Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
ART NOUVEAU STYLE
In its sinuous lines and flamboyant curves inspired by the natural world, antique Art Nouveau furniture reflects a desire for freedom from the stuffy social and artistic strictures of the Victorian era. The Art Nouveau movement developed in the decorative arts in France and Britain in the early 1880s and quickly became a dominant aesthetic style in Western Europe and the United States.
ORIGINS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the late 19th century
- Popularity of this modernizing style declined in the early 20th century
- Originated in France and Britain but variants materialized elsewhere
- Informed by Rococo, Pre-Raphaelite art, Japanese art (and Japonisme), Arts and Crafts; influenced modernism, Bauhaus
CHARACTERISTICS OF ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGN
- Sinuous, organic and flowing lines
- Forms that mimic flowers and plant life
- Decorative inlays and ornate carvings of natural-world motifs such as insects and animals
- Use of hardwoods such as oak, mahogany and rosewood
ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
ANTIQUE ART NOUVEAU FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
Art Nouveau — which spanned furniture, architecture, jewelry and graphic design — can be easily identified by its lush, flowing forms suggested by flowers and plants, as well as the lissome tendrils of sea life. Although Art Deco and Art Nouveau were both in the forefront of turn-of-the-20th-century design, they are very different styles — Art Deco is marked by bold, geometric shapes while Art Nouveau incorporates dreamlike, floral motifs. The latter’s signature motif is the "whiplash" curve — a deep, narrow, dynamic parabola that appears as an element in everything from chair arms to cabinetry and mirror frames.
The visual vocabulary of Art Nouveau was particularly influenced by the soft colors and abstract images of nature seen in Japanese art prints, which arrived in large numbers in the West after open trade was forced upon Japan in the 1860s. Impressionist artists were moved by the artistic tradition of Japanese woodblock printmaking, and Japonisme — a term used to describe the appetite for Japanese art and culture in Europe at the time — greatly informed Art Nouveau.
The Art Nouveau style quickly reached a wide audience in Europe via advertising posters, book covers, illustrations and other work by such artists as Aubrey Beardsley, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Alphonse Mucha. While all Art Nouveau designs share common formal elements, different countries and regions produced their own variants.
In Scotland, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh developed a singular, restrained look based on scale rather than ornament; a style best known from his narrow chairs with exceedingly tall backs, designed for Glasgow tea rooms. Meanwhile in France, Hector Guimard — whose iconic 1896 entry arches for the Paris Metro are still in use — and Louis Majorelle produced chairs, desks, bed frames and cabinets with sweeping lines and rich veneers.
The Art Nouveau movement was known as Jugendstil ("Youth Style") in Germany, and in Austria the designers of the Vienna Secession group — notably Koloman Moser, Josef Hoffmann and Joseph Maria Olbrich — produced a relatively austere iteration of the Art Nouveau style, which mixed curving and geometric elements.
Art Nouveau revitalized all of the applied arts. Ceramists such as Ernest Chaplet and Edmond Lachenal created new forms covered in novel and rediscovered glazes that produced thick, foam-like finishes. Bold vases, bowls and lighting designs in acid-etched and marquetry cameo glass by Émile Gallé and the Daum Freres appeared in France, while in New York the glass workshop-cum-laboratory of Louis Comfort Tiffany — the core of what eventually became a multimedia decorative-arts manufactory called Tiffany Studios — brought out buoyant pieces in opalescent favrile glass.
Jewelry design was revolutionized, as settings, for the first time, were emphasized as much as, or more than, gemstones. A favorite Art Nouveau jewelry motif was insects (think of Tiffany, in his famed Dragonflies glass lampshade).
Like a mayfly, Art Nouveau was short-lived. The sensuous, languorous style fell out of favor early in the 20th century, deemed perhaps too light and insubstantial for European tastes in the aftermath of World War I. But as the designs on 1stDibs demonstrate, Art Nouveau retains its power to fascinate and seduce.
