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Art Deco Decorative Boxes

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Carved small art deco box around 1920s
Carved small art deco box around 1920s

Carved small art deco box around 1920s

Located in Wien, Au

Carved small art deco box around 1920s Original condition

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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Honeycomb Ombre Straw Marquetry Keepsake Box, Small
Honeycomb Ombre Straw Marquetry Keepsake Box, Small

Honeycomb Ombre Straw Marquetry Keepsake Box, Small

By Alexander Lamont

Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

This decorative box is crafted using traditional straw marquetry, with handwoven straw carefully arranged in a subtle ombré gradient to create depth and tonal variation. The geometri...

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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock

Located in London, GB

This wonderful modern masterpiece has been created using original antique and vintage elements. The beautiful silver and guilloche enamel case da...

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21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

1920 René Lalique Box Genevieve Glass with Green Patina
1920 René Lalique Box Genevieve Glass with Green Patina

1920 René Lalique Box Genevieve Glass with Green Patina

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Box "Geneviève" made in frosted glass with green patina by Rene Lalique in 1920. Engraved "R.LALIQUE" signature on side of lid. Perfect condition. height : 4,5 cm diameter : 10,5...

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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Deco Rare Richard Hudnut Compact in Original Box, c1930
Art Deco Rare Richard Hudnut Compact in Original Box, c1930

Art Deco Rare Richard Hudnut Compact in Original Box, c1930

By Richard Hudnut

Located in Devon, England

A rare Art Deco Gemey compact by Richard Hudnut with it's original box and dating to the 1930's. The front of the compact is enamelled in a cream and black colouring with a stylized ...

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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Chrome

Cartier Cigarette Case red and black fire-enamelled stripes made by Salimbeni
Cartier Cigarette Case red and black fire-enamelled stripes made by Salimbeni

Cartier Cigarette Case red and black fire-enamelled stripes made by Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Cartier

Located in Firenze, FI

Rectangular pocket cigarette case with long rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver with red and black fire-enamelled stripes. With button and spring opening. Measurements cm. 10.3...

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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Geometric Straw Marquetry Box attributed to Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930
Geometric Straw Marquetry Box attributed to Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930

Geometric Straw Marquetry Box attributed to Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930

By Jean-Michel Frank

Located in Atlanta, GA

Exuding timeless sophistication, this exquisite, straw marquetry lidded box is attributed to the legendary French designer Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941). With its elongated rectangul...

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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Straw, Wood, Cork

Swedish Art Deco Bonbonnière by Sune Bäckström, 1930s
Swedish Art Deco Bonbonnière by Sune Bäckström, 1930s

Swedish Art Deco Bonbonnière by Sune Bäckström, 1930s

By Einar Backstrom, Sune Bäckström

Located in Stockholm, SE

Elegant Swedish Art Deco bonbonnière designed by Sune Bäckström, executed in beautifully hammered copper with a rich warm patina dating from the 1930s. The sculptural rounded form i...

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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Copper

Original 1920's Jazz Age C.A. Seydel Söhne The Cornet Band Harmonica Tin
Original 1920's Jazz Age C.A. Seydel Söhne The Cornet Band Harmonica Tin

Original 1920's Jazz Age C.A. Seydel Söhne The Cornet Band Harmonica Tin

Located in Red Lion, PA

This rare lithographed tin once housed "The Cornet Band" harmonica, manufactured by the venerable C.A. Seydel Söhne in Klingenthal, Germany. Established in 1847, Seydel is the world'...

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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Tin

Art Deco Lidded Box Burr Walnut hinged lid on pale wood base, circa 1925
Art Deco Lidded Box Burr Walnut hinged lid on pale wood base, circa 1925

Art Deco Lidded Box Burr Walnut hinged lid on pale wood base, circa 1925

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

This is a very good quality English Art Deco period lidded Box, of two contrasting woods with a hinged lid and one internal compartment, dating to circa 1925. The box has very in-pe...

