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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Period: Early 20th Century
Antique Paul Jean Millet Sèvres Ceramic Box Polychrome Blue Green Glaze
Located in Munich, DE
This fine Sèvres ceramic box is marked PM Sèvres for Paul Jean Milet. It has been glazed in the most marvellous colours reminiscent of a Monet's water lillies.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Japanese Carved Bone Pillbox Inro
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting an astonishing Japanese Antique Carved Bone Pillbox Inro, museum quality with the amazing carving skill depicting rats on the lid and body and the relief weaved basket pat...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

French Art Deco Blue Opaline Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Art Deco Blue Opaline Box. A beautiful box in a lovely robins blue egg color with a diamond shaped cut pattern and gilt leaf design.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Contemporary Italian Rose Quartz Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with an exquisite Rose Quartz box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with white marbl...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Contemporary Italian Striped Green Malachite Square Tray
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with this exquisite green malachite and black marble vanity tray. This tray is beautifully made with expert co...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Marble

Contemporary Italian Small Purple Fluorite Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with an exquisite small purple fluorite box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with b...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Stone

Chinese Petite Repoussé Traveling Mirror, c. 1930
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite traveling mirror dates to the early 20th century and is crafted with a metal frame embellished with allover repoussé decoration. Designed after Qing-dynasty vanity boxes,...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Japanese a pair of finely carved cuff links with opposing faces
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese a pair of finely carved cuff links with opposing faces Dimension: Size: 3cm Condition: Excellent Condition, no damage.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Antique Seven Drawer Mahogany Machinist's Chest c.1910-1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Machinist's tool chest with round brass pulls, original label, two keys, seven graduated drawers with Mahogany fronts, metal corners and a pull out Mahogany front c...
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Contemporary Italian Large Purple Opal Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with this exquisite purple opal box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with black mar...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Opal

Needlepoint Brass Box with Roses
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful petit needlepoint and enamel brass box with floral rose design, circa early-20th century. Lid has a beautiful petit needlepoint design of three roses, leaves and rose bud...
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Augarten Porcelain Josef Hoffmann White & Gold Melone Covered Box / Sugar Bowl
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine porcelain covered sugar bowl (that doubles perfectly as a table box). In the Melone (pattern) designed by Josef Hoffmann in 1929. In white porcelain with gold highlights. B...
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21st Century and Contemporary Austrian Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

White And Tan Raised Pyramid Geometric Design Bone Box, India, Contemporary
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Indian lidded bone box with white raised pyramid design. Overall geometric pattern. Added texture on border pieces. Part of a large collection of boxes. ARRIVING JUNE
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21st Century and Contemporary Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

Continental Carved Wood Tramp Art Box, 1st quarter 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rectangular box adorned with panels of geometric carvings popular in the early 20th century and known as Tramp Art
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1910s European Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Boxwood

Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typically were used fo...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Sheffield Four Seasons Silver Box
Located in Tampa, FL
This fabulous silver plate box is with the four seasons depicted on each side. On the front is summer. Winter, fall and spring are on the sides and back. It is lined in a blue green ...
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1910s English Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Chinese Double Happiness Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once a portable snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box would h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Early 20th Century French Wooden & Zinc Decoration
Located in High Point, NC
Discover the enchantment of yesteryear with this authentic early 20th-century French wooden and zinc decoration piece. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, this charming arti...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Zinc

