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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Turkish Silver Wedding Box
Located in Austin, TX
One can get lost in the endless details within this piece's chiseled and embossed detailing. Each of the features on this Turkish Silver Wedding Box is like a mini vignette, displayi...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Balkan Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Serpentine Box with Floral Bouquets
Located in North Salem, NY
This exquisite 20th century serpentine-shaped covered box represents a superb manifestation of the iconic artistry and style associated with Royal Crown Derby. The craftsmanship and ...
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1906 Art Nouveau Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Fame 1906 Art Nouveau waterfall form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, English. Each side decorated with Greco-Roman figural reserves of "Fame", "Harvest", "Abundance", "Fire", "...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century French Wood Box
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this wooden box was handmade in France in the early 20th Century. The piece presents nailhead trim around the edges, a brass handle on the top and a met...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

René Lalique - 'Houppes' Art Deco Opalescent Glass Powder Box
Located in South Gippsland, Victoria
A René Lalique 'Houppes' Art Deco Opalescent glass powder box & cover moulded in relief on the underside of the lid with a design of swan-down powder puffs...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Early Pewter box by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded pewter box made by Just Andersen in the 1920s. A timeless piece with 100 years of stories. * A lidded pewter box with a wooden inner box. Originally cigarette box. * Desig...
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1920s Danish Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Lidded Multi Color Porcelain Art Deco Box from Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful artistic Art Deco Porcelain box with corresponding lid - made inJapan, the piece is a treasure as a decorative piece. The box has a slight octagonal design, making it ev...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint

Georgian China Press Form Biscuit Tin Box by Huntley & Palmers, 1912, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Georgian china press form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, 1912, English. Faux Hepplewhite design satinwood china press "filled" with fine antique porcelains. Note the recessed ...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original, stunning condition teal coloured machinist work tool box in all steel with period lock and lo...
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1920s English Industrial Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Early 20th Century Satchel Form Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A satchel purse form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English. Faux snakeskin decoration with elegant details. Registration No. 48391L, 1908. All parts in go...
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Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

English Modern Sterling Silver Box with Scottish Agate Thistle
Located in New York, NY
English Modern sterling silver box, 1919. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover curved and hinged with short tab; on top inlaid agate in form of stylized thistle in rondel. Silver l...
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1910s British Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Sterling Silver

Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Art Deco Box 257
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Large early Georg Jensen sterling silver art deco box design #257 by Harald Nielsen in 1923. The box showcases exquisite craftsmanship. A generously sized hinged rectangular piece,...
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1920s European Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Modernist Spritzdekor Metal Tin Box Container Marianne Brandt Bauhaus
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Extraordinary Modernist piece of early 20th Century design! This box or container with a hinged lid is lacquered with a fabulous typically constructivist "Spritzdekor" airbrush patt...
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1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Hand-Embroided Silk Purse 1910
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elevate your style with this exquisite antique hand-embroidered silk purse dating back to 1910, a true testament to the craftsmanship of a bygone era. The intricate embroidery on the...
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1910s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Large English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1914
Located in New York, NY
George V sterling silver box. Made by Sampson Mordan in London in 1914. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with tapering tab and gently curved top. Ceda...
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1910s British Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

1911 René Lalique Box Chrysantheme Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Chrysantheme" made frosted glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1911. Engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Superb patina. height : 6 cm diameter : 9,5 cm ...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Chinese Silver Filagree Gold Washed & Enamel Bird Motif & Coral Pagoda Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Silver Filagree Gold Washed and Enamel Bird Motif and Coral Pagoda Box China, circa 1900s, stamped 'Silver' An exquisite Chinese Silver Filigree Gold Washed and Enamel Bird ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

English Mother of Pearl carved casket box with abalone inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
English MOP carved casket box with abalone inlay. Velvet lining on 4 bracket feet
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Sterling Silver Victorian Pill Box with Decorative Trim, Circa Early 1900s
Located in Savannah, GA
Sterling Silver Victorian Pill Box with Decorative Trim, Circa Early 1900s. Marked 830
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

French Oval Cut Crystal Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Oval Cut Crystal Box with brass mounts
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

4 Piece Cut Crystal Dresser Set
Located in High Point, NC
4 piece cut crystal dresser set. The bottle measures 2 x 4.25, and has a lovely lid which has an inscription 30 April 1897. The hallmark is dated...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Decorated Wooden Box From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Decorated Wooden Box From the Early 20th Century A small wooden box with a lock, adorned with a metal overlay featuring an embossed pattern depicting a genre scene. The object dates...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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

Arts and Crafts William Morris style copper repousse hand decorated box C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish and sharply executed handmade copper box dates to the late 19th century. It is raised up onto splayed shaped bracket feet which are attached to the base which is fi...
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Early 1900s British Arts and Crafts Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Kashmiri Lacquer Box circa 1900
Located in Arundel, GB
Ref: 125482 Kashmiri lacquer box. Papier Mache with hand painting and gilt detailing. India circa 1900 Measurements: H: 10cm (3.9") W: 24cm (9.4") D: 11.5cm (4.5")
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Early 1900s Indian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paint, Paper

American Ellis D. Atwood Wooden Cranberry Bogs Sifter Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
An American Ellis D. Atwood cranberry bog sifter from the early 20th century. Step back into the rich agricultural heritage of early 20th-century America with this Ellis D. Atwood cr...
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Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Cut Crystal Box with Diamond Cut Pattern
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Cut Crystal Box with Diamond Cut Pattern and brass mounts. Faceted etched design accentuates the beautiful design of this box. In very good vintage condition.
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

1919 René Lalique Box Deux Oiseaux Frosted Glass Sepia Patina, Birds
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Deux Oiseaux" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1919.. Molded "R.LALIQUE" signature on side. Perfect condition. Great patina and rare model. height...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Roycroft Arts & Crafts Copper Table Box, from The Roycroft Inn at East Aurora NY
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Copper Table Box, from The Roycroft Inn at East Aurora New York USA, Circa 1905 Bears 'The Roycroft Inn at East Aurora New York' Label Stamped With Roycroft D...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique Covered Crystal with Winged Bronze Puttis
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Covered Crystal with Winged Bronze Puttis. The covered crystal box with diamond shaped pattern sits in a bronze frame surrounded on four sides w...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

T & V Limoges Black & White Egyptomania Scarab Motif Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
T & V Limoges (Tressemann & Vogt) Black & White Egyptomania Scarab Motif Box France, Circa 1925 A captivating piece of T & V Limoges exotic elegance—this hand painted Black & White ...
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1920s French Egyptian Revival Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

1900's Boulle Cigar box
By Ecole Boulle, J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Cigar Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, on the lid the brass badge isn't engraved. The interior is fitted with cedar wood. No keys. ...
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Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1919 René Lalique, Box Deux Pigeons Frosted Glass Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Deux Pigeons" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919. Molded signature on the edge of the lid. Perfect condition. Great patina and very rare model. h...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Glit Bronze Art Nouveau Decorative Jewelry Box
Located in Fairfax, VA
Art Nouveau circle 1900 gilt bronze jewelry decorative box with womans profile and floral decoration. Boxed in lined with velvet.
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique large handcrafted vintage marquetry Indo Persian wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene. Fine Antique handcrafted precious box micro mosaic inlaid in geometric design and with a miniature Islamic painting scene of men on horses. This beautiful collectible Moorish box in covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and the top is decorated with a miniature painting of a 19th century scene of Royal princes wearing traditional Royal Maharajas clothes and playing polo on horse. The box is very finely inlaid inside and out. These Middle Eastern Persian inlay boxes were used to store pens. Museum quality piece like the ones in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. Finely handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of wood, mosaic marquetry. Dimensions. Height: 2.25 in. Width: 8.25 in. Depth: 4 in. Circa 1940s, handcrafted in Asia. Moorish mosaic Marquetry wear consistent with age and use, one tiny piece missing on the inside corner, not visible when the box is closed. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on boxes. Anglo Indian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid. Intricate inlaid Anglo Indian box with geometric Moorish Sadeli design in an rectangular shape form with micro mosaic marquetry, very fine artwork. Museum collector piece like the one in Doris Duke Islamic Art Museum. The repeating geometric patterns of Sadeli Mosaic are what give it beauty and richness. This decorative technique is a type of micro mosaic featuring repeating geometric patterns. A highly skilled craft, it has had a long history in India and the Middle East with early examples dating back to the 16th century. In the 1800s, it became popular as a decoration on a variety of boxes, card cases, and chess boards imported from India. Since Bombay became a center of making them, they became known as Bombay boxes. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before Indian boxes appeared. The designs on early boxes look deceptively simple. The fact is they emerged from a culture which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity isn’t immediately apparent to the viewer. About Khatam Artwork: Khatam is a Persian version of marquetry, art forms made by decorating the surface of wooden articles with delicate pieces of wood, metal and other natural substances precisely-cut geometrical shapes. Moorish Jewelry, Islamic Mosaic, Middle Eastern Mosaic, Micro Mosaic Inlay, Egyptian Jewelry Box...
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1927
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1927. Square with straight and plain sides. Cover hinged, tabbed, and chamfered. On top parcel gilt with engine-...
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1920s British Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1919 René Lalique Box Trois Paons Glass with Grey Patina Peacocks
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Trois Paons" (Peacocks) made in clear and frosted glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1919. Molded signature on lid. Perfect condition.  diameter: 7 cm Félix Marcilhac,...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Neresheimer German Silver Brooding Raven Bird Spice Box
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver figural bird spice box, ca 1900. A raven with hunched shoulders, tucked-down wings, and spindly legs; detachable head downturned with pensive eyes and long pointed ...
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Leather Hat Box, Travel Trunk with Original Stickers, 1920s
Located in Żory, PL
A leather hat box from the 1920s/1930s, comes from the Czech Republic, is in very good condition. It has original stickers from the POST Vienne hotel (Austria) and the Grand Hotel in...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

1906 Oval Tortoiseshell Dressing Table Box with Silver Hinges
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Very fine Tortoiseshell box, mounted with a virgin silver plaque, hallmarked silver hinges. Lined with dark blue suede. This shape indicates that this box was used to store a set of ...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique German Silver Playing Card Box
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver playing card box, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with chamfered tab; top flat with two glazed windows face...
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Early 20th Century German Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kashmiri, early 20th century. An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and multi colored birds across surface.
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Early 20th Century Indian Kashan Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Small Meiji Period Mixed Metal Box by Tadakazu
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small Meiji period mixed metal box by Tadakazu, of rectangular form, showing a figure carrying a long pole and a gold sack in a landscape with a torii gate...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Bronze Mounted Covered Cut Crystal Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Bronze Mounted Covered Cut Crystal Box or Jar
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

Betel Motor Brass Model Car, Art Deco Box, Collectible Paint Set, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Lovely Art Deco model car fully made in brass. This charming model car box with many purposes was made in the US during the 1930s. Patent 75086 - This elegant and rare brass model c...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

German Silver Barnyard Hen Spice Box with Funny, Flouncy Tail
Located in New York, NY
German 800 silver figural bird spice box, ca 1900. A hen with neat feathers and firmly planted talons. Detachable head tilted to side with intent glass eyes and small crown. A sweet ...
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Early 20th Century German Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

1924 Boulle Card box
By J. C. Vickery, Ecole Boulle
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Card Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, engraved on the lid by the initials "B.H.C". The interior is fitted with two card sets, a scoring block with pencil and Royal Auction Bridge card game...
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Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Extremely Rare Original Cubist Ceramic Box "Crystal" By Architect Pavel Janák
Located in PRAHA 4, CZ
The ceramic box "Crystal" offered here by Gallery Bruno and Weber was designed by the Czechoslovakian architect Pavel Janák (1881 - 1956). It is one of the most important exhibits o...
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Early 20th Century Czech Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

American Walnut and Fruit Wood Box With Geometric Inlay, Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful 19th century American box with intricate and beautiful geometric inlay. This was created by a true craftsman. Interior painted with removable sectioned tray. 15.75 inches ...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative box features a gold plate finish with hand etched Egyptian hieroglyphics along the lid and sides, from circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century Spanish Egyptian Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1902 German Jugendstil Presentation Punch Bowl
Located in Austin, TX
Beautifully decorated Jugendstil Presentation Punch Bowl. The vessel is quite large and has a lovely finial lid and detailed vine handles. The inscription is in German which translat...
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Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Wonderful French Dore Bronze Onyx Ormolu Jewelry Box Mini Dresser
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Dore Bronze Ormolu Jewelry Box In The Form Of A Mini Dresser With Honey Onyx Top And Upholstered On The Interior With A Red Velvet
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Onyx, Bronze

1921 Rene Lalique Box Houppes Puffs Opalescent Glass
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Houppes" (Puffs) made in opalescent glass with blue patina by Rene Lalique in 1921. Molded signature on lid. Perfect condition. Extraordinary opalescence. height : 4,5 cm d...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921 Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley Extremel...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

Tiffany Studios New York Greek Key Bronze Doré Cigar Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique cedar-lined gilt bronze desk box or cigar box featuring Greek key designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measure...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

1905 Tortoiseshell Card Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Small 1905 Tortoiseshell card box, with gilded gold lining and floral decoration. The dates 1860 / 1910 are engraved on the top. Inside the box, two compartment to fit two small card...
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate

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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