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Jewelry Boxes For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: 1990s
Unusual Ceramic Box By Bitossi Raymor, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceramic box by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Italy, ca' 1960's, signed. Geometric design, beautifully decorated in yellow, brown, black.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Murano Barbini White Black Spots Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Rectangular Brass and Bronze Wood Jewelry Box, 1950's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Sturdy rectangular hinged trinket box for display or functional for jewelry. Wonderful piece to add to existing collection. Marked on the bottom, China
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Bronze
1950's Italian Gold Embossed Leather Book Jewelry Box with Velvet Lining
Located in New York, NY
1950's Italian finely detailed. leather book form jewellery box with gilt embossed Fleur de Lis design at corners of front and back sides.
The gilt brass wide band central clasp sect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
Paul McCobb Walnut Jewelry Box for H. Sacks & Sons Connoisseur Collection
By Paul McCobb
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A very nice six drawer jewelry / watch box with sculptural chromed tear drop styled pulls . Crafted in beautiful well grained walnut including the backside with book matched front dr...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Stunning 1950s White Murano Glass Hinged Jewelry Box by Cendese Murano, Italy
Located in London, GB
A stunning oval white Murano glass hinged jewelry box by Giovanni Cendese, Murano, Italy with gilt central detail and hinge.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Leather Upholstered Jewellery Box Attributable to Peter Church for Fontana Art
Located in Catania, IT
Magnificent rectangular shaped wooden jewellery box covered with leather, topped by a Nile green glass plate that gives perfect visibility from the outside to the inside of the box. ...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Glass, Wood
Egg Purple Red enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Purple Red enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Purple Red enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Purple Red...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Italian Black Leather Jewelry Box, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern black leather jewelry box. Sweet petite jewelry box in butter soft black leather with red felt interior. This little box i...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
Murano Barbini White Black Gold Flecks Spike Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, dark purple / black and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity powder or jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. Th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Brass painted Jewelry Box vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Brass painted Jewelry Box vienna around 1960s
Original condition
Category
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Egg Plum enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Plum enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Plum enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Plum enamel is Russian...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Blue and White Marble Egyptian Revival Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial vintage blue and white carved marble hinged decorative box/jewelry box, circa-mid-20th century. Carved design on top depicts an ancient relief...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Mirror Jewellry Box Italy
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
An Art Deco jewelry box in chromed metal and blue glass from the 1930's. It has a beautiful and striking design in silver, blue and grey. The inside features a mirror in the lid and ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Egg Navy Blue enamel with tripod Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Egg Navy Blue enamel is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Egg Navy Blue enamel has fired enamels on guilloché has fired enamels on guilloché and design engraved by hand.
Egg Navy Blue en...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box Fired Enamel with Hand Painted Horse Head Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded square pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with white fired enamel, above and below, with hand painted horse head. Dimensions cm. 5.2 x 5.2 x 2.3. Weight gr. 117. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1966 on the inspiration of previous artefacts made in the English Art Nouveau style of the early 1900s and manufactured in the Salimbeni company headquarters in Florence in numerous specimens also with different subjects, with completely manual execution by artisan artists with a slab of high thickness suitable for supporting numerous enamelled firings at around 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
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Chinese Rosewood Jewelry Box with Ornate Solid Brass Fittings
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Here is nice large Chinese rosewood jewelry box with ornate solid brass fitting with a round longevity symbol carved in the middle and light peach felt lining inside. Comes with lock...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Jewelry box attributed to Maison Bague / Maria Pergay bamboo
Located in Lugo, IT
Jewelry box attributed to Maison Bague / Maria Pergay.
Good condition.
Thank you
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Opaline Glass Box by Curt Schlevogt
Located in Waddinxveen, ZH
Lovely Art Deco small box designed by Curt Schlevogt. Model Sunflower.
Category
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Glass
1940 French Clear Mirrored Decorative Jewelry Box Regtangular
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1940 French Clear Mirrored Decorative Jewelry Box Regtangular
This box was made in France during the 1940s. It is a jewelry box, which is also a...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mirror
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.
Dimensions:
5,31 x 3,74 x 1,96 H inches
13,5 x 9,5 x 5 H cm
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx
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 with a sliding latch on the side of the compact to secure the power in place. Upon opening the lid reveals the mechanics that operates and reveals a powder dispenser...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pocket pill box shaped like a small egg.
Pocket pill box like egg hinged opening.
Pocket pill box like egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24ca...
