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Bauhaus Era Box in Patinated Brass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A brass cigarette or cigar box executed entirely of brass. It was made by an anonymous craftsman/designer in Scandinavia during the 1930s in style reminiscent of Erhard & Söhne. It f...
Category
Scandinavian Bauhaus Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-Century French Bulldog & Scottish Terrier Cigarette Box, France, 1950s — Dogs Playing Cards Motif. A charming and whimsical mid-century cigarette box from France, dating to the 1...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Wood
Heavy Brass Aspirin Pill Box – Mid-Century American Twist-Top Container Novelty
Located in Toronto, CA
This vintage brass aspirin box is a sculptural and functional collectible from the mid-20th century, believed to have been made in the United States between the 1940s and 1960s. Desi...
Category
American Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Amethyst and Brass Jewelry Box, Hollywood Regency Mineral Stone Box - 1940s
By Line Vautrin, Jean Goulden
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Amethyst and Brass Jewelry Box, Hollywood Regency Mineral Stone Box - 1940s
Rectangular brass box entirely adorned with rough-cut amethyst stones, raised on four feet.
The interi...
Category
French Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Metal, Brass
Russian Fedoskino Lacquered Box "Morning in a Pine Forest", Family Bear 1965
Located in Labrit, Landes
Hand-painted and lacquered box. The illustration is maned "Morning in a Pine Forest" and it represents a bear family the mother and three little bears playing in the forest.
Fedoskin...
Category
Russian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Paper
Early 20th Century American Oak Machinist’s Tool Box by H. Gerstner & Sons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: H. Gerstner & Sons
Manufacturer: H. Gerstner & Sons
Country: United States
Materials: Quarter-Sawn Oak, Brass Hardware, Felt Interio...
Category
American Arts and Crafts Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Swedish Art Deco Pewter, Bakelite, and Brass Lidded Box by GAB, 1935
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Art Deco Pewter, Bakelite, and Brass Lidded Box by GAB, 1935
A refined and elegant lidded box by Guldsmedsaktiebolaget (GAB), Sweden’s premier silversmiths and metalware ma...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass, Pewter
A 1930s Art Deco Hand-Carved Oak French Box
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a 1930s French Art Deco hand-carved oak box, showcasing a unique blend of craftsmanship and geometric flair characteristic of the Art Deco period.
Solid oak wood, noted for i...
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Oak
1970s Modern Silver Plated Round Jewelry Box By Renzo Casati Firenze
By Teghini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This elegant and stylish jewelry box, created by the Florentine silversmith Renzo Casati in the 1970s, is a beautiful example of modern Italian metalwork. The box has a sleek, circul...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Small round cinnabar box, c. 1950
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Traditional cinnabar covered round box with black lacquered interior.
China, Republic period, circa 1950.
Dimensions: 3" W x 1-1/4" H
Category
Chinese Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
"Flying Phoenix", Bold Mid Century Porcelain Box in Gold, White and Black
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This heavy porcelain, lidded box by Waylande Gregory depicts a crested Phoenix bird in flight, its feathers dotted in black and its wing lined in gold. Gregory was one of America's ...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Mexican Brass Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay – Aztec Head Motif Taxco
By Los Castillos, Taxco
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A striking mid-century modern brass trinket or cigarette box handcrafted in Mexico, featuring a stylized Aztec or Mayan head motif in cut brass, dramatically contrasted against a viv...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Tommaso Barbi Chrome and Wood Modernist Box, circa 1960
Located in Atlanta, GA
Tommaso Barbi designed this extraordinary large scale box. The piece was crafted in Italy circa 1960. The modernist form boasts a substantial square shape, featuring chromed metal an...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Stones, 1970s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ornate white metal trinket or ovale box hand-made/bejeweled with agate stones set in 3 floral patterns to its unhinged lid. Made in Spain or North Africa during the 1960s or 70s. Its...
Category
Moorish Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Agate, Metal
Modernist Plexiglass or Lucite Faceted Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exceptional geometric Lucite or acrylic decorative lidded box was designed in Italy. The piece was crafted circa 1960. It features a modernist shape with an incredible carved pr...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Plexiglass, Acrylic
Italian Leather Jewelry Box with Tray, Large
Located in New York, NY
An Italian blue and gold leather jewelry box with removable tray and key/lock, circa mid-20th century, Italy. Leather box is blue leather with decorative edge, gold embossed tooling ...
