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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: Early 1900s
Antique Qajar Period Persian Papier Machê Snuff Box Depicting Chovgan or Polo
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Persian papier machê snuff box. Consisting of a lacquered papier machê with decoration to the lid and all 4 sides. The lid...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Islamic Decorative Boxes

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Paper

R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
Located in NANTES, FR
Opalescent molded glass box decorated with cicadas. This model was created in 1921. The glassware is in perfect condition. The satin background is original and requires restoration...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass display. The border of the box is adorned by golden beading....
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Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Early 20th Century French Repousse Brass and Wooden Firewood Box on Wheels
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France, circa 1920, the antique wood and brass fireplace wood coffer stands on casters; the trunk is decorated with repousse tavern scene motifs in the manner of David Ten...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Large Italian Florentine Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A Florentine box from Italy from the turn of the century. Nice patina and a wonderful large box.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

French Box Case in a Book Shape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Box case in the shape of a book for storage. Add some French classical and vintage elements to your studio and library.
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Antique Jewelry Box, Small Chest, Silver Ornament, circa 1900
Located in Greven, DE
Beautiful box with silver ornament plate at the top. The wood box ist painted black and the colour is in a good condition.
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Early 1900s Unknown Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metallic Thread

French Embossed Bronze Small Squared Trinket/ Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French bronze metal square hinged lidded box. It depicts a lid decorated with an 19th century country relief scene of a romantic couple. The gentleman is hugging a lady whi...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Antique Folk Art Rustic Farmhouse Log Cabin Shaped Toy Chest Storage Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Rare and antique folk art doll house box or toy chest in the shape of a rustic green cabin with two glass windows and a shingle roof.  
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Early 20th Century Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Hardwood, Paint

2 Antique Chinese Red & Black Lacquer Bamboo Rattan Nested Picnic Wedding Basket
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive pair of antique Chinese two tiered hexagon shaped wedding basket or box. Made of lacquered bamboo and rattan. Hand painted in red and black with green accents. Written cursive script translates to poems about "picking mulberry leaves" and "the dangerous and difficult road when traveling through mountains". Also mentioned "Bailu" (15th solar term in the traditional Chinese calendars, around September), "Huangmei" (rainy season, in the Middle And Lower Reaches Of The Yangtze River), which could indicate this basket is probably made in the region near middle or lower part of Yangtze river. The orange marks on bottom ??/?? both translate to Wu Dui, who we assume was the artist / maker. Festive red stacking lacquer boxes are used for carrying food during the wedding procession of the bride. Usually there are two sets of boxes to balance each on the end of the pole. The top box serves as a lid for the bottom box and has a lid of its own. All are beautifully painted in red for good luck. The tradition of Chinese wedding boxes...
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Lacquer

19th Century French Jewellery Box Collection
Located in London, GB
19th Century French Jewellery Box Collection A highly decorative assorted collection of eleven late 19th century hand crafted Frenc...
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Early 1900s French Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Viennese Secession Ceramic Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Viennese seseion ceramic box Ceramic Origin Austria circa 1900 Very good condition and no restorations Sealed at its base Some chips on the lid ring due to wear and tear. Pink, black and yellow color with orientalist character on its cover. We are Saint John, a company dedicated to the trade...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique American Gilt & Inset Glass Decorative Dresser Box or Vide Poche
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box was made by the Apollo Manufacturing Company of the United States in approximately 1920 in an Anglo-Indian style. ...
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Early 20th Century American Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Spelter

Italian 1920 Renaissance Revival Enameled Octagonal Box in .800 Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Italian enamelled snuff box. Colorful box, created in Italy, back in the 1920. It was crafted in an octagonal shape with neoclassical and renaissance Revival motifs in solid .8...
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1920s Italian Renaissance Revival Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Orchies Majolica Pig Money Bank
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica money bank pig with a bag Orchies circa 1900. Small hairline and bubbles on the glaze.
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Early 1900s French Country Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

