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Porcelain Peint Main Vintage Cheese Board with Glass Dome Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) vintage cheese board with glass dome trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This piece is in very good...
Category
French 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
1970s Ottaviani Italian Design Enamel Silver Wood Box
By Ottaviani
Located in Brescia, IT
Playpen
Ottaviani
Italy, 1970
Enameled Silver
Wood Box
Perfect Condiction
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
1970's Ceramic box by Mithé Espelt
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1970's Ceramic box by Mithé Espelt
Rare abstract modèle
France
Category
Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Vintage Stained Pine Miniature Chest, circa 1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
Vintage stained pine miniature chest, circa 1930
Measures: 13.5" wide x 10" deep x 9.5" high.
Great for jewelry, letters, etc.
Category
American Arts and Crafts 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Pine
Vintage Mid Century Malachite & Brass Mounted Table Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A mid century malachite table box with tiered brass ring mounts. Original velvet interior. Unmarked.
Category
20th Century Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Ashtray & cigarette holder Dice by Legros Marius for Dunhill Paris 1930s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Dunhill opened the Paris location in 1924 to meet the growing demand for luxury goods pertaining to motoring and tobacco. Both the box and cover are marked with the Goddess Minerva in an octagon, the French punch mark for 950 Fine Silver, a grade of silver finer then sterling silver.
Alfred Dunhill Art Deco Dice cigarette holder box, circa 1925-30. The box is identified Alfred Dunhill Paris underneath the lip of the cover and inside the box!
This beautiful and autenthic Dunhill cigarette holder...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Eugène PRINTZ (1879 – 1948), flower pot
Located in Paris, FR
Eugène PRINTZ (1879–1948), trained in his father's workshop in Paris, shifted to modern furniture design in the 1920s and became a prominent master of Art Deco cabinetry. He collabor...
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Palmwood
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, Uk, Circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning Sheffield silver keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a clean interior and rounded corners. The box is free of names or initials, but would have been used to house keepsakes such as jewelry or cufflinks. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
British Art Deco Antique 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Porcelain Cobalt Blue Casket with Flowers Scene
Located in Chorzów, PL
Cobalt porcelain casket
Very good condition, no damage.
Casket signed import
Measures: height 5 cm width 11 cm depth 9.5 cm.
Category
French Baroque Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Ceramic Box with Triangle Motif
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pretty ceramic box made in Italy. Triangle motif with orange, blue and yellow coloring. Marked "Hand Painted in Italy". Good vintage condition.
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Unusual Japanese Lacquer Inkstone Box with MOP Inlays
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese black lacquer box with mother of pearl inlays circa early 20th century, end of Meiji period. It was likely to be used to store inkstone or other scholarly items. The piece displays several interesting characteristics that appear puzzling initially. First, the form is not typical Japanese, but more Chinese and Korean, with its scalloped base. Second, the decoration of MOP inlays also suggests a Korean and Chinese affiliation, especially with the linear borders and the scrolling cloud patters on the sides of the box. These two observations suggest that the box may be from Ryukyu Island instead of Japanese mainland. Third, strikingly in the center of the cover, a bold quarterly floral pattern outlined with MOP was filled with a striking mottled red lacquer using tsugaru nuri...
Category
Japanese Japonisme 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Wood Handcarved Box After Alexandre Noll
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wood handcarved box after Alexandre Noll
Signed Tony to the underside.
Late 20th century.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent of age and use, preserving a be...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Maitland Smith Bone And Satinwood Box 1970s
Located in Tampa, FL
This exquisite Maitland Smith box showcases a striking bone inlaid design on rich satinwood, with meticulously carved out square patterns that create a visually dynamic effect. Craft...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bone, Satinwood
Large Japanese Kazaribako Glass Box Ancient Captial Kyohei Fujita
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Kazaribako "Ornamented Box" made of glass by Japanese artist Kyohei Fujita (1921-2004) circa 1990s. The hand-blown glass box is substantial in size and weight. It features a hexago...