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique German Elfinware Porcelain Roses Trinket Box w/ Brass Accents
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Condition: Original Vintage Condition
Designer: Elfinware
Manufacturer: Elfinware
Materials: Porcelain, Brass Accents
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Burmese Gold and Black Lacquer Owl Boxes, Set of 2
Located in Stamford, CT
1960s hand-painted gold and black lacquer owl nesting boxes. Larger box is signed on the underside "handmade in Burma".
Category
Burmese Chinoiserie Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Paint, Paper
Russian Lacquer Fedoskino Hand Painted Box, after Makovsky by Belosvetova, 1966
Located in New York, NY
Soviet era Fedoskino hand painted lacquer box by Belosvetova, after Konstantin Makovsky, "Children Running from the Storm", 1872, in the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
1966
Very fine qual...
Category
Russian Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Geometric Straw Marquetry Box attributed to Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exuding timeless sophistication, this exquisite straw marquetry decorative lidded box is attributed to the legendary French designer Jean-Michel Frank (1895-1941). With its elongated...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Straw, Wood, Cork
Sterling Silverplate German Box
Located in New York, NY
A sterling silver-plate German box with teak wood interior, circa early to mid-20th century, Germany. I'm showing piece as a jewelry box (holding earrings); however, it's actually a ...
Category
German Art Deco Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
" Tresor" chest, Mithé Espelt circa 1953.
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Paris, Ile-de-France
" Tresor" chest. Rare rectangular box with glazed ceramic domed lid.
Set of blue and gold points, framed with crackled gold .
The box in black painted wood.
Original felt lining a...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Felt, Wood
Art Deco-Style Sterling Silver Table Box Having a Hinged Lid
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco-Style, sterling silver, wood-lined table box, having a hinged lid and a leather underside, Birmingham, England, year-hallmarked for 1953, Joseph Gloster, Ltd. maker. Measure...
Category
English Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn and Stone Trinket Box For Jewelry and Treasures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern architectural tessellated box by Maitland Smith. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
Category
Philippine Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Antique Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box circa 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Persian Khatam Micro Mosaic Inlaid Jewelry Box with Miniature Polo Scene, circa 1940s
This exquisite Persian Khatam Kari trinket box is a rare example of masterful micro mosaic marquetry, handcrafted in the 1940s using the ancient Persian art of inlay.
Featuring an intricately detailed geometric design and a miniature hand-painted equestrian scene on the lid, this museum-quality piece is a stunning representation of Indo-Persian and Moorish craftsmanship.
Khatam Kari, or Persian marquetry, is a centuries-old decorative art that flourished during the Safavid dynasty. It involves the meticulous inlay of thousands of tiny pieces of wood and bone into intricate, repeating geometric patterns—each symbolic of harmony and cosmic order. The top of this box is adorned with a finely rendered painting of royal figures on horseback, possibly princes engaged in a ceremonial game of polo, echoing the refined court culture of the 19th-century Persian and Mughal aristocracy.
The box’s micro mosaic surface is covered in richly detailed star and polygon motifs typical of Khatam and Sadeli mosaic traditions.
These patterns require precise mathematical planning and exceptional artisanal skill, resulting in a surface that is as intellectually complex as it is visually stunning.
Details:
* Origin: Asia Indo-Persian
* Date: Circa 1940s
* Materials: Inlaid woods, camel bone, hand-painted miniature
* Style: Islamic Art, Moorish, Anglo-Indian, Micro Mosaic
* Dimensions: Height 1.5 in. x Width 6.5 in. x Depth 4.25 in.
* Condition: antique condition with minor wear consistent with age
These boxes were traditionally used to store writing instruments or jewelry, and today they serve as timeless collectors' pieces, suitable for display or thoughtful gifting.
Comparable examples can be found in major Islamic art collections, including the Doris Duke Museum of Islamic Art.
Keywords:
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Category
Indian Anglo-Indian Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bone, Fruitwood
1930s Art Deco Gold, Brown and Yellow Ceramic Luxury Box by Galvani
By Galvani 2
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a luxurious ceramic box from the 1930s, crafted in the Art Deco style. It has been manufactured by Galvani Ceramiche , famous manufacturer of the period. The exterior of the...
