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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: Late 18th Century
'Grand Tour' souvenir box "Brounnen, contre Grütli et la chapelle de Guil. Tell"
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marked This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the original tunesheet on the inside of the li...
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1840s Swiss Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel

Antique Vanity Case, English, Travelling Dressing Table Box, Regency, Circa 1820
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique vanity case. An English, rosewood and brass travelling dressing table box, dating to the Regency period, circa 1820. Beautifull...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Romantic French 19th Century Bellows Shaped Porcelain Box with Courtship Scene
Located in Tustin, CA
Exquisite antique French box, from the 1890s, is a handmade and hand painted miniature porcelain box with hinged lid and is shaped like a fire bellows. Th...
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Late 19th Century French Romantic Antique Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

French Majolica Box Dog in a Kennel Choisy-le-Roi, circa 1880
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica box dog in a kennel signed Choisy le Roi , circa 1880.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by Bontems in Paris (France). This top quality singing bird has a wooden gilded base to ...
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Other, Gold Plate

Stunning Antique English Regency Penwork Games Box c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
About as exotic and decorative as they get, this magnificent playing card / games box has a deep red / Burgundy background which is smothered in the most exquisite fine penwork with ...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Mid 19th century Swedish folk art painted box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid 19th century Swedish folk art painted box circa 1865. Good quality swedish pine metal bound box.  Decorated with original ragwork paint and blue painted strap work.  Hand painte...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Wonderful Antique English Penwork Sewing Box / Basket c.1820
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely charming Regency sewing box in the form of a basket with it's original bentwood folding swing handle. The domed top features a figura...
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1820s British Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Georgian Rosewood Sewing Box by Leuchars of London
Located in Northampton, GB
Extensive Mother of Pearl Inlay From our Sewing Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Rosewood Sewing Box by Leuchars of London. The Sewing Box of rectangular shap...
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Early 19th Century British George IV Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Moorish Meticulous Workmanship Box Lid with Inlaid Work
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Moorish Meticulous Workmanship Box Lid with Inlaid Work
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19th Century Spanish Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19thc Spice Wall Box/ Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Table top spice box with square nail construction and in fine condition.These early spice boxes are hard to find in such good condition.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Workman's Tool Chest, English, Teak, Brass, Craftsman's Trunk, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique workman's tool chest. An English, teak and brass capped craftsman's trunk, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1880. Delightfully time-worn chest with a ro...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Teak

Antique French Napoleon III Marquetry Box
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Napoleon III marquetry box. The walnut burl wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and mother of pearl with the new brown colour velour textile. The ke...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Decorative Censer, Chinese, Bronze, Incense Burner, Victorian, C.1850
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative censer. A Chinese, bronze incense burner, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delightfully ornate and substantial burner, with appealing ...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box.
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French Louis XV Style Bronze Box. This stunning antique French bronze box with a hinged lid, decorated with cupids surrounded with Sèvres-style porcelain floral and figurative plaques...
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1850s French Louis XV Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Top Antique Bronze / Copper Cloisonné Dragon Box China, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice Quality with superb decoration. Additional information: Material: Bronze / Copper Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Meiji Periode (1867-1912) Condition: Some small ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Musical 'Grand Tour' souvenir box
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Musical souvenir box made in Switzerland in the 19th century for the German marker This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies. Indicated on the inside of the lid. The case is made of met...
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1840s Swiss Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel

19th Century French Metal Box
Located in High Point, NC
Step into the past with this 19th-century French black metal box, a timeless piece that exudes both history and elegance. The side hinges gracefully open, revealing a glimpse of the bygone era. Its sleek and simple design, coupled with the durable metal construction, makes it a versatile and functional addition to any collection or décor. Crafted to withstand the test of time, this metal box serves as a testament to the enduring beauty of antique craftsmanship. Discover the charm and utility of a storied past with this exquisite French metal box...
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19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Dog's Townhouse
Located in Greenwich, CT
A 19th c. English doghouse for a small dog in the form of a Georgian townhouse in lovely original faded ochre paint with a pitched gable roof with two chimneys with double chimney pots. Great painted detail including 12 over 12 double hung sash windows with stone headers, elliptical fanlight overdoor window and grand arched door frame.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Antique Victorian Coromandel Gentleman's Travelling Vanity Case 19th C
Located in London, GB
This is a stunning antique Victorian Coromandel gentleman's travelling vanity case with fitted interior, circa 1865 in date. This rectagular shaped traveling case is made of rare coromandel wood and features a blank brass plaque. The interior is well fitted with Sheffield silver plate mounted jars, bottles and shaving tools, displayed on fitted blue velvet. The secret button at the front of the case opens a sprung secret drawer below, for your jewellery. The underside of the lid has a velvet backed mirror and a compartment for hiding your letters. Complete with working Bramah lock and original key. It is a beautiful piece which will look stunning on your dressing table. Condition: In really excellent condition. Please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 9 x Width 26 x Depth 19 Dimensions in inches: Height 3 inches x Width 10 inches x Depth 7 inches Calamander wood or Coromandel wood is a valuable wood from India, Sri Lanka and South East Asia. It is of a hazel-brown color, with black stripes (or the other way about), very heavy and hard. It is also known as Macassar Ebony or variegated ebony and is closely related to genuine ebony, but is obtained from different species in the same genus; one of these is Diospyros quaesita Thwaites, from Sri Lanka. The name Calamander comes from the local sinhalese name, 'kalu-medhiriya', which means dark chamber; referring to the characteristic ebony black wood. Coromandel wood has been logged to extinction over the last 2 to 3 hundred years and is no longer available for new work in any quantity. Furniture in coromandel is so expensive and so well looked after that even recycling it is an unlikely source. A substitute, Macassar Ebony, has similar characteristics and to the untrained eye is nearly the same but it lacks the depth of colour seen in genuine Coromandel. Travelling cases became very popular towards the end of the 18th century. They were manufactured specifically to accompany upper class gentleman during travel. Dressing cases were originally rather utilitarian but they spoke volumes about their owners’s wealth and place in society, as at that time, traveling was only done by the elite. Gentleman’s dressing cases would contain bottles and jars for colognes, aftershaves and creams as well as essential shaving and manicure tools. As these boxes became more popular, many further traveling item options were offered for inclusion. By the early Victorian era, ladies also began to travel and suddenly their requirements were anything but utilitarian! Ladies dressing cases could feature a wide range of decorative bottles and jars as well as a vast array of beautifcation tools, all designed with pure luxury in mind. The exterior of the box became almost as important as the interior and these boxes started being veneered with beautiful exotic woods from all over the world. As demand for gentleman’s boxes lessened, the dressing case started to also become known by the more feminine term ‘vanity box’. These boxes, with their excessive price tags, were now considered as true works of art and beauty in themselves, and were often bought as status symbols rather than actual traveling companions. Some of the finest examples of travelling cases made from exotic wood with gold and silver fittings come from: Walter Thornhill, Betjamann & Sons and Jenner...
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1860s English Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Japanese Square Burl Hibachi, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Known as a kaku-hibachi, this container was the center of social life in a Meiji era home. Used to brew tea or heat sake, the kaku-hibachi is a portable form of the traditional hearth. Carefully crafted, the square box is topped with a copper well in which ash and coal would heat the hibachi. Made of an expressive burl wood, the kaku-hibachi is compact with inset side handles and little embellishments. The top corners of the box are trimmed with kurogaki, or black persimmon...
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Early 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

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Burl

Antique Glove Box, English, Oak, Keepsake, Reception Key Case, Georgian, C.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique glove box. An English, oak lidded keepsake or reception key case, dating to the Georgian period, circa 1800. Delightful small b...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Late 19th Century French Canvas Covered Locking Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A coated canvas-covered box with nail head decoration, brass lock and brass handle.
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Canvas

