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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: Late 18th Century
Vintage A Wilcox English Sterling Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection. ...
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1950s English Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Box in Ceramic with Floral Decoration Pattern
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This jewelry box, can be used as a vide poche too. It is in ceramic, and has been done in France in the 1950's, by a French artist named François Lambo. It is in a very good condition.
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1950s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Hans Hansen Decorative Box Produced in Denmark
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare decorative box designed by Hans Hansen. Produced in Denmark.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Wood Box Bowl by Aldo Tura for Macabo Italy 1950s Art Deco
Located in Rome, IT
Decorative wooden box with metal handle in the shape of acorns by the Italian designer Aldo Tura for Macabo Cusano Milanino. Made in Italy, circa 1950. On the bottom the original s...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Ottaviani Italian Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Lidded Box with Crab Figure
Located in New York, NY
Italian Mid-Century Modern wood box with sterling silver lid with ornamental crab figure, made by Ottaviani. The piece was made during the 1950s and is...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Hermès Sterling Silver Box circa 1950s by Ravinet d’Enfert
Located in Bath, GB
A truly luxurious find, I have only ever seen these before in silver plate, this one in sterling silver with the "Minerva" mark (corresponding to 950/1000 for French silver). The ...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Seguso, Large Murano Glass, Corroso, Uranium Leaded Box /Jar Attb Flavio Poli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great modern vintage green glow glass, in this leaded box/jar. Attributed to Flavio Poli.
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass

Egg Shaped Enamel Box
Located in Essex, MA
Depicting land battles and a seascape. Gilt metal fittings.
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1790s European Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Aldo Tura Box Ice Goatsking Brown Italian Mid-Century Modern Design 1950s Cube
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Aldo Tura box ice goatsking brown Italian Mid-Century Modern design 1950s cube.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Crystal Casket Box
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful French crystal gold doré acanthus box with gilt mounts and locking key.
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1950s French Empire Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

18th Century French Fariniere or Decorative Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An exquisitely carved Fariniere or flour box from Provence. Decorated with carved fish and flower swags, this fariniere features a lower inset panel w...
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1780s French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

American Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Valuables Box with Original Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale walnut oval satinwood inlaid valuables box with a carved molded hinged lid revealing an interior till with a secret hidden drawer, e...
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1780s American Chippendale Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Satinwood, Walnut

George III 18th Century Mahogany Letter Box. Circa 1790
Located in Incline Village, NV
Fine quality circa 1790 Georgian letter box, with three compartment fitted interior (see image). Exterior has original double brass hinged slope top with serpentine shaped front, and...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Antique English Handcrafted Wedding or Apprentice Chest or Box with Drawer
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This early George the 3rd era and styled handcrafted wooden miniature blanket box is unsigned by presumed to have been made in England in circa 1790. T...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

18th Century Swiss Hand Painted Wooden Box with Vegetable Motifs
Located in Marbella, ES
Late 18th century northern Switzerland wooden box with hand painted vegetable motifs.
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Late 18th Century Swiss Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pair of 18th Century Sheraton Period Faded Mahogany Cutlery Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of late 18th century Sheraton period faded and figured mahogany serpentine fronted cutlery boxes, having boxwood strung and tulipwood crossbanded tops with central oval urn...
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1790s English Sheraton Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

French Silver Mounted Mother of Pearl Engraved Box, circa 1800
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional and fine antique French silver mounted mother of pearl box and with an exquisitely carved ducal with a maiden holding a coronet, elaborate monogram and a rod of Caduce...
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1790s French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl

Vintage Midcentury Walnut Magazine Rack by Arthur Umanoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid-Century Modern walnut magazine rack. By Arthur Umanoff for Washington Woodcraft. Constructed in walnut spindles rack with cutout handle...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Majolica Ostrich Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica ostrich tureen or box circa 1950 signed Caugant.   
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1950s French Country Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Small Majolica Pate White Rabbit Tureen
Located in Austin, TX
Small Majolica white rabbit pate tureen or box circa 1950 signed Caugant. 2 tureens available.
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1950s French Country Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

