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Rare Art Nouveau tinnen box by De Beuckerlaer, Belgium ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1900 / box / De Beuckelaer /tin / Art Nouveau / Art Deco
A beautiful decorated tinnen buiscuit box by De Beuckerlaer, made in Belgium around 1900.
Decorated with 4 diffe...
Category
Belgian Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Exquisite Art Nouveau Sterling Mounted Crystal Triangular Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Art Nouveau Sterling Mounted Crystal Triangular Box
Hallmarks of .800 silver crescent moon and crown, with the stamped signature of the Retailer /Jeweler's mark of Paul Tub...
Category
French Art Nouveau Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
French Limoges Hand Painted Gold Trim Trinket Jewelry Box or Candy Dish
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges handcrafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or candy dish, circa 1930.
Signed, Jammet Seignolles Limoges (history of this maker below).
Glazed.
Measures: 4 3/8" Diameter x 2 1/4" high.
Very good antique condition, no cracks or chips.
In 1825, François BAIGNOL moved to LA FABRIQUE, on the edge of the Brigueuil forest and founded...
Category
French Napoleon III Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$361 Sale Price
48% Off
Rustic Live Edge Rosewood Box c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A handmade rustic live edge Rosewood box with lid, lined with felt.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Rosewood, Felt.
...
Category
Industrial Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$125 Sale Price
30% Off
1919 René Lalique, Box Deux Pigeons Frosted Glass Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Deux Pigeons" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Molded signature on the edge of the lid.
Perfect condition. Great patina and very rare model.
h...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Handcrafted Tinned Copper Metal Betel or Spices Caddy Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with lid and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and intricately hand-hammered and repousse with floral and geometric designs.
This Vintage brass box...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Rustic Cottage Jewelry or Trinket Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique hand carved Black Forest jewelry or trinket box is unsigned but presumed to have been made in either Germany or Switzerland in circa 1920 in the signature Black Forest s...
Category
German Black Forest Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Rectangular Art Deco Green Shagreen Box w/Oval Malachite Stone Centered on Lid
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco green stained shagreen, over cedar, the slightly domed top with a centered oval malachite disk. The box is covered with shagreen on all sides including the bottom.
Category
English Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shagreen, Wood
Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co box in Pewter and enamel # 0194
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and elegant pewter / enamel box by the well UK designer/artist Archibal Knox . marked Made in England 0194
Category
British Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York Greek Key Bronze Doré Cigar Box, Circa 1910
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous antique cedar-lined gilt bronze desk box or cigar box featuring Greek key designs
By Tiffany Studios (signed to the underside)
New York, USA, Early 20th Century
Measure...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique French Domed Crystal Bonze with Bronze Mount
Located in Toronto, ON
This antique French domed crystal and bronze box makes a statement in any space. An early 1900s production, this piece transitions from modern to Classic interiors seamlessly with it...
Category
French Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921
Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley
Extremel...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
$6,478 Sale Price
30% Off
T & V Limoges Black & White Egyptomania Scarab Motif Box
By T&V Limoges
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
T & V Limoges (Tressemann & Vogt) Black & White Egyptomania Scarab Motif Box
France, Circa 1925
A captivating piece of T & V Limoges exotic elegance—this...
Category
French Egyptian Revival Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Canton Enamel Lobed Round Box, Qianlong Mark, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
The deligh...
Category
Chinese Qing Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Rare English Edwardian Classical Sterling Silver Jeweled Box, 1908
By George Henry Cowell
Located in New York, NY
Rare Edwardian Classical sterling silver box. Made by George Henry Cowell in London in 1908. Rectangular with spread base and hinged cover. Cover top had beaded scrollwork mounted wi...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
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
1900's Carved wood decorative "shell " box
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1900's Carved wood decorative "shell " box
One of a kind / Hand made
Category
European Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Persian Silver Box Carved Repose with Birds, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Persian/Iranian solid silver box carved/engraved repoussé with birds and flowers. Very intricate details throughout this special piece. Distinct byzantine r...