Fine Antique French Malachite and Bronze Jewelry Box, c.1890
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fabulous late nineteenth century jewelry box made from a fine example of malachite, the first image is the most true colour in person. The Malachite during this era was ag...
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1890s French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Bronze

Antique English Regency Toleware Footed Coal Box or Scuttle with Brass Handles
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique metal coal box or coal scuttle is presumably made in England during the 1820s in the Regency period and style. The box is constructed of th...
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

1900's Tortoiseshell Box in the shape of a Book
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round inlaid piece is attached to the bound edge of the book, not yet engraved. The pict...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique French Pyrogene, Utensil Holder, Secret Box, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Rare sculpture of a joyful monk with a secret compartment. A so called Pyrogene, which was used for smoking utensils, such as matches. The monk holds two bottles in his hands and rai...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Duccommun Girod 6 tune music box with exposed controls
Located in Zonhoven, BE
EEarly and exceptional music box by Ducommun Girod with "exposed contols" Ducommun Girod was one of the first manufacturers of music boxes early in the 19th century. He is known for...
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Early 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Iron, Other, Cut Steel, Steel

An Ormolu Mounted Swedish Porphyry Butter Tub, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The delicately chamfered edges of the round tub and cover carved from Blyberg Porphyry with ormolu mounted acorn finial.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Antique Decorative Boxes

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Porphyry, Ormolu

19th Century Napoleon III Style Box
Located in San Antonio, TX
This 19th Century Napoleon III Box is a splendid example of the craftsmanship and elegance characteristic of the Napoleon III era. Crafted from rich black walnut wood and adorned wit...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Chinese Elmwood Box with Canted Corners
Located in Dallas, TX
A 19th century Chinese elmwood box with brass hardware with canted corners. This unusual long and narrow box was probably custom made to house a musical instrument, it is very decor...
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Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Musical Snuffbox by Alibert playing 2 Tunes
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century. This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
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1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze

Antique Correspondence Box, English, Leather, Travel, After Asprey, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique correspondence box. An English, aged leather travelling writing case in the manner of Asprey, dating to the mid Victorian period, circa 1860. Appealing Victorian leather writing...
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Leather

Covered Vase with Atlantes, attr. to A. Giroux, France, circa 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful ovoid-shaped covered vase in patinated bronze with golden highlights, with rich rotating decoration in relief. The lid, symbolizing Night, is decorated with a turtle, a moo...
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1860s French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

1850's Tortoiseshell Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Small Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box, with the top of the lid and the bottom of the box being tortoiseshell. The edges of the box is ...
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes

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Gold Plate

Chased and Gilt Bronze Box, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Chased and gilt bronze box, Napoleon III period. Chased and gilt bronze box with a nice enamel plaque, green velvet interior, with its original key, Napoleon III period, 19th Centur...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and impressive Japanese gold maki-e decorated black lacquer five-tier jubako with presentation tray, two lids, and the original tomobako storage box, Meiji period, late 19th c...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer

Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes, c1850
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes and Geometric Mosaics, c1850 Additional Information: Heading: Tunbridge Ware - A Fine Sewing Box with Isometric Cubes and Geo...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Box, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Porcelain and gilt bronze box, 19th century. Porcelain box in painted and gilded porcelain and gilded brass for the frame, very fine decoration, signed Latour.   H: 15cm, W: 40cm, D...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Regency Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Fitted Interior & Silver Handles From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box. The Sewing Bo...
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

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Satinwood

Painted Leather Jewelry Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French painted leather jewelry box with an inset brass handle custom monogrammed “EU, January, 24, 1898”. Inside you’ll find the box is fitted for st...
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19th Century French Other Antique Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Fabric, Paint

White Brass Five Blessings Chinese Brazier, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
Filled with burning coals, this finely crafted 19th-century brazier once warmed the hands of a wealthy lady on a cold winter's night in northern China. The portable brazier is hand-w...
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Regency Parquetry Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with overall cube parquetry. Lift top. Well executed with a wide choice of exotic woods.Nice patina and presents well. From the estate of the founder of Yankee Candle Com...
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1820s English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

