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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Swedish Snuff Box in Cow Horn from the 19th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
A very charming Swedish Snuff Box made in Cow Horn during the 19th century.
Wear consistent with age and use.
Category
19th Century Swedish Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
Rare English Regency Writing Slope With Decorative Brass Trim by Wells & Lambe
By John Lambe
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Beautiful Handcrafted English Antique 19th Century Hardwood Veneer Writing Slope With A Tooled Purple Leather Writing Liner. Item Featured Brass Carry Handles & Is Finished Wit...
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$3,749 Sale Price / set
45% Off
Modernist Burl Wood Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
An unusual and streamlined burl wood trinket box, circa 1990s. The box has a movable lid and is in great vintage condition. Incredibly beautiful pi...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl
Vintage Brown Nautical Sailing Ship Wood Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A vintage nautical theme jewelry or trinket box. This small rectangular brown box will be a great accent on a coffee table, dressing table, or on a bookshelf. It is created from wood...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with
polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the Christ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Gothic Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
19th Century Japanese Style Storage Box - Bamboo and Copper
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique storage box, made of bamboo, beautifully decorated with plates of gracefully embossed copper.
The chest was probably made in Japan, for the European/French market...
Category
1890s Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Moser Glass Dresser Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
An elegant and rare Art Nouveau Glass Dresser Box by Moser, Austria.
Realized in the early years of 1900, with gold inlays.
Very good condition.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Fine Chinese Burlwood Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant lidded box from the mid-19th century is carved from a choice specimen of burlwood, also known as yingmu or huamu. Prized for its feathery, swirling wood grain, burl wood...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl
Bronze Mailbox with Lions Face
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Bronze, heavy mailbox with lions face. The piece is great for storing to-go menu's, place at the door for others to leave messages... the box is well made and The lion and d...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Palais Royal Mother of Pearl Clam Necessaire Etui Sewing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in Northampton, GB
Mother of Pearl and Ormolu
From our Sewing collection, we are delighted to offer this Palais Royal Necessaire Etui. The Etui of rare clam shell shape framed in ormolu with engraved mother of pearl panels mounted with two smaller clam shells. The mother of pearl beautifully decorated with engraved scroll work, bells, ribbons, flowers and classical motifs. The silver gilt frame is engraved with a similar foliage, flower and classical motif band to the bottom and top. When opened the Etui reveals a cushioned lining with a top removable silk cushion protecting the fully fitted tool pad with mother of pearl tools, a glass bottle and gold enamelled pansies decoration. The French Sewing Box...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian Onyx Dresser Box, 1960s
Located in Savannah, GA
An Italian brown onyx paw foot dresser box, 1960s.
5 ¾ inches wide by 4 ¼ inches deep by 2 ¼ inches tall
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx
Guilloche silver pill box with gold interior and hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Guilloche silver pill box with gold interior and hinged lid.
Metal: Silver.
Origin: Swedish and French re-marked.
Brand: Cisnes.
Weight: 33.15 grams.
Dimensions: 5....
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Scarce 1931 Houbigant Art Deco Triple Compact Vanity in Orange Yellow and Black
Located in Red Lion, PA
This Scarce 1931 Houbigant Art Deco Triple Compact Vanity is a stunning and extremely hard-to-find example of early 20th-century luxury cosmetics design. Released in 1931 by Houbigan...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Red Lacquer Asian Box / Side Table
Located in Greenwich, CT
A Unique and exceptionally Large Red Lacquer Asian Box converted into a center/side Table
Elegant and warm touch to any Livuing room - please, see 2nd photo for reference in its mo...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Agra Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Antique English Satinwood Wooden Georgian Regency Double Tea Caddy 19th Century
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Impressive English Georgian Sheraton Period Flame Grain Satinwood Double Tea Caddy of outstanding quality and workmanship and compact size. Circa 1800-20.
The hinged lid cross band...
Category
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique Edwardian Period Tiffany Sterling Silver Repousse Covered Dresser Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine signed antique dresser box.
