Leather Decorative Boxes

Round European vintage wastepaper basket from the 1970s. It's made of strong genuine cognac colored core leather with incised pattern and visible stitchin...

Black leather with Indonesian silver 1920s box A rectangular box in black leather with Indonesian silver on top of the lid The interior is with wood The silver handmade thin pl...

Part of the Poseidon collection, this exceptional bathroom set will elevate the look of any bathroom with its timeless elegance. It comprises a cylindrical soap dispenser, toothbrush holder, cotton holder, and small object box or soap bar holder nested within a rectangular tray. All pieces are upholstered entirely in a soft blue-colored leather, which contrasts with the polished metal pump...

Our Leandro ash tray is an essential for cigar connoisseurs as well as a refined decor element. The ash tray is generous in dimensions and is upholstered...

Sporting a design that transcends trends and times, our Ottavia box is made to be passed down over generations. Covered in an elegant Aida pebbled leather,...

Magnificent Louis XIV period messenger box, late 17th and early 18th centuries. This pretty box is made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails forming diamonds on the to...

Stylish black patent leather adjustable handbag made by high end manufacturer, Koret. This bag has a fold over flap with an unusual brass U-shaped twist clasp closure. The interior i...

With its refined appearance, our Capricia square box can easily fit both traditional and contemporary décor. Its clean traditional shape is enriched by a lining in Onyx color pebbled...

c.1800, England, Regency brass inlaid rosewood lap desk in the manner of George Bullock. Rectangular box with double-hinged lid, opening to tooled na...

Vintage large Maitland Smith box, marbelized paper and embossed leather. 9” deep. Great condition, some small scuffs due to age. Great decorative piece.

2-292 Italian leather 2 deck of card box. Genuine dark green or black leather with gold details.

This exquisite bathroom set is an elegant addition to a contemporary bathroom or powder room, where it will provide a precious collection of item...

Studded trunk. Wood, leather, metal. Spain, 18th century. A small chest or trunk with a rectangular base and a curved lid, decorated on the outside with a leather cover and a serie...

Rare boxe in green leather designed by Maison Hermes Circa 1970's.

This remarkable Regency-period jewelry or document box is a rare example of Egyptian Revival design, a style that gained popularity during the early 19th century following the Napole...

Pair of antique leather suitcases in great condition- probably they were used just for storage and nog for travel, - that’s why the handles are missing. Great decorative and storage ...

Wonderful messenger box from the Louis XIV period, late 17th early 18th century. This pretty box is made of leather-wrapped wood decorated with copper nails forming scrolls and flowe...

This exquisite, antique pigskin box was crafted in Rouen France, circa 1870. This leather box features leather straps and handle embellished with decorativ...

1905, England, Unusual and striking Edwardian letter box with leather sides. The curved top and base are mounted with scrolling sterling silver. T...

Made to hold jewellery and for work and writing effects, this casket is of tooled and gathered leather, the hinged lid, with pleated leather gathered to a central, shaped brass carto...

English Regency rosewood letter box in casket form on brass feet with ring handles and a brass plaque engraved with name "lydia" and leather gold embossed pocket interior.

Around the turn of the 19th and 20th century Louis Vuitton had established himself as a market leader in trunk making and needed to set his...

Hand-crafted Ostrich-leather box for cigarettes and, by removing the inner wood wall, cigars. The leather on the top and the front is beautifully ribbed. The sides and the handle to...

Beautifully crafted Biedermeier pencil box from Germany mid - late 19th century. The casket is leather wrapped, embossed and has a push button closure. From the inside the box is lac...

A rare Louis Vuitton cabin trunk covered in leather. Dating to the early part of the 20th century, covered not in the world famous (but more common) monogram canvas but in a single piece of cow hide. These all-leather trunks were made by special order and Louis Vuitton used...

Hand tooled black leather box from Africa. Very fine workmanship with tribal traditional African symbols on black leather. Tuareg style probably Maurit...

The Walnut Briefcase _ a One of a Kind Document Case Designed and created by the world acclaimed artisans of Boucher & Co Australia. This exceptional piece is a functional desk ac...

An antique Napoleon III traveler portable writing-desk box. This is a gorgeous portable writing desk-box, created in France during the period of emperor Napoleon III, circa 1860. Th...

An exceptional 17th century Marriage Trunk - Malle - from the Provence region of France. Soundly constructed from wood and clad in leather. Beautifully ...

wondeful wooden carl auböck box covered with peau porc.

1960s Italian leather box with gold embossing made for B. Altman’s.

"David" is a leather box, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera, made of genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the ...

Beautiful elegant wrapped leather box with Fleur De Lis motif, circa 1960's, in olive green leather with gold accents nice and clean condition with cloth interior.

17th century leather knife box converted to a letter box with original brass hardware, sitting on brass ball feet. Fitted interior lined with 18th century silk fabric. In very good...

A beautiful unique Indian motif box with a lid. This piece would be fantastic for storing cigars, tv remotes, or miscellaneous items on a dresser or coffee table. The top of the box ...

1970s Vintage hipster leather satchel saddle bag contrast top stitch. 14 tall x 10.5 deep x 19.5 wide. Preowned original vintage distressed condition. ...

Square brown wood box covered in fur with a lift-off cover.    

