Early 1900s Boxes

Meiji Japanese Yosegi Marquetry Kodansu Jewelry Cabinet, circa 1900 A finely constructed Japanese Meiji-period yosegi-zaiku kodansu, or miniature personal cabinet, dating to circa 1...

WMF Model 131 German Jugendstil Brass and Velvet Jewelry Box, circa 1905 A documented German Jugendstil brass jewelry box by WMF (Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik), dating to circ...

Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from France, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid fe...

Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Lyon, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid feat...

Very decorative and elegant lidded pewter box from AB Gamla Santessonska Tenngjuteriet Stockholm, in a cylindrical form stands on fluted legs with ending paws and the lid is adorned ...

Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from Verdun, France, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinge...

Jugendstil Box Set Germany, 1900-1909 Copper and Brass Casket Floral decoration Complete with key Marcho embossed under the base Rare item Excellent state of preservation

A remarkable antique Russian silver cigarette case dating to the late Imperial Russian period, circa 1900, distinguished by its elegant craftsmanship, colorful cloisonné enamel decor...

Classic early 1900s wooden and cardboard apothecary pharmacy storage jar or box for Valerian Root. Nice addition to your room or just for use it on your desk. Found at an estate sale...

Edwardian sterling silver ring box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1905. Square with hinged cover and open bottom. Curved corners with leaf-mounted hoof supports. On cover t...

A Beautiful French Ormolu Mounted Tiffany Blue color Opaline Crystal Casket/Jewelry box This French Blue Opaline Ormolu-Mounted Casket features a solid rectangular form crafted from...

An exceptional antique West African cast bronze ceremonial purse or container, attributed to the Nupe people of Nigeria, dating to the late 19th or early 20th century. This remarkab...

Antique German porcelain bathing beauty trinket box, often called a naughty lady figure, featuring a woman emerging from a turtle shell. The turtle shell serves as a removable lid, ...

Antique French Ormolu Mounted Green Opaline Egg Form Covered Box. The egg form opaline box rests in a gilt bronze nest of grapes and leaves. The box opens to reveal a small compartment.

This fancy box is perfect for your favorite jewelry, or whatever else you treasure. Cast bronze and gilded, and offering a wonderful display of flowers and figures. It is very subst...

A beautiful antique cigarette case dating to circa 1900, crafted in silver and decorated with delicate enamel details. The piece bears a 900 silver fineness mark, consistent with hig...

An Edwardian tortoiseshell and silver tea caddy by Martin, Hall & Co, dating to 1904, of compressed octagonal form with a gently domed lid surmounted by a substantial silver carrying handle. The exterior is extensively decorated with intricate silver ribbon work, scrolling foliate decoration and floral motifs across each panel, standing prominently against the rich tortoiseshell ground. The silver mounts are fully hallmarked sterling silver for Martin, Hall & Co of Sheffield with the date letter M for 1904. Opening the tea caddy reveals a fitted interior with a single lidded tea compartment designed for the storage of loose leaf tea. The compartment retains its original silver foil lining beneath the lid, complementing the silver mounted exterior and surviving well throughout. A decorative example of early twentieth century English silver mounted tea ware, combining elegant proportions with detailed silver work associated with Edwardian tortoiseshell tea caddies...

This box is a real treasure! Completely had carved from walnut the detail in the flowers and leaves is quite remarkable. This box required a real master craftsman to achieve the outs...

A beautiful, antique French jewelry box, very heavy, made of patinated copper-plated metal, shaped like a table, with a hinged lid and a central medallion depicting a Greek-style fem...

Late 19th or early 20th century Teacaddy in Hand engraved and embossed brass. Great rich patina that along with its details give it a certain charm. It has a hinged lid that works ju...

An enameled pill-box for George Adam Scheid (1837-1921). A very fine antique pill box created in Vienna, Austria, at the silversmith atelier of Geo...

Joseph Maria Auchentaller enameled box for George Adam Scheid (1837-1921). An extremely rare box created in Vienna, Austria, at the silversmith atelier of Georg Adam Scheid, circa 1...

This is a vintage storage bin. An English, handpainted walnut waste paper basket, dating to the mid 20th century, circa 1960. Resplendent in the handpainted Roses & Castles manner, ...

Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...

1900s Jugendstil golden and silver brass jewelry casket with blue velvet-lined interior by Erhard & Söhne, Germany By: Erhard & Söhne Material: brass, copper, metal, velvet, zinc Te...

An exceptional and remarkably large antique bentwood hat box by the renowned A. M. Luther Company, one of Europe’s most important pioneers in bentwood and plywood craftsmanship. Foun...

