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Material: Metal
Set of Unusual Spanish Crab Boxes in Solid Silver
Located in London, GB
Set of unusual Spanish crab boxes in solid silver
Spanish, 20th Century
Height 4cm, width 9cm, depth 7cm
The delightful boxes in this set of four are cra...
Category
20th Century Spanish Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Hand Blown Murano Glass Box Large in Amber with Brass Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The infusion of golden amber lends a mesmerizing allure to this enchanting hand-blown glass box from Murano, Italy. The warmth evokes a sense of luxury and sophistication, which is a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Griebaum singing bird box from the 1950s-60s
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Singing bird by the famous German producer Karl Griesbaum.
This German producer is famous for his singing birds and is sought after all over the world.
Lovely bird box in gilt filli...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Late Victorian Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver, Enamel, Other
"Wedgewood" Blue Jasperware Biscuit Box by Huntley & Palmers, circa 1900
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A "Wedgewood" blue jasperware tole biscuit box by Huntley & Palmers. Good color & condition, circa 1900.
Category
Early 1900s Greek Revival Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Wonderful Alfonse La Paglia Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Modernist Box Handle
Located in Roslyn, NY
Alphonse La Paglia sterling silver modern covered box with unusual handle on the lid.
Lovely vintage condition.
Measures: 4" H x 3" W x 2.5" H
Approximate 193 g sil...
Category
1940s Danish Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Box in Lacquered Wood, Vietnam 20th Century, Black and Orange Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is in a black and Orange lacque. It has been made in Vietnam circa 1970.
The decorative pattern is with fishes under the water.
The hinges o...
Category
20th Century Vietnamese Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Huntley Boorne & Stevens Mid Century ‘Wedgwood Jasperware’ Biscuit Tin 1950s
Located in Meer, VAN
Huntley Boorne & Stevens Mid Century ‘Wedgwood Jasperware’ Biscuit Tin, England, mid 20th century. This is a very decorative biscuit tin by Huntley Boorne & Stevens, one of ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Chinese Shagreen Glasses Case with Tassels, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Chinese spectacle case is carved from wood with a striking shagreen covering. The case dates from the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911), still in wonderful condition with a rich deep col...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Green Mosaic Penshell Box with Brass Accent by Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Decorative box all handcrafted in exotic materials featuring lacquered and hand dyed pen-shell over a wood frame. The box features mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise,...
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box
By Fred Zimbalist
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Fred Zimbalist Thorens silver music box shaped as an old phonograph with trumpet horn. All the silver panels that make the box and the hor...
Category
20th Century American Anglo-Indian Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Sterling Silver & Enamel Arabian Box with Chased Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique box is signed by an unknown maker, but presumed to have originated from the UAE and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Bessarabian style. The box is compo...
Category
Late 19th Century Emirian Bessarabian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Large Antique Tobacco Tin Box, 1930s 1940s
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Tobacceo Box from France.
Category
1930s French Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Maison Desny Style Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Metal Box, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful French Art Deco decorative box is reminiscent of Desny's work. The piece was crafted in France circa 1930. It features Macassar wood sides with a chromed metal lid and...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative box features a gold plate finish with hand etched Egyptian hieroglyphics along the lid and sides, from circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Egyptian Revival Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Late 18th century Georgian Battersea enamel box.
A beautiful antique English Battersea Bilston table snuff box, created in the district of Bat...
Category
1780s English George III Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Tommi Parzinger Brass Box Mid-Century Modern
Located in North Miami, FL
This Mid-Century Modern Tommi Parzinger for Dorlyn Silversmiths is hallmarked on the back. This chic brass box back in the times of the 1950s was s silent butler tray to pick up the ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Exceptional Swedish Heavy Bronze Box by GAB, Guldsmedsedsaktiebolaget ca 1930
Located in Farsta, SE
Exceptional Swedish Heavy Bronze Box
by GAB, Guldsmedsedsaktiebolaget ca 1930
Beautiful hexadecagon-shaped bronze box, with deep rich patina and wear.
Stamped GAB Brons, nr 89.
He...
Category
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Handwrought Midcentury Mexican Mosaic and Brass Lidded Box by Salvador Teran
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Coral colored mosaic glass tesserae and brass lidded box handmade in Mexico by Salvador Teran, circa the 1950s. Featuring Aztec inspired brass symbols...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Lattice Top Incense Box, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
This slender metal container is a 19th-century white brass incense burner, used for storing and burning incense sticks. The small box has a rectangular form and a removable sliding t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Labradorite Semi Precious Stone Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Labradorite semiprecious stone box with hinged lid. Labradorite displays an iridescent optical effect (or schiller) known as labradorescence. La...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Grand Tour Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Container for candy or cookies in crystal and Murano, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Pair Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlays Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Korean iron box with intricate silver inlays dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The matching circular boxes was most likely used to store tobacco lea...
