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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
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
Art Déco Decorative Wooden Box
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-20th Century wooden box straight from the Art Déco period and made originally in Europe, in France. The technique used is marquetry with polychrome inlays of different woods like...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Satinwood, Rosewood, Nutwood, Fruitwood
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
French Antique Leather Traveling Trunk
Located in Austin, TX
Traveling trunk, French, made with a patinated leather. This piece features three brass locks and beautiful detailing.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Carltonware Luster Moonlight Frolicking Pixie Table Box, for Dunhill
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Art Deco carltonware luster moonlight frolicking pixie table box, for Dunhill.
England, circa 1930s.
An extraordinary example, The rectangular covered box with a canary yellow background with a rare ( Have not found another example of this pattern) vignette depicting figures blowing bubbles in a lush moonlight landscape.
Design influences of Wedgwood's Fairyland luster...
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20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Large Primevères Glass Boxe by R.Lalique
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The primevères Boxe was created by R.Lalique in white glass in 1927 .
R.Lalique was famous for his many inventive and decorated boxe's designs.
This boxe is strongly Art Deco s...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Musical Ladies Powder Compact Box, c1930
Located in Devon, England
Beautiful Art Deco ladies musical powder box. It appears to not have ever been used and as such is in remarkable condition. Bright red enamel exterior with gold accents to the edges ...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Unusual Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box With Hinged Lid
By Hassett & Harper Ltd
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, rare, Art Deco Period, footed sterling silver table box with rounded, hinged lid, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1938, Hassett and Harper Ltd. - makers. Underside ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco 1928 Ladies Compact by Richard Hudnut
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this excellent condition Art Deco ladies combination compact dating to 1928. This is a classic Art Deco Richard Hudnut Le Debut Cloisonné Powder, Rouge and Mirror Compact and is an absolute delight in every aspect and genuinely has appears never to have been used.
This compact features a black enamel lid with cream dotted accents; the back of the compact has a spider web machine-tooled finish to accent the octagonal shape of the compact. The case opens to a rouge compartment with a mirror in the lid that is behind a gold toned Art Deco decorated cover. The loose powder compartment is in the lower section of the compact; and it has a hinged and latched recessed door to hold a puff. This feature was a later addition to the initial solid powder product release of 1924 and has the patent date stamped on the underside of the hinged door reflecting an issue date of 1928. The original rouge is in untouched condition and still shows the embossed name Le Debut while the loose powder well is empty. Inside it is hallmarked "Le Debut", "Richard Hudnut" on the Art Deco mirror frame...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Italian Art Deco Petite Alabaster Trinket or Jewelry Box, circa 1920's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Art Deco Petite Alabaster Trinket or Jewelry Box, circa 1920's. Gorgeous hand painted alabaster box with intricate painted lid of a female fi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Art Deco Malachite Box by Curt Schlevogt
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Lovely Art Deco small box designed by Curt Schlevogt. Vibrant color. Part of the original sticker is still on the lid, not good readable.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Art Deco 1930 Swiss Centerpiece Compote with Lid in Gilded .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An important Swiss art deco centerpiece.
Beautiful and unusual antique piece, created in Switzerland during the Art Deco period, back in the 1930s. This round center compote has b...
Category
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Gold
Stunning French Silver & Guilloche Enamel Pill Box
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning enamel box, French in origin with the boars head mark for solid silver (minimum 800/1000). The goldsmith's makers mark is also present, I think GB but a little...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Table Box Art Deco Style Inspired by Louis Cartier Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular Table Box with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire Enamel Art Deco design. Dimensions cm. 9 x 11 x 2.8. Weight gr. 324. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1976 inspired by objects designed by Louis Cartier around 1920 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens, also in parure with other objects, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with top quality slab thickness and large reinforcements suitable for supporting numerous high-fire enamelled firings at about 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...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Cigarette Case Fired Enamel with Still Life Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enamelled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing a "still life" by the Flemish painter Willem Claes Heda. Dimensions cm. 5.7 x 9 x 1.7. Weight gr. 174. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1969 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Elizabeth Arden " Ardenette" Black And Silver Octagonal Powder Compact
Located in Devon, England
Original Art Deco Black and chrome enameled ladies powder compact. Produced by Elizabeth Arden sometime in the late 1920's - 1930's. Inside t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Opalescent molded glass box decorated with cicadas.
This model was created in 1921.
The glassware is in perfect condition.
The satin background is original and requires restoration...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Handmade Cribbage Board with Brass Inlay and Magnetic Storage Drawers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A cribbage board made from brass and steel with intricate inlayed brass details.
A felt-lined drawer on one end holds a deck of cards while the two drawers on the opposite end hold p...
Category
2010s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel
Exceptional Old Huanghuali Wood Box From North Vietnam, Art Deco
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Exceptional old box in heavy and precious wood the Huanghuali.
Carved and openwork, its essence of wood comes from the north of Vietnam, it presents a richness in the lush and volatile decorations or vegetation are put in high relief on all sides with an exceptional quality of execution.
Inside, there are two compartments enhanced by a small shelf with six separate compartments allowing the storage of jewelry or any other precious object.
Period: 20th century - Art Deco
Measures: L: 30 x W: 20 x D: 10cm
he Chinese term huanghuali literally means "pear wood with yellow flowers". It is part of the rosewood family and is botanically classified as "Dalbergia odorifera".
In pre-modern times, the wood was known as huali or hualu. The modifier huang (yellowish brown) was added in the early 20th century to describe old huali wood...
Category
20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Green Glass, Mirror and Chrome Clock by Smiths Clockmakers, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
Superb 1930s Art Deco green glass and mirror mantel clock by Smiths clockmakers, England. Very attractive clock with cream enamel Deco numerals. B...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Box, casket, walnut, circa 1920, Art Deco, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Very decorative wooden box with quality star shaped inlay work.
This object is an original from the Art Deco period, executed in Austria. The box has a particularly beautiful shape,...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
"Sur le Pont D'Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it has endured many scuffs and indignities, this extremely rare Art Deco box still charms, the figures on its lid playing the violin and dancing to the old children's tune of "Sur le Pont D'Avignon." The ancient bridge in Avignon, Provence has been the subject of song since the 16th century, but the song that is beloved today was first published in the mid-19th century. Here, the artist depicts a central fiddler flanked by two couples with elongated limbs, wide-brimmed hats and elegant dress. The sides of the box depict the wide arches of the bridge, with fish swimming in the water below. The exterior is covered with a paper printed in color lithography, and the interior is painted candy apple red. The scene is signed "Tolmer," perhaps Roger Tolmer...
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Folk Art Painted Playing Card Games Box, 1930
Located in South Burlington, VT
From an old New England collection.
Unique find.
An attractive one-of-a-kind antique folk art circa 1930 period hand crafted, hand incised and hand painted playing card games b...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
Very elegant Art Deco jewelery box in the style of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann
Located in Knivsta, SE
Very elegant 1920s Art Deco jewelery box in the style of Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann (1879-1933) (Not signed).
This miniature chest of drawers is made in ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Jewelry box inward corners miniature hand painted Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large rectangular tabletop jewelery box with inward corners in gilded 925/1000 silver with translucent fired enamel on guillochè also on the sides and finished with fine hand engraving. In the center, a beautiful rectangular miniature cm. 4 x 5.5 hand painted in tempera on vegetable ivory plate by Roberto Masi depicting the portrait of Madame Boucard by Tamara De Lempicka (1931). Size cm. 14 x 19 x 3.2. Weight gr. 1,248. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1998 and manufactured in Florence in various specimens with different subjects and colours, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous glazing firings at high heat about 800°C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Category
1990s Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in Miami, FL
A stylish minimalistic Art Deco Sterling Silver box.
Made in France.
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Box in Wood circa 1930
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A box in from the 1930's in Art Deco style made from wood and etched glass. The glass is possible to lift off to clean. The use is uncertain but we believe it is possibly made to hol...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Walnut
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...
Category
1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Faux Bamboo, Glass, Plastic
Table Box Hand-Engraved and Miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table box with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with a beautiful hand-engraved and fire-enamelled frame and in the center a beautiful hand painted miniature by the painter Beatrice Mellana reproducing the painting by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres "Odalisque with slave". Dimensions cm. 9.5 x 12.3 x 3.3. Weight gr. 671. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1979 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various subjects and different colors, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni Company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous enamelled firings at about 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
hand painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
French Art Deco Box Black Lacquer Carved Jade Stone, 1930
Located in Paris, IDF
Unique French Art Deco Jewellery box from the 1930s. This black lacquered wood box features a beautifully carved dark green Jade stone on its cover, re...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade
Art Deco Inlaid 'Sunray' Inlaid Tea Caddy Box with Key, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly iconic Art Deco wooden box with an iconic sunray pattern both on the outside and inside lid . This box is a...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Art Deco Half Doll Porcelain Vanity Powder - Trinket Box, 1930's
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930's Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from porcelain with a vibrantly colored painted finish. Highly fu...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Ebony Macassar Box, circa 1930, Brown Color, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco, Ebony Macassar box, for decoration or jelwery.
It has been made in France arond 1930, it is in a brown color.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Boîte Dinard
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The diner boxe is a strong Art Deco design by R.lalique.
The roses cover the bottom and the lid of the boxe .
The boxe is molded in thick glass with a ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Snuffbox Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York hand painted Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting the Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Dimensions cm. 5.5 x 7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 105. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1975 in Art Deco style and executed in numerous specimens, at the specific request of the firm Tiffany & Co., in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for sustaining numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Brass Wall Kitchen Box for Storage Vienna Around, 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco brass wall kitchen box for storage vienna around 1920s.
