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Period: 1940s
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box
Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box

Located in New York, NY

This handsome early Mid-Century Modern accessory box was realized in the United States circa 1940. It features a volumetric rectangular body in silver pl...

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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Faux Bamboo Rectangular Tissue Box, France 1940, Brown Color
Faux Bamboo Rectangular Tissue Box, France 1940, Brown Color

Faux Bamboo Rectangular Tissue Box, France 1940, Brown Color

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Very rare box in faux bamboo. It can be a tissue box or a box of games, which opens by articulating the flap which allows you to put the many game objects you want inside, it can als...

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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Faux Bamboo, Glass, Plastic

pelican candy jar blown glass
pelican candy jar blown glass

pelican candy jar blown glass

Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina

pelican candy jar blown glass beautiful candy dish, very collectible motif: pelican in blown glass has its original paint some wear due to its age Origin Arg...

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Argentine Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Deco Geometric Wood and Lucite Box, France 1940s
Art Deco Geometric Wood and Lucite Box, France 1940s

Art Deco Geometric Wood and Lucite Box, France 1940s

By Studio Art Deco

Located in Atlanta, GA

This stunning hand-carved modernist Art Deco decorative lidded box was crafted in France circa 1940. The rectangular shape features solid wood and crystal-clear Lucite on the sides, ...

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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lucite, Wood

Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944
Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944

Cartier, English-Made Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1944

By Jacques Cartier

Located in Bath, GB

A magnificent and highly collectable box by the famous house of Cartier, this piece made in England, fully hallmarked for London 1944 together with the initials for Jacques Cartier. ...

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English Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique English Carved Two Masted Scooner Wood Box
Antique English Carved Two Masted Scooner Wood Box

Antique English Carved Two Masted Scooner Wood Box

Located in Douglas Manor, NY

1847 English carved wood vetvet lined box woth scooner carved top

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Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

1940s Enamel and Wooden Box by Elizabeth Bensley
1940s Enamel and Wooden Box by Elizabeth Bensley

1940s Enamel and Wooden Box by Elizabeth Bensley

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This is a nice example of artist, Elizabeth Bensley's enamel work from the late 1940s displayed beautifully on a wooden box. Note that the box top does not stay open at an angle as t...

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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Repoussé Brass Box
Repoussé Brass Box

Repoussé Brass Box

Located in New York, NY

Repoussé brass box, Dutch, repoussé brass covered wooden box with original patina, circa 1940. Measurements: 17" width, 12" depth, 9" height.

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Dutch Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Tripod Incense Burner by Taniguchi
Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Tripod Incense Burner by Taniguchi

Antique Japanese Kutani Porcelain Tripod Incense Burner by Taniguchi

By Taniguchi Komin

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, an Antique japanese Kutani porcelain tripod incense burner by Taniguchi. Tripod container ( assume is an incense burner) made on porcelain with gilt finish. ...

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Japanese Anglo-Japanese Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Cigar Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Wood, Art Deco, France, 1940
Cigar Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Wood, Art Deco, France, 1940

Cigar Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Wood, Art Deco, France, 1940

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The box is in wood. It is a cigar box but It can be used as a docorative box...

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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Bone

ALEXANDRE MARTY 1940 Limoges Decorative Round Box With Enamel On Copper
ALEXANDRE MARTY 1940 Limoges Decorative Round Box With Enamel On Copper

ALEXANDRE MARTY 1940 Limoges Decorative Round Box With Enamel On Copper

Located in Miami, FL

An enameled decorative round box designed by Alexandre Marty, (1876-1943). This is an amazing beautiful round box created in Limoges France by Alexandre Marty, back in the 1945-1950...

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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Copper, Enamel

Vintage Heavy Bronze Box with Saint George and Dragon Relief, Cast Frieze Design
Vintage Heavy Bronze Box with Saint George and Dragon Relief, Cast Frieze Design

Vintage Heavy Bronze Box with Saint George and Dragon Relief, Cast Frieze Design

Located in Bad Säckingen, DE

This extraordinary vintage bronze box is one of the heaviest examples of its kind, boasting intricate craftsmanship and a stunning relief design. The lid features a detailed depictio...

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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany
1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany

1940s Machinists tool box - mahogany

Located in Cedar Falls, IA

Vintage machinist's tool box. Solid mahogany construction. Finger box joinery. Refinished.

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American Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Pink Peach Mirrored Glass Decorative Box France 1940s
Pink Peach Mirrored Glass Decorative Box France 1940s

Pink Peach Mirrored Glass Decorative Box France 1940s

Located in Florence, IT

Pink Peach Mirrored Glass Decorative Box. The box features beveled and engraved rose mirrored glass. Shipping cost is included in the price.

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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Fabric, Velvet, Mirror

1940s Wicker Elephant Box After Mario Lopez Torres
1940s Wicker Elephant Box After Mario Lopez Torres

1940s Wicker Elephant Box After Mario Lopez Torres

By Mario Lopez Torres

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a vintage elephant wicker box after Mario Lopez Torres. Unmarked The elephant's head can be removed to open box. Dimensions: 20H x 19 D x 7 W. Please visit ...

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Unknown Hollywood Regency Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wicker

Whippet Jewelry Box
Whippet Jewelry Box

Whippet Jewelry Box

Located in New York, NY

Whippet jewelry box. Vintage Italian leather bound velvet lined box with bronze patinated whippet. Italy, 1940’s. Dimensions: 8.5” H X 8.75" W x 5.75...

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Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Folk Art Hand Painted Trinket Box in the Style of Peter Hunt Circa 1940s
Folk Art Hand Painted Trinket Box in the Style of Peter Hunt Circa 1940s

Folk Art Hand Painted Trinket Box in the Style of Peter Hunt Circa 1940s

By Peter Hunt

Located in Peabody, MA

Primitive hand decorated trinket box in the style of the noted Provincetown folk artist Peter Hunt, ca. 1940s. Humorous interior label indicates it is "four of four of a kind" and ...

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American Folk Art Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

1940s German Silver and Enamel Card Case
1940s German Silver and Enamel Card Case

1940s German Silver and Enamel Card Case

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

A fine vintage German silver and enamel card case; part of our boxes and cases collection. This fine German vintage card case has a rectangular book ...

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German Other Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin
Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin

Large Rare French Gilt Bronze Box "Pinocchio" by Line Vautrin

By Line Vautrin

Located in Atlanta, GA

A rare cast gilt bronze box "Pinocchio" by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997). The elongated lidded box depicts a silouette portrait of the famous boy. The interior...

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French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Wilcox Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case
Wilcox Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case

Wilcox Sterling Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage George VI English sterling silver and enamel cigarette case; an addition to our collectable silverware collection. This exceptional vintage sterling silver...

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British Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver

Box in Brass and Pewter by Nils Fougstedt, 1948
Box in Brass and Pewter by Nils Fougstedt, 1948

Box in Brass and Pewter by Nils Fougstedt, 1948

By Nils Fougstedt

Located in Limhamn, Skåne län

This rare pewter box, designed by Nils Fougstedt and produced by Svenskt Tenn in Sweden in 1948, exemplifies the refined craftsmanship and design principles of Swedish modernism. The...

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Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Pewter

Vintage Tigers Eye Maple Three Drawer Jewelry Box / Miniature Chest
Vintage Tigers Eye Maple Three Drawer Jewelry Box / Miniature Chest

Vintage Tigers Eye Maple Three Drawer Jewelry Box / Miniature Chest

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Vintage three-drawer jewelry box/miniature chest in tiger's eye maple (ca. 1940s, USA). Crude in execution with some uneven drawer edges and asymmetrical pulls. Potentially an appren...

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American Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Maple

Italian Wood, painted ceramic & brass 1940s box
Italian Wood, painted ceramic & brass 1940s box

Italian Wood, painted ceramic & brass 1940s box

Located in Varese, Lombardia

A delightful storage box made of wood, brass, and gold-decorated ceramic. At the center of the lid, set within a brass frame, is a small hand-decorated ceramic plaque depicting two l...

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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Luscious Leather Embossed Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Box
Luscious Leather Embossed Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Box

Luscious Leather Embossed Hand-Painted Chinoiserie Box

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Wonderful Chinese box in red, gold and black having a Chinoiserie painted design on embossed leather with original brass hardware. There's a removable metal liner and the interior is...

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Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

1940s Elizabeth Bensley Enamel and Zebrawood Decorative Box
1940s Elizabeth Bensley Enamel and Zebrawood Decorative Box

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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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Antique Polychrome Delft Hand Painted 17th Century Portuguese Ceramic Tureen Lid
Antique Polychrome Delft Hand Painted 17th Century Portuguese Ceramic Tureen Lid

Antique Polychrome Delft Hand Painted 17th Century Portuguese Ceramic Tureen Lid

Located in Coimbra, PT

Delft polychrome Portuguese hand painted ceramic covered tureen with lid and under plate, hand painted 17th century, tin glazed faience with floral, hunting and bird motif, early 20t...