Category
Asian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$1,212 Sale Price
20% Off
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver 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
British Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Sterling Silver And Wood English Hinged Small Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely small vintage turn of the century sterling silver hinged box has a wood interior with etched design top. There are English hallmarks on the bottom that are clearly visibl...
Category
English International Style Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Carved Mahogany Cat with Secret Compartment
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Anglo Indian carved mahogany cat with ebonized stripes and a curious expression, featuring a secret compartment on the bottom.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique French Tin Cans, Cookie Tins, Art Deco, Set of 3, 1920s 1930s, France
Located in Greven, DE
A Set of 3 antique tin cans from France, 1920 s / 1930s.
Category
French Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Silver and Purple Guilloche enamel Snuff or Card box by George Stockwell & Co
Located in London, GB
A quite superb silver and purple, engine turned, guilloche enamel snuff or card box. This Art Deco box, set with pink faceted stone and marcasite's, stamped '935', London import mark...
Category
English Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Anglo Indian Tortoise and Bone Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive Anglo Indian box crafted in mahogany and clad in tortoise shell decorated with bone straps, carved and painted floral panels, and paw feet. The inside has a mirror and bon...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Tortoise Shell
Eugène PRINTZ (1879 – 1948), flower pot
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène PRINTZ (1879–1948), trained in his father's workshop in Paris, shifted to modern furniture design in the 1920s and became a prominent master of Art Deco cabinetry. He collabor...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Palmwood
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 821".
Category
American Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Early 20th Century Rattan Lunch Box with Tripartite Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique rattan lunch basket from the early 20th century, with bamboo tripartite handle. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lunch box captures...
Category
Chinese Rustic Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
Antique Painted Table Coffer, Dated 1915
Located in Dallas, TX
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...
Category
European Renaissance Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Handcrafted Antique Tinned Copper Metal Betel Box, India
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful handcrafted antique tinned copper decorative octagonal betel box with with lid, handle and brass latch.
The metal is delicately and int...
Category
Indian Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper, Tin
Wooden Box, Austria from 1924
Located in Vienna, AT
Wooden box with beautiful marquetry work made in Vienna in 1924.
Category
Austrian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand-Carved & Painted Bohemian Styled Wooden Jewelry or Decorative Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique hand-carved and hand-painted box bears no maker's signature, but presumed to have originated from the Netherlands and dating to approximately 1920 and done in a Fo...
Category
Dutch Bohemian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Pewter Round Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pewter round box realized in the eary 20th century
Very good condition.
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$124 Sale Price / item
25% Off
Vintage Stained Pine Miniature Chest, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage stained pine miniature chest, circa 1930
Measures: 13.5" wide x 10" deep x 9.5" high.
Great for jewelry, letters, etc.
Category
American Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
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
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
Early 20th Century Folk Art "American Eagle" Silhouette Decorative Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk art decorative box with eagle motif in attractive red paint (ca. 1910-1920, USA). The hinged top opens to reveal a divided storage compartment, per...
Category
American Folk Art Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
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
French Rene Lalique Art Deco Box Set, Blue Stain Marguerites Menu Holders, 1924
By René Lalique
Located in Worcester Park, GB
Amazing boxed set of six glass Rene Lalique Marguerites (Daisies) pattern menu holders, dating around 1924 with original blue staining. (Ref: Marcil...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Art Deco Moser Style Pink Clear White Cased Cut Glass Hinged Lid Lg Dresser Box
Located in Clifton Forge, VA
This is a fantastic Art Deco art glass box with three layers of cased glass, pink on the outside cut in rectangles with the corners cut, clear in the middle cut with intriguing diago...
Category
Czech Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
"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
Chinese ceramic Green Glazed 'Shiwan' Opium Pillow, Early 20th Century
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This Shiwan ceramic pillow of earthenware features a green glaze with hints of blue. Pillows in this shape were not only used by opium smokers but most typ...
