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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Period: Early 20th Century
Period: 1990s
Pair of Large Danish 1900's Faux Porcelain Tin Container Blue and White Paint
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Set of Two Charming Blue and White Painted Cylindric Kitchen Tins, Denmark circa 1910. The pair is painted in the style of Royal Copenhagen's Blue Fluted ...
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Early 20th Century Danish French Provincial Decorative Boxes

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Tin

Group of Frankfurt Kitchen Storage Elements, Germany
By Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky
Located in London, GB
Group of four "Frankfurter Küche" storage elements attributed to the Austrian architect Margarethe Schütte-Lihotzky (1897 - 2000). Bauhaus era. The aluminium boxes were produced by ...
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Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Decorative Boxes

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Aluminum

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th century decorative Moroccan camel bone casket with bra...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique French Cut Crystal Hinged Box with Bronze Mounts
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique pointed cut crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s French production, this piece transitions from modern to classic interiors seamlessly w...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Bronze

Antique Kotak Taji cockfighting spur container
Located in Chonburi, TH
The wood antique Kotak Taji cockfighting spur container is a captivating relic that immerses us in the rich heritage of this ancient sport. Crafted ...
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Early 20th Century Balinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Pair of Early 20th Century Boxwood Italian Pharmacy Bottles
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of early 20th century boxwood containers (21 cm) that allowed the discreet storage of medicines destined to treatments of pathologies to be kept hidden. A unique set that w...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Boxwood

Canton Chinese Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Canton Chinese porcelain box. Chinese export. Circa 1920 origin China. Rectangular format. With internal divisions. Family Rosse style. Box...
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Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Otis Elgin Craft 1928 Art Deco Desk Cigarette Box And Lighter In Lacquered Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco machine age box designed by Otis-Elgin Craft. A very fine and rare original 1928 iconic Art Deco Machine Age desk box. This combine a double cigarette smokers box...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kashmiri, early 20th century. An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and multi colored birds across surface.
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Early 20th Century Indian Kashan Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Moorish Style Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Art Deco Cigarette Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Moorish style cigarette music box inlaid with mother of pearl and ebony. Handcrafted using very fine Moorish micro mosaic inlaid geometric ...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Birch, Rosewood

Small Swedish Folk Art Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish allmoge folk art painted little box with a combination lock most probably from the region of Dalarna in central Sweden. Hand carved and origi...
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1920s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Pine

English Art Deco Pink Shagreen Box on Ball Feet and Marked Mappin and Webb
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco pink shagreen covered box on ball feet and with an inset label to the bottom marked "Mappin & Webb / London Paris & Buenos Aires / Made in England". Mappin & Webb is known f...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique German Hanau Rococo Silver Snuffbox
Located in New York, NY
German Rococo 800 silver snuffbox, ca 1910. Oval with hinged cover; on top is chased scene depicting a large bird confronting two cherubs with soft chubby bodies and ethereal wings. ...
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box Origin France Circa 1900 Interior decoration (flowers) bronze mount hand painted box.
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Ronson Art Metal Works 1920 Very Rare Art Deco Sterling Silver Plate Desk Box
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco desk box designed by Ronson. An exceptional and very rare desk box, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Art Metal Works Co. during the art deco period, back i...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911 Joseph Gloster Ltd
Located in Toronto, Ontario
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911, Joseph Gloster Ltd. Slightly concave rectangular shape case; front, reverse and outside borde...
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1910s English Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Tiffany Studios New York Greek Key Bronze Doré Cigar Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique cedar-lined gilt bronze desk box or cigar box featuring Greek key designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measure...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Bronze

Art Nouveau walnut chest with embossed bronze and gemstone decoration
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Very pretty rectangular walnut chest with embossed bronze decoration in the Art Nouveau style, depicting scrolls, scarab beetles, foliage and flowers - a typical organic style which ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Bronze

Antique Globe Wernicke Filing Box
Located in South Bend, IN
An antique wooden filing box Recently procured from Frank Lloyd Wright's DeRhodes House. By Globe Wernicke USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 10.38ʺW × 8.7...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

German Pforzheim 1915 Art Deco Guilloché Enameled Box In .935 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled round box with flowers Beautiful enameled box, created in Pforzheim Germany, during the art deco period back in the 1915-20 This beautiful box was carefully cra...
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1910s German Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Foster & Bailey 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Blue Enamel Round Box In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Foster & Bailey. Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautiful antique piece was carefully crafted at the workshops of Foster & Bailey in solid .925/.999 standard silver with a hinged lid. Fitted with a mirror and a place to storage a 5 cents nickel coin. Decorated at both sides with engine turned guilloche decoration topped with applications of translucent vivid blue enamel. Weight: 43.40 Grams, (27.82 Dwt). Measurements: Diameter of 51 mm and a height of 12 mm (2.0 x 0.47 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark F&B associated to Foster & Bailey, the mark for the assay of the silver and signed, "F&B STERLING". Foster and Bailey Foster and Bailey is a vintage American jewelry...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921 Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley Extremel...
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1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Art Glass