18th Century Inlaid Knife Box with Sterling Hardware
Located in San Francisco, CA
18th century inlaid knife box with sterling hardware Rich patina, beautiful inlay, very good antique condition. Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4" x 15".     
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Late 18th Century English Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Fornasetti Mid-Century Modern Card Box, 1950s, Metal and Wood, Italy
Located in Rome, IT
Italian Mid-Century modern card box by Fornasetti in metal wood, representing a carriage with coachmen pulled by two horses. This typo of artistic boxes was created to stay over ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Roger Briggs 1790s Georgian Sterling Silver Vinaigrette
By Roger Briggs
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique George III English sterling silver vinaigrette; an addition to our collection of silver boxes and cases. This fine antique Georgian...
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1790s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Marble and Nickel Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Super chic veined marble and nickel-plated box. The bottom and top are 1/2" marble slab while the sides are nickel-plated metal. A handsome box to be sure.  
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Marble, Metal

English Georgian Double Tea Caddy with Boxwood Shell and Column Inlays
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian double tea caddy in satinwood with oval panels inlaid with shaded boxwood shells, the front panels are facing shells and the top has a more elaborate frilly edged sh...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Satinwood

Octagonal Burl Oak Tea Caddy
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine country made English burr oak octagonal tea caddy in richly figured timber, the facetted lid with solid cap, the interior with two lids retaining original turned bone knobs, sta...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak, Burl

Antique English 18th Century Wool Holder and Thread Sewing Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English 18th century wool holder and thread sewing box. Just a little treasure that anyone interested in sewing, knitting or weaving would enj...
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Late 18th Century English Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Oak

Rooster Aldo Tura Ice Box Pitcher Midcentury Italian Design Multicolor, 1950s
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Rooster Aldo Tura ice box pitcher midcentury Italian design multicolor, 1950s Measures: Box height cm.17, diameter cm.18, teaspoon height cm.28, pit...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Scatola Fiorentina Legno Inciso e Dorato Decorata con Uccellino 1780s Ottagonale
Located in Milan, IT
Originale scatola Italiana in legno laccato ed inciso a bulino di forma ottagonale di epoca Settecentesca, in discreto stato conservativo. Questo tipo di scatole solitamente apparten...
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Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Sterling Silver and Enamel Compact, 1952
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Elizabeth II English sterling silver and enamel...
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1950s British Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Late 18th Century Enamelled and Gilt Metal Circular Table Snuff Box
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). The cover set with an enamel panel...
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1790s English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Italian Neoclassic Walnut Miniature Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with diamond inlay over three drawers with similar inlay, slight cabriole legs.
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1790s Italian Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
A 18th century set presented in trapezoidal case made of light wood and inlaid with marquetry. The vanity case includes a gold wax case decorated with fl...
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1780s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

18th Century French Decorative Hand Carved Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th century French Provencal fariniere beautifully carved and constructed. A sliding front panel features two carved fish. The box is dovetailed with a false bottom drawer. Lovel...
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Late 18th Century French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Stitched Leather Boxe by Jacques Adnet
Located in New York, NY
Stitched leather boxe by Jacques Adnet 1950s France.
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1950s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Pearwood

Late 18th Century English George III Mahogany Knife Box Fitted Out for Letters
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 18th century, English George III mahogany knife box fitted out for letters / ballots. The interior voided of the old knife compartments. One small remov...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

France Late 18th Century Baroque Silver Box
Located in Brescia, IT
France Late 18th century silver carriage shape box in Regency Style This magnificent piece of art of silver jewelery. It is an example of h...
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Late 18th Century French Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

18th Century English Diminutive Mahogany Chest with Satin Wood Banding
Located in Buchanan, MI
18th century English diminutive mahogany chest with satin wood banding. Top opens to an compartment over two drawers. Great color and patina. Can be used as a tabletop decoration...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Mid Century Modern Vintage Brown Leather Case Austria, circa 1950
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Modern vintage hat case from leather 1950s, Austria. One snap-lock and two locks with a carrying strap. Great leather patina Labelled Max Feichtin...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