1930s Wooden Box with Iron Corners
Located in Marbella, ES
1930s wooden box with iron corners.
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Early 20th Century Asian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Antique 1910 German Sterling Silver Fish Spice Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, large antique German sterling silver spice box realistically modelled in the form of a fish; an addition to our animal related silverware collection This exceptional antique German sterling silver box has been realistically modelled in the form of a fish. This impressive fish shaped box has an articulated body, allowing the fish's position to be customised. The body of the box is embellished with separate dorsal and pectoral fins, in addition to rows of engraved scales. The forked caudal/tail fin is further ornamented with engraved textures replicating the fish's natural features This antique silver fish box...
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1910s German Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Chippewa Birch Bark, Quills & Sweetgrass Box with Tulip - Canada - Early 20th C.
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Chippewa (also known as Ojibwe) birch bark lidded box with porcupine quill decoration and sweetgrass rims fastened with black thread - featuri...
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Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes

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Softwood

Bronze Jewelry Box Ancient Sarcophagus Reliefs Greek Roman Caesar Gladiator
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful heavy cast bronze, hinged/lidded box, lightly polished, and glowing. Depicting ancient relief scenes / characters of Ancient Roman or Greek...
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1920s Italian Greek Revival Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Embossed Bronze Squared Trinket/ Jewelry Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a French bronze metal square hinged lidded box. It depicts a lid decorated with an 18th century country relief scene of two ladies and a gentleman playing with a dog while an...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

French Ghiso Paris 1920 Art Deco Cards Case Box In Agate Diamonds And Platinum
Located in Miami, FL
Cards case designed by Ghiso Paris. Gorgeous piece, created in the art deco style in Paris France by the luxury makers and jewelry house of Ghiso, back in the 1920. It was carved ...
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1910s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Agate, Multi-gemstone, Platinum

Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape. Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior. Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style. Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box. Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...
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Early 20th Century Indian Moorish Decorative Boxes

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Paper

Antique Wooden and Cardboard Apothecary Pharmacy Storage Jar for Valerian Root
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Classic early 1900s wooden and cardboard apothecary pharmacy storage jar or box for Valerian Root. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Found at an estate sale...
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Early 1900s German Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plywood, Paper

Antique French Cast Brass Jewellery Box / Casket, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and heavy jewelry box or casket. The rectangular box has a lift off lift with the aide of the folding handle to the centre of the lid. The brass has a slight naturalistic...
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Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Yellow Lacquered Blanket Chest with Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A small antique Chinese late Qing Dynasty period blanket chest from the early 20th century, with yellow lacquer, brass hardware and dovetail construction. Created in China during the...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Green Glove Box or Centerpiece, in Portieux Style, Glass, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Glass Portieux style glove box Cabbage-shaped pouch holder French, circa 1900 Good condition. Shipping: D17 H10 0,7 Kg.
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

Large Primevères Glass Boxe by R.Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The primevères Boxe was created by R.Lalique in white glass in 1927 . R.Lalique was famous for his many inventive and decorated boxe's designs. This boxe is strongly Art Deco s...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Antique Howard Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Trinket Box
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Classical sterling silver trinket box. Made by Howard & Co. in New York in 1901. Oval with straight sides and flat hinged cover. Leafing scrollwork applied to sides and cov...
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Early 1900s American Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box
Located in New York, NY
Burmese antique lacquerware betel box. Individual Betel Box authentic Burmese Folk Art know as Kun- It, Mandalay Period. A lacquered cylindrical body of woven turned Bamboo decorated by incised lacquer overall with Chu-pan variant motif and traditional Folk Art characters. This Betel Box has four bowls that make up the entire box. This is a complete Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box. Each bowl has a purpose. The top and base work as large containers and two shallow dishes work as small bowls. The workmanship is very unique having exquisite height details to the bottom of the base container and the two shallow bowls showcasing a complex design to the weaving. Antique Burmese Lacquerware is highly collectible, having books written on this Folk Art with museums having collections and exhibits of same. A very nice antique Burmese Betel Box...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Very elegant Art Deco jewelery box in the style of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant 1920s Art Deco jewelery box in the style of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann (1879-1933) (Not signed). This miniature chest of drawers is made in ...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Fine Antique Collectable Chinese Table Top Cabinet Jewellery Collectors Storage
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1920's hand painted and lacquered oriental Chinese table chest or jewellery box. A very good looking and well made pie...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Antique Chinese Brass Box with Jade Medallion
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese brass decorative box with Jade Medallion. This stunning Chinese export brass box features a beautiful etched bat design with a central c...
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1920s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Jade, Brass