Rectangular Patinated Bronze Art Deco Golf Themed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco cigarette or jewelry box in thick heavy patinated bronze with white painted golf clubs and gilded golf ball as lid decoration. The interior of the box has two compartments m...
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1920s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful Chinese pillow box was hand-crafted by artisans to be used as headrest and to store valuables and important documents.
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese red burgundy, gold and black lacquer box with round corners and silk cloth interior lining, circa early-20th century, 1920s, Japan. Box was desi...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Silk

Neoclassical Round Box in the Style of the Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare early to mid-20th century matte white and light periwinkle blue round metal box in the Neoclassical style. The Neoclassical raised relief design around box's ext...
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Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Louis Kuppenheim 1928 for Dunhill Peacock Enameled Compact Box .935 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled compact box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill. An extraordinary round compact box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany during the art deco period, back in the late 1920's. This superb elegant round box is closely to mint condition, is very rare and was carefully crafted at the Louis Kuppenheim workshop in solid .935/.999 silver, with gilt interiors and a mirror. Exceptional workmanship as you expect of the workshop of Louis Kuppenheim, with remarkable enameled patterns of peacocks feathers on both faces. Embellished around with white enamel frames and the borders with incised and carved panels with flowers. Engraved: Monogram GG for Gussie Gerstenzang. Weight: 143.40 Grams, (91.92 Dwt). Measurements: Diameter of 80 mm by 12.5 mm (3.14 x 0.49 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed, "MADE IN AUSTRIA 08233 STERLING SILVER .935 ASC 935". For Alfred Dunhill. Louis Kuppenheim Company The company was grounded in 1854 by Louis Kuppenheim (1824-1889) and Heinrich Witzenmann, specialized in silver and gold and enameled artefacts. On the World Exhibition in 1900 the firm received a gold medal for a letter opener. In that same year the company opened a branch in the Rue Richelieu 67 in Paris. In these years some designs by Hans Christiansen were executed, amongst them very delicately enameled silver cigarette cases. The enamels on the several silver and gold pieces was of very high standard, and sometimes even gems like rubies were applied. Very famous were the ladies silver vanity cases with cute animals like cats and monkeys...
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box of Sevres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
sevres box circa 1900 perfect state cobalt blue with gold hand painted origin france. The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the most important and w...
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Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco 'Zodiac' Bronze Doré Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous bronze doré desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 5.38"W x 3.5"D x 1"H....
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York 'Zodiac' Bronze Box, circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, Early 20th century Measu...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Strauss Allard et Meyer Paris 1926 Lacquered Art Deco Cards Case In 925 Sterling
By Strauss Allard et Meyer
Located in Miami, FL
Cards box designed by Strauss-Allard & Meyer. Exceptional art deco rectangular case, created in Paris France at the jewelry workshop atelier of Strauss Allard et Meyer, back in the 1925-1926. This piece has been carefully crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver with gilt interiors. It is decorated with applications on both sides of vivid red-orange lacquer. This beautiful box was made with cushioned edges and is fitted with an six barrel tension hinge, a push lock and a barrier to storage cards. It is in mint condition with no trace of use or wear and can be easily used as a luxury presentation cards-box. Weight: 65.30 Grams, (41.86 Dwt). Measurements: 55 mm by 68 mm by 9.5 mm (2.16 x 2.68 by 0.39 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; the Parisian maker's mark SAM associated to Strauss Allard & Meyer, the French national mark for the assay of the .925 silver and the serial numbers 12731. Strauss Allard Meyer Maker’s Mark Strauss-Allard et Meyer Strauss, Allard et Meyer, in Place des Vosges, were one of the most successful of the Parisian Art Deco workshops, specializing in luxury vanity cases and boxes, many of which were in the 'chinoiserie style', The offices were located at 25 of the rue Taitbout. The workshop at the 19 of rue Louis-le-Grand & later in 11 place des Vosges, Paris France. Their specialty was Boxes, paper-cutters, lighters and Ojects de Vertu. In 1909 Jean Gustave Maurice Allard & Emile Meyer...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Victorian 1900 Clam Shaped Coins Purse Wallet In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Clam Conch Shaped Coins wallet Purse. A beautiful piece, created during the late Victorian era (1837-1901) circa 1900. This is a coins wallet crafted in the shape of a clam conch, i...
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Early 1900s Spanish Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

American Oversized Hand-Carved Incolay Stone Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Large Incolay Stone Jewelry Box, handcrafted in the USA. This stunning American made Incolay Stone is a handcrafted man-made material using natural sto...
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Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique gilt bronze stamp box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 3.75"W x 2"D x 1"H. Ver...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Rococo Ceramic Sevres Chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Rococo ceramic sevres chest hand painted signed Rochette perfect condition 19th century circa 1870.
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Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Sevres Porcelain Chest Romantic Scene 'Lux'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain chest romantic scene (Lux) signed Lux 19th century crica 1900.
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Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box or Lidded Candy Dish
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand crafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or lidded candy dish, circa 1930. Marked, see photos. ...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden Enamel Mesh Evening Purse Shadow Box/Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh evening purse. It is enamel hand painted with royal blue, yellow, orange and green colors featuring an “i...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique lacquered painted lunch box from China has about 100 years history and still maintained very good condition. There are some traditiona...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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

Diminutive Viennese Secessionist Brass & Velvet Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Diminutive Viennese Secessionist Brass & Velvet Box Austria, Circa 1920s A highly detailed and distinctive Diminutive Viennese Secessionist brass & velvet box, originating from Aust...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small Vintage Chinese Enamel Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Small vintage brass stamp box with enamel decoration. Marked China on bottom and sloped interior bottom. Overall patina with a few tiny dings t...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Bardies-Faure 1914 Paris Edwardian Guilloche Enameled Box .950 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled round box designed by Bardies-Faure & Cie. Fabulous French early 20th century enamel box, created in Paris during the Edwardian period, back in the 1914-1915. T...
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1910s French Belle Époque Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

White Round Sèvres Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
White round Sèvres box rococo style perfect condition origin France, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French Rococo Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold maki e plum blossoms. In Japanese culture plum blossom symbolises the beginning of Spring, having its own festival, the Ume Matsuri, alongside the more famous cherry blossom festival...
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1920s Japanese Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box octagonal format Hand painted and signed on its base perfect condition Origin France Circa 1900 its mount is gilded bronze.
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Early 1900s French Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Scholl Limited Glasgow Art Deco 1924 Enameled Minaudière In .925 Sterling Silver
By albert scholl
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco German enamel minaudière imported by Scholl Limited Co. An exceptional art deco minaudière, imported into Glasgow England by the retailer and goldsmiths, Scholl Limited Com...
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1920s English Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Austrian Gilt Metal and Enamel Dutch Windmill Jewelry Music Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This windmill music box depicts different hand painted enamel panels of romantic courting couples in a medieval pastoral landscape. The windmill blades...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Lovely Lidded Brass Box by Eisenacher Motorenwerk WTF 1910-1920, Germany
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rectangular and practical brass casket or box made by Eisenacher Motorenwerk in Geislingen an der Steige, 1910-1920, Germany. Perfect for small items like...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique bronze stamp box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New York, USA, Early 20th Century Measures: 3...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Foster & Bailey 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Turquoise Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Foster & Bailey. Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautiful antique piece was carefully crafted at the workshops of Foster & Bailey in solid .925/.999 standard silver with a hinged lid. Fitted with a mirror and a place to storage a 5 cents nickel coin. Decorated at both sides with engine turned guilloche decoration topped with applications of translucent vivid turquoise enamel with flowers. Weight: 42.30 Grams, (27.11 Dwt). Measurements: Diameter of 51 mm and a height of 12 mm (2.0 x 0.47 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark F&B associated to Foster & Bailey, the mark for the assay of the silver and signed, "F&B STERLING". Foster and Bailey Foster and Bailey is a vintage American jewelry...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Prewar Crystal Bonbonniere Decorated with Floral Motifs
Located in Opole, PL
Prewar Crystal Bonbonniere Decorated with Floral Motifs We present you this prewar crystal bonbonniere, decorated with floral motifs. It is in incredibly good condition and undamage...
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Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco Zodiac Bronze Doré Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New Yor...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Edwardian 1905 Desk Matches Box in Bronze and Crocodile Leather
Located in Miami, FL
Edwardian desk matches box with crocodile leather. Beautiful and very unusual box, created in England during the Edwardian period, back in the 1905. This is a very decorative matc...
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Tiffany Studios New York Art Deco Zodiac Bronze Doré Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique gilt bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside) New Yor...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

20th Century Carved Indonesian Coffret
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a big coffret in the shape of a book. It is from before the year 1939. This item is made of exotic wood. Its outer surface is covered with relief. Presented coffr...
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Early 20th Century Indonesian 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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