Continental Europe Decorative Boxes

Midcentury amazing oval decorative box in lucite and brass. Good condition, patina of time. Perfect also for jewelry, for the desk, or for collecting little objects. Made in Italy...

Octagonal leather box original of 1950s. Gold fire decorations. Florentine art. Measures: 10x10 cm. Good condtions.

Incredible futurist multifaceted crystal glass box, this stunning piece was produced in Italy in 1933, as it features the 800 silver engraving that w...

Rooster Aldo Tura ice box pitcher midcentury Italian design multicolor, 1950s Measures: Box height cm.17, diameter cm.18, teaspoon height cm.28, pit...

Snuff box "savonette" shape in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamel and hand painted miniature on white background depicting a heads of running horse . English "Art Nouveau" st...

Blue folk art chest or box from Sweden. The chest is in untouched original condition with the first layer of original paint. Hand wrought hardware in iron with functional lock and key.

The item on sale is an iron chest or casket suitable for arts and crafts or as a decorative object. It might have been made in Germany, England or Scottland. The box has been hand cr...

Elegant box designed by Gabriella Crespi Wooden and golden brass small box. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Signed. Italy 1970s

This is an elegant lacquered and shaped wooden box, with fine and polychrome flowers decoration on yellow background. In the center of the lid a bouquet of flowers has been painted and on the top of this one, rests a little bird with a long tail framed by a flowery ramage and crossed by a red ribbon. This brighting piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style. This Venetian lacquered box is a precious jewelry case and it has an intense beauty that could matches with the elegance of every timeless home. One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals. Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps. The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age. The iron little key is not working. The piece is in very good state of maintenance and it is guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The wooden yellow lacquered box...

Indulge in the allure of vintage artistry with this rounded rectangular pill box, exquisitely crafted from 925/1000 gold-plated sterling silver. Adorned with intricate hand-engraved ...

In fair condition new painted only for decoration have damages and scratches.

Stylish perforated metal, brass and glass mategot style cosmetic lidded tin, 1950s

Octagonal box in Lucite, wicker and wood with a brass knob in Christian Dior style. Made in France in the 1970s.

Decorative square box by Mithé Espelt, stained wood box covered with a ceramic lid showing a single white and blue flower framed with gold glaze....

Rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with two-tone translucent stripes fired enamelled on guillochè and fine hand-engraved on all sides, French Empire Napoleo...

A set of four small round 19th Century trinket, candy or jewelry boxes in glass and silver plated brass from Sweden. The locks are engraved with a floral pattern and three of them ha...

Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with a hand-painted miniature with fired enamel by the painter Romano Buccioni in the Louis XVI Empire style of the second hal...

X-Small egg in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on fire on guilloché in Russian Art Nouveau style, inspired by the eggs of Carl Fabergé late 19th century, early 20th c...

This is an amazing piece born by the fine craftmenships of the Sardinian artisan of the beautiful island of Sardinia, Italy. The front is engraved with the typical decor of the dove ...

Delft polychrome Portuguese hand painted ceramic covered tureen with lid and under plate, hand painted 17th century, tin glazed faience with floral, hunting and bird motif, early 20t...

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...

Rectangular cigarette case with rounded corners in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fire-enameled and hand-painted miniature by painter Renato Dainelli depicting a pheasant....

Square box in briar wood and chromed metal. Italian production 1970s attributed to Tommaso Barbi. The box was created for “Gucci Boutique” which in those years was located in Rome in via Borgognona and sold household items as well as small leather goods.

Elegant patinated bronze vase. Called 'Kungavasen' (The Kings Vase). Art deco / Swedish Grace. Made by Ystad Metall / Brons, Sweden, 1930s. Good condition. Some wear to the patina...

A Swedish original painted Folk Art box. From the beginning of the 19th century, used to keep shaving knives and similar supplies. Included 3 knives with the razor blades in English ...

Description: Silver box in the shape of a safe with revealed floral motifs and resting on four spherical feet.. Metal: Silver. Origin: Middle East. Hallmark: Absent. Weight: 743.55 g...

Antique Oak Foot Warmer From the beginning of 20th Century An antique foot warmer made of oak wood. Inside, there is a compartment for hot coals, ...

Here we have a unique box in Art Deco style but produced during the late 1960's. The material is black lucite/plexiglass with decor in gold. Underneath it is marked Max Kahn. The sty...

We are pleased to present this refined mid-20th-century Italian decorative box, a sophisticated object distinguished by its elegant materials and sculptural detailing. Crafted in Ita...

Antique 800 Silver Bonboniere / Sugar- Lidded box Half moon & crown - Germany - 800 Silver Flowers, Putto & Children ornament - inside gilded stand on 4 feet Weight: 372 gr...

Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel on the enameled edge with vertical stripes and fine monochrome miniature hand painted by the painter Renato Dainelli. Diameter cm. 6.2 cm high. 3.4. Weight gr. 222. Designed by Franco Salimbeni in 1967 and produced in Florence in the Salimbeni company headquarters with manual workmanship by skilled artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for withstanding numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C. Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions. It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books. Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items. Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques. The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds: 1) Fire enamel. 2) Water tempera on an ivory plate. 3) Painted on mother-of-pearl. Fire enameled miniatures: On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750 ° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors. With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color. It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times. Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene. Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors. The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real ivory...

This is a magnificent lacquered wooden box, with rich polychrome decoration on a yellow background. In the center of the lid an exotic landscape has been painted with palm, flowers and berries surrounding the figure of the elegant dressed lady. The box has done following the techinque of "arte povera". With this tecnique there are less layers of lacquer and the decoration is made with a paper collage together some lacquered parts. This brighting piece hails from the Mid-18th Century in Venezia and masterfully shows the lacquered Venetian style. This box has a timeless beauty and it is a little jewel to contain jewels. One of the distinctive characteristics of Venetian Baroque and Rococo furniture and decorative objects is the skilful use of lacquers. Lacquer is a natural resin that was very rare in the past, imported from the East and used to create smooth and colored surfaces on furniture, ready to be finely decorated with refined floral designs or exotic animals. Venetian artisans became masters in lacquer processing which required time and patience because it was made with many steps. The Venetian style deeply influenced furniture design throughout Europe, but none reached the Venetian level in terms of beauty. The skillful use of lacquer and carvings defined Venice's unique style during the Rococo period, its Golden Age. The piece is in very good state of maintenance and it is guaranteed original in every parts. The surface was only cleaned not restored and it is original. The little iron key is not working. The wooden yellow lacquered box...

Amazing midcentury tobacco box in goatskin, brass and wood with the shape of a pipe. This fantastic item was designed by Aldo Tura in Cusano Milanino Italy for Macabo during the 1940...

Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. This beautiful piece is signed by Macabo on the back and it was probably designed by Aldo Tura in the 1950s in ...

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 ...

Belt in real black python reptile with rectangular buckle in 925/1000 gold-plated silver with columns, with Art Deco design fire-enamelled in 3 colors enriched with pure gold sequins...

Giorgio Salimbeni Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box with Miniature by Renato Buccioni, Florence, 1978 Exquisite round, domed pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold...

Scandinavian Modern box in teak and glass, attributed to Bengt Edenfalk, Skruf, ca 1960's. Made for a company named Ekman & Co AB. Good vintage condition, wear and patina consis...

Description: Square-shaped guilloche silver card case. Metal: Silver. Origin: Portuguese. Brand: Eagle Head. Weight: 96.42 grams. Dimensions: 7.5x8.5cm. Content: 833/1000. Assay Mark...

Clover or quartreform shaped mid-19th century Chinese canton export tea caddy in gold lacquered wood on a black background. Decorated with palace scenes...

France Late 18th century silver carriage shape box in Regency Style This magnificent piece of art of silver jewelery. It is an example of h...

Small engraved glass box framed with nickel-plated spelter with it matching lid and a handle. The decoration of the box with its vegetable elements, i...

Louis XVI style carved wooden jewelry treasure box. The wood is carved in relief with foliage decoration all around, and the profile of Beethoven is very nicely and finely carved on the lid, This profile in a circle and the play of colors and textures of the wood gives a medallion in the taste of the bronze work of Jean Bertrand Andrieu. The interior is in green silky fabric. La Boite is also in the style of T. Hingre's bronze work. Louis-Théophile Hingre (sometimes known as Théophile Hingre) is a sculptor, modeler and medal engraver. The wood of this pretty round box is beautifully and finely carved. Beethoven's profile like the scrolls are sculpted with great precision and delicacy. Ludwig von Beethoven is a German composer, pianist and conductor, born in Bonn on December 15 or 16, 1770 and died in Vienna on March 26, 1827 at the age of 56. The last great representative of Viennese classicism (after Gluck, Haydn and Mozart), Beethoven prepared the evolution towards romanticism in music and influenced Western...

A refined vintage decorative box crafted from dark brown leather with an elegant polished finish and a delicate gold-plated emblem of the Capitoline Wolf of Rome. Its understated and...

Wonderful midcentury handmade birchwood maple leaf-shaped centrepiece. Aldo Tura probably designed this piece during 1950s for Macabo. This piece is special as it has a curved map...

Small circular silvered metal box of clean modernist form with a fitted lid and engraved monogram to the top. The understated cylindrical silhouette reflects the restrained elegance ...

Shaped pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fired enameled miniature. Queen Victoria English style second half of the 19th century. Measurements cm. 2.2 ...

Splendid pewter monkey-shaped box. Signed F.M.C Italy yellow fabric lining.

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 ...

Black Box Erté inspiration is in 925/1000 sterling silver. Black Box Erté inspiration has black fired enamels. Black Box Erté inspiration has an fired miniature by the painter Renato...

Measures : Ø 41 - H: 52cm This magnificent iron barrel has acquired a unique patina over the years, giving it warmth and character. A fantastic piece for any interior. Undeniable vi...

19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.

Vintage Hand-Painted Ceramic Trinket Box Add a touch of timeless charm to your home with this beautiful vintage ceramic trinket box. Exper...

Small lidded box originally intended for cufflinks. Designed by Sylvia Stave and produced by C. G. Hallberg in 1934. Made from pewter. Stylized decor of a man searching for his cuffl...

We are pleased to offer for sale this intriguing handcrafted Italian ceramic jar, or decorative lidded box, dating to approximately the 1930s. Originally conceived as a practical hou...

Made in Czechoslovakia Made of wood, Veneer Good original condition.   

ARPEA is an oval leather laundry basket from the LIMAC Design Home Collection. This beautiful laundry basket is handcrafted from double-layered...

Snuff box “savonette” shape in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamel and hand painted miniature on white background depicting two heads of running horses . English “Art Nouveau” ...

Small Biedermeier casket with framed burl veneer panels. With brass side handles and lock with key. The interior is paper-lined and fitted with removable trays, hidden drawers, and ...

A large, sculpted pillbox made of gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver, featuring a miniature fire-enameled piece hand-painted by the artist Romano Buccioni, based on a 17th-century ...