Neoclassical Boxes
NEOCLASSICAL STYLE
Neoclassical design emerged in Europe in the 1750s, as the Age of Enlightenment reached full flower. Neoclassical furniture took its cues from the styles of ancient Rome and Athens: symmetrical, ordered, dignified forms with such details as tapered and fluted chair and table legs, backrest finials and scrolled arms.
Over a period of some 20 years, first in France and later in Britain, neoclassical design — also known as Louis XVI, or Louis Seize — would supersede the lithe and curvaceous Rococo or Louis XV style.
The first half of the 18th century had seen a rebirth of interest in classical antiquity. The "Grand Tour" of Europe, codified as a part of the proper education of a patrician gentleman, included an extended visit to Rome. Some ventured further, to sketch the ruins of ancient Greece. These drawings and others — particularly those derived from the surprising and rich archaeological discoveries in the 1730s and ’40s at the sites of the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum — caused great excitement among intellectuals and aesthetes alike.
Neoclassical furniture is meant to reflect both grace and power. The overall appearance of neoclassical chairs, tables and cabinetry is strong and rectilinear. These pieces are, in effect, classical architecture in miniature: chair and table legs are shaped like columns; cabinets are constructed with elements that mirror friezes and pediments.
Yet neoclassicism is enlivened by gilt and silver leaf, marquetry, and carved and applied ornamental motifs based on Greek and Roman sculpture: acanthus leaves, garlands, laurel wreaths, sheaves of arrow, medallions and chair splats are carved in the shapes of lyres and urns. Ormolu — or elaborate bronze gilding — was essential to French design in the 18th and 19th centuries as a cornerstone of the neoclassical and Empire styles.
As you can see from the furniture on these pages, there is a bit of whimsy in such stately pieces — a touch of lightness that will always keep neoclassicism fresh.
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Style: Neoclassical
Neoclassical Box, Ash Veneer, Austria, circa 1860
Located in Regensburg, DE
Ash veneered and hand polished with shellac.
Ebonized diamond hash around the keyhole.
Dimensions: H 14 cm x W 33,8 cm x D 19 cm.
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Mid-19th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Ash
English Wedgwood Jasperware Box Neoclassical Style
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
An English Wedgwood Jasperware teal green and white jewelry or decorative box with Neoclassical design, circa late-20th century, England. B...
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Stoneware
Tiffany & Co. Porcelain Lidded Trinket Box Designed for Tauck World France
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round trinket box.
Tiffany & Co. porcelain round map box designed for Tauck World, Made In France.
The porcelain lid cover is dec...
Category
Late 20th Century French Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Jewelry Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
French jewelry box
Materials: Bronze and orange crystal
Origin France Circa 1900
Golden patina
perfect condition
on its lid it has a porcelai...
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
18th Century Italian Florentine Giltwood Engraved Box
Located in Milan, IT
Italian antique gilded Florentine box, octagonal shape realized in white walnut, engraved on each side and the top and with bulin scrolling decor...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Huntley Boorne & Stevens Mid Century ‘Wedgwood Jasperware’ Biscuit Tin 1950s
Located in Tilburg, NL
Huntley Boorne & Stevens Mid Century ‘Wedgwood Jasperware’ Biscuit Tin, England, mid 20th century.
This is a very decorative biscuit tin by Huntl...
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Mid-20th Century Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
18th Century Italian Florentine Silver-leaf Polylobed Engraved Box
Located in Milan, IT
Italian antique silvered Florentine box, polylobed box from the end of the 1700s made of bent and curved wood to obtain a four-pointed polylobe. The ori...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Late 1800s Antique Firewood Coal Wood Repousse Box Artistic Scenes Brass Panels
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Late 1800s antique firewood box with artistic Brass Panels
Tavern imagery
Rectangular shape six sided with a slope.
