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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Bitossi Lidded Box in Glazed Ceramic with Fused Glass Mosaic, circa 1960s
Located in New York City, NY
Bitossi Glazed Ceramic Lidded Box with Fused Glass Mosaic, Italy, c. 1960s Additional Information: Materials: Ceramic Origin: Italy Period: 1950-1979 Creation Date: c. 1960s ...
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20th Century Italian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Arts & Crafts Copper Enameled Box with Fish Pattern Signed C1910
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Arts & Crafts Copper Enameled Box with Fish Pattern Signed C1910 Measures - .75"H x 3.5"W x 4.5"D A beautifully crafted antique Arts & Crafts copper enameled box featuring ...
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Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Early 19th Century Chinese Lacquer Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This charming 19th century Chinese lacquer sewing box has seen many hands and much love having developed a deep natural patina over its 20...
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Round Brule Box, Medium by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisio...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Maitland Smith faux Malachite box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a faux painted malachite lidded box by Maitland Smith in 1980s
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1980s North American Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paint

19th century non-combustible cast-iron travel strongbox by Bauche-Fichet, France
Located in NICE, FR
19th century non-combustible cast-iron travel strongbox by Bauche-Fichet, France Antique travel safe in non-combustible cast iron from northeastern France (Gueux, Marne). It is de...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

1960s Italian Inlaid Burlwood Pyramid Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Five section pyramid box. Burlwood. One small piece of veneer was filled in as seen in image.
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1960s Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Christofle Silver Plated Metal Box, 60s
Located in Catania, IT
Apple” Christofle box in good condition in silver metaL.
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1960s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Snuff Box Perforated Lid, Embossed and Engraved Miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with perforated lid, embossed and engraved by hand, with fine round miniature diameter cm. 3.8 hand painted in tempera on veg...
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1970s Italian Renaissance Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Memphis Style Triangular Mixed Wood Trinket Box by Russ Keil
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style mixed wood triangular trinket box by Russ Keil, circa 1990s. The box measures 4.5" wide x 4.5" deep x 5.5" high and is made of a variety of har...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ash, Maple, Walnut

Vintage Japanese Temple Style Box
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely vintage Japanese Temple style box. Made of rosewood … this box has a cover featuring Buddhist Swaztikas on the front. The cover lifts off to reveal a tabernacle with 2 carved dragons on wither side. Probably made in the first quarter of the 20th century, circa 1920-1930. Rectangular shaped for the storage of deities statues...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with Lid India 19th Century
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Beautiful handcrafted decorative round tinned copper Mughal Indian box with lid, latch and handle. Antique South Asian Mughal Round Tinned Copper Box with L...
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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper

Antique WM Rogers Oak Small Flatware Silverware Storage Box with Drawer
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique WM Rogers Oak Small Flatware Silverware Storage Box with Drawer and Fabric Lined Fitted Interior. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 4.5" H x 10.5" W x 9" D.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s With shellac polished
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Exquisite Rare Colorful Crystal Detailed Large Enamel Turtle Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is A Rare and Impressive Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Large Handpainted Enamel Turtle Jewelry Holder / Pill Box. Outstandingly done with Mag...
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20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Small Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wisteria Satsuma Matchbox Holder Yasuda
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Fabulous and small japanese earthenware Satsuma Matchbox holder of great shape and scene. The idea is to put the matchbox in it and then inside bit pushes open the matchbox and you ...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Lapis Lazuli Hexagonal Box 3.5"
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful hexagonal box, crafted from the finest natural lapis lazuli sourced from Afghanistan. The box features a round lid adorned with an elegant fini...
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20th Century Afghan Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Marble

Rectangular Art Deco Green Shagreen Box w/Oval Malachite Stone Centered on Lid
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco green stained shagreen, over cedar, the slightly domed top with a centered oval malachite disk. The box is covered with shagreen on all sides including the bottom.
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Late 1800s Antique Firewood Coal Wood Repousse Box Brass Panels
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Late 1800s antique firewood box with artistic Brass Panels Tavern imagery Rectangular shape six sided with a slope. Preowned vintage original c...
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Faience Tea Canister Flowers Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience Tea Canister Flowers signed Emile Tessier Malicorne Circa 1930. Painting of tulips and roses Height / 6.8 inches.  
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1930s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Faience

Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Tea Caddy Footed Candy Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
1920s Antique Moroccan Silver Plated Footed Tea Caddy with hinged lid. This authentic Moroccan brass silver plated box has a beautiful etched geometri...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate, Brass

Danish Modern Teak Desk Organizer Box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk
Located in San Diego, CA
A super cool and very hard-to-find Danish modern teak desk organizer box by Jens Quistgaard for Dansk, circa 1970s. The box has a removable lid and three compartments for storage. G...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Tea Caddy English George III
Located in Cheltenham, GB
English George III triple tea caddy with untouched patina colour and original brassware standing on ogee feet with 3 section interior.
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18th Century English Georgian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

19th C. Chinese Rose Mandarin Round Box with Lid
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round box with lid in figures of Chinese traditional ladies and men.   
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Early 20th Century Chinese Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

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...
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1890s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Late 19th Century Venetian Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
A Venetian box with hand-painted Rococo-style decoration, featuring delicate scrollwork, floral motifs, and an elegant central scene. The warm gilded tones enhance its old-world char...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Wood, Paint

Antique Capo DiMonte Hand Painted Ceramic Box circa 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-646 Antique Capo DiMonte hand painted ceramic box.
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1920s Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Multifaceted Rock Crystal Box by Phoenix
Located in New York, NY
Finely carved multifaceted rock crystal box with cover. Polish brass decoration.created by Phoenix Gallery.
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21st Century and Contemporary Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rock Crystal

Don Shoemaker Exotic Wood Inlaid Decorative Briefcase for Señal, circa 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisitely crafted slim decorative briefcase designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal of Mexico. Taking advantage of the expertise provided by Mexican artisans, shoemaker founded Señal w...
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1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo

Vintage Lidded Wooden Box with Brass Hinges by Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doraville, GA
A vintage box with a brass hinged lid. The box was designed by Piero Fornasetti in the 1950s / 1960s. The box is composed of what appears to be a mahogany dovetailed wooden box, bras...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Vintage Signed Silver Plate Textural Hinged Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely vintage silver plate hinged textural small box is signed Raimond. We were advised it was French. It has a black velvet interior. It was re- silver plated and then recentl...
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1970s French Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Mahogany machinists tool box
Located in Cedar Falls, IA
Mahogany box with nice finger joinery. Restored condition. Previously used to store machinists tools.
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1940s Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

19th Century brass bound mahogany writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century brass bound mahogany writing slope circa 1890. Good quality brass bound box slope made in mahogany.  Inscribed brass plaque shows that this was presented to a mr james ...
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Late 19th Century English Campaign Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Limoges porcelain candy box decorated with colorful peacocks - France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty and old Box or Candy Box with Lid in Limoges porcelain with Multicolored bird decorations. The birds depicted are peacocks. The edges of the lid and the box are decorated...
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20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Quartz and Marble Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box quartz and marble in black marble with lid. With natural quartz on lid's top.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Quartz, Marble

Light Blue Wedgwood Heart Shaped Trinket Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a light blue Wedgwood heart shaped small lidded box. The top of its lid is decorated with a Greek or Roman relief scene of a woman with a cape co...
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20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Birdy Box in Porcelain
Located in Paris, FR
Box birdy all in hand painted porcelain, with lid. Base and details in solid bronze.
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Postmodern Decorative Marble Box circa 1980.
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20th Century Unknown Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Veletta Tissue Box Holder in Glossy Ebony and Corno Italiano, Mod. 2428
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Elevate the decor of your bathroom, bedroom, or office with our Veletta tissue box holder. Combining style and functionality, Veletta is made of glossy ebony veneer, and it’s decorat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique French Empire Dore Bronze Enamel Casket
Located in Canterbury, GB
Antique Crystal Casket Exquisite Antique French Empire Crystal Casket The thick heavy finest quality crystal encased in beautiful Dore Bronze (Ormolu ) mounts The lid decorated with...
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Mid-19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Ormolu

Large brass box with shell knob
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of elegance to your home with our charming brass box. Perfect as a storage or decorative item, it features a charming decorated paper cover and a pretty brass knob on the...
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2010s European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Style Tortoise Lucite Trinket Box
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here is a jewelry/trinket box in Art Deco style produced during the late 1960's. The material is lucite/plexiglass with black and brown tortise decor and a white inside. The box is i...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