There are ways to tastefully integrate a touch of Art Nouveau into even the most modern interior — browse an extraordinary collection of original antique Art Nouveau furniture on 1stDibs, which includes decorative objects, seating, tables, garden elements and more.
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Style: Art Nouveau
Halcyon Days Fine Enamel British Pillbox National History Museum of Los Angeles
By Halcyon Days
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Stunning little porcelain box by Halcyon Days Enamels. The inside lid is inscribed "National History Museum of Los Angeles County 1913-1988." The bottom o...
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20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Pill Box oval horse
s head miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, and a miniature horse's head hand-painted by the painter Romano Buccioni. With raised beaded decoration. Vie...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Whitman
s Salmagundi Chocolates Mucha Style Art Nouveau Gold-tone Metal Tin Box
Located in Van Nuys, CA
1920 Whitman’s gold-tone Salmagundi tin chocolate box featuring an Alphonse Mucha-style portrait and scrolling Art Nouveau along the top and sides of the box.
Messurments 2-1/8” tal...
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1920s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
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Tin
$172 Sale Price
35% Off
Snuffbox savonette shape 925 silver handpainted head running horse Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff box "savonette" shape in 925/1000 sterling silver with fire enamel and hand painted miniature on white background depicting a heads of running horse . English "Art Nouveau" st...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box round handpainted horse
s head miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels, and a miniature horse's head hand-painted by the painter Romano Buccioni. With raised beaded decoration. V...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Pill Box curved round horse
s head miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round, curved pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamels above and below, and a hand-painted miniature of a horse's head, in Viennese Art Nouveau style, secon...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Art Nouveau Wood Box Openwork Panels, circa 1900
Located in Labrit, Landes
Little wood box with openwork panels, made circa 1900 in the Art Nouveau period.
A little piece of wood is missing on the back side.
A. M. initial are on the top.
Good antique condit...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Covered Box “Roses or Buttercups”, Designed in 1921
Located in Bochum, NRW
Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, a covered box “roses or buttercups”, designed in 1921.
Pâte-de-verre made of clear glass and coloured glass (opaque yellow, red, green and violet) with stylise...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
Art Nouveau Trinket Box - marked "JB Signifies the Best"
By Oneida
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Superb Art Nouveau Trinket Box - marked "JB Signifies the Best"
16 x 8 x. 10.5cms
Made of bronzed regule (spelter), this trinket box is in exceptional condition with almost all of ...
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Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Spelter
Daum Nancy Art Nouveau Glass Bonbonnière "Cyclamens" circa 1898
By Daum
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Daum Nancy bonbonnière "Cyclamens" circa 1898
A "Cyclamens" multi-layered opalescent glass bonbonniere
Acid-etched and enameled design of cyclamen flowers on a frosted pink and gree...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
$7,783 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage bronze mounted porcelain box hand painted butterflies and floral decor
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Porcelain bronze mounted box, Art Nouveau style
Made of hand-painted crackled, glazed high quality bronze mounted porcelain. Signed on the bottom.
An all over polychrome floral deco...
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20th Century Japanese Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Chip Carved Wooden Box with Geometric Floral Design, 19th Century
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This antique chip-carved wooden box, from the late 19th century, features intricate geometric and floral patterns on its surface. The hand-carved details showcase a symmetrical arran...
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, Style of Daum Nancy
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
French Style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, Style of Daum Nancy, France, circa early 20th century
A stunning French style Enameled Holly Motif Frosted Iridescent Box, ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Cigarette Case light blue cabochon sapphire and hand-engraved finishing Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Handbag cigarette case in 925/1000 sterling silver with black fire enamel. Opening with spring button. Size cm. 6.3 x 9.7 x 1.5. Weight gr. 215. Created in Art Deco style for Cartie...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Lalique Crystal ‘Duncan’ Square Trinket Box
By René Lalique
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Lalique Crystal, a square shaped covered box in the ‘Duncan’ pattern, France, circa 1980s.
The Duncan Line by René Lalique was designed in 1931. The pattern was inspired by th...
