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Elegant Nickel Plated Art-Deco Box attributed to Carl Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
Very elegant nickeled box , manufactured in Austria in the Art-Deco periode.
After talking to Ronald Hagenauer, descendent of the Hagenauer family in Austria we can attribute this exclusive of nickel-plated brass box to his grandpa Carl Hagenauer...
Category
Austrian Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Ebony Macassar Box, circa 1930, Brown Color, France
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Art Deco, Ebony Macassar box, for decoration or jelwery.
It has been made in France arond 1930, it is in a brown color.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony
Karl Springer Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Painted goatskin box
Immaculate detail and manufacture.
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Goatskin
$2,600
Antique Tiffany Edwardian Rococo Gilt Sterling Silver Keepsake Box
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in New York, NY
Edwardian Rococo gilt sterling silver keepsake box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York, ca 1903. Upward tapering with reeded mouth rim and curved bottom; foot ring. Applied rose garla...
Category
American Rococo Revival Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Enameled Kogo Incense Box with Ho Ho Bird
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era covered enamel brass kogo or box for incense. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The box is enameled with polychrome floral and foliage pat...
Category
Japanese 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$487 Sale Price
35% Off
English Renaissance Oak Bible Box
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance (Dated 1652) oak slant front bible box
Category
British Renaissance 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Elegant Art Deco Pewter box with lid and mirror from GAB, Sweden in 1935
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Art Deco Pewter box with lid and mirror inside from GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden in 1935 (I8). Simple and elegant design in pewter with blackened birch handle.
Wear con...
Category
Swedish Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
Dome-Shaped Amethyst and Steel Hinged Lidded Box, 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dome-shaped amethyst and steel hinged lidded box, 1960s. Features a warm patina and purple velvet lining. In good vintage condition with minor surface wear and patina from age and use.
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Amethyst, Steel
Fred And Marilyn Buss Cazadero California Cocobolo Heart Wood Mushroom Stash Box
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This beautiful stash box was hand-carved from the heart of Cocobolo wood by Fred and Marilyn Buss of Cazadero, CA—a lovely vintage patina to the wood.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Cartier Vintage 9kt Gold and Ruby Pill Box, London 1947
By Cartier
Located in Braintree, GB
A rare vintage Cartier pill box crafted in 9-karat yellow gold, accented with two cabochon rubies. The circular pill box features a bold geometric eng...
Category
British Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
$6,477 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Vintage Brass Crab Sculpture-Box
Located in Brussel, BE
Large vintage crab shape box made of solid heavy brass with a beautiful natural patina, a unique touch in an eclectic interior, a cabinet of curiosity or seafood restaurant.
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Grande...
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,068 / item
Tessellated Travertine and Green Agate Box
Located in Houston, TX
A stylized late 20th Century tessellated travertine and green agate box with brass trim, hinges and wood lined.
Category
20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone, Agate, Travertine, Brass
Soviet Russian Fedoskino Hand Painted Golden Autumn Landscape Lacquer box
Located in New York, NY
Museum quality Fedoskino soviet era hand painted lacquer box, Golden Autumn, artist signed
20th Century
Depicting an idyllic autumn landscape with a romantic bridge over a still stre...
Category
Russian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Empire Style Ormolu Mounted Lapis Box
Located in London, GB
A Magnifient Lapis Empire Style Box
This box is Absolutely Stunning,
Ormolu Mounted
Category
Unknown Empire 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli
$15,785 Sale Price
20% Off
Jack Ink – Large Studio Glass Lidded Box Signed "Jack Ink A 2028"
Located in Bochum, NRW
Exceptional studio glass box by renowned American-Austrian artist Jack Ink. Glass with inclusions and cast brass.This unique piece features a sinuous, undulating form with a shallow ...
Category
Austrian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Crystal and bronze chest
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Crystal and bronze chest
Empire style chest
Crystal and gilded bronze materials
Origin France Circa 1920
Excellent condition
The Empire style (in French: style Empire) is a dominant ...
Category
French Empire Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Bronze Jewelry Box Ancient Sarcophagus Reliefs Greek Roman Caesar Gladiator
By Line Vautrin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful heavy cast bronze, hinged/lidded box, lightly polished, and glowing. Depicting ancient relief scenes / characters of Ancient Roman or Greek...
