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Jewelry Boxes For Sale
Item type: Antique and Vintage
Decorative Box in Ceramic Reprensenting a duck Brown Color France XX century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a decorative or jelwery box. It has been made in France in 2000. A. Brown color. Materials are ceramic. Heavy weight.
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20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Ceramic

Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French vari-coloured 18kt gold oval shaped
Located in Braintree, GB
Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French vari - coloured 18kt gold oval shaped box. Makers Mark: LD Made in France, Paris 1773oval-shaped Fully hallmarked. Amidst the opulen...
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1770s Louis XVI Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold

Art Deco Style Tortoise Lucite Trinket Box
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here is a jewelry/trinket box in Art Deco style produced during the late 1960's. The material is lucite/plexiglass with black and brown tortise decor and a white inside. The box is i...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

1960s Astonishing Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Astonishing box in onyx. Made in Italy. This box is amazing and in excellent condition. Dimension: 6,29 x 4,33 x 1,57 H inches 16 x 11 x 4 H cm
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Birdseye Maple and Mahogany Jewelry Box
By Craftsman Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Jewelry chest beautifully crafted with birdseye maple drawers and a mahogany frame. The box features two drawers and a third top compartment when the sculpted wood lid is removed. Th...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Birdseye Maple, Mahogany

Regency Leather Box
Located in Greenwich, CT
Regency leather covered sarcophagus shaped sewing box with gilt repoussé brass mounts and ribbed bolster ends over heavily molded top, the bombe body s...
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1810s English Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Leather

Large Jewelry Music Box Made in Italy by Reuge 1960s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant large footed wooden music box with top finely hand painted and inlaid with foliages floral decor.A Sorrento Italy Romance Inlayed Wood Music Box Handcrafted in Italy, upon opening, the music box begins to play a theme. Elegant large footed wooden music box with top finely hand painted with foliages. The box is made in Italy stamped in the bottom. The musical movement...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Moorish Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Mid-20th Century Black Lacquer Pagoda Jewelry Box With Clock
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Stunning Jewelry box with a pagoda style beautifully decorated, has a working clock that can be removed with a push through a hole on the back to adjust time or change battery This ...
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer, Paint

Georgian Mother of Pearl Jewelry Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Georgian 19th Century Jewellery Box From our Jewellery Box collection, we are delighted to offer this Georgian Mother of Pearl Jewellery Box...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet

Rectangular Marble Jewelry Trinket Box with Two Love Birds
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Small Italian Rectangular Trinket Box with Two Carved Cuddling Love Birds On the Lid.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Marble

Mid 20th Century Anglo Indian Carved Wood Jewelry Box Kashmir India
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand carved wood jewelry trinket storage box with brass inlaid. Hand-carved large wooden Anglo-Raj jewelry box. Found in Kashmir, India. Mi...
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Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous Box in Onyx. Made in Italy. This box is in excellent condition. Dimension: 5,31 x 3,74 x 1,57 H inches 13,5 x 9,5 x 4 H cm
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Round favor Box with lid in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Light Blue Enamel Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round favor Box with lid in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Light Blue Enamel Salimbeni. Favor or small container in cut crystal and lid in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translu...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Late 20th Century Handmade Jewelry Box with Malachite
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Late 20th century handmade jewelry box with malachite, gold threads and mohair velvet fabric. Made in Italy, 20th Century. Dimensions: 8"H x 13.5"W x...
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20th Century Italian Other Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Malachite

19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior By: unknown Material: bronze, velvet, enamel, metal, copper Technique: gilt, cloisonné, champlev...
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Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Copper, Metal, Enamel, Bronze

Pill Box fired Enamel Miniature Louis XVI style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand painted miniature with fire enamelling in Louis XVI style, second half of the 19th century, and fine hand engravings...
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1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Lucite and Silver Metal Squared Italian Decorative Box, Gabriella Crespi, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful midcentury decorative box in clear lucite and steel. This item was designed in the 1970s in Italy in the style of Gabrielle Crespi. This ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Metal, Steel

Stunning Embossed Leather on Wooden Box w. Don Quixote & Sancho Panza Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Top quality made and near-antique box depicting Don Quixote, Sancho Panza and also Miguel de Cervantes. Over the years we have had the pleasure of owning and selling some truly beau...
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20th Century Spanish Renaissance Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Iron, Brass

Antique Jewelry Box "The Hunt", 1910s, Silvered, Art Nouveau, Iron Craftmanship
Located in Greven, DE
Exceptional antique jewelry box with fine depictions of hunting themes and forest animals. Heavy iron work, silvered in a very good condition. Lined with turquoise fabric in a good c...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Iron

Antique Golden Oak Jewelry Box, Arts & Crafts, Card Box, Scotland 1910, H1082
Located in Vancouver, BC
Antique Oak Card Box, Arts and Crafts Golden Oak Bridge Jewelry Box, Scotland 1910, H1082 + Scotland 1910 + Solid oak + Original finish + Rectangular top with silver plate shap...
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1930s Scottish Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

1980s Medium Lacquered Burlwood Jewelry Box
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful lacquered burlwood box with rounded edges and hinged top, perfect for storing jewelry, cigars, etc. Medium-dark brown with red tones and beautif...
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1980s Philippine Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Burl

Brazilian Agate Onyx and Wood Round Jewelry Trinket Box, Brazil, 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A round Brazilian agate onyx and wood trinket or jewelry box, in the Modern style Post-Modern period, circa-late 20th century, 1980s early 1990s, Brazil. Box has a rich brown wood wi...
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Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Onyx, Agate

Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Long Branch, NJ
​Outstanding Large 19th Century Bronze & Porcelain Jewelry Casket Box Dimensions : 14" Tall X 16" Wide X 11" Deep This gorgeous Antique jewelry ...
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Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Italian Modernist Alabaster Trinket Box by Nordstrom
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and sculptural alabaster trinket box. This beautiful piece comes from Italy and dates to the 1970s. The alabaster marble is translucent and softly glows with the light in the room. The box has a modernist design with hardware in black that delineates the piece. The top of the box includes a double inlay “L” design that adds personality and modernist cool factor. This piece was made in Italy for Nordstrom. This piece is special and sculptural. Multipurpose and incredibly luxurious at the same time...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes

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Alabaster

Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.Round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

19C Anglo Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING A LOVELY 19th century Anglo-Indian Carved Padouk Wood and Sadeli Mosaic Box, featuring a carving of a Hunt Scene. Made circa 1870 in Bombay, India during the Rule of th...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver, Pewter

Scandinavian Modern Jewelry Box in Teak and Leather ca 1950-1960's
Located in Örebro, SE
Beautiful jewelry box in teak and leather. Inscription HM on top, ca 1950-1960's. Unknown designer and maker. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consistent with age and use. S...
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1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Leather, Teak

French Inlaid Diminutive Commode Jewelry Box
Located in Tampa, FL
1800s French inlaid diminutive commode. It is a salesman sample converted into a jewelry box with the two deep compartments and back lined in velvet. The interior could have been mad...
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Early 1800s French Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Studio Handcrafted Wood Jewelry Boxes by Dean Santner, 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Three handcrafted wood jewelry or stash boxes from the 1970s by Designed by California woodworker, Dean Santner. Expertly crafted in walnut. Felt lined. The largest box is 4" de...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Walnut

19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85. Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from the Bombay Area, with deep greens with silver, pewter, mother of pearl, bone and ebony in geometric patterns. The box case, is made of sandalwood but completely covered in MOP, bone, faux ivory, ebony and mosaic inlay. Edged with faux ivory and banded with a different pattern of sadeli mosaic. Some minor damage to the top (repair is obvious in pics) and ivorine replacements to some edging, but it still a BEAUTIFUL BOX and of real QUALITY! The mosaic work is FABULOUS! Box opens to reveal its original blue velvet lining. It sits on 4 (recently added) silvered button feet. SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins. The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials. Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color. The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched. The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design. On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent. The earliest Sadeli boxes...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Style Lucite Trinket Box
By Max Kahn
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Here we have a unique box in Art Deco style but produced during the late 1960's. The material is black lucite/plexiglass with decor in gold. Underneath it is marked Max Kahn. The sty...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Lucite, Plexiglass

Round favor Box lid in Sterling Silver Light yellow floral miniature Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round favor Box lid in Sterling Silver Light yellow floral miniature Salimbeni. Wedding favor or small container in cut crystal and lid in 925/1000 sterl...
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