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1980s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Art Nouveau Silver Plated Repousse Tobacco or Jewelry Box
Located in Verviers, BE
Art Nouveau silver plated repousse tobacco or jewelry box
The top, front, sides and back are beautifully cast and feature panels
with images of birds...
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1930s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Round Favor Box with Lid in 925/1000 Sterling Silver Green Enamel Art Nouveau St
Located in Firenze, FI
Round favor box with lid in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guillochè and hand-painted miniature of a bouquet of flowers in Art Nouveau style. B...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
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Metal, Brass
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...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
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Ceramic, Majolica
$617 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Moser Glass Dresser Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
An elegant and rare Art Nouveau Glass Dresser Box by Moser, Austria.
Realized in the early years of 1900, with gold inlays.
Very good condition.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold
René Lalique (1860-1945) « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » Mint Green 1921
By René Lalique
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
René Lalique (1860-1945), Mint Opalescent Glass « Boite Ronde Grande Muguet » 1921
Mint green tinted molded-pressed opalescent glass box decorated with Lily of the Valley
Extremel...
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1920s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Art Glass
$6,466 Sale Price
30% Off
Pill Box Round, domed in Silver Sterling Enamel on a guilloche pattern Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Giorgio Salimbeni Gold-Plated Sterling Silver and Enamel Pill Box with Miniature by Renato Buccioni, Florence, 1978
Exquisite round, domed pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver, gold...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage Cristal Candy Box, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Crystal Candy Box realized in Germany in 1970s.
Very good condition.
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1970s German Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
English Shagreen Silver Mounted Antique Card Box
Located in Northampton, GB
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Sterling Silver Mounts Dated 1908
From our Games Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this good quality silver mounted shagreen card box. The card box...
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Early 20th Century English Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
AUSTRIAN 1915 Strawberry Shaped Enameled Pill Box In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An enameled strawberry shaped pill box made in Austria
This is a gorgeous and amazing pill box created during the art-nouveau period in Austria between the 1910 and 1915. This box h...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
$1,038 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Cigarette Case Enamel and Hand-Painted Miniature
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Ladies' handbag cigarette case with an oval section in 925/1000 gilded silver with translucent enamel on a guilloché and a monochrome, hand-painted miniature of a landscape, in the E...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Antique Bohemian Crystal Box with Engraved and Gilt Floral Motifs by Moser
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This stunning antique Bohemian crystal box is attributed to Ludwig Moser, the renowned glassmaker from Karlsbad, celebrated for his exquisite designs and unmatched craftsmanship. The...
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1880s Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Erhard
Sohne Art Nouveau Jugendstil Arts and Crafts Jewelry Box Casket c. 1905
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in London, GB
A beautiful art nouveau casket made by Erhard and Sohne in Germany in c. 1905.
The casket is exquisitely executed with foliate detailing, made in th...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Bohemian Moser Enameled Amber Art Glass Jewel Casket
Located in Forney, TX
A stunning antique Bohemian enameled art glass hinged lid jewelry casket - table box by renowned luxury glass maker Moser.
Exquisitely hand-made in Bohemia (present day Czech Republic) in the late 19th century, artistic Art Nouveau period opulence, featuring very fine quality hand-blown polished...
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Late 19th Century Czech Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Cast Metal Chalice with Cobalt Glass Art Nouveau
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful and unique chalice holder with lid. This piece is incredibly full of detail while maintaining a simple aesthetic. The holder builds up from the base into a frame with four ...
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1950s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Italian Music Box Footed Wooden Inlaid Jewelry Box Made in Italy
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Italian large footed music box in pink color with top finely hand painted and wood inlaid with Italian lute and foliages floral decor, brass hardware, 2 compartiment inside a...
