Modern Jewelry Boxes
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Agresti Arco Rutenio Contemporary Armored Jewelry Armoire Safe in Ebony finish
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished ebony contemporary armored armoire by Agresti.
Rhodium-plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Inside pullout / pull-out necklace holder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Agresti Mirror of Enchantment Classic Wall Safe
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Safe with spy glass, options of different frames. This safe can be organized to display all types of collections and valuables. The mirror reflects when off. A mobile phone app can t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Agresti Contemporary Black Armored Jewel Safe Chest with Swarovski Crystals
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Agresti "Notte D'oriente" armored jewelry chest in black leather with Swarovski crystals. Drawers are covered with black leather, inside is lined...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Steel
Agresti Gioia Rutenio Contemporary Armored Jewelry Armoire Safe in Ebony
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished ebony contemporary armored armoire by Agresti.
Matte finish, ruthenium accessories. Inside drawers for jewelry, with fronts covered in white leather.
Safe can be anchored t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Saturn and Pluto Box, Marble and Brass, by Bohinc Studio
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
The box’s interlocking shapes reference this year’s exceptional planetary conjunction between Saturn and Pluto. The Saturn and Pluto box features three brass round compartments with tops in calacatta, red travertine and portoro marble.
Handmade in Italy using a mix of handmade metalwork and 3-D milled marble parts. Please note that no two marbles are alike and there will be variations in the pattern as well as in the colour of the pieces.
Please note that even though brass is protected by clear varnish, it may still oxidise over the years which is a natural ageing process.
Each object is individually numbered and comes with a signed Certificate of authenticity to prove that it is Bohinc Studio...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Ghirò Studio Jewel Box in Brass and Glass, 2019
By Ghirò Studio
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant jewelry box signed by the artist Ghirò Studio of Milan. The jewelry box is made of solid glass cut, carved and polished by hand in an elegant covered bowl. Cast brass tie...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Agresti Carbon Fiber Armored Jewel Safe Polished Carbon on 4 Sides and 3 Winders
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Agresti "Carbon Dream" armored jewelry safe covered in polished carbon. Drawers in white leather, inside is lined for jewelry and watches with pullout / pull-out necklace holder. Rut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Steel
Agresti Cream Contemporary Armored Jewelry Chest Safe with Swarovski Crystals
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Agresti "Alba nel Deserto" armored jewelry chest in beige leather with Swarovski crystals. Drawers are covered with off white leather, inside is ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Steel
Agresti Armored Jewel Safe Polished Carbon Fiber Front and 3 Watch Winders
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Agresti "Carbon Dream" armored jewelry safe covered in polished carbon front. Drawers in white leather, , inside is lined for jewelry and watches with pull out necklace holder...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Steel
Juno Box, Marble and Brass, by Bohinc Studio
By Lara Bohinc
Located in Holland, AMSTERDAM
Bohinc Studio’s new Juno box comprises a large brass body and a smaller round compartment. Details in green ming, red travertine, calcatta and portoro ma...
Category
2010s Portuguese Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Agresti Arco Small Armored Chest
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished white bird’s eye maple or polished walnut matte finish armored chest, 24-karat gold plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Inside pull out necklace...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate
Agresti Arco Metal Safe in White
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Metal safe varnished only in front for recessed placement in existing furniture. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Se...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Tempo Unico Brown Watch Winder in Polished Briar and Leather Lined by Agrest
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Watch winder in polished briar for automatic watch. Leather lined. Winder made in Switzerland, battery operated.
Watch is not included with winder.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Armored Watch Chest in Black, Nine Watch Winders Il Forziere Delle Ore Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Agresti Il Forziere Delle Ore armored Chests for 9 Winders. Two variations available, please see information below for details.
Ebony: Armoire in polished ebony with safe, anchorable to the wall. Biometric opening device and emergency key system. Watch winders entirely made in Switzerland. Secret compartment, inside lined in ultrasuede. Safe covered with polished ebony and black leather. Bulletproof glass...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Agresti Solo Lui Black Armoire with 18 Watch Winders
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored armoire in polished ebony, brass accessories in Ruthenium. Safe with biometric opening device, drawers and trays lined for watches and jewelry. Available with 18 Swiss made watch...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Agresti Arco Contemporary Armoured Jewelry and Watch Armoire in Canaletto Walnut
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished walnut contemporary armored armoire by Agresti.
Matte finish, 4-karat gold-plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Inside pull out necklace...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Agresti Smart Identity Armoire with 6 Watch Winders
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Interactive armored armoire in matte finish Canaletto walnut or polished Ebony, with emergency key. White leather interior with 6 Swiss made watch winders and secret compartment. Rut...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Agresti Contemporary Fiocco Armoire Safe in Shiny White Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Polished white bird's-eye maple armored armoire with leather bow, 24-karat gold-plated accessories. Round handle with biometric opening device and emergency key integrated. Inside pullout / pull-out necklace holder and drawers lined for jewelry. Leather handles on drawers. Secret compartment. Available...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Birdseye Maple
20th Century Silver Box, Hungary, circa 1980
By Artex
Located in Cagliari, IT
Magnificent box in sterling silver and wood. On the lid are set reproductions of ancient coins of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
In fact the producer of this article, Artex, was a bra...
Category
1980s Hungarian Vintage Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Armored Armoire in Canaletto Walnut Gioia Noce Agresti
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored armoire in Canaletto walnut, matte finish, gold plated brass accessories.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Agresti Nero Forziere Black Armoured Chest with 6 Drawers
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Chest of polished ebony with grade 2 safe. Shiny black steel. Contents 6 drawers lined to store all sorts of jewels and necklace bar. Brass-plated 24-karat gold accessories.
