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
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
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
Set of 3 Polychrome and Laminated and Polished Nickel Art Deco Style Boxes
Located in Montreal, QC
Set of 3 polychrome and laminated and polished nickel Art Deco style boxes. Included an ice bucket, a magazine compartment and a small boxe. Signed:...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Laminate
Deco Style Silver Plate Box
Located in Stockton, NJ
A deco style silver plate box. Interested riveted and heavy construction with concave base interior. Marked "Compesi".
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Multi Purpose Art Deco Jewelry or Cigar Box in Coromandel Wood / 1920's Hardwood
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning shape and practical size coromandel wood box from the Art Deco era.
This exceptional and highly stylish antique box too is even better lo...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Art Deco Jewelry Box, Walnut, Czechia 'Bohemia', 1920s
Located in Horomerice, CZ
Art Deco jewelry box. Original very well preserved condition.
Period: 1920-1929
Source: Czechia (Bohemia)
Material: Walnut.
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Great Design and Excellent Condition 1920s Red Lacquered Wooden Art Deco Box
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and aesthetically delightful antique box.
For the collectors of unique and striking antique boxes we also have this avant gardistic Art Deco beauty. The straight lined desi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Schlevogt Hoffmann "Ingrid" Lapis Marbled Glass Lidded Box with Ormolu Mounts
Located in Cincinnati, OH
This rare Art Deco era hinged glass dresser box was made in Czechoslovakia and is part of the Ingrid series, named for the daughter of Henry Günther Schlevogt of the Curt Schlevogt glass manufactory and Charlotte Hoffman Schlevogt...
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1930s Czech Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco Period Papier Mache Box Japanese
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful Japanese papier-mâché round box with a colorful geometric design and black lacquer finish, Art Deco period, circa early-20th century, Japan. Marked "Made in Japan" o...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Paper
1930s Art Deco Half Doll Powder Bowl
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this very attractive and totally original 1930s Art Deco ladies powder/ trinket box. Made from porcelain with a vibrantly colored painted finish. There is m...
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Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique “KRAFT AL PACCA” German Shagreen Cigarette Case
Located in Beirut, LB
Black lacquered silver Cigarette case, has particularly lovely shagreen (GALUCHAT) band on the top.
Stamped “Kraft Al Pacca” and “Argent” from the inside.
The wonderful Galuchat m...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver
French Art Deco Wood Box, circa 1930
Located in Beirut, LB
A beautiful wooden square shaped box that has a variety of uses, it can be used as a jewelry or trinkets box on the desk or dressing table or for storing cigarettes and tobacco in.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Painted Porcelain Tobacco Box Signed Edouard Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Painted porcelain tobacco box signed Edouard-Marcel Sandoz for Theodore Haviland Limoges. Art Deco period, France, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Bronze Box with Flowers in Relief, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Small yet heavy Art Deco bronze box with flowers in relief.
- Clean and strict design. With a touch of femininity.
- Rich and original patina.
- It was manufactured in Denmark d...
Category
1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Art Deco 'rose-tinted' glass cigarette dispenser.
Located in London, GB
A very pretty Art Deco rose-tinted glass cigarette dispenser, the heavy glass lid with scalloped details to the edge lifts to reveal a tiered dispe...
Category
1930s British Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Large Chinese Metal and Cinnabar Humidor Art Deco Box, circa 1920
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This rare Chinese Art Deco box is made from copper alloy. The top is decorated with hand carved black cinnabar and highlighted with a finely carved bone figure...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Deco Trinket in Frosted Glass, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Unique multifaceted trinket with hand painted motif to the lid. It was made in Denmark during the 1920s, probably by Lyngby Glas in Copenhagen.
Category
1920s Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Glass
Rare Art Deco Lidded Box with Floral and Geometric Motifs, Silver and Ivory Hues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in its originality and abstraction, this high-style Art Deco lidded porcelain box is decorated with a series of foliate and abstract motifs, executed in silver glaze, that h...
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
2 Art Deco Langenthal Ceramic Boxes with Geometrical Design
Located in Weiningen, CH
2 Art Deco Langenthal ceramic boxes with geometrical design
Size: D 10 cm, H 4 cm // D 8.5 cm, H 6.5 cm.
Category
1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Car Bugatti Royale engraved Cigar - Cigarette Case - Automobilia
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Fantastic engraved Cigar - Cigarette case with a Bugatti Royale. Bugatti type 41. Very nice piece of automobilia. Perfect gift for a Classic car or car mascot - hood ornament collector.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
"Zodiac Box, " Lidded Art Deco Bronze Casket with Zodiac Symbols by Oscar Bach
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully cast and finished with a lovely, lustrous patina, this bronze lidded box depicts all 12 of the Zodiac symbols -- four on the lid and two ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Portait Box Signed Cartier à Paris, 20th Century
By Cartier
Located in Paris, FR
Rectangular gold case or box signed Cartier in Paris. The case is finely guilloché with rhombic motifs and framed by a stylized foliated frieze. The c...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Tourmaline, Gold
Art Deco Oval Sterling Silver Biscuit Box by Hukin & Heath Birmingham, 1927
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1927 by Hukin & Heath, this handsome, Art Deco, sterling silver biscuit box, is oval in shape, plain in style and features a hinged lid and reed borders. ...
Category
1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco 1900 Stoneware Ceramic Brown Decorative Box Gentil & Bourdet French Art
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Gentil & Bourdet
Original and decorative stoneware ceramic box.
Elegant brown stoneware ceramic glaze for this art deco 1900 ceramic box.
Signed under the base
Original p...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Bronze Figure 'The Juggler' by CJR Colinet
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Extensively exhibited in Paris Salons throughout the Jazz and Deco Age, Belgian-born artist Claire Jeanne Roberte Colinet (1880-1950) was know for her fluid, dynamic figural sculptur...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Anglo-Indian Art Deco Silver Presentation Casket
Located in London, GB
This Anglo-Indian silver casket is inscribed on a central panel to the front with the following: 'Presented to / Mr. A. L. Guildford, B.Sc. M.I.E....
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian Futurist Tobacco Ceramic Box 1930 Matt Enamel Cima Perugia with Dog
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Italian Futurist Tobacco ceramic box 1930 Art Deco in Matt enamel and decorations with dog Cima Perugia Production.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Art Deco Silver, Risqué Nude Enamel Cigarette or Card Case Padgett & Braham
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Magnificent Art Nouveau silver and risqué nude enamel cigarette or card case by Padgett & Braham Ltd
This is an exceptional Art Nouve...
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Pair of Art Deco Ceramic Boxes
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of Art Deco ceramic boxes with lids. Marked DEK44 and 627.
Category
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
White Ceramic Deco Box by Guido Andloviz for Lavenia with Japanise Decoration
Located in Varese, Lombardia
White ceramic box designed by Guido Andloviz and manufactured by SCI Laveno. Printed by maker on the base: "Lavenia". The box has been decorated with...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box, Pair
By John Otar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Pair of matching rare 1935 all-original decorative boxes designed and produced by John Otar in California. These boxes feature individual triangular brass and copper plates stacked t...
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Copper
French Art Deco Tin, Maintenance for Furniture
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco tin box for Encaustique Le Paysan,
a French product for cleaning and restoring furniture, marbles, leather, parquet.
This round Tin has a beaut...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique 20th Century Cartier Art Deco 9-Karat Gold, Sapphires, Diamonds, Compact
By Cartier
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th century Cartier Art Deco 9 carat gold extremely large compact, of rectangular form, inside bearing various open and closed compartments and a retracting lipstick, the to...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Gold
Folk Art Deco Maple Burl Wood Decorative Lock Box with Inlay Detail
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Folk Art carved maple burl wood box with locking mechanism and original key, circa 1940s. Geometric inlay details present to the surface.
Very nice...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Burl
Large Art Deco Grocers Tolewear Double Coffee and Tea Canister
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large Art Deco grocers tolewear double coffee and tea canister
This is a classic of Art Deco design, the decoration is very much in the Odeon style typical of toleware of this period
The Dowe Egbert double display...
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1920s Dutch Vintage Art Deco Boxes
An important Art Deco Jewellery Box on Legs in burlwood, France, circa 1930s
Located in London, GB
Important and precious French Art Deco jewelry box on legs, circa 1930s.
Superb quality, Exotic veneers, French brass lock, blue velours interior. very ele...
Category
20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Box with Lid by Raymond Chevalier for Boch La Louviere Floral Design
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning geometric design porcelain box by Chevalier.
If you are an Art Deco enthousiast then you will immediately recognize this pure Art Deco design. The hand-painted flower motif...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
"Leaping Deer in Snow, " Striking Art Deco Lidded Box by Waylande Gregory
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Gorgeously glazed in tones of gold and warm, dark gray, this lidded ceramic box depicts a leaping deer on its cover, the spots on its fur echoed b...
Category
1940s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
"Mountain Goat Humidor, " Art Deco Lidded Container with Teal-Turquoise Glaze
Located in Philadelphia, PA
One of the most charming and rare of the many ceramic creations issued by the Cowan company in suburban Cleveland, this humidor depicts a baby mountain goat atop a peaked humidor, th...
Category
1920s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Box by Maison Desny, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Box in wood veneer and silver nickel-plated metal. Stamped with "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and "Déposé".
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Porcelain Box of a Flapper Girl, Germany, 1930
Located in Devon, England
Fantastic original Art Deco porcelain box of a bathing beauty flapper girl. Made of porcelain and finished with lustre glazes, she has an exquisite face and is modelled as if lying o...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Art Deco Disko Metal Cigar Box with Motif' by N. Dam Ravn, Denmark, 1930s
By N. Dam Ravn
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Beautiful Disko metal cigar box with cedar wood interior. It was designed by Danish sculptor N. Dam Ravn in the 1930s. Manufactured by Nordisk Malm. The style and material used is re...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Ceramic and Silver Plate Biscuit Box, Art Deco Period, circa 1920, Signed G.A.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Ceramic and silver plate biscuit box. Art Deco period, circa 1920. Probably German, signed in the silver plate G.A.
Category
1920s German Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
European Art Nouveau Art Deco Metal and Enamel Curiosity Box
Located in Oakland, CA
Unusual enamel Art Nouveau box, most likely Austrian or German, circa 1915. Elaborate metal detail aspects have a very Art Deco look with detailed angles and triangles on all surface...
Category
1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Art Deco Vase, Bowl in Carved Crystal Color Amber and Silver 800, Italy, 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful bowl in circular crystal and handcut silver, the glass is thick, cut deep and evenly, without a single thread or a flow of glass inside. No chipping or scratches.
Bowl in ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Pair of Asian Lidded Boxes
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Two Asian lidded boxes crafted with bone and black lacquer, engraved with floral and geometric designs, and a painted symbolic center medallion. Priced individually.
From left to...
Category
20th Century Chinese Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Bone
Box Attributed to Maison Desny, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Attributed to Desny.
Box in Macassar ebony veneer and silver nickel-plated metal.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Macassar
Art Deco Sterling Silver and Enamel Freedom Box, 1941 Arms of Borough of Slough
Located in London, GB
An impressive Art Deco solid Silver Freedom Box embellished with the arms of the Borough of Slough in deep rich enameled colors. The interior of the base i...
Category
20th Century English Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Hand-Crafted Wooden Organic Treasure Box Square Design Inlay
Located in Lisse, NL
A unique, decorative and multipurpose box.
If you are looking for a handsome and stylish box for keeping your jewelry or other 'objects of Virtue' than this handcrafted piece could be perfect for you. The maker has gone to great length in making this box, because all sides are perfectly inlaid with square faux shell...
Category
1980s European Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco Sterling Silver, Enamel Glass-Mounted Burled Walnut Table Box
Located in New York, NY
Fabulous, rare, Art Deco, sterling silver, rust colored enamel and beveled glass-mounted burled walnut table box with hinged lid, Paris, circa 1910...
Category
1910s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Turquoise Marbled Wood and Naturel Wood Box, 1940s
Located in Sacile, PN
Turquoise marbled wood and nature wood box, 1940s.
Rectangular box painted in blue faux marble and nature wood with brass closure and ribbon-shape...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Bohemia Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set, 1930s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exceptional luxury Art Deco Bohemian Karl Palda crystal cut vanity set with soap container, perfume bottle and eau de toilette spray.
Stunning Art Deco...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Crystal
French Silver Wood Lined Box
Located in New York, NY
A fine tooled Art Deco French sterling silver wood lined box with French hallmarks.
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Erismann Candy Tin with Black Boy, Europe , 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco Litho Candy Tin Box with a beautiful design of a seated Negro Boy - Black Boy under a Palm Tree , holding a Sugar Cane.
This round tube Tin Storag...
Category
Early 20th Century European Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Tin
Art Deco Signed Bronze and Silver Plate Hinged Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely, handsome vintage and well-made heavy box from Silver Crest Co. is hallmarked on the bottom genuine silver crest bronze SMA 518-36, 59....
Category
1930s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Early 20th Century French Carved Chestnut Box from Brittany Signed E. Bayon
Located in Dallas, TX
Store your remote controls in this antique fruitwood box, crafted in Brittany, France, circa 1900, the decorative box made of chestnut, features hand carved decor including floral medallions on the sides and a Briton woman head sculpture...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Chestnut
English Mid-Century Silver Cigarette Box
Located in New York, NY
English Mid-Century (1940s) sterling silver rectangular (cigarette) box with fluted etched design and initials: A.M.G.
Category
1940s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Money Box Piggy Bank Silver 830 Art Deco Jacob Grimminger Germany made 1930
By Jacob Grimminger
Located in Vienna, AT
German silver money box or piggy bank
manufactured during first quarter of 20th century / made circa 1930
Excellently made Art Deco money box (pi...
Category
1930s German Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Silver
Rare Donald Deskey New York City Times Square Box
Located in St. Louis, MO
Very rare only a few know to exist. Signed deskey and with monogram DV in the design
lacquered wood with an applied ink on paper work under lacquer
circa 1926. produced by Deskey-Vollmer, New York.
David A. Hanks and Jennifer Toher, Donald Deskey: Decorative Designs and Interiors, New York, 1987, p. 9 J. Stewart Johnson, American Modern 1925-1940: Design for a New Age, New York, 2000 (for a related cigarette box from the collection of John C. Waddell)
The iconography Deskey chose to portray recounts a "night on the town'' in New York City, similar in subject to the “Jazz” bowl...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Pin Tray by Maison Desny, circa 1930
Located in Paris, FR
Pin tray in Macassar ebony veneer and brass. Stamped with "Desny Paris", "Made in France" and "Déposé".
Category
1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Brass
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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