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Art Deco Boxes

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Moorish Style Mother-of-Pearl Inlaid Art Deco Cigarette Box
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Moorish style cigarette music box inlaid with mother of pearl and ebony. Handcrafted using very fine Moorish micro mosaic inlaid geometric ...
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Birch, Rosewood

Art Deco Style Box with Ebony Veneer, with Inlays in Bronze and Springwood
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Box built in springwood with ebony veneer, with inlays in bronze and springwood. Influence came from Marion Dorn ´s design of the black and cream geometric patterned rug lounge of Th...
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2010s Mexican Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Wave Jewelry Chest in Shagreen and Bronze-Patina Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
The Wave jewelry chest in coal black shagreen by R&Y Augousti is a stunning geometric piece to store your personal items. This piece has 4 drawer compartm...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Talisa Jewelry Chest in Cream Shagreen, Black Pen Shell & Brass by R&Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
Talisa jewelry chest in cream shagreen, black pen shell and brass by R&Y Augousti is a stunning piece to store your personal items. This piece has 2 doors that open to 4 drawer compartments that have black velvet trays...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Lalique Vibration Box in Clear Crystal
Located in New York, NY
Crystal stretched and worked in its molten state transforms into undulating waves of light, and renders the subtle sensation of motion. Folding and unfolding, the lines draw parallel...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Lalique Enfants Box
Located in New York, NY
Designed by René Lalique in 1931, the Enfants box is adorned with playful cherubs.
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Crystal

straw marquetry box attributed to Jean Michel Frank
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This beautiful box with straw marquetry is attributed to Jean Michel Frank as it is similar in size and pattern with his work. Box is unsigned but in good condition, red leather back.
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw

Patinated Steel and Brass Dice Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of 6 brass dice in a felt-lined steel box - with brass topped lid and feet. The steel and brass have been oxidized prior to patinating with our unique statuary bronze formula. T...
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2010s American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Steel

Brass Box with a Pink Straw Marquetry Lid by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This lovely brass box is made of brushed brass with a lid covered of straw marquetry. The radial design of the straw reminds the great Art deco period while the elegant pink color ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

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...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Barovier Murano Pink Gold Fleck Italian Art Glass Vanity Jewelry Trinket Box Jar
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown pink and gold flecks Italian art glass vanity trinket or jewelry box. Documented to designer Ercole Barovier, for the Barovier e Toso company, wit...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Set of 4 Pedestal Boxes in Shagreen, Shell and Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The set of 4 pedestal boxes are the perfect home accents to add elegance and functionality to your space. These can be used as a vanity set for your bathroom, in your office to store desk...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Asprey - Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigar Box - London 1936
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1936 by Asprey & Co. Ltd., this handsome, Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, is in the Art Deco taste, with stepped detailing arou...
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1930s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Prodhon Art Deco Wood, Chrome and Glass Cookie Box Candy Jar, France 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
Louis Prodhon, Paris, designed and crafted this refined Art Deco decorative cookie box or candy jar in the 1930s. The modernist design boasts a chromed metal and wood holder base wit...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Early Original R & Y Augousti Paris Seashell Marquetry Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is an early original lidded box designed by the famed decorative arts design firm Ria & Youri Augousti, Paris. This elegant piece boasts geometric seashell marquetry with trim a...
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1990s French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Shell, Wood

Early 20th c. Bronze Flying Fish Coin Dish c.1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An early 20th century bronze plated Flying Fish coin dish. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Bronze. CONDITION Good. ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Art Deco Shagreen and Silver Cigarette / Small Cigar Case
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Exquisite shagreen cigar case with silver collar. Expands for differing lengths of small cigar or cigarettes. Made in the U.K. in the 1900-1920´s. It has the stamp of the retail sho...
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Early 20th Century British Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Small Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood

Art Deco reproduction of a Queen Anne period tea caddy - Hallmarked in 1929
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1929 by Thomas Bradbury & Sons, this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is a fine reproduction of a Queen Anne period caddy, with a slide off base, and r...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Straw Marquetry Soleil Tissue Box in Burnished Metals Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The shape of sails on the sea in the golden age of sailing. Classical sunburst lines fan out to cover the elegant tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Soleil Tissue Box in Burnished Metals Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
The shape of sails on the sea in the golden age of sailing. Classical sunburst lines fan out to cover the elegant tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Mirror Tissue Box Square in Malachite Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A web of delicately inlaid straw marquetry catches and shines back the light on this tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Mirror Tissue Box Long in Malachite Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A web of delicately inlaid straw marquetry catches and shines back the light on this tissue box.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Forest Tissue Box Square in Ebony Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like our Forêt wall covering, this pattern was inspired by the branches of trees in a forest. Bands of richly dyed straw marquetry cross and wrap the tissue box, creating reflecting ...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Wood, Straw

Straw Marquetry Forest Tissue Box Long in Ebony Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like our Forêt wall covering, this pattern was inspired by the branches of trees in a forest. Bands of richly dyed straw marquetry cross and wrap the tissue box, creating reflecting ...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Straw Marquetry Frond Tissue Box in Burnished Metal Colour by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
A tissue box of quiet beauty. Leaves falling in soft autumnal tones, every piece of straw marquetry applied by hand in our workshop with the most highly skilled artisans.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood

Galuchat Shagreen Long Tissue Box in Parallel Line by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Lines of shagreen cover elegant tissue box, allowing subtle differences in the natural tone and texture of each panel.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Antique 20th Century Cartier Art Deco 18K Gold & Silver Compact, Paris c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Cartier Art Deco 18 Carat gold & solid silver-gilt compact, of rectangular form, set with a gold push-button, both sides are engine turned and comes in the origi...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Gold

Antique 20th Century Art Deco 18K Gold, Silver & Ruby Compact, Paris c.1930
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Art Deco 18 Carat gold, solid silver-gilt and ruby set compact, of square form, set with a gold and ruby push-button, both sides are engine turned and set with r...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold

Urushi Eggshell Lacquer with Abalone Shell Large Pebble Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Refined and sensual small accessories for the desk or vanity have been loved and enjoyed by collectors or aesthetes for many centuries. Examples of beautiful, delicate workmanship ca...
Category

2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Abalone, Eggshell, Wood

Lacquered Eggshell Round Brule Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisions and patterns that crea...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Round Brule Box, Medium by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Brulé means 'burnt' in French. Raw and delicate, the Brulé boxes evoke the idea of baked earth or ashes. There is a powerful energy in the details of decisions and patterns that crea...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Lacquer

Art Deco Sterling Combination Coin Compact Card Case, American, circa 1920
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Art Deco sterling combination coin compact card or cigarette Case, American, circa 1920 by Webster Co. Rectangular cushion shape with hand chain attached. Opens to reveal half and fu...
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Brass and Shagreen Box Circle by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This elegant box is made of shagreen with a beautiful circular decor with brass trims on the front. It is mounted on two circular brass feet. The box is hinged with a black microsu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Art Deco 3 Compartment Pill Box in Brass, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Practical 3 compartment stamp or pill box in brass. Beautifully finished and ingenious mechanism. Made in Scandinavia or England during the 1920s or 30s. Measurements: 8x4,5x2 cm. F...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pill box silver and enamel
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pill box silver and enamel Pill box erotic scene in silver and enamel Crica 1920 Origin possibly Austria Very unusual box for pills It has an erotic scene of an oriental dancer under...
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Small by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer

"Hunter in Paradise", Art Deco Humidor in Cast Iron by Elmberg, Sweden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although Sweden is known for its furniture and artisanry in a stylized Art Deco manner, often characterized as Swedish Grace, it is not so well known that Swedish artists led the way...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Iron

Urushi Lacquer Eggshell Orb Box, Large by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Like an ancient pebble or river-rock that has been tumbled for centuries to polish and reveal its alluvial layers. Hand-turned solid oak box enveloped in lacquered eggshell marquetry.
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Eggshell, Oak, Lacquer

Garrard & Co. - Sterling Silver Tea Caddy - London 1926
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1926 by Garrard & Co., this handsome, Sterling Silver Tea Caddy, is oval in shape, with panelled detailing. The tea caddy measures 3.25"(8cm) tall, by 4.25"...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Frosted Satin Glass Ballerina Female "Ramses" Powder Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This pink art deco frosted satin ballerina glass box, often called a woman's trinket box, is often referred to as a "Ramses" Box because a woman would ...
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1920s Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Glass

