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
Art Nouveau Alpaca Matchstick Case, Vintage Austria, Monogram J.P.
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Art Nouveau matchstick holder case by an Austrian manufacturer. Silver plated alpaca. with makers mark, year around 1910s or older. With J.P. monogram. Some minor dings and...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Nouveau Celtic Hound Casket Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Brass
René Lalique glass art nouveau lidded box „Scarabée“
By René Lalique
Located in Aachen, DE
A gorgeous early design by René Lalique for the perfume maker L.T.Piver in Paris. The Scarabée series was featuring scarabs on Piver's perfume bottles of different sizes and also inc...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,759 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Snuffbox with Flowers miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular table snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamels fired on guilloche and hand-painted floral miniature; external blue staff. Art Nouveau sty...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Table Box fired enamels and round cameo Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Behold the epitome of elegance and craftsmanship: a square table box, meticulously crafted from gold-plated 925/1000 sterling silver. This masterpiece features exquisite engravings a...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Art Nouveau style floral miniature
Located in Firenze, FI
Discover an authentic artisanal treasure with this refined oval pill box. Made of gold-plated 925/1000 silver, this piece is embellished with translucent enamels fired on guilloché ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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.
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
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
French Art Nouveau Porcelain Egg Box w. Gilt Bronze Ormolu Mounting
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This exquisite French Art Nouveau porcelain egg box, dating to around 1900, showcases the opulent elegance of the era. The piece features a delicatel...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Japanese Meiji Art Nouveau Silver Box with Iris Flowers
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian Classical sterling silver cann, 1864. Baluster bowl with leaf-capped double-scroll handle and raised and beaded foot. Four scroll frames with leaf and bead surround...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
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
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
Art Nouveau Canine 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
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Crab by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Art Nouveau Sunflowers Repoussé Box by Alfred Daguet
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Note: We highly recommend shipping through 1stDibs for its cost effectiveness, full insurance coverage, and reliable handling. While standard parcel services are an option, the defau...
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Early 1900s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Steel, Copper, Enamel
Jugendstil / Art Nouveau Box, Solid Oak, Partly Ebonized, Austria, circa 1900
Located in Regensburg, DE
High, simple Jugendstil / Art Nouveau casket box from Austria, circa 1900.
Solid oak with ebonized keyhole and recessed decorative lines.
Original brass lock and hinges.
Restored con...
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Early 1900s Austrian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$532 Sale Price
20% Off
Pillbox white fire enamel hand painted dog
s head miniature 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 dog's head hand painted by the painter Roma...
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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
Rare enamel bread bin with honeycomb pattern, Germany 1910s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Germany / 1910 / bread bin / enamel / Art Nouveau / Vintage / Antique
Art Nouveau lunch box or bread bin made in Germany around 1910. Decorated with white and blue honeycomb pattern and the written on top: Unser tägliches Brot gib uns heute (give us our daily bread...
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Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Scandinavian Trinket in Bronze, 1920s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small unusual jewelry trinket in light bronze set floral perforations. Its interior is linned with blue velvet. It was made in the late 10s or early 20...
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1920s Scandinavian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
$261 Sale Price
20% Off
Snuffbox white enamel sterling silve stylised birdr miniature on the lid Salimba
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round curved snuffbox in 925/1000 sterling silver with translucent fired enamels on guilloché, above and below, and miniature on the lid of a stylised bird, hand painted by the paint...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Black Box Erté inspiration with woman, leopard and flames hand painted Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Black Box Erté inspiration is in 925/1000 sterling silver.
Black Box Erté inspiration has black fired enamels.
Black Box Erté inspiration has an fired miniature by the painter Renato...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
$6,771 Sale Price
20% Off
Box with fired enamels and fine horse racing miniature Salimbeni.
Located in Firenze, FI
Large shaped table box in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guilloche and large fire enamelled rectangular miniature hand painted by the painter ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
19th Century Danish Box Circa 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
This exquisite 19th-century Danish box, dating to circa 1880, showcases the elegance and craftsmanship of the era. Made from warm walnut wood, the box features a finely inlaid floral...
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19th Century Danish Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Art Nouveau Basilisk 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
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
Pill Box shaped Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted striped Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped pill box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent 2-color striped fire enamel on guilloché and fine hand engravings in Viennese Art Nouveau style, second half...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
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
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Yellow floral miniature in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni.Round pillbox in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Cigarette Case Romantic couple Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Rectangular desk cigarette case with rounded corners in sterling silver 925/1000 gold plated with fine hand-painted fire-enameled miniature depicting a romantic couple in Art Nouveau...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Art Nouveau Box with Marquetry, Germany, dated 1906
Located in Greven, DE
Antique Art Nouveau box or jewelry box with beautiful marquetry.
