Cork Boxes

Fontana Arte ashtray-shaped cut glass cover and sculpted wood box, Italy, 1950s.

This stunning decorative box was crafted in France in the 1940s. The geometric square shape has a modernist, minimalist design with industrial flair. The quality brass metal has an i...

This is a lovely Art Deco straw marquetry decorative lidded box whose design is attributed to Jean Michel Frank (1895 - 1941). The rectangular shape has a refined geometric design, and the interior is lined with cork. There is no visible maker's mark. This box is a rare collectible piece with lots of presence and elegance. The original cork inside which was pretty damaged, has been replaced by a similar natural cork material. The box is unsigned but similar in size and pattern to Jean-Michel Frank boxes, including the ones pictured in the Jean-Michel Frank book (check the reference below for further reading). Measurements: 5.13 in deep (13 cm) x 7.50 in wide (19 cm) x 1.19 in high (3 cm). Reference: - Léopold Diego Sanchez, "Jean-Michel Frank", Editions du regard, Paris, 1980. Similar marquetry boxes are on page 80. - Galerie Jacques De Vos, "Aux sources du XXe Siècle - Jean Michel Frank - Volume 2", Paris 1990 (texts in French and English). Similar marquetry boxes are on page 109 along with a precious explanation of the partnership developed by Jean Michel Frank with Adolphe Chanaux on page 108. Note: Jean-Michel Frank (28 February 1895 – 8 March 1941) was a French interior designer known for minimalist interiors decorated with plain-lined but elegant furniture made of luxury materials, such as shagreen, mica, and intricate straw marquetry. He had an eye for exotic patterns, specifically in veneers, including snake and sharkskin. His work became widely known in the 1930s when select, higher classes demanded his furniture. He is known for being associated with the Art Deco movement. Frank sought to design uncluttered spaces, featuring neutral color schemes with exotic patterns. His idea of simplicity extended to everything, including his wardrobe, where he owned forty of the same gray flannel shirts. Frank drew inspiration from Ancient Egypt, Louis XVI, and the Art Deco movement. "The noble frames that have come to us from the past can receive today's creations," Jean Michel Frank. Frank collaborated with many designers and artists, such as Diego Giacometti, Salvador Dali, Emilio Terry, and Christian Berard. In the 1920s, Frank and Adolphe Chanaux, a Parisian decorator, met and inaugurated a collaboration that launched them into the center of Parisian artistic life. Frank and Chanaux searched for balance and developed a classic expression of spaces. Together, they decorated apartments for Jean-Pierre Guerlain, Marie-Laure de Noailles, and Louis Aragon. In 1924, Jean Rene Guerrand appointed Frank to...

ABOUT A distressed 19th century English tin bin with ball feet and hinged lid. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.mid-1800s. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Paint, Tin. ...

Free form rectangular studio craft wood plywood box c.2001. This piece features a layered plywood exterior and cork interior. A sweet message is scribbled on the interior of the lid ...

Two very decorative heavy 1960s vintage wood and leather cigar boxes. The boxes are 'coated' outside with leather and pieces of crocodile on top and cork on the bottom (to avoid scra...

Mid-century ice-bucket shaped decorative box France 1940s H 22 cm - 21 cm diam. Conditions: very good consistent with age and use.

ABOUT A ribbed copper trinket box lined with cork. Original felt on bottom. Substantial in weight. CREATOR Ben Seibel for JenFred Ware. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s. MA...

A unique Danish solid teak wall hanging roll top trinket box, and memo pad with cork circa 1970's, versatile rare, and unique perfect for mid century, danish modern home decor.

This beautiful 1970s decorative lidded box was crafted in Italy. This piece features a rectangular shape with a brushed aluminum base and enamel-on-copper lid with a geometric styliz...

Rare "Patchwork" hinged box in etched aluminum with 3 compartments lined in cork by Paul Evans for C.C. Design, American 1970. Boxes like this were made in small numbers and this is...

Midcentury amazing rectangular decorative jewelry box in lucite, rattan and cork in the style of Christian Dior Home. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Perfect desk object or gift idea.