Mid 19th to early 20th century copper patisserie / sugar / candy making / jam pot by Duparquet, Huot & Moneuse Co. Round copper pan with slightly tapered base, triangular pour spout ...

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...

A very attractive Japanese wood table top jewelry or collector's chest with marquetry and lacquer decoration, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan. Previously in the collection of Asbjorn Lunde (1927 - 2017). The chest is crafted in the form of a Chinese seal...

A wonderful quality pot-pourri box made from English sterling silver by the well renowned London silversmith, William Comyns. The base of the box has an embossed or repousse Art...

A well painted Chinese Canton enamel lobed round box and cover featuring the Eight Immortals, with a Qianlong mark to the underside, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China The deligh...

A charming and unusual English majolica sardine box and cover dating to circa 1900. The rectangular vessel is richly glazed in deep cobalt blue and raised upon four wonderfully sculp...

Antique Estonian Birch Hat Box Attributed to Luther, c. 1900 This exceptional antique hat box was most likely manufactured in Orevall (Oru), Estonia...

French Majolica Rabbit Money Bank Circa 1900.

A lovely Art Nouveau biscuit barrel, made of iridescent art glass with a combed pattern made by Loetz Wwe. with a brass mount by WMF which w...

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Antique silver card case in form of Aide Memoire Purse, Birmingham 1908, William Hair Haseler. Art Nouveau elaborate border surround, monogram possibly H....

Box sevres porcelain octagonal format Decorated with flowers inside (hand-painted) Bronze frame Perfect condition Circa 1900 origin France.

Antique French Églomisé Casket - Souvenir from France, circa 1900 A charming French antique casket from circa 1900 with gilt brass fittings and clear glass panels. The hinged lid fe...

Sevres porcelain box octagonal format Hand painted and signed on its base perfect condition Origin France Circa 1900 its mount is gilded bronze.

This exquisite antique French Art Nouveau trinket box features a beautifully crafted repoussed pewter lid with intricate floral motifs, set within a robust wooden body. The detailed ...

A stylish and quality Arts & Crafts lidded brass box decorated in low relief with stylized tree designs and dating from around 1900. This well-made quality box is of rectangula...

Pair of interesting and lovely single door walnut cabinets with satinwood decorative inlay, probably Edwardian made in the Sheraton taste. Each has a single pull-out open drawer shelf. Possibly bedside lockers...

English Victorian sterling silver box, 1900. Rectangular with straight sides and hinged cover with long tapering tab; curved corners. On underside low triangular corner supports. Gil...

This is an antique smoker’s box. An English, oak and brass cigar case, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1905. A superbly appointed gentleman’s...

A Pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ Novelty Biscuit Tins, 1901 A wonderfully decorative pair of Huntley & Palmers ‘Literature’ biscuit tins, made in Reading, England, in 190...

A charming turn-of-the-century Victorian to Edwardian period vanity box (dressing case), circa 1900. The exterior is beautifully adorned with a vibrant lithographed romantic floral p...

Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...

Art Nouveau Brass Box by Erhard & Söhne, circa 1905-1915 An exceptional early 20th-century decorative box in the Art Nouveau/Jugendstil style, attributed to the renowned German meta...

Rare Arts & Crafts English pewter biscuit box produced by Liberty & Co., London, from the celebrated Tudric line, circa 1902. This rectangular form features a domed lid, geometric ha...

A magnificent English Edwardian solid silver / sterling tea caddy sitting in it's original presentation case (with wear) from the retailer, "S. Smith & Son Ltd., By Appointment to H....

An attractive antique cardboard presentation box made in Germany for a jewelry shop in Fürth. The lid features a colorful illustration of a noble lady, richly detailed and evocative ...

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Enameled etui necessaire designed by Georg Adam Scheid (1837-1921). This is an extraordinary etui necessaire oval box created in Vienna Austria at the workshops of Georg Adam Scheid...

English tortoiseshell box. Ovoid shaped lidded snuffbox with integral handle of richly patterned tortoiseshell, England, circa 1900. Dimensions: 3.5...

Jewelery box, WMF - Germany, early 20th century Rectangular shape with scroll decorations, surmounted by a crown, internal fabric compartments, four curled feet, brand under the bas...

Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this exquisite Kut Hing Chinese Pewter & Mahogany carved and embossed jewellery trinket box A good look...

A rare carved antique Chinese lapis lazuli stone snuff bottle of the late Qing Dynasty. Finely carved from a solid piece of genuine lapis lazuli exhibiting rich and vibrant blue tone...

Highly decorated Renaissance style Belgium solid brass jewelry trinket box.

Enrique Zavalo box by the Mexican artist, featuring a long, narrow form. This sculptural box is signed by the artist and reflects Zavalo’s distinctive artistic sensibility and crafts...