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Item Ships From: USA
Place of Origin: American
Artisan Craftsman Whale Top Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A handmade artisan box out of cherry and walnut. The artist Ken Gamet carved this elegant box and fashioned the wonderful whale top. The corners have splines and the interior is fini...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Maitland-Smith Covered Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A faux eggshell lacquer technique, tiger striped box Please see photo with soda can to get a sense of size.
Category

1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone Pagoda Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980s Tessellated stone with brass handle and rattan by Maitland Smith.
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble, Brass

Folk Art Deco Maple Burl Wood Decorative Lock Box with Inlay Detail
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carved maple burl wood box with locking mechanism and original key, circa 1940s. Geometric inlay details present to the surface. Very nice...
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1940s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Burl

Early 20th Century American Hand Carved Two-Tier Collector's Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved decorative box / collector's chest, circa early 20th century. Features a hinged-top that opens to reveal two, stacked, sliding trays (one lidded and removable, one open)....
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Early 20th Century Rustic American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Walnut Cutlery Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This finely handmade 19th century walnut cutlery box is in fine condition and retains a nice mellow patina. Great for so many different uses. Super cool for outgoing mail or bills! N...
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19th Century Adirondack Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

James Bearden "Dwelling Box"
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
"Dwelling Box" in steel with an ash metallic gel coat. A 2015 work from his Cathedral series by Des Moines, Iowa artist James Bearden. Bearden's work was recently featured in a solo exhibition at the NY Design Center titled "James Bearden: Life in Steel;" in an article in the January Interior Design...
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2010s Brutalist American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

19th Century American Keepsake Chest
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Hand carved decorative box / collector's chest with one fixed, sliding tray and one removable, circa 19th century. All hardware, including the hinges, is original: the screws that li...
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19th Century Rustic Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Karl Springer Pivoting Painted Goatskin Box
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pivoting box, covered in sliced petrified coral Label below. See photo can to get a sense of scale.   
Category

1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Goatskin

Morpho Blue Butterfly Frame in White Oak and Brass by Cam Crockford
By Cam Crockford
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Morpho blue butterfly frame in white oak and brass by Cam Crockford Additional Information: Materials: White oak - brass - linen - blue morpho butterfly...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Round cut Crystal Box antique 19th century attributed to Pairpoint Mfg Co.
Located in Stamford, CT
Beautiful cut-crystal box. American circa 1890. A fine example heavy weight and great details. Has a silver plated band. Very deep quality cuts all around. Attributed to Pairpoint Mf...
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Late 19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Oversized Heavy Polished Brass Box
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is a very large and heavy finely polished solid brass box with such incredible design details. The interior is lined with black felt over wood whi...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Covered Wood Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Covered wood box in the form of a tree trunk.
Category

1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Memphis Style Postmodern Mixed Wood Jewelry Box with Drawer
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures: 9" W x 9" D x 7.25" H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and mapl...
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Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ash, Maple, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plate & Lucite Vanity Set Perfume Bottle & Powder Box
By Apollo Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Elegant Mid-Century Modern vanity set comprising a silver plated perfume bottle and a glass bowl with silver plated powder box. The handcrafted Lucite Knob decorate the two pieces. ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

1960s Two-tone Huon Pine Wood Box Rodeo Creations
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Wood Vintage Box by RODEO CREATIONS Rich 2 Tone Huon Pine Wood 1.75 H x 3.5 in diameter. Signed Rodeo Creations, Myrtle Box. Original Vintage Unrestored Condition. Please review all...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Pine

19th Century Original Grey Painted Large Candle Box from New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 19th century original grey painted handmade large scale candle box from New England .This wonderful slide top box has such great personality and great construction. It is e...
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20th Century Folk Art American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Gorham Athenic Cigar Box with Cecil Aldin Enameled Plaque and Silver Decoration
By Gorham
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This fabulous circa 1902 cedar lined cigar box was made by Gorham as part of the company's Athenic range, introduced at the turn of the 20th century. The 3 pound 10 ounce rectangular mixed metal box has a copper body and bears decorative sterling silver ornamentation. The box rests on four silver pad form feet. The piece has a hinged lid which features a colorful inset enameled plaque at the center. The charming scene depicts an image after well regarded British artist and illustrator Cecil Aldin's 1830 work "The Oxford Coach". The underside is fully hallmarked and bears a Gorham date symbol which corresponds to 1902. This unusual collectible box...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Nouveau American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Copper, Enamel

George Scherr Co. Weights with Felt Lined Wooden Box
Located in New York, NY
Set of three machine-tools or measuring instruments for metal-working machinery and weighing instruments, early 20th century.
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Cathy Graham Custom Designed Fashion Notecard Set
Located in New York, NY
Cathy Graham custom designed Fashion Notecards, set of six uniquely design cards. Comes with handmade customized box to store cards till use.
Category

