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Willy Rizzo Style Chrome and Ice Effect Lucite Box, circa 1970
By Willy Rizzo
Located in Atlanta, GA
of Italian modernist design, this rare sculptural Lucite and chrome box evokes the bold aesthetic
Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Charming Swedish Baroque Box in Elm and Fruitwood, Early 18th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Baroque Box in Elm and Fruitwood, Early 18th Century A rare and charming Swedish baroque
Category

Antique Early 18th Century Swedish Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm, Fruitwood

Museal Tahan-Paris Perfume Box, Herringbone Pattern Veneer and Crystal Bottles
By Tahan Paris
Located in Bochum, NRW
perfume box veneered in rare wood, featuring a finely executed herringbone pattern. The lid is embellished
Category

Antique 1850s French Napoleon III Boxes

Materials

Brass

Luigi Frullini Rare Italian Hand Carved Figural Match Holder Striker
By Luigi Frullini
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A stunning and rare antique Italian Renaissance revival hand carved wooden match holder and striker
Category

Antique 1890s Italian Renaissance Revival Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood, Walnut

19th Century Signed Wavecrest Opal Glass Putti Motif Table Box
By CF Monroe
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
authenticity and heritage. This charming table box is a rare and valuable addition to any antique glass
Category

Antique Late 19th Century North American High Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Exquisite Rare Vintage Swarovski CRYSTAL Set of 3 reading Glasses
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item that we are offering is a Set of 3 Magnificent and Exquisite Rare Colorful
Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Small Box with Decorative Scenes of the Reveillon Aerostat
Located in Roma, IT
Paris, Age of Louis XVI Interesting and rare small rectangular box entirely tempera decorated on
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique Flower Press Box, English, Beech, Cast Iron, Hobby Case, Edwardian, 1910
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
patinated with a warm, time-worn surface consistent with age This antique beech flower press box is a rare
Category

Early 20th Century British Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Iron

Box Josef Hoffmann Copper Ceramics Figurine Klieber Wiener Werkstaette
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest as well as rare lidded box made during Art Nouveau Period on behalf of Wiener Werkstaette
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

Massive Deluxe Exquisite French Floral Scroll Sevres Style Cobalt Limoges Box
By Limoges
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is A Beautiful Rare Porcelain Sevres Jewelry Centerpiece Box
Category

20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Jewelry Box Silver Plated in the Shape of a Hippopotamus
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1960 we offer this rare jewelry box made in bronze and Silver Plated in the shape of a
Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Antique Rare 15th Century Venetian Casket Former Dr. Albert Figdor Collection
Located in Doha, QA
. A rare and atmospheric object, this painted box/casket offers collectors and scholars alike a vivid
Category

Antique 15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint

Brass tube Box / Cigarette Case Signed by Gabriella Gabriella Crespi, Italy 70s
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in Roma, IT
I'm offering for sale a rare cylindrical box, designed and signed in the 1970s by Italian designer
Category

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

Materials

Brass

Vintage Alemagna Milano Tin Trunk, 1950s - A Rare Italian Collectible
Located in Manzano, IT
Vintage Alemagna Milano Tin Trunk, 1950s – A Rare Italian Collectible Step back into the elegance
Category

Vintage 1950s Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

PIERO FORNASETTI Milano 1960 Enameled Sliding Box With Racing Car Horse
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled sliding box designed by Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). This is a very rare rectangular
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Bronze

19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Sadeli Mosaic Sarcophagus Sewing Box
Located in Dallas, TX
losses, but this box is fully complete. This is ‘rare’ as many of these boxes have not survived in such
Category

Antique 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bone, Sandalwood, Teak

Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
composite counters (one chip). A stunning and rare Art Deco box in excellent condition measuring 10" x 3
Category

Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Fred Zimbalist Taj Mahal Music Box Swiss Thorens Movement Circa 1930 Number 29
By Fred Zimbalist
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Figural Brass Box. A rare and highly sought-after vintage Fred Zimbalist Taj Mahal music box, featuring a
Category

Early 20th Century Swiss Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

French Counes Derby Marquot Vichy Brass-Bound Walnut Bottle Form Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
wooden bottle box is a rare find for collectors of fine antiques, French decorative arts, and unique
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Porcelain on Metal Fine Chinoiserie Occupied Japan Art Deco Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Porcelain on metal fine chinoiserie occupied Japan Art Deco box, beautiful and rare petite box
Category

20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

A Rare Pair of Luxury Chinoiserie Tea Cannister Shop Fittings
Located in Greenwich, CT
A rare pair of large-scale tea cannisters with wooden lids over rounded tin bodies each elaborately
Category

Antique 1860s English Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

“Tout ou Rien” (“All or Nothing”) by Line Vautrin, silvered bronze box.
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
” (“All or Nothing”). The inside of the box and lid lined with cork. A very pretty silvered box, a rare
Category

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

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Italian Alabaster Pill Box with Harlequin Motif by Oscar Vita
Located in Hamburg, DE
design, this alabaster pill box is a rare find that captures the essence of mid-20th-century Italian
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Alabaster

Decorative Glass Box with Murrine Lid, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana Venini Murano
By Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, Venini
Located in Uccle, BE
Pretty and rare decorative box or candy box in transparent straw-colored glass topped with a lid
Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Fine Regency Egyptian Revival Leather Snake Handled Ormolu Box C. 1815
Located in Atlanta, GA
This remarkable Regency-period jewelry or document box is a rare example of Egyptian Revival design
Category

Antique Early 19th Century French Regency Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Ormolu

Monique Gerber French Bronze Lidded Sculptural Top Black and Red Lacquer Box
By Monique Gerber
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber rare bronze sculptural topped decorative box with black and red lacquer base
Category

Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

England 1780 Georgian Battersea Enamel Baroque Decorated Box in Gilded Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
period, around the 1780. This rare box was carefully made in English baroque patterns, with double gilded
Category

Antique 1780s English George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Pink and Purple Sea Shell Encrusted Hinged Box with Purple Velvet Interior
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
Elevate your space with this exceptionally rare vintage seashell box, a true testament to artisanal
Category

Mid-20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Geometric Straw Marquetry Box attributed to Jean Michel Frank, circa 1930
By Jean-Michel Frank
Located in Atlanta, GA
Exuding timeless sophistication, this exquisite straw marquetry decorative lidded box is attributed
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Straw, Wood, Cork

1750 Venezia Italy Blue Lacquered Wooden Box with Flowers and Figures
Located in Brescia, IT
wood, Swiss pine, lacquered and engraved. This blue lacquered box is rare for its dimensions, the fine
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Rococo Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

State of Qatar and Grant Macdonald, a Rare Silver Humidor Box
By Grant Macdonald
Located in Queens, NY
State of Qatar and Grant Macdonald, A Rare Silver Humidor Box in original fitted box depicting the
Category

20th Century British Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver

1960s Mid-Century Modern Cigarette Box Le Porte Di Milano by Piero Fornasetti
By Piero Fornasetti, Fornasetti
Located in Aci Castello, IT
A beautiful and rare mid-century modern cigarette box designed by the renowned Italian artist
Category

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

Materials

Metal, Brass

ALFRED DUNHILL Paris 1928 Louis Kuppenheim Enameled Japonisme Box 935 Sterling
By Louis Kuppenheim, Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
rare desk box with double enameling. The box have been created in the city of Pforzheim Germany at the
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
RARE IBERIAN SAFE from the first half of the 17th Century in painted and gilded carved wood
Category

Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare Signed Ceramic Container by Robert Meynard, France, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Fish shaped handle, Vallauris. Very good vintage condition but for two minor chips on the rim (please see last picture.) This item will ship from France. Price does not include h...
Category

Vintage 1960s French Decorative Boxes

A Rare 18th Century Porphyry Gilt Metal Snuff Box, Continental Circa 1770
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
’ Porphyry, which is a relatively rare volcanic rock with very distinctive phenocrysts (crystals). The hinged
Category

Antique Late 18th Century George III Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Porphyry, Ormolu

19th Century Victorian Malachite Stone Box With Natural Mineral Samples c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
other natural samples. Such a box is exceptionally rare, particularly considering its sizeable
Category

20th Century British Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Multi-gemstone

A large 19th century Japanese lacquer writing box with a secret compartment
Located in Central England, GB
This remarkable and highly decorative Japanese export large writing box is a rare high quality
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Other Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Exceptional Hermès Showjumping Equestrian Jump Shaped Scarves Hanger Wood RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Extremely Rare Authentic Hermès Display Shaped in an equestrian jump ! Perfect for presenting
Category

Late 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

English Victorian "Dome Top" Figured Burl Yew Wood Letter Box Circa 1865
Located in Incline Village, NV
writing box;. Tea caddies of this style are more prevalent, so writing boxes are especially rare. The
Category

Antique 1860s English Victorian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Yew

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
keepsakes. A rare Moroccan large jewelry box inlaid throughout with camel bone in geometric design and
Category

Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Antique French Art Nouveau Repoussed Pewter and Wood Box with Blue Cabochons
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite antique French Art Nouveau trinket box features a beautifully crafted repoussed
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather Bronze Table Box Old English Homes
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
jewelry, keepsakes, or other valuable items. A rare find, this box with intricate detailing and functional
Category

Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

1930s by Emma Bonazzi and Fortunato Depero Futurist Art Deco Box
By Emma Bonazzi, Fortunato Depero
Located in Brescia, IT
Rare futurist box Bakelite and silver metal. Literature on request
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Futurist Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Rare Antique Silver Niello Scottish Bagpipe Player Snuff Box, Circa 1840
Located in New York, NY
Fine silver, niello and vermeil silver antique snuff box depicting a handsome Scottish bagpipe
Category

Antique 19th Century French Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Rare 19th Century Antique Bronze Mounted KPM Hand Painted Porcelain Casket
By KPM Porcelain
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Truly rare, this finely decorated antique rectangular casket, German porcelain manufacturer KPM
Category

Antique 1870s German Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

FRENCH 18th Century Perfumed Scents Necessaire Box In 18Kt Yellow Gold Carving
Located in Miami, FL
French perfumed scents necessaire from the 18th century. This is a fantastic and very rare 18th
Category

Antique 1750s French Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rock Crystal, Gold

Rare large Swiss Black Forest Tobacco box with Chickens 19th century Humidor
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
carved from wood and executed with remarkable depth and texture. A rare large size tobacco jar. At the
Category

Antique Late 19th Century German Black Forest Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Oak

Rare Swiss Black Forest 19th century Humidor / Tobacco box Saint Bernard dogs
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
decorative box or collector’s showpiece. The warm patina of the wood, combined with the high level of detail
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Oak

French Louis XIV Messenger Box Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Rare Louis XIV period messenger box, Late 17th Early 18th century, in wood sheathed in black-tinted
Category

Antique Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Decorative Boxes

Materials

Leather, Wood

Hand-Blown Murano Box in Aqua Blue with Silver Flecks and Chrome Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
d’art, this Murano box embodies a rare harmony between design purity and poetic detail.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome, Silver Leaf

Exceptional Hermès Enamel and Leather Powder Compact Tigre Royal Print RARE
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Gorgeous and Rare Authentic Hermès Powder Compact Pattern : « Tigre Royal » (Royal Tiger) Square
Category

Late 20th Century French Jewelry Boxes

Buccellati Rare Vintage Sterling Silver Turtle Small Trinket Pill Box
By Buccellati
Located in Simpsonville, SC
The Buccellati Rare Vintage Sterling Silver Turtle Small Pill Box is a beautifully crafted and
Category

20th Century Boxes and Cases

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage 1950s Murano Glass Glass Box with Brass Detail Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage and rare murano glass box with brass detail. These beautiful glass boxes are treasured
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Sapphire Blue Round Glass Box with Polished Bronze Mount, France Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
A rare cylindrical opaline glass box in a vibrant sapphire blue hue, dating to early 20th century
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Hand-Blown Murano Box in Aqua Blue with Silver Flecks and Chrome Fittings
Located in West Hollywood, CA
d’art, this Murano box embodies a rare harmony between design purity and poetic detail.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome, Silver Leaf

Bohemian Enamelled Loetz White Tango Glass Box and Cover by Dagobert Peche
By Loetz Glass, Dagobert Peche
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Rare white tango box and cover by Loetz enameled with black stylized flowers and black feet and lid
Category

Vintage 1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Opaline Glass

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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.
Questions About Rare Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.