Leather trunk Spanish, 17th century Boiled Leather, wood and iron Measures: 22 x 53 x 32 cm. Provenance : - collection Metz-Noblat, Château de Clevant, France Rectangular trunk of the form and size of a small suitcase with wrought iron hinges and lock-plate. Wood, covered with leather, cut and embossed with every surface of the thick cow hide covered in interlace, zoomorphic features. The construction method is boiled leather, often referred to by its French translation cuir-bouilli: a process used to change flexible, vegetable-tanned leather into rigid, moulded objects. For shaping of the vegetable-tanned leather, heat and moisture were used, as indicated by the term boiled leather. No written medieval sources describing the production of decorated cuir bouilli objects survive, so knowledge of the process relies on the important studies of the Scottish leather historian John William Waterer. A large range of methods, materials and techniques could be used in various combinations. The vegetable-tanned leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer support. The stuffing material was probably modeled beeswax or stearin wax. To shape the leather, to create its topography, « Cushions » were made by lacing a thread through an awl hole and attaching the flexible leather and stuffing to the rigid wooden support on the bottom. Then the decoration was done: lines were incised through the upper layer of the leather (epidermis) with different thicknesses of knives or needles. Contours were created with deep v-shaped cuts, decoration with thin incision and final details with a needle point. For the incision and pouncing stage, the leather was probably kept heated and moistened for suppleness. Once dry, the leather would be hard and rigid. the saturated leather is worked over a form, possibly even damp sand, with the pattern shaped using bone or wooden tools. Compare to metal, leather was lighter and it offered protection from cuts and punctures. Cuir bouilli objects were produced by specialist leather workers and needed skillful craftsmanship. The surface is filled with roundels shaped foliages enclosing animals, lions and peacocks. The foliate arabesques creating a vegetal connection tweet the animals create the impression of a lush verdant space . The vegetal pattern here employed in combination with geometrical pattern came from the pre-islamic artistic traditions of the Byzantine and Sasanian empires. An aspect of Islamic geometry Is the basic symmetrical repetition and mirroring of the shapes that create a sense of harmony. The decoration of this truck is inspired by the islamic « arabesque » a form of vegetal ornament composed of spirals, intertwining plants and abstract curvilinear motifs. An arabesque character is given to the birds of the decorations through extreme stylisation. This arabesque maintained the classical tradition of median symmetry, freedom in Detail and heterogeneity of ornament. The presence of the peacocks is a paradisiacal allusion: in popular Islamic literature they were among the original inhabitants of the garden of Paradise expelled with Adam and Eve. Peacock as a decorative motif may have originated in the West, despite their eastern provenance. There was an ancient belief that the flesh and feathers of peacock do not decay. This led to the peacock becoming a christian symbol for Christ’s resurrection. Renowned for their decorative wall hangings, seventeenth-century Spanish leatherworkers also produced utilitarian objects, such as this trunk. A similar trunk is on display at the Metropolitan museum of art ( 09.158.1). Related literature : Davies L. 2006. Cuir bouilli. Conservation of leather and related materials, 94-102, Oxford: elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann Grabar, Oleg. The Mediation of Ornament. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1992 Gabriela Germana Roquez, "El mueble en el Peru en el siglo XVIII...

An English Victorian period leather hide hat case from the late 19th century, with G.C monogram, lined in red with removable divider. Created in England durin...

Octagonal leather box original of 1950s. Gold fire decorations. Florentine art. Measures: 10x10 cm. Good condtions.

Rectangular box with brass tacks and hinged lid set in a brass base.

American Victorian Rococo sterling silver and leather letter box, ca 1880. Rectangular base with straight sides and slant hinged cover with curved front. Applied open silver ornament...

A 17th century cutlery box with the original leather, metal hardware and interior.

A stunning early 20th century black leather document box, circa 1910. This box could serve as jewel box or for a watch collection having multiple lift out trays as shown, lined in su...

Nice French Art Deco decorative box from the 1940s in the taste of Paul Dupré-Lafon's work. It is covered with parchment (velin) and red-tinted kid leather on the handles and corners...

Gold Étui in Original Case Jacques Martin Petitjean Circa 1777 Expertly engraved entirely of yellow gold, this remarkably rare Louis XVI-era étui is a work of art. Resplendent colum...

English with Scottish influence, 19th century. A fine quality antique 19th century lap desk constructed with a mahogany frame which has been wrapped in Scottish Tartan paper. The i...

A Spanish Baroque leather-wrapped coffer brass accents from the 18th century. This antique Spanish coffer, with it's rectangular-shaped body, has been o...

Leather-lidded cast glass box with a bronze star accent.

This antique leather box with nailheads is not only a beautiful decorative item but also a functional piece of history. It could have been used for a variety of purposes, such as sto...

Italian Brown Leather Jewelry Box with Gold Tooling. Large Italian gilt tooled leather wrapped table box, with domed top gilt decoration, raised on four bronze paw feet. Vintage leather wrapped trunk with solid brass ornate feet, the top opens to reveal a lined interior with decorative endpaper with ample storage space. This stylish, whimsical and chic large storage box...

This exceptional antique letter box is a one-of-a-kind piece crafted in the 20th century from genuine 19th-century leather-bound books. The richly d...

Italian Leather woven baskets characterized by a geometric weave. Perfect for creating dynamic yet decorative surfaces.

This elegant jewellery box from the Boucher & Co Collection was completely handmade in the Boucher & Co workrooms in Toowoomba, Australia. The design of this special piece was insp...

Amazing Tántalo or book-shaped leather box concealing a beautiful wheel-engraved crystal set, outlined in gold, consisting of two bottles with their stoppers and four finely engrave...

Imagine rediscovering this beautiful box every day for the rest of your life. Being warmed and reinspired by its beautiful rare timbers and exceptional world class craftsmanship. The...

This antique sterling silver and leather playing card box was made in London, England is 1885 by an unknown maker, in a period Victorian style. The box is styled as a miniature knife...

rare box by carl auböck. signed inside with persil.