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Walnut, Hardwood

Art Deco Red Bakelite Box of Cylindrical Form, Black Bakelite Ball Feet and Knob
Art Deco Red Bakelite Box of Cylindrical Form, Black Bakelite Ball Feet and Knob

Art Deco Red Bakelite Box of Cylindrical Form, Black Bakelite Ball Feet and Knob

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Art Deco cherry red Bakelite desk or vanity box of cylindrical form with a stepped molded base and conforming lid with a black Bakelite ball knob and raised on three black Bakelite b...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bakelite

Swedish Art Deco Pewter, Bakelite, and Brass Lidded Box by GAB, 1935
Swedish Art Deco Pewter, Bakelite, and Brass Lidded Box by GAB, 1935

Swedish Art Deco Pewter, Bakelite, and Brass Lidded Box by GAB, 1935

By GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget

Located in Knivsta, SE

Swedish Art Deco Pewter, Bakelite, and Brass Lidded Box by GAB, 1935 A refined and elegant lidded box by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB), Sweden’s premier silversmiths and metalware ma...

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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Pewter

Lovely Lidded Art Deco Ceramic Box 1930s
Lovely Lidded Art Deco Ceramic Box 1930s

Lovely Lidded Art Deco Ceramic Box 1930s

Located in Tilburg, NL

Lovely Lidded Art Deco Ceramic Box 1930s This is a wonderful lidded ceramic art deco box. Great design and lovely colors - a true modernist piece with a lot of elegance. Would be gr...

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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pottery

Urushi Natural Red Lacquer Allsorts Box - Large by Alexander Lamont
Urushi Natural Red Lacquer Allsorts Box - Large by Alexander Lamont

Urushi Natural Red Lacquer Allsorts Box - Large by Alexander Lamont

By Alexander Lamont

Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

There is type of English sweet called a Licorice Allsort. They are made in different layers and some have little balls covering them. The red lacquer and the little white pieces of e...

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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Eggshell, Walnut, Lacquer

Maison Desny Style Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Metal Box, 1930s
Maison Desny Style Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Metal Box, 1930s

Maison Desny Style Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Metal Box, 1930s

By La Maison Desny

Located in Atlanta, GA

This stunning Art Deco decorative box is reminiscent of Maison Desny's work. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1930. The decorative piece features Macassar wood sides wi...

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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Chrome

1924 René Lalique Box Corail Rouge Perle Noire Opalescent Glass for Forvil
1924 René Lalique Box Corail Rouge Perle Noire Opalescent Glass for Forvil

1924 René Lalique Box Corail Rouge Perle Noire Opalescent Glass for Forvil

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

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...

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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Blown Glass

WMF Ikora Art Deco Silver Plate and Black Enamel Cigarettes Box with Lid
WMF Ikora Art Deco Silver Plate and Black Enamel Cigarettes Box with Lid

WMF Ikora Art Deco Silver Plate and Black Enamel Cigarettes Box with Lid

By WMF Ikora

Located in Bochum, NRW

Sophisticated square box with hinged lid by WMF for Ikora Collection. Silver-plated Art Deco geometric shape, its interior is lined with cedar planks. A lovely black enamel banded mo...

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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Silver Plate

Richard Hudnut Art Deco 'Marvelous' Ladies Powder Compact
Richard Hudnut Art Deco 'Marvelous' Ladies Powder Compact

Richard Hudnut Art Deco 'Marvelous' Ladies Powder Compact

By Richard Hudnut

Located in Devon, England

Richard Hudnut Marvelous, you'll certainly want to add this TINY little silver tone metal rouge compact to your collection ! Features a stylised woman's outline centred in a square r...

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Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Enamel, Chrome

Set of Pewter Bonbonnieres by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark
Set of Pewter Bonbonnieres by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark

Set of Pewter Bonbonnieres by Just Andersen, 1910s, Denmark

By Just Andersen

Located in Værløse, DK

Set of Exquisite Pewter Bonbonniere designed by Just Andersen in the late 1910s. * Set (2) of round pewter boxes with lids with top spheres * Designer: Just Andersen * Manufacturer...

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1910s Danish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Pewter

French Art Déco Rectangular Galuchat Leather Box for Cigars etc. from the 1940s
French Art Déco Rectangular Galuchat Leather Box for Cigars etc. from the 1940s

French Art Déco Rectangular Galuchat Leather Box for Cigars etc. from the 1940s

Located in Salzburg, AT

French Art Déco Rectangular Shagreen Leather Box for Cigars etc. from the 1930s. The interior is made of cedar wood, which particularly enhances the tobacco aroma. There is a ribbed...

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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Art Deco Alabaster French Powder Vanity Jar, c1930
Art Deco Alabaster French Powder Vanity Jar, c1930

Art Deco Alabaster French Powder Vanity Jar, c1930

Located in Devon, England

For you consideration is this stunning Art Deco ladies powder bowl made in alabaster. Originating from France and dating to the 1930's is this beautifully coloured and beautifully hand painted ladies...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Alabaster

Antique Pewter Caviar BOX Decorative Box, HERRING JAR Glass Insert & Fish Handle
Antique Pewter Caviar BOX Decorative Box, HERRING JAR Glass Insert & Fish Handle

Antique Pewter Caviar BOX Decorative Box, HERRING JAR Glass Insert & Fish Handle

Located in Wembley, GB

Antique Pewter Caviar Box Herring Fish Lid Glass Insert Luxury Tableware An exceptional antique silver pewter caviar box, masterfully handcrafted and richly adorned with intricate A...

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Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver

Swedish Art Deco Bronze Lidded Box by O.H. Lagerstedt, circa 1930s
Swedish Art Deco Bronze Lidded Box by O.H. Lagerstedt, circa 1930s

Swedish Art Deco Bronze Lidded Box by O.H. Lagerstedt, circa 1930s

By O.H. Lagerstedt

Located in Stockholm, SE

A refined Swedish Art Deco lidded vessel in solid bronze, by O.H. Lagerstedt (J.L.H. – Joh. L. Höglund), Sweden, circa 1930s. This elegant cylindrical box features a beautifully pro...

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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bronze

1914 Gabriel Argy Rousseau - Box Capillaire Glass Pate De Verre
1914 Gabriel Argy Rousseau - Box Capillaire Glass Pate De Verre

1914 Gabriel Argy Rousseau - Box Capillaire Glass Pate De Verre

By Gabriel Argy-Rousseau

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Box “Capillaire" made in marbled, green, purple and orange glass pate de verre by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau in 1914. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Only one known in the world. ...

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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Blown Glass

Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Box, France circa 1930
Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Box, France circa 1930

Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Box, France circa 1930

By Travail Francais

Located in Atlanta, GA

This stunning Art Deco decorative lidded box was expertly crafted in France, circa 1930. The rectangular piece features a chromed metal structure adorned with Macassar wood panelings...

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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Chrome

Art Deco Porcelain Powder Jewelry Box With Lady by Kosso, Germany, 20th Century
Art Deco Porcelain Powder Jewelry Box With Lady by Kosso, Germany, 20th Century

Art Deco Porcelain Powder Jewelry Box With Lady by Kosso, Germany, 20th Century

Located in Lisbon, PT

This Art Deco porcelain box features a figurine of a seated woman in a bright yellow dress, gracefully posed atop a white cushion decorated with delicate gold motifs and corner shell...

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20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Porcelain

Rectangular Art Deco Green Shagreen Box w/Oval Malachite Stone Centered on Lid
Rectangular Art Deco Green Shagreen Box w/Oval Malachite Stone Centered on Lid

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.

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Shagreen, Wood

Cenedese 1950's Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Hinged Box
Cenedese 1950's Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Hinged Box

Cenedese 1950's Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Hinged Box

By Cenedese

Located in North Miami, FL

An Italian 1950's cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box with simple and elegant rectangular design and decorated metal edge detail by Giovanni Cenedese, Murano Italy.

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1950s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Murano Glass

Cartier Black Fired Enamel Cigarette Case Sterling Silver made by Salimbeni
Cartier Black Fired Enamel Cigarette Case Sterling Silver made by Salimbeni

Cartier Black Fired Enamel Cigarette Case Sterling Silver made by Salimbeni

By Cartier, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Cigarette case for handbag in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fired enamel. Opening with spring button.. Measure cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr.210. Created in the Art Deco style...

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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

1921 René Lalique - Box Cyprins Fishes Opalescent Glass
1921 René Lalique - Box Cyprins Fishes Opalescent Glass

1921 René Lalique - Box Cyprins Fishes Opalescent Glass

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Box "Cyprins" made in opalescent glass by René Lalique in 1921. Molded and engraved signatures on lid.  Perfect condition. Sublime opalescence. diameter: 26 cm Félix Marcilhac, Re...

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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Blown Glass, Wood

Italian Art Deco Revival Fossil Limestone & Brass Box, Mahogany Interior 1970s
Italian Art Deco Revival Fossil Limestone & Brass Box, Mahogany Interior 1970s

Italian Art Deco Revival Fossil Limestone & Brass Box, Mahogany Interior 1970s

By Maitland Smith

Located in Toronto, CA

A striking Italian Art Deco Revival decorative box from the late 1970s, exquisitely crafted in natural fossil limestone and framed with refined solid brass detailing. The sculptural,...

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Limestone, Brass

Cigarette Case Black and White Art Deco Style Fire Enamel Salimbeni
Cigarette Case Black and White Art Deco Style Fire Enamel Salimbeni

Cigarette Case Black and White Art Deco Style Fire Enamel Salimbeni

By Franco Salimbeni, Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

Ladies’ cigarette case rectangular convex “olive” shape in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white fire enamel with Art Deco style design. With “lost” hinge, that is semi-invis...

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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique 1920s Durham Duplex Straight Razor French Ivory Celluloid
Antique 1920s Durham Duplex Straight Razor French Ivory Celluloid

Antique 1920s Durham Duplex Straight Razor French Ivory Celluloid

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Antique 1920s Durham Duplex straight razor and shoe horn French ivory celluloid. Shaver measures 1" high x 6" wide x 2" deep. Shoe horn measures 7...

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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bakelite

Art Deco Copper Box with Teak Handle signed Manning Bowman
Art Deco Copper Box with Teak Handle signed Manning Bowman

Art Deco Copper Box with Teak Handle signed Manning Bowman

By Manning Bowman

Located in New York, NY

This exquisite Art Deco copper box, designed circa 1930 and signed by Manning Bowman, is a striking example of sophisticated craftsmanship from the Machine Age. Known for their high-...

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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Copper

French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'Trickstress' by CJR Colinet
French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'Trickstress' by CJR Colinet

French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'Trickstress' by CJR Colinet

By Claire Jeanne Roberte 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...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Marble, Bronze

Art Deco Box with Cut Glass 'the Glass is Slightly Damaged on the Side'
Art Deco Box with Cut Glass 'the Glass is Slightly Damaged on the Side'

Art Deco Box with Cut Glass 'the Glass is Slightly Damaged on the Side'

Located in Wien, Au

Art Deco box with cut glass ( the glass is slightly damaged on the side) please take a look on the two last attached photos. Brass polished and stove enamelled Original cut glass ...

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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni

Table Box Octagonal Black Enamel with light Blue Sterling Silver Salimbeni

By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni

Located in Firenze, FI

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...

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1980s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, Art Deco, France 1940
Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, Art Deco, France 1940

Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, 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 wood is makassar ebony . It can be used as a docorative box, at home or in an desk.

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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Art Deco 1930s Ceramic Powder Bowl by Llane, Boulogne
Art Deco 1930s Ceramic Powder Bowl by Llane, Boulogne

Art Deco 1930s Ceramic Powder Bowl by Llane, Boulogne

Located in Devon, England

Art Deco 1930s ceramic powder bowl signed by Artist LLANE with manufacturers mark underneath. Beautiful vibrant coloring with fine and delicate detailing to the face, beautifully and...

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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE 1915 Hungary Cigars Double Box In .800 Silver
AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE 1915 Hungary Cigars Double Box In .800 Silver

AUSTRIAN-HUNGARIAN EMPIRE 1915 Hungary Cigars Double Box In .800 Silver

Located in Miami, FL

An Austro-Hungarian Empire cigars box in silver This is an amazing antique cigars box with wonderful eye appeal created in Europe during the Austro-Hungarian Empire period between t...

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1910s Hungarian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Sterling Silver

1911 René Lalique - Box Quatre Scarabees Scarabs Glass with Grey Patina
1911 René Lalique - Box Quatre Scarabees Scarabs Glass with Grey Patina

1911 René Lalique - Box Quatre Scarabees Scarabs Glass with Grey Patina

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Box "Quatre Scarabees" (Scarabs) made in glass with grey patina by René Lalique in 1911. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Superb color. height: 6 cm diameter: 8.5 cm Félix Mar...