The curved box is decorated all around with a so-called cube marquetry. By cleverly arranging different colored wood...
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Early 1900s German Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Art Nouveau Repoussé Regal Reliquary 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
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Steel
French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras Glassworks
Located in Miami, FL
French Art Nouveau Enameled Glass Trinket or Jewelry Box by Legras Glassworks, France
A beautiful hand-crafted and richly decorated French Art Nouveau enameled glass trinket or jewelry box, attributed to Legras Glassworks. The piece features delicately applied enamel in soft, natural tones typical of the Art Nouveau movement, highlighting its elegant floral and organic motifs.
Finely detailed and highly decorative, this lidded box exemplifies the refined craftsmanship for which Legras was renowned. Perfect for holding small treasures or displayed simply as a work of art.
Dimensions: 4" Diameter × 3 1/4" High
A wonderful collectible French Art Nouveau glass box—an ideal decorative accent or thoughtful gift.
Legras Art Glass...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
Exquisite Art Nouveau Sterling Mounted Crystal Triangular Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite Art Nouveau Sterling Mounted Crystal Triangular Box
Hallmarks of .800 silver crescent moon and crown, with the stamped signature of the Retailer /Jeweler's mark of Paul Tub...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Scorpion Fish 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
Materials
Enamel, Steel
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
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
$6,478 Sale Price
30% Off
Box with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and horse racing Salimben
Located in Firenze, FI
Shaped table box in 925/1000 sterling Silver gold plated with fired enamels painted like lapis lazuli stone and with fired enameled oval miniature, hand painted by the painter Renato...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Dresser or Jewelry Box with Enamel Portrait and Gilt Bronze Mounts
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique dresser or jewelry box is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in France in approximately 1890 in the period Art Nouveau style. The oval shaped box has a very well e...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Italian Art Nouveau Rock Crystal Jar with Lid – Faceted Cut and Ornamental Mount
Located in Hamburg, DE
This exquisite lidded jar, which could also serve as a bonbonnière or sugar bowl, is crafted from approximately 1 kilogram of hand-carved rock crystal. The crystal body has been care...
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1890s Italian Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Table Box floral miniature fire-enameled on guilloche and stripes Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Oval table box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with fired enamel, with fine floral miniature fire-enamelled on guilloche, enamelled edge with vertical stripes. Viennese Art N...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box oval with floral miniature Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with hand-painted fire-enamel...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
Carved Citrine Pill Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite French pill box combines the mastery of the French goldsmithing tradition with the radiance of citrine. The box was crafted by the celebrated French jeweler Gustave-Roger Sandoz, who was renowned for producing exceptional pieces with a variety of gems in the Art Nouveau style. In this example, he brilliantly combined pieces of highly translucent, golden citrine with gold to create the exquisite box. The texture of the carving is exceptional, with a natural and dynamic motif that evokes the very best tenets of the Art Nouveau style. The gold rim is further decorated with tiny beads, while a pearl-mounted gold leaf finial completes the exceptional piece.
Maison Gustave Sandoz...
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20th Century Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Art Glass
$24,500
Pill Box Hand Painted Miniature of a Lady with Small Dog, Art Nouveau Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Domed round 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated pillbox with fire enamels above and below, and hand-painted miniature of a lady with small dog, in Viennese Art Nouveau style second ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Snuff Box round in Art Nouveau style Sterling Silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Round snuff box in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè and hand-painted floral miniature, surrounded by a frame with leaves on a blue bac...
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1970s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
French Majolica Box with Cyclamens, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
French Majolica box with Cyclamens, Circa 1890.
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1890s French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Byzantine 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
Materials
Brass, Steel
Art Nouveau Circular Repoussé Box with Scorpion Fish 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
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Boite en faïence barbotine Saint Clément décor Fraise et fleurs Francaise XIXe
Located in London, England
La bonbonnière ou boîte à bijoux de Saint Clément, réalisée en faïence barbotine à la fin du XIXe siècle dans le style Art Nouveau, est une véritable œuvre d'art. Son décor délicat d...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
$218 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Nouveau Repousse Stork 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
Materials
Stone, Enamel, Brass, Iron
Daisy Makeig-Jones Wedgwