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Antique Korean Trunk Chest or Box circa 1920s with Luck and Longevity Characters
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome antique Korean trunk or chest with beautiful brass details and the auspicious Chinese characters for luck and longevity carved into the f...
Category
Korean Chinoiserie Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Late Qing Dynasty Wood and Brass Lidded Box with Lateral Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty Chinese wooden box from the early 20th century with brass hardware and lateral handles. Immerse yourself in the rich cultural hi...
Category
Chinese Qing Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box.
Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box in the form of a book.
This lovely decorative box has a wood interior and hinged l...
Category
Austrian Aesthetic Movement Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Arts and Crafts William Morris style copper repousse hand decorated box C 1900
Located in Central England, GB
This very stylish and sharply executed handmade copper box dates to the late 19th century. It is raised up onto splayed shaped bracket feet which are attached to the base which is fi...
Category
British Arts and Crafts Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Copper
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Greek key Trinket box
Located in Buffalo, NY
Tiffany Studios New York Bronze Greek key Trinket / cigar box ,,, cedar lined,, Wonderful little decorative item,, Amazing finish , patina, Signed but very difficult to read,,
Category
American Arts and Crafts Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Edward Farmer New York Sterling and Dragon Carnelian Art Deco Matchbox Cover
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Edward Farmer New York Sterling and dragon carnelian art deco matchbox cover Signed as shown. We believe the original stone to be Carnelian, but are...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Antique Glove Box by "A La Marquise De Sevigne Paris"
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique French glove box covered hand stamped leather with floral and geometrical designs with a silk pink striped interior fabric the top and...
Category
French Victorian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Leather
Japanese Tokyo Shop Tabako-Bon
Located in Chicago, IL
This wooden box is a Japanese tabako-bon, or 'tobacco tray,' used to store tobacco and smoking accessories. Believed to have evolved from the traditional ...
Category
Japanese Taisho Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Sheet Metal
Antique Oval Opaline Box with Gilt Decoration
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Antique Oval Opaline Box with Gilt Fitting and applied gold decoration.
Category
Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold
Art Deco Box Dankarmen Paris
Located in Northampton, GB
Lined in Royal Blue Padded Velvet
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box. The box of slim rectangular form with an inset scene featuring...
Category
French Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Macassar
Antique Hand-Carved & Painted Bohemian Styled Wooden Jewelry or Decorative Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique hand-carved and hand-painted box bears no maker's signature, but presumed to have originated from the Netherlands and dating to approximately 1920 and done in a Fo...
Category
Dutch Bohemian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Arts & Crafts Wooden Green Painted Shoe Polish Box Tool Chest. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 15" H x 17" W x 12" D.
Category
Arts and Crafts Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Century French Circular Cut Glass Box
Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL
This is a very simple French circular cut glass box with brass trim, early 20th century.
Category
French Other Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Glass
1918 René Lalique, Box Un Jour Viendra Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina for Arys
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Un Jour Viendra" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1918 for Arys.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition.
height: 4 cm
diameter: 8.5 cm
Félix Marcilhac,...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Sevres Porcelain Chest Romantic Scene 'Lux'
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain chest romantic scene (Lux)
signed Lux
19th century crica 1900.
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Italian Jewelry or Decorative Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Early 20th Century Italian jewelry box. This sweet petite box is a perfect piece to hold jewelry or any small collectibles. Sitting atop a vanity, d...
Category
Italian Folk Art Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Strauss Allard et Meyer Paris 1926 Lacquered Art Deco Cards Case In 925 Sterling
By Strauss Allard et Meyer
Located in Miami, FL
Cards box designed by Strauss-Allard & Meyer.
Exceptional art deco rectangular case, created in Paris France at the jewelry workshop atelier of Strauss Allard et Meyer, back in the 1925-1926. This piece has been carefully crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver with gilt interiors. It is decorated with applications on both sides of vivid red-orange lacquer. This beautiful box was made with cushioned edges and is fitted with an six barrel tension hinge, a push lock and a barrier to storage cards. It is in mint condition with no trace of use or wear and can be easily used as a luxury presentation cards-box.
Weight: 65.30 Grams, (41.86 Dwt).
Measurements: 55 mm by 68 mm by 9.5 mm (2.16 x 2.68 by 0.39 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks; the Parisian maker's mark SAM associated to Strauss Allard & Meyer, the French national mark for the assay of the .925 silver and the serial numbers 12731.
Strauss Allard Meyer Maker’s Mark
Strauss-Allard et Meyer
Strauss, Allard et Meyer, in Place des Vosges, were one of the most successful of the Parisian Art Deco workshops, specializing in luxury vanity cases and boxes, many of which were in the 'chinoiserie style', The offices were located at 25 of the rue Taitbout. The workshop at the 19 of rue Louis-le-Grand & later in 11 place des Vosges, Paris France. Their specialty was Boxes, paper-cutters, lighters and Ojects de Vertu. In 1909 Jean Gustave Maurice Allard & Emile Meyer...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Gilt Copper Jewelry Box with Red Velvet Signed by E. F. Caldwell, Circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
ATA1385
A gilt copper jewelry box lined in red velvet. Detailed throughout with a crisp foliate arabesque pattern. Signed on the lid by the New York ...
Category
American Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Copper
Sterling Silver Art Deco "Risque" Cigarette Case of British Origin. Circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
Art Deco "naughty" sterling silver novelty item; a cigarette case depicting a reclining nude woman on a bed in suggestive pose; hand painted enamel on oval raised plaque; with bright...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Handmade Monogrammed Wooden Toolbox with Inner Tray c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A handmade wooden toolbox with inner removable segmented tray and drop down secret lid compartment. Monogrammed D.E.F. Solidly constructed with d...
Category
American Industrial Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Handsome Antique Sterling Silver Double Sided Cigar Box - London 1915
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1915 by James Samuel Bell, this very handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Box, is double sided and plain in design, with a...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Edwardian Sterling Silver Tobacco Box by William M Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
This exceptional antique Edwardian sterling silver tobacco box has a plain circular rounded form.
The underside of this box has a subtly concave form proffering a comfortable fit in the majority of pockets.
The surface of this antique silver tobacco box is plain and unembellished.
This silver tobacco tin or box retains the original sprung flush hinged hallmarked subtly convex cover, which opens by applying gentle pressure to each side.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
This antique Edwardian piece is an exceptional example for its type.
Condition
This antique tobacco box is an exceptional gauge of silver, exceptional quality and in exceptional condition. The box has been professionally polished and is in presentation condition. Full hallmarks and part hallmarks struck to the interior of the box are all very clear.
Dimensions
Diameter 8.7cm/3.4"
Height 2.4cm/0.9"
Weight
3 troy ounces/92.7g
Maker: William M Hayes...
Category
English Edwardian Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Unusual antique pair of hand painted circular storage boxes
Located in Ipswich, GB
Unusual antique pair of hand painted circular storage boxes having an unusual pair of circular storage boxes hand painted in floral decoration in wonderful red, green and yellow colo...
Category
Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Venetian Painted Valuables Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Exquisitely painted Venetian wooden valuables box. Hand painted all around with scenes reminiscent of the Baroque era of Venetian history, with gilt high...
Category
Italian Baroque Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Curiosity Cabinet Naturalism Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
French Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Shell
Large Hand Painted German Porcelain Covered Box
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Beautifully hand painted and decorated gilt covered glazed porcelain decorative box. The box features a hand gilt and painted decoration garden scene detail in a rectangle shape form...
Category
German Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold
Rosenthal Serb Bavaria Donatello Porcelain Creamer & Sugar Bowl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rosenthal Serb Bavaria Donatello Porcelain Creamer and Sugar Bowl with Gold Trim and Monogram "S"
Made in Germany. Vintage.
Dimensions
Suga...
Category
German Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Burl Wood Dome Letter Writing Treasure Box. The wood looks like maple and has some Birdseye maple on the inside. Nice brass or bronze mounts. Original i...
Category
English Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
1920s "Raylite" Egg Box
Located in New York, NY
Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.
Category
Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Red Brown Lacquer Jewelry Box with Iron Hardware, Early 20th Century
Located in Yonkers, NY
An early 20th century Chinese jewelry box made with red brown lacquered wood and iron hardware. This small rectangular box features a large bottom drawer, two smaller ones and a hing...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Hand-Painted English Biscuit Tin by Huntley Palme, 1909
Located in Stamford, CT
This English biscuit box is circa 1909 by Huntley Palme. Flemish vase with decorative, colorful hand-painted front.
Category
English Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Tin
Antique Chinese Export Silver Bridge & Pavilion Card Case
Located in New York, NY
Chinese export silver card case, ca 1910. Rectangular with hinged push-button cover. Chased ornament on stippled ground. On recto, a blossoming prunus branch and birds with armorial ...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
1930s Wooden Box with Iron Corners
Located in Marbella, ES
1930s wooden box with iron corners.
Category
Asian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Iron
Austria 1922 Art Deco Polychrome And Blue Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made in Austria.
Beautiful enamel round box, created in Vienna Austria during the art deco period, back in the 1922. This beautiful antique piece wa...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Fine Quality Late 19th Century “Dome“ Shaped Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Fine Quality Late 19th Century “Dome“ Shaped Box . Beautifully Crafted, Constructed of “Burled Amboyna Wood” with Ebony edging. Nice small proportions with a deep patination and reta...
Category
Spanish French Provincial Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
Persian Lacquer Pen Box Hand Painted with Floral and Gilt Design
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Persian hand painted lacquer pen box in rectangular shape.
Decorated with floral designs on gold background, black interior.
Moorish Mughal pen box papier maché with miniature floral painting in the Persian style.
Great Islamic Art collector museum quality piece on this miniature painting on box.
Nice Mughal Indo Persian pen Box...
Category
Indian Moorish Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Paper
Small Handcarved Chinese Chest
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand carved Chinese large table box with hinged lid. Intricately carved all-over with Asian carvings resting of four paw feet. Bronze lock plate on front.
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Moroccan Brass Berber Tribal Flask
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Great decorative Moroccan Tribal flask..
African decorative brass with front richly decorated with embossed brass and overlay.
The valve stem turns and open.
Truly a conversation mu...
Category
Moroccan Folk Art Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Wooden Spice Box, Tribal Engravings & Sliding Top, Nias, Indonesia, c. 1900
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
This spice box comes for the Island of Nias, Indonesia. Dating to the early 20th Century it was crafted from a single block of wood. It features a sliding lid, has an elegant wood te...
Category
Indonesian Tribal Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Late Qing Dynasty Wedding Box with Carved Handle, Animals and Foliage Motifs
Located in Yonkers, NY
A late Qing Dynasty period wedding box from the early 20th century, this piece exudes charm with its traditional design and intricate carvings. The box features an appealing hexagona...
Category
Chinese Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Double Height Carved Indian Box
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Double height carved Indian box
An unusual piece with 2 levels, the top of the box in the octagonal shape has an opening lid. The lower is recta...
Category
Anglo Raj Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Teak
Curiosity Cabinet Collection of Shells, Circa 1900
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very interesting set of shells collected by an amateur between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The shells are classified by size and age either in ...
Category
French Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Shell
1929 René Lalique - Egg Box Pervenche Grey Smoked Glass With Sepia Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Pervenches" made in grey smoked glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1929.
Molded signature.
Perfect condition. Beautiful patina. Very rare color!
Length: 11.5 cm
Félix...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Grouping of 3 French and English Porcelain boxes
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a charming grouping of three early 20th century dressing table boxes or table decorations. Two of the boxes are hand painted, Fren...
Category
French Neoclassical Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
English Early 20th Century Hunting Scene on a Crystal Dresser Box Brass Lid
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century crystal dresser box with a hunting scene painted on a brass lid. This crystal box is a nice size and good quality that would loo...
Category
English Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
French Boite à Sel or Salt Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
An early 20th century French boite à sel, or salt box, made of solid walnut with hinged lid and small drawer. A rustic hand-crafted box with dark waxed finish. This box was used to s...
Category
French French Provincial Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Anglo-Indian Silver Plate Metal / Trinket, Box Elephant, Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful silvered metal box of an elephant in a very traditional Anglo -Indian craft, art. Has an amazing age patina in contrast with the inside, as shown.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Japanese Lacquered Card Box with Ornate Hand Painted Gilt Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique card box is unsigned or initialed, so the specific artist is unknown, but is believed to have been made in Japan in circa 1900 in the per...
Category
Japanese Meiji Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Continental Basalt & Brass Basketweave Box - Possibly Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, early 20th century.
A antique oval box made of brass and other metals. The box has a basketweave pattern to the exterior and an affixed basalt plaque to the top. The pl...
Category
British Renaissance Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Napoleon III card holder
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Napoleon III card holder
(card fray)
Gilt bronze and enamel
Origin France Circa 1900
Gilt bronze and Cloissone enamel with hand-painted Sevres porcelain plate signed by E. Horche
Per...
Category
French Napoleon III Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
1910 Matchstick Jewlry Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1910 Jewlry box made of matchsticks. Mirror is cracked.
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
1920s Domed Top Leaded Amber Glass Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Domed Top Leaded Amber Glass Box
This unique stained glass box featured a gracious domed top and adorned with metal accents on supported metal legs
Category
Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor 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
English Art Deco Antique Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver
Red Lacquer Betel Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel was kept in finely worked and decorated boxes. This round betel box...
Category
Southeast Asian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Edwardian 1910 Pforzheim Guilloche Enameled Round Box In .900 Sterling Silver
By Pegau/Pforzheim Silberwarenfabrik
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche and enameled bombe round box.
This is a superb and fabulous enameled box, created in the city of Pforzheim Germany in the early 20th ...
Category
German Edwardian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1919 René Lalique Box Une Figurine Et Raisins Clear & Frosted Glass with Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Une Figurine et Raisins" made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919.
Molded signature on the lid.
Perfect condition.
diameter: 7 cm
Fél...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Thai 1900s Reclining Guardian Lion Carved Prayer Box with Polychrome Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Thai wooden polychrome prayer box from the early 20th century depicting a reclining guardian lion with his tongue sticking out. Created in Thailand during the early years of the 20th century, this highly decorative object is in fact a prayer box. Opening in its upper section to reveal an oval, roughly carved interior, the box depicts a guardian lion whose striking features and expression are meant to ward off negative influences. His reclining position demonstrates that he is ready to pounce. Best to be seen from the sides, the lion opens his mouth to reveal sharp teeth through which his tongue is sticking out. The latter is removable. His body is adorned with incised scrolling accents and hand painted with green, yellow, red, pink and white motifs. The tail is missing. The other side shows a décor a little more faint. With its highly decorative presence and polychrome finish, this Thai guardian...
Category
Thai Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Large Anglo Indian Elephant Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Folky silvered metal elephant handcrafted with a charming whimsical
form hammered and etched designs that unexpectedly opens as a trinket
box.
Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