Category
Chinese Other Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'Trickstress' by CJR Colinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original Art Deco Era 'The Trickstress' nude Female silver-colored bronze Sculpture by Belgian artist Claire Jeanne Roberte Colin featuring a woman juggling small gilt balls and bala...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
$5,502 Sale Price
36% Off
German Pforzheim 1920 Guilloche Blue Enamel Round Box In .935 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled round box.
Fabulous German early 20th century enamel box, created in Pforzheim Germany, circa 1920. This beautiful box was carefu...
Category
German Edwardian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian industrial wooden rectangular crates or boxes, 1920s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial wooden rectangular crates or boxes, 1920s
Pair of vintage rectangular crates entirely made of wood. The wood of one box is lighter than the other. They can be used...
Category
Italian Industrial Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, & Jade Box, Attributed to Cartier
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, and Chinese Jade Double Slot box, attributed to Cartier. The box is barrel-shaped and finished in black enamel. It rests on a pair of Chinese...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Silver, Enamel
Antique Russian Sewing Box, Dated 1828
Located in Sarasota, FL
An antique Russian sewing box made of bone, dated 1828 on the lid. Decorated with an etched trailing foliage pattern and topped with original green pin cushion. Lined with original g...
Category
Russian Neoclassical Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fabric, Paper
A.E. Jones Attribution Arts & Crafts Lidded Box, Circa Early 20th Century
By A.E. Jones
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique copper and silver lidded box with blue/green Ruskin pottery roundel and intricate strap work in a riveted Celtic design. Designed by Annie Stubbs (Anne Grisdale). Lined wi...
Category
English Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper, Other
Late Qing Dynasty Document Box with Brass Lock and Carrying Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period wooden document box from the early 20th century with reddish brown lacquer, brass hardware and carrying handles. Created in China during the late Qing Dynasty period in the early years of the 20th century, this wooden document box features a domed lid opening thanks to a traditional brass lock...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large carved wood Austrian novelty box in the form of a Camel, circa 1910
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
A large and unusual early 20th-century Austrian Orientalist hand-carved wooden novelty box and cover, modeled as a reclining camel with a seated rider atop its hump.
Orientalism was...
Category
Austrian Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Le Mie Donne Gio Ponti Futurist Leather Box
By Gio Ponti
Located in Hanover, MA
Intriguing tooled leather covered trinket box in Italian Futurist style of rectangular geometric form with two notched corners with tooled linear motif and a polychromed depiction of...
Category
Italian Futurist Vintage Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Lidded Box in Hand Painted Porcelain with Flowers and Gold Decoration
Located in København, Copenhagen
Antique lidded box in hand painted porcelain with flowers and gold decoration on a purple background.
Sevres style, early 20th century.
Measures:...
Category
Unknown Rococo Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$210 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Rinpa Style Lacquer Ink Stone Box Suzuribako
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese writing box with ink stone (known as Suzuribako) with exquisite maki-e decoration circa late Meiji to early Taisho period (1890s-1930s)...
Category
Japanese Japonisme Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Small Dutch Silver box , Schoonhoven 1920
Located in Delft, NL
Dutch Silver box , Schoonhoven 1920
A Dutch silver box 835/1000 purity of silver, completely Dutch silver hallmarked. With lion, and year letter. The "Lion 2' for Dutch silver with ...
Category
Dutch Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Nouveau Byzantine Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Deco Bohemia Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set, 1930s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Exceptional luxury Art Deco Bohemian Karl Palda crystal cut vanity set with soap container, perfume bottle and eau de toilette spray.
Stunning Art Deco...
Category
European Art Deco Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Antique Medieval Style Chest Circa 1900
Located in Madrid, ES
This fascinating chest, dating from the early 1900s, is crafted in a medieval style and features gilded bronze with glass inlays. The intricate design and detailed craftsmanship make...
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pewter Oval Box, Italy, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pewter oval box realized in the early 20th century.
Very good condition.
Category
Italian Early 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
$160 Sale Price / item
25% Off