French Napoleon III Jewelry Box in Black Lacquer with Asian Decor, 19th Century
Located in Bochum, NRW
French Napoleon III Jewelry Box in Black Lacquer with Asian Decor, 19th Century. A square jewelry box with ribbed edges, decorated with gold courtie...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Italian Burl Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An Italian jewelry box in the modern style, circa late-20th century, Italy. Box is wood with a burl veneer and velvet lining. Box has two compartments,...
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Late 20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood, Burl

Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By Henry Lewis, James Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
Dating to 1857 hallmarks for James Vickery and makers plaque Henry Lewis From our Vanity Box collection, we are delighted to offer this exceptional Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box...
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass

Art Deco French Geometric Chrome & Enamel Ladies Powder Compact, c1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a really cute and rare find, a 1930's Art Deco compact with the most delightful enamel decoration, featuring a red geometric design on a chrome casing. The interior is an eng...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Doré and Abalone Desk Box or Jewelry Box
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Art Deco period bronze doré and inlaid abalone cigarette box, desk box, or jewelry box By Tiffany Studios New York, USA, early 20th century Measures: 5.5"W x 3.5"...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique & Stylish Gothic Revival Thick Bronze Church Relic or Jewelry Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Wonderfully decorative, intricate and good condition, 19th century box. Over the years we have sold a number of rare and unique boxes, but never a Gothic Revival one with as many ...
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19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Italian Brown Leather Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An Italian brown leather cylindrical jewelry box with gold embossing, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Box can hold jewelry or other items on a desk, vanity, walk-in-closet, etc. Dimensions: 4" Diameter x 3.38" Height. Tray with horse also available, search 1stDibs ref. #: LU1314230770952 For leather and hide tray, search ref. #: LU1314230694692 Agate dish...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes

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Leather

Havana Cuba Morro Castle Trinket Box Alpacca Metal and Enamel
Located in New York, NY
An oval metal and enamel trinket box with scene from Cuba. Box is made of alpacca metal (marked as shown in last image) with an enamel top depicting a sailboat, ocean water, and cast...
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Mid-20th Century North American Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...
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1970s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel

17th century colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A splendid Dutch-colonial Sinhalese ebony two-door cabinet with silver mounts Sri Lanka, Kandy, 2nd half 17th century, the mounts later The cabinet with a central drawer with hidde...
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17th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Jewelry Boxes

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Silver

Silvered Art Deco Jewelry Box, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Silvered Art deco Jewelry Box, Vienna, around 1920s. Polished and stove enameled.
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1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Vintage Richard Rothbard Burlwood Freeform Live Edge Puzzle Box Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Richard Rothbard Burlwood Freeform Live Edge Puzzle Box Jewelry Box. Item features a relt lined interior, unique cut puzzle form, beautiful wood grain, nicely carved details,...
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood, Burl

Art Deco French Chrome & Enamel Ladies Powder Compact, C1930s
Located in Devon, England
This is a really cute and rare find, a 1930's Art Deco compact with the most delightful green and black enamel decoration on a chrome casing . The interior is an engineers delight wi...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes

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Enamel, Chrome

Pill Box Floral miniature and fine hand-engravings Art Nouveau style Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Floral miniature and fine hand-engravings Art Nouveau style Salimbeni.Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucen...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes

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Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel

Antique Chinese Bronze Repousse' Ink Box
Located in New York, NY
A small and quite unusual antique Chinese bronze repousse' ink box with interesting, fanciful images of nature and a great patina. This box is perfect for storage of small rings and other jewelry next to your bedside or when traveling. Signed on the bottom of the piece, this small antique bronze...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Jewelry Boxes

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Bronze

George III Chinoiserie Brass Mounted Penwork Jewellery Box, Signed E.F 1816
Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
An exemplary George III chinoiserie and floral design penwork jewellery box, dated 1816. This superb example in flawless condition is incredibly well decorated onto sycamore, depic...
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Early 19th Century English George III Antique Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

A metal casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
A lidded metal casket / jewellery box designed by and produced by Just Andersen in the 1930s. It is made of 'Diskometal' - an alloy invented by Just Ander...
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1930s European Vintage Jewelry Boxes

