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Sale Items
Period: Early 20th Century
Art Deco Pyrography Carving Little Wonder Girl w/ Flower Cigar Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco pyrography carved cigar box featuring a Little Wonder Girl portrait along the front . The flapper girl is highlighted with a painted red flower in her hair with a geometric ...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Handmade Monogrammed Wooden Toolbox with Inner Tray c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A handmade wooden toolbox with inner removable segmented tray and drop down secret lid compartment. Monogrammed D.E.F. Solidly constructed with d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
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 ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Pair of Early 20th Century Boxwood Italian Pharmacy Bottles
Located in Roma, IT
A pair of early 20th century boxwood containers (21 cm) that allowed the discreet storage of medicines destined to treatments of pathologies to be kept hidden.
A unique set that w...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Boxwood
Royal Crown Derby Hand-Painted Serpentine Box with Floral Bouquets
Located in North Salem, NY
This exquisite 20th century serpentine-shaped covered box represents a superb manifestation of the iconic artistry and style associated with Royal Crown Derby. The craftsmanship and ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Old Japanese Black Lacquered Decorative Round Papier Mache Box with Hinged Top
Located in North Salem, NY
Attractive old Japanese black lacquered round papier-mache box with hand painted decoration and hinged top.
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Antique Hand-Embroided Silk Purse 1910
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Elevate your style with this exquisite antique hand-embroidered silk purse dating back to 1910, a true testament to the craftsmanship of a bygone era. The intricate embroidery on the...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original, stunning condition teal coloured machinist work tool box in all steel with period lock and lo...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Kotak Taji cockfighting spur container
Located in Chonburi, TH
The wood antique Kotak Taji cockfighting spur container is a captivating relic that immerses us in the rich heritage of this ancient sport. Crafted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Balinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911 Joseph Gloster Ltd
Located in Toronto, Ontario
English Silver Cigarette Case Birmingham 1911, Joseph Gloster Ltd. Slightly concave rectangular shape case; front, reverse and outside borde...
Category
Vintage 1910s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Kashmiri, early 20th century.
An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and multi colored birds across surface.
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Kashan Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative box features a gold plate finish with hand etched Egyptian hieroglyphics along the lid and sides, from circa 1920.
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Egyptian Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Egyptian Revival Damascene Decorative Case
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This piece is an Egyptian Revival Damascene decorative case featuring a gold plate finish with Egyptian hieroglyphics along the lid and sides with hand etched detailing, made circa 1...
Category
Early 20th Century Spanish Egyptian Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921
Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley
Extremel...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Antique French Opaline Glass Casket Having a Hinged Doré Bronze Band
Located in Atlanta, GA
French, early 20th century.
An antique French opaline glass casket having a doré bronze hinge and banding.
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Canton Chinese Porcelain Box
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Canton Chinese porcelain box.
Chinese export.
Circa 1920 origin China.
Rectangular format.
With internal divisions.
Family Rosse style.
Box...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Chinese or Japanese Ink Stone for Calligraphy in Mother of Pearl box
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and have piece. Must be an inkstone. The cover is with mother of pearl with a box where flowers are growing from. Very happy piece.
Additional information:
Material: Por...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Antique Tibetan Silver Turquoise Ghau Prayer Box
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a small prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Sevres Style Porcelain Lidded Candy Dish or Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Miami, FL
A fine quality porcelain lidded candy dish or jewelry box inspired in the manner of 19th Century Sevres designs.
This fine quality and beautiful por...
Category
Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Porcelain
Materials
Porcelain
Early 20th Century Large Antique Tibetan Ghau Prayer Box With Three Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
Ghau is a prayer box worn as pendant by Buddhists as portable shrines which can be pray by prayer during their travel. This large Ghau prayer box (travel Buddha...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Bronze
Art Nouveau walnut chest with embossed bronze and gemstone decoration
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Very pretty rectangular walnut chest with embossed bronze decoration in the Art Nouveau style, depicting scrolls, scarab beetles, foliage and flowers - a typical organic style which ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Bronze
American Oversized Hand-Carved Incolay Stone Jewelry Box
Located in Miami, FL
Large Incolay Stone Jewelry Box, handcrafted in the USA.
This stunning American made Incolay Stone is a handcrafted man-made material using natural sto...
Category
Early 20th Century American Louis XVI Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Stone
Diminutive Viennese Secessionist Brass & Velvet Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Diminutive Viennese Secessionist Brass & Velvet Box
Austria, Circa 1920s
A highly detailed and distinctive Diminutive Viennese Secessionist brass & velvet box, originating from Aust...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Continental Basalt & Brass Basketweave Box - Possibly Wedgwood
By Wedgwood
Located in Atlanta, GA
Continental, early 20th century.
A antique oval box made of brass and other metals. The box has a basketweave pattern to the exterior and an affixed basalt plaque to the top. The pl...
Category
Early 20th Century British Renaissance Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Small Swedish Folk Art Painted Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish allmoge folk art painted little box with a combination lock most probably from the region of Dalarna in central Sweden. Hand carved and origi...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Limoges Porcelain Jewellery or Sweets Lidded Dish
By Limoges
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand-crafted and hand-painted, gold-rimmed trinket, jewellery box or lidded sweets dish.
Glazed throughout in a creamy ivory, the lid of the dish features a startlingly vivid bouquet of wildflowers and foliage, enclosed within a gold border, itself embellished with golden...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Moroccan Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Mother-of-Pearl, Birch, Rosewood
Rectangular Patinated Bronze Art Deco Golf Themed Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco cigarette or jewelry box in thick heavy patinated bronze with white painted golf clubs and gilded golf ball as lid decoration. The interior of the box has two compartments m...
Category
Vintage 1920s English Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
JOHN MADDOCK & SONS LTD. - Sunset Ware - Cottage Ware Sugar Box - U.K. - C.1927
By John Maddock & Sons Ltd.
Located in Chatham, ON
JOHN MADDOCK & SONS LTD. - Sunset Ware - Antique 'cottage ware' castle form sugar box/bowl with lid - hand painted - signed on the base - United Kingdom - circa 1927.
Excellent ant...
Category
Early 20th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Quality Pair of Antique Hand Painted Masons Ironstone Trinket Boxes
Located in Suffolk, GB
Quality pair of antique hand painted Masons Ironstone trinket boxes with fantastic quality hand painted decoration in red, pink, yellow, blue, green and gold colours
A beautifully...
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ironstone
Vintage Construction Worker Tool Caddy c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage vulcanized rubber construction worker took caddy with strap.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Vulcanized Rubber.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rubber
Antique Lacquered Japenese Wood Keepsake Trinket Box, circa 1920s
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique Black Lacquered Japenese Wood Box With Skeleton Key Hole, circa 1920s.
Measures 3" High x 11" Wide x 3.5" Deep.
Category
Vintage 1920s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair Signed Erhard Sohne Trinket Casket Box Casket Original Keys Brass Wood 1900
By Erhard & Söhne
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Fine and rare pair Jugendstil / Art Nouveau / Secession / Arts & Crafts Erhard & Sohne trinket boxes / jewelry caskets with amazing inlaid wood veneer and patinated brass showing fruit baskets and floral leaf branch decoration, Germany circa 1900. The presented and chosen motifs reflect the spirit of the time, Jugendstil. The offered antique caskets come with their rare original keys, normally lost over the years, here the keys with pierce work Erhard & Sohne lion logo and additional E.S.. The original locking mechanism is working properly. They are each 10 cm / 3.94 inches wide, 4,5 cm / 1.77 inches tall and 7 cm / 2.76 inches deep and stay in very good to excellent original condition with a nice and warm patina, minor typical and characteristic wear consistent with age and use. The high-end antique Jugendstil boxes or caskets show superior craftsmanship and design elements by the renowned designers, Erhard & Sohne, established in 1844 in Germany. The famous German company was granted the world patent for the manufacture of brass inlay in 1904.
We are proud to offer additionally a rare Jugendstil dragonfly bowl...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Limoges Porcelain Jewelry Box or Lidded Candy Dish
By Limoges
Located in Miami, FL
Beautiful Limoges porcelain hand crafted and hand painted gold trimmed trinket, jewelry box or lidded candy dish, circa 1930.
Marked, see photos.
...
Category
Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Small Vintage Chinese Enamel Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Small vintage brass stamp box with enamel decoration. Marked China on bottom and sloped interior bottom. Overall patina with a few tiny dings t...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Rare Antique Dutch Silver Heritage Circular Vintage Marriage Box Container
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Exceptional and Impressive Fine Antique Dutch Circular Silver Marriage Box. Well made and Finely detailed. Hand engraved ornamental d...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Edwardian Sterling Silver
Materials
Silver
Italian Art Deco Petite Alabaster Trinket or Jewelry Box, circa 1920's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Art Deco Petite Alabaster Trinket or Jewelry Box, circa 1920's. Gorgeous hand painted alabaster box with intricate painted lid of a female fi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century American Primitive Wooden Tool Box
Located in Germantown, MD
Early 20th century American Primitive wooden tool box measuring 33" in width, 11" in depth and 14" in height.
Category
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood, Pine
Sevres Porcelain Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box
Origin France Circa 1900
Interior decoration (flowers)
bronze mount
hand painted box.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Old Volk Art Box in Hand Carved Oak
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Decorative oak box intricately decorated with oak leaves in relief to one half. Artisan made in Scandinavia during the 1920s. Suitable for tobacco, jewelry or playing cards. Measurem...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese red burgundy, gold and black lacquer box with round corners and silk cloth interior lining, circa early-20th century, 1920s, Japan. Box was desi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Silk
Chippewa Birch Bark, Quills & Sweetgrass Box with Tulip - Canada - Early 20th C.
By Native American Art
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage Chippewa (also known as Ojibwe) birch bark lidded box with porcupine quill decoration and sweetgrass rims fastened with black thread - featuri...
Category
Early 20th Century Canadian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Softwood
Swedish Steelbox with Gilt and Blushed Engravings
By Emil Olsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
A steel cigar box made around 1920. The steel is gilt and bluished with the technique that often was used by specialized workshops in Eskilstuna, Sweden. The quality is very high as ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Swedish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Antique German Chicken Wire Enamel Bread Box, Kitchen Utensil
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful antique early 20th century German bread box. Perfect for decoration in your old country kitchen. The piece is in used antique condition with patina and a view minor dents. ...
Category
Vintage 1910s German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large French Art Deco Wooden Jewelry Box with Marquetry Inlay
Located in Miami, FL
A large and very good quality French Art Deco style jewelry box made of walnut with fruitwood inlay. Hand-crafted with an eye to details. Grea...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Walnut
Fine Antique Collectable Chinese Table Top Cabinet Jewellery Collectors Storage
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage circa 1920's hand painted and lacquered oriental Chinese table chest or jewellery box.
A very good looking and well made pie...
Category
Vintage 1920s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Antique, Chinese Hand Painted Meal Delivery and Lunch Box
Located in Pomona, CA
This Antique lacquered painted lunch box from China has about 100 years history and still maintained very good condition. There are some traditiona...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Art Deco ceramic Bonbonniere by ROBJ, Paris.
By ROBJ
Located in Köln, NW
Decorative ceramic Bonbonniere by Robj, Paris from the period of 1925-1930. Original condition, no repairs or restoration.
Bright colors and metalic gold enamel. Woman with crown and...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Sailboat Decoration
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Ruby Red Glass Jewelry Box With Cut Sailboat Decoration And Original Brass Hardware.
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Scandinavian Pine Canister, Treen Ware, Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Antique lathe turned - treen ware - pine wood canister/covered box - lovely aged patina with beautiful grain - Scandinavia - early 20th century.
Excellen...
Category
Early 20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pine
Automobile Trunk by Innovation, France, circa 1920
By Innovation
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Original automobile trunk from the 1920s covered with black coated canvas.
Has a shelf inside.
Can be used as various storage furniture according ...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Industrial Blanket Chests
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Antique Islamic Silver Calligraphy Damascened Copper Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Islamic silver calligraphy damascened copper jewelry box with hinged lid. Copper is finely hand hammered into a wonderful texture. Interior fully...
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
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Antique Early 1900s English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
1924 René Lalique, Box Vaucluse Frosted Glass with Pink Patina
By René Lalique
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Vaucluse" made in frosted glass with pink patina by René Lalique in 1924.
Molded signature into the design.
Perfect condition
height: 3.5 cm
diameter: 7.5 cm
Félix Ma...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Mother of Pearl and Lace Fan Gilt Wood Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a delicate mother of pearl sticks and Lace fan enclosed in a fan shaped gilt wood & glass display. The border of the box is adorned by golden beading....
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
A. J. SEWARD - Arts & Crafts Brass Box - Cedar Lined - U.K. - Early 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
ARTHUR JOHN SEWARD (Attributed) - Antique Arts & Crafts brass box with riveted construction and hinged lid - the lid extends beyond the edges of the box (typical of Seward's work) - ...
Category
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Sevres Porcelain Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
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
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Capo DiMonte Hand Painted Ceramic Box circa 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-646 Antique Capo DiMonte hand painted ceramic box.
Category
Vintage 1920s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
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