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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Style: Modern
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Set of 2 Porcelain Qin Vases, Blue and White, Handmolded & Handpainted
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Qin Porcelain Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection by Legend of Asia. Real chinese porcelain waterproof vases in white and dark blue, produced by hand with traditional methods. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

1960s Submerged Glass Candy Holder
Located in Milano, IT
Multi-color faceted submerged glass candy dish in the manner of Flavio Poli and Seguso. On edge adhesive label of Murano manufacture.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Glass

Haberdashery chest of drawers by Thiriez & Cartier Bresson. 1910 - 1920
Located in CADALSO, ES
Good condition
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative box from the 1970s is a stylish container originating from Italy during that era. It likely features unique designs, materials, and craftsmanship typical...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Plexiglass

Set of 2 Porcelain Wang Pots, Blue and White, Handmolded & Handpainted
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/2 Wang Porcelain Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection by Legend of Asia. Real chinese porcelain waterproof pots with lids in white and dark blue, produced by hand with traditional me...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Porcelain Pots Daquiao, White, Swimming Carps, Handmolded & Handcarved
Located in Lisboa, PT
Daquiao Porcelain Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection by Legend of Asia. Real chinese porcelain waterproof pot with lid in white, produced by hand with traditional methods. Pot and lid ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A nice Vintage Handcrafted/Painted Faux Malachite Tissue Box. Much in the manner of Fornasetti. Uncertain of the designer/company that made these. Possibly Italian in origin. Some m...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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

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Silver

Majolica Porcelain Trompe l'Oeil Asparagus Covered Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Majolica lidded Box Tromp l'Oeil to look like asparagus. The box is a wonderful decorative piece in the kitchen or dining room - holding anything from office supplies at a kitchen w...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

1960s Vintage Brass Compact Case
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Brass Compact Case engraved .38 thick x 5.25 w x 2.25 d Hard to open. Preowned unrestored vintage condition See all images for details.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Majolica Olives Canister Vallauris, Circa 1950
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Olives Canister Vallauris, Circa 1950
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Odile Noll. Ebony box. Ebony. 1960
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
ODILE NOLL (1921-2014) Box Circa 1960 Signed "ONoll" Gabonese ebony
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ebony

Ottaviani Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box, Italy 1979. Signed Ottaviani, Sterling silver 925 mark. Complete set of playing cards, dice, cup and chips. Ottaviani ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pair of Rattan Round Lidded Boxes, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of rattan boxes with lid, Italy, 1960s These decorative Italian rattan lidded boxes were hand- crafted in the 1960s. To be used as rings boxes or toilette boxes, vide-poches or ...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rattan, Wicker, Cane

Los Castillo Style Mixed Metal Box with Marlin Motif
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish and chic mixed metal and lapis box dates to the 1950s-1960s and is very much in the manner of pieces created by Los Castillo. We have had the piece professionally polis...
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Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Copper, Brass

Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
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Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Set/2 Pineapple Ceramic Pots, Black, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pineapple Decorative Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Ceruse oak box from the 40's, bronze bas-relief with antelope decoration - H193
Located in Lyon, FR
Nice French decorative box from the 40s. Ceruse oak box with bronze antelope plaque inlaid on top of lid. Very nice vintage condition, with slight trac...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Modernist Tall Box with Wood Marquetry Patchwork, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable modernist decorative box dates back to the 1970s. It boasts a tall structure that's sure to capture anyone's attention. The box is square-shaped and features an inter...
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1970s American Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Brass Three Tier Turtle Heavy Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Mid century heavy brass turtle box. Three tiered shell with small storage compartments. Box is heavy and well made. Remnants of makers mark/ brand tag...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Tuareg Hand Tooled Box, African, Leather, Decorative Case, Mid Century
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage Tuareg hand-tooled box. An African, leather decorative case, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Appealing leather work with a tooled decorative lid Displa...
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Mid-20th Century African Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

1950s Onyx Mineral Stone Jewelry Box / Hinged Box
Located in Barcelona, ES
Mid-Century Modern hinged box veneered in fine Onyx stone, Spain, 1950s. This exquisite vintage 1950s rectangular box is all constructed with onyx and features a brass hinge. This tr...
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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx, Brass

Exotic 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, Style of Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exotic 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, Style of Karl Springer A unique box of exotic elegance with this 1970s Frog Skin-Leather Asymmetrical Table Box, in the style...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Velvet

Handcrafted Jewelry Box by Bay Area Artist Dean Santner c.1970-FREE SHIPPING
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Original studio, handcrafted wood jewelry box by California woodworker, Dean Santner. Expertly crafted in walnut. Pull out center drawer lined in blue felt. CREATOR Dean ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Felt, Walnut

Metal Storage Box with Key
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular metal storage box features an extendable brass handle on the lid of the box. The box comes with a set of brass keys to keep your valuable...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Etched Horn Grid Pattern Box, 11x7
Located in New York, NY
Modernist handmade keepsake box clad in hand etched/scored horn. Horn over wood.
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21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Horn, Wood

Handcrafted Jewelry Box by Bay Area Artist Dean Santner c.1970 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Original studio, handcrafted wood jewelry box by California woodworker, Dean Santner. Expertly crafted in walnut. Pull out center drawer lined in purple felt. CREATOR Dea...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Felt, Walnut

Rectangular Carved Travertine Box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
An essential and elegant box made in Italy that can contain whatever you want, cigarettes, business cards or use as a jewelry box. Dating back to around the 70s, it is made of traver...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Travertine, Metal

Large French Table Box Made Of Colored Epoxy Resin
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to ensure the authenticity of our objects. Origina...
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Early 2000s French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Epoxy Resin