Contemporary Kifu Paris Quilted Charcoal Shagreen Box
Located in Toronto, ON
A beautiful charcoal shagreen quilted box by Kifu Paris. This natural skin piece is entirely handmade by master artisans to the highest quality, constructed...
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2010s Philippine Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Philippines Silver Inlay Betel Nut Box
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines. The box has a handle on each si...
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Early 1900s Philippine Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Otis Elgin Craft 1928 Art Deco Desk Cigarette Box And Lighter In Lacquered Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco machine age box designed by Otis-Elgin Craft. A very fine and rare original 1928 iconic Art Deco Machine Age desk box. This combine a double cigarette smokers box...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Malachite Hinged Box, 6"
Located in New York, NY
Decorative malachite box. The malachite for these boxes was sourced from the Congo, where the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. Malachite from the 18th and 19th cent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Set Porteño Black & Cream Hand Painted Wood Boxes
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
8 " x 6" x 4" 12" x 8" x 4" 14" x 10" x 4" The urban and cosmopolitan Porteño family carries the spirit of the ones born in Buenos Aires city or “Porteño”, as they are commonly know...
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2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mongolian Yak Butter Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully-aged wooden container dates to the late 19th century and was used to transport and store a nutritious butter made from yak’s milk. Food was scarce on the Mongolian s...
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

Hook Small Basket
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant basket is part of the Hook collection, featuring containers of different sizes that can be used to store everyday objects both indoors and outdoors. Its shell is made of...
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2010s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Textile

White Leather Tissue Box
Located in Milan, IT
Sleek and sophisticated, this metal tissue box is a stunning example of modern aesthetic and skilled hand-craftsmanship. Its classic rectangular silhouette is crafted of metal and is...
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2010s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Labradorite Hinged Box, 4.25"
Located in New York, NY
This Labradorite Box, with dimensions of 4.25 inches by 3.5 inches and a height of 1.75 inches, is a stunning piece that marries utility with the mesmerizing beauty of labradorite. K...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Yellow Jasper Hinged Box, 4.25"
Located in New York, NY
Jasper, or spotted stone, is an opaque, impure variety of Quartz that is usually red, yellow or brown in color. Some Jaspers simultaneously exhibit several variants such as banding, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Daum Nancy enameled glass Swan box and silver cover
By Daum
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Investing in this Daum Nancy enameled glass Swan box with a silver cover is an opportunity to acquire a masterpiece that seamlessly combines artistry with functionality. Daum Nancy, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Ornate Antique Sterling Silver Pink Porcelain Vanity Powder Jar Trinket Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Gorgeous trinket box or powder jar featuring an ornate scroll and lattice design sterling silver overlay over a pretty pink porcelain. The mark on the bottom is not legible.
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lapis Lazuli Hinged Box, 6"
Located in New York, NY
Lapis lazuli hinged boxes. Mined in Afghanistan, they were then cut, polished, and created for us in India. Lapis has been prized since antiquity for its characteristic blue color an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Hinged Box, 4"
Located in New York, NY
Lapis lazuli hinged boxes. Mined in Afghanistan, they were then cut, polished, and created for us in India. Lapis has been prized since antiquity for its characteristic blue color an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Contemporary Shagreen Humidifier Box
Located in Miami, FL
An Art Deco Humidifier Wood Box covered in a Brownish tinted color Shagreen.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

1924 René Lalique - Box Du Barry Frosted Glass With Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box “Du Barry” made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1924. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Very beautiful patina. Extremely rare model with complet lid. h...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Malachite Hinged Box, 4"
Located in New York, NY
Decorative malachite box. The malachite for these boxes was sourced from the Congo, where the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. Malachite from the 18th and 19th cent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Jugendstil iridescent glass cookies jar, Pallme & König Austria ca. 1910.
Located in Firenze, IT
Jugenstil cookies jar. 'Iris' iridescent glass, hexagonal shape. Pallme & König, Steinschönau Bohemia, Austria ca. 1910. H 20 cm - Diam. 14 cm Conditions: excellent consistent wi...
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Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Contemporary Italian Woven Leather Basket & Lid
Located in Aspen, CO
Italian Leather woven baskets characterized by a geometric weave. Perfect for creating dynamic yet decorative surfaces.
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

French Blue candy box in Limoges porcelain Baud Paris - France 1930 Art Deco
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty little box, bonbonniere in Limoges porcelain, creation by Maison Baud Paris. The blue color is very delicate, in a pastel tone and the embossed and hand-painted white fol...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Contemporary Italian Woven Leather Basket & Lid
Located in Aspen, CO
Italian Leather woven baskets characterized by a geometric weave. Perfect for creating dynamic yet decorative surfaces.
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