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Portuguese Country Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Delft

Cartier Picture Frame Box
Cartier Picture Frame Box

Cartier Picture Frame Box

By Cartier

Located in Riverdale, NY

Antique Cartier Picture frame box with velvet lining. Covered in signature red leather grain textile with gold embosssed edge and a silk satin lining embossed "Cartier". This box was...

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French Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Brazilian Table Top Box in Rosewood
Brazilian Table Top Box in Rosewood

Brazilian Table Top Box in Rosewood

Located in Kilmarnock, VA

A stunning mid-20th-century box veneered in rich Brazilian Rosewood, dating to circa 1940. The hinged lid is framed by a striking Dutch ripple-style molding, expertly carved from sol...

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Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Square Argenta lidded box in ceramic.
Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Square Argenta lidded box in ceramic.

Wilhelm Kåge for Gustavsberg. Square Argenta lidded box in ceramic.

Located in København, Copenhagen

Wilhelm Kåge (1889-1960) for Gustavsberg, Sweden. Square Art Deco lidded box in ceramic with classic green glaze. From the Argenta series. Mid-20th century. Marked. In perfect cond...

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Swedish Art Deco Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Breathtaking Coral Hand Painted Laquered Asian Dome Box
Breathtaking Coral Hand Painted Laquered Asian Dome Box

Breathtaking Coral Hand Painted Laquered Asian Dome Box

Located in Hopewell, NJ

A gorgeous decorative Asian box in a striking coral laquer with meticulously hand painted decoration. The top is dome shaped and opens to reveal a removable tray inside. The lovely s...

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Chinese Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Decorative Glass Box, Germany, 1940s
Decorative Glass Box, Germany, 1940s

Decorative Glass Box, Germany, 1940s

Located in Roma, IT

Decorative box made in glossy black glass, realized in Germany in the 1940s. With silver decoration of grape on its cover. Very good conditions except for some oxidation on its...

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German Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Mid Century Rosegold Pin Brooch Set
Mid Century Rosegold Pin Brooch Set

Mid Century Rosegold Pin Brooch Set

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Never used set of three midcentury rosegold plated brooch pins, untouched and vintage. These elegant accessories exude timeless charm and sophistication. A rare find for collectors o...

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Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold

Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947
Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947

Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947

By Garrard & Co. Ltd.

Located in New York, NY

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. Ltd in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight engine-turned sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged; top has geometric pattern w...

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British Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1940s Indian Marble Box Inlaid with Lapis and Agate
1940s Indian Marble Box Inlaid with Lapis and Agate

1940s Indian Marble Box Inlaid with Lapis and Agate

Located in Tampa, FL

A beautiful vintage Indian white marble box, circa 1940s, intricately inlaid with lapis, agate, and other semi-precious stones forming delicate floral vines and flowers across the surface. The craftsmanship reflects the long tradition of Indian pietra dura...

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Indian Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Lapis Lazuli

Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947
Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947

Garrard English Modern Sterling Silver Box, 1947

By Garrard & Co. Ltd.

Located in New York, NY

George VI sterling silver box. Made by Garrard & Co. in London in 1947. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat, tabbed, and hinged. Sides have reeded wrapround bands. Cover ...

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British Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Unique Leather Italian Box 1940
Vintage Unique Leather Italian Box 1940

Vintage Unique Leather Italian Box 1940

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This unique vintage piece is a decorative box designed to resemble a leather-bound book titled "Desmoulins Oeuvres." The box features intricate gold-embossed detailing on the spine a...

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Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

1940's New Old Stock Card Tile Box - Empty
1940's New Old Stock Card Tile Box - Empty

1940's New Old Stock Card Tile Box - Empty

Located in Hook, Hampshire

1940’s New Old Stock Card Tile Box – Empty. We have a weakness for many things, well made boxes being one of them. This just a tile box, but heavy weight card, stapled and with grea...

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English Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

1940's Sterling Silver Hinged Box with Bamboo Pattern
1940's Sterling Silver Hinged Box with Bamboo Pattern

1940's Sterling Silver Hinged Box with Bamboo Pattern

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An elegant, sterling silver (935 grams), hinged box with bamboo pattern.

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Italian Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Hand-Turned Birch Rosewood Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid
Vintage Hand-Turned Birch Rosewood Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid

Vintage Hand-Turned Birch Rosewood Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid

Located in West Palm Beach, US

Vintage Hand-Turned Lidded Box (1945) with Interior Lid **Description:** This exquisite hand-turned lidded box, dated 1945, is a beautiful example of mid-20th century woodworking ar...

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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood