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Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot
Beautifully Styled Ceylonese Porcupine Quill, Lidded Dark Wood Conical Pot

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...

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1950s Sri Lankan British Colonial Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Limoge  Hand Painted Box enamel & brass with  Hunting Horse Scene
Antique Limoge  Hand Painted Box enamel & brass with  Hunting Horse Scene

Antique Limoge Hand Painted Box enamel & brass with Hunting Horse Scene

By Castel Limoges

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Antique Limoge 19th Jewellery hand painted porcelain & brass box with hunting horse scene. aprox 1880 hand painted in yellow porcelaine Perfect gift for ...

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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th Century Wooden Lidded Box with Brass Escutcheon and Wrought Iron Hinges
19th Century Wooden Lidded Box with Brass Escutcheon and Wrought Iron Hinges

19th Century Wooden Lidded Box with Brass Escutcheon and Wrought Iron Hinges

By Ralph Lauren, Alexander McQueen, Rick Owens

Located in San Diego, CA

Handsome 19th century lidded box has the quiet authority of a piece that has been used and cherished for generations. Crafted from a warm, honey-toned hardwood, it has developed a ri...

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1890s American British Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wrought Iron

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

Table Bar Covered with Shagreen
Table Bar Covered with Shagreen

Table Bar Covered with Shagreen

By Andre Groult

Located in Bois-Colombes, FR

This is a very special piece A table bar with glasses and bottle Silvered bronze hang.

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1990s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Decorative Box in Wood and Ceramic, Art Deco Period, Brown Color, France, 1940
Decorative Box in Wood and Ceramic, Art Deco Period, Brown Color, France, 1940

Decorative Box in Wood and Ceramic, Art Deco Period, Brown Color, France, 1940

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This is a decorative or jelwery box. It has been made in France circa 1940. Art Deco period. Brown color. Materials are ceramic and oak.

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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Oak

Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, 8 Section Sterling Silver Natural
Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, 8 Section Sterling Silver Natural

Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, 8 Section Sterling Silver Natural

By Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, octagonal section, in 925/1000 sterling silver. Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case has a spring-loaded button and opening Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette C...

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique round glass box with miniature painting, late 19th century
Antique round glass box with miniature painting, late 19th century

Antique round glass box with miniature painting, late 19th century

Located in Bilzen, BE

An antique round glass box with in the lid a painted miniature from a noble lady Late 19th century The inside of the lid has a mirror The glass box have a frame from gilded brass Dia...

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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box

Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box

Located in Moreno Valley, 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

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Antique Tramp Art Carved Wooden Box with Geometric Chip Carving and Red Felt
Antique Tramp Art Carved Wooden Box with Geometric Chip Carving and Red Felt

Antique Tramp Art Carved Wooden Box with Geometric Chip Carving and Red Felt

Located in San Diego, CA

A charming antique Tramp Art wooden box featuring intricately carved geometric chipwork panels and a richly colored red felt-lined interior. The box displays the distinctive layered ...

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Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Felt

Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, 1899
Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, 1899

Antique English Sterling Silver Playing Card Box, 1899

By Levi & Salaman

Located in Bath, GB

A superb late Victorian playing card box made from English sterling silver fully hallmarked for Birmingham 1899; the makers mark is also present for the well renowned English silversmith, Levi, and Salaman. The box retains the two heavy beveled glass panels to the top with one card below depicting Elizabeth...

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1890s English Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box
Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box

Large Rare 19th Century Majolica Flowers Box

Located in Austin, TX

Large Rare 19th Century French Majolica Flowers Box . 12 inches Lenght.

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1880s French Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

Limoges, France. Lidded porcelain box with brass mountings.
Limoges, France. Lidded porcelain box with brass mountings.

Limoges, France. Lidded porcelain box with brass mountings.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Limoges, France. Lidded porcelain box with brass mountings. Adorned with 22-karat gold leaf and featuring a beautiful royal blue glaze with a Scène galante. Approximately 1970. Prov...

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1970s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Mexican Box with Stone Mosaic Copper Silver & Brass Details Taxco
Vintage Mexican Box with Stone Mosaic Copper Silver & Brass Details Taxco

Vintage Mexican Box with Stone Mosaic Copper Silver & Brass Details Taxco

By Los Castillos, Taxco

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This exquisite vintage box from Mexico features a richly textured stone mosaic design on its surface, combining deep shades of blue and green. The geometric ornamentation is crafted ...

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1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Stone, Copper, Silver, Metal, Brass

Carved wooden box 60's folk art
Carved wooden box 60's folk art

Carved wooden box 60's folk art

Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Lovely 60's carved and stained solid wood box, quality folk art and handcrafted work. Beautiful vintage condition, with traces of age and use throughout (see photos).

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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large handcrafted oval dresser box with bronze monkeys handle
Large handcrafted oval dresser box with bronze monkeys handle

Large handcrafted oval dresser box with bronze monkeys handle

Located in Allentown, PA

This is a large oval dresser box with a bronze sculpted monkey handle. This box has a dark tortoise shell finish to the surface with a sculpted bronze pai...

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Early 2000s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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

Materials

Metal, Copper

Brass Box Gold-Plated and Micro Mosaic
Brass Box Gold-Plated and Micro Mosaic

Brass Box Gold-Plated and Micro Mosaic

Located in Vienna, AT

Brass box originally gold-plated with glass stones, made in Italy, circa 1880.

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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Modernist Plexiglass Lucite Box with Geometric Decor, circa 1980
Modernist Plexiglass Lucite Box with Geometric Decor, circa 1980

Modernist Plexiglass Lucite Box with Geometric Decor, circa 1980

By Travail Francais

Located in Atlanta, GA

Crafted in France circa 1970, this modernist lidded box is a striking study in sculptural form and refined materials. Executed in Plexiglass or Acrylic Lucite, the piece presents a c...

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1980s French Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Wrought Iron Hand Painted Folk Art Train Mailbox
Wrought Iron Hand Painted Folk Art Train Mailbox

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

Colorful Semi Precious Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box with Lid
Colorful Semi Precious Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box with Lid

Colorful Semi Precious Stone Rectangular Jewelry or Trinket Box with Lid

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

A beautiful colorful decorative box with a lid created from Carrara marble and inlaid with a variety of semi-precious stones. The sides are inlaid with a variety of stones in abstrac...

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20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Jade, Carrara Marble

Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone
Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone

Antique Hand-Carved Chestnut Box in Asian Bamboo Style Inlaid with Soapstone

Located in Lisse, NL

Exclusive & fine quality hand-crafted Chinoiserie box. The diversity in techniques and materials used by craftsman around the world and over the last centuries never seizes to a...

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Early 20th Century European Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Soapstone

A Pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ Novelty Biscuit Tins, 1901
A Pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ Novelty Biscuit Tins, 1901

A Pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ Novelty Biscuit Tins, 1901

By Huntley & Palmers

Located in London, GB

A Pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ Novelty Biscuit Tins, 1901 A wonderfully decorative pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ biscuit tins, made in Reading, England, in 190...

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Early 1900s English Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Georgian Architectural Model
Georgian Architectural Model

Georgian Architectural Model

Located in Greenwich, CT

Very fine English early 19th century mahogany architectural model of a church, the multiple steeples flanking a faux carved slate shingled room, wh...

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Early 19th Century English Gothic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Art Deco Shagreen Covered Box of Pale Green Color
Art Deco Shagreen Covered Box of Pale Green Color

Art Deco Shagreen Covered Box of Pale Green Color

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

English Art Deco cedar box of rectangular form covered in pale green shagreen with white bone edges.

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Swedish Grace Pewter Sculpture from Ystad-Metall, 1930
Swedish Grace Pewter Sculpture from Ystad-Metall, 1930

Swedish Grace Pewter Sculpture from Ystad-Metall, 1930

By Ystad-Metall

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

An elegant and very decorative pewter sculpture from Ystad-Metall, rectangular base mounted with a cute stylized deer grazing. Perfect as a decorative sculpture or as letter weight.

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1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Early 20th Century Italian Gothic style Decorative Boxe or Small Trunk
Early 20th Century Italian Gothic style Decorative Boxe or Small Trunk

Early 20th Century Italian Gothic style Decorative Boxe or Small Trunk

Located in Casale Monferrato, IT

We present this beautiful and rare small trunk made in the early 20th century. Made entirely of iron with brass decorations, this trunk has a Gothic-inspired design. A unique decora...

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Early 20th Century Italian Gothic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol
Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol

Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol

Located in Delft, NL

Small Dutch 19th Century Silver Lodderein or Snuff Box by Dirk de Gilde Koppenol A Lodderein box or a snuff box in rectangular shape with filigree motif The Silversmith is Dirk de ...

