European Decorative Boxes

Solid oak box by Richard Lecompte - Agonac, France, mid 20th century Hand-carved organic form with thick lid and wooden joints and dowels Signed by artist

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

Hallmarked in London in 1899 by William Hutton & Sons Ltd., this ornate Victorian sterling silver biscuit box is set on an integrated footed tray raised on cast scroll feet, and ...

A high quality and most elegant French 19th century Louis XV st. Ormolu and Tortoiseshell box. This truly stunning rectangular box is raised on four scrolling Ormolu acanthus leaf le...

This vintage marquetry inlaid wood box is a beautifully crafted example of fine decorative woodworking, showcasing exceptional attention to detail and timeless design. Constructed fr...

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...

A 19th Century French Napoleon III marquetry sewing box. Made of mahogany with thuya wood top inlaid with brass and mother of pearl. Brass trim frames the lid and the base. The interior is lined in red silk and is fitted with a collection of 15 sewing tools (two are missing) on a velvet lined tray. The inside of the lid has a mirror surrounded by a tufted border. Working lock and small key. The box contains an old embroidery...

Discover an authentic artisanal treasure with this refined oval pill box. Made of gold-plated 925/1000 silver, this piece is embellished with translucent enamels fired on guilloché ...

Box "Corail Rouge", "Perle Noire" made in opalescent glass by René Lalique in 1927 for Forvil. Molded signature on lid. Perfect condition. Very deep opalescent. Super rare model. O...

Astonishing French straw-marquetry box, dating from the 1930s, designed by Jean-Michel Frank.

Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold-plated with Art Deco-style engraving, early 1900s, with translucent fired enamels in various shades. Diameter 4 cm, height 1.3 cm. Wei...

A refined decorative box crafted from brass with a lid inlaid with turquoise fragments, creating a captivating mottled effect in shades of blue and green. The body features a delicat...

Box Malachite high all in white marble, box with lid with handle in real malachite stone with gold finish base.

Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book. Beautiful shades of burgandy with gilt add glamour and heritage to this beautiful piece. This p...

Box Quartz and marble square in black marble with lid. With natural quartz on lid's top.

Ceramic Boxes with small ceramic tiles Decoration Pattern France 1970 Set of 3

Rare Engine Turned Design The Sewing Box of slight sarcophagus shape stood upon four turned ribbed feet. The Sewing Box tapers up to the convex raised lid and features scrolling fl...

A rectangular wooden casket with hinged lid, adorned with repoussé pewter panels worked in low relief. The decoration depicts stylized flowers, leaves, and a butterfly among foliage,...

A Beautiful 1970s Faux Bamboo handle box in Nickeld Brass and Plexiglass. A Gem from the 1970s Bling Disco period.  

Oval rounded "soap" shaped snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fired enamels above and below and hand-painted miniature of a horse's head, English "Art Nouveau" style, early 1900s. Measurements cm. 4.7 x 6.7 x 2. Weight gr. 96. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1980 and manufactured in Florence 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 high heat 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...

Acquired in Paris France, a very unique and well made box. The rounded ribbed sides and pull on the lid are very well thought out, with an aluminum detail on the sides. A complimen...

English Burl walnut and figural cherub wedge-wood hinged letter box with compartmentalized fitted interior, locking mechanism with key, decorative circular rope motif, and original e...

An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French 14 karat gold and enamel vesta case, an addition to our boxes and cases collection. This exceptional antique French 14-karat yellow gold and enamel vesta case has a plain rectangular form with a chamfering upper portion. The anterior and posterior surfaces of this antique vesta case...

Periwinkle-colored ceramic box from the "Yantra" series, model "Y26," designed in 1969 by Ettore Sottsass and distributed by Design Centre. Italy, 1969. The base bears the signature...

English Victorian burl wood traveling vanity / make up box with ebonized trim edge and a small lower drawer; interior holding 9 various silver boxes and...

Ca. late 19th century French oak storage box with hand-painted 'clown' decoration to the top and a floral motif to the bottom component. Attractive color...

A charming late 19th century French black opaline glass box, beautifully decorated with delicate hand-painted enamel flowers on the domed lid. The rich opaque black glass provides a ...

Ceramic lidded box with a low rectangular silhouette, finished in a vivid burnt-orange glaze accented by black stripes and raised yellow bands. The surface shows fluid glaze variatio...

Octagonal table box in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire-enamelled Art Deco design. Dimensions diameter cm. 15.8 high cm . 8.2. Weight gr. 974. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni for Cartier USA in the 1980s, inspired by objects designed by Louis Cartier around 1920 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens, also in parure with other objects and in different colors, in the headquarters by the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 750°<800° C. About cooperation Salimbeni and Cartier. Our first meetings with the Cartier USA Company took place through the Giorgini Company, the first "Buying Office" set up in Florence immediately after the Second World War, which had the purpose of bringing together Florentine, and also Italian, producers with American buyers, who especially appreciated the artistic objects still manufactured by artisans who still took inspiration from the Italian Renaissance, using techniques handed down from generation to generation. Mrs. Gina Pestelli, wife of a Florentine retail jeweller, was in charge of contacts with Cartier USA, above all an employee, while her daughter, also for Giorgini, took care of the fashion that in those years was affirmed in Florence with the events of "Pitti ". With their help, we began to supply frames and boxes in sterling silver gold plated with malachite and other semi-precious stones. At the same time, the official buyer of Cartier, Mr. William Smith, began to appreciate and commission the first objects with fired enamels, a process of which we have always been specialists. In 1975 we began exhibiting at the prestigious New York Jewellery Association Show, which we participated in both the February and July editions, for a good 26 years until 2001. In New York in those years the "Art deco style" was still very much appreciated, still mindful of the beautiful early 20th century architecture of the great buildings such as the "Crysler" or the "Empire State". We then began to produce frames, boxes, evening bags, "objets de vertu" and other objects in "art deco style" which were very popular with Mr. Smith who gave us some photocopies of Louis Francois Cartier drawings to reproduce them. Thus, numerous cigarette cases, powder compacts, evening bags, frames and table boxes were created exclusively for Cartier USA which, at the time, had the prestigious "Silver Department" on the first floor of the Cartier store on Fifth Avenue. An evening bag, with matching cigarette case and powder compact, were redone on the design created for a gift given to Mary Pickford at the time. In a 1986 Cartier...