Chinese Qing Dynasty Early 20th Century Decorative Box with Dovetail Joints
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period decorative box from the early 20th century with dovetail construction and bronze hardware. Created in China during the last part of the Qing Dynasty per...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

Old Volk Art Box in Hand Carved Oak
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative oak box intricately decorated with oak leaves in relief to one half. Artisan made in Scandinavia during the 1920s. Suitable for tobacco, jewelry or playing cards. Measurem...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

Chinese Export Porcelain oval Lidded Box Hand Painted, circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative, oval shaped porcelain box with Lid, made in China, circa 1920 The box is well potted in an oval shape, the lid ha...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Antique Picnic Boxes in Silver Plate by Thornhill & Company, c. 1910
Located in London, London
A fine pair of antique silver plated picnic boxes, made and retailed by Thornhill & Company of 144 Bond Street London. Each box measuring 3.25"(8cm) tall, by 8.5"(21.5cm) wide, b...
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1910s English Edwardian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14" in height.
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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood, Pine

Italian Florentine Giltwood Domed Shaped Box
Located in Sheffield, MA
An elegant Baroque style giltwood trinket boxes with a dome top. Wonderfully decorative to hold jewelry, trinkets. note cards or any clutter you might want to get off your table or d...
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Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

Early 20th Century Scandinavian Filing Cabinet Solid Oak with Two Drawers
Located in Aarhus C, DK
Vintage Scandinavian filing cabinet made from solid oak with a dark patina. It's most likely made in the early 20th century, ca 1920s. A ...
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Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Liberty & Co. An Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with Violet Enamel Decoration.
Located in London, GB
Liberty & Co. Regent Street. London. An English Arts & Crafts Pewter Inkwell with violet-colored enamel decoration to the top, and to each of the circles at the four corners. Stamped...
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Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Pewter

Anglo-Indian Inlaid Elephant Motif Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Anglo-Indian inlaid box with elephant motif (circa 1920s). Dimensions: 14"H x 19.5"W x 13"D.
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1920s Indian Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

French Faience Pate Tureen with Rabbits, Circa 1920
Located in Austin, TX
French Faience pate tureen with rabbits Circa 1920.
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1920s French Rustic Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Reverse Painting with Foil of Floral Still Life
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A charming reverse painting on glass of a floral filled basked. The black background with vibrant color floral and foil behind glass, in original gilt frame.
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1910s American Victorian Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Foil

Bronze Billiard Table w/ Accessories Box, Jewelry, Rings. ca. 1890
Located in Petaluma, CA
For all those who are only familiar with pool tables with pockets, this is the earlier game played on basically the same table. The object is to use one white ball hit any other bal...
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Early 20th Century Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Large Hand Painted German Porcelain Covered Box
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated gilt covered glazed porcelain decorative box. The box features a hand gilt and painted decoration garden scene detail in a rectangle shape form...
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Early 20th Century German Decorative Boxes

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Gold

Antique Islamic Silver Calligraphy Damascened Copper Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Islamic silver calligraphy damascened copper jewelry box with hinged lid. Copper is finely hand hammered into a wonderful texture. Interior fully...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Copper

Box, casket, walnut, circa 1920, Art Deco, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative wooden box with quality star shaped inlay work. This object is an original from the Art Deco period, executed in Austria. The box has a particularly beautiful shape,...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Walnut

Early 20th Century Folk Art "American Eagle" Silhouette Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art decorative box with eagle motif in attractive red paint (ca. 1910-1920, USA). The hinged top opens to reveal a divided storage compartment, per...
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Silver and Enamel Art Deco Musical Cigarette and Singing Bird Box
Located in London, GB
A rare and exquisite silver and enamel Art Deco musical cigarette and singing bird box. the singing bird with good multitone feathered plumage with highlights in red, yellow and blue, moving beak, tailfeather, flapping wings and turning in-sync to the continuous and melodic birdsong, rising through chased and pierced gilt grille, bird-form centrum, matt gilt bird lid interior, actuated by pull to the side. The separate musical movement within the case playing the rondo theme from the Fledermaus waltz by Strauss, from the single-air cylinder Cruendet movement, actuated from hidden start/stop pin in the cigarette compartment lid. The lined interior for cigarettes with matching matt gilt interior, within the stunning high-Art Deco case of rectangular form, with twin ovals with turquoise enamel ground and chased diamond-form gilt centres, one of which is the bird lid, all framed by ever decreasing alternate white enamel and tooled silver bands, the widths and ends of the case with matching design and with oblong centres, cigarette lid with plain raised thump grip, the underside with matt gilt finish, captive musical movement winding key and singing bird winding spindle, all raised upon four elegant silver bracket feet...
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1920s French Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Tramp Art Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 Wood tramp art box.
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1910s Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Hand Carved Indian Box
Located in London, GB
Early 20th century hand carved Indian box We share what we love, and we love the detail of this hand carved Indian box, likely to have been u...
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1920s Indian Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Tiffany & Co 14kt Gold and Sterling Silver Compact / Vanity Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Tiffany & Co 14kt gold and sterling silver compact / vanity box. Maker: Tiffany & Co Made in United States, early 20th century. Hallmarked 925 Silver 14KT Gold Patent NrL 1826.722 Fully hallmarked. For those who appreciate the finer things in life, this Tiffany & Co 14kt gold and sterling silver vanity box is a must-have. Crafted in America...
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Early 20th Century Unknown Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver

Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round container was originally the lid to a Burmese betel box...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo

Japanese Cloisonne Box by Inaba, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A fine Japanese cloisonne hinged box with pheasant and autumn foliage, by Inaba Nanaho and the Inaba Cloisonne Company, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. The lovely jewelry or trin...
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel, Metal

Thai 1900s Reclining Guardian Lion Carved Prayer Box with Polychrome Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Thai wooden polychrome prayer box from the early 20th century depicting a reclining guardian lion with his tongue sticking out. Created in Thailand during the early years of the 20th century, this highly decorative object is in fact a prayer box. Opening in its upper section to reveal an oval, roughly carved interior, the box depicts a guardian lion whose striking features and expression are meant to ward off negative influences. His reclining position demonstrates that he is ready to pounce. Best to be seen from the sides, the lion opens his mouth to reveal sharp teeth through which his tongue is sticking out. The latter is removable. His body is adorned with incised scrolling accents and hand painted with green, yellow, red, pink and white motifs. The tail is missing. The other side shows a décor a little more faint. With its highly decorative presence and polychrome finish, this Thai guardian...
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Early 20th Century Thai Decorative Boxes

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Wood

"Sur le Pont D'Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it has endured many scuffs and indignities, this extremely rare Art Deco box still charms, the figures on its lid playing the violin and dancing to the old children's tune of "Sur le Pont D'Avignon." The ancient bridge in Avignon, Provence has been the subject of song since the 16th century, but the song that is beloved today was first published in the mid-19th century. Here, the artist depicts a central fiddler flanked by two couples with elongated limbs, wide-brimmed hats and elegant dress. The sides of the box depict the wide arches of the bridge, with fish swimming in the water below. The exterior is covered with a paper printed in color lithography, and the interior is painted candy apple red. The scene is signed "Tolmer," perhaps Roger Tolmer...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Curiosité Cabinet Collection of Shell Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
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Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Chinese Antique Lidded Lunch Box with Volutes, Handle and Distressed Finish
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese late Qing Dynasty period lidded lunch box from the early 20th century, with weathered patina, large handle and volutes. This early 20th-century Chinese antique lidded lunch...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

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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