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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: 2010s
Period: Late 20th Century
Unique, Ostrich Egg Container on Amethyst Base
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Large, hand decorated ostrich egg container featuring a gilded interior. The whole mounted on a sterling silver pedestal with a multifaceted, amethyst cr...
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Amethyst, Sterling Silver

Large Walnut Trinket Box Signed "JW"
Located in Tarrytown, NY
Large walnut trinket box signed "JW".
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Enameled Foiled Cloisonné and Lucite Vessel or Box Vintage Signed
Located in North Miami, FL
The beautiful detail of this vintage lucite box, vessel or container is the work of artist Komrad as signed on the top. It has gorgeous detail with ...
Category

1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Foil

A Box by J. Muckey
By J. Muckey
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare walnut box by J.Muckey-a craftsman active in the 1970's.
Category

1970s American Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Hand turned wood bowl box with fitted cover
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Out of an estate collection of hand turned bowls including some by Edward Moulthrop comes this unique covered box with a cleverly fitted top. Unsigned with a felt base. Not sure what...
Category

Late 20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Midcentury Modern Game Box Exotic Burlwood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Exotic Burlwood Box 3 h x 9 w x 11.5 Crafted in exotic wood. No label present. Game inside the box. The Captain's Duel Game from Pusser's Rum. Incomplete game set, missing ba...
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

Mid Century Chrome, Lucite and Rattan Hinged Box, Italy 1970s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely decorative hinged box is perfect for a living space or vanity. The chrome-plated framing is complemented with clear Lucite and rattan or wicker cane work. The rattan is e...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

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

2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Eggshell, Abalone, Lacquer

Boho Chic Bamboo Rattan Magazine Rack
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Introduce a touch of bohemian elegance to your space with the Boho Chic Bamboo Rattan Magazine Rack. This beautifully crafted piece combines the durability of bamboo with the intrica...
Category

1980s Unknown Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rattan

Custom NYC Restaurant Oversized Matchbox
Located in New York, NY
The Matchbox Series is composed of roughly 3”x 5” to 5” x 7” boxes that make direct references to iconic NYC institutions. These boxes come with slide out in...
Category

2010s American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

1990s Tourtoise Shell Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1990s Tortoise shell box.
Category

1990s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tortoise Shell

Victorian Antique Style Cast Iron Standing Pedestal Postal Locking Mailbox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Victorian Antique Style Cast Iron Estate Standing Pedestal Postal Mailbox. Item featured includes working lock and key, very nice reproduction ...
Category

Late 20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Snuff Box Princess Albert De Broglie miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Princess Albert De Broglie is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Snuff Box Princess Albert De Broglie has openwork lid, and handpainted fine round miniature diameter cm. 4 hand p...
Category

1970s Italian Baroque Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Wooden Rectangle Box Covered in Bone Facets with Brass Knobs & Feet
Located in Ross, CA
Wooden box covered with beveled stone squares with brass feet and knob. The hardware is brass, including four feet and one knob.
Category

1990s Unknown Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Tiffany & Co. Limoges France American Garden Round Porcelain Collectible Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tiffany & Co. Limoges France American Garden Round Porcelain Pill Box. TIFFANY & CO. “American Garden” Round Collectible Porcelain Box made in Limoges, France. Vintage Tiffany & Co. ...
Category

Late 20th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Patinated Metal and Rosewood Bunny Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Patinated Metal and rosewood bunny box. A well made whimsical table top accessory
Category

1970s American Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Italian Decorative Pineapple Brass Box 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Pineapple Brass Box from the 1970s is a charming and unique collectible. Crafted in Italy, this brass box is shaped like a pineapple, showcasing both a...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gabriella Crespi Cork and Brass Decorative Box, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Rectangular decorative box by Gabriella Crespi from the 'cork' series with divided interior, brass borders finish the box. Brass engraved signature,...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1970s Cassette Holder in Teak Wood Tambour Door Desk File
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Cassette Holder in Teakwood Tambour Door 8.38 w x 11 d x 6.25 h Preowned original vintage condition. See images please.
Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Maitland Smith Exceptional Lidded Box in Tessellated Fossilized Coral 1980s
Located in New York, NY
Large beautifully crafted hinged box in tessellated fossilized coral with brass inlays around top by Maitland Smith The Phillippines 1980's. Interior is wood. This box would be a bea...
Category

1980s Philippine Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Coral, Brass

Romeo Rega Italian Chrome Brass Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful Mid-Century square box signed by Romeo Rega in Italy in the late 1970s. This chrome jewellery or make-up box features a beautiful round brass on the top, and black acrylic ...
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Chrome