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Late 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pill Box Square rounded sides horse
s head miniature Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Square rounded pill box with rounded sides in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with white fire enamel, above and below, with miniature horse's head hand painted by the painter Ro...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique French Art Nouveau Carved Wooden Box with Cherry Decor ca. 1900
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite Art Nouveau wooden box features a beautifully carved cherry motif on its lid, capturing the organic elegance typical of the early 20th century. The intricate relief wo...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Eclectic French Jugend Vanity Trinket Jar in Green Glass
Pewter Pharaoh Lid
Located in Esbjerg, DK
French eclectic jugend - art nouveau period trinket executed in green glass with gold-paint/enamel. What makes it eclectic is that it rocks an unusual pewter lid with an Egyptian Pha...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
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...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Copper
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Sailboat, Art Nouveau, 1900s
Located in Firenze, FI
Square pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted miniature depicting a sailboat. English Art Nouveau style, early 1900s. Dimensions: 3 x 3 x 1.2 cm. Weight:...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Decorative box by Tiffany Studios New York in bronze and and Slag Glass
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Tiffany Studios New York Decorative Box in Bronze and Slag Glass
This decorative box from Tiffany Studios New York features a square shape with a patinated bronze structure framing s...
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20th Century American Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Fine Carved Wood Box with Morning Glories
By Maison de l
Art Nouveau
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This box is a real treasure! Completely had carved from walnut the detail in the flowers and leaves is quite remarkable. This box required a real master craftsman to achieve the outs...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau Casket by Nils Dam Rasmussen, 1920s, Denmark
By N. Dam Ravn
Located in Værløse, DK
Sizeable Art Noveau Brass Casket made by Niels Dam Ravn in the later 1920s.
* Lidded brass casket with a viking. Inner wood box. Signed NDR lower right on the lid.
* Designer: Niels...
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1920s European Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Cold Creatures Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Alfred Louis Achille DAGUET (1875 - 1942) was a metalsmith active in Paris during the first part of the 20th century. His metalwork created prior to the outbreak of World War I, note...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
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Steel, Brass
Fine Josef Hoffman Wiener Werkstätte Art Nouveau box Austria 1912
Located in Vienna, AT
Fine and distinguished box, designed by the “Hero” of the Wiener Werkstatte, Josef Hoffmann. Made of nickel plated brass, leaves and stars in the pattern. This box is not marked, but...
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1910s Austrian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
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Brass, Nickel
Snuffbox Fired Enamel Miniature on Lid Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rounded rectangular snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamelled miniature on the lid. Early 1900s English Art Nouveau style. Measurements cm. 5....
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Loetz Biscuit Barrel Cookie Jar Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Antique Lötz
WMF
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
A lovely Art Nouveau biscuit barrel, made of iridescent art glass with a combed pattern made by Loetz Wwe. with a brass mount by WMF which w...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
$939 Sale Price
20% Off
Sterling Silver Gold-Plated Pill Box with Floral Miniature, Viennese Art Nouveau
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, and hand-painted floral miniature. With raised beaded decoration. Viennese Art Nou...
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1950s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Snuffbox Art Nouveau style sterling silver white enamel with flowers Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
A Viennese Bouquet: Art Nouveau Snuff Box by Franco Salimbeni, 1973
This exceptional round snuffbox is a profound homage to the opulent artistry of late 19th-century Viennese Art No...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Box 30B
By Georg Jensen
Located in Hellerup, DK
A Vintage Sterling Silver Georg Jensen Box with Amber Agate Finial, Design #30, designed by Georg Jensen in 1913.
This exquisite sterling silver box by renowned silversmith Georg Jensen showcases exceptional craftsmanship. The amber agate finial is elegantly set in a stylized motif of signature Jensen leaves, encircled by a delicate beaded border. The hinged lid is meticulously hand-chased with intricate floral details, while the four feet are shaped like artistic flower buds, exemplifying Jensen’s iconic design language.
An extraordinary amount of hand-chasing went into this piece, elevating it beyond silversmithing into the realm of fine art and home jewelry...
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1940s Danish Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Sea Battle Repoussé Box with Moonstones by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Daguet’s beautifully patinated box is a rich textural and colorful tour de force. The top of Daguet’s box is striking for its bird’s-eye-view of a crab clutching a viper eel. Using r...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper, Steel
French Post Office Mailbox - Cast Iron - Delachanal Model - Late 19th Century
Located in BARSAC, FR
Public mailbox of the French Post Office Model in molded cast iron manufactured by Delachanal in Paris - Late 19th Century
Good general condition - presented in its original conditi...