Category
Japanese Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Mid-century West Berlin, Germany Hammered Copper Dish c.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century kidney shaped, hammered copper dish. Stamped "Made in West Berlin".
CREATOR Unknown. West Berlin, Germany.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1960s.
MATERIALS AN...
Category
Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Copper
Cobalt Sugar Bowl / Casket, Royal Porzellan Bavaria Km, 1960s / 1970s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Porcelain sugar bowl / casket made in the Echt cobalt technique.
Made in Germany in the 1960s and 1970s by Royal Porzellan Bavaria KM.
Very good cond...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Decorative Malachite and Brass Hinged Box by Los Castillo of Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful inlaid detail of three swans in brass and bronze on a malachite and sodalite background adorn the top of this hinged box which was made by Los Castillo of Mexico, circa 196...
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass, Bronze
Maison Lancel Paris Chrome Decorative Lidded Box
By Lancel Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
Maison Lancel Paris designed this stylish decorative lidded box. The piece was crafted in France circa 1980. The minimalist rectangular shape has a sleek design with polished chromed metal complemented by gold-plated application on the carved handle to increase the contrast. The interior is lined with high-gloss wood. The box is marked on the underside Lancel—Paris.
The box is in good condition, with minor wear on the metal, but it does not significantly affect the overall appearance.
Dimensions: 11.82 in wide (30 cm) x 4.94 in deep (12.5 cm) x 2.19 in high (5.5 cm).
Lancel is the name of a house of leather goods founded in Paris in 1876 by Angele Lancel. Maison Lancel is a company that offers a diverse selection of high-quality products. Their product line includes an array of leather items...
Category
French Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Antique Tramp Art Box with Mirrors Folk Art Collectible
Located in Poperinge, BE
Beautiful antique tramp art box with mirrored panels on the sides and top, pointed feet and a triangular lid, partly covered with green velvet inside and decorated with a small mirro...
Category
European Folk Art 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Hollywood Regency Brass Box with Faux Ivory Tusk or Horn
Located in Houston, TX
Hollywood Regency brass box with faux ivory tusk or Horn.
Handsome Hollywood Regency brass box with faux ivory tusk or Horn. Our stunning Karl Springer ...
Category
Indian Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo-Raj Marble Inlay Box Pietra Dura
Located in Fort Washington, MD
Anglo Raj inlaid marble pietra dura decorative box
This handmade marble decorative box is inlaid with semi precious stones, jasper, malachite, carnelian, mother of pearl, lapis lazuli, this type of design is the same art that you see in the Taj Mahal.
Very nice fine pietra dura art...
Category
Indian 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Marble
Moroccan Ceramic Flask Bottle from Fez with Silvered Filigree
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Early 20th century antique Moroccan ceramic from Fez, adorned with silver nickel filigree handwork.
Great one of a kind handcrafted urn with lid ...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Karl Springer "Molding Box" in Multicolor Lacquers 1970s
Located in New York, NY
Hinged “Molding Box” with multi-colored lacquer design and dark green suede interior by Karl Springer, American 1970's. Springer’s superb lacquer work and attention to detail make t...
Category
American Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Wooden Rectangular Decorative Box Covered in Straw, Scandinavia
Located in North Miami, FL
Mid-20th century wooden rectangular decorative box covered in straw with a padded interior, Scandinavia
By: unknown
Material: wood, fabric, foam, straw
Technique: hand-crafted
Dimen...
Category
Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Straw, Foam, Wood
Ceramic Miniature Chest ca' 1970's
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual miniature chest of drawers by Virginia Podufaly, ca' 1970's. She was one of the founders of the Potters' Guild in Annapolis, Maryland in 1972.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Tea jar in pewter by Edvin Ollers, forSchroeder & Olsson, Stockholm, 1931
By Edvin Ollers
Located in Hägersten, SE
Tea jar in pewter designed by Edvin Ollers. Produced by Schroeder & Olsson in Stockholm 1931. Art Deco shape and patterned lid. Good vintage condition with signs of age related wear ...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Old World Antique Silver Metal Footed Decorative Box
Located in Farmington Hills, MI
We are very pleased to offer an Old-World silver metal decorative box, circa the 1900s. The soldering process showcases to be extremely labor intensive to achieve the delicate and pe...
Category
Unknown Neoclassical Revival 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Chinese Early 20th Century Rattan Lunch Box with Tripartite Bamboo Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese antique rattan lunch basket from the early 20th century, with bamboo tripartite handle. Created in China during the early years of the 20th century, this lunch box captures...
Category
Chinese Rustic 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Rattan, Bamboo
1950s Hermès Smoking Set
By Hermès
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Classic vintage Hermès cigarette box.
Cigarette box is heavy and wrapped in leather. Cornucopia (Horn of Plenty) decorative lid. Removable metal ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Russian Lacquer Fedoskino Box, Prince Ivan & The Princess Frog
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage hand-painted lacquer papier-mâché box depicting Prince Ivan and the Frog Princess, USSR Era Russia, circa 1990-2000.
The small round box shows an original, traditional Rus...
Category
Baltic Baltic 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
1960's Small Mud Brown Industrial Equipment Boxes - Set Of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1960's Industrial Mud Brown Equipment Boxes - Set Of Six Boxes.
We bought a good volume of these great industrial boxes and have matched them up to sell in sets. Useful for all sort...
Category
Czech Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
English 1920 "Radiance" Biscuit Tin
Located in Stamford, CT
"Radiance" brand biscuit tin from England 1920. Made with a walnut and marquetry look with seashell design. Simple and elegant. Would make for a unique con...
Category
English 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Studio Pottery Storage or Vase Vessel with Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A black Glazed Studio pottery piece with lid that works well as a vase or could be used on a desk or work station to hold pens, papers or e...
Category
Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Pottery
French Sculptured Gilt Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze box or podier by French Jeweler Line Vautrin, in the pattern of "Moise ou la traversee du desert" coric 1940s-1950s.
A rare mode in the box, the top surface of the cover illustrates the biblical story of Moses crossing the desert out of Egypt...
Category
French Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1950's Stitched Leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon For Hermès
By Hermès
Located in Bois-Colombes, FR
1950's Stitched leather boxe by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès
Good original vintage condition
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather
Murano Barovier & Toso Glass Box, Gold, Brass, Hinged.
By Barovier
Located in New York, NY
Murano Barovier & Toso Glass Box, Gold, Brass, Hinged. Finely handcrafted rectangular translucent glass box, decorated with gold bubble inclusions.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Neo Gothic Style Bronze Box, circa 1900
Located in Mouscron, WHT
Neo gothic style bronze box circa 1900.
Category
French Gothic 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Fine Painted Indian Dome Top Trunks
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Wood with domed tops. Painted in black with multi-colored figural court scenes with colorfully dressed seated men and women. Floral borders. Painted red inside, brass hardware.
Meas...
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Jewel Case, Italy Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jewel Case is an original decorative object realized in the mid-20th century.
A terracotta case black colored with ochre decorations. Perfect to preserve your dearest things.
G...
Category
Italian 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Terracotta
Maitland-Smith Shark Skin Cigar Box
Located in Water Mill, NY
Shark skin cedar cigar box with bronze feet and shaking hands cover lift.
Category
American 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Rare French Small Gilt Bronze Box by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small gilt bronze pill box by French Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940-50s. The rather rare round box features a relief-cast spider on the lid. The interior ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Mid-Century Parquetry Decorative Jewelry Box with Side Drawer and Mirror
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Mid-Century Modern era parquetry wooden jewelry box was made in the United States in approximately 1955 in a cubist style. The box is done in a series of woods with various stai...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Blue and White Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
Chinese Cloisonne Box
Round enamel box with lid in a blue and white pattern.
Circa, early 20th century
Measures: H 5 in. (12.7 cm)
NMA No. 2084
Category
Chinese 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Large French Wood Fleur De Lis Painted Domed Shaped Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Exquisite French wood box featuring the ever classic fleur-de-lis surrounding the exterior. This 1960's box could be used for storage or jewelry and would certainly make a statement ...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Indian Cast Brass Metal Incense Burner in a Snail Form
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand tooled cast metal incense stick holder in a Snail Shaped form.
Vintage cast brass incense burner holder.
A censer, incense burner, perfume ...
Category
Indian Anglo Raj 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Spice Basket from Akha Tribe of Northern Thailand c. 1920
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A wonderful example of an Akha Tribe spice basket, with a stunning woven pattern on all sides and crafted from a mix of rattan. This basket was once used to store precious spices and...
Category
Thai Other Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Rattan
Filigree Early 20th Century Silver Box with Floral Motifs
Located in New York, NY
Silver box, in filigree motif, probably Russian or Chinese, showcasing intricate floral and geometric designs, from the early 20th century, measuring 3 1/4'' in length by 2 1/4'' in ...
Category
Asian 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Massive Deluxe Exquisite French Floral Scroll Sevres Style Cobalt Limoges Box
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is A Beautiful Rare Porcelain Sevres Jewelry Centerpiece Box with Lid. Features Lovely Hand painted colorful Floral Detail and Intricate Gold Leaf ...
Category
French 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Shell Encrusted Rectangular Keepsake Box with Red Silk Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Long rectangular shell encrusted box. Carefully applied shells decorate the top and bottom edges of this red board box in a variety of colors. At...
Category
English Folk Art 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Shell, Silk, Paper
Vintage Maitland-Smith Lg Tessellated Faux Tortoise Shell Hexagonal Box
Located in Portage, MI
Vintage Hexagonal mosaic faux tortoise shell wooden box by Maitland-Smith with brass inlay. Made in the 1990's in an art deco style. Maitland-Smith Label still on the bottom with bra...
Category
Philippine Art Deco 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Italian Modernist "Apple" Lidded Trinket Box in Gold and Silver Aluminum
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Petite apple-form box for holding small items in gold aluminum with silver banding and orb handle (ca. 1960s, Italy).
Luxurious decorative item in very good, newly polished condition...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
French Art Nouveau Silver Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Nouveau silver round shaped box with cranberry glass liner and floral design.
Category
French Art Nouveau 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Don Shoemaker Desk Top Business Card Holder
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare business card holder made in Cocobolo and granadillo wood, includes Original label of Señal S.A., circa 1970.
Category
Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Cocobolo
Antique Box Fake Double Book Box Secret Box Cardboard Gold Impressed
Located in Munich, DE
This box was handcrafted out of cardboard. The box is designed as two books in a folder with luxury binding. The box can be opened to reveal a secret compartment. The spines of the b...
Category
French Belle Époque Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Paper
Matched Pair Paul McCobb 3-Drawer Chests with Rare Hanging Jewelry Box
Located in Buffalo, NY
Paul McCobb`s Directional Designs furniture line exhibits the low-cost, functional, and versatile furniture components, storage units, and interiors that earned McCobb the title of "America`s decorator" during the mid-20th century.
Vintage midcenury Paul McCobb Planner group dresser
Three-drawer dresser.
Three drawers finished inside and complimented with original nickel-plated bullet pulls Paul McCobb #1559 small hanging flip up vanity...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Nickel
Mid-century Italian Ceramic Box by Raymor c.1960
By Raymor
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A mid-century ceramic glazed jewelry or trinket box. Marked "Italy" underneath.
CREATOR Attributed to Raymor, Italy.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960.
MATERIALS AND TECHN...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Crevillen Paris Silvered and Enameled Blue Ceramic Jewellery Box 1970
Located in Paris, IDF
Beautiful French midcentury silvered decorative box produced by Crevillen Paris in the early 1970s. This jewellery box features a beautiful enameled blue ceramic top depicting a woma...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Enamel
