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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Late 18th Century
Antique Japanese Inro by Shigehide Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite four-case lacquered inro was dated to the latter part of 18th century to early 19th century (Edo period) and made by Shigehide. The opposite sides of the inro together features a lavish flower arrangement in a bamboo basket (ikebana). The detailed craftmanship was a true pleasure to behold. Mostly Takamaki-e (high relief) were used to texturize the delicate petals of the chrysanthemums, on which different shades of gold were used to create contrast. Raden (mother of pearl) shells were also used to highlight some leaves, rendering the piece an interesting balance of color and material. The interior was completed in a mottled gold finish. It was signed Shigehide on the bottom with a Kao. There is a small carved rabbit ojime bead...
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Late 18th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Extremely Rare Original Cubist Ceramic Box "Crystal" By Architect Pavel Janák
By 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
Butchers Balance Scales, Advertising Palethorpes’ Sausages
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Butchers Balance Scales, Advertising Palethorpes’ Sausages
Palethorpes’ Sausage Scales with Brass Bell Weights
The scale has a brass weight plate on one...
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1920s Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
An antique early 20th century silver and niello box, Siam circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This very interesting and decorative silver box was made in Siam now Thailand circa 1920. It is made from solid high grade silver (tested) and is beautifully decorated with niello w...
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Early 20th Century Thai Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Majolica Onnaing Hot Air Balloon Money Bank Box, Circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Onnaing Hot Air Balloon Money Bank Box, Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Le Mie Donne Gio Ponti Futurist Leather Box
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Intriguing tooled leather covered trinket box in Italian Futurist style of rectangular geometric form with two notched corners with tooled linear motif and a polychromed depiction of...
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1920s Italian Futurist Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Sterling Silver and Jade Box, Farmer, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver and jade box, Farmer, circa 1920.
Marked: Edward Farmer.
Category
Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Sterling Silver
An Ottoman mother of pearl and tortoiseshell casket
Located in London, GB
Turkey, circa 1900
An early twentieth century Ottoman casket of small scale, decorated throughout with inlaid mother of pearl and tortoiseshell, the lid opening to reveal a red line...
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Early 20th Century Turkish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet
Louis Kuppenheim 1925 Red And Black Enameled Chinoiserie Box Gilt .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim.
Very rare squared box, created during the art deco period in the city of Pforzheim Germany, back in t...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold, Enamel, Silver
A small oval tortoiseshell piqué patch pot
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A small oval tortoiseshell piqué patch pot, the hinged lid with a beribboned garland of flowers round a blank escutcheon, raised on four ogee feet....
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Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tortoise Shell
Art Deco Cacao Tin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Nouveau - Early Art Deco Cacao Tin.
A round - tube shaped storage tin circa 1920s.
Designed for Cacao C.J Van Houten and Zoon - Holland - The Netherlands.
This Antique Dutch tin...
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Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1910 René Lalique Box Ermenonville Glass with Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Ermenonville" made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1910.
Engraved signature on bottom.
Perfect condition.
Diameter: 8.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac, Re...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Tramp Art Match Book Sewing Box Early 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful and whimsical tramp art sewing box made with old matchbooks. The colorful geometric patterns make this a compelling and just plain fun piece of folk art. Cloth top for hold...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk, Paper
Silver and enamel candy box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silver and enamel candy box
glass candy jar with silver lid and painted enamel on its lid
Origin Switzerland Circa 1900
stamped 935 silver cap
Guillo...
Category
Early 1900s Swiss Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Ladies Compact ceramic with bevel gilded mirror, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, circular Ladies Compact made in France, Circa 1920
The compact is very well made with a circular body having a hinged lid holding a circular bevelled mir...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
By René Lalique
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
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A large Edwardian shaped rectangular silver and tortoiseshell piqué box, the hinged lid with a dainty basket suspended from a bow with long ribbons entwined with flowering tendrils, ...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese or Japanese Ink Stone for Calligraphy in Mother of Pearl box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and have piece. Must be an inkstone. The cover is with mother of pearl with a box where flowers are growing from. Very happy piece.