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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Blown Glass

Antique Italian 800 Hand Chased Silver & Ruby Inset Minaudière Vanity Case
Antique Italian 800 Hand Chased Silver & Ruby Inset Minaudière Vanity Case

Antique Italian 800 Hand Chased Silver & Ruby Inset Minaudière Vanity Case

Located in Atlanta, GA

Italian, 20th century. A beautiful Italian 800 silver miniadiere or makeup compact case. The case has rubies inset to the top which accents the hand chased floral decoration. The si...

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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Stained Wood & Nickel Plated Bronze Decorative Box
Art Deco Stained Wood & Nickel Plated Bronze Decorative Box

Art Deco Stained Wood & Nickel Plated Bronze Decorative Box

Located in Chicago, IL

Art Deco stained wood decorative box, with nickel-plated bronze detail application on the lid.

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20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bronze, Nickel

George Betjemann Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx and Lapis Box
George Betjemann Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx and Lapis Box

George Betjemann Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx and Lapis Box

By George Bentjemann

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

George Betjemann & Sons George V Art Deco Sterling Silver Mounted White Onyx Box with stepped Lapis Lazuli corners. Box features three compartments. Imp...

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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Onyx, Sterling Silver

Art Deco Pale Green Shagreen Covered Box on Ball Feet and Bone Edged Lid
Art Deco Pale Green Shagreen Covered Box on Ball Feet and Bone Edged Lid

Art Deco Pale Green Shagreen Covered Box on Ball Feet and Bone Edged Lid

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Pale green stained shagreen covered Art Deco box with bone trimmed hinged lid raised on ball feet. The bottom stamped "John C(?) ______(?) & Sons, LTD."

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Bone, Shagreen, Wood

Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930
Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930

Art Deco White Onyx and Malachite Cigar / Desk Box x.1930

Located in Bath, GB

A fabulous smart Art Deco box made from white onyx and trimmed in a deep green Malachite. The box opens to reveal the gold plated Betjemann's Patent hinge with and English registrat...

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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Malachite, Onyx

LOUIS KUPPENHEIM 1925 Trompe L'œil Malachite Enameled Box In .935 Sterling
LOUIS KUPPENHEIM 1925 Trompe L'œil Malachite Enameled Box In .935 Sterling

LOUIS KUPPENHEIM 1925 Trompe L'œil Malachite Enameled Box In .935 Sterling

By Louis Kuppenheim

Located in Miami, FL

Art deco Trompe L'œil enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim. This is a beautiful decorative box, created in Germany during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This superb elegant box ...

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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Silver, Enamel

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont

By Alexander Lamont

Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon

Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...

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2010s Thai Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood

Art Deco box in wood and metal attributed to the Maison DESNY - 1930s
Art Deco box in wood and metal attributed to the Maison DESNY - 1930s

Art Deco box in wood and metal attributed to the Maison DESNY - 1930s

By La Maison Desny

Located in Linkebeek, BE

Art Deco - Box - Decorative Box Materials: Macassar wood and nickel-plated metal Measures : 13x11cm H: 4.5cm Superb quality, the best of French Art Deco. There is no visible designe...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Metal

1909 René Lalique - Powder Box Scarabee Beetle Glass Sepia Patina for Piver
1909 René Lalique - Powder Box Scarabee Beetle Glass Sepia Patina for Piver

1909 René Lalique - Powder Box Scarabee Beetle Glass Sepia Patina for Piver

By René Lalique

Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR

Powder box "Scarabee" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1909 for Louis Toussaint Piver. Perfect condition. Very nice patina. height: 6,5 cm diameter: ...

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Early 1900s French Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Deco Perfection: 1939 Enamel Travel Suitcase Makeup Compact Case MUST SEE!
Art Deco Perfection: 1939 Enamel Travel Suitcase Makeup Compact Case MUST SEE!

Art Deco Perfection: 1939 Enamel Travel Suitcase Makeup Compact Case MUST SEE!