Category
Italian Greek Revival Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Moroccan Antique Berber Case Flask Hand-carved
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Hand made early 20th century Moroccan antique Berber case flask, carved wood covered with brass and silvered metal filigree, delicately hand-hammered metal with animals decor for pow...
Category
Moroccan Moorish Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Tin
Les roseaux à visage humain by Line Vautrin, double-sided silvered bronze box
By Line Vautrin
Located in Uccle, BE
“Les Roseaux à visage humain” (“Reeds with Human Faces”) is a double-sided silvered bronze box by Line Vautrin.
The front side representing reeds (rushes) in motion, with their flowe...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Handcrafted New Zealand Maori Paua Abalone Shell Stash Trinket Wood Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful decorative handcrafted mahogany wood and natural abalone shell (Paua) inlay cigarette stash/trinket box. Made in New Zealand and still has the original tag on the top. The ...
Category
New Zealand 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell
Box in Lacquered Wood, Vietnam 20th Century, Black and Orange -Red Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Beautiful Lacquered Wooden Box, Vietnam, 20th Century
This exquisite lacquered wooden box from Vietnam, crafted in the 20th century, is a stunning example of traditional Vietnames...
Category
Vietnamese Chinese Export 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$237 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Vintage Russian Hand Painted Lacquered Small Wooden Box Signed Fedoskino
Located in Plainview, NY
A lovely Russian hand painted lacquered small wooden box with a red interior. The box features the frog princess and prince Ivan miniature fairy tale....
Category
Russian Hellenistic 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Paint
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Walter Bosse Austrian Lacquered Brass Cigarette Box
By Herta Baller
Located in New York, NY
Walter Bosse for Herta Baller polished cast brass square box with patinated stripe lid, Austria, circa 1950's.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Elongated Octagonal Lidded Tessellated Bone Box in the Style of Enrique Garcel
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A well crafted wooden Octagonal box with Tessellated bone inlay - lidded and ready for many different contents, from desk accessories to television remotes, jewelry, letters, memento...
Category
Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
$660 Sale Price
20% Off
Novelty English Sterling Silver Jewelry / Ring Box by Joseph
Richard Griffin
Located in Bath, GB
A really charming novelty sterling silver jewelry or ring box modelled in the form of a dressing table including a swing mirror to the back with it's original beveled mirror (minor s...
Category
English Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif Decorative
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
20th Century Japanese Black Lacquer Box with Gold Bird and Reed Motif, Decorative & Functional
Description:
This elegant Japanese lacquer box, crafted in the 20th century, is a beautiful example of refined traditional craftsmanship. Coated in deep black lacquer, the box is adorned with delicate gold-painted branch and bird motifs, evoking a sense of serenity and natural harmony. The fine, meticulous brushwork captures the lightness of the reeds and the poised elegance of the bird, offering a peaceful and contemplative decorative piece. The removable lid reveals an interior decorated with two gold medallions, each threaded with a golden ribbon, adding an extra touch of subtle luxury and detail.
Key features include:
Authentic Japanese Craftsmanship: This box reflects traditional Japanese lacquerware techniques, emphasizing delicacy, patience, and respect for nature.
Elegant Black and Gold Color Palette: The deep black base contrasts beautifully with the fine gold detailing, creating a sophisticated and timeless aesthetic.
Nature-Inspired Motif: The scene of golden reeds and a resting bird embodies calmness, elegance, and a connection to the natural world, key themes in Japanese art.
Decorative Interior: Inside, two gold medallions with threaded ribbons enhance the box’s refined, ceremonial feel, offering a hidden layer of beauty.
Functional and Decorative: Perfect for use as a decorative object, a jewelry box, a keepsake container, or a small personal storage piece.
Versatile Placement: Its understated luxury allows it to fit effortlessly into minimalist, traditional, wabi-sabi, or eclectic interiors.
This 20th-century Japanese black lacquer box is more than a container—it’s a poetic celebration of craftsmanship, nature, and subtle beauty, offering both functional use and decorative sophistication.
Keywords: Japanese black lacquer box, gold painted bird and reed motif, 20th-century Japanese decor, traditional lacquerware, serene Japanese art box, nature-themed lacquer container...