Additional information:
Material: Por...
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Early 1900s Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Blue Opaline Box with Silver Plated Mounts
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Blue Opaline Box with Silver Plated Mounts.
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
1700s Colonial Hand-Forged Strongbox Verdigris Green Jewelry Table Chest Safe
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Hand Wrought Lock Box. Beautiful patina. Painted inside with date, which is after the original creation date.
Box W 13.25 x D 10 x H 10 in.
Key L 4 in.
Category
1770s American American Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
1925 enameled bronze boxe signed by Primavera
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
Rare 1925 's bronze and enamel boxe signed by Primavera
Category
1920s French Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bulldog Head Wooden Box, England, 1900
Located in Milan, IT
Antique bulldog head wooden box, England, 1900.
Category
Early 1900s English Art Deco Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Gio Ponti Ceramic Box for Richard Ginori San Cristoforo, Italy, 1927
Located in Malmö, SE
A glazed and hand painted porcelain box and cover with figural serpent finial. Model no. 5709, 'The passions of man'.
Designed by Gio Ponti for Richard Ginori, Milan, Italy, circa 1...
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Fabulous Indian Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Fabulous Indian box made of bone and pierced brass with a wood bottom.A very nice design. Turn of the century, India.
Category
Early 1900s Indian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Marquetry Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th Century French marquetry box made of solid cherry with decorative inlay of yew wood. Interior has a lift out tray with divided compa...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cherry, Yew
French Round Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Round Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box. Top lifts off with the aid of a bronze finial. The box sits in a bronze frame raised on round ball feet. In very good vintage condition w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Fine Quality Late 19th Century “Dome“ Shaped Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fine Quality Late 19th Century “Dome“ Shaped Box . Beautifully Crafted, Constructed of “Burled Amboyna Wood” with Ebony edging. Nice small proportions with a deep patination and reta...
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Early 20th Century Spanish French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
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
Solid Tiger Oak Card Single Catalog Box with Brass Handle by Weis
By Weiss
Located in San Diego, CA
A solid tiger oak single card catalog box with brass handle by Weis, circa 1940s This solid oak cabinet is constructed with gorgeous dovetail joints, a finished backside and a solid ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
A Large 20th C. French Ormolu Mounted Green Opaline Egg Form Covered Box
By Baccarat
Located in New York, NY
A Large 20th C. French Ormolu Mounted Green Opaline Egg Form Covered Box. This exceptionally rare and large box, meticulously crafted from green opaline c...
Category
Early 1900s French Louis XVI Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Chinese Export Cloisonné Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Lovely Chinese export cloisonné box made of brass and enameled with a beautiful floral pattern resting on ball feet. This decorative box was most likely a cigarette box or trinket bo...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
An Art Deco Lapiz Lazuli and gilt bronze casket
Located in London, GB
France, circa 1930
An fine early twentieth century Art Deco Lapis Lazuli casket with the interior lined in black slate, a Marshall trophy to the top and gilt bronze mounts, all supp...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
Art Deco Japanese Noritake Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Art Deco Japanese Noritake Porcelain Trinket Box
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Japanese Noritake Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Art Deco Japanese Noritake Porcelain Trinket Box
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Japanese Noritake Porcelain Trinket Box
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Art Deco Japanese Noritake Porcelain Trinket Box
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Kiwi Boot Polish Advertising Shoe Shine Box with Shoe Rest
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Kiwi Boot Polish Advertising Shoe Shine Box with Shoe Rest
A handy and attractive little piece, the handle of the polish box doubles up as a rest to put the foot on to polish the sh...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Napoleon III card holder
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III card holder
(card fray)
Gilt bronze and enamel
Origin France Circa 1900
Gilt bronze and Cloissone enamel with hand-painted Sevres porcelain plate signed by E. Horche
Per...
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Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Small and elaborate Hand-Made Vintage Indian Decorative Trinket Box
Anonymous
Probably Eastern India; ca. 1900
Wood, white metal and brass
Approximate size: 4.8 x 4.4 x 3.4 in.
This early 20th century trinket box is rich in distinctive decorative motifs and may subtly feature Dutch influences of the previous century. The openwork white metal appliques add remarkable character to this small and primitive work. The hinges and clasp are probably a later addition.
Condition commensurate with age. The latch and hinges...
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Early 1900s Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper
English Oriental-Style Comb Storage Box with Mirror
Located in Marbella, ES
English Oriental-Style Comb Storage Box with Mirror
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien Modernist Hand Wrought Brass Lidded Box Vessel
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Minimal in its ornamentation, this handmade brass box exemplifies the exacting standards of Hagenauer artisans while encapsulating the timeless elegance in the workshop’s designs — a miniature...
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Museum Quality Carved Arts and Crafts Box w. Compartments, Rose Sculptures Etc.
Located in Lisse, NL
Large and truly stunning, antique oak desk or table piece.
If you are a collector of the most stylish and best condition antiques only then this fine-art-museum-worthy, amazing cond...
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Early 20th Century European Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942).
Alfred Daguet was a French craftsman/metalsmith, active around the early 1900s and who specia...
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique bronze stamp box featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Postage Stamp Box, American, Sterling Silver, Pocket Case, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique postage stamp box. An American, silver pocket case with monogram, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Delightfull...
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Early 20th Century Central American Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Dose box Cedar Humidor By Jugendstil Carl Deffner Signed
By Carl Deffner
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in wood. It is Hand painted, in black and green, color.
Beautiful Art Nouveau brass box. Carl Deffner Esslingen hallmark. Interior co...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Sevres Style Porcelain Lidded Candy Dish or Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality porcelain lidded candy dish or jewelry box inspired in the manner of 19th Century Sevres designs.
This fine quality and beautiful por...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Silk top hat in original case
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This silk top hat is housed in its original cardboard travelling case. It was made by Arthur Peppe of 23 Rue Leys in Anvers, which is the name given to Antwerp by French speakers...
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Early 20th Century Belgian Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silk
Antique Country French Walnut Pannetiere ~ Bread Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique Country French Walnut Pannetiere ~ Bread Box is a splendid relic from a bygone era! The original design was intended as a place to keep freshly baked bread, literally under ...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
18th Century Chinese Parchment Covered Box With Bronze Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful and rare 18th century Chinese goatskin parchment covered box with bronze escutcheon and mounts. Love to find a piece like this in original condition. Lined with blue patter...
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Majolica Money Bank Cat Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica Money Bank Cat Circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s French Country Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Jugendstill Tin with Collie and St Bernard Dogs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Jugendstill - Art Nouveau tin with handle and Dogs.
You see a Collie dog known as Lassie
and St Bernard Dog or Saint Bernard Dog.
It's a beautiful shaped tin with an unusual design: it looks like a suitcase, handbag or bag to hold. Blue lithographic tin with handle decorated with dogs and little flowers.
On top of the lid you have the handle and you see the St Bernard Dog with under written: The Children's friend. On the front and back you see the collie dog guarding a child - baby with text under " in charge ".
This litho biscuit tin - chocolate tin...
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Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau Repousse Stork Box 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
Stone, Enamel, Brass, Iron
Chinoiserie Papier Mache Box, circa 1920
Located in Nantucket, MA
Antique Chinoiserie Papier Mache Box, circa 1920, a rectangular jewelry or work box with hinged pagoda lid, decorated with an embossed phoenix and c...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Other
Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
The deligh...
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Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Early 20th Century French Leather Book Liquor Box with Shot Glasses and Carafes
Located in Dallas, TX
For an interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful Faux-Book "Cave à Liqueur". Crafted in France, circa 1920, the antique liquor cave is shaped like four antique bo...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Glass
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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