2010s Art Nouveau American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century American Henry Troemner Philadephia Pa Chinoiserie Tea Bins
By Henry Troemner
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous and extremely rare pair mid-19th century, metal tea bins, by Henry Troemner of Philadelphia, PA in the chinoiserie style. From circa 1845. Made of black enamel...
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Mid-19th Century Chinoiserie Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

Vintage Carved Stone Agate Box and Bowl in Amber Color, Set
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative vintage set of carved stone agate box and bowl in amber color. Please not the stunning pattern of the stone and the carvings around the lidded bowl. Superb craftsmanship...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate

Mid-Century Modern Tessellated Antler, Chrome & Granite Box by Jonson & Marcius
Located in New York, NY
This bold and sophisticated decorative box was realized by the esteemed artisans Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius in the United States, circa 1970. This is a particularly stunning exam...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Granite, Bronze, Chrome

Karl Springer Hand Painted Batik Leather Box
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A nice example in beautiful condition. Original invoice pictured.  
Category

1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Early 19th Century Mahogany Chest
Located in Stockton, NJ
An early 19th century mahogany chest with hand wrought iron hardware. Original untouched patina.
Category

Early 19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

1980s Brass and Tessellated Stone Box
By G. None
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1980s brass and tessellated stone box.
Category

1980s American Craftsman Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Memphis Style Postmodern Mixed Wood Jewelry Box with Drawer
Located in San Diego, CA
Memphis style Postmodern mixed wood jewelry box with drawer, circa 1998. The box measures 9"W x 9"D x 7.25"H and is made of a variety of hard woods including ash, walnut and maple. T...
Category

Late 20th Century Post-Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ash, Maple, Walnut

1930s Folk Art Wood-Burned and Hand-Painted Soap Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
1933 Victorian style Folk Art soap box / keepsake box composed of an oval wooden lid and box in original green paint. Intricate wood-burning detail present (reminiscent of leather ha...
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1930s Victorian Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Karl Springer Bullfrog Skin Box, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural lidded box covered in bullfrog skin with brass hinge by Karl Springe, American, 1970s.
Category

1970s Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Animal Skin

Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
By Stonebridge Glass Co., Louis Comfort Tiffany, Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
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)
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Graceful turned wood bowl by Paul Maurer
By Paul Maurer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A graceful hand turned wood covered vessel by the noted Northern California artist Paul Maurer. This exquisite lidded vessel is, like all of Maurer's work from fallen wood.
Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Beautiful black walnut turned vessel by Paul Maurer
By Paul Maurer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A graceful hand turned wood covered vessel by the noted Northern California artist Paul Maurer. This exquisite lidded vessel is, like all of Maurer's work from fallen wood. Marked b...
Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Object d ’Art Centerpiece Junior Carpenter Kit Tool Box with Balls and Horseshoe
Located in Topeka, KS
Fun and whimsical centerpiece or object d’art assemblage comprised of Junior Carpenter Kit toy tool box filled with vintage pool balls, baseballs, field hockey balls, vintage croquet balls...
Category

20th Century Rustic American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Plastic, Rubber, Wood

Art Deco Signed Bronze and Silver Plate Hinged Box Desk Accessory
By Silver Crest Bronze
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely, handsome vintage and well-made heavy box from Silver Crest Co. is hallmarked on the bottom genuine silver crest bronze SMA 518-36, 59....
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate, Bronze

James Bearden Dwelling Box
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural box of blackened and polished steel, raised atop a slender column. From the Dwelling series, 2015, by Des Moines artist James Anthony Bearden.
Category

2010s Brutalist American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Studio Craft Turned Rosewood Box with Enamel Lid
Located in Ferndale, MI
Nicely crafted solid rosewood box with enameled lid.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Unusual Victorian All Sterling Silver Gilt Dresser or Trinkets Jar
By Dominick and Haff Silver
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, Victorian, beautiful, all sterling silver gilt dresser jar, Dominick and Haff, New York, year dated for 1890. Lovely interlocking script m...
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1890s Victorian Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1940s Elizabeth Bensley Enamel and Zebrawood Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s contrasting a primitive, crudely assembled box with refined, expert enamel decoration. Note that...
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1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Tessellated Horn Jewelry Box with Adventurine Green Stone Border
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
Tessellated horn box with green stone border on top. Mahogany lined interior and felt bottom. Maitland Smith, 1980s.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

"Leaping Deer in Snow, " Striking Art Deco Lidded Box by Waylande Gregory
By Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of gold and warm, dark gray, this lidded ceramic box depicts a leaping deer on its cover, the spots on its fur echoed b...
Category