Category
19th Century Korean Other Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Iron, Bronze
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...
Category
1920s French Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Paul Evans Style Cityscape Mixed Metal Patchwork Chest
Located in Houston, TX
Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest.
Handsome Paul Evans style cityscape mixed metal patchwork chest, box, coffer or document box. ...
Category
1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
20th Century Italian Solid Silver Trunk-Shaped Box with Squirrel Knob
Located in VALENZA, IT
Solid silver 800 box the shape of a tree trunk. The feet are oak leaf and the knob depicts a squirrel on two oak leaves holding an acorn in his hands.
The hinged box is gold-plated ...
Category
1990s Italian Other Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Austrian Biedermeier Jeweled Silver Gilt Casket with Cameos, 1846
Located in New York, NY
Austrian Biedermeier silver gilt casket, 1846. Bellied, lobed, and rectangular. Hinged cover same and concave with raised center and swing-mounted scroll bracket cast handle with flowers. Hardstone mounts including porphyry and lapis lazuli as well as cabochon jewels. On front two turquoise cabochon...
Category
1840s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Deco GAB Pewter Box with Ribbed Design, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A striking Art Deco pewter box designed and crafted by GAB (Guldsmedsaktiebolaget), Sweden, circa 1930s. This circular lidded box showcases a bold and streamlined ribbed design, char...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Early 1900s British Art Deco Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
English Regency Rosewood Letter Box
Located in Queens, NY
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.
Category
19th Century British Regency Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Gold
Nathaniel Mills Victorian Sterling Silver Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver card case made by Nathaniel Mills; an addition to our range of collectable silverware
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver card case has a rectangular shaped form.
The surface of this collectable card case is embellished with fine and impressive chased and embossed scrolling leaf and floral decoration on a matte background.
The anterior surface of the case incorporates the Scott Monument depicted in relief.
The decoration to the reverse of the case incorporates a shaped, scroll bordered cartouche displaying the contemporary engraved initals 'MVFT'.
The shaped sides of this piece are embellished with plain scrolling borders.
This antique silver card case...
Category
1840s English Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
An enameled art deco sterling silver cigarette case by Asprey & Co. Ltd. 1933
Located in Aachen, DE
A quality english sterling silver and enamel cigarette case from 1933 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., made in Birmingham and retailed in London. Designed in the art deco style with green and b...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Furstenberg Germany Vintage Violet Flowers Round Gold Leaf Trinket Plate
Located in BILBAO, ES
Furstenberg Germany vintage flower round gold leaf trinket plate
Perfect gift for your special someone.
Dimensions:
Diameter 10 cm (3.93 inches)
A s...
Category
Late 20th Century German Aesthetic Movement Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Art Noveade German Silver Jewelry Box 800
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Noveade 800 German Silver Jewelry Box
A Box with an intricate pattern engraved on its surface. The pattern consists of swirls and floral ...
Category
20th Century German Art Nouveau Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Model "2004" Box by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lidded box with brass handle manufactured by Pietro Chiesa for Fontana Arte. Made in Milan circa 1960s.
Literature: Quaderni di Fontana Arte
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Ottaviani Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box
By Ottaviani
Located in Antwerp, BE
Mid Century Sterling silver enamel and wood playing card box, Italy 1979.
Signed Ottaviani, Sterling silver 925 mark.
Complete set ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Japanese Silver Trinket Box with Full Moon & Grass, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This Meiji-period trinket box exemplifies Japanese refinement in all crafts. Fashioned of silver with a hardwood interior, the small box has a clean-lined rectangular form with rounded corners and a thin lip where the lid meets the base. The lid is etched with tall grasses swaying before a full moon, a motif that represents the Japanese moon...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Minimalist Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
20th Century Central European Zinc Box
Located in High Point, NC
This 20th Century Central European zinc box is a remarkable piece, showcasing utilitarian design and industrial aesthetics. The box’s durable zinc construction ensures longevity, whi...
Category
20th Century European Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Zinc
19th Century Bohemian Crystal Jewelry Box
Located in Paris, FR
Small Bohemian yellow crystal jewelry box decorated with hunting scenes of deer, birds and greyhounds in nature, all engraved in transparent crys...
Category
19th Century Czech Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Art Nouveau Silver Plated Repousse Tobacco or Jewelry Box
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau silver plated repousse tobacco or jewelry box
The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and feature panels
with images of birds...