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19th Century Dutch Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Squared Box in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s
Squared Box in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s

Squared Box in Faux Tortoiseshell Lucite Christian Dior Style, Italy 1970s

By Christian Dior

Located in Rome, IT

Midcentury amazing squared decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell-effect lucite in Christian Dior style. Made in Italy in the 1980s. Perfect desk object or gift idea.

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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Mid-Century Large Scale Neo-Classical Style Domed Burlwood Italian Box
Mid-Century Large Scale Neo-Classical Style Domed Burlwood Italian Box

Mid-Century Large Scale Neo-Classical Style Domed Burlwood Italian Box

Located in Kennesaw, GA

This is a large scale Italian burlwood box with neo-classical styling. It is marked on the bottom and includes the key. The interior is paper lined. The box dates to the 1960s.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Early 1900s Translucent Milk Glass Box, Handcrafted with Original Brass Mounts
Early 1900s Translucent Milk Glass Box, Handcrafted with Original Brass Mounts

Early 1900s Translucent Milk Glass Box, Handcrafted with Original Brass Mounts

Located in Lisse, NL

All handcrafted glass box, made in France. A beautiful and quietly confident milk glass box, early 20th century. The form is clean and well balanced, with softly edges and a calm, a...

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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

21st Century Leather Pedal Paper & Waste Bin Handmade in Italy
21st Century Leather Pedal Paper & Waste Bin Handmade in Italy

21st Century Leather Pedal Paper & Waste Bin Handmade in Italy

By Pinetti

Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia

A chic and sleek aesthetic for our wastebasket with a black pedal. Available with a 3 and 5 liter capacity and a soft closing function that will avoid any loud noises. Finished i...

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2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century

Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century

Located in Knivsta, SE

Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech with brass details and gilded pages. Wear consistent with age and use

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Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Small Circular Lidded Vanity Box
Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Small Circular Lidded Vanity Box

Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Small Circular Lidded Vanity Box

By Wedgwood

Located in Dallas, TX

PRESENTING A LOVELY Wedgwood Jasperware Pale Blue Small Circular Lidded Vanity Box. Made by Wedgwood in England in 1982 and fully and properly marked/stamped on base. Marked: “Wedgwood, Made in England …. “PH” … “T” ….. “82”. 2.25 inches tall lidded vanity box with a diameter of 3.25 inches. Rolling vine and grape cameo reliefs, all over the lid and base sides. Fabulous large pointed finial on the lid with floral cameo reliefs on the sides. In very good original condition with no chips or cracks. A ‘PERFECT’ match for the larger and almost identical, lidded jasperware box...

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20th Century English Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Chinese Lacquered Hide Scholar's Trunk, Early 20th Century
Antique Chinese Lacquered Hide Scholar's Trunk, Early 20th Century

Antique Chinese Lacquered Hide Scholar's Trunk, Early 20th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

Trunks and storage chests were the most ubiquitous form of household storage throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. Used to store clothes, linens, and personal effects, trunks were ...

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Hide, Wood

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box
French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box

French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

An elegant and high quality French 19th century Louis XVI st. Baccarat Crystal and Ormolu box. This stunning oval shaped and lidded box is raised by four Ormolu supports with finely ...

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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Antique Chinese Carved Wicker and Bamboo Lunch Box Basket.
Antique Chinese Carved Wicker and Bamboo Lunch Box Basket.

Antique Chinese Carved Wicker and Bamboo Lunch Box Basket.

Located in Seattle, WA

Believed to once have been used as a Linch Box, this decorative wicker basket has many layers inside and a unique carved charm tied to the handle. This Piece has nice patina and Char...

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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wicker

Wedgwood Jasperware Lidded Box with Blue and White Decor
Wedgwood Jasperware Lidded Box with Blue and White Decor

Wedgwood Jasperware Lidded Box with Blue and White Decor

By Wedgwood

Located in Meer, VAN

Wedgwood Jasperware Lidded box, England, 20th century. This is a quintessential piece of Wedgwood Jasperware. Lidded box in the famous Jasperware blue and white decor. Neo-classic...

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Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Box Brass Repousse Coal Nautical Galleon Warship
Box Brass Repousse Coal Nautical Galleon Warship

Box Brass Repousse Coal Nautical Galleon Warship

Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK

- Charming and characterful nautical design - Depicting a fleet of five galleons or warships at anchor in a bay with three men in a dingy rowing ashore on the top - The front with ...

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1870s French Baroque Revival Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930
Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930

Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930

Located in Bath, GB

A fabulous smart Art Deco box made from white onyx and trimmed in a deep green Malachite. The box opens to reveal the gold plated Betjemann's Patent hinge with and English registrat...

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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Onyx

Exquisite Rare French Turquoise Blue and White Gold Limoges Box Egg
Exquisite Rare French Turquoise Blue and White Gold Limoges Box Egg

Exquisite Rare French Turquoise Blue and White Gold Limoges Box Egg

By Limoges

Located in New York, NY

The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Limoges Egg Stamped Porcelain and Bronze ...

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20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

GERMAN 1890 Treasure Chest Decorative Box In Cedar Wood & Silver Hardware
GERMAN 1890 Treasure Chest Decorative Box In Cedar Wood & Silver Hardware

GERMAN 1890 Treasure Chest Decorative Box In Cedar Wood & Silver Hardware

Located in Miami, FL

A German treasure chest desk box. This is a beautiful rectangular desk box created in Germany during the Imperial period, back in 1890-1900. The box is crafted in the shape of a treasure chest and fully carved in cedar wood and decorated with forged silver hardware’s. It is fitted with two sets of hinges and a security lock. The box is extremely well made and fitted in the interior with the original red velvet lining. Stamped with an oval bronze plaque, that read E S Schutz Marke...

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1890s German Black Forest Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Vintage Scholz & Lammel Modernist Wood Box Enamel Made in Germany
Vintage Scholz & Lammel Modernist Wood Box Enamel Made in Germany

Vintage Scholz & Lammel Modernist Wood Box Enamel Made in Germany

Located in Krefeld, DE

Beautiful Scholz & Lammel boxe from the 1960s made of wood with enamel top. You could use it for cigaretts, little things like jewelry or small accessories. Price for one box.  

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1960s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Enrique Zavalo Round Box
Enrique Zavalo Round Box

Enrique Zavalo Round Box

Located in Tampa, FL

Enrique Zavalo round box by the Mexican artist, created sometime between the turn of the century and the 1920s, possibly earlier. While an exact date has not been confirmed, the craf...

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Early 1900s Mexican Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

19thc Wall Hanging Spice Box With Porcelain Knobs
19thc Wall Hanging Spice Box With Porcelain Knobs

19thc Wall Hanging Spice Box With Porcelain Knobs

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19thc wall hanging spice box with porcelain knobs. crown molding on the top portion of the box. Wonderful hand made box with great patina and age. Original porcelain knobs.

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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Decorative or Jewelry Burl Wood Box France 1970 Brown Color
Decorative or Jewelry Burl Wood Box France 1970 Brown Color

Decorative or Jewelry Burl Wood Box France 1970 Brown Color

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Jewelry box, or decorative Box in Burl Wood with Bone incrustations. This box was made in France in the 1970s. It has a brown color.

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1970s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

Mid Century Italian Box in Carved Alabaster and Brass 1950s
Mid Century Italian Box in Carved Alabaster and Brass 1950s

Mid Century Italian Box in Carved Alabaster and Brass 1950s

Located in Tilburg, NL

Mid Century Italian Box in Carved Alabaster and Brass 1950s Small lidded box constructed in carved alabaster with a rectangular form and softly rounded body. The surface is worked w...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box

Chinese Export Cloisonné Box

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern in beautiful colors of red, green, blue and red. The box rests on ball feet. This chino...

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1910s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Amber Trinket Box
Amber Trinket Box

Amber Trinket Box

Located in Tampa, FL

A beautifully decorated Indian metal box with a stone of amber on the top. 1920s or earlier There once was a fabric inside but it has disintegrated you can see it, all of the fibers ...

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1920s Indian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Metal

Norwegian Burlwood Tankard dated 1707
Norwegian Burlwood Tankard dated 1707

Norwegian Burlwood Tankard dated 1707

Located in Greenwich, CT

A tankard in solid birch burl, having a tapered body with especially thin hand carved walls, on integral feet, with a looped handle surmounted by an elaborate wooden hinge bearing a ...

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Early 18th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birch

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.