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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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
1930s Art Deco Hand-Painted Italian Ceramic Biscuit Box by Ceramiche Faenza
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A stylish Art Deco yellow, brown and green ceramic biscuit box hand-crafted and painted in Faenza, signed on the bottom. The biscuit box has the d...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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 ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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
"Reclining Male Nude, " Antique Hinged Box with Inset Drawing by Gaston Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Created at the height of the Art Deco period, in 1940s France, but clearly inspired by the monumental male nudes of Michelangelo and the high Renaissance in Italy, this 1942 drawing ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
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
Italian Desk Box in Leather and Cut Glass, 1970s
By Hermès
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Beautiful desk box or casket made of leather and cut glass.
Made in Italy of the 1970s.
The box is trimmed with smooth leather, a fine black leather edge and finely finished stitc...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Glass, Cut Glass, Wood
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
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...
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Late 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
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 Ladies Enamel Powder Compact & Comb, Original Box, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rare boxed set of an Art Deco powder compact and comb in striking cream and red enamel decoration. The mirror and compact, including the powder puff, a...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
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
Materials
Ceramic
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
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
Materials
Silver Plate
Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Black Marquetry and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This trinket box is handcrafted with shell marquetry and brass trims.
The box is hinged and the interior is lined with a high quality black microsuede.
A very unique piece you ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Shagreen Leopard Pattern Box with Shell and Brass Details by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Leopard box by KIFU PARIS showcases the brand's signature whimsical details and the incredible craftsmanship. This piece includes intricate inlay work of coal black shagreen, bla...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Large Turquoise Parrot Art Deco Square Box Emaux de Longwy 1925
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare large ceramic Art deco square box by Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy made around 1925. The bright and bold turquoise enamelled clois...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Alfred Dunhill Paris Coromandel Exotic Wood Game Box
Located in New York, NY
A fabulous vintage gaming box by London's esteemed luxury goods maker Dunhill. Signed Alfred Dunhill Paris fab. Anglaise, this exotic wood game box is fi...
Category
20th Century British Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
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
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
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...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Pine
Genuine Italian Purple Carved Alabaster Decorative Trinket Box, Italy
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A lovely hand-carved round Italian alabaster trinket box in purple. This piece will be fabulous to display on a coffee table or dressing ...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
1930s Art Deco Shagreen Trinket Keepsake Box Leather 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.
No label present...
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood, Shagreen Stingray
Wooden Hand Crafted French Art Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Acquired in Paris France, a very unique and well made box. The rounded ribbed sides and pull on the lid are very well thought out, with an aluminum detail on the sides. A complimen...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
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
Materials
Porcelain
1924 René Lalique, Box Vaucluse Frosted Glass with Pink Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Vaucluse" made in frosted glass with pink patina by René Lalique in 1924.
Molded signature into the design.
Perfect condition
height: 3.5 cm
diameter: 7.5 cm
Félix Ma...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Italian Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Sailboat Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Cut Sailboat Decoration And Original Brass Hardware.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian 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
Materials
Wood
Gustave Keller Art Deco Silver-Gilt Sandwich Box
Located in Braintree, GB
Gustave Keller Art Deco silver-gilt sandwich box with M& G monogram.
Made in France, Paris
Hallmarked with French marks, with 950/1000 silver purity.
...
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
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
Art Deco Playing Card Box, Brown Color, France, circa 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box, is a playing card box. This game box is a box that consists of two separate compartments, in which you put your card games. The lids are in chromed metal finished with a wooden extension that allows it to be opened and closed.
It has been made in France circa 1940, it is an art deco style box.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
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
Rectangular Trinket Box Made of Marquetry and Brass by Ginger Brown
By Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This trinket box is handcrafted with shell marquetry and brass trims.
The box is hinged and the interior is lined with a high quality black microsuede.
A very unique piece you ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Sterling Table Box with Hinged Lid
By Becht & Hartl
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, New Jersey, Ca. 1935, Becht and Hartl - makers. Wood lined. Edge of hinged lid has a beaded border. Measures 6 1/2 inches wide x ...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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...