1921 René Lalique, Box Degas Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Degas" made in frosted glass with sepia patinated by René Lalique in 1921. Molded signature on the edge of the lid. Perfect condition. hauteur : 7,5 cm diameter : 8,5 cm Fé...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Lace Agate Hinged Box, 6"
Located in New York, NY
Blue Lace Agate Box: Blue Lace Agate is a variety of chalcedony, which is a type of microcrystalline quartz. It is known for its delicate blue and white banded or lacy patterns, giv...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate

Fossil Stone Hinged Box, 6"
Located in New York, NY
Fossil stone box with hinged lid. Fossilization replaces organic materials in rock or stone with minerals that seep into the rock or other object. The resulting fossil stone has an i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Antique French Green Opaline Box with Etched Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique French Green Opaline Box with Etched Decoration. Pale green opaline glass, with scrolling etched decoration on the glass, and gilt bronze mounts.
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1920s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Opaline Glass

Romantic Antique French Art Nouveau Jewelry Box in Burl Wood & Floral Inlay 1900
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Gorgeous & rare! This French Art Nouveau Jewelry box made from Burl wood with floral inlay decorations. The jewelry box looks amazing fr...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Burl

Tessalated Horn Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake document box decorated with hand applied rectangular horn pieces. A great addition to any desk, night stand, bookcase or coffee table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn, Wood

Straw Marquetry Mirror Tissue Box Square in Malachite Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A web of delicately inlaid straw marquetry catches and shines back the light on this tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Mademoiselle Georges Box III by Thomas Dariel
Located in Geneve, CH
Mademoiselle Georges box III by Thomas Dariel, Maison Dada Measures: D 16 x H 21 cm Material : Glossy glazed ceramic Mademoiselle Georges hails its name from Marguerite Georges,...
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2010s French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

A Taisho period cloisonné box and cover with a watermill and Mount Fuji
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Taisho period cloisonné box and cover with a watermill and Mount Fuji, worked in wire and coloured musen(wireless) enamels with a watermill beneath an imposing view of Mount Fuji, ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wire

Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Kashmir Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Turn of the century wooden Kashmir box. Hand painted with a striking black bird in the center surrounded by red and black accented leaves.
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Indian Etched Brass Vanity Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Indian three-tier box was crafted in the early 20th century and originally used as a vanity chest or jewelry box. Etched with an elegant all-over floral motif, the brass box is swathed in a rich red pigment with a metallic sheen and dotted with pops of blue, white, and green on the blossoms. Like an accordion sewing box...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Black And Red Kashmir Box
Located in Tampa, FL
This box is wonderful. Colors are great orange, green, and gold. From Kashmir, India circa 1915 maybe earlier.
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1910s Indian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer

Chinese Pewter Trinket Dish, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
For one short decade, from around 1910 to 1920, pewter was all the rage in China’s bustling commercial centers of Shanghai and Canton. Drawn to pewter’s soft, silvery glow, artists t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Early 20th Century Dowry Chest Malabar Box from Kerala India
Located in Countryside, IL
Early 20th Century Dowry Chest Malabar Box from Kerala India This chest measures: 16.75 wide x 12.5 deep x 13 inches high We take our photos in a controlled lighting studio to show...
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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Indian Brass Betel Nut Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This ornate Indian betel nut box dates back to the early 20th century. Known in India as a paan daan, this box was used in the ritual of chewing betel nut or paan, a practice that da...
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Tramp Art Box, Large Scale and Unusual Form. Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Large scale tramp art box of unusual form. At 2 feet wide quite impressive in scale and equally impressive in the ambition of the craftsman who created it. The geometry of the psuedo...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Lidded box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded metal casket made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. It is early work by the Danish designer and a timeless piece for a beautiful home. * A metal casket / jewellery box with a...
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1920s Danish Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

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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