1940s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

James Bearden "Pod Box on Stand"
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
"Pod Box on Stand," a sculptural work in patinated steel and fused bronze by Des Moines, Iowa artist James Bearden. The hinged and abstractly naturalistic...
Category

2010s Brutalist American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Rare Donald Deskey New York City Times Square Box
By Donald Deskey
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very rare only a few know to exist. Signed deskey and with monogram DV in the design lacquered wood with an applied ink on paper work under lacquer circa 1926. produced by Deskey-Vollmer, New York. David A. Hanks and Jennifer Toher, Donald Deskey: Decorative Designs and Interiors, New York, 1987, p. 9 J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000 (for a related cigarette box from the collection of John C. Waddell) The iconography Deskey chose to portray recounts a "night on the town'' in New York City, similar in subject to the “Jazz” bowl...
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1920s Art Deco Vintage American Decorative Boxes

James Bearden Segment Jewelry Box
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural, Brutalist jewelry box in patinated steel, 24-karat gold leaf, bronze, copper, and glass enamel. A new work by Des Moines, Iowa artist J...
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2010s Brutalist American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Gold Leaf, Enamel, Copper, Bronze

Large Very Handsome Handmade 19th Century Mahogany & Mother of Pearl Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Special large handcrafted antique rich mahogany box having beautiful mother of pearl decoration and two crystal knobs on each side. Dividers are inside.
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19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

English Zebra Wood Military Campaign Writing Desk, Circa 1820
Located in Hollywood, SC
English zebra wood military campaign writing desk with brass bound molded edges, original recessed side handles, fitted leather interior with tooling and retains the original crystal ink wells...
Category

1820s Campaign Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak Gift Camera #1A and Case
By Walter Dorwin Teague
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A classic Walter Dorwin Teague Kodak Art Deco camera with case. (model #1 A).
Category

1930s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Metal

John Prip Sterling Silver and Granite River Stone Lidded Box
By John Prip
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A sublime box handcrafted by American silversmith, John Prip, comprising a hollowed and polished granite river stone inset with rim and finished with a handwrought lid, both in sterl...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Granite, Sterling Silver

Silver and Enamel Box, E.F. Caldwell, New York, circa 1920
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Silver and enamel box, E.F. Caldwell, New York, circa 1920. Depicting the golfer Bobby Jones.
Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Jon Sauer California Modern Studio Exotic Woods Betel Nut Lidded Box
By Jon Sauer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Zig zag patterned cocobolo, blackwood and betel nut lidded box created by Jon Sauer of San Francisco, California. Box measures 7" in height by 3" in diameter. In excellent vintage co...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Cocobolo

Rare Jewelry Box in Solid Brass with an Antique Finish by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and rare jewelry box made out of solid brass and Lucite designed in the 1960s by Charles Hollis Jones. The piece is very heavy and well made...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Decorative Bombe Box with 18th Century Needlepoint Tapestry by J. Lamy
Located in Dallas, TX
Place this decorative box on a coffee table to store your remote controls, or display it on a shelf. The box with bombe top, is upholstered with antique needlepoint tapestry fragments and embellished with brass nail heads and brass pull. The colorful box...
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2010s American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tapestry

Vintage Lucite Box with Foiled Enameled Cloisonné Blue Abstract Top Signed
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage lucite and mixed-media box, vessel or container has a removable foiled enameled cloisonné top with a spectacular signed artistic design. The colors of the enamel top are...
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1970s Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Foil

Special Tramp Art Box of Drawers
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
An especially sweet four-drawer hand-carved "tramp art" box. The top is decorated with a symbolic heart and arrow, a common design element in Tramp Art. The drawers are embellished with porcelain knobs. Carved ladies boots...
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Late 19th Century Folk Art Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Tartan Plaid Box in Original Paint
Located in Darnestown, MD
This colorful tartan plaid box is hand decorated with shades of green; orange; red and yellow. It retains the original paint in very good condition. A new...
Category

1870s Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Gilt Bronze Humidor
By Edward F. Caldwell & Co.
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Steel and gilt bronze humidor by premier, New York manufacturer, E.F. Caldwell & Co.
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19th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Tommi Parzinger Brass Box Mid-Century Modern
By Tommi Parzinger, Dorlyn Silversmiths
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 ...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Mixed-Media Assemblage Treasure Box
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A work of art starting with an antique weathered inlaid wooden box, and becoming an assemblage including a vintage metal glove mold that acts as the ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Decorative Boxes

Gene Jonson & Robert Marcius Dresser-Top Box with Bone and Exotic Wood Lid
By Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius
Located in New York, NY
A vintage dresser-top box, manufactured circa 1970s by Gene Jonson and Robert Marcius, with an elaborate lid, veneered in exotic woods and inlaid bone, over an octagonal shaped chrom...
Category

1970s Organic Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome

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