Art Deco Decorative Boxes
ART DECO STYLE
Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.”
ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged in the 1920s
- Flourished while the popularity of Art Nouveau declined
- Term derives from 1925’s Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) in Paris, France
- Informed by Ancient Egypt, Cubism, Futurism, Louis XVI, De Stijl, modernism and the Vienna Secession; influenced Streamline Moderne and mid-century modernism
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN
- Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
- Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
- Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
- Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory
ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.
The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)
Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.
From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.
The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.
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Style: Art Deco
20th century French Art deco Silver Plate Piggy Bank Dog, 1930s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Beautiful vintage piggy bank in the shape of a seated dog, crafted in silver-plated metal during the 1930s.
Its Art Deco design and expressive character make it both a decorative obj...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Silver Plate
Antique English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box, 1927
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco sterling silver box. Made by Henry Matthews in Birmingham in 1927. Square with straight and plain sides. Cover hinged, tabbed, and chamfered. On top parcel gilt with engine-...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
FRENCH 1918 Art-Deco Lacquered Desk Cigar Box In The Shape of a WWI Tank
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco WWI Tank shaped desk cigar box humidor.
This is a fabulous and rare desk cigar box-humidor created in France during the art deco period, circa 1918. The amazing piece is very decorative and designed in the stylized shape of the French WWI Saint-Charmond Tank. The cigar humidor has been crafted with geometric sharp lines in carved cedar wood and embellished with black and gray lacquers. It is fitted with a push lock and two hinges.
French Saint-Charmond Tank
The Saint. Chamond was a French heavy tank, the second model used by the French Army in World War I. Its design was inadequate and was conceived primarily because of a commercial rivalry. The war ended before it was replaced by the British Mark series tanks. Born of the commercial rivalry existing with the makers of the Schneider CA1 tank, the Saint-Chamond was an underpowered and fundamentally inadequate design. Its principal weakness was its Holt caterpillar tracks. They were much too short in relation to the vehicle's length and weight (23 tons). Later models attempted to rectify some of the tank's original flaws by installing wider and stronger track shoes...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$3,080 Sale Price
20% Off
Hagenauer Art Deco decorative box made of silver-plated metal
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hagenauer Art Deco Silver-Plated Decorative Box
Hagenauer Art Deco decorative box. It features a rectangular silver-plated metal base with straight sides and curved dark wood support...
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20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau casket with a portrait of a lady
Located in Hamburg, DE
Introducing our exquisite Small Rectangular Box, a beautiful relic from the turn of the 20th century that showcases a captivating blend of artistic styles. This charming box is a tes...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Bakelite, Wood, Paper
$266 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Ladies Enamel Powder Compact
Comb, Original Box, England, c1930
Located in Devon, England
For your consideration is this rare boxed set of an Art Deco powder compact and comb in striking cream and red enamel decoration. The mirror and compact, including the powder puff, a...
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Mid-20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Chrome
Italian Art Deco Revival Fossil Limestone
Brass Box, Mahogany Interior 1970s
Located in Toronto, CA
A striking Italian Art Deco Revival decorative box from the late 1970s, exquisitely crafted in natural fossil limestone and framed with refined solid brass detailing. The sculptural,...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Limestone, Brass
Art Deco Period Box handmade in hardwood with hinged lid, French circa 1925
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a good quality Art Deco period lidded Box, made of hardwood, possibly Beech, probably French in origin and dating to circa 1925.
The box has a rectangular shape with rounded...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel
Decorative Box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Decorative Box vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
Wood inside
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Hunting motiv art deco brass box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Hunting motiv art deco brass box vienna around 1920s
Brass polished and stove enameled
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
R
Y Augousti Paris France Applied Ivy Snakeskin Decorative Table Box
By R
Y Augousti
Located in New York, NY
R & Y Augousti Paris France Applied Metal Ivy Snakeskin Decorative Table Box. Overall excellent condition. Age appropriate wear. Measures approximately 10 1/4" long, 3 5/8" wide, a...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Glass Golf Dish with Raised Golfer in the Lid
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage glass golf box
cover.