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Early 1900s British Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Jade Box, France. 1920s
Located in Miami, FL
A French Art Deco rectangular green nephrite jade trinket, jewelry, desk or vanity box. The green color of the jade creates a nice contrast with the jeweled hardware.
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade
Art Deco Stingray Leather Cassette or Jewelry box, French 1920
Located in Vienna, AT
Austrian or French Art Deco period wood box, overed with stingray skin. Excellent, skillfully executed craftmanship.
The geometric skin is framed is made by ebonised rosewood and sm...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Sycamore, Shagreen Stingray
Solid Tiger Oak Card Catalog Box with Brass Handle Dovetail Art Deco
Located in San Diego, CA
A handsome antique solid tiger oak catalog drawer, This solid oak cabinet is constructed with gorgeous dovetail joints and a solid brass handle.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mappin Webb, Large Sterling Silver Cigarette Case/Box, Marked, Paris Angleterre
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Sterling silver cigarette case / box with wood lined marked and weights 356 g. We think this box was retailed for the European market.
Category
1930s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Austrian Onyx Jewelry Box with Figural Cold Painted Bronze Spaniel Dog
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique decorative or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from Austria and dating to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art Deco style. The body of t...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Silver Plate, Bronze
Montagnani, Mid Century Brass & Burl Wood Veneer Box, Italy, Circa 1970's
By Montagnani
Located in Chatham, ON
Montagnani (Manufacturer) - Rare Mid-Century Modern brass and burl wood veneer box - diagonal stained pattern to the top panel with blonde wood interior - brown Plexiglas to the inte...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Aladdin Art Deco Box
By Aladdin Co.
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Aladdin Art Deco Box
Porcelain fish (with lid)
Circa 1930 Origin France
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Sterling Silver Table Box with Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco, sterling silver table box with hinged lid, Chester, England, year-hallmarked for 1920, Cohen and Charles - makers. Wood lined. The felt on underside of the box may have bee...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Materials
Metal, Brass
Art Deco Glass Lidded Powder Bowl, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this charming 1930's Art Deco glass powder bowl in pink glass. To the lid is flapper girl in the fashion of the day next to a fly...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Curt Schlevogt Glass Box Around 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
Curt Schlevogt glass box around 1930s
Shows a nude women on top.
On the right side where the leg ends shows a line on top. ( this is not a crack ).
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
"Canard Annamite" Candy Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
"Canard annamite" candy box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland.
Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcelaine", p. 99.
France, CIRC...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Jean-Michel Frank 'Straw Marquetry Box'
Located in Sharon, CT
Geometric angular design. Cork interior. Three bronze four sided pyramids attached. Unsigned and 'attributed to'. Provenance: Liz O'Brien NYC c.2000.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw
Art Deco Metal Box Ca.1930
Located in Meulebeke, BE
French Art Deco metal box.
has some nice figurative details.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Monkey Tobacco Box by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Monkey tobacco box by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) and manufactured by Haviland.
Wapler, Jacques-Ph. (1999) "De la sculpture a la porcela...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
The Hoover Co Model 450 Advertisement Cardboard Box NRA Sticker Delivery Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The Hoover Co Model 450 Advertisement Cardboard Box NRA Sticker Empty Delivery Box. Item features an Empty box, all original advertisement prints to sides, l...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Box with wedges Enamel Sterling Silver black and white Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Octagonal wedge box in 925/1000 sterling silver with black and white colors fire enameled in Art Deco style. Measures 7.8 x 7.8 x 6 cm. Weight gr. 281. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Macassar Ebony and Satin Wood Game Box, France 1940, Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Very rare box in Macassar ebony and satinwood. It is a box of games, which opens by articulating the flaps on each side, and which allows you to put the many game objects you want in...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Macassar, Satinwood
Vintage Glass Golf Dish with Raised Golfer in the Lid
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage glass golf box & cover.
An Art Deco glass Jewelry box, dish, of rectangular form with lid. The pressed lid moulded with relief golfer in full backswing. We have had a 'Golf Baccarat...
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15th Century and Earlier French Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
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