Category
1930s German Art Nouveau Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Valet Box Macassar Ebony leather lined 21st Century by Boucher & Co Australia
By Boucher & Co
Located in Queensland, AU
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...
Category
2010s Australian Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel
Empire Art Gold Box with Jeweled Decorative hinged Lid Ca 1920
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful box of art gold, with detailed corners and centerpiece, all with stones. All Stones are in tact with no chips or fractures. The box is lidded with a hinge and has an in...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveler's Box Compendium, Circa 1850-1860
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Victorian Coromandel wood fitted traveler's box Compendium, Circa 1850-1860. Made by J.T. Needs, Late Bramah: Purveyor to Her Majesty, Prince Albert & the Royal Family.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Large Italian Bronze Mounted Porphyry Casket, 19th Century
Located in New York, NY
The borders of the casket are mounted with varied stones including marble, agate and porphyry.
Offered with a letter on the stationery of George W. Funk, dealers of Italian and Sp...
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19th Century Italian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Marble, Porphyry, Bronze
Set/10 Ceramic, Glass and Wood Pots & Vases Handmade Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/10 ceramic, glass and wood vases pots with lids, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Wooden Box "Lanzarote" L
W. 21 x De. 12 x H. 42cm...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Onyx, Marble, Gold Leaf, Metal, Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel,...
Indian 19th Century Box with Metal Sheathing and Bracketed Wooden Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian antique box from the 19th century with metal sheathing and bracketed base. Created in India during the 19th century, this antique box features a linear silhouette made of m...
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19th Century Indian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Ancient Captial Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1990s. The hand-blown glass box is substantial in size and weight. It features a hexago...
Category
1990s Japanese Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Very rare 4 tunes overture music box (attr. to Lecoultre)
By LeCoultre & Cie 1
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Very nice and early overture music box, probably by Lecoultre (alltough unsigned).
The key wind mechanism plays 4 overtures with a nice and bright tone on a very fine comb. The fad c...
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1840s Swiss Early Victorian Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Steel, Cut Steel, Other, Iron
Onyx, Champlevé and Gilt Bronze Jewelry Box, Louis XV Style, France, circa 1890
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, champlevé and gilt bronze jewelry box. Louis XV style, France, circa 1890.
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1890s French Louis XV Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
French Round Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Round Bronze Mounted Cut Crystal Box. Top lifts off with the aid of a bronze finial. The box sits in a bronze frame raised on round ball feet. In very good vintage condition w...
Category
Early 20th Century French Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Rochard Limoges Paris Perfume Bottle in Porcelain Box
By Rochard Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Rochard, Limoges Paris, a hand enameled trinket box, a scent chest with a metal caged glass bottle, circa 1970-1980s.
The oval metal braced box has a domed lid with a tear-drop...
Category
Late 20th Century French International Style Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Ghidini 1961 Knotted Cherry Medium Box in Copper-Plated Brass by Nika Zupanc
Located in Villa Carcina, IT
Fiasco. Guilt. Fear of love. A place to hide all the things we secretly desire yet are too scared to utter. The luscious things the perfect lover knows are never to be told. She drea...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Antique Brass House Coin Bank
Located in South Salem, NY
Save your pennies in this charming antique coin bank in the shape of a house. Made from brass with gilded architectural details. Sourced from Englan...
Category
20th Century Unknown Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Silver Powder Case, 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silver powder case is a precious decorative object realized in 20th century.
Very elegant powder case in silver with mirror, made in Italy at the beginn...
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20th Century European Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Collectible Gilt Metal Tibetan Box with Turquoise 1950s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Collectible Chinese Tibetan Gilt Brass Metal Filigree with Turquoise and Coral beads round Box Handcrafted round Tibetan, Nepalese decorative brass trinket wish box with pull-off lid...
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Mid-20th Century Nepalese Chinese Export Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
17th Century English Leather Covered Knife Box Converted To a Letter Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
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...
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17th Century European Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Austrian Secession Silver Plate On Copper Decorative Box
Located in Petworth, GB
Austrian Secession hinged silver plated copper box
Stylised honesty floral pattern with inset blue enamel to the top
Stylised escutcheon and decorative floral design to the front...
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Pewter
Decorative Box in Green Mosaic Penshell with Brass Star Accent by Maitland Smith
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Decorative box all handcrafted in exotic materials featuring lacquered and hand dyed pen-shell over a wood frame. The box features mosaic shell inlays in beautiful hues of turquoise,...
Category
2010s Philippine Organic Modern Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Rectangular Decorative Box in Leather with Coins by LAR, Italy 1960s
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in leather with coins by LAR.
Made in Italy in the 1960s.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Metal Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
