Italian Boxes

Lovely Midcentury box in Christian Dior style produced by API in Italy in the 1970s. This charming box is made in a gorgeous tortiseshell effect lucite and chrome. A fantastic it...

Elegant clear acrylic cube with a polished hemispherical cavity, reminiscent of the refined geometric accessories designed by Alessandro Albrizzi during the 1970s. This piece perfect...

Impressive in its scale alone, this stunning hand-blown Murano glass box exudes luxury and refinement. Handcrafted on the historic Venetian island of Murano, this oversized box comma...

A refined rectangular presentation box, finely crafted from rich brown leather and adorned with intricate gilt tooling throughout. The hinged lid opens to a velvet-lined interior, on...

Amazing pair of cylindrical box in chrome, brass and lucite by the Italian designer Romeo Rega. Made in Italy in the 1970s. His signature is engraved on the pair of box as shown in...

An Italian 1950's cobalt blue Murano glass hinged box with simple and elegant rectangular design and decorated metal edge detail by Giovanni Cenedese, Murano Italy.

Very rare Italian mid century wooden and decorative case box designed by Mario Ceroli from the "Mobili della Valle" series produced by Poltronova Italy, 1977. This small box is a uni...

This sophisticated and highly usable Mid-Century Modernist Vellum Hued Textural Box Signed "Allessandro" originates from Italy, Circa 1970. Features a clean rectilinear profile with ...

Carrara marble small lidded canister or stash container. Italy, 1960s.

Ovalized evening bag in 925/1000 sterling silver with stylised floral motif designs enamelled in Art Deco style. Taken from an original drawing by Louis Cartier from the early 1900s ...

Cylindrical box in travertine marble by Fratelli Mannelli. Made in Italy in the 1970s.

Octagonal table box in 800/1000 silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloché and beautiful enamel miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli in early 1900s Engl...

Gorgeous hand-made inlaid "sea" motif lacquered jewelry box by Ercalano of Italy, circa 1990s. The box is in very good vintage condition and measures 6"W x 6"D x 4"H. The piece has ...

Shell-shaped box in solid 800 silver completely handmade. The lower part and the lid have been shaped and chiseled by faithfully copying the veins and structure of the Chlamys shel...

Pair of pears in stainless steel Italy 1970 Rinnovel Ettore Sottsass style ice box.

Elegant Pill Box in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Description:Elevate your collection with this exquisite shaped pill box, beautifully crafted from 925/1000 sterling silver and elegantly ...

Our Origami box is an endlessly useful complement for a master closet. Two sizes ideal for organizing your interior. Made with eco-friendly, washable an...

Silver 800 and enamel music box signed Fallaci Firenze. Italy, circa 1930. Marked silver 800. Machine signed "Thorens Switzerland".   

1 of 3 Vintage mother-of-pearl boxes - timeless, for jewellery, gifts or sweets - Italy 1950s - Noble table decoration, elegant gift idea Give the gift of elegance with this vintage...

Set of three box vases in ceramic with wooden cover by the Italian designer Franco Pozzi. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The original signature is still visible on the bottom of...

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...

Beautiful desk box or casket made of leather and cut glass. Made in Italy of the 1970s. The box is trimmed with smooth leather, a fine black leather edge and finely finished stitc...

Pair Italian midcentury Porcelain Figural Dove Boxes, circa 1960s Italy, circa 1960s This pair of Italian midcentury porcelain figural dove boxes from the 1960s is a delightful and ...

Elegant box designed by Gabriella Crespi Wooden and golden brass small box. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Signed. Italy 1970s

Octagonal table cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with external edges and fired enamels inserted in fine designs in the Baroq...

These boxes are a beautiful invention of the master glassmaker Toso Murano who designed them in 1982. They can be used as jewelry boxes, and they are beautiful thanks to the reflec...

Oval pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a fired enamelled miniature hand painted by the painter Romano Buccioni of a greyhound dog head on a white background. Engl...

Scatola tonda, n. 137, collezione Tema e Variazioni, realizzata da Fornasetti negli anni '70 Ø cm 10,5 h cm 4 La scatola fa parte dell'iconica serie "Tema e Variazioni", che presen...

Elegant box midcentury silver plate decorative box. This wonderful piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s by Benaglia for Cleto Munari. The master combination of silver plat...

This beautiful square-shaped box in Travertine Marble and cork is a wonderful example of Italian decorative objects production during the 70s by Italian manufacturer Marble Art (Mart...

Turquoise marbled wood and nature wood box, 1940s. Rectangular box painted in blue faux marble and nature wood with brass closure and ribbon-shape...

Hollywood Regency style mid century alabaster box from Italy. Circa 1970s.

Wooden box with lock and mirror inside. The external covering is in briar wood veneer, brass with mother of pearl inserts, the handles are in brass. Italy half 19th century.

Decorative wooden box with metal handle in the shape of acorns by the Italian designer Aldo Tura for Macabo Cusano Milanino. Made in Italy, circa 1950. On the bottom the original s...

