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Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes
Located in Lisse, NL
enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and highly decorative bronze box
Category

Early 20th Century Italian Empire Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Chanel Case Clutch Box Rare Vanity Minaudière Mini Trunk Jewelry Deep Green
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Rare Vanity Clutch Minaudière Mini Trunk Jewelry Box 1994 {VINTAGE 31 Years} Gold-tone
Category

1990s French Jewelry Boxes

Rare Set of Two Red Cut Crystal Candy Boxes from the 1900s
Located in PARIS, FR
Indulge in the beauty of this rare set of two exquisite candy boxes, crafted from stunning hand-cut
Category

20th Century Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Hermès Ravinet d Enfert Cie Rare Silver and Gold-Plated Box, France, 1970s
By Ravinet D Enfert, Hermès
Located in New York, NY
Designed by Hermès and executed by silversmith Ravinet d'Enfert & Cie, very rare exquisite
Category

Vintage 1970s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate

Rare Mid-Century Artisan Copper Enamel Box and Lid by Capo Esmaltes
By Capo Esmaltes
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Mid Century Modern rectangular carved wooden box with a slightly curved lid in enameled
Category

Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Copper, Enamel

Very Rare Casket Minnekästchen or Box, Germany or Italy, 15th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Wooden coffret, call minnekästchen, engraved with a dog, a hare and foliage with polychromy remains. During the Middle Age, the hare is a symbol of fertility, joy and represents the...
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier European Gothic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Rare C. Asprey of London Black Leather and Gilt Decorated Domed Box
By Charles George Asprey
Located in Atlanta, GA
moved to their current location at 167 Bond Street in 1847. The box was used for organizational
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather

Rare French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, Jade Box, Attributed to Cartier
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A French Art Deco Period Silver, Enamel, and Chinese Jade Double Slot box, attributed to Cartier
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Jade, Silver, Enamel

Rare Beautiful Heirloom Mahogany Inlay Wall Candle Box with Slot on Top
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Rare and gorgeous Georgian English mahogany hanging wall box with satinwood inlay and elegant
Category

Antique 18th Century English Georgian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Victorian Thomas Johnson II Sterling Silver Tortoise Vesta Box
By Thomas Johnson II
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, rare antique Victorian English sterling silver vesta box
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Chanel Black Vanity Case Limited Edition Rare Home Decor Cosmetic Jewelry Box
By Chanel
Located in Miami, FL
Chanel Limited Edition Pearl Lambskin Quilted Leather Rare Jewelry Box Vanity Case Home Decor Gold
Category

2010s Italian Jewelry Boxes

Wonderful Rare E.F. Caldwell Co New York Bronze Champlevé Enameled Box
By Edward F. Caldwell Co.
Located in Roslyn, NY
A wonderful and rare E.F. Caldwell & Co New York Bronze Champlevé Enameled box signed on the base
Category

20th Century American Belle Époque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Rare Majolica Box with Oysters and Snail Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
By Choisy-le-Roi
Located in Austin, TX
Rare Majolica box with oysters and snail signed Hippolyte Boulenger Choisy Le Roi, circa 1880
Category

Antique 1880s French Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Hermes Vintage H Box
By Hermès
Located in Nice, FR
HERMES Paris vintage rare silver tone metal box featuring a large gold plated H design on top
Category

20th Century French Boxes

Rare Early James Bearden "Pod Box on Stand" Steel Blackened Bronze Brutalist
By James Bearden
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed and studio-made by American designer and craftsman James Bearden, this pedestal style box
Category

2010s American Brutalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Rare Late 18th/Early 19th Century French Colored Straw Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare French marqueterie de paille (colored straw marquetry) sewing work box. Delicately hand
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Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes

Materials

Straw

Rare Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
Located in Forney, TX
A magnificent antique fall-front box with scarce Medieval period bronze lockplate and hasp
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Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Metal

Rare Lidded Art Deco Bronze Box by Nils Fougstedt for FAK, Sweden, 1930s
By Svenskt Tenn, Just Andersen, Fabriksaktiebolaget Kronsilver, Estrid Ericson, Nils Fougstedt
Located in Malmö, SE
A rare lidded bronze box with a monkey's head as the knob on the lid. Designed by Nils Fougstedt in
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Vintage 1930s Swedish Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Rare William IV period sterling silver lockable box made in London in 1831
By Charles Reily George Storer
Located in London, London
IV period, Sterling Silver Box, is plain in design, with reed borders, and an engraved crest to the
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Antique 1830s English William IV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Magnificent and Rare Early Silver Plated Drum Biscuit Box on Stand, 1844
By George Richmond Collis Co.
Located in Bath, GB
and 1862) Exhibitions. A rare and magnificent piece in excellent condition. The overall size of the
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Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Rare Art Deco Stacked Brass Copper Machine Age Humidor Box by John Ota, 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
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Sleek Solid Rosewood Trinket Box with rare Coin Insiced
Located in San Diego, CA
Super sleek and stylish solid rosewood trinket box, circa 1970s. With insiced Philipino rare coin
Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Rare 2 tier Swiss 19th century Black Forest Jewelry box hand carved Fox bird.
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
This incredibly rare two-tier Swiss Black Forest jewelry box is fully hand-carved from a single
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Decorative Boxes

Materials

Velvet, Wood

Karl Springer Rare Large Painted Goatskin Jewelry Box, USA, 1970s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Karl Springer rare and exquisite large lacquered painted goatskin jewelry box, divided into
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Goatskin, Felt, Wood

Rare 19th C Heavy Hand Diamond Cut French Clear Crystal Glass Bronze Mount Box
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item were offering is a Rare Beautiful 19th Century Antique Hand Cut Hinged Lidded
Category

20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Platinum

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
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Fasano Torino Luxury Desk Box in 18kt Yellow Gold with Rare Blue Hawk Eye Quartz
By Francesco Fasano
Located in Miami, FL
Italy by the master esteemed jeweler, Genesio Fasano. This rare luxury desk box was carefully crafted in
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Post-Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold

An Exceptionally Fine Rare 19th C. Russian Jasper / Chalcedony Trinket Box
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
condition, demonstrating superior craftsmanship, materials & proportions. A truly fine & rare objet d'art
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Beaux Arts Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Serpentine, Brass, Other

Rare Edwardian Sterling Silver Cherub Designed Jewelry Box - By William Comyns
By William Comyns
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Edwardian Period, Victorian-Style, sterling silver, footed jewelry box, London, England, year
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Hermès Wooden Box Chest to Store Scarves or Jewelry RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Rare and Gorgeous Authentic Hermès Box To store scarves, but can be used for anything else Made
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Decorative Mounted Boxes

Hermès - Rare Cigarette Box, XXth century
By Hermès
Located in Beaune, FR
Rare silver-plated cigarette box with a gilt-plated deer head opening. It is in good condition and
Category

20th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Vintage Malachite Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning Malachite box out an estate collection of 4 rare specimen boxes. This box has
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Vintage Rhodochrosite Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful vintage Rhodochrosite box out of a collection of 4 rare stone boxes we recently
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Stone

Important, Rare French Ormolu Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box on Bronze Table
Located in Queens, NY
A rare and important French ormolu/bronze and Sevres style turquoise porcelain jewelry box casket
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu

Maison Christofle Black Art Deco Talisman Lacque de Chine Trinket Box – 1986
By Christofle
Located in Tucson, AZ
Designed by Bernard Yot in 1986, this trinket box features the rare Art Deco inspired Talisman
Category

1980s French Boxes

La Sirène au Bateau (The mermaid with the boat) by Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
bronze box whose lid is decorated with a Mermaid carrying a boat at arm’s length. This rare box, icon of
Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Malachite Box Bullseye Hexagon
Located in Somis, CA
This fine-grade malachite hexagonal box showcases the rare and highly prized bull's eye pattern
Category

20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Malachite Box Bullseye Hexagon
Malachite Box Bullseye Hexagon
$455 Sale Price
30% Off
Enrique Zavalo Mexican Artist Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A rare and evocative artist box by Mexican artist Enrique Zavalo, most likely dating to the turn of
Category

Antique Early 1900s Mexican Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Red Enamel box
Located in Winnetka, IL
This is a rare enamel red box signed s. Inaba Kyoto . The picture on top is of three birds flying
Category

20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Pair Natural Serpentine Boxes
Located in Somis, CA
A rare collection of 2 serpentine boxes, meticulously handcrafted, each a testament to the
Category

2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Serpentine

Pair Natural Serpentine Boxes
Pair Natural Serpentine Boxes
$599 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Hand-Crafted Alabaster Jewelry Box with Brass Rose / Vintage Trinket Box
Located in Lisse, NL
for money. Also, because our price for this rare small box includes perfect packing and also worldwide
Category

Early 20th Century French Romantic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster, Brass

Rare Antique 4 Tier Black Forest Jewelry Box Fruitwood 19th Century Hand Carved
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
A beautiful, very finely carved antique black forest jewelry box from the late 19th/ early 20th
Category

Antique 1880s Swiss Black Forest Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Victorian Era Tramp Art Chip Carved Trunk/ Box with Additional Glove Box
Located in Waxahachie, TX
2 handmade boxes included. Rare 1800s Tramp Art Lion Door knocker Hand Carved Storage Box / Jewelry
Category

Antique 19th Century British Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Persian Box Khatam Kari Footed Wooden Round Jewelry Vanity Trinket Moorish Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Late 19th c. early 20th c. Persian Footed Wooden Round Jewelry Box. Antique rare in round shape
Category

Late 20th Century Indian Islamic Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Pastoe Sewing Box 1950s Holland
By Cees Braakman
Located in Den Haag, NL
So very rare this standing sewing box. Early design by Cees Braakman all Wood in primary colors. 4
Category

Vintage 1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pastoe Sewing Box 1950s Holland
Pastoe Sewing Box 1950s Holland
$1,376 Sale Price
20% Off
A Box by J. Muckey
By J. Muckey
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A rare walnut box by J.Muckey-a craftsman active in the 1970's.
Category

Vintage 1970s American Modern Boxes

Materials

Walnut

19th Century Manuscript Thai Prayer Box
Located in Chonburi, TH
This 19th-century Thai manuscript box is a rare and exquisite example of traditional Thai
Category

Antique 19th Century Thai Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak

Rare Jewelry Box in Solid Brass with an Antique Finish by Charles Hollis Jones
By Charles Hollis Jones
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Stunning and rare jewelry box made out of solid brass and Lucite designed in the 1960s by Charles
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Jewelry Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Sterling Silver Cockerel Sugar Box (1882)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A magnificent, fine and impressive, large and rare antique sterling silver cockerel sugar box; part
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Late 18th century Scandinavian metal bound box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Late 18th century scandinavian metal bound box circa 1790. Rare baroque inspired strong box with 3
Category

Antique Late 18th Century Swedish Rococo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Box with Lid Produced in Sweden
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare wooden box with lid by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden.  
Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Georgian Satinwood Paper Scroll Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Satinwood sewing box with rare, unusual oval and quartered panels of paperscroll work to the top
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silk, Satinwood, Paper

Vintage Nautical Wood with Inlaid Brass Jewelry Box
By R Y Augousti, Jonathan Adler
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and Minimalist Jewelry box. This rare beauty is a unique box or decorative box that
Category

Vintage 1970s Indian Minimalist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique Georgian Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Magnolia Yellow Lacquer From our Sewing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
Rare Dutch baroque box composed of padauk wood with original red lacquer finish, decorated with
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Otar Stacked Brass and Copper Box
By Otar USA
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This rare 1935 all-original decorative box was designed and produced by John Otar in California
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Set of 6 Mindanao Brass Silver Betel Boxes, Philippines
Located in Dallas, TX
box would have been made circa 1890-1900. This is a rare chance to own an immediate collection of
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Philippine Islamic Tea Caddies

Materials

Silver, Brass, Copper

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Rare Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of rare boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique rare boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and silver. Rare boxes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. Rare boxes bearing Art Deco or Mid-Century Modern hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Gabriella Crespi, Hermès and Louis Vuitton each produced beautiful rare boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Rare Boxes?

Prices for rare boxes start at $50 and top out at $450,000 with the average selling for $2,336.
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    It depends on the make and model of the music box. To find the value of a music box, experts suggest that you work with a certified appraiser. The value of a music box will depend on a number of factors, including the shape it’s in. You’ll find expertly vetted music boxes on 1stDibs.