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Decorative Boxes For Sale
Pink Peach Mirrored Glass Decorative Box, France 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning mirrored glass decorative box was crafted in the 1940s. The square design features pink peach-colored glass with a mirror-textured effect and deep geometric bevelling. ...
Category
1940s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Mirror
Antique Chinese Export Silver Box Circa 1880
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Chinese Export silver box; an addition to our collection of Chinese silverware.
This exceptional antique Chinese Export Silver (CES) box has a plain rectangular form.
The surface of the body is encompassed with exceptional chased oriental Chinese dragon designs amidst clouds, all on a matte background; each panel bears a plain and unembellished border.
This antique silver box is fitted with a hinged silver cover, bearing a continuation of cloud ornamentation to the side panels.
The upper plateau of the cover is ornamented with two further dragon designs accented with impressive emanating whiskers, incorporating a circular vacant cartouche to the centre.
By virtue of its size this versatile box could be used for a multitude of functions.
The box features a solid silver base which is plain and unembellished, apart from the feature hallmarks; a solid silver base is a sign of quality.
The hallmarks struck to the underside of this antique Chinese box...
Category
1880s Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Regency Rosewood Jewellery Work Box
Located in Bedfordshire, GB
A Stunning Quality Late Regency Period, 19th Century, Rosewood And Brass Inlaid Work Box, Stationary Box, Or Jewellery Box, Having Exceptional Decoration Throughout With Hinged Lid Enclosing Document Flap And Removable Tray Of Various Compartments Concealing Large Storage Cavity Below, Flanked By Original Brass Handles, Raised On Original Carved, Turned Feet.
Bearing A Makers Label For - "R.Dalton, The Bazaar, Soho Square...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Walnut Gentleman
s Vanity Dressing or Travel Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Walnut Gentleman's Vanity Dressing or Travel Box. It includes a red velvet interior and original crystal and silver-plated jars and box with a secret compartment that is spri...
Category
1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Petite Chinese Brass Opium Box with Dragon Etching
Located in Chicago, IL
This petite metal canister was once used to store a smoker's personal supply of opium paste. Providing an airtight seal, the small box is formed of brass with an etched and stamped d...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Karl Springer Tessellated Stone Box with Shagreen Interior
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Here is a very handsome and iconic lidded box by Karl Springer. Made of tessellated stone, this example has brass accents and a shagreen interior. There's also a gorgeous wood trim d...
Category
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Brass
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Presentation Insignia Box, Italian, Campaign Chest, Victorian, C.1900
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique presentation insignia box. An Italian, cased medal and epaulette campaign chest, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1900. A fascinating and rare piece of m...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Teak, Walnut
Antique Tibetan Painted Leather And Iron Chest or Trunk
Located in Bradenton, FL
AntiqueTibetan chest, beautifully aged painted leather with original iron hardware. Chest has a spacious wooden interior, offering a large amount of storage. Outside features polychrome painted dragons and Asian...
Category
18th Century Tibetan Chinese Export Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Palofierro wood Don Shoemaker Dominoes Set
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Beautiful Don Shoemaker Dominoes set made Palofierro wood. Includes designer label Don Shoemaker Santa Maria de Guido Mexico.
Category
1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,500 / set
Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vanity Jewelry Powder Box
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass vanity jewelry or powder box. The piece is attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The entire piece is...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate quite large wood jewelry box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood, mother of pearl with some possib...
Category
20th Century Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Rare 15th Century Venetian Casket Former Dr. Albert Figdor Collection
Located in Doha, QA
This exceptional 15th-century Venetian painted casket is a rare example of early decorative art from the late Medieval to early Renaissance period in the Republic of Venice, Italy. H...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Renaissance Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut Crystal Bronze Baccarat Casket Jewelry Box
By Baccarat
Located in Roslyn, NY
A Wonderful French Ormolu Mounted Cut / Faceted Crystal & Bronze Jewelry Casket In The Style And Manner Of Baccarat
Unfortunately The Back Lid Does Have A Chip In The Middle
Category
20th Century Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze, Ormolu
Storage Chest or Jewelry Box by Designer Rae Kasian
By Roe Kasian
Located in New York, NY
A relatively large rich dark red burgundy lacquer storage chest box with metal detail, Campaign design style, by designer Rae Kasian, circa late-20th centur...
Category
Late 20th Century Korean Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Decorative Box with lid, Vintage Wooden Brown Jewellery Box, Hand Carved
Located in Wembley, GB
A handmade wooden jewellery box with a lid and lock, it is perfectly designed and created in a suitable size for keeping valuables inside. The top of this box has leaf patterns and l...
Category
1980s Turkish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Papercord, Boxwood, Driftwood
$338 Sale Price
20% Off
R Lalique Box Cicadas 1921
By René Lalique
Located in NANTES, FR
Opalescent molded glass box decorated with cicadas.
This model was created in 1921.
The glassware is in perfect condition.
The satin background is original and requires restoration...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Moorish Sajai Box with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Mid Century Moorish Sajai Box Inlaid with Agate Semi precious Stones box with semi-precious stones.
Made in India, circa 1950.
The box measures 1 inches high x 3 inches in di...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Metal
Antique Anglo Indian Box Form Quill Lap Top or Travel Desk
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Impressive antique Anglo Indian lap top desk crafted in quills and ebony decorated with bone dots. The surprising interior has multiple components featuring a felt writing surface, n...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Felt, Wood, Ebony
Large Maitland Smith Tessellated Marble
Brass Box 1970s
Located in Benalmadena, ES
This substantial decorative box, produced by the renowned Maitland Smith in the 1970s, is a prime example of high-end Post-Modern craftsmanship. The exterior features a meticulous te...
Category
1970s Philippine Hollywood Regency Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
Porcelain Peint a la Main Vintage Crossword Puzzle Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint a la main (hand painted) vintage crossword puzzle trinket box by Limoges, circa 1980s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 3"W...
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Mid-Century Artisan Copper Enamel Box and Lid by Capo Esmaltes
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Mid Century Modern rectangular carved wooden box with a slightly curved lid in enameled copper with colorful abstract decor was hand-crafted by Capo Esmaltes in Spain in 1960s....
Category
Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Copper, Enamel
Antique A Large Ginbari Cloisonne Rectangular Lidded Box, Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
A quality work, Antique Large Ginbari Cloisonne Rectangular Lidded Trinket Box, Meiji Period, with the Chrysanthemum Motif.
There are Interior wood inlays on both the box and the l...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Brass, Enamel
Antique English Writing Box by George Betjemann
Sons Veneered in Coromandel
Located in Northampton, GB
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Exotic Coromandel Veneer
From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer this English Writing Box by George Betjemann & Sons.
The Writing box o...
Category
Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box for Game Chess and Backgammon
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Middle Eastern Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Game Backgammon and Chess.
Middle Eastern Micro Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box.
Large vintage Moorish Syrian style micro mosaic ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Asian Silver Metal Hand Carved Peacock Sitar Veena Form Box 1950
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Asian Silver Metal Hand-Carved Sitar Veena Box.
Elevate your decor with this stunning vintage box, featuring intricate hand-carved designs of a sitar and peacock. The ornate ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
Alessandro Albrizzi Lucite Storage Cube, Italy 1970s
Located in Naples, IT
Plexiglass/lucite cube by Alessandro Albrizzi elegant decorative element from the 1970s.
The cube opens and inside we find a concave spherical part suitable for holding small object...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lucite
Unusual Ceramic Box By Bitossi Raymor, Italy
By Bitossi
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An unusual ceramic box by Bitossi for Rosenthal Netter, Italy, ca' 1960's, signed. Geometric design, beautifully decorated in yellow, brown, black.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
19th Century Perfume Box - Napoleon III - Crystal Bottles
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A beautiful antique marquetry wooden box for perfume.
The box dates from the French Napoleon III period, circa 1880-1890.
The box features those original crystal perfume bottles, bea...
Category
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Burl
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Coin Purse Case Moscow 1899
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Pre-Revolution Russian Imperial silver-gilt & cloisonné enamel coin purse/case, Moscow, 1899.
The purse with the maker's mark in Cyrillic and the assayer's mark for Iv...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Late Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
19th Century Chinese Lacquered Compartment Box with Gilt Decoration
Located in Sofia, BG
Antique Lacquered Compartment Box with Gilt Decoration
Exquisite antique lacquered box featuring an intricate multi-compartment interior. The piece...
Category
Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
Heavily Inlaid with Mother of Pearl and Abalone
From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this stunning Antique Inlaid Writing Box by Hausburg. The Writing Box of rec...
Category
Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood, Satinwood
1901 Germany, Erhard
Söhne, Brass Inlaid Rosewood Twine Caddy with Scissors
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in Morristown, NJ
Circa 1901, Erhard & Söhne, Germany, a Jugendstil/Art Nouveau brass and rosewood string box, decorated in the round with children playing tug-of-war. The lid is beautifully decorated...
Category
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
Turquoise Opaline Rectangular box with Brass Mounts, France Early 20th C.
Located in South Salem, NY
An antique French opaline glass casket box in a striking pale turquoise or Robin's Egg Blue color. The polished glass is mounted with finely detailed gold bronze hardware, adding ele...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Opaline Glass
1920 Persian Brass Jewelry Box in Mamluk Revival Damascene Moorish Islamic Style
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique Persian Islamic Brass Jewelry Footed Box in Mamluk Revival Damascene style.
A Middle Eastern Moorish Damascene Brass Box circa 1910-1920s.
A fine antique handcrafted etched hammered Syrian Damascene brass jewelry box.
Octagonal shape lidded antique Moorish Persian footed trinket brass box, handcrafted and chased with calligraphy Islamic Arabic design writing.
The Box decorated with etched Arabic inscription and lotus flowers with a very fine Arabesque design.
Middle Eastern jewelry brass box with eight small feet, hinged lid, lined in a Moroccan red velvet.
Great Moorish Mamluke Revival brass decorative Islamic metal art object.
Dimensions 6.75" W × 5" D × 5.25" H.
In the Mamluk Style (Mamluk Revival).
Origin: Middle East.
Date: Circa 1900-1920s.
Hand-hammered and engraved, this beautifully incised brass box Islamic...
Category
Early 20th Century Asian Islamic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Tin Paint Box by Mickey Mouse, 1960s, Disney
Located in Greven, DE
Vintage Paint Box by Disneys Mickey Mouse.
The paint is not supplied.
Category
1960s French Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tin
Swedish Grace pewter lid box with decor of Archer, 1937.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A decorative and functional lid box, perfect for jewelry, cigarettes or hiding away smaller items. Decor of archer.
With hallmark Sv.M, L8 = 1937. Swedish grace.
Category
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
19th Japanese antique Urushi small Tansu box chest of drawers wabi sabi mingei
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
from Tohoku area, Japan.
Japanese antique small box tansu chest of drawers, Kohikidashi, made of Sugi Cedar.
Product of circa 1850s-1870s (late Edo to early Meiji era), estimate from...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Cedar
$560 Sale Price
20% Off
Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Scottish sewing set of Tartan ware, 19th century
Set of 4 items of Tartanware, Scottish sewing set, exists of a rectangular box, marked by Stuart
A thread...
Category
Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Fine French Crystal Bivalve Molluscs Gilt Seahorse Jewelry Trinket Box
By Émile Gallé
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Fine French Crystal Small Box in the Form of a Mussel with a Seahorse Clasp. It has light signs of age to the edge of the foot. Thi sis a beautiful and unique piece.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Metal
Vintage Italian Brass Letter Envelope Box Pop Art Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This ever so chic and obscure vintage Italian brass box is simply a pop art design of a form of an opened up envelope that is a box. it is from the lat...
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century English Painted Wine Cooler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century English painted box on original four casters. This box was used as a wine cooler.
Category
19th Century English Other Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique 19thC Italian Silver
Silver Gilt Mounted Micro Mosaic Box c.1890
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Italian grand tour solid silver and gilt silver mounted micro mosaic box. Made in rectangular form with angled cut corners. The micro mosaic depicts Pliny's Dove...
Category
19th Century Italian Other Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Onyx Marble Urn Box
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful onyx marble urn form vessel/round footed box with lid, circa 1970s. Lid has a beautiful, detailed finial top. Colors include shades of cream, tan, white, sand, and red bu...
Category
1970s Unknown Moorish Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Marble
21st Century Leather Tilting Lid Waste Bin Handmade in Italy
By Pinetti
Located in Bagnatica, Lombardia
A cylindrical and contemporary silhouette with subtle detail.
Our round metal bin with tilting lid is perfectly sized for use in the bathroom.
More than 30 harmonious shades can be paired with our modern bathroom...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
18th Century Decorative Lacquered Portrait Figures Wood Tobacco Snuff Box Black
Located in Brescia, IT
This antique and fine lacquered wood box, is painted on both the sides with an elegant portrait of a woman and on the other side a dancer.
The piece will be delivered with its certi...
Category
Mid-18th Century Austrian Neoclassical Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
$569 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask Meiji Period
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese Lacquer Inro with Netsuke Okame Mask, brown lacquer with 3 sections and 2 compartments, and carved ivory polychrome Okame mask and a rope hair. This item is from the Meiji P...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Fine Silver Snuff Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A superb rectangular silver snuff box, masterfully crafted in in the early 20th century, featuring exquisitely chased and repoussé decoration. The hinged lid is richly adorned with s...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$533 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique French Walnut Sewing Set Case, Napoleon III Étui, Needle Case
Located in Greven, DE
This dainty yet highly detailed sewing set was crafted in the late 19th century by skilled French artisans.
The case, also known as an étui, is made from walnut and has a tapering r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
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 France. This striking piece features original bronze mounts and a hinged lid, highli...
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Style Czech Malachite Glass Trinket Dish, 1960s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vivid green malachite glass trinket box, produced in 1960s Czechoslovakia (modern-day Czech Republic), using the original moulds from the studios of Heinrich Hoffmann and Curt Schl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Slag Glass
mid 20th Japanese vintage small Tansu, wabi sabi box chest of drawers japandi
Located in 常陸大宮市, JP
wooden small tansu (chest of drawers) with 5 drawers, made of Tamo (Japanese Ash).
This piece is one of the "Ashed" line furnitures of my shop items - bleached with lye made from th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Organic Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Ash, Hardwood
$290 Sale Price
42% Off
Priora Box in glossy ebony with detail in Corno Italiano, Mod. 2403
Located in Recanati, Macerata
The Priora box is designed to provide an exquisite storage solution for small items. Fashioned from glossy ebony, each box is distinguished by an elegant detail in Corno Italiano and...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Rare Georgian Engine Turned Sewing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Rare Engine Turned Design
The Sewing Box of slight sarcophagus shape stood upon four turned ribbed feet. The Sewing Box tapers up to the convex raised lid and features scrolling fl...
Category
Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Deco Walnut Box with Bakelite Handle, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this superbly iconic Art Deco walnut box with an iconic round shoulder edges and bakelite handle. This box is a great size, larger than normal, making it a ...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Fine Indo-Persian Micro Mosaic Marquetry Box with Miniature Painting 1940s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Fine Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Jewelry Box with Miniature Polo Scene, circa 1940s
Exceptional handcrafted Indo-Persian jewelry or pen box featuring intricate Sadeli micro mosaic marquetry with inlaid geometric designs and a stunning miniature hand-painted scene on the lid. The artwork depicts 19th-century royal princes in traditional Maharaja attire playing polo, reflecting Mughal and Islamic courtly elegance.
Crafted using the traditional Khatam technique, the box is richly inlaid inside and out with fine slivers of wood, bone, and metal, showcasing exceptional craftsmanship from the Middle East or India, circa 1940s.
* Dimensions: H 1.75 in. x W 6.5 in. x D 4 in.
* Condition: great condition; minor wear consistent with age.
A museum-quality piece comparable to those in the Doris Duke Islamic Art Collection. Perfect for collectors of Islamic art, Moorish marquetry, and antique micro mosaic.
Keywords:
Islamic Marquetry, Sadeli Mosaic, Khatam Box...
Category
Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Stunning French Silver
Guilloche Enamel Pill Box
Located in Bath, GB
An absolutely stunning enamel box, French in origin with the boars head mark for solid silver (minimum 800/1000). The goldsmith's makers mark is also present, I think GB but a little...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Enamel
A.E. Jones Attribution Arts
Crafts Lidded Box, Circa Early 20th Century
By A.E. Jones
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An antique copper and silver lidded box with blue/green Ruskin pottery roundel and intricate strap work in a riveted Celtic design. Designed by Annie Stubbs (Anne Grisdale). Lined wi...
Category
Early 20th Century English Arts and Crafts Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper, Other
Ivory and Blue Chevron Bone Inlay Trinket Box
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Ivory and blue chevron decorative trinket rectangular lidded box inlaid with white bone and resin on wood.
Large stylish Moorish trinket lidded box with bone and wood inlaid handcraf...
Category
20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
Mithé Espelt Glazed Ceramic and Wood Box with Stylized Floral Motif
By Mithé Espelt
Located in Saint-Ouen, IDF
Elegant decorative box designed by Mithé Espelt, France, circa 1960s. The piece features a hand-glazed ceramic lid resting on a simple stained wood base, exemplifying Espelt’s distin...
Category
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
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.