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

Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Mid Century Modern Carole Stupell Lucite Ice Bucket
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lucite

Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Box for Dansk, Denmark, c.1960
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Jens Quistgaard Lidded Rosewood Box for the Dansk Rare Wood Collection, Denmark, c.1960.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Italian Vintage Tin Box decorated with an aphorism about love of B. Auerbach
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage round tin box dating back to the 50s and 60s. We don't know what it originally contained but I imagine it containing a ring for an unrepeata...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Aluminum

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

MCM Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware Copper Trinket Box c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A ribbed copper trinket box lined with cork. Original felt on bottom. Substantial in weight. CREATOR Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s. MA...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Table Box Sailing Boats miniature handpainted enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Sailing Boats miniature is in 925/1000 sterling. Table Box Sailing Boats miniature has handpainted fired enamels miniature. Table Box Sailing Boats miniature is squared. Ta...
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1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Rectangular Decorative Box in Brass and Wood Luciano Frigerio Style, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood in the style of Luciano Frigerio. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Total weight o...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Coastal Capiz Shell Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
A fabulous vintage Coastal decorative box. A chic collection of Capiz shells embedded into a sand like composition. A great was to add a flash of glamour to your coffee table or etag...
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Late 20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

925 silver box called "ELIA" by Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Large decorative box "ELIA" by Artist and Designer Roberto Giulio Rida The box made entirely by hand. The frame was handcrafted by cabinetmaker and then hand coated with 925 silver ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Small Porcelain Pot, Design Vintage 1960.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Small Porcelain Pot, Design Vintage 1960. Vintage small porcelain pot, design, circa 1960, brand Homas, Germany.   h: 9cm , d: 9cm
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20th Century German Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Mithé Espelt Square Ceramic Box
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Decorative square box by Mithé Espelt, stained wood box covered with a ceramic lid showing a single white and blue flower framed with gold glaze. Marie Thérèse Espelt, aka. Mithé...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Tiffany & Co. Clear Faceted Crystal Dresser Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous faceted crystal dresser box By Tiffany & Co. (signed at the base) USA, Late 20th Century Measures: 6.5"W x 4"D x 2.5"H. Very good original vintage condition.
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Late 20th Century American Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Ink Blue/Natural Horn Checkerboard Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake/jewelry box clad in hand incised natural horn and ink blue dyed bone tiles hand set on a wood structure. A great addition to any desk or coffee table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Architectural Cylinder Box
Located in New York, NY
Architectural cylinder box. Small lacquered cylindrical container with black and cream engraving of the Arc de Triomphe de L’Étoile, from the Neuilly side, with black edging to top a...
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Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Don Shoemaker Petite Hinged Lid Box for Señal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular Cocobolo box by Don Shoemaker for his company Señal, c.1960s, Mexico. Shoemaker is known for his use of exotic Mexican hardwoods and this hinged lid box is a beautiful ex...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cocobolo

Robert Marcius x Casa Bique Tessellated Stone Box
Located in New York, NY
Robert Marcius for Casa Bique Tessellated Stone Octagonal Covered Box, with brass inlay. Dealer: S138XX
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Pill box by Line Vautrin- Talosel encrusted with garnet red mirrors
Located in Brussels, BE
Talosel pill box encrusted with garnet red mirrors by Line Vautrin. Black scarified Talosel pill box. The inside of the lid and of the box decorated with a small round mirror. The ex...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mirror, Talosel

Fornasetti Box, 1950’s
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early decorative box by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950, in sheet metal with interior wood box, painted in an early burnt orange color decorated with lithograph pistols. Very chic ac...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sheet Metal

Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box from the 1960s, featuring a blue top glass and chrome base, is a stylish and distinctive retro piece. Crafted in the ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box from the 1960s, featuring a blue top glass and chrome base, is a stylish and distinctive retro piece. Crafted in the mid-20th century, the comb...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Silver and Ebony William Spratling Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Amazing Wiliam Spratling Dominoes set made of ebony wood and silver inlay. William Spratling (September 22, 1900–August 7, 1967) was an Americ...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Modernist Long and Flat Lucite Box, 1980s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This expressive modernist lidded box from the 1980s is made from Lucite and features an extra long and flat rectangular shape with an intricate clear and frosted geometric design. Th...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Tessellated Vintage Dice or Die Lidded Cube Box Paperweight Desk Accessory
Located in Atlanta, GA
Are you feeling lucky? Then roll this die. Luck be a lady tonight. This beautifully crafted tessellated dyed bone lidded box perfectly emulates the titillation of rolling the dice, t...
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Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum and Blue Enamel Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful 1970s decorative lidded box was crafted in Italy. This piece features a rectangular shape with a brushed aluminum base and enamel-on-copper lid with a geometric styliz...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Enamel, Copper, Aluminum

Mid Century Italian Decorative Round Box 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Brass and Blue Glass Box from the 1960s is an elegant and unique piece of retro decor. Crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century, this box features ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Glass, Wood

Midcentury Decorative Box in Polished Steel and Glass by Liwan's, Italy 1970s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcenury beautiful rectangular decorative box in polished steel and glass by Liwan's. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The signed on the bottom as shown in the pictures. Perfect desk ...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Silver Plate and Wood Box with Agate Stone Slab Decor, Italy 1980s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1980s Italian modernist silver-plate lidded box has a design reminiscent of Gabriella Crespi's elegant production. The minimalist rectangular shape has Macassar wood side...
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1980s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Metal, Silver Plate

Mid-century Italian Ceramic Box c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A mid-century ceramic jewelry or trinket box with glazed green interior. Original label and stamp. CREATOR Nasco, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960. MATERIALS AND T...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

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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