Category
1960s Italian Empire Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Porcelain Box with Chintz Design
Located in New York, NY
A white porcelain 'violin' box with blue and green floral 'Chintz' design, circa mid-20th century, 1960s. This violin shaped box, outlined in gold, has a blue flower and green leaf c...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Moorish Handcrafted Middle Eastern Mosaic Inlaid Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Large box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Shell, Fruitwood, Abalone
Art Deco Iconic 'Sunray' Box, England, Circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly iconic looking Art Deco wooden box which we think was a tea caddy or for cigarettes originally. The exterior of the box is veneered in a beaut...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Barbini Murano 1950s Red Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow and clear Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. It is published...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
1950's Burl-wood Chinese Jewelry Boxes With Mirror
Located in New York, NY
1950's burl-wood and brass Chinese jewelry boxes with mirrors, lightly restored with with minor wear and patina due to age and use.
Category
1950s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Piaget Bracelet or Watch Box
By Piaget
Located in Braintree, GB
Piaget Bracelet or Watch Box
Period: Late 20th century
Material: Black leatherette exterior with a soft black velvet and satin-lined interior, featuring Piaget branding
Purpose: Des...
Category
1990s Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
Italian Leather Jewelry Box Scalloped Edge
Located in New York, NY
An Italian leather jewelry box with a Kelly-green velvet interior, circa early to mid-20th century, Italy. Box, with scalloped edge design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
R & Y Augousti Shagreen Jewelry Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
R & Y Augousti Shagreen jewelry box.
Category
1990s Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Shagreen
Gorgeous Cathedral Cologne Souvenir Trinket Jewelry Box Antique, German, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful souvenir trinket box made of metal. A beautiful nice addition to your vanity room.
Category
1950s German Art Nouveau Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Hermès French Art Deco Silver and 18-Karat Gold Powder Box with Lipstick
By Hermès
Located in Mexico City, MX
A circa 1940 French Art Deco .950 silver powder box with lipstick by Hermès. The powder box's parts are numbered 138. The box's bottom shows a serial...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Jade, Gold, Silver
Middle Eastern Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Large Middle Eastern Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Khatam Inlaid Wooden Jewelry Box.
Middle Eastern Persian Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry inlaid box with geometric Moorish design.
Handcrafted Khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Middle Eastern technique of inlaying from arrangements of so many delicate pieces of precious hand painted wood, with bone around the edges.
This beautiful Middle Eastern Persian, Indian Wooden box is covered with fine Moorish micro mosaic marquetry and is used as a jewelry, trinket box.
Lined in deep red velvet.
Dimensions: 6.5in.D x 3in.H x 10 wide.
Nice Indian Mughal, Indo Persian Box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Moorish Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Mi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Mid-Century Trunk Jewelry Box in Mahogany by Tommaso Barbi Per Bottega Gadda-Milano
About Tommaso Barbi
Tommaso Barbi is an Italian Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in the...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Blancpain Watch Porcelain Jewelry Box, circa 1990s
Located in New York, NY
From Swiss luxury watch maker a 1990s Blancpain round porcelain ceramic jewelry or watch box. Box, a luxury brand partnership with Blancpain, Leading Hotels of the World, and Villero...
Category
1990s Luxembourgish Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Ebony Macassar Decorative or Jewelry Box, Brown Color, Art Deco, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a Macassar ebony box, which opens onto a compartment covered in velvet. This box was made in France in the 1940s, it is an ArDéco object. It i...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Italian Deco Crystal Box or Vase with Silver Lid, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Gorgeous Art Deco Italian vase in a beautiful combination Murano crystal cut glass, black glass and 800 silver. Produced in Italy during the late 1930s, in amazing condition with no ...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Vintage leather clad hand painted Chinese dresser box.
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a vintage hand painted leather clad dresser box. This dresser box was handmade in Canton China. This box has two small drawers at the front and a lid that opens up and presen...
Category
1990s Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather
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.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Mini Grand Piano Jewelry Box in Teak
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark
Designer: Unknown
Manufacturer: Unknown
Era: 1950s
Materials: Teak
Measurements: 18.25" wide x 22" deep x 17.75" tall (closed) 31" tall (opened)
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Teak
Midcentury Hand Carved Solid Ebony Wood Box, France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
French handcrafted solid ebony wood box made in the 1950s.
Can be used as a jewellery box or as a decorative object.
Good condition.
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ebony
Antique Moroccan Ethnic Talisman Silver Amulet Box Holder
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Moroccan Koran Scroll Talisman Box Amulet Holder Made of Metal Silvered Repousse.
Large Berber tribal ethnic talisman pendant storage box with a lovely original patina, a rare, large amulet necklace probably from Morocco.
Traditionally the case would have contained a small copy of the Koran or other protective religious verses or written incantations were sealed inside to protect the wearer.
In square shape, silvered metal repousse talisman case which stored a miniature Koran or talisman considered to hold special protective powers.