1970s Modern Walnut Wood Eleven Cassette Holder Storage Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1970s Modern walnut wood eleven cassette holder storage box Measures: 13.25 w x 4.88 t x 2.63 d Preowned vintage condition. See images provided.
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1970s Pretty Decorative Keepsake Silver Heart Trinket Box with Purple Lining
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Pretty decorative keepsake silver heart trinket box purple lining. Measures: 2.5 tall (closed) x 3.5 deep x 3.5 wide Original unrestored vintage co...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Patinated Steel and Brass Dice Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6 brass dice in a felt-lined steel box - with brass topped lid and feet. The steel and brass have been oxidized prior to patinating with our unique statuary bronze formula. T...
Category

2010s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

R&Y Augousti Bowl and Box : Vintage Set in Shagreen Stingray
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Rare complete Augousti bowl and box, vintage from the first one made by R & Y Augousti (bowl) and W&Y Augousti (box) in shagreen stingray : scientific name is "maculabatis gerradri"....
Category

1990s French Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen Stingray

Arthur Court Copper and Brass Clad Lifesize Turtle Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Super rare Turtle box in brass and copper by Arthur Court, 1980's. Wood turtle clad in copper with the shell clad in brass, with lid on its back. Measures ...
Category

1980s Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Sumptuous Italian Faux Snakeskin & Brass Decorative Box Lined in Velvet
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sumptuous Italian treasure chest shaped box having high gloss dark maroon laquer exterior decorated with a lighter shade of maroon faux snakeskin and brass. Interior is lined in velvet.
Category

1970s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Mid-Century Wooden Trojan Horse by Sudha Pennathur
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Sudha Pennathur brass covered wooden trojan horse. This horse figure has been handmade in India by Sudha Pennathur (Designer). This horse figure has a primitive style and is ...
Category

1970s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Silver Plate and Malachite Lidded Box by Antony Redmille
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This Antony Redmile lidded box is hinged and is set with an oval piece of malachite on the lid. The inside is lined with a pink velvet. The 'Redmile London'. signature is impressed t...
Category

1970s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Silver

Michael Elkan Tall Burled Wood Studio Box
Located in North Miami, FL
Striking, tall burl wood studio box with live edge lid by Michael Elkan, circa 1985. A master woodworker, Elkan's accessories were sold by George Nak...
Category

1980s American Organic Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Maitland-Smith Fornasetti Style Faux Malachite Tole Box with Brass Hands & Feet
Located in St. Louis, MO
In the style of Fornasetti, this rare hand painted faux malachite tole box, has whimsical brass molded feet wearing leather thong footwear and brass hand shaking...
Category

1980s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Beautiful Large Covered Bamboo Box with Crushed Coconut Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A great looking large decorative box from the Philliipines made of bamboo on the base's periphery and having a crushed coconut top.
Category

1980s Philippine Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Coconut

Distressed Cognac Leather Wrapped Sectioned Box Piel Canela Juarez Mexico City
Located in Chula Vista, CA
In the style of HERMES distressed leather wrapped box in Cognac Carmel color. Handcrafted by Piel Canela. Label present. Juarez Mexico City. Interior features sectioned compartment...
Category

1980s Mexican Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Silver Plated Duck opening a Box with its Wings, French, circa 1970
Located in Marcq-en-Barœul, Hauts-de-France
This unusual neoclassical duck opening a box with its wings is all made of silver plated with glass eyes. This is a French work, circa 1970.
Category

1970s French Neoclassical Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Lacquered Shell and Bone Tapered Sarcophagus Box, by Maitland- Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lacquered Shell and Bone Tapered Sarcophagus Box, by Maitland- Smith When art meets functionality, you get pieces like the Lacquered Shell and Bone Ta...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Lacquer

Sandblasted Pine, Copper and Aluminium Trash Bin, ERIK GUSTAFSON
Located in New York, NY
Made from sandblasted pine with a soap finish, copper/aluminium interior and leather bottom. This is a unique edition from Erik Gustafson. Gustafson’s inspiration stems from a lov...
Category

2010s American Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Zinc and Calfskin Trash Bin, ERIK GUSTAFSON
Located in New York, NY
Made from a combination of calfskin and zinc, this is a unique edition from Erik Gustafson. Gustafson’s inspiration stems from a love of the history of art, architecture and desig...
Category

2010s American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Zinc

Calf Skin and Wormy Butternut Trash Bin, ERIK GUSTAFSON
Located in New York, NY
Made from calf skin and wormy butternut wood, this is a unique edition from Erik Gustafson. Customizable with worminess variable from piece to piece. Gus...
Category

2010s American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Animal Skin, Wood

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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