By Tiffany & Co.
In sterling silver.
With repousse acanthus leaf, flower garlands, and scroll work decoratio...
Category
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box for Game Chess and Backgammon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess.
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box.
Large vintage Moorish Syrian style micro mosaic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Music Box handpainted miniature with Swiss Mechanism by Maison Reuge Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Exquisite Reuge S.A. Musical Table Box
Description:Discover a stunning large rectangular table box featuring elegantly concave corners, showcasing the exceptional craftsmanship of th...
Category
1970s Italian Empire Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Swedish Modern Art Deco Cast Iron Box by Husqvarna, Sweden, 1930s
By Husqvarna
Located in Stockholm, SE
Elegant cast iron box manufactured by Husqvarna, Sweden, during the 1930s. The lid is decorated with finely sculpted reclining nude figures in relief, displaying exceptional craftsma...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Vintage Chalet Deluxe Sewing Keepsake Box, Switzerland ca. 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Chalet Deluxe Sewing Keepsake Box, Switzerland ca. 1950s
Discover the charm of traditional Swiss craftsmanship with this hand-carved miniature ...
Category
1950s Swiss Other Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Asian Silver Metal Hand Carved Peacock Sitar Veena Form Box 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian Silver Metal Hand-Carved Sitar Veena Box.
Elevate your decor with this stunning vintage box, featuring intricate hand-carved designs of a sitar and peacock. The ornate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Antique Austrian Sterling Silver and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning large antique Viennese sterling silver pill box made from a hefty gauge of Austrian silver.
All sides are decorated with a white guilloche enamel showcasing...
Category
1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,548 Sale Price
20% Off
Glaciar Small Silver Alpaca & Bordeaux Onyx Stone Box
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Glaciar collection is meticulously handcrafted by our local artisans with these rectangular onyx pieces set around alpaca silver flower vases, boxes and trays.
Our pieces are made b...
Category
2010s South American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Tessellated Faux Horn Covered Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful tessellated faux horn decorative box made in France. Gorgeous detail work inside and out. Add some French style to you design project.
Category
1980s French Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Resin
19th Century Small Pantry Box with Original Lid
Located in Louisville, KY
This beautifully constructed circular pantry box from the late 19th century is indeed a unique find. It's smaller size makes it particularly unusual. Typically found in one's pantry ...
Category
Late 19th Century American Primitive Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Victorian Campaign Brass Bound Writing Slope With A Green Leather Interior
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Victorian Campaign Writing Slope With A Decorative Brass Trim, Brass Carry Handles Finished With A Gilt Tooled Racing Green Leather Interior
Item will include new notepa...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$3,138 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Decorative Box with lid, Vintage Wooden Brown Jewellery Box, Hand Carved
Located in Wembley, GB
A handmade wooden jewellery box with a lid and lock, it is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and l...
Category
1980s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Papercord, Boxwood, Driftwood
$344 Sale Price
20% Off
Quartz and Marble Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box quartz and marble in black marble
with lid. With natural quartz on lid's top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Marble
Antique Campaign Correspondence Box, Anglo Indian, Colonial, Writing, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique campaign correspondence box. An Anglo-Indian, teak and bone inlaid colonial writing case with fitted interior, dating to the late...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak
Antique 19th Century Gold Embossed Leather Wood Secret Box Stamp Box Paris
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant box was handcrafted in the last 15 years of the 19th century. It is made out of leather, wood and fabric. The four sloping compartments suggest that this box was used fo...
Category
1890s French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
1950s Anglo Indian Micro Sadeli Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box.
DIMENSIONS: 7ʺW × 7ʺD × 2.5ʺH.
Indo Persian Moorish style micro mosaic inlaid jewelry box with lid.
Intricate inlaid Anglo ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
18th Century Original Green Painted Wood Box with Handle
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish green painted pine wood box from the Folk Art
Rococo-period, meaning late 18th Century or early 19th Century. The lock hardware is original and the key is working working ...