Hollywood Regency style mid century alabaster box from Italy. Circa 1970s.

A French Sèvres Manufacture porcelain egg from the 19th century, with putto and floral hand painted décor. Born in France during the 19th century, this exquisite decorative egg featu...

This is an extraordinary box. It is a perfect example of the fine process of enameling and ormolu fitting that took place in 19th century France.

This 19th-century Danish box, circa 1850, is a remarkable piece crafted from walnut wood, showcasing fine craftsmanship typical of the era. The box features a smooth, polished surfac...

A late Georgian pitch pine crate that would off originally been used for transporting a dog on a carriage. In wonderful original condition, with its original green painted finish tha...

Octagonal box completely handmade, starting from a sterling silver plate and shaped. The octagonal lid has been hinged. The body of the box and the lid have been engraved and chisele...

A gold and enamel zarf, pierced and enamelled. The collar is decorated with geometric patterns enamelled green and blue. The zarf has two medallions of pin...

Elegant Art Nouveau pewter bonbonnière designed by Ernst Svedbom in Sweden in early 1930s. * Round pewter box with a fitted lid, flower-shaped finial and four small feet. * Designer...

Large antique French Napoleon III box with inlaid bronze decor, polished black color surface, inside brown velvet. Includes key. After the reno...

Sevres porcelain chest romantic scene (Lux) signed Lux 19th century crica 1900.

A French 19th century writing box made of exotic rosewood. The top of the petite trunk is inlaid with a small tile of mother-of-pearl, engraved for “Charlotte”. The case opens to rev...

A rather unique painted chest from Europe, this table coffer was commissioned in 1915. The right side (when viewing from the front) is dated, with the numbers flanking a springing ra...

An unusual ceramic box by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Italy, ca' 1960's, signed. Geometric design, beautifully decorated in yellow, brown, black.

This stunning and gorgeous Italian vintage hinged silver plate buckle box has a burgundy crocodile leather buckle part. It was professionally polished and t...

Elegant vintage Italian desk box crafted in warm burl wood with refined brass accents on each side. The gently curved top highlights the natural grain and depth of the wood, giving t...

Very nice cartouche shaped 18th century oak plateau box with working lock and key. Placed on 5 wooden feet. Six compartments inside to keep little treasures safe.    

A lovely little antique French Louis XV casket of scarlet tortoiseshell with superb ormolu mounts. Set on ormolu paw feet and with a profusion of ormolu mounts this lovely little box...

Sterling silver gold plated snuff box with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and monochrome blue hand-painted miniatures on five sides and fine hand engravings on all edges. Eng...

This striking rectangular box from the 1970s is crafted from acrylic with an unusual and eye-catching design. At first glance, it appears to be made of finely woven rattan, but in fa...

Tiny porcelain hand painted box by Limoge decorated with a rose and with small scissors as a clasp. France, circa 1880.  

Stylish vintage storage box featuring a woven rattan design encased in clear amber-toned lucite, accented with a sleek brass-trimmed lid. This piece beautifully blends natural textur...

Mother of pearl box with bronze frame, 19th century. Box made of mother of pearl plates joined thanks to a bronze structure decorated with simple plant elements and which still has ...

Elegant French lacquered box from the 1920s, featuring a striking geometric design in black, orange, and muted green tones. The lid is decorated with stylized floral motifs, reflecti...

Rectangular/octagonal table box in 925 silver. The box was completely handmade in Florence at the end of the last century. Engraved with floral and abstract motifs, it has been fin...

19th Century Regency Style Red Hand-Painted And Tole Coal Bucket/ with Lid. Painted with Red and Gilt Chinoiserie Decoration. Domed cover with lovely original gold gilt lion head ha...

Aldo Londi for Bitossi lidded box, Italy, 1960s. Small scale ceramic box decorated with an angular geometric pattern in yellow, white, and black over a brown glaze. Retains two paper...

Elegant French brown leather box from the 1970s, featuring a rectangular shape, warm brown tones, and delicate gold decorative borders. The lid is adorned with ornamental corner moti...

A finely carved walnut jewelry or trinket box, mid-19th century, likely of Black Forest or Swiss origin. The serpentine rectangular form exhibits a curvilinear Rococo outline with sc...

Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...

Table Box wood style and Coral is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Table Box wood style and Coral has transparent brown fired enamel over hand-engraved wood grain. Table Box wood style a...

This vintage Italian coquina stone box beautifully showcases the timeless appeal of natural materials and understated craftsmanship. Carved from genuine coquina stone, the cylindrica...