Preowned vintage original c...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century White Enamel Brass Hinged Box Remote Trinket Storage Decor
By Louis Vuitton, Hermès
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A very nice clean enamel lidded storage box with tarnished brass hardware. A wonderful design element for a Coastal or Colonial Revival interior. Good size for storage, small books...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Steel
Jewelry Box Gilded Interior with Silk Satin Padding France, Paris, 1800
Located in Milano, IT
Jewelry box numbered below on the bottom. France Paris 1800, gilded metal. Interior with period silk satin padding. Precious and splendid antique jewelry box. The jewelry box is made...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
Silver-Gilt Musical Snuff Box by François Nicole
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptional Swiss silver-gilt musical snuff box was crafted by the famed François Nicole. At first glance, the diminutive piece appears to simpl...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage German Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket Carriage
Located in Elkhart, IN
A very rare vintage cut crystal jewelry casket/carriage with bronze mounts. The domed crystal casket sits on a bronze carriage stand with turnin...
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Camille Le Tallec Porcelain Rectangular Dresser Box
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a gilded hand painted elongated hinged box. It is decorated with a garland of flowers & festoon of branches of parsley leaves. Inside the lid, there is a single rose hand painted. This is an excellent box to keep jewelry, pen or pencils. There is flower shaped lock. Under the base is the hallmark of Le Tallec. Camille Le Tallec...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Sevres Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box
octagonal format
Hand painted and signed on its base
perfect condition
Origin France Circa 1900
its mount is gilded bronze.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Box Sevres Porcelain
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Box sevres porcelain
octagonal format
Decorated with flowers inside (hand-painted)
Bronze frame
Perfect condition
Circa 1900 origin France.
Category
Early 1900s French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Silver Heart-Shaped Spice Box, Lopez Portero, Manuel, Spain, Granada, 1870
Located in Madrid, ES
Heart-shaped spice. Silver. LOPEZ PORTER, Manuel. Spain, Granada, 1870.
With contrasting and burilada marks.
Silver spice rack in its color with a heart shaped shape and curved spout to one side that has two hinged lids and three spaces inside (partition above and not below); It is supported by three legs decorated with classicist elements and has, towards the side, a series of fine smooth moldings. The hallmarks are those corresponding to Granada, to date, and to the silversmith Manuel López Portero, who also worked as hallmarks in the city. The shape of the piece does not follow the usual prototypes of the time or of the school to which it corresponds (a heart shaped silver box...
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1870s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Column Pedestal Box Neoclassical Style
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful column pedestal box in the neoclassical style, circa mid-20th century, USA. Piece is a rich dark brown wood with an octagonal base and fluted pillar. Box opens to an insi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Wood
Silver Salt Box, Lizasoain, Spain, Madrid, 1768
Located in Madrid, ES
Salt or spice shaker. Silver. Lizasoain. Spain, Madrid, 1768.
With contrast markings.
Silver spice rack in its color with a frustoconical body, sinuou...
Category
1760s Spanish Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Neoclassical Octagonal Green Guilloche & Ormolu Box, after Faberge
By Fabergé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical octagonal green Guilloche & Ormolu box, after Faberge
A fine late 20th century example, intricate, well executed example, with presentati...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Malachite Jewelry Box with Cameo Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. Box is rectangular in shape with resin female cameo detail on top lid. Piece is beautifully hand-crafted. Piece makes a great decorative or storage jewelry box to hold small items or jewelry such as necklaces (as demonstrated), rings, earring, cufflinks, etc., on a vanity, nightstand, dresser, desk, credenza, walk-in-closet, etc. Dimensions: 2.25" Height x 2.38" Width x 3.32" Depth.
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Purple Charoite box...
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Late 20th Century Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Round Cobalt Blue Madonna and Child Hinged Trinket Box Limoges China
By Limoges
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful cobalt blue trinket box with a hinged lid. The top features a scene of the Madonna and Child, with a wreath of gold surrounding the edges. The body is decorated with gold floral accents. The lid is hinged in a bronze hue. The bottom is marked "Limoges China...
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20th Century Chinese Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
George Reevers, Dutch .934 Silver Biscuit Box, Rope Borders, Holland, C.1838
Located in Chatham, ON
GEORGE REEVERS (Maker - Silversmith) - Extraordinary and rare Dutch fine silver round biscuit box - 934/1000 silver - finest quality and timeless design (nearly 200 years old) - classic rope twist borders (two to the top and one to the base) - indent to the edge of the hinged lid for easy opening and grip - original green wool felt base liner (not photographed...
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1830s Dutch Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Early 1900s French Neoclassical Oval Brass Jewellery Box with Agate Moth Decor
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty and heavy early 1900s Neo-Classical oval brass jewellery box with 2 moth decorations carved in agate.
The figures on the (I think machine made repoussé) side look like from Roman times.
The middle-eastern little tent shaped lid feels very Moorish, also the round glass 'gem stone' decorations look like the decoration on antique Moorish jewellery...
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
Blue and White Ceramic Heart Shape Trinket Box with Lid by Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful ceramic heart shape trinket box by Wedgwood. This dish is in the Classic “Wedgwood blue” and features a Greek mythological scene on the top in white. A floral garland tri...
Category
20th Century English Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Meissen Porcelain Casket
Located in Brighton, Sussex
I very good quality 19th century Meissen porcelain lidded casket.
It features a gladiatorial scene with the Emperor and Empress on the...
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Gilt Bronze and Malachite Casket by Monbro Fils Ainé
Located in London, GB
Antique gilt bronze and malachite casket by Monbro Fils Ainé
French, mid 19th Century
Measures: Height 68cm, width 92cm, depth 52cm
This marriag...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Ormolu
Antique Sea Shell Decorative Coffin Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful coffin shape trinket box encrusted with shells. This box would be stunning on a dressing table, side table, or coffee table. Its hinged lid opens to fit miscellaneous ite...
Category
20th Century American Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Shell
Swiss Gold and Enamel Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
A musical movement distinguishes this wonderful early 19th-century gold vinaigrette box. The vessel is covered in delicate engraving highlighted by bl...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
Neoclassical Round Box in the Style of the Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and rare early to mid-20th century matte white and light periwinkle blue round metal box in the Neoclassical style. The Neoclassical raised relief design around box's ext...
Category
Early 20th Century English Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
Gilt Bronze and Onyx Jewelry Box, France, Late 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt bronze and onyx jewelry box. France, late 19th century.
It has silk inside.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
Miniature of a Jewelry Box in Gilt Bronze, Paris, France, circa 1800
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful and precious miniature of a bronze jewelry chair. The seat rises and inside we find some vintage burgundy red silk satin. The surface features sophisticated details. Miniat...
Category
19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Hand Painted Brown Metal Chest or Box with Floral Design
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely large antique hand painted Metal chest to box. The box features exquisite floral design with gilded motifs on the top of the box and round elegant gilded bases and crown.
...
Category
1940s American Vintage Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
German Porcelain Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This important German porcelain snuff box exhibits delightful artistry and craftsmanship. Hand painted classical tableau celebrating the e...
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18th Century German Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Mother of Pearl or Nacre Box with Bronze Frame, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Mother of pearl box with bronze frame, 19th century.
Box made of mother of pearl plates joined thanks to a bronze structure decorated with simple plant elements and which still has ...
Category
19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Early 19th Century Italian Wedding Boxes
Located in Hudson, NY
This very interesting pair of wedding or presentation boxes formed part of the decorative collection of Mrs. John Gutfreund and resided in their home Murry House in Villanova Pa. Cra...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Silver 800 and Enamel Music Box Signed Fallaci Firenze, Italy, circa 1930
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Silver 800 and enamel music box signed Fallaci Firenze. Italy, circa 1930.
Marked silver 800.
Machine signed "Thorens Switzerland".
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Silver Oval Box, 19th Century, with Hallmarks
Located in Madrid, ES
Oval box. Silver, 19th centu.
With contrast marks.
Oval box with flat lid made of silver, partially gilded, decorated on the outside with figurative scenes ...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Box, Silver, Córdoba, Diego de la Vega y Torres, 1806, with Hallmarks
Located in Madrid, ES
Box. Silver. Córdoba, Diego de la Vega y Torres, 1806.
With contrast marks.
Oval box with flat lid made of silver in its color and decorated on the outside ...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Early 19th Century Neoclassical Automaton Windmill Sewing Box
Located in Essex, MA
Rare early 19th century working automaton sewing box with hidden compartments for necessaries and sewing implements. Original handmade cloc...
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Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
19th Century Swiss Gold Musical Vinaigrette
Located in New Orleans, LA
This early 19th century Swiss gold vinaigrette has the charming addition of a musical mechanism. The entire box is crafted of 14-karat yellow gold envelo...
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19th Century Swiss Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Gold, Enamel
Austria Mid-18th Century Lacquered Wood Case
Located in Brescia, IT
This fine wood lacquered wood case is painted both on the sides: there is the elegant portrait of a pretty woman on one side and on the other side, a natura...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Lacquer, Wood, Fabric
Hermes Vanity Box
By Hermès
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Hermes Vanity Box
1970s, France
Dimensions: Height: 3.75 in Diameter: 3.5 in
Embody the French elegance and sophistication with this exquisite Hermes Va...
Category
1970s French Vintage Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Metal
Austria Mid-18th Century Lacquered Portrait Wood Box
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique and fine lacquered wood box, is painted on both the sides with an elegant portrait of a woman and on the other side a dancer.
The piece will be delivered with its certi...
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Neoclassical Antique Sterling Silver Tea Caddy Set from 1797 by Robert Sharp
By Robert Sharp
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1797 by Robert Sharp, this rare and exceptional quality, George III, antique sterling silver tea caddy set, comprises two oval tea caddies and a sugar caddy...
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1790s English Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze and Porcelain Jewelry Box, Porcelain Plaques Painted by Johner
By Johner
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and porcelain jewelry box. Porcelain plaques painted by Johner. Neoclassical style. Vienna, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Italian Neoclassic Walnut Miniature Commode
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular top with diamond inlay over three drawers with similar inlay, slight cabriole legs.
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1790s Italian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Silver Box, 19th-20th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
With hallmarks.
Three-lobed flat-top box made of silver in its color decorated on the edge and lid with elements on chopped luster. The upper part presents a scene framed by scallop...
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Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Italian Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian jewelry box. Neoclassical style miniature chest of drawers fit for jewels. A scaled replica of a Louis XVI boxwood, palissander, rosewood an...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Carrara Marble
Rare Napoleonic Straw Marquetry Box
Located in New York, NY
This cylinder box is an exceptionally fine example of straw marquetry, and a rare survivor of the craft, which involves the cutting, coloring, and mounting of split straws to form de...
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Early 1800s French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Straw
Iron Strong Box Treasure Chest
Located in Ferndale, MI
Iron strong box treasure chest, nicely crafted case and mechanism.
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19th Century American Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron, Iron
Exceptionally Detailed 19th Century Carved Bone Gunpowder Flask
Located in London, GB
Exceptionally detailed 19th century carved bone gunpowder flask
Italian, 19th Century
Height 36cm, diameter 11cm
This unconventional gunpowder flask, created in Italy in the 19th ce...
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19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Bone
Box Tobacco Swedish, 19th Century Stone Sweden
Located in New York, NY
A tobacco box made during the 18th-19th century in Sweden. From gray lime stone in a temple shape. Neoclassical.
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Early 19th Century Swedish Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Stone
Continental Niello and Silver Gilt Snuff Box, Early 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
No apparent hallmarks. The diaper pattern filled with small crosses throughout and the opening with a slight lip.
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Early 19th Century French Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Silver
Porcelain and Glass Oval Box, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Small oval box with etched glass base and lid hinge closure made, the latter combining enamel and metal. The bottom has a bucolic landscape with a series of h...
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19th Century European Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Porcelain, Glass
German Neoclassical Painted Lacquer Snuff Box, Early 19th Century
By Stobwasser
Located in Spencertown, NY
German neoclassical round snuff box with ancient Roman scene.
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Early 19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Silver Swan Sugar Bowl
Located in New York, NY
Silver Swan Sugar Bowl. Italian neoclassical sterling silver lidded sugar bowl with swan/goose finial and lion head ring handles. Italian sterling ...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Neo-Classic Style Marble Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian Neo-classic-style (20th Century) black marble rectangular box with and inlaid circle of lapis, malachite, and pink marble
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Marble
Continental German Neo-Classic Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Continental German (19/20th Century) rectangular sterling silver box with Neo-classic figures in relief (signed: S. SCHNAUFFEN, DRESDEN)
Category
19th Century German Antique Neoclassical Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Neoclassical boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Neoclassical 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, more furniture and collectibles, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Neoclassical boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include Wedgwood, Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres, Hermès, and Spanish Manufactory. 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 $65 and tops out at $117,686 while the average work can sell for $1,081.
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