An Art Deco glass Jewelry box, dish, of rectangular form with lid. The pressed lid moulded with relief golfer in full backswing. We have had a 'Golf Baccarat...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
Antique 1920s Durham Duplex Straight Razor French Ivory Celluloid
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Antique 1920s Durham Duplex straight razor and shoe horn French ivory celluloid.
Shaver measures 1" high x 6" wide x 2" deep.
Shoe horn measures 7...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
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Bakelite
$142 Sale Price / set
36% Off
Art Deco 1930 Swiss Centerpiece Compote with Lid in Gilded .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An important Swiss art deco centerpiece.
Beautiful and unusual antique piece, created in Switzerland during the Art Deco period, back in the 1930s. This round center compote has b...
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1930s Swiss Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
$2,236 Sale Price
20% Off
Set/7 Resin and Ceramic Pots
Vases White Gold Handmade Portugal Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set/7 resin and ceramic vases pots with lids, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
Ceramic Vase "Scott" S
Di. 17 x H. 18cm / Di. 6.69 x H. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Leaf
$1,544 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Austria 1922 Art Deco Polychrome And Blue Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made in Austria.
Beautiful enamel round box, created in Vienna Austria during the art deco period, back in the 1922. This beautiful antique piece wa...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$798 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Asian Lidded Boxes
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Two Asian lidded boxes crafted with bone and black lacquer, engraved with floral and geometric designs, and a painted symbolic center medallion. Priced individually.
From left to...
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20th Century Chinese Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone
$2,000 / item
Vintage Art Deco Signed Bronze and Silver Plate Hinged Box Desk Accessory
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely, handsome vintage and well-made heavy box from Silver Crest Co. is hallmarked on the bottom genuine silver crest bronze SMA 518-36, 59....
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
Art Deco Box Dankarmen Paris
Located in Northampton, GB
Lined in Royal Blue Padded Velvet
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this Art Deco Macassar Ebony Box. The box of slim rectangular form with an inset scene featuring...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Ebony, Macassar
"Sur le Pont D
Avignon", Charming Art Deco Box Celebrating Traditional Song
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although it has endured many scuffs and indignities, this extremely rare Art Deco box still charms, the figures on its lid playing the violin and dancing to the old children's tune of "Sur le Pont D'Avignon." The ancient bridge in Avignon, Provence has been the subject of song since the 16th century, but the song that is beloved today was first published in the mid-19th century. Here, the artist depicts a central fiddler flanked by two couples with elongated limbs, wide-brimmed hats and elegant dress. The sides of the box depict the wide arches of the bridge, with fish swimming in the water below. The exterior is covered with a paper printed in color lithography, and the interior is painted candy apple red. The scene is signed "Tolmer," perhaps Roger Tolmer...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
$920 Sale Price
20% Off
Bliss Brothers 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Yellow Enamel Round Box In .925 Sterling
By Bliss
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Bliss Brothers.
Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautif...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$798 Sale Price
20% Off
English Art Deco Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Elizabeth II sterling silver box. Made by Harman Bros. in Birmingham in 1982. Excellent condition. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged. Engine-turned wave ornament in plain frames...
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1980s English Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco cosmetic box, acrylic glass, mint green
Located in Hamburg, DE
Introducing our Art Deco Cosmetic Box, a stunning piece of beauty storage that effortlessly blends pastel elegance with the architectural charm of 1...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Acrylic
$228 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Art Deco Lidded Box with Floral and Geometric Motifs, Silver and Ivory Hues
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking in its originality and abstraction, this high-style Art Deco lidded porcelain box is decorated with a series of foliate and abstract motifs, executed in silver glaze, that h...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
"Sailing on the Nile, " Rare Covered Art Deco Box with Egyptian Pyramids
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Striking and rare, this round covered Art Deco box depicts two traditional boats with sails on the Nile River, with two of the great Pyramids of Egypt...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
French Art Deco Frosted Geometric Design Lidded Glass Box
Located in Queens, NY
French Art Deco frosted rectangular glass box with rounded edges and an incised top with geometric designs and a hallmark at base.
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20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass
German Modern Silver and Shagreen Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
German Modern 800 silver box, ca 1920. Rectangular with straight sides and crisp corners. Cover hinged with tapering tab; cover top gently curved and inlaid with shagreen in geometri...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Silver-Plated Biscuit Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Silver-plated Biscuit Box
oval, the hinged lid with bone finial, the body relief-cast with cherubs riding animals within scroll borders, on four feet; m...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Vintage Boho R and Y Agousti Inlay Box
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This exquisite vintage inlay box by R & Y Augousti is a stunning example of masterful craftsmanship and artistic design. Featuring an intricate geometric pattern of meticulously arra...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Shell, Wood
French Art Deco Enamel and Gilt Box by Van Cleef
Arpels
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Art Deco style enamel and gilt metal box made by French Jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels circa 1930s. The box was most likely used for cigarette (and small bills) and it has an elegant ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Art Déco Decorative Wooden Box
Located in Beirut, LB
Mid-20th Century wooden box straight from the Art Déco period and made originally in Europe, in France. The technique used is marquetry with polychrome inlays of different woods like...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Fruitwood, Nutwood, Rosewood, Satinwood, Walnut
Art Deco in Crystal, Chrome and Wood, 1930, Made in France Label
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Chrome
Large Round Flowers Cream Art Deco Box Emaux de Longwy, 1930
Located in Paris, IDF
Rare large ceramic Art deco fluted round box by Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy made around 1930. This beautiful box features a colourful...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Czech Art Deco Black Enamel
Hand Blown
Cut Crystal 6 Pc Dresser Set Palda
By Karl Palda
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This complete dresser set was most likely designed by the iconic Czech Art Deco designer Karl Palda and it consists of a fabulous combination of 6 hand blown and cut crystal dresser items which includes the pieces listed below and pictured. Each piece has canted diamond-shaped corners and the bases are star cut making them even more unusual and special.
Large Covered Jar...
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1910s Czech Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Art Deco Era William Moorcroft Pomegranate Lidded Dresser or Vanity Jar or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This art pottery dresser jar or box was made by the Moorcroft Pottery company of England in circa 1935 and done in their pomegranate glaze pattern. This circular jar has a hinged lid...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
Art Deco the Box with the Red Dot, 1930, France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
$10,000 / item
Art deco green ceramic bowl / vide poche Angelo Biancini SCI Laveno Italy 1930s
Located in Firenze, IT
Art deco green ceramic box / vide poche designed by Angelo Biancini
Italian Ceramic Company, Laveno Italy 1930s
Marked under the base
9.5 H - 16.5 cm diam.
Conditions: excellent...
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1930s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Hand Beaten Brass Fireside Slipper Box “Where they ought to be”
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Hand Beaten Brass Fireside Slipper Box
“Where they ought to be” the jolly if old fashioned motif on the front of the very useful box
A super little piece and so useful, this box wo...
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1930s Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
pelican candy jar blown glass
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
pelican candy jar blown glass
beautiful candy dish, very collectible
motif: pelican in blown glass
has its original paint
some wear due to its age
Origin Arg...
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1940s Argentine Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Blown Glass
Foster
Bailey 1925 Art Deco Guilloche Turquoise Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made by Foster & Bailey.
Beautiful enamel round box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1925. This beautiful antique piece was carefully crafted at the workshops of Foster & Bailey in solid .925/.999 standard silver with a hinged lid. Fitted with a mirror and a place to storage a 5 cents nickel coin. Decorated at both sides with engine turned guilloche decoration topped with applications of translucent vivid turquoise enamel with flowers.
