Metal Decorative Boxes

Rare Box with Silver bas relief Luigi Genazzi, Milano Italy, 1906 "Esposizione Iternazionale Milano 1906" embossed silver plaque of Italian silversmith and chiseler Luigi Genazzi Gr...

Elegant small continental brass box of circular form, featuring a gently domed lid above a molded body with softly rounded sides. The top is engraved with an intertwined “AD” monogra...

Created by the Los Castillo of Mexico, decorative box dating from the 1950s. The hand-wrought box is in mixed-metal inlays of copper, brass, silver plate and sodalite with a rosewood...

An antique Chinese lunch box from the early 20th century, with a carved handle. Crafted in China during the early years of the 20th century...

Beautiful midcentury decorative jewelry box in chromed metal and brass. This lovely Gucci style box was produced in Italy in the 1980s. This gorgeous decorative rectangular box is ...

Lidded box produced by Arvid Böhlmarks lampfabrik during the 1930-40s. Made form solid cast bronze with brown/green patination. Lovely heavy quality. Very good vintage condition with...

Celestial Tissue Box Black Large in Lacquer Wood & Brass, Viya By Vikram Goyal Whether it’s the dense, intricate patterns of clouds on the walls of the Badal Mahal, Rajasthan or...

This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure. Artist: Tiffany Studios New York Circa: 1905 Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332" Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)

Wood Casket and matching Cubic Pewter Candlestick Holders made by Just Andersen in the 1950s. * Lidded box in wood with pewter inlay and matching cubic pewter candlestick holders *...

Exquisite Large Italian Florentine Box. This 1960's box features a scene on the lid depicting a hunting gathering with hunters, spectators, a ch...

Designed to ensure your most valued trinkets are kept organized and safe, our Fedora box makes the perfect home for all your treasures and keepsakes. Fashioned from glossy ebony, the box is distinguished by an exquisite lid boasting gorgeous hand-shaped diamonds in Corno Italiano and a hand engraved...

Wonderful midcentury chrome glass and briarwood pocket emptier. This fantastic piece was designed in Christian Dior Style during the 1980s. The...

Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box in wood and chrome in the style of Willy Rizzo. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Perfect desk object or gift idea.

Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...

Octagonal snuff box in gilded 925/1000 silver with English Queen Anne style borders and sides with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone. On the lid, a very fine fire-enamell...

18th-century Dutch Walnut and Iron Polychrome Domed Table Box  Netherlands, 18th century or older A 18th-century Dutch walnut and iron polychrome domed table box, likely retaining i...

Franco Salimbeni Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case with Hunting Dog Miniature by Romano Buccioni, Florence, 1976 Exquisite rectangular cigarette case with softl...

Late 19th / early 20th Century Italian trinket/dresser box. Box features embossed brass frame with tortoiseshell panels. Hinged lid with inset outdoor...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver coin purse; an addition to our silver boxes collection. This exceptional antique Victorian sterling silver coin purse has a tapering rounded form. The rounded surface of this antique purse is embellished with textured details reproducing the fine definition of the purse's fabric. The upper portion of the body is embellished with a sterling silver gilt border, replicating the formation of the rivets and fleur-de-lis design. This impressive case/purse is fitted via two silver gilt ring loops with the original impressive sterling silver round link chain, incorporating a ring loop attachment to the apex. The silver case secures with a push fit catch and opens to reveal the original segmented coin purse interior. This exceptional antique silver coin purse...

Chapman Manufacturing Company designed this stunning, oversized lidded brass decorative box or magazine storage stand in the 1980s. The box boasts a tall geometric shape and a massiv...

Stunning silver-plated flask designed by Gabriella Crespi in Italy during the 1970s and signed on the bottom. This incredibly rare bottle designed by G. Crespi, one of the most icon...

A very smart antique English table vesta beautifully executed from white onyx inlaid with Lapis Lazuli. The fittings are made from silver-gilt (gold on sterling silver) by the top...

Square rounded pill box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with white fire enamel, above and below, with miniature horse's head hand painted by the painter Ro...

Solid Brass Trinket Box, France 1970's Beautiful original unpolished patina with natural oxidation Two-piece nesting capsule design

Scientific calendar in brass and marble for the 40 years, 1991-2030. Scientific calendar in brass and marble, for the 40 years, calendar 1991-2030, crown of a royal family, in its o...

Modernist keepsake, document box clad in Black, White resin stripes accented with brass inlay stripes.

This large box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 19th century, in England, Period. Its lid is made in wood, Grey and Yellow in color.

Oval pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a fired enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Romano Buccioni of a greyhound dog head on a white background. Engl...

This substantial decorative box, produced by the renowned Maitland Smith in the 1970s, is a prime example of high-end Post-Modern craftsmanship. The exterior features a meticulous te...

English Regency decoupage box, early 19th century. This box was made by using the decorative finish of decoupage. The box is covered in cut-out images of...

A beautiful petit needlepoint and enamel brass box with floral rose design, circa early-20th century. Lid has a beautiful petit needlepoint design of three roses, leaves and rose bud...

Writing box, mahogany, England, around 1830, writing surface with leather overlay, nice interior division Large writing box / travel writing desk E...

Small Dutch 19th century silver Lodderein or scent box by Reitsma Sr. S.T., Sneek A Lodderein box or a snuff box in the shape of a bucket with floral motif ...

Madagáscar Boxes, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home. Madagáscar box set includes two wooden boxes, perfect to be displayed together and e...

Large antique Swedish Cookie advertising tin. Beautiful decoration piece, nice addition to your kitchen or just to display in every room. Found at an estate sale in Stockholm, Sweden...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...

Stylish and decorative sewing box / storage box designed by Joost Teders for Metalux Netherlands in 1955. The original lacquered wooden boxes colo...

Elegant Decorative Sculptural Pieces usable for storage of e.g. cufflinks or as bookends. 1920s Art Deco, made of Marble and Chrome. These highly decorative and elegant pieces, in t...

Fame 1906 Art Nouveau waterfall form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, English. Each side decorated with Greco-Roman figural reserves of "Fame", "Harvest", "Abundance", "Fire...

Clever designs and perfect condition pair of antique jewelry boxes with curved tops + photo frame with curved front. The burl or burr nutwood that was used to create these two stunn...

An antique Java Indonesia teak burl document box with pieces metal corner mounts, brass studs, wood trim, side handles and a shield form escutcheon plate with a later fitted key. The...

Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box with Floral Miniature by Romano Buccioni, Salimbeni, Florence, 1980 Exquisite shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold plate...

Tuareg Container, Welo Province, Ethiopia

This antique miniature ladies compac is unsigned with respect to the maker, but originated from Italy and dates to approximately 1880 and done in a Renaissance Revival style. The box...

Persimmon box Black lacquer Hand repousse Copper base Limited Edition Lacquer is a laborious and time-consuming process. After it is tapped from the trees, lacquer needs to b...

An extremely rare brass box or tin designed by Walter Bosse for storing cigarettes or tobacco in. We have yet to find this example in any publication on Bosse's work although simila...

Antique handcrafted grain or flour bin with a lift top, circa 1870. This is a beautiful, rustic bin crafted of solid wood planks with bracket feet and a hinged top displaying a desi...

Always Free Worldwide Shipping Outstanding Feathered Walnut Veneer From our Decanter collection, we are thrilled to offer this rare example Antique Burr Walnut Decanter Box attrib...

A 1930s container for cigarettes or personal smalls. Distinct simple Bauhaus - functionalist styling. It is made from an un-hallmarked solid white metal. A perfect piece for honest i...

An English Georges III period walnut box from the early 18th century with slanted lid and brass hardware. This exquisite English George III period walnut box from the early 18th cent...

Incredible decorative box in laminated silver and mid-century glass. By Liwan's of Rome for Maison Mercier Freres. Signed. Sold by Janetti Firenze, a famous design house founded in 1...

A stunning piece of craftsmanship is this tinned box. Called a Pan Daen Mughai it comes from India. It's constructed of a copper like metal and has a pierced design. The handle and l...

Silver enameled box by Rudolf Steiner, 1899 An octagonal Austrian silver white enameled, inside gold-plated box made by Rudolf Steiner, 1899 The minia...

Set of Six French Enameled Canisters – Sucre, Farine, Café, Pâtes, Chicorée, Poivre Infuse your kitchen with vintage elegance through this striking ensemble of six enamelware caniste...

Sasak Dowry Box, Lombok Indonesia, Cowrie & Painted Palm 1950’s Handwoven and richly adorned, this 1950’s Sasak dowry box from Lombok, Indonesia, captures the ceremonial artistry of...

Box Cayman Gold 6 Feet all in porcelain in gold finish with gold-plated (24K) details.

Cigarette case silver 925 , striped and oval section in 925/1000 sterling silver. Opening button and spring opening . Early 20th century Art Deco style. ...

A charming small round silverplate box featuring a decorative enamel-style lid illustration of a dancing couple in period costume. The scene, rendered in a theatrical folkloric style...

Distinguished by plush materials and essential lines, our Selene box showcases a rectangular wooden structure with a polished black lacquer finish. Enhanced by an elegant edging in C...

Maitland Smith tessellated stone box with a mother of pearl finial handle. The interior of the box is lined with a black felt and has a removable lid. The box rests on sterling silver ball and claw feet as well as the entirety of the box is framed with a sterling silver border. History and craftsmanship for nearly four decades Maitland-Smith has been in the business of creating exquisite and unique decorative accessories, lighting and accent furniture and elegant mirrors from our La Barge Collection. Founded by a London antiques dealer with the eye of a connoisseur, Maitland-Smith has carried on the tradition of creating stunning accents for the home of the highest quality. From the beginning, our many workrooms have been artisan based and employ time-honored techniques developed before the machine age. Many of these skills date back to the world’s earliest civilizations, and are associated with Fine quality furniture and decorative arts. Maitland-Smith is well-known for many handcrafted specialties, including hand carved tropical mahogany, handcut and inlaid exotic wood veneers, lost wax cast metal mounts and decorative objects, as well as, traditional vegetable tanned and hand-tooled leather. Other areas of expertise include finely executed porcelains, sophisticated finishing techniques, and detailed hand painting. Maitland Smith draws inspiration from great works from the 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries and in collaboration with design partners Tony Duquette Studios and its president, Hutton Wilkinson and also Celerie Kemble, Donald Bustraan...