Category
1790s Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Snuff Box Monocrome Miniature Hand Painted Sterling Silver Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Baroque Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
EGG Medium Jar, Cream Onyx & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Salta province is called the beautiful, and this adjective introduces us to its profound beauty. Its fertile valleys, windy desert, colorful mountains and blue sky are the images tha...
Category
2010s Argentine Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Onyx, Metal
$730 / item
Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Hand made marquetry Decor, circa 1910
Located in Verviers, BE
Arts & Crafts Box with Decorative Hand made marquetry Decor, circa 1910
About:
A wooden box from the Arts & Crafts period,
Made in Austria.
Very Small piece of marketery is missing...
Category
1910s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paint
1940s Antique Fine Micro Mosaic Moorish Inlaid Decorative Box
By Mamluke
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted marquetry Moorish wood inlay micro mosaic with miniature hand painted scene.
Handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Pers...
Category
20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut / Faceted Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat
Unfortunately The Back Lid Does Have A Chip In The Middle
Category
20th Century Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 17th Century French Leather Box with Crowns
Located in Tetbury, Gloucestershire
Late 17th Century box covered in leather.
With decorative metal crowns the symbol of a Count in France. Circa 1680.
Category
17th Century French Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Boho Chic Moroccan Inlaid Bone Jewelry Chest or Box with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative handmade orange bone and black tribal design chest or jewelry box. The chest interior is leather and features gorgeous brass inlay design with natural decorative stones.
Category
1980s Moroccan Tribal Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Turned Wood Hardwood Lidded Box Chess Figurine Style Mid Century Modern c 1960s
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely small turned hardwood lidded box with a chess style shaped finial, made in Europe probably in the 1960s.
Category
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Hardwood
$231 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique German Sterling Silver Owl Sugar Box 1907
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, rare antique German cast sterling silver owl sugar box; part of our continental ornamental silverware collection.
This magnificent and large antique cast German silver sugar box, in sterling standard, has been realistically modelled in form of an owl.
This antique silver box has been embellished with fine details reproducing the plumage, in addition to the bird's anatomical features.
This exceptional antique silver sugar box is fitted with the original push fit head/cover, retaining the original bead eyes.
The hallmarks struck to the sleeve of the cover and body of this large sterling silver owl box include:
Maker's mark: MS (untraced)
City mark: Wertheim City, Germany*
Importer's mark: GB (George Bedingham)
Silver quality/purity mark: .925 (sterling, 925/1000)**
Assay mark: Acorn (London, England)
Date mark: G (1907)
Such large examples are rare to the market; this magnificent box is the finest of its type you could hope to acquire.
This antique silver owl...
Category
Early 1900s German Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
A.E. Poston & Co. English Art Deco Pewter Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning English Art Deco geometric hand-hammered dinanderie, polished pewter-covered decorative box or tea caddy, was manufactured by A.E. Poston & Company, Birmingham, England...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Pewter
19th Century French Polished Cast Iron Safe with Key and Two-Letter Combination
Located in Dallas, TX
Keep your jewelry and important documents locked up in this elegant, antique safe from the Champagne-Ardenne region of France. Crafted circa 1880, and built in cast iron, this heavy ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Iron
Antique Brass Asian Street Vendor Noodle Cart
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an antique brass Asian street vendor noodle cart.
Used by vendors to serve noodles and dumplings.
The base opens to hold hot coals to keep food warm.
The top...
Category
1960s Chinese Export Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Saffron Tissue Box Dark Blue Small in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
Located in Noida, DL
Saffron Tissue Box Dark Blue Small in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal
With moniker’s such as red gold, exquisite thread or golden light, saffron captivates us all. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Lalique Crystal Jewelry Box with Female Figure Art Nouveau Style French
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial French crystal and brass box with female figure by luxury design Maison, Lalique, in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid...
Category
20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Set of Antique Wooden Geometric Shapes
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1940. We offer this set of 16 vintage wooden geometric shapes. These wooden models were used in teaching solid geometry and mathematics.