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Metal

Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
Located in BILBAO, ES
Elegant vintage Limoges 22-karat gold trinket jewelry boxes. French vintage Limoges porcelain in cobalt royal blue with fine gold decor. Marked on base as “Limoges France" Porcelain D' Art ”. Beautiful cobalt blue porcelain with 22-karat gold hand painted with with the classic courtesan scene of a man and woman in the Louis XVI period attire. Perfect gift for your special someone. One small box. 6 x6 cm / 2.32 x 2.32 inches One piano box...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Jewelry Boxes

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Enamel, Gold Leaf

1920's Figural Porcelain Perfume Bottle & Trinket Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1920's porcelain trinket box combined with perfume bottle. Marked Sitzendorf Germany on bottom. Perfume stopper is brass crown, figure is wom...
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Early 20th Century German Victorian Jewelry Boxes

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Porcelain

French Flower Garden Box Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful French porcelain hand-painted 'flower garden box' decorative or jewelry box, with gold gilt brass hinge closure, circa mid-20th century, Limoges, France. A beautiful porc...
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Mid-20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

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Brass

Late XIXth Century Metal Safe Box
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Vintage safe box manufactured by an unknown designer. Not working, to be used as a decorative case or to be restorated, Manufactured in Spain, circa...
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Late 19th Century Spanish Modern Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Mirror, Wood

Midcentury Green Onyx Marble Box, Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Discover a captivating handmade trinket or jewelry box, crafted with utmost care from exquisite onyx. Its hinged lid and gilded feet exude a timeless elegance. This versatile masterp...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

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Onyx

French Wood Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful antique jewelry box in original wood finish, metal hardware and round legs. Great metal carving details especially on the legs.
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Early 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Bohemian Moser Enameled Glass Jewelry Casket Box, 19th Century
Located in Rostock, MV
Fine Moser Casket Jewelry Box with Hinged Bronze Mounts Standing on Dore Bronze Feet and Matching Swinging Handles Lid and Base are Both Framed in B...
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19th Century Antique Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Pill Box Baroque shaped with pastoral miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Baroque shaped with pastoral miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni .Baroque shaped pill-box with hand engravings and green fire enamel, with hand painted enameled miniature of...
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1990s Italian Baroque Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

1940s Art Deco Baccarat Powder Box
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A charming 1940s Art Deco crystal lidded powder box, from the renowned glass manufacturer Baccarat, and originally used as a container for loose face powder...
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20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Antique, New and Vintage Jewelry Boxes

If you have jewelry, chances are you have an antique, new or vintage jewelry box. This simple item was born from a simple need. It offers jewelry lovers a place to store their most cherished treasures. The idea behind a good jewelry box is that precious items deserve a place of honor.

It’s no surprise, then, that jewelry boxes (also called jewelry caskets or trinket boxes) have existed for as long as we’ve worn jewelry. It’s among the most popular decorative boxes we have in our homes, and we can find early versions that date at least as far back as Ancient Egypt. All Egyptians adorned themselves with necklaces, rings, earrings and other accessories, and the era’s jewelry boxes resembled small treasure chests. Later, fine jewelry became cost prohibitive and the only people with jewelry boxes were those who could afford jewelry.

Following the Industrial Revolution, jewelry was no longer made by hand. Mass production and the demand of the growing middle class rendered jewelry more accessible. Jewelry of the Romantic period, which refers to early Victorian jewelry, is reflective of these economic shifts. Jewelry from this time tends to be feminine and ornate, and embellished with seed pearls, coral and turquoise. Naturally, it was stored in elaborate, decorative Victorian-era jewelry boxes that were sometimes crafted from hand-painted porcelain or sterling silver.

Nowadays, jewelry boxes do more than keep jewelry safe and organized. They’re popular collector’s items that have become as treasured as the contents themselves. An eye-catching vintage jewelry box, which is at least 20 but less than 100 years old, is a valuable decorative object, a sign of luxury and elegance that adds character and texture to any bedroom. Some jewelry boxes are even embellished with a few jewels of their own.

If you’re not tucking your jewelry into a drawer or shallow tray atop your vanity, perhaps an Art Deco trinket box with charming brass hardware or a sculptural, hand-carved rosewood mid-century modern jewelry box lined with linen and velvet will do?

Today’s jewelry boxes come in a variety of styles and sizes and are made of metal, wood, plastic and other materials. Give your cherished jewelry the good home it deserves — find an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage jewelry boxes today on 1stDibs.

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