19th Century Spice Jars Small Silver Box Count´s Crown, 1853, 13 Lot, Mm
Located in Epfach, DE
Small fine spice jar or jar with a count's crown and engraved letters under the count's crown Maker's mark GG, dated 1853, Pesth for Hungary The box stands on elegant feet and is d...
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1850s Hungarian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, 8 Section Sterling Silver Natural
Located in Firenze, FI
Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, octagonal section, in 925/1000 sterling silver. Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case has a spring-loaded button and opening Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette C...
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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling 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...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Tortoise Shell

21st Century, Hand-Carved Clear Crystal and Bronze Box in Style of Luigi XVI
Located in Calenzano, FI
Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish and the semiprecious stones (Malachite). The c...
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2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Malachite, Bronze

Antique Japanese Meiji Silver Dragon Box
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Meiji silver box, ca 1910. Round and lobed with raised cover; on cover top applied dragon with scaly coiled body, extended talons, and comically long whiskers. Marked. Weigh...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Collection of Four Sterling and Silver Repousse Decorated Boxes
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Four decorative silver boxes, including three sterling silver boxes and one continental silver box, 20th century, some possibly earlier. These beautifully decorated boxes are perfect...
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20th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Midcentury Bone Inlaid Chest Box or Jewelry Casket
Located in Plainview, NY
Midcentury bone inlaid chest box or jewelry casket mesmerizing decorative patterns and extraordinary sculptural and design details provide this authe...
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Late 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone

American Mission Bronze Spider Web Box
Located in Queens, NY
American Mission Tiffany rectangular bronze spider web filigree box with glass panel interior
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20th Century American Shaker Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Este Ceramiche for Bergdorf Goodman Porcelain Cat Box with Lid
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Charming vintage cat shaped decorative box with lid features high gloss white luster glaze on outer surfaces and glossy white glaze on the bottom and on inner surfaces. The cat is s...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain

Danish design. Lidded box in hardwood. Mid-20th century.
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Danish design. Lidded box in hardwood. From the mid-20th century. Handcrafted. Unstamped. In excellent condition. Dimensions: Height 12.0 cm x Diameter 8.6 cm. Provenance: Danish pri...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Moroccan Fabric Bound Box With Brass Mounts
Located in Stamford, CT
Moroccan box covered with a striped textile, with wonderful brass mounts on the corners and sides, and a beautifully decorated brass clasp. Great little 'treasure chest' or decorativ...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fabric

Antique Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box by Green of London
Located in Northampton, GB
Makers to the Royal Family From our Vanity Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box by Green of London. The Vanity Box of rectangular shape with b...
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Early 19th Century English George IV Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Brass

19th Century Country English Victorian Oval Metal Hat Box
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Weathered late 19th century country English hat box featuring an oval form. Crafted from metal with a golden painted finish having an aged patina. The victorian era box is topped wit...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Two Annamese Covered Boxes with Bird and Plant Motif, 15th century, Le Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
Vietnamese covered boxes with representative bird and plant designs. Both are made of cream-colored base and blue designs, typical of Annamese pottery. These shared characteristics h...
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15th Century and Earlier Vietnamese Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Stoneware

Postmodern Memphis-Inspired Granite Stand & Artisan Teak Lidded Box
Located in Round Top, TX
Postmodern artisan-made sculptural, carved granite & aluminum stand displayed with handmade, studio craft, teak trinket box. Such a beautiful and unique pairing of objects. We've co...
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Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Granite, Aluminum

Antique Genuine Swedish Folk Art Box Made by Hand in Pine with Authentic Patina
Located in Kramfors, SE
Swedish folk art box made by hand in solid pine. This box is made in northern Sweden during the mid 1800s, around 1850, and is in original condition with the first layer of paint. Th...
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Limoges Paris Enameled Porcelain Sewing Needle Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Limoges France, a hand enameled trinket box, sized for holding sewing needles or pins, circa 1970-1980s. The copper metal braced box has a hand painted design of roses and scro...
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1970s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Art Nouveau Box by Erhard & Söhne
Located in New York, NY
An Art Nouveau rectangular box with a bobsledding motif Designed and manufactured by Erhard & Söhne. Burlwood, and brass. The brass inlay on top depicts a bobsled with a four-man cre...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Alfred Klitgaard Wood & Enamel Box for Bodil Eje, Denmark, c.1965.
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20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Tronador Square Blue Onyx Stone Box
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The shape of the inactive Tronador volcano reminded us of the pyramid shaped idea of our boxes that make up this collection. With a rectangular or square base, the box is a reflectio...
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2010s Argentine Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone, Onyx