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Early 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Pill Box Art Nouveau handpainted by Renato Dainelli Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
A Painterly Jewel: Art Nouveau Enameled Pill Box by Giorgio Salimbeni & Renato Dainelli
This exquisite oval pill box represents a rare collaboration between masterful design and fin...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Tiffany Studios New York Enameled Copper "Olive" Covered Box
Located in New York, NY
This Tiffany Studios New York covered box by Louis Comfort Tiffany, covered with an enamel "Olive" motif, was executed by the Enamelware Department of The Stonebridge Glass Company in New York. The stoic composition is primarily composed of richly enameled copper, with the cover and body of this rare piece sharing decoration of subtly-hued olives, with purple-brown copper branches and deep green leaves. While the rarity of the object itself makes it an incredibly collectible item, the easy beauty of the composition also makes it an instant treasure.
Artist: Tiffany Studios New York
Circa: 1905
Dimensions: 5.25" height, 6.5" diameter
Materials: Repoussé copper, Enamel and counter enamel
Signed: "Louis C. Tiffany and impressed SC 332"
Provenance: Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, Private Collection, circa 1965, thence by descent to the present owners
Literature: Box pictured in Behind the Scenes of Tiffany Glassmaking: The Nash Notebooks, by Martin Eidelberg and Nancy McClelland, New York, 2001, pp. 21 and 178 (for the model executed in pottery); Box also pictured in Louis C. Tiffany: The Garden Museum Collection, by Alastair Duncan, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2004, p. 466 (for the model executed in pottery) and p. 471 (for the model executed in bronze pottery)
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Early 1900s American Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Art Nouveau Carved Wooden Box
Located in Queens, NY
Art Nouveau wood oblong shaped box with etched floral design.
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Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Egg style Faberge Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large egg on smooth tripod with 8-day mechanical skeletal Swiss movement with alarm, in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloché and hand-paint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Émile Gallé Marquetry "Mayfly and Ferns" Coffret
By Émile Gallé
Located in New York, NY
The motifs on this coffret by Émile Gallé depict a mayfly flitting among a bed of ferns. Hatching in summer and living only a few hours before mating and dying, the mayfly has long s...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood
French Art Nouveau Period Sterling Silver Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
A small French sterling silver pill box, Art Nouveau period, decorated with flowers and a gold gilt interior, circa late-19th century, France. Piece ...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Lalique Crystal Jewelry Box with Female Figure Art Nouveau Style French
By Lalique
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial French crystal and brass box with female figure by luxury design Maison, Lalique, in the Art Nouveau style, circa mid...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Brass
Art Noveade German Silver Jewelry Box 800
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Art Noveade 800 German Silver Jewelry Box
A Box with an intricate pattern engraved on its surface. The pattern consists of swirls and floral ...
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20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Excellent Huge Wooden Box, Casket, circa 1900, Jugendstil, Austria
Located in Wien, AT
Huge wonderfully decorated wooden box, an original of the Jugendstil era, made in Austria. This casket is an impressive example of the craftsmanship of the period around 1900.
Only ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$1,680 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Wooden Box Painted In Art Nouveau Style
Located in Bilzen, BE
An oil-painted wooden box in the Art Nouveau style, early 20th century.
Old patina.
The key is missing.
11.5 x 23.5 cm, height 5.5 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century, Bohemian Cranberry Overlay
Gilt Bronze Hinged Casket Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
Late 19th Century, Bohemian Cranberry Overlay & Gilt Bronze Hinged Casket Box
A richly ornamented Bohemian casket box, dating to the latter half of the 19th century, of ovoid rectan...
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Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
1900 Rosewood Box Art Nouveau by Erhard
Soehne
By Erhard
Söhne
Located in Marseille, FR
Box rosewood and brass inlay cover Art Nouveau by Erhard and Soehne, circa 1900.
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
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