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Decorative Boxes For Sale
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French Ebonized & Brass Inlay Box
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A French 19th Century decorative box opening on brass hinges. Inside you’ll find the box is fitted with two levels of storage with five compartments. This is most likely used for sto...
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19th Century French Other Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Victorian Traveling Desk Birds Eye Maple Writing Slope Edwards Roberts
Located in Dublin, Ireland
An exceptionally fine quality early English well figured Birds Eye Maple Wood Ladies or Gents Travelling Writing Slope of outstanding quality and compact proportions. Last quarter of...
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Gold Croco Candle with 24 Karat Gold Plate
Located in Paris, FR
Candle box Gold Croco made with white porcelain from Limoges, France. With porcelain lid. With gold plated 24 karat crocodile and with black crocodile skin in leather style. Insi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Decorative Boxes

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Gold Plate

L’étoile a pleuré rose by Line Vautrin - Rare gilded bronze box
Located in Brussels, BE
L’étoile a pleuré rose by Line Vautrin. Rare gilded bronze box, with a convex lid adorned with a poem by Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891). This poem is taken from “Poésies” (1870-1871). De...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

18th Century Satinwood Domed Tea Caddy
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Charming Late 18th Century Satinwood tea caddy, Having Attractive Conch Shell Inlaid Decoration To Front And Domed Top, Enclosing Double Lidded Interior. This attractive satin...
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Late 18th Century English Sheraton Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Satinwood

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

Early 20th Century French Wooden Crate
Located in High Point, NC
Step into a slice of history with this early 20th-century French wooden crate, a rustic yet charming addition to any vintage-inspired decor. Crafted from sturdy, aged wood, this crat...
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Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Tin with Cranes, Asian Style, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Tin with cranes Asian style. Antique tin with crane birds from the early 20th century. Jugendstil - Art Nouveau period. A stylish and elegant antique metal storage tin - hexagonal ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Gustave Tiffoche Hand Built Ceramic Box, La Bourne, France, 1960, signed
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Wonderful example of Brutalist Organic Modern Sculpture
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1960s French Brutalist Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Mid Century Modern Cobalt Blue Fused Glass Teak Trinket Box by Robert Brown
By Robert Brown
Located in Troy, MI
Striking glass lidded trinket or jewelry box by Robert W Brown circa 1960s Teak construction with cobalt blue sculptural fused glass inset top 8" wide 4" deep 2" height
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Art Glass, Teak

Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Box designed by Gabriella Crespi Wooden and golden brass box by Gabriella Crespi. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Signed. Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Oversized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope
Located in Northampton, GB
View of Bayham Abbey with Writing Implements From our Tunbridge Ware collection, we are delighted to offer this unusual and large-sized Tunbridge Ware Writing Slope, in the manner ...
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Velvet, Wood

19th Century Swiss 18K Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Remond, Gide & Co c.1800
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early-19th Century Exceptional Swiss 18k gold & enamel snuff box, rectangular form with gently angled corners, this exquisite piece features sides and underside adorned in a ...
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Early 1800s Swiss Other Antique Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel

Rare Giorgio Facchini Numbered 11/12 Brass and Plexiglass Box, 1970s, Italy
Located in Brescia , Brescia
Discover the elegance of this numbered masterpiece by Giorgio Facchini, this brass and Plexiglass box, numbered 11 out of 12, is a stunning find for collectors and connoisseurs alike...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1938
By W.H. Manton Ltd. 1
Located in New York, NY
George VI sterling silver box. Made by WH Manton in Birmingham in 1938. Rectangular with curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. Cedar-lined and partiti...
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1930s British Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Mithé Espelt Ceramic Secret Box Moineau Model, 1968, France.
Located in Brussels, BE
Nice Mithé Espelt "Moineau" model ceramic box, 1968, France. Poetic green bird. Glazed and cracked gold earthenware, blackened wood. Dimensions: 15 cm W, 10 cm D, 7 cm H. Good origin...
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1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Earthenware, Wood

Contemporary Italian Small Blue Lapis Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with an exquisite small vivd blue lapis box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with b...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

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Marble, Lapis Lazuli

1960s Pair of Plexiglass Boxes with brown and metal bands
Located in Roma, IT
Two Italian 1960s/70s plexiglass ornament boxes. The rectangular box has a thick perspex brown brand and the cube shaped box has a metal band. The pair look extremely chic on a desk ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Contemporary Italian Small Purple Fluorite Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with an exquisite small purple fluorite box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with b...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Stone

Contemporary Italian Rose Quartz Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with an exquisite Rose Quartz box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with white marbl...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

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Marble

Contemporary Italian Striped Green Malachite Square Tray
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with this exquisite green malachite and black marble vanity tray. This tray is beautifully made with expert co...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Marble

Contemporary Italian Large Purple Opal Box with Hinged Lid
Located in Toronto, ON
Invite healing energy into your home with this exquisite purple opal box. This box is beautifully made with a hinged lid and expert construction. Lined in black velvet with black mar...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

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Stone, Opal

Art Deco wooden Box decorated with a Silver Tone Metal Lizard-shaped Handle
Located in Roma, IT
A rare Art Deco box probably made in Europe but we do not know the name of the company or the craftsman who produced it. Made of beech wood, this vintage box has a typically Art Deco...
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1930s European Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

1990s Modern Design Silver Plated French Jewelry Box by Christofle
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish three-level round silver-plated box, designed by KT Studio for Christofle in 1998 with input from Thomas Keller and Adam Tihany, is a remarkable piece of modernist craftsma...
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Late 20th Century French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Two Roosters", SIgned, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Roosterss", depicting two seating Roosters with a very fine detailed carving, signed on the bottoms. This item is 1.5" wide x 1.5" deep x 0...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ivory, Paint

Antique Silver Artist’s Paint Box by Harry Atkin Sheffield 1892
Located in London, GB
A stunning Antique Silver Artist’s paint box by Harry Atkin, Date Sheffield 1892. A Rare Miniature travelling paint box in excellent condition. The silver on both the outside and the interior is in superb condition. Upon opening, the front cascades down to reveal two wells for water and perhaps mixing colours. The interior is well protected thanks to the interior gilding. The lid engraved “Lettice’s Paint Box”. Lettice is a traditional, English girl’s name most commonly found in the upper classes. The actual paints are not original but the current set of paints are a later acceptable replacement. The miniature brush was with it but not original and doubt it ever had one. Dimensions; W 5” x D 3 1/4” H 1 1/4" About the maker; Atkin Brothers business traces his origin to Thomas Law...
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Late 19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes

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Silver

Antique Victorian mahogany storage box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian mahogany storage box having a quality antique mahogany storage box with red interior. D. 1860
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Mahogany

Art Deco Brass and Enamel Box W/ Naturalist Imagery in Relief Cloisonne
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely detailed and beautifully achieved Art Deco Brass and Enamel Box W/ Naturalist Imagery in Relief Cloisonne originates from Japan, Circa 1930. Features a top composed ...
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1930s Japanese Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box in Ceramic with Geometrical Decoration Pattern Valluaris signed France 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This jewelry box, can be used as a vide poche too. It is in ceramic, and has been done in France in the 1950's, by a French artist named . It is in a very good condition. Box in Cera...
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1950s French French Provincial Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Decorated Group by Gyokko Meiji
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Japanese Carved Okimono Polychrome Decorated Figure Group seated on a wood stand, signed by Gyokko, depicting a seated artisan carving and decorating a figure of a happy Bud...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ivory, Paint

Philippe Cheverny Style Geometric Lucite and Gilded Metal Box, France 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning rectangular decorative lidded box has a design reminiscent of Philippe Cheverny's work. Crafted in the 1970s, the lovely decorative piece boasts a geometric shape with ...
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1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Set/5 Ceramic Pots, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Hailey & Henry Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic vases and three pots, perfect ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage French National Bank Gold Bar Boxes, circa 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage bank gold bar boxes, circa 1950 from French National Bank, very strong boiled cardboard and rivets, original cognac brown color, waxed finish. Go...
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1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Large Rectangular Antique Wooden Campaign Box with Brass Hardware
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large rectangular antique wooden Campaign chest with brass hardware Brass lock has unknown signed makers mark on it.  
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Late 19th Century Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Quitandeira, Traditional Fruit Box in Glass, by Tiago Curioni
Located in Sao Paulo, SP
To perpetuate the memorable wooden boxes at fairs in Brazil, the architect and designer Tiago Curioni, a Brazilian based in Portugal, recreated the glass boxes, in a limited series of 30 units. Named as Quitandeira, it has a system of glass rulers...
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2010s Brazilian Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Victorian Inlaid Box with Mother of Pearl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
19th century walnut box with band inlay, band inlay and felt interior.
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Limoges Royal Blue Ormolu Mounted Casket Box 19h Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful antique French Limoges ormolu mounted rectangular bombe' shaped table casket, circa 1870 in date and bearing the Limoges marks on the underside. The Royal Blue c...
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1870s French Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ormolu

Set/5 Vases, Ceramic Vases, White, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Steele & Hardy Vases, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes five waterproof ceramic vases, perfect to be display...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Steel

Set/2 Pineapple Ceramic Pots, Black, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Pineapple Decorative Pots, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes two waterproof ceramic pots with lid, perfect t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Gold

19th Century Manner of George Bullock, Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Lap Desk
Located in Morristown, NJ
c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled navy leather and gold embossed writ...
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Early 18th Century English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Gold Leaf