Weight: 42.30 Grams, (27.11 Dwt).
Measurements: Diameter of 51 mm and a height of 12 mm (2.0 x 0.47 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark F&B associated to Foster & Bailey, the mark for the assay of the silver and signed, "F&B STERLING".
Foster and Bailey
Foster and Bailey is a vintage American jewelry...
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1920s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$798 Sale Price
20% Off
Walnut Briefcase - a One-of-a-Kind Document Case
By Boucher
Co
Located in Queensland, AU
Walnut Briefcase _ A one-of-a-kind Document Case
Designed and created by the world acclaimed artisans of Boucher & Co Australia.
This exceptional piece is a functional desk access...
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Early 2000s Australian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate
A Russian lacquered box with a portrait of a beautiful young woman circa 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb small box most likely intended for jewellery, rings or cufflinks was made in Russia, circa 1920. It is in remarkable original condition and it has been precisely made in...
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1920s Russian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Set of 3 Boxes in Cream Shagreen with Onyx and Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This exquisite set of 3 round boxes, crafted by R&Y Augousti, is a true testament to luxury and craftsmanship. Wrapped in a rich cream shagreen, each box features a breathtaking onyx...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Oak with Brass Details by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of 3 boxes by R&Y Augousti is a masterful display of luxury and craftsmanship, combining black oak with intricate brass details. The sleek, geometric zig-zag pattern, meticu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
STUNNING VINTAGE HAND CARVED SOLID MALACHITE RECTANGLE TRiNKET JEWELLERY BOX
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely vintage Malachite jewellery trinket storage box
A good...
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20th Century European Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Set of 3 Quilted Boxes in Black Shell with Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The Coco box collection by Kifu Paris exemplifies luxury through its intricate design and meticulous craftsmanship. This set of three quilted boxes in black pen shell, framed with a ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Quilted Boxes in Black Oak with Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The “Coco” Round Quilted Box set by Kifu Paris is a striking blend of opulence and craftsmanship. Wrapped in luxurious black oak with a stunning quilted design, these round boxes ele...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 2 Quilted Boxes in Black Shagreen with Bronze Patina Brass by Kifu Paris
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The "Coco" round box in black shagreen with bronze patina brass exudes unparalleled luxury and craftsmanship. Its impeccably quilted shagreen surface is a tactile masterpiece, echoin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Shagreen and Quartz with Brass Frame by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of three square boxes by R&Y Augousti is a stunning example of refined design, where the interplay of materials creates a captivating visual contrast. The textured black sha...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Quartz, Brass
Set of 3 Boxes in Black Shagreen with Brass Frame by R&Y Augousti
By R
Y Augousti
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This set of 3 round boxes in black shagreen by R&Y Augousti showcases a design that seamlessly marries form and function. Each box features a perfectly symmetrical circular shape, ex...
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21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Wonderful Hagenauer Silver Donkey Box
Located in Munich, DE
Wooden bow with silver donkey handle.
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Snuffbox Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York hand painted Sterling Silver
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with fine hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature depicting the Head of the Statue of Liberty in New York. Dimensions cm. 5.5 x 7 x 1.8. Weight gr. 105. Designed by Giorgio Salimbeni in 1975 in Art Deco style and executed in numerous specimens, at the specific request of the firm Tiffany
Co., in Florence in the headquarters of the Salimbeni firm with completely manual execution by artisan artists with thick slab and large reinforcements suitable for sustaining numerous high-fire enamelled firings at approximately 750 < 800° C.
Miniature is a very ancient technique which consists of painting works in small proportions.
It was born for the decoration of the first letter of the paragraph of the books.
Over the years, however, this technique is refined and enriched, then moving on to precious personal items.
Hand-painted miniatures can be done with multiple different techniques.
