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Decorative Boxes For Sale
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 example with a complicated and intricate interior.
The box is in very good condition c...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Other Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
19th Century English Penwork Box
Located in Charlottesville, VA
This exquisite English penwork box is a fine example of intricate craftsmanship, featuring a beautifully hand-decorated surface with elaborate chinoiserie-style motifs. Delicate gold...
Category
19th Century British Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Box for Decoration, or Desk Box in Makassar, Art Deco, France 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This box is from France. It has been made in 1940, it is an art Deco Item. The wood is makassar ebony .
It can be used as a docorative box, at home or in an desk.
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Modernist Handblown Murano Glass Box in Olive Green w/ Polished Brass Fittings
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist hand-blown Murano glass box in luxurious olive green exudes both craftsmanship and contemporary elegance. Designed and executed in Italy during the 21st century, this...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Faberge Style Guilloche Enamel Sterling Silver Decorative Box/Cigarettes Case
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is Faberge style rectangular patinated 925 silver metal decorative box/cigarette case. It depicts a heavy hinged box very well ornamented. The top of the lid is covered by an octagonal shaped emerald green translucent guilloche enamel in the center. Over it, the Russian Double Headed Eagle...
Category
20th Century Unknown Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
18th Century Spanish Iron-Clad Strong Box in Working Condition with Original Key
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish strong box from the 18th century. This antique safe from is constructed or iron clad wood, and is handsomely adorn in domed iron nailhead trim throughout it's top, front, a...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
French Limoges Small Heart Shaped Floral Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Limoges heart trinket box hand-painted. The underside of the box is marked Limoges France. This piece would certainly make a wonderf...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
Antique George III Sterling Biscuit Box (1814)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George III sterling silver biscuit box; an addition to the Georgian silverware collection.
This exceptional, fine and impressive antique ...
Category
1810s English George III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
$5,408 / set
Chinese Mid-Century Inlaid Metal 4-Drawer Jewelry Box / Cabinet
Located in Queens, NY
Chinese Mid-Century small rectangular hardwood box / cabinet features 2 hinged swing doors both carved and inlaid with faux white jade above a bottom drawer with incised metal scroll...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric
19th Century Mandolin Cylinder Music Box
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century mandolin cylinder music box in an ebonised rosewood case featuring boxwood floral inlaid cartouche and crossbanding. With brass musical movement including a rolling cyli...
Category
19th Century European Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
European Sterling Silver and Enamel Singing Bird Box - Circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique European sterling silver and enamel singing bird box; an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique sterl...
Category
Early 1900s European Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Louis Vuitton Malle Haute Trunk Orange "Vuittonite" Canvas, c.1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A very rare Louis Vuitton “high trunk” trunk (from French “Malle Haute”), circa 1900's, features orange “Vuittonite“ canvas, all brass hardware, and leather trims. It is rare to find...
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Chinese Rosewood Strongbox with Jade and Brass, Circa 1920s
Located in Tampa, FL
A charming early 20th century Chinese strongbox, crafted in rich rosewood and accented with intricate brass straps and decorative motifs. The top features a beautifully inlaid jade m...
Category
1910s Chinese Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
19th Century Sewing Box by Maison Aucoc, Paris
By A. Aucoc
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century oval sewing box decorated with crowned monogram. The case contains five gold and steel sewing utensils embellished with small flowers. Labeled on the inside: AUCOC A PARIS. Weight: 27.6 g,
circa 1860
Dimension: W 4.5 in, D 2.4in, H .8in.
Dimension: L 11.5cm, P 6cm, H 2cm.
La Maison Aucoc...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Steel
Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box
Located in New York, NY
Burmese antique lacquerware betel box. Individual Betel Box authentic Burmese Folk Art know as Kun- It, Mandalay Period. A lacquered cylindrical body of woven turned Bamboo decorated by incised lacquer overall with Chu-pan variant motif and traditional Folk Art characters. This Betel Box has four bowls that make up the entire box. This is a complete Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box.
Each bowl has a purpose. The top and base work as large containers and two shallow dishes work as small bowls. The workmanship is very unique having exquisite height details to the bottom of the base container and the two shallow bowls showcasing a complex design to the weaving. Antique Burmese Lacquerware is highly collectible, having books written on this Folk Art with museums having collections and exhibits of same. A very nice antique Burmese Betel Box...
Category
Early 20th Century Burmese Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Swiss Silver card case by A.D.A.R., 1920s
Located in Delft, NL
Swiss Silver card case by A.D.A.R., 1920s
A silver card case by A.D.A.R. (Ateliers d'Art decoratif Réunies SA) Switzerland. A rectangular case with a motif of ribbon on each corner ...
Category
Early 20th Century Swiss Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antiqued Red Lacquer Trinket Box
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Antiqued red lacquer trinket box
This trinket box measures: 14 wide x 14 deep x 7.5 inches high
This box is in Excellent Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and wear.
...
Category
2010s American Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$695 / item
Fontana Arte Mod. 2004 Box
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte Mod. 2004 box.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$3,322 Sale Price
20% Off
English Victorian style (1940s) small rectangular box inlaid with sea shells
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian style (1940s) small rectangular box inlaid with various sea shells and having a beige woven interior
Category
Early 20th Century British Victorian Decorative Boxes
Decorative 925 silver glass moss agate trinket box
Located in Long Island City, NY
A decorative glass and moss agate box with a 925 sterling silver frame. Two sides of the box feature panels of moss agate, showcasing a mix of brown, red, and green hues. The lid and...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
$2,700 Sale Price
40% Off
Maitland-Smith Bronze Hippopotamus on a Marble Jewelry Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Slightly eccentric vintage jewelry box with a cast bronze hippopotamus standing on a three drawer chest clad in marble veneer and set on four bro...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Maitland Smith Tessellated Horn and Stone Trinket Box For Jewelry and Treasures
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern architectural tessellated box by Maitland Smith. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
Category
Mid-20th Century Philippine Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Rustic Continental Style House Shaped Music Box
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental-style (19/20th Century) cabin house-shaped wood music box
Category
19th Century Unknown Rustic Antique Decorative Boxes
Argentor Of Vienna Mid-Century Polka Dot Brass Storage Box, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A truly charming and decorative Mid-century storage/jewelry box or cigarette dispenser, dated circa 1950s. Manufactured by Argentor of Vienna, Austria. The box is made of blackened b...
Category
Mid-20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Monogrammed "WCC" Silver Plated Cigarette Box c.1930
By Napier Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An original Art Deco silver plated cigarette box monogrammed "WCC" with a Sandalwood insert. Stamped "Napier".
CREATOR The Napier Co.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Chinese Red and Gold Carved Handled Box
Located in Queens, NY
"Vintage Chinese red and gold painted decorative wooden box with a metal latch and band around the base and an ornately carved handle featuring a ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Solid Silver-Mounted Box, Tiger
s Eye
Agate, 20th Century
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A fine 20th century Italian solid silver-mounted box, crafted in tiger’s eye and agate crystal. The exterior is entirely clad in layered tiger’s eye, polished to a smooth finish acro...
Category
20th Century Italian Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Silver
Circa 1900 Mauritanian Tuareg Box in Cut Steel, Copper, Brass, and Wood
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
This fascinating wooden box has a multi-colored arabesque overlay of cut steel, copper, and brass. The interior has a beautiful deep red upholstery, w...
Category
Early 20th Century Mauritanian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass, Copper, Steel, Cut Steel
Art Deco Silver Plate and Macassar Wood Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a stunning Art Deco silver plate and wood lidded box, meticulously crafted in France circa 1930. The rectangular shape boasts a refined composition, featuring a Macassar wood...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
Ebony Macassar Decorative or Jewelry Box, Brown Color, Art Deco, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
It is a Macassar ebony box, which opens onto a compartment covered in velvet. This box was made in France in the 1940s, it is an ArDéco object. It i...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Macassar
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate
1950s South African Branded Produce Crate. Good honest produce crate with distinct branding.
WORKSHOP REPOR...
Category
1950s European Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1905 Edwardian Leather, Tortoiseshell and Silver Mounted Letter Box
Located in Morristown, NJ
1905, England, Unusual and striking Edwardian letter box with leather sides. The curved top and base are mounted with scrolling sterling silver. T...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique Chinoiserie Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Chinoiserie decorated fruit box. Beautiful decorated Chinoiserie box used to serve fruits and specail treats. Hand gilt painting over red lacquer. Strong patina of wear so...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Silver and Tortoiseshell Singing Bird Box by Bontems, circa 1900
By Bontems
Located in London, GB
A beautiful Singing bird box by bontems of Paris, Circa 1900. Tortoisesheel embellished with sterling silver, with silver and enamel lid.
Category
Early 1900s French Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Chinese Chinoiserie Decorative Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A beautifully crafted Chinese Chinoiserie box, featuring high-relief decoration and a generous size. The whimsical exterior design showcases in...
Category
1890s Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Snuff Box Black enamel Art Deco style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling.
Snuff Box Silver has black fired enamels on guilloché.
Snuff Box Silver has a lid with geometric design ...
Category
1970s Italian Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
An Exquisite Victorian Pietra Dura Grand Tour Campaign Collectors Box 1800
s
Located in Reading, Berkshire
A Stunning Late Grand Tour Collectors Box 19th Century Mahogany
Ebony Pietra Dura Karlsbad, Germany.
The Lid Is Decorated with Marble And Agate Geometric Motifs.
With Continen...
Category
Late 19th Century German Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Marble, Silver
$1,766 Sale Price
31% Off
Patinated Wall Mount Metal Mail and Paper Box with Door
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully patinated metal mail or letter box with cradle for newspaper and larger pieces of mail.
The piece has a slit in the top to add mail, and a front door to retrieve new pieces. The patinated finish is wonderful and rich. A compliment to many architectural styles - Could also b be...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Selene Box in Glossy Black Lacquered Wood with Corno Italiano Inlays, Mod. 5310s
Located in Recanati, Macerata
Distinguished by plush materials and essential lines, our Selene box showcases a rectangular wooden structure with a polished black lacquer finish. Enhanced by an elegant edging in C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Dior Set of 3 Decorative Boxes in Brass, Lucite and Vienna Straw, Italy, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning Mid-Century set of three decorative jewelry boxes made from a combination of lucite enriched with Vienna straw, brass, wood, and tortoiseshell-effect lucite. This incredibly...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Don Shoemaker Exotic Wood Inlaid Decorative Briefcase for Señal, circa 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Exquisitely crafted slim decorative briefcase designed by Don Shoemaker for Señal of Mexico. Taking advantage of the expertise provided by Mexican artisans, shoemaker founded Señal w...
Category
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jacaranda, Rosewood, Cocobolo
$1,875 Sale Price
35% Off
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Located in Chicago, IL
The soft, matte texture and eroded wear of this petite porcelain box suggest it spent many years submerged in saltwater, likely excavated from a sunken trade ship carrying ceramic ex...
Category
16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Early 19th Century Indian Bronze Work Box
Located in Tampa, FL
This remarkable Indian box dates to the early 19th century and was traditionally used as a work box or storage vessel for food, jewelry, fruit, and other treasured objects. Cast in s...
Category
1820s Indian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
English Sunderland Pottery Pink Lustre Vanity Pot, Spring
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A transfer printed vanity or chemists pot, made by Grey’s Pottery, England, circa early 20th Century.
A. E. Grey operated between 1912 – 1920, on Mayer Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Tren...
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Earthenware
Contemporary Carved Walnut Natural Finish Tray with Brass Accent
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Contemporary tray by Vincent Pocsik
Carved walnut tray with natural finish.
Vincent Pocsik finds the balance between old and new fabrication techniques working in conjunction to find an anatomical form that creates its own presence. Series 001 is about finding that point in each piece, personifying it, letting it find itself in the scale and figure, then stopping it at the place where it seems most stable.
All furniture pieces are made inside his shop in Los Angeles. All glass, metal and upholstery work is done with local Los Angeles...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Postmodern Modern Marble and Brass Ashtray Box, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A chic Postmodern marble and brass sphere ball ashtray box, circa 1970s. Piece makes a great decorative object box as well as an ashtray (three indents ar...
Category
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Halcyon Days English Bilston Enamel Floral Egg Trinket Box
By Halcyon Days
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Halcyon Days, a Bilston enamel trinket box shaped as an egg, Stoke-on-Trent, England, circa 1970-1980s.
Established in the 1950s, Halcyon Days Ltd ...
Category
1970s English International Style Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
French Limoges Heart Shaped Floral Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Charming Vintage Limoges heart trinket box hand-painted. The underside of the box is marked Limoges France. This piece would certainly make a...
Category
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Brass
Scandinavian Modern Teak Wood Box
Located in New York, NY
A round Scandinavian Modern teak wood box with lid, circa mid-20th century, Scandinavia. A great piece for a desk, vanity, closet area, etc. Dimensio...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak, Wood
Antique 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Carved Box, Lock
Key
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Swiss Black Forest hand carved walnut footed glove box or jewelry box with velvet lined interior and original working lock and key, circa 1870. This fine box has a l...
Category
19th Century Swiss Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Walnut
Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Document box made of ebony veneered wood, the top contains a malachite plate with brass border with central emblem, malachite veneered feet. The plaque...
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Other Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Brass
Fabergé Style Bejewelled and Enamelled Gold Egg by Asprey
Located in London, GB
This exceptional, 18 carat gold Easter egg was crafted by the famous London-based royal jewellers, Asprey & Co. The piece was then retailed by Garrard & Co, who once worked in collaboration with Asprey, producing luxury jewellery and silver for an elite clientele.
The egg has been crafted from gold filigree — that is, gold wires interwoven to make a delicate lace-like pattern. The gold is arranged to form the image of a peacock, with a magnificent fanned train, composed of red, dark blue and green coloured plique-à-jour enamel. The light blue body of the peacock, and its long swirling light and dark blue tail feathers, have been crafted from intricate guilloché enamel, which is often found on Fabergé style eggs...
Category
1990s English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
Selenite and Marble Medium Box
Located in Paris, FR
Box selenite and marble medium in black marble
with lid. With natural selenite on lid's top.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble
$275 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Antique English Walnut Military Campaign Chest or Lap Desk with Brass Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique campaign box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and date to approximately 1820 and done in the period Victoria...
Category
Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Anglo Indian Coromandel and Silver Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Mounted with Silver
From our Sewing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Solid Coromandel Anglo Indian and Silver Sewing Box. The Sewing Box of...
Category
Early 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Enameled silver pill box with flowers on the hinged lid
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Enameled silver pill box with flowers on the hinged lid. Metal: Silver. Origin: European. Brand: Unknown. Weight: 31.69 grams. Dimensions: 4.5cm x 3cm. Content: 925/1000...
Category
20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$375 Sale Price
50% Off
Late 19th Century English Game Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Lovely antique game box, made of mahogany.
The box contains several games, with many bits and pieces. Not all complete.
It is obviously that there h...
Category
1890s British Belle Époque Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Rare Miniature Wooden Bible Box in Original Paint
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century most rare and unusual original painted miniature bible box with original painted surface and gilding. This early gem has original iron hi...
Category
19th Century American Country Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
$956 Sale Price
20% Off
Kalo Craftsman Hand-Hammered Sterling Silver Postage Stamp Box
Located in New York, NY
Craftsman sterling silver postage-stamp box. Made by Kalo in Chicago, ca 1930. Round with straight sides; cover top gently curved with thread-mounted stained and lobed ovoid finial w...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Lidded Bronze Box by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s
Located in Malmö, SE
A beautiful lidded bronze box with amazing patina.
Art Deco / Swedish Grace.
Made by GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden, 1930s.
Great condition, with only some light scratches.
S...
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique, New and Vintage Decorative Boxes
Antique, vintage and new decorative boxes will safely store items while adding a splash of color or texture to a corner in any room. They have had a range of purposes over the years — from trinkets to serving as useful receptacles, such as snuff boxes, jewelry boxes and more. Boxes have also been designed in a range of forms and styles.
Box making is a craft dating back thousands of years. Early boxes as decorative objects were regularly designed and decorated both inside and out, ranging from minimal looks to more flashy styles. Decorative boxes have been constructed from different materials, with wood and metal being the most common. Wood is widely available and versatile, with woodworkers able to carve complex designs or showcase its natural grain.
Some antique jewelry boxes were made with tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, ivory and even porcupine quills, such as those created by the Anishinabe in Canada and the United States. In Sri Lanka, well-crafted boxes were inlaid with porcupine quills and ivory discs between ebony bands. Chinese sewing boxes and tea boxes made of black lacquer were popular in Europe during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. These often featured gold-painted designs or landscape scenes. Silk, paper and velvet frequently enhanced these boxes’ interiors.
Any style of decorative box can be a nice tabletop or desktop decor, whether to hold candy or tea in the living room or paper, pencils and other business supplies in the office. They can also act as jewelry boxes. Sewing boxes can be a lovely touch to any space while storing magazines or other trinkets.
You can find metal, wood and silver antique boxes on 1stDibs. The collection includes mid-century modern, Victorian and Art Deco styles that can add elegance to any home.