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Boxwood, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut

Georgian Rare Pair of Inlaid Rosewood Sewing Boxes
Located in Northampton, GB
Rosewood and Mother of Pearl From our Sewing Box collection, we are thrilled to offer this pair of Georgian Rosewood Sewing Boxes. The Sewing Boxes of rectangular shape veneered in ...
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Early 19th Century British William IV Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

19Thc Original Mustard Painted Barrel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This folky original mustard painted over grey barrel was found on a farm in Pennsylvania. The condition is very good and sturdy. The patina is amazing and it has a outdoor protective...
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Late 19th Century Adirondack Antique Decorative Boxes

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Oak

Large Antique French Boulle Napoleon III Marquetry Box
By Audige
Located in Vilnius, LT
Antique 19th century French Boulle/Napoleon III marquetry box. The wooden box is decorated with inlaid brass and tortoiseshell and red silk textile inside. Including key. Signed: Aud...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

French 19th Century Ebonized & Inlay Glove Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A 19th century glove box made in France from ebonized mahogany. This box has a fall front, allowing easy access to the contents inside, including a silk-lined interior. Be sure to vi...
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19th Century French Other Antique Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany, Wood, Silk

Musical Clock with pin wheel ecapement and fusee wound musical mechanism
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Clock with early sectional comb fusee wound musical movement. Musical mechanism of the very early type with sectional comb. 29 sections of 4 teeth each. Speed regulator to the left o...
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Late 19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Other, Gold Plate

Venetian papier mâché box
Located in Brescia, IT
Venice, papier mâchè box, early 19th century decorated with watercolor prints having the theme of board games. 6.6 cm height x 12.2 (diameter) In particular: the cover feature...
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1820s Italian Rococo Antique Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Antique Fan-Shaped Biscuit Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This charming Victorian-era silverplate biscuit box is intricately crafted to resemble a Japanese fan, a one-of-a-kind motif rarely seen in boxes of this...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

19th Century English Sterling Silver Lidded Top / Cut Glass Covered Piece
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Immerse your space in the charm of the 19th Century with this exquisite English Sterling Silver Lidded Top and Cut Glass Covered Piece. This covered jar is a testament to the artistr...
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1820s English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver

Musical Snuff Box Playing 2 Tunes with historical decor to the lid
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Snuffbox with music made in Switzerland in the first half of the 19th century. This rare snuffbox plays 2 melodies, on a sectional comb. The comb is thus composed of several section...
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1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Iron, Cut Steel, Steel, Bronze

Tunbridge Ware Correspondence Box by Edmund Nye 19th Century
Located in Cheltenham, GB
Mid 19th century Tunbridge ware stationery box by Edmund Nye, manufacturer. The dome-shaped top is inlaid with a specimen parquetry panel, crossbanded with boxwood and stringing and...
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19th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Walnut, Satinwood, Ash, Boxwood

Walker’s Excelsior IV Patent Log For Yachts
Located in STOKE ON TRENT, GB
Walkers Excelsior IV ships log Untouched, new old stock, complete Walkers Excelsior IV ships log in its original box. 14Hx39Wx19D. Walker’s “Excelsior” IV Patent Log, Outrigger Pat...
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19th Century Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal

19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century French Majolica Grapes Lidded Jar.
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1880s French Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Majolica

19th Century Painted Satinwood Dresser Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Unique satinwood painted English dresser box from the 19th century. Box has colorful floral and ribbon design with exotic birds on a beautiful satinwood background. Designs are in ea...
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19th Century English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

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Satinwood

Tramp Art Wood Box. 1850 - 1880
Located in CADALSO, ES
Very hard to find in this original condition, with no restaurations.
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1870s German Country Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Box c1870
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Heading : Tunbridge ware jewellery box Date : c1870 Period : Victoria Origin : Tunbridge Wells, Kent Decoration : Pillow top cover with central floral mosaic within keylines. Cover b...
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1870s British Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

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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