Impressive in its scale alone, this stunning hand-blown Murano glass box exudes luxury and refinement. This Pulegoso Murano glass box is a captivating fusion of artistry and function...

This is a refined and exquisite lacquered wooden box, with polychrome and golden decoration on dark blue background. The dark blue color could seems a dark green. On the lid bright red and ivory volutes with lace inserts meticulously painted. Inside an exotic garden are depicting two Oriental human figures dressed in golden clothes. Band decorated with floral and volute motifs. It could be a magnificent jewelry case. One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals. Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps. The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age. Referring bibliography: A similar shaped and lacquered wooden box is presentin the Cà Rezzonico, in Venice and it is featured in S. Levy Lacche veneziane settecentesche II, Milano 1967, tav. 444. The piece is in excellent state of maintenance and it is guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The wooden dark blue lacquered box...

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 of...

This is a large and bright red and yellow lacquered wooden box, entirely decorated with prints cut and applied with the tecnique called "arte povera" . At the centre of the lid a large country landscape with figures inspired by 18th Century Venetian views that recall the themes of Arcadia. The prints come from the manufacture of Remondini Bassano, that was the most important printers in the Europe at that time. This surprising lacquered box is an elegant piece that can be useful as a jewelry case, perfect to match in any elegant home. One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals. Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps. The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age. The piece is in excellent state of maintenance and guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The wooden red and yellow lacquered box...

Welcome inside Pinetti smoking accessories collection with Vento ashtray. A stainless steel round revolving ashtray with the properly right spaces ...

A beautiful vintage Rhodochrosite box out of a collection of 4 rare stone boxes we recently acquired out of an estate collection. This box has stunni...

An Italian leather and suede jewelry tray, Modern/Midcentury Modern design, made exclusively for B. Altman and Co., New York, NY, circa mid-20th century o...

Shaped table snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fine fire-enamelled baroque style engraving. Very fine hand engraving on all surfaces. Dimensions cm. 6.2 x 7.8 cm...

Oblong sterling silver hinged table box. The body of the box is smooth. The lid is smooth with embossed bellflowers The lid is embossed and chiseled with bellflowers-shaped motifs Th...

We are pleased to offer a pair of exclusive vintage cigarette cases or jewelry boxes, attributed to the renowned Italian artisan Romano Bianchi and crafted in Italy during the 1970s....

Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Zanfirico ribbons and green canes Italian art glass vanity powder jar or jewelry box. Attributed to designer Alfredo Barbini. The jar has emerald ...

This cylindrical marble box with a lid is a sophisticated decorative piece that blends vintage charm with historical design influences. Crafted in the 1970s, it features a lightly pa...

Italian jewelry box. Neoclassical style miniature chest of drawers fit for jewels. A scaled replica of a Louis XVI boxwood, palissander, rosewood an...

Jewelry box in lacquered parchment and wood by Aldo Tura. Italy, circa 1960s.

This rectangular vintage jewelry or trinket box is beautifully handcrafted from green onyx stone, showcasing the stone’s organic swirls and veining in rich tones of moss green, honey...

An Italian 925 sterling silver & enamel box circa 1960 This box features both stunning quality and design. Both the silver & enamel are in immaculate condition and the buc...

Clear crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated gold finish and the semiprecious stones (Malachite). The c...

This elegant rectangular box showcases a striking geometric design created from alternating strips of dark horn and shimmering mother-of-pearl inlay. The pattern forms a mesmerizing ...

Rectangular box with inward corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with beautiful miniature fire enameled and hand painted by the painter Beatrice Mellana depicting the painting "The Turkish slave" by Francesco Mazzola known as "il Parmigianino" (National Gallery of Parma). Dimensions cm. 8.5 x 11.5 x 3. Weight gr. 345. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1965 and manufactured in Florence in numerous specimens with various different subjects, in the headquarters of the Salimbeni company with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enameled firings at about 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 ivory...

This gorgeous vintage Italian alabaster round lidded column box is from the 60's. Swirls of different abstractions of forms lay with multi colors of tan, champagne, off white, beige,...

Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case, octagonal section, in 925/1000 sterling silver. Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette Case has a spring-loaded button and opening Salimbeni Pocket Cigarette C...

Unique travertine 'cube' decorative box with brass dome lid and hollowed out cylindrical interior storage compartment suitable for small objects designed by P. Passeri for Ark-Line (...

Round box in glass steel and gilded brass Italian Design 1970 Romeo Rega.

Rectangular desk cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enameled miniature depicting a romantic couple in Art Nouveau...

This is a refined lacquered and shaped wooden box, with polychrome Chinese figures and fine floral decoration on green and light blue background. The curved shape of the box, on the front, on the sides and of the feet, the rich carving, are the result of the high level craftemanships of the Venetian master cabinetery. This magnificent piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style. Its carefully considered proportions, refined carvings, magnificent color of the lacquer, and premium materials culminate in this wooden box that shows sophistication and grace. This is a little jewel, a case to contain jewels. One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals. Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps. The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age. The iron little key is not working. Inside are visible some scribbles. The piece is in very good state of maintenance and guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The wooden light blue lacquered...

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...