Located in Red Lion, PA

Art Deco Perfection: 1939 Enamel Travel Suitcase Makeup Compact Case, MUST SEE! An extraordinary embodiment of Jazz Age glamour, bon vivant luxury, and Art Deco wanderlust, this rare 1939 enamel travel suitcase makeup compact represents the pinnacle of 1930s design imagination. Objects of this caliber, playful yet exquisitely executed, are the very heart of serious Art Deco collecting, and it truly does not get better than this. Expertly hand-painted enamel, the compact is modeled as a miniature leather travel suitcase, complete with gold-tone corner protectors, buckled straps, and a sculptural handle that doubles as the opening mechanism. Tipping the handle gently releases the case, revealing a mirror-lined interior and a fully intact, original cosmetic arrangement: a compartment of nude-toned face powder (still present and loose), a smaller compartment of vivid rose blush with its original factory paper liner, and a petite puff, appearing barely used, if at all. The exterior is nothing short of breathtaking. The “leather” surface is entirely hand-painted, featuring linear horizontal brushstrokes on either side and a bold central squiggle motif, evoking the texture of fine luggage from the era. Encircling the case are brilliantly graphic Art Deco travel decals: Paris, London, New York, Roma, Monte Carlo, the Queen Mary, Havanna Club, and, most notably, the legendary French Art Deco ocean liner Normandie, each rendered in vivid color and crisp geometry. These travel motifs “dance” around a central engraved cartouche reading “Topaz Club ’39”, a tantalizing and deeply evocative personalization. During the 1930s, international travel became the ultimate symbol of sophistication and freedom, fueled by luxury steamships, glamorous hotels, elite clubs, and the rise of the cosmopolitan traveler. Suitcases plastered with travel labels became icons of worldliness, instantly signaling status, adventure, and taste. Art Deco embraced this imagery wholeheartedly, using bold typography, streamlined vessels, and exotic destinations to express modern life at its most glamorous. Novelty luxury pieces like this compact translated that ideal into intimate objects, portable symbols of privilege and pleasure. Comparable in spirit to the finest Cartier vanity cases...

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1930s Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Metal

Antique Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver & Mosaic Enameled Box
Antique Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver & Mosaic Enameled Box

Antique Art Deco Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver & Mosaic Enameled Box

By Tiffany & Co.

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine Art Deco period silver & enamel covered box. In sterling silver. By Tiffany & Co. Decorated throughout with enameled vines, flowers, and garlands in green, blue, and yellow...

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Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Enamel

Nelialee Art Deco Red Traveling Cosmetic Toilet Vanity Case with Accessories
Nelialee Art Deco Red Traveling Cosmetic Toilet Vanity Case with Accessories

Nelialee Art Deco Red Traveling Cosmetic Toilet Vanity Case with Accessories

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Rare Gorgeous Art Deco 1930s red traveling cosmetic case with fitted top section and empty bottom section to store your overnight needs. In the top corner, there is a label from Nelialee NYC. When you open it up, you will find a treasure of streamlined gold toned art deco accessories...

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Early 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Pair of Art Deco Brass, Chrome & Black Bakelite Trinket Boxes by Chase & Co.
Pair of Art Deco Brass, Chrome & Black Bakelite Trinket Boxes by Chase & Co.

Pair of Art Deco Brass, Chrome & Black Bakelite Trinket Boxes by Chase & Co.

By Chase and Co.

Located in San Diego, CA

A very cool pair of Art Deco brass, chrome and black bakelite trinket / cigarette boxes with a dolphin handles by Chase & Co., circa 1930s. The boxes are in very good vintage conditi...

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Brass, Chrome

Swedish Grace pewter lid box with decor of Archer, 1937.
Swedish Grace pewter lid box with decor of Archer, 1937.

Swedish Grace pewter lid box with decor of Archer, 1937.

Located in Stockholm, SE

A decorative and functional lid box, perfect for jewelry, cigarettes or hiding away smaller items. Decor of archer. With hallmark Sv.M, L8 = 1937. Swedish grace.

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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Italian Rectangular Sterling Silver Jewelry Cigarette Box
Italian Rectangular Sterling Silver Jewelry Cigarette Box

Italian Rectangular Sterling Silver Jewelry Cigarette Box

By Mario Buccellati

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

This impressive Italian sterling box would work as a jewelry box, cigarette box as well as a trinket box. Signed Buccellati.

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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Giorgio Salimbeni, Ginger Brown, and Franco Salimbeni. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $88,553 while the average work can sell for $860.