Brass polished and stove enameled.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large French Art Deco Wooden Jewelry Box with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Miami, FL
A large and very good quality French Art Deco style jewelry box made of walnut with fruitwood inlay. Hand-crafted with an eye to details. Grea...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Pierre Lacquer Box by Greg Natale
By Greg Natale
Located in Sydney,, NSW
There’s something about the bold colours and geometrics of French Art Deco that channels the disco vibe we love at Greg Natale. The luscious finish of this lacquer box calls to mind ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Elegant Malachite Box from the 50s, 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Malachite Box
Elegant malachite box from the 50s. It is in perfect condition. Measurements: 21x11x8 cm.
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Gio Ponti & Pietro Chiesa, Unique Cigars Box, Fontana Arte, Italy, 1930
Located in Firenze, IT
Unique piece. “Grissinato” turned wood box with decorated blue crystal, blue corrugated crystal lid, hand-decorated. “Pipe smoking man” decoration.
Designed by masters Gio Ponti &...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Art Deco Style Tessellated Mactan Stone Decorative or Jewelry Box
Located in Plainview, NY
An elegant Art Deco style large decorative box hand carved of Macan stone with brass inlay. The beautiful box can be used as a Jewlery box and can...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
Antique Austrian Silver & Enamel Cigarette Case with Floral & Ribbon Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This silver and enamel cigarette case is hallmarked by an unknown maker and is presumed to have been made in Austria in approximately 1920. The case is composed of .800 silver and ha...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Box, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Large English Sterling Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1956 H. Pidduck
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Large English sterling silver cigarette case Birmingham 1956, H. Pidduck and Sons. Unusual engine turned decoration design both exterior and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Cigar Box in Murano and Wood , 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Murano Glass
1930s Shagreen Stingray Box Leather and Wood
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1930s Art Deco elegance Shagreen Trinket Keepsake Box Stingray Leather Wood interior
8.5 w x 3.88 d x 2.75 tall
Fabulous design in the style of Jean Michel Frank.
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Leather, Wood, Shagreen Stingray
Art Deco Half Doll Flapper Girl Powder Jar, German, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930's Art deco ladies powder/ trinket box. The top half of the container is in the form of a 1930's flapper girl ...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Porcelain
Art deco sugar bowl with original glass and brass parts vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art deco sugar bowl with original glass and brass parts vienna around 1920s
The top is automaticly moving by pushing.
Polished and stove enameled.
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco the Box with the Red Dot, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Wood
A Rene lalique Art Deco Sultane glass boxe
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The Sultan Boxe was created by R.lalique in 1928.
This example is in white and brown patinated glass /
The signature is wheel carved in block lettres .
The condition is perfect.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco in Crystal, Chrome and Wood, 1930, Made in France Label
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Crystal, Chrome
Set of 2 Shagreen Box with Nickel Brass Handle by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This set of 2 round boxes is made of shagreen.
These boxes have a nickel brass handle.
They are lined with a black micro suede.
The color of this box is natural.
The dimen...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco ceramic Bonbonniere by ROBJ, Paris.
By ROBJ
Located in Köln, NW
Decorative ceramic Bonbonniere by Robj, Paris from the period of 1925-1930. Original condition, no repairs or restoration.
Bright colors and metalic gold enamel. Woman with crown and...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Ceramic
Art Deco Half Doll Flapper Girl Powder Jar, C1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this truly wonderful ladies vanity powder jar/box made from porcelain and marked Japan underneath. Dating to the 1930's this delightful powder jar depicts a flapper girl in the fashion of the day with her cloche hat and fur trimmed shawl...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Porcelain
Vintage Nina Ricci L'Air Du Temps Lalique Double Dove
By Lalique, Nina Ricci
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Nina Ricci L'Air Du Temps double dove in yellow box.
Rare, Nina Ricci L'Air Du Temps glass perfume bottle in box .
Circa: 1950s
The p...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Small Blue Flowers Art Deco Box Emaux de Longwy, 1940
Located in Paris, IDF
Colourful small ceramic Art Deco round box by Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy made around 1940. This turquoise blue box features a colour...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Ceramic
A Rene Lalique opalescent Art Deco Glass Mermaid Boxe .
By René Lalique
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
The collection of boxes by René Lalique designed in the 1920tys is outstanding as for the quality as for the inventiveness of the subjects.
The bo...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
English 1920's Silver Plated Domed Oval Box
Located in Central England, GB
A Superb Quality Silver plated Domed oval box
This fine oval box was made in the 1920s. It is a good example made from heavy gauge copper with a domed lid which has decorative dragooned moulding at the top edge and also the rim where it opens on a stop hinge. The box has matching mouldings on its top edge and base. This pleasing piece was originally intended as a biscuit box but could have many other uses. The original silver plating is in good condition, its surfaces show a few minor age-related light scratches but overall a very pleasing high-quality item. Stamped on the base made in England EP...
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20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Silver Plate
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.
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