Category
1940s Mexican Industrial Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / set
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed Alessandro Mandruzzato for Design Guild Murano Sommerso Faceted Glass Box, 1970s
A striking sculptural Murano glass box signed “Mandruzzato for Design Guild,” showcasing the celebrated faceted-block technique perfected by the Mandruzzato family in the 1960s–80s. The heavy, optic-clear crystal form contains a dramatic sommerso core, rendered in deep black glass infused with shimmering micro-granulated 24k gold. The internal composition appears to float within the thick, architectural walls, magnified by the sharply cut and hand-polished geometric facets.
The hinged lid opens to reveal a molded black-glass interior well, its glossy surface contrasting with the jewel-like radiance of the glass block. The original brass piano hinge and frame remain intact. This design was produced as a special commission for Design Guild, a luxury American importer, and is far scarcer than the unsigned Mandruzzato vases and blocks commonly encountered.
A powerful example of Murano Brutalist...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Postmodern Marble Box circa 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Marble Box circa 1980
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
$262 Sale Price
25% Off
Enrique Zavalo Box
Located in Tampa, FL
Enrique Zavalo box by the Mexican artist, featuring a long, narrow form. This sculptural box is signed by the artist and reflects Zavalo’s distinctive artistic sensibility and crafts...
Category
Early 1900s Mexican Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
18th Century Decorative Lacquered Portrait Figures Wood Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique and fine lacquered wood box, is painted on both the sides with an elegant portrait of a woman and on the other side a dancer.
The piece will be delivered with its certi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$579 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 1940s Mosaic Shell Inlaid Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Box.
Mosaic Luxury Decorative Middle Eastern Islamic Vanity Box.
Middle Eastern Asian Mosaic Wood Box with Inlays ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shell, Abalone, Fruitwood
Coral Marble Square Tissue Box
Located in Prague, Czech Republic.
Crafted entirely by hand, this marble tissue box cover is a fusion of form and function, seamlessly blending into any space while adding sophistication and elegance. Clean, minimalis...
Category
2010s European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
$235 / item
Set of Three Gemstone Boxes Finely Made
Located in Somis, CA
A charming collection of three exquisite gemstone boxes. Crafted with great artistry and precision by skilled Italian artisans, these boxes have a seamles...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Serpentine
$190 Sale Price
51% Off
Salvador Teran Mosaic Mexican Brass and Tile Box with Aztec Medallion
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful Tile Mosaic and Brass box with wooden interior - the box is made in Taxco by Salvador Teran, who started the famed Los Castillo shop.
The maker of the box is likely Salv...
Category
20th Century Mexican Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Christian Dior Cobalt Blue Rectangular Glass Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Christian Dior cobalt blue rectangular lead glass crystal box with etched texture inside the lid / made in France
Original label on the glass / comes in original box
Length: 6.5 inch...
Category
Late 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
19th century Japanese lacquered wooden box
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A 19th-century Japanese lacquered wooden box, finely decorated according to traditional Japanese craftsmanship. Rectangular in shape, it features a lacquer in deep red and dark brown...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed
By Bitossi, Aldo Londi
Located in New York, NY
Aldo Londi Bitossi Box, Ceramic, Mondrian, Abstract, Red, Yellow, Signed. Small scale Mondrian box decorated with rectangles and lines and glazed in red, yellow, and black. Signed f...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Clay
$2,620 Sale Price
27% Off
Vintage Gucci, Italy - Solid Sterling 800 Silver Box c.1968
By Gucci
Located in Bath, GB
A truly striking and very rare box by the iconic designer, Gucci, Italy. What makes this one so very special is that is made from solid 800/100 silver rather than the usual silver p...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Hollywood Regency Cut Crystal Covered Box on Feet
Located in San Diego, CA
Elegant and timeless piece of décor. This antique cut crystal box showcases craftmanship and classic design. The box features deeply cut geometric and starburst motifs that catch a...
Category
1950s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
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.