Set/ 3 Ceramic Pieces, Pearl Grey, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Serafim, Rocha and Alcobaça Decorative Pieces, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. This beautiful set includes one waterproof ceramic pot ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Moroccan Chest or Jewelry Box in Cameal Bone and Brass Inlaid
Located in Plainview, NY
Bring a sense of majesty into your living space with this magnificent Moroccan white bone chest handcrafted from beach wood and inlaid with additional red stones. Boasting a sumptuou...
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1960s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Set/2 Boxes, White and Light-Blue, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Lanzarote Boxes, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. Lanzarote box set includes two wooden boxes, perfect to be displayed together and enr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Agate and Micromosaic Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Intricate and flawless, the highly detailed micromosaic medallion on the lid of this agate box is an incredible example of this diminutive art form. The elaborate micromosaic depicts...
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19th Century European Other Antique Decorative Boxes

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Agate

Edwardian Diminutive Post Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The oak box with brass Royal Georgian plaque on top, pick up times on the front. The brass lock and key affixed to the door.
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Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Gilt, Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Papier-Mâché Sewing Stand, Ex Christie's
Located in Morristown, NJ
Beautifully decorated mid-late 19th c, England, black lacquered papier-mâché sewing stand. Decorated with gilt, mother-of-pearl and polychrome paint, opening to cloth-lined interior....
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1850s English Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Pair of Japanese Carved Netsukes "Dragon Turtles", depicting two turtles with turtle bodies but dragon heads. This item is 1.35" wide x 1.75" deep x 1" high in dimension, fr...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Decorative Boxes

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Ivory, Paint

Ink Blue/Natural Horn Checkerboard Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake/jewelry box clad in hand incised natural horn and ink blue dyed bone tiles hand set on a wood structure. A great addition to any desk or coffee table.
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Wood

Agate and Ormolu Jewel box French Made 20th Century
Located in Soquel, CA
Agate and ormolu French jewel box, the casket form in variegated red, black and pink stone, with hinged lid opening to a velvet lined interior, together ...
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20th Century French Decorative Boxes

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Agate, Gold Plate

French 19th Century Folk Art Leather Box
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered Folk Art box made out of wood and covered with leather. Working lock and key. France, circa 1850 Weathered, small losses.
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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Decorative Boxes

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Leather, Wood

Pop Art Limoges French Porcelain Lipstick Miniature Trinket Box Rochard Signed
By Limoges, Rochard Limoges
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rare Limoges France Rochard Peint main trinket box crimson lipstick in blue marbled case with brass accent. Marked as shown. The hinged lidded trinket box measures 1.25 inches tall, ...
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Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Displays a desirable age...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Iron

Early 19th Century Persian Wooden Box
Located in London, GB
Early 19th century Persian wooden box A large Persian wooden box and marquetry called "Khatam Kari" with mosaic decoration of stars and geometric patterns, Middle East origin, early-19th century. This box is in overall good condition considering its age and use, it still has its original silk insert fabric firmly attached which is rare. Khatam kari is a fine and meticulous marquetry work, the oldest examples of which date back to the Safavid era: khatam was then so appreciated by the court that certain princes learned the technique as well as music, painting, or calligraphy. The “Khatam-kari” is therefore the “work of inlays”. This technique consists of making patterns, most often star shapes, by inlaying fine wooden sticks (ebony, Teak, jujube, orange tree, rose), brass (for the golden parts), and camel bone (white parts). The decorated objects are legion: boxes, chess or backgammon games, frames, pipes, desks, or even musical instruments. The khatam can also be associated with the famous Persian miniatures, thus realizing works of art. Coming from techniques imported from China and magnified by Persian know-how, this craft has existed for over 700 years. Size in inches: H 5” x W 15” x D 9.5” Age: 1830 - 1850 Origin: Persia Material: Mixed material Completely solid in structure and form, aged naturally across all the surfaces. This box does not have a key and therefore cannot be locked, it has had old repairs in blue ink as shown. With one replacement leg...
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Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Late 19th Century Silver Deer Box from India
Located in Marseille, FR
Late 19th century silver deer box from India.
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Decorative Boxes

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Britannia Standard Silver

19th Century Graduated Stack of Paint Decorated Pantry Boxes
Located in Nantucket, MA
19th Century Graduated Stack of Paint Decorated Pantry Boxes, circa 1880, comprising five shaved splint bentwood pantry boxes with straight overlaps fastened via wooden pegs, in late...
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Late 19th Century American Country Antique Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Egg on Tripod hand painted Sterling Silver Enamel on Guillochè Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg on tripod in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè, Russian Empire style inspired by Carl Fabergè eggs ...
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1960s Italian Other Vintage Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Small Antique Seamstress' Button Box, Japanese, Brass, Decorative, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a small antique seamstress' button box. A Japanese, brass decorative tin, dating to the early Victorian period, circa 1850. Delicately crafted box with wonderful colour and ...
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Decorative Boxes

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Brass

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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