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Jewelry Boxes For Sale
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...
Category
1810s English Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
French Marquetry Jewelry Box Napoleon III
Located in SAINTE-COLOMBE, FR
French Marquetry Jewellery Box Napoleon III
This Napoleon III Marquetry Jewellery Box features a beautifully inlaid marquetry floral design to t...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Steel, Ormolu
Genuine Polished Tiger's Eye Jewelry box (2 lbs)
Located in New York, NY
Large rectangle jewelry box handmade from the finest top grade natural Tiger's eye from Africa, with rich golden color and stunning chatoyancy banding. The box has been hand polished...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Other
Vintage Hand Tooled Leather Covered Wooden Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand tooled leather wooden box.
Mexican tooled leather rustic box with felt lined interior.
Spanish Colonial style handcrafted to...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
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...
Category
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
3 Pc, Natalia Brilli Lampskin Leather Jewelry Suite
Located in Atlanta, GA
This suite includes rare items from her collection including:
1)Nolex Watch In Gold lambskin leather
2)Le Sautoir Necklace in Gold lambskin leather
3)Le Sautoir Bracelet in Gold in gold lampskin leather
"Natalia Brilli...
Category
20th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Malachite
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...
Category
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
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...
Category
1970s Italian Louis XVI Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Sterling 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...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Lucite, Plexiglass
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Copper, Metal, Enamel, Bronze
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
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx
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...
Category
1930s Scottish Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Watch Box in Oak with Oak Burl Lid
Located in Edinburgh, GB
6 Watch box in Scottish oak, with veneered oak burl lid. The box is finished with solid rosewood edge banding and beautifully figured book-matched walnut on the underside of the lid....
Category
2010s Scottish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Iron
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...
Category
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Brazilian Post-Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Agate
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...
Category
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Iron, Brass
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 ...
Category
Late 19th Century German Rococo Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
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...
Category
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Pewter
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"...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Watch Box in Scottish Elm with Maple and Walnut Basket-Weave Parquetry lid
Located in Edinburgh, GB
6 Watch box in Scottish elm, with a hand cut parquetry lid in ripple maple and walnut in a basket weave pattern inspired by guilloche watch dials....
Category
2010s Scottish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Modern Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mirror, Wood
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,...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood, Burl
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...
Category
Early 1800s French Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By James Vickery, Henry Lewis
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...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
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...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Agresti Cassette Del Tempo Chest for 9 Watches
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Chest for 9 watches. Available in elm briar or polished ebony.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Agresti Oro Jewelry Chest
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Lockable jewelry chest with 5 drawers, two pullout / pull-out necklace bars, and lined in ultra-suede. Accessories in 24 karats gold plated brass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
1950s European Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Teak
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Contemporary American Modern Small Circular Seashell Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern small circular jewelry box with an applied seashell exterior and black interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Coral
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
Marble and Onyx Jewelry Box or Decorative Vanity Box
Located in New York, NY
A substantial white marble and onyx-agate jewelry box or decorative vanity box. Box is square, predominately white marble, with an onyx-agate square surrounded by chrome lid detail. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Metal, Chrome
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...
Category
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...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Vintage Limoges 22k Gold Trinket Jewelry Boxes Louis XVI Courtesan Scene
By Limoges
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
Materials
Enamel, Gold Leaf
Contemporary American Modern Oval Seashell Veneer Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary American Modern oval jewelry box with an applied brown and beige seashell exterior and green velvet interior.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Coral
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...
Category
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
Materials
Silver
Japanese Meiji Dressing Stand with Mirror Black Lacquer
By Vintage Japanese Monochrome
Located in Valladolid, ES
Elegant and beautiful Dressing Table or it could be suitable for a jewellery box , Meiji Period ( 1868 - 1912 ).
Executed with black lacquer, holding a bronze hand mirror ( ekagami)
Configured with five smooth-running drawers of different Size. Two are equipped with slender "hirute"-shaped bail handles and three with decorative pull-rings.
The front-and backside featuring oval grips for easy transport.
Surmounted by a mirror frame in a shape reminiscent of a Shintô shrine torii-gate-
a twin-posted framework with a triangular crossbar flared in upswept Chinese-style gable ( Karahafu) endings.
Resting of the frame is the Japanese traditional handheld mirror with auspicious embossed design of wisteria ( fuji) and lovely patina.
Inscription on the right.
Considering its age the set is in a very good condition with some traces of usage and wear conform age.
Dimensions:
Dressing stand...
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1880s Dutch Meiji Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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,...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
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
Silvered Art Deco Jewelry Box, Vienna, Around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Silvered Art deco Jewelry Box, Vienna, around 1920s.
Polished and stove enameled.
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Watch Box for Nine Watches in Briar with Leather Detail by Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Elm briar and striped mahogany for your collectable watches. Leather handles. Briar box for nine watches.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Japanese Cloisonné Jewelry Presentation Box Japan Racing Association
Located in New York, NY
Very rare Japanese cloisonné jewelry box, circa 1960s.
Rich floral design top on white enamel background. Garnet velvet interior , with tray.
B...
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20th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
1980s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Jewelry Boxes
Materials
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
Materials
Brass
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
Materials
Porcelain
Brass jewelry box in style of Dagobert Peche and Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Brass jewelry box in style of Dagobert Peche and Wiener Werkstätte.
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
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...
Category
19th Century Antique Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx
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...
Category
1930s European Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
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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