Uniqu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Agresti Solo Lui Black Armoire with 36 Watch Winders
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armored armoire in polished ebony, brass accessories in ruthenium. Safe with biometric opening device, drawers and trays lined for watches and jewelry. Available with 36 Swiss made w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Agresti White Lei Lui Armoire in Birdseye Maple
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Armoured jewelry armoire in polished white bird’s-eye maple and 24-karat gold hardware. Inside, safe with biometric opening device. Drawers and pull-out trays lined for jewelry. Six ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Agresti "Gioia Crema" Contemporary Armored Jewelry Armoire Safe
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Agresti Gioia Crema; contemporary armored jewelry armoire safe in cream colored polished bird's eye maple. Inside safe in shiny white. 24-karat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Birdseye Maple
Red Lacquer Jewelry Box with Brass Swan Bird Design
Located in New York, NY
A '70 modern red lacquer or high-gloss 'demi-lune' box with inlayed brass swan bird design, circa 1970s. A chic decorative box for jewelry (as demonstrated)...
Category
1970s Vintage Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Modern Black and White Stone Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
An English modern style black and white stone jewelry or trinket box, circa late-20th century, England. Box has tapered corners and is polished smooth. A...
Category
Late 20th Century English Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
Agresti Carbon Dream Jewel Chest in Polished Carbon Fibre on 4 sides
By Agresti
Located in New York, NY
Safe covered in polished carbon fibre drawers in white leather and lined for jewelry/watches. Ruthenium accessories. Round handle with biometric opening and emergency key system inte...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Metal
Agresti Nero Forziere Contemporary Chest Safe in Black Polished Wood
Located in New York, NY
The Agresti Nero Forziere chest safe is made of polished wood. It contains six drawers which are lined to store all sorts of jewels and has a necklace bar. Brass-plated, 24-karat gol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Wood
Belgian Modern Brown Onyx Marble and Brass Jewelry Box from Belgium
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, substantial and chic Belgian modern brown, caramel, and white onyx marble and brass hinged box, circa early to mid-20th century, Belgi...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Marble, Brass
Four Vessels with Indonesian Lids in Silver
Located in Roma, IT
There are four vessels with Indonesian lids in silver.
Dimensions:
1, Height 3.5 cm, width 10.5 cm, length 4.5 cm
2, Height 4 cm, diameter 10 cm
3, Height 4 cm, diameter 6 cm
...
Category
20th Century Indonesian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rock Crystal Box with Enameled Gold Mounts, Algernon Asprey Ltd, Sheffield
Located in Paris, FR
An oval, the lid applied with a pink enamel flower and green leaves on which rests a gold butterfly with pierced wings, twisted rope cagework mounts, the base rim engraved 'Designed & enameled by Philip Barnes, made by Ron Edwards for Algernon Asprey...
Category
1970s English Vintage Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold
Jewelry Box by Studio Superego Unique Piece, Italy
Located in Milan, Italy
Transparent plexiglass jewelry box with semiprecious stones designed by Studio Superego for Superego Editions, in 2013. Unique piece.
Biography
S...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Quartz, Malachite, Amethyst, Agate
Burl Walnut Thuya Wood Handmade Jewelry Casket Box Manning of Ireland Irish New
Located in Dublin, Ireland
This rare North African Thuya Wood Jewellery Casket was manufactured by the famed manning of Ireland company and is truly a jewel of handcrafted genius. This box is constructed of th...
Category
Early 2000s Irish Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Walnut
Hand made ceramic Hoopoe Jewelry Box made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
This Hoopoe Box was hand sculpted by the renowned artisan Sbusiso Ndaba and beautifully painted by Ntokozo Nene both from South Africa. This exquisite ceramic creation stands 5 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Postmodern Marble Box circa 1980
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Postmodern Lidded Marble Box circa 1980.
Category
20th Century Italian Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble
Handcrafted Jewelry Box in Onyx
Located in Stratford, CT
Handcrafted jewelry box beautifully carved from a single piece of high quality genuine onyx gemstone - each unique onyx stone bowl blends natural onyx shad...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Steel, Copper
Hand-made Ceramic Butterfly Box, made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
This Butterfly Box was hand sculpted by the renowned artisan Sbusiso Ndaba and beautifully painted by Sabelo Nene both from South Africa. This exquisite ceramic creation stands 6 inches high, measuring 9 inches in length and 8 inches in width.
A testament to African inspiration by Love Art...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary African Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
David Linley London Marquetry Watch and Cufflink Jewelry Box with Key
Located in Cathedral City, CA
This is a gorgeous wood marquetry watch and cufflink jewelry box with silver inlay made by London producer of fine luxury goods, Linley. This fine box would make an excellent gift fo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary English Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Midcentury Blue Ceramic Jewelry Decorative Colored Box by Soleil Claire Debril
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claire Debril (Claire Soleil)
Elegant and rare midcentury blue ceramic box.
Decorative art for jewelry box.
Signed under the base.
Perfect conditon.
Dimensions: 22 x 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Modern jewelry boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Modern jewelry boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage jewelry boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, case pieces and storage cabinets, tables and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with wood, metal and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern jewelry boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original jewelry boxes, popular names associated with this style include Agresti, AIREDELSUR, Paola Valle, and Portego. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for jewelry boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $71 and tops out at $299,000 while the average work can sell for $1,176.
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