18th Century English Early Georgian Mahogany Box with Original Handles
Located in Atlanta, GA
An early Georgian mahogany box from the late 18th century. This exquisite English box is made of a rich mahogany wood seemingly stained to perfec...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Ancient Ebony Neoclassic Box, Late 18th-Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ebony neoclassic box is an original biscuit object realized in Rome during the second half of 1700 and the beginning of 1800. Very good conditions. This refined box represents...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Wonderful Small Suitcase by Hermès, Paris
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful small suitcase by Hermès, Paris. Two keys included.
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Extremely Rare Austrian Cigarette Box or Tin Signed by Walter Bosse, circa 1951
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
An extremely rare brass box or tin designed by Walter Bosse for storing cigarettes or tobacco in. We have yet to find this example in any publication on Bosse's work although simila...
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1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French Folk Art Box with Traces of Painted Flowers
Located in Port Chester, NY
A very early box, of a good size, and very charming and attractive. Probably French based on many we have reviewed, but might be German. Age is 1800 but might be earlier, possibly 17...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paint, Wood

Fontana Arte Mod. 2004 Box
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Mod. 2004 box.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

18th Century Pencil Box with King Christian VII Monogramme
Located in Copenhagen, K
Beautifully carved wooden box with the carving inscription of King Christian VII, and anno 1780.
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Late 18th Century Danish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Intarsia Box by Enrico Bernardi
By Enrico Bernardi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Beautifully inlaid marquetry mix-woods box depicting a surrealistic piazza landscape on the top, and faux-brick sides. Initialed on the image and signed and dated 1950 in the box in...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Sterling Silver and Rosewood Hinged Box Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This sterling silver substantial hallmarked Mid-Century Modern box has a beautiful ebonized rosewood interior. The Mayan Aztec design that is engraved and drawn is symbolic of a heri...
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1950s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large George III Brass and Fruitwood-Inlaid and Mahogany Storage Box
Located in Kittery Point, ME
The rectangular hinged top with canted corners inlaid with a Turkish landscape design with an inside lift top and a lower drawer the interior fitted with a removable tray and mahogan...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Bodil Eje Rosewood Trinket Box with Inlaid Ceramic Tile
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A masterfully crafted rosewood trinket box with a colorful green and red ceramic tile inset in the lid.
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Rosewood

Fornasetti "Tartaglia" Box from the Estate of Jose Ferrer
Located in Westport, CT
Fonasetti Metal enameled box sliding wood compartment
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Tommi Parzinger Brass Box Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This Mid-Century Modern Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths is hallmarked on the back. This chic brass box back in the times of the 1950s was s silent butler tray to pick up the ...
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Mahogany Satinwood Conch Shell Inlaid Wine Cellarette. Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
English mahogany wine cellarette with inlaid Satinwood conch shell, hinged top revealing a compartmentalized fitted interior, and terminating on the original turned legs with brass c...
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1780s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Exquisite Musical Themed Carved Panettiere Bread Box
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Exquisite musical themed carved panettiere "bread box". Circa 1775.
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Late 18th Century Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rococo Pewter Tea Caddy
Located in Copenhagen, K
Very beautiful Rococo pewter tea caddy with lion on the lid.
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Late 18th Century Danish Rococo Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

English Enamel Box, circa 1770
Located in New York, NY
English enamel box, circa 1770. With miniature cards.
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1770s English Antique Decorative Boxes

Rare Jewel-Toned Mid-Century Covered Box, Italy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Highly unusual and brilliantly glazed, this covered box features a sequence of geometric shapes in bas relief that are filled with pools of vivid, jewel-toned glazes in sapphire, eme...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Clay

Unusual "Stamp" Rose in Box
Located in Riverdale, NY
Unusual "Stamp" rose in box handcrafted "Rose" made of hundreds of French stamps, circa 1950s. Unusual French novelty in its own glass and brass framed casket. ...
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1950s French Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

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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