The most important that we use on our articles are of three kinds:
1) Fire enamel.
2) Water tempera on an ivory plate.
3) Painted on mother-of-pearl.
Fire enameled miniatures:
On a first layer of enamel generally white or very clear or even transparent suitably liquefied at a temperature of about 750° C, the chosen subject is painted using miniature colors which are as many colored crystals, ground and reduced to a very fine, almost impalpable powder washed and purified in distilled water with the addition of small quantities of deoxidizing acids which, diluted with essential oils (usually essential oil of solder), can be mixed to form a palette of colors.
With very fine sable hair brushes you draw the subject starting from the perimeter and then gradually adding various layers of color.
It is necessary to carry out various firings very often so that the colors harden and are not absorbed by the underlying glaze as, during the subsequent firings at 750 ° C, during liquefaction, it would spread irremediably. Hence the need to form the painting a little at a time, cooking it numerous times.
Therefore it is necessary to proceed with numerous retouching, often overlapping different colors that only the painter's experience knows. A beautiful miniature needs from 20 to over 50 firings and is finished when the painter deems he does not have to further intervene.
Some colors must have darker tones than others because then, by superimposing the transparent enamel placed at the end of the miniature, they fade. This transparent layer, called “fondant” in jargon, must be smoothed and polished like all other translucent enamel colors.
The miniatures with water tempera colors are painted on real...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Wells
Co 1930 Enameled Guilloche Round Pill Box In .925 Sterling Silver
By C. J. Wells
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel pill box made by Wells & Company.
Beautiful enamel round pill box, created during the art deco period, back in the 1930. T...
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1930s American Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$558 Sale Price
20% Off
Multicolored Vintage Kelim Handbag Clutch 1930s Eastern Europe
Located in Vienna, AT
Art Deco vintage clutch with a very beautiful stitched surface kelim like in the colors red, green and blue.
A charming clutch with two compartments, pastel pink silk interior and a ...
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Mid-20th Century Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric
Etling France Art Deco candy box / powder dish in opalescent glass 1930s
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Etling France Art Deco candy box / powder dish in opalescent glass 1930s
decorated with flowers and foliage in relief. Art glass: 1930s.
Model number...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed in the back "Tiffany Studios New York 830".
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
French Felt Bowler Hat in Original Hat Box from Blois
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French felt bowler hat in original hat box from Blois,
The hat is Chapeau Melon ancien EIRARD and it comes from Blois, both the hat and the card box are labeled, the hat is in ver...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
Finnigans 1932 London Art Deco Enamel Case Box With Racing Car In .925 Sterling
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco Enamel case designed by Finnigans Limited.
This extraordinary and beautiful cased-box, was created in London England during the Art Deco period. Has a great provenance and was designed by the famous silversmiths and retail store of Finnigans Limited, back in the 1932. The thematic of this box is rare and very popular. Has been crafted in solid .925/.999 sterling silver standard with gilded interiors. The case has been made in a cushioned compact shape with eight barrels hinge and a push pressure thumb. The main panel on top is illustrated with a landscape scene and a Formula-1 racing red car, with the number L6, all realized with polychrome enamels. The reverse is embellished with engine turned guilloche decorations. This fine piece is masterfully worked with extreme details and is a very especial example for any collector, or a wonderful gift for someone special. It is in perfect preserved condition.
Weight: 135.98 Grams, (87.16 Dwt).
Measurements: 85 mm by 111.3 mm by 8 mm (3.35 x 4.38 x 0.11 Inches).
Hallmarks: Both parts are Stamped with British marks; the mark of the lion for the city of London, the maker's mark Fs.Ld associated to Finnigans Limited, the Gothic letter R for the production year 1932, and signed, "FINNIGANS LTD. LONDON".
Finnigans Limited
The House of Finnigans was founded by Brian Finnigan in 1830. Brian Finnigan established the house as a sole proprietor and opened a workshop in Newton...
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