Category
Japanese Meiji 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Art Nouveau Majolica Barbotine Box Jar Pheasant on Basket by Sarreguemines
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A hand-painted majolica lidded jar / box or tureen in the shape of a pheasant hen sitting on a basket, made by Sarreguemines around 1900. This beau...
Category
French Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
This is a very attractive piece, it has an Odeon style marquetry Sun burst decoration
When set on the bookshelf this looks like a very ...
Category
Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Unknown Moorish Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Shirley Rosenthal Enamel
Walnut Box, New York, c.1970
By Studio Del Campo, Shirley Rosenthal
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Shirley Rosenthal Enamel & Walnut Box, New York, c.1970. Retains the original label to the bottom.
Category
American Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Malachite Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A stunning Malachite box out an estate collection of 4 rare specimen boxes. This box has beautifully graining and great color. It still has the remnants of a label on the bottom. It ...
Category
Italian Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
$1,400
French Limoges Hand Painted Pink Floral Oval Trinket Box
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A hand painted French Limoges trinket or pill box, circa 1970s.
An oval shaped box with a pink body and a floral spray in a gold cartouche...
Category
French International Style Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Octagonal Jewelry Music Box, Made in Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Elegant octagonal wooden music box in thuya wood.
Thuya tree is famous for rich gold and brown shades of its grain and unique exotic fragrance, simila...
Category
Italian Moorish Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
Faux Bois Jewelry Box with Mirror and Louis Vuitton Fabric
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Rectangular Decorative Box with Mirror featuring Louis Vuitton fabric on the Lid. This one of a kind box has amazing patina throughout. Certainly a statement piece on any dresser or...
Category
European Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Monique Gerber French Bronze Lidded Sculptural Top Black and Red Lacquer Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Monique Gerber rare bronze sculptural topped decorative box with black and red lacquer base.
French designer Monique Gerber designer and owner of Art du Bronze.
Signed under the bo...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
1940
s Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets - Set Of Five
Located in Hook, Hampshire
1940’s Small Decorative Party Bag Plastic Baskets – Set Of Five.
We recently came across a large hoard of new old stock hardware and general merchandise items, laying untouched sinc...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Plastic
Dior Mid-Century Jewelry Box Tortoiseshell Effect Lucite and Chrome, Italy 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful mid-century decorative jewelry box in tortoiseshell effect lucite and chrome. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s for a Dior Home Production.
This...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Chrome
English Victorian Antique Leather Writing Box Letter Desk
Located in Shippensburg, PA
TOOLED LEATHER WRITING BOX
Probably English, early 20th century
15 13/16" D x 19 7/8" W x 1 1/2" H
A fabulous and most convenient folding letter ...
Category
British Victorian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Baize, Silk
ANTOINETTE FARAGALLAH Decorative Sculptural Large Turquoise Pottery Lidded Box
Located in Miami, FL
Decorative pottery box designed by Antoinette Faragalla.
This is a great decorative pottery lidded box created by the artist Antoinette Faragallah...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
$5,560 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Art Nouveau Exceptional Continental Lidded Brass Casket with Maiden
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional Continental, probably Austrian, Art Nouveau Brass lidded casket with a molded portrait of a maiden dating from around 1900. The heavily made casket is of rectangular f...
Category
Austrian Art Nouveau Antique 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Antique Gorham Art Deco Gilt Sterling Silver Half Round Dresser or Jewelry Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique American gilt silver box.
By Gorham Manufacturing Co.
In gilt sterling silver.
In a very rare, half-round form.
The lid with engraved rocaille and floral decorati...
Category
American Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Tiger Eye Semi-Precious Stone Jewelry Trinket Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Classic Rectangular Tiger Eye Box featuring a black stone interior. Both form and function best describe this piece. We see this decorative box holding favorite trinkets as well as s...
Category
Italian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone
Italian Travertine and Brass Decorative Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A mid-century modern Italian-style travertine and brass box, blending natural stone with sleek metallic accents. It’s both decorative and functional, used for storing small items whi...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Travertine, Brass
Vintage Celadon Glazed Porcelain Box
Cover - South Korea - Late 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
Vintage celadon glazed porcelain box and cover - featuring a carved Phoenix and flowers - glazed finish throughout - signed on the bottom - South Korea - late 20th century.
Excellen...
