precious rectangular sewing box in rosewood veneer called. Uncovered, it presents a mirror with braids on the back of the lid. This charming sewing set is lined with moire and pink velvet and is composed of two small square porcelain bottles with openwork polychrome flowers, marked "L" on the bottom, a removable rectangular pad supporting two spools of gold thread and finely chiseled with a central chiseled cartridge-shaped, overhung by a button. A central tray on a raised base holds five sewing items...

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19th Century French Restauration Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver

Tiffany & Co Andy Warhol Advent Calendar, 2022
Tiffany & Co Andy Warhol Advent Calendar, 2022

Tiffany & Co Andy Warhol Advent Calendar, 2022

By Andy Warhol, Tiffany & Co.

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unopened 2022 Tiffany & Co Andy Warhol Advent Calendar comes complete with 24 cardboard ornaments featuring classic designs by Andy Warhol. Still sealed in original plastic. Orn...

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21st Century and Contemporary North American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

1960s Regency Gold Vanity Brass Tissue Box Holder
1960s Regency Gold Vanity Brass Tissue Box Holder

1960s Regency Gold Vanity Brass Tissue Box Holder

By Sherle Wagner

Located in Chula Vista, CA

AMBIANIC presents Brass Gold Tissue Holder Vanity Box rectangular box features ornate floral details decorative legs. 11.38 x 6.25 w x 4 h Preowned condition original vintage Refer ...

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Mid-20th Century American Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Clear Crystal and Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Modern Louis XVI Style
Clear Crystal and Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Modern Louis XVI Style

Clear Crystal and Bronze Box by Oggetti D'Arte, Modern Louis XVI Style

By Oggetti D'Arte

Located in Calenzano, FI

Hand carved clear crystal and patinated golden bronze box. Each object is handcrafted and the care for every detail makes each item unique in its kind. The style of this box is a mo...

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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Decorative Amethyst Box - Signed “Made in Italy” for Christian Dior
Decorative Amethyst Box - Signed “Made in Italy” for Christian Dior

Decorative Amethyst Box - Signed “Made in Italy” for Christian Dior

Located in Saint-Ouen, FR

Decorative Amethyst Box – Christian Dior Decorative box. Pink and black amethyst box with white marble interior, and a black decorative stone. Signed “Made in Italy” for Christian Di...

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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Amethyst

Malachite hexagonal box, ca 1930
Malachite hexagonal box, ca 1930

Malachite hexagonal box, ca 1930

Located in Bilzen, BE

A complete malachite box from around 1930 in a hexagonal shape, with a loose lid This is the kind of malachite what's coming from Congo the box meassures 8.2 x 8.2 cm and has a tota...

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1920s Congolese Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Renaissance Style Gilt Rectangular Casket , Jewelry, Desk and /or Decorative Box
Renaissance Style Gilt Rectangular Casket , Jewelry, Desk and /or Decorative Box

Renaissance Style Gilt Rectangular Casket , Jewelry, Desk and /or Decorative Box

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Renaissance style gilt bronze rectangular casket lidded box. It depicts embossed decoration of scrolls of acanthus leaves, birds flowers and hearts around the whole box. In the center of the lid, there is a “cameo” or relief of the profile of a gentleman with a beard. Inside, the box is covered with purple velvet fabric in the lid. It is divided in different sizes and shapes of compartments with glass tray and two inkwell bottles...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Richard Hudnut Art Deco 'Marvelous' Ladies Powder Compact
Richard Hudnut Art Deco 'Marvelous' Ladies Powder Compact

Richard Hudnut Art Deco 'Marvelous' Ladies Powder Compact

By Richard Hudnut

Located in Devon, England

Richard Hudnut Marvelous, you'll certainly want to add this TINY little silver tone metal rouge compact to your collection ! Features a stylised woman's outline centred in a square r...

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Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Perfume box with crystal bottles, ca 1840
Perfume box with crystal bottles, ca 1840

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

Materials

Crystal

Selene Box in Amara Ebony Veneer With Matte Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 5310A
Selene Box in Amara Ebony Veneer With Matte Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 5310A

Selene Box in Amara Ebony Veneer With Matte Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 5310A

By Arcahorn Srl.

Located in Recanati, Macerata

Distinguished by plush materials and essential lines, our Selene box showcases a rectangular wooden structure in Amara ebony veneer. Enhanced by an elegant edging in Corno Italiano w...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome

Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box

Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box

By Robert Pringle & Sons

Located in New York, NY

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Robert Pringle & Sons in London in 1939. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged and tabbed; top has engine-turned wave ornament and rect...

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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

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.