This ornate box is a Quran case or carrier and would have originally been worn by someone to protect from the evil eye.
Silvered metal box with hanging charms that will makes sounds to push away any bad spirit when moving.
As the wearer moves, a soft jingling sound is made by the dangle drops.
Noise is thought to drive djinns (evil spirits) away.
The front has intricate, dense geometric design, the box opened from the top by sliding a small piece of metal.
Large pendant with hanging amber colored beads, embossed silver metal with geometrical relief and repousse.
This beautiful antique ethnic piece could be worn as a piece of jewelry pendant.
Great Islamic Folk Art, metal work, bold, beautiful, great to use as a collectible Islamic object displayed on the wall or on a table.
Material: nickel silvered metal.
Circa 1920's. Probably from Morocco, but similar objects can also been found in Islamic country around the world in North Africa from Morocco to Algeria, and also in Asia,Afghanistan Oman, Malaysia, India Kashmir...
Category
Mid-20th Century Moroccan Islamic Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Decorative or Jewelry Box, in Wood, Geometrical Marquetry Inlays, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is a jewelry box or a decorative box. It was made in the 1970s, in France. Its lid is made in wood, with geometrical Marquetry inlays. It is beige and brown in color.
Category
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
1940 French Clear Mirrored Decorative Jewelry Box, Regtangular
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a rectangular beveled glass box.
It is closed by a padlock, which is rather decorative.
This box was made in France during the 1940s. It is a...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mirror
20th Century Italian 800/1000 Silver Jewelry box
Located in VALENZA, IT
The jewelry box is shiny with a hinged opening and resembles a trunk. Bands made with the casting technique and decorated with floral motifs have been welded onto the body and lid of...
Category
1990s Italian Other Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Thin Edge Jewelry Chest by George Nelson 1954, Original, Rosewood & Teak, Signed
Located in Kansas City, MO
Rare early George Nelson for Herman Miller nine drawer jewelry / miniature cabinet in rosewood and teak with porcelain pulls. Completely original, never refinished very good conditio...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Rosewood, Teak
Borghese Italian Ceramic Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-252 Hand decorated ceramic Italian box with pale blue interior.
Gilt trim on edge.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Chinese Lacquer Hand-Painted Toiletry Box with Mirror
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Valua...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Small Italian Oval Vintage Leather Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Mid-Century Italian hand crafted box. Green interior fabric lined. This box can be used to store your favorite pieces of jewelry as well a stand alone piece on a coffee tabl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
Large Mother of Pearl Box 20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Large Mother of Pearl Box 20th century
LARGE MOTHER OF PEARL BOX WITH 2 DIFFERENT TYPES OF SHELLS. 20TH CENTURY. MEASUREMENTS: 45X26X26XM. PERFECT CONDITION.
Category
1950s Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Pearlware
1950s Black Lacquered Wood and Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Small Dressing Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1950s Black Lacquered Wood and Mother Of Pearl Inlayed Small Dressing Box
Two Felt Lined Drawers
Mirror on underside of lid
Small knick on top
Category
1950s Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mirror, Wood
Ulm Minster Church Jewelry Trinket Box Metal, Vintage German Souvenir, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal jewelry box. A beautiful decorative item in metal inside covered with cloth. Made in Germany, circa 1950s. Nice addi...
Category
1950s German Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mexican Box, c. 1960s
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960, We offer this beautiful mid century Mexican box. Made in wood and stone.
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Stone
French Art Deco Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco box ,walnut wood base and walnut veneer. The wood box can be use as a cigar box.
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Porcelain Jewelry Box with Urn and Bird Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful porcelain box with urn vase, sheaf-of-wheat, and bird design, circa mid-20th century. Box lid with gold urn vase and sheaf-of-wheat foliage, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Florentine Moss Green and Gold Petite Lidded Round Jar Urn, 1960s
By Florentine
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful Italian moss green and gold round lidded ceramic jar/ urn. The green shade contrasts beautifully with the gold accents and white pattern that wraps around the piece. The pe...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
1960s Beautiful Brown Alabaster Box, Handmade, Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Beautiful alabaster brown box handmade carved. Made in Italy. Not easy to find it in these color. This vintage box is amazing and in excellent condition.
Dimension:
3,14" x 3...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Antique and Vintage Jewelry Boxes for Sale: Shop Chanel Jewelry Boxes, Mid-Century Jewelry Boxes and Other Jewelry Boxes on 1stDibs
If you have jewelry, chances are you have an antique 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.
Designer jewelry boxes — Chanel jewelry boxes, Hermès jewelry boxes and others created by celebrated fashion labels — are widely sought by jewelry lovers who covet a chic case for their jewelry essentials. 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 and vintage jewelry boxes today on 1stDibs.