French Art Deco metal box decorated with Mercury, 1930s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1930 / box / metal / Art Deco / Vintage / Mid-century An Art Deco tin box with the image of Mercury, God of trade and communication, surrounded by detailed decorative elements typical of this artistic movement. This French metal box...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Anglo Indian Faux Tortoise Trinket Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Inspired vintage Anglo Indian hinged box crafted in mahogany and clad in a faux tortoise laminate.
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Rosenthal Germany Versace Porcelain Black, Red, White, Gold Medusa 2 Part Box
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely Rosenthal Studio LIne Germany porcelain 2 part round box was designed by the Versace Home Collection and has the fabulous Medusa head and from the Medusa collection. It i...
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2010s German Regency Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Collection of Four Vintage Florentine Scuola del Cuoio Embossed Leather Boxes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collection of four small unlined brown leather boxes with gold inlay/embossed decoration by Scuola del Cuoio (ca. 1970s, Florence, Italy). Includes a cylindrical snuff box, a matchbo...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Chinese Silversmith, Lidded Jar / Box Richly Decorated in Relief, Approx. 1900
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Chinese silversmith. Lidded jar richly decorated in relief with flowers and ornaments. China approx. 1900. Stamped with Chinese characters. In excellent condition with traces of u...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Swiss 8 Air Gonçalo Alves Musical Box 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a lovely antique Swiss 8 airs Gonçalo Alves cylinder music box, manufactured by Qualite Excelsior Sondrite Extra Puissant Harmonie, circa 1870 in date. The Goncalo Alves case is inlaid and crossbanded with boxwood inlay and superb marquetry decoration of musical instruments. It is raised on a plinth base and is fitted with brass carrying handles. The music box features a 28cm cylinder playing eight tunes with arrow and adjustable lyre damper, with handwritten "Tremolo a Zither" play sheet and makers plate for Qualite Excelsior Sondrite Extra Puissant Harmonie. Condition: In excellent working condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: Height 28 cm x Width 66 cm x Depth 22 cm Dimensions in inches: Height 11 inches x Width 2 foot, 2 inches x Depth 9 inches Music box (also musical box) is a 19th/20th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb. They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique...
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1870s Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Decorative Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Box With Fox & Fish
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Decorative Russian hand painted lacquered hinged box with red interior. The box with a fox licking his mouth over his discovery of a proudly displ...
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20th Century Russian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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

Materials

Silver

19th century Folk Art Hand-painted Scandinavian Immigrants Box
Located in Leesburg, VA
Anonymous Probably Sweden; early 19th century Polychrome wood (probably pine); iron Approximate size: 11 (h) x 18.5 (w) x 10 (d) in. A handsome dome lidded Scandinavian immigrants’...
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Early 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Edward F. Caldwell Neoclassical Style Silvered Bronze Box, Angels, Music Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Fine and unusual signed Edward F. Caldwell & Co. Neoclassical style silvered bronze box depicting a pair of winged angels playing music at an altar. One angel plays a lyre and the other an aulos or double flute, flanked by impressive torcheres bearing pine cones and surrounded by a wide border of olive leaves and olive fruit. The interior of cover decorated with a highly artistic pair of Bacchus masks flanking a grapevine garland, signed on upper right corner E. F. Caldwell & Co. Inc New York. The sides of the box further decorated with Bacchus masks and grapevine garlands of very fine quality Caldwell is known for. Substantial size- excellent as a jewelry box or tabletop decorative box. Very good condition commensurate with age. Base is lined with black velvet, very slight bend to upper left corner, silvered finish in good condition. Edward F. Caldwell & Co was established in 1895 in New York City at 31 East 17th Street and quickly became one of the premier designers and manufacturers of fine lighting and decorative objects. Their commissions included J.P. Morgan's residence, Saint Patrick's Cathedral, Vanderbilt Mansion, Henry Clay Frick residence, Harvard Club...
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Early 20th Century American Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Meiji Period Lacquer Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Meiji period small lacquer box with hinged lid, Japanese. Finely decorated - bits of abalone inlay add sparks in several areas. The recessed circle...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

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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