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Parkins
Gotto Silver Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Coromandel silver Vanity Box retailed by Parkins & Gotto and made by Oliver & Middleton Chapman
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
Materials
Brass, Silver
Coromandel Silver Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
the brass button located at the rear of the main compartment.
This Vanity box comes with a fully
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Boxes
Burr Walnut Vanity Box, circa 1860
Located in Salisbury, GB
A Victorian burr walnut vanity box unusually with its leather cover made by Thornhill & Co with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut
London Victorian 1863 Leather Vanity Box
Located in Windsor, Berkshire
This is a beautiful London Victorian 1863 leather vanity box. The box is in amazing condition with
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Burr Walnut Vanity Box W H Tooke Liverpool
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Burr walnut vanity box with brass edging for added strength and the top and front decorated
Category
Antique 19th Century British Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Superb Early Victorian Jewelry Box Vanity Box
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0 fabulous early Victorian, rosewood and mother of pearl inlaid vanity box, sewing box with tray
Category
Antique 1850s English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Coromandel and Blue Velvet Vanity Box by Asprey of London, circa 1900
By Asprey International Limited
Located in London, GB
English, circa 1900
A stunning Coromandel vanity box, by Asprey of London. Lined in a rich blue
Category
Early 20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Stuart Devlin Vanity Box
By Stuart Devlin
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare box by London silversmith Stuart Devlin. Sterling silver with gilt flowers. Heavy, velvet
Category
Vintage 1970s English Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,500
A corromandel vanity box
Located in Sundridge, GB
With sterling silver mounted bottles dated 1851 and original mirror. In good and original condition.
Category
Antique 1850s English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
$1,100
Antique French Gilt Bronze Vanity Box with an Enamel Portrait
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique French gilt bronze dresser or vanity box of circular form with an inset hand-painted
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Superb Quality 19th Century Coromandel and Brass Bound Travelling Vanity Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
A superb quality late 19th century Coromandel and brass bound travelling vanity box.
The box
Category
Antique 1870s English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
19th Century Georgian Antique Mahogany Silver Vanity Box 5th Earl of Listowel
By Thomas Diller
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Silver vanity box once belonged to the 5th Earl of Listowel. It's veneered in exotic figured
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Victorian Brass Bound Rosewood Ladies Vanity Box
Located in Worcester, Worcestershire
jewellery box
UK mainland delivery included.
Category
Antique 19th Century Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Betjemann Ladies Coromandel Silver Vanity Box, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
gift of Mrs Clara Gardiner Muir (d.1952) of Postlip Hall, Cheltenham, thence by descent. The box comes
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Spencer - Churchill Silver Gilt R
S Garrard of London Vanity Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
The box was commissioned in 1844 for Sir Winston
Churchill's great-grandmother, Jane, Duchess of
Category
Antique 19th Century Boxes
Japanese Vanity
Located in New York, NY
19th century Japanese vanity box with cloud form wire hardware - mirror missing from mirror stand.
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
$750
Dressing Vanity Countess Coromandel Silver Box
By Halstaff
Hannaford
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Coromandel brass bound silver Vanity Box by Halstaff & Hannaford, London with brass escutcheons and
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Japanese Mulberry Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
1920s Japanese vanity box used by women to store makeup and personal accessories. Mulberry burlwood
Category
Early 20th Century Boxes
Materials
Copper
Regency Brass Bound Jewellery Box
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
box which is likely to have been originally fitted out as a Gentleman's travelling vanity box.
Category
Antique 19th Century British Regency Boxes
John Bagshaw figured satinwood dressing box on stand
Located in Essex, MA
Figured satinwood dressing box on permantly attached stand. Labeled John Bagshaw & Sons (Liverpool
Category
Early 20th Century English Vanities
Materials
Brass
Mahogany Antique Box with Bramah Locks. Made for
Lady Shelley
Located in London, GB
boxes, antique watch boxes, antique dressing cases and antique vanity boxes of the finest quality and
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Coromandel Silver Dressing Case
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
has 23 platforms and boasts the highest train capacity of any station in India.
This vanity box
Category
Antique 19th Century Decorative Boxes
Pair of Opaline Vanity Jars
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pretty pair of opaline jars---- with lobed design and bronze finial tops.
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Burl Walnut Fitted Vanity Case, England, c. 1875
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Fine Burl Walnut Vanity Case with Interior Mirror and Original Silverplate Fittings
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Rosewood Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, they were known makers of some of the best writing, vanity and dressing boxes to be sold
Category
Antique 19th Century British Boxes
$4,560
Fine Burl Walnut Vanity, Original Silverplate Fittings, c.1875
Located in New York, NY
Fine Burl Walnut Vanity Case with Original Silverplate Fittings,
Brass Escutcheon Plates
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Red
Black Fujian Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Hand-painted bamboo sprigs adorn the vintage vanity black lacquer box with red borders. Fujian
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Boxes
Materials
Pine
Set of Eleven French Silver, Silver Gilt, and Cut-Glass Vanity Articles
Located in Dallas, TX
Set of 11 French Silver, Silver Gilt, and Cut-glass Vanity Articles surmounted by silver acanthus
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
19th Century Palais Royal Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
sewing, writing, vanity and tea box. Veneered in rare mulberry wood with canted top and inlaid engraved
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
French Gentleman’s Sterling Vanity Kit in Ebony Case by Louis Aucoc, circa 1865
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
With an ebony veneered and brass inlaid exterior, the interior of the vanity is signed by the maker
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Brass
Exotic Ostrich Brown Leather Decorative Box with Bone Inlay
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
a desk, vanity, or coffee table. Box also available in ebony black.
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Palmwood, Bone, Ostrich Leather
Exotic Black Ostrich Leather Decorative Box with Bone Inlay
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
, vanity, or coffee table. Box also available in espresso brown.
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ostrich Leather, Palmwood
Exotic Black Ostrich Leather Decorative Box with Bone Inlay
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
, vanity, or coffee table. Box also available in espresso brown.
Category
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Ostrich Leather, Palmwood
Antique Quill Anglo Indian Ebony wood Bone inlay Box
Located in Roswell, GA
workspace tidy.
4. Jewelry Holder
Repurpose the quill box to store and display your jewelry.
5. Vanity
Category
Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of Covered Box and Round Dish Italian Alabaster Decorative Accessories
Located in Oakland Park, FL
carbonate)."
With label made in Italy.
Vanity Set.
Sizes:
Lidded box 5" D x 3.5" H
Round dish: 5" D x 1.5"H.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Pen Shell Box in Ruby Red with Geometric Inlay Design
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Outstanding large square decorative box comprised of exotic lacquered pen shell. Dyed in hues of
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Bronze
Rare English Art Deco Pistachio Phenolic Resin and Brass Vanity Box
Located in Port Hope, ON
This rare and beautiful English Art Deco vanity box is wonderfully crafted from thick pistachio (a
Category
Vintage 1930s British Decorative Boxes
Antique Coromandel Gentleman’s Vanity Box Brownett and Rose, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Coromandel and brass edged gentleman's vanity box with ornate carry handles on each side, bold lock
Category
Antique 19th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Rare Midcentury Baccarat Crystal Glass Gilt Brass Jewelry Vanity Box Casket 1950
By Baccarat, Josephinenhutte Moser
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
jewelry box or vanity casket stays in very good vintage condition with no chips, no cracks, no repairs or
Category
Vintage 1950s French Hollywood Regency Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Large Antique French Baccarat Att. Crystal Glass Brass Jewelry Vanity Box Casket
By Baccarat, Josephinenhutte Moser
Located in Nierstein am Rhein, DE
Large rare and beautiful Empire style antique hand-cut and faceted crystal glass box with
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Empire Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal, Brass
Japanese Chestnut Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Taisho period vanity box originally used by Japanese women to store their cosmetics and personal
Category
Vintage 1920s Japanese Decorative Boxes
Machine Age Art Deco Hagenauer Hinged Box Chrome, Bakelite
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Dallas, TX
Vintage chrome plate, phenolic handle, signed cigarette or vanity box.
Excellent condition, with
Category
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Boxes
Materials
Chrome
19th Century English Jewellery Box
Located in London, GB
English 19th century.
A beautiful hardwood vanity box with original dark green velvet and satin
Category
Antique 19th Century English Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Puiforcat French Art Deco Silver-Plate Bonbonniere Box with Green Enamel Finial
By Jean Puiforcat
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A French Art Deco bonbonnière or vanity box designed by Jean-Emile Puiforcat (1897-1945) in silver
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
English Art Deco Crystal, Faux Tortoiseshell and Sterling Silver Pique Box
By Mappin
Webb
Located in New York, NY
Measures: 5 ¼" wide; 1 3/4" long; 1 1/4" high
Cut crystal vanity box with silver piqué inlaid
Category
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Vintage Danish Teak Sewing Box Storage Jewel Watch
Located in Bremen, DE
Stunning original danish mid century 1950-1960s lidded vanity
or tidy box with 2 brass handles
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vanities
Materials
Plywood, Teak
Antique Tin with Birds and Mirror Inside
Located in Retie, BE
.
Storage tin box, jewelry box, make up or vanity box, keepsake box
This antique tin with birds and
Category
Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Vintage Vanity Handcrafted Alabaster Art Deco Oval Box
Located in Oakland Park, FL
Vintage vanity handcrafted Alabaster Art Deco oval box
Oval hand-crafted natural alabaster color
Category
Vintage 1950s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Manfred Veyhl Silver Overlay Vanity or Smoking Set in Thomas Ivory Porcelain
By Thomas Bavaria, Alfred
Manfred Veyhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An exquisite vintage smoking or vanity set with an intricate botanical theme in the Art Nouveau
Category
Mid-20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Swedish Silver Gilt and Guilloche Enamel Pill Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
would make a lovely decorative accessory for a desk, nightstand, or vanity.
The top of the box is
Category
Early 20th Century Swedish Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Vintage Double Stamp Box in Solid Brass with Hinged Lid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
postage stamps, but the design would make an ideal trinket box for small pieces of jewelry on a vanity or
Category
20th Century Unknown Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of Covered Box and Round Dish Italian Alabaster Decorative Accessories
Located in Oakland Park, FL
carbonate)."
With label made in Italy.
Vanity Set.
Sizes:
Lidded box 5" D x 3.5" H
Round dish: 5" D x 1.5"H.
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Set of Covered Box and Round Dish Italian Alabaster Decorative Accessories
Located in Oakland Park, FL
carbonate)."
With label stamped: Hand-made in Italy.
Vanity Set.
Sizes:
Lidded box 5" D x 3.5" H
Round dish
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Set of Covered Box and Soap Dish Italian Alabaster Decorative Accessories
Located in Oakland Park, FL
carbonate)."
With label made in Italy.
Vanity Set.
Sizes:
Lidded box 5.5" L x 4" W x 1.5" H
Soap dish: 3.3/4
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster
Early 20th Century Continental Silver Gilt and Green Guilloche Enamel Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
hinged and fitted lid. The box would make a lovely decorative ornament for a desk, nightstand, or vanity
Category
Early 20th Century European Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Vermeil, Silver
Antique Sterling Silver and Pink Guilloche Enamel Patch or Pill Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, fitted lid. The box would make a lovely decorative accessory for a desk, nightstand, or vanity.
The
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Vermeil, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Sterling Silver Box with Guilloche Enamel Gilt Interior and Domed Lid
By Henry Matthews
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for a desk, nightstand, or vanity.
The antique box closes securely, is fully marked, and measures
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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Vanity Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
An assortment of vanity boxes is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, glass and gold, all vanity boxes available were constructed with great care. Find 145 antique and vintage vanity boxes at 1stDibs now, or shop our selection of 2 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished furniture. Vanity boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Vanity boxes made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Alfredo Barbini, Cartier and Archimede Seguso each produced beautiful vanity boxes that are worth considering.
How Much are Vanity Boxes?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,166, while they’re typically $55 on the low end and $54,050 highest priced.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
Questions About Vanity Boxes
- What are vanity boxes?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Vanity boxes are small ornately decorated boxes used to hold a woman's grooming essentials, such as a powder puff and a mirror. Although initially designed for travel, they are usually placed on a vanity table or dresser in modern homes. Find a selection of antique and vintage vanity boxes on 1stDibs.
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