Category
Italian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Lidded Bronze Box by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded bronze box with amazing patina.
Art Deco / Swedish Grace.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with only some light scratches.
S...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Sailor Scottish Terrier Drinking Beer Cigarette Box, 1950s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Midcentury sailor Scottish terrier drinking beer cigarette box, France, 1950s. Wood, metal and synthetic. Glass eyes. Measures: Height 8.2" (20.8cm), width 9" (22.9cm), depth 5.3" (1...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Large Rectangular Baccarat Style Cut Crystal Lidded Box with Brass Hardware
By Baccarat
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large French antique rectangular cut crystal and brass jewelry box, vanity box. This cut crystal box is perfect as a desk accessory, a candy dish, a vanity box or jewelry box. The lo...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Diskometal Casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
Diskometal Casket made by Just Andersen in the early 1930s. A fine piece for a beautiful spot.
* Lidded diskometal casket / jewelry box with an inner wood box.
* Designer: Just An...
Category
European Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Old Chinese Jewelry Box Jewelry Box Jade Rosewood Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Old Chinese rosewood wooden jewelry box, jewelry box with brass fittings and a jade plaque in the center of the lid, inside a red lining with golden floral decoration, second half of...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
1930s Art Deco Coty Perfume Bottle in Original Brass Lighter Style Case
Located in Red Lion, PA
Rare 1930s Art Deco Coty Perfume in Cigarette Lighter-Style Brass and Bakelite Case
This exquisite Art Deco Coty perfume presentation from the 1930s is a rare and collectible exampl...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid Century sewing box made of walnut wood with fold-out compartments
Located in München, DE
Original Mid-Century Modern fold-out sewing box in very good vintage condition. Made in Italy.
Made of walnut.
A stunningly beautiful decorative Italian design from the 1950s with ma...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
Jean Gerbino For Vallauris, France, Ceramic Glazed Sage Mosaic Lidded Pot 1960's
By Jean Gerbino
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Jean Gerbino for Vallauris, France, ceramic glazed mosaic lidded pot
Sage green, terracotta and cream shades, beautifully crafted
Circa 1960's
Signed Gerbino to base
Height 2.5 inch...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
South Indian Brass Box Jewel Box Droga Art circa 1950
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little jewel box in openwork metal with floral and plant motifs.
Brass. Typical of the droga art.
Mid 20th century
Shipping:
9 / 13 / 8 cm
Category
Indian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cologne Cathedral Jewelry Trinket Box Metal, Antique German Souvenir, 1930s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Gorgeous vintage metal jewelry box. A beautiful decorative item in metal inside covered with cloth. Made in Germany, circa 1930s. Nice addi...
Category
German Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal
$99 Sale Price
40% Off
Mid-Century Large Scale Neo-Classical Style Domed Burlwood Italian Box
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a large scale Italian burlwood box with neo-classical styling. It is marked on the bottom and includes the key. The interior is paper lined. The box dates to the 1960s.
Category
Italian Neoclassical Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Burl
Fred & Marilyn Buss Big Leaf Maple & English Walnut Box
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage carved wood box features Modernist abstract organic form and striking choice of solid wood. The combination of Big Leaf maple and English walnut wood...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Maple, Walnut
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Cigarette Case Enamel and Hand-Painted Miniature
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ladies' handbag cigarette case with an oval section in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on a guilloché and a monochrome, hand-painted miniature of a landscape, in the E...
Category
Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
David Andersen Sterling Silver & Guilloche Teal Enamel Box with Lid, 1960's
Located in New York, NY
David Andersen Sterling Silver & Guilloche Teal Enamel Box with Lid, 1960's. Overall excellent condition with age appropriate wear and minor tarnishing to silver. No Damages. Slight...
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Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Limoges France Trinket Box Baseball Glove
By Limoges
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A charming Limoges Porcelain Trinket Box in the shape of a baseball glove. This piece is hand-painted and hand-crafted. The bottom of the box is marked Limoges France. This rare piec...
Category
French French Provincial Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
$125 / item
Barbini Murano 1950s Red Orange Yellow Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red orange, yellow and clear Italian art glass powder / jewelry box. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. It is published...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Japanese Stacking Kokeshi Doll Bento Trinket Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Japanese Lacquerware Storage Box
7 diameter 6 h total 3 lower box
Stacking Kokeshi Doll Bento Box
Stamped Japan
Original vintage condition
Refer to images
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Japanese Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Majolica French Ceramic Cow Tureen Caugant
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica cow tureen circa 1940 signed Caugant.
Category
French Rustic Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience
Small Italian Florentine Jewelry Miniature Chest of Drawers
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
This vintage gilt wood storage or jewelry box features one drawer and flip up top with mirror. with storage below lined in an orange velvet fabric. The box has has lots of character,...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Giltwood, Paint, Fabric, Velvet
Sculptural Brass Decorative Jewelry Box Brutalist Mid Century Modern
By Line Vautrin
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A heavy beautiful modernist round brass box
Category
Korean Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
French Modernist Silver Plated Cigar Box by Crevillen, Paris c.1960
Located in Bath, GB
A lovely quality mid-century modern oval cigar box made from silver plate and signed on the underside "Crevillen, Paris". They were famed in the 1960's and 1970's for making quality...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Small Chinese Export Cloisonné Lidded Box decorated with peaches, Circa 1930
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese Export cloisonné lidded box which we date to the 20th century, Circa 1930.
The box has a cylindrical shape, with its original lid and is all beauti...
Category
Chinese Chinese Export Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Hand-Carved Organic Wooden Box with Lid, France, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A wonderful organically shaped Mid-Century hand-carved wooden lidded storage or jewelry box, crafted in France during the 1950s. It is in very good original, unrestored condition. Th...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vanity Jewelry Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass vanity jewelry or powder box. The piece is attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The entire piece is...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Art Deco Geometric Metal and Wood Box, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a beautifully decorative lidded box with a modernist design crafted in France circa the 1930s. It follows the typical Art Deco style with a minimalist rectangular shape and i...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Fontana Arte Glass Cork and Wood Smokers Cigarette Box, Italy, 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte ashtray-shaped cut glass cover and sculpted wood box, Italy, 1950s.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Cut Glass, Wood, Cork
1950s Italo Casini Mid-Century Modern Italian Pink and Gold Ceramic Box
By Italo Casini
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A Pink and gold ceramic box manufactured in Sesto Fiorentino in the 1950s, good conditions overall, normal signs of the time and use. It's marked on the bottom. A lovely example of h...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Triangle Art Deco Mahogany Wood Trinket Decor Box with Geometric Design
Located in Toronto, CA
This exquisite Art Deco mahogany trinket box is a rare and elegant find. With its deep, rich color and sleek geometric design, it embodies the tim...
Category
Art Deco Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
$142 Sale Price
50% Off
Large diagonal cut crystal and brass casket box
Located in Winnetka, IL
Rare crystal box with diagonal cuts. Beautiful piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Large Chinese Jewelry Box Jewelry Box Jade Rosewood Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Large Vintage rosewood wooden jewelry box, jewelry storage box with 5 drawers and 2 doors, decorated with jade and brass fittings, circa mid 20th century, marked Shanghai made in Chi...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Box 'Red and Black' with Family Crest and Lacquer Ware
Located in Paris, FR
This is a Japanese lunch box. This is made of paulownia woods and painted with lacquer-Wajima. It can be used as decoration.
Family crest: This fam...
Category
Japanese Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$268 Sale Price
20% Off
Moorish Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Jewelry Box with Geometric and Floral Patterns
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a Moorish-style jewelry box adorned with inlaid marquetry work, featuring a mosaic of geometric and floral patterns. The design is highly detailed, with small pieces of wood,...
Category
Moroccan Moorish Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
Jean Michel Frank Geometric Straw Marquetry Box, France circa 1930
Located in Atlanta, GA
This rare Art Deco straw marquetry lidded box is attributed to French designer Jean Michel Frank. The piece was expertly crafted in France circa 1930. The rectangular shape is stunni...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Straw
Music Play Box, Around 1960s, Made in Switzerland
Located in Wien, AT
Music play box, around 1960s, made in Switzerland.
Wood inlays.
Plays " Love story " Music
Hight when open: 19cm.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Boxes
Materials
Wood
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