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Pair of Large Chinese Landscaping Round Porcelain Boxes with Lids
Located in Norton, MA
Large pair of hand-painted porcelain round boxes with lids in Chinese traditional landscaping painting.
Category
Chinese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Swedish Bent Wooden Tine Box, or "Svepask" genuine Scandinavian folkart.
Located in Skarpnäck, SE
A beautifully rare Scandinavian antique bent wooden box known as a "Svepask" from Sweden, one can tell that this object has been used a lot, due to the beautiful faded blue color. Th...
Category
Swedish Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bentwood
Unusual antique pair of hand painted circular storage boxes
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique pair of hand painted circular storage boxes having an unusual pair of circular storage boxes hand painted in floral decoration in wonderful red, green and yellow colo...
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Beaten Brass Fireside Slipper Box
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand beaten brass fireside slipper box
A super little piece and so useful, this box would have been kept by the fireside not only does it keep you...
Category
Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Shagreen Cigarette Box on Ball Feet and Bone Edged Top
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco olive green shagreen covered box with bone edged top raised on turned ball feet and having the bottom covered in snake or lizard skin.
Category
English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Shagreen, Wood
Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape.
Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior.
Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style.
Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box.
Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...
Category
Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Box of Sevres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
sevres box
circa 1900
perfect state
cobalt blue with gold hand painted
origin france.
The Manufacture nationale de Sèvres is one of the most important and w...
Category
French Napoleon III Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$1,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden Enamel Mesh Evening Purse Shadow Box/Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh evening purse. It is enamel hand painted with royal blue, yellow, orange and green colors featuring an “i...
Category
American Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$487 Sale Price
25% Off
Early 20th Century French Wood Box
Located in Burton, TX
Found in the South of France, this wooden box was handmade in France in the early 20th Century. The piece presents nailhead trim around the edges, a brass handle on the top and a met...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual and very handsome brushed steel and polished brass tinder box. This box has a removable tin liner that would have been used to fill with hot c...
Category
English Regency Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
1918 René Lalique, Box Un Jour Viendra Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina for Arys
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Un Jour Viendra" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1918 for Arys.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition.
height: 4 cm
diameter: 8.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac,...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Chinese Etched Brass Box with Carved Jade Inset Top, Circa 1900
Located in Stamford, CT
Sweet little Chinese export brass box with beautiful floral etched designs, looks like peonies to me. With a lovely white jade top carved in fretwork with a vase framed by the flower...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
20th Century, 1920s Antique German Silver and Enamel Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique German 900 standard silver and enamel box; an addition to our diverse range of continental silverware.
This exceptional antique German 900 silver box has a plain rectangular form with rounded corners.
The sides and underside of this enamel box are embellished with engine turned decoration.
The cover is embellished with an impressive hot enamel panel depicting a bi-plane* in flight over an air field...
Category
German Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique French sculptured sewing box in oak, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / oak / antique / rococo
A large French antique sewing box in oak hand crafted in France around 1900. This beautiful ...
Category
French Rococo Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Betel Nut Box from Java with Polychromed Finish, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Betel Nut is consumed on a daily basis in a large portion of the Indonesian Archipelago. In Java, betel nut was offered as a sign of respect and hospitality when people would visit o...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Jacob Petit Orientalist Porcelain Bottles
By Jacob Petit
Located in London, GB
Pair of Jacob Petit Orientalist porcelain bottles
French, Early 20th century
Height 32cm, width 13cm, depth 10cm
This delightful pair of porcelain bottles is whimsically modelled a...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Period Sterling Silver Footed Engine-Turned Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Period, sterling silver, paw-footed, engine-turned-designed table box with with hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1926, Hollings and Hutchinson - makers. ...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech with brass details and gilded pages.
Wear consistent with age and use
Category
European Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Oval Opaline Box with Gilt Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Oval Opaline Box with Gilt Fitting and applied gold decoration.
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
"Pine Needle" model bronze box by TIFFANY & Co
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Bronze box with white and orange glass paste, Pine Needle model, made by TIFFANY & Co, (1837 to the present).
Signed TIFFANY STUDIOS, NEW YORK, 823.
USA, CIRCA 1910.
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Austrian Blue Whtie Porcelain Enamel Box Bird Design by Black, Starr & Gorham
Located in New York, NY
An Austrian blue, white, and gold porcelain enamel small box and lid by Black, Starr & Gorham, circa early-20th century, Austria. Box has detailed design of peacock birds, flowers, l...
Category
Austrian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica Money or Coin Bank Elephant Circa 1900.
Category
French Country Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Inlaid Lacquer Mandarin Duck Form Box, Early 20th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely lovely Korean black lacquer and abalone shell inlaid box in the form of a pair of Mandarin ducks, early 20th century, Korea.
The ...
Category
Korean Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Lacquer
Large Chinese Gilt Lacquered Box with Porcelain Medallion
Located in Norton, MA
A large Chinese gilt lacquered box with porcelain medallion in the center top depicting floral pattern and bird.
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Porcelain
Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930.
Displays a desirable age...
Category
English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Wooden Vanity or Jewellery Box From the Early 20th Century
Located in Opole, PL
Antique Wooden Vanity or Jewellery Box From the Early 20th Century
A small-sized vanity or Jewellery box veneered with walnut burl. It features a lid with a gently rounded shape and...
Category
European Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Walnut
$480 Sale Price
20% Off
English Mahogany Box on Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
A sweet little box on stand from the Edwardian period. The box, likely originally a tea caddy, with brass corners. The base with turned legs and a single drawer. The box lifts out of...
Category
English Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Chinese Carved Rosewood Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Early 20th century carved rosewood box.
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Antique Fall Front Deed Box, English, Steel, Keepsake Case, Storage, Circa 1920
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique fall front deed box. An English, steel keepsake case, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1920.
Fascinating fall-front example with personalised detail
Displays a desirable aged patina throughout
Steel plate presents a lightly time worn black paint finish
Cream colour interior provides appealing contrast
Inset lock to the fall front — in working order, key present
Fitted interior arranged as two compartments over one
Features the title of Sir H. Ross Skinner, a mining specialist knighted in 1917
Of portable weight at 7.9kg (17.41 lb) with carry handles to sides for ease of carriage
This is an appealing antique deed...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Chinese Yellow Cloisonne Dragon Box, Republic Period, circa 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese yellow cloisonne small trinket box with dragons, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The small box sets on four bun feet and designed ...
Category
Chinese Qing Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
German Pforzheim 1915 Art Deco Guilloché Enameled Box In .935 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled round box with flowers
Beautiful enameled box, created in Pforzheim Germany, during the art deco period back in the 1915-20 This beautiful box was carefully cra...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$698 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Taishō Red Lacquered Hokai Box with Brass Accents and Original Rope
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Japanese Taisho period Hokai box from the early 20th century, with red lacquer, ornate brass accents and original rope. This vibrant Japanese Taisho period...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Milk Glass Baseball Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool vintage milk glass baseball trinket box, circa 1940s. The piece is is in very good vintage condition and measures 3"D x 3"H. The bottom is flat so it sits nicely and does...
Category
American Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Milk Glass
Art Deco sewing box with sculpted roses and red velvet top, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Elegant wooden box with sculpted roses and red velvet top. Crafted around 1900 in France.
This timeles...
Category
French Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Antique Asian Jeweled Gilt-Brass Trinket Box
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Asian gilt brass jewel box with carnelian and turquoise gemstones. Removable lid has carved Asian soapstone medallion on top. Age wear.
Category
Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Box Dankarmen Paris
Located in Northampton, GB
Lined in Royal Blue Padded Velvet
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box. The box of slim rectangular form with an inset scene featuring...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Macassar
Sandoz Art Deco Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sandoz Art Deco Porcelain Box
Origin: France, Circa 1920
Porcelain box
Fox or cat sculpture
Green and white
Created and hand-painted by Marcel Sandoz
M...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique French Sevres Porcelain Cobalt Blue & Gold Box, Circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Sevres porcelain cobalt blue and gold box, circa 1900.
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Small Chinese Landscaping Round Brush Washer
Located in Norton, MA
A truly fine hand-painted porcelain round brush washer, painted in a village scene with house nestles on a grassy patch surrounded by trees, boulders, mou...
Category
Chinese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Coal Keeper, English, Copper, Oak, Fireside, Store, Log Bin, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique coal keeper. An English, copper and oak fireside store or log bin, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910.
Countryside appeal for the fireside, with hand be...
Category
Edwardian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
1900s Wooden Treasure Chest with Rattan Accents and Dark Brass Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique wooden treasure chest from the early 20th century with rattan accents and dark brass handles. This charming Chinese woo...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Bronze Doré Stamp Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique gilt bronze stamp box featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measures: 3.75"W x 2"D x 1"H.
Ver...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Aesthetic Movement Trinket Box, circa 1900
Located in Spencertown, NY
The box with scenes of lilliputian figures
Category
English Aesthetic Movement Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique 1920s Sculptural Bronze Box with Finial Lid
Located in San Diego, CA
This fine antique of Austrian or possibly German bronze, stands raised on four feet with a finial cover that opens to a generous storage space. This box brings elements of the changi...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$580 Sale Price
20% Off
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor 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
English Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Anglo Indian Elephant Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Folky silvered metal elephant handcrafted with a charming whimsical
form hammered and etched designs that unexpectedly opens as a trinket
box.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Gilt Lacquered Boxes
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Two Octagon Shape Chinese Carved Gilt Lacquered Boxes depicting Eight treasures matching the container shapes and Chinese writing of "Life", enjoying all the treasures in lif...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Wood, Lacquer
Betel Nut Box from Java with Polychromed Finish, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
Betel Nut is consumed on a daily basis in a large portion of the Indonesian Archipelago. In Java, betel nut was offered as a sign of respect and hospitality when people would visit o...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
$260 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique American Gilt & Inset Glass Decorative Dresser Box or Vide Poche
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative box was made by the Apollo Manufacturing Company of the United States in approximately 1920 in an Anglo-Indian style. ...
Category
American Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Spelter
4 Piece Cut Crystal Dresser Set
Located in High Point, NC
4 piece cut crystal dresser set. The bottle measures 2 x 4.25, and has a lovely lid which has an inscription 30 April 1897. The hallmark is dated...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
$595 / set
Antique Metal Hinged Wood Box Distressed Transport Chest
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Antique Wood Covered Box Hinged Latched
Distressed Keyhole Lock transport chest
6.5 h x 10 d x 28.75
Original unrestored condition. No key included.
Refer to images.
Category
Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Korean Trunk Chest or Box circa 1920s with Luck and Longevity Characters
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Korean trunk or chest with beautiful brass details and the auspicious Chinese characters for luck and longevity carved into the f...
Category
Korean Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Enamel Match Holder and Striker
Located in Houston, TX
This is an antique French enamel match holder and striker made in the early 1900s. This piece can be wall-mounted or sit alone on a counter ...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Metal
Chinese Export Hardstone and Gilt Silver Filigree Peacock Box, 1920's, China
Located in Austin, TX
An exquisite Chinese export peacock from hardstone and gilt silver filigree canister box, Republic Period, circa 1920's, China.
The graceful and elegant hardstone container of cyli...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Silver, Enamel
Fine Carved Wood Box with Morning Glories
By Maison de l'Art Nouveau
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This box is a real treasure! Completely had carved from walnut the detail in the flowers and leaves is quite remarkable. This box required a real master craftsman to achieve the outs...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Burmese Cinnabar Red Lacquer Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Dated to the early 20th-century, this small woven box is a timeless example of Burmese lacquerware. Made of woven bamboo strips, the box is coated in a putty-like substance known as ...
Category
Burmese Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bamboo
Antique Pear-Shaped Hand Painted Opaline Glass Dresser Box
By Baccarat
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine opaline (likely French) glass box.
In the stylized form of a pear.
The white opalescent glass body and lid both have handpainted fruit and floral decoration & rich gildi...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Pierced Islamic Copper Tinned Chest
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a copper tinned chest from the Middle East. It has a heavy metal handle and is pierced. The detailing is quite nice as well as the aged patina.
A very nice decorative item.
Category
Unknown Islamic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Japanese Carved Bone Woven Basket Inro, early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Intricately carved inro in the form of a woven basket. Quality craftsmanship. Opens into two pieces, held together with a rust-red silk string. Made of nat...
Category
Japanese Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Tiffany Studios New York Zodiac Patinated Bronze Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A stunning antique Arts & Crafts period bronze desk box, jewelry box, or decorative box featuring Zodiac designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 2...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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