Category
Korean 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$105 Sale Price
30% Off
Brass and Abalone Shell Crab Sculpture Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Brass crab sculpture trinket box inlaid with beautiful abalone shell. Made in Mexico attributed to Los Castillo.
Usually over time the lid gets broken or lost but is is complete and ...
Category
Mexican Hollywood Regency Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Moroccan Red Glass Perfume Bottle Sprinkler with Embossed Metal Overlay
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Handcrafted Moroccan Moorish red painted glass perfume bottle or rose water sprinkler with raised embossed silvered metal floral design over red g...
Category
Moroccan Moorish 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
A Six Bottle Wine Chest, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Six Bottle Wine Chest, Early 20th Century
The domed hinged lid opening to an interior with a wooden six bottle rack, a latch to the front and a pair of iron drop handles to either...
Category
European 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$685 Sale Price
50% Off
Liberace Autographed Vintage Schoenhut Toy Grand Piano
By Schoenhut
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made by the renowned American toy manufacturer in approximately 1920, this wooden toy baby grand piano has been autographed in two places by the legendary Liberace. The piano shows o...
Category
American Victorian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Travelling Vanity Case, English, Leather, Silver, Dressing Table Box
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique travelling vanity case. An English, leather and silver dressing table box with fitted interior, dating to the early 20th ...
Category
British Mid-Century Modern 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique Austrian Silver
Enamel Cigarette Case with Floral
Ribbon Decoration
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This silver and enamel cigarette case is hallmarked by an unknown maker and is presumed to have been made in Austria in approximately 1920. The case is composed of .800 silver and ha...
Category
Austrian Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Bowl or Empty Pocket in Faceted Murano Sommerso Glass attr to Poli Italy 60s
Located in Palermo, IT
Faceted Murano sommerso glass bowl, attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Italy, 1960s, with layers of red and clear glass. Please watch the video and photos carefully, ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Murano Glass
Decorative Box in Wood and Ceramic, Art Deco Period, Brown Color, France, 1940
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This is a decorative or jelwery box. It has been made in France circa 1940. Art Deco period. Brown color. Materials are ceramic and oak.
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Oak
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
Silver Plated Metal 1960s Bowl
Box by Christofle
By Christofle
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Set of 2 silver plated metal decorative objects: a "leave" bowl and an "apple" box from the '60s. Pretty good condition: the bowl show light defect on one side as showed in the pictu...
Category
French Space Age Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
Large English Modern Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Padgett & Braham Ltd in London in 1963. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover hinged with gently curved top and tapering tab. Interior ceda...
Category
English Modern Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare Bronze Sculptural Casket / Box Panels with Historical Roman Empire Scenes
Located in Lisse, NL
Good quality antique box with Roman scenes on all four sides and on top.
If you are a collector or enthousiast of anything to do with emperial Rome then this rare, meaningful and hi...
Category
Italian Empire Revival 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
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
English Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bakelite, Walnut
Antique Country Hotel Post Box, English, Desk Organiser, Stationery, Edwardian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique country hotel post box. An English, oak two division desk organiser or mounted stationery rack, dating to the Edwardian period, circa 1910. A fine example of perio...
Category
British Edwardian 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Verlys France Art Deco Opalescent Glass Lidded Box with Butterflies Decor
By Verlys Glass
Located in Atlanta, GA
Verlys France designed this exquisite Art Deco lidded box, which was crafted in France circa early 1930. The rare box boasts a stunning opalescent blueish textured pattern with a gor...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Art Deco Box in Wood circa 1930
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
A box in from the 1930's in Art Deco style made from wood and etched glass. The glass is possible to lift off to clean. The use is uncertain but we believe it is possibly made to hol...
Category
Italian Art Deco 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Walnut
$427 Sale Price
20% Off
20th Century Antique Queen Anne Style English Sterling Silver Box
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver box made in the George I style, an addition to our ornamental silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver box has a plain circular form in the George I style.
The surface of the box is plain and encircled with applied molded decoration.
This impressive George I style box is fitted with a hinged hallmarked cover ornamented with a plain circular elevated panel to the center.
The hinge is ornamented with a shaped undulating design in conjunction with the cover and the body.
The box secures closed with a hallmarked hinged catch to the anterior edge, reflecting the same design to that of the posterior.
This impressive example of antique silverware is an exceptional replica of an early Georgian...
Category
English George I Vintage 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