Art Deco Flapper Powder Puff Doll & Stand by Fasold & Stuach, C1930
Located in Devon, England
First time we've had one of these so quite a rare find and in superb condition is this wonderful 1930's Art Deco German porcelain pin cushion half doll related head powder puff set, ...
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Straw Marquetry Sunburst Pattern Quotidien Box by Alexander Lamont
Located in Khet Bang Sue, Krung Thep Maha Nakhon
Alexander Lamont grew up with objects, folkart and antiques from around the world; small things that expressed the skills of the craftsman and the materials they were made from. Obje...
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2010s Thai Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw

1930s Art Deco Bohemian Schlevogt, Petrucci Malachite Glass Turtle Trinket Dish
Located in Haarlem, NL
A lovely 1930s Art Deco Czech Republic made malachite glass turtle trinket dish, by Curt Schlevogt designed by Mario Petrucci Malachite glass is intend...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Slag Glass

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...
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1910s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

German Pforzheim 1915 Art Deco Guilloché Enameled Box In .935 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
A guilloche enameled round box with flowers Beautiful enameled box, created in Pforzheim Germany, during the art deco period back in the 1915-20 This beautiful box was carefully cra...
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1910s German Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Vintage Decorative Jewellery Case, Japanese, Lacquer, Box, Art Deco, Circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an vintage decorative jewellery case. A Japanese, lacquer and Mother of Pearl lidded box in Art Deco taste, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Appealing example o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer

1926 René Lalique, Box Dans La Nuit Frosted Glass with Blue Patina for Worth
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Dans La Nuit" made in frosted glass with blue patina by René Lalique in 1926 for Worth. Molded signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Rare model. Measures: Height: 13 cm Diam...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

John Richard Attrib Black Lacquered Sun Rise Inlaid Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning contemporary black lacquered multi-ray inlaid decorative table box attributed to luxury designer John Richard. This glamorous Art Deco style box...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Resin

Art Deco Decorative Box Pietro Chiesa & Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte, Italy 1930s
Located in Rome, IT
Amazing undulated rectangular Box in wood and mirrored blue crystal engraving of a venetian gondola engraving attributed to Pietro Chiesa and Gio Ponti for Fontana Arte. Made in It...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Metal, Brass

Box in Cream Shagreen with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Mask Box with relief by Kifu Paris is a versatile and organic piece. The amorphous top and base are inlaid in a mixture of cream shagreen and bronze-patina brass. This piece is d...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Disney tin Snow White and 7 Dwarfs
Located in Antwerp, BE
Disney tin with handle with Snow White and the 7 dwarfs. A green rectangular tin with lid with different scenes of Snow White , the seven ...
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Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Box in Coal Black Shagreen with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Mask Box with relief by Kifu Paris is a versatile and organic piece. The amorphous top and base are inlaid in a mixture of coal black shagreen and bronze-patina brass. This piece...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Box in Black Shell with Bronze-Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in New York, NY
The Mask Box with relief by Kifu Paris is a versatile and organic piece. The amorphous top and base are inlaid in a mixture of black shell and bronze-patina brass. This piece is desi...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Modernist Box, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco mahogany box, France, 1930s. Modernism era. Mahogany and chrome. Very close to Desny works. Could be... Some scratches of age on the ch...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Chrome

1930s Arrow "Naughty Hula Girl" Swirled Bakelite Table Striker Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This vintage table lighter by the company ARROW is an exceedingly rare find: a tastefully nude Hula Girl model crafted from chromed metal, featuring a Bakelite base. Within the base ...
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1910s Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Chrome

Lidded Multi Color Porcelain Art Deco Box from Japan
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful artistic Art Deco Porcelain box with corresponding lid - made inJapan, the piece is a treasure as a decorative piece. The box has a slight octagonal design, making it ev...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Porcelain, Paint

Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Displays a desirable age...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Iron

Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Tiffany Studios, Alfred Dunhill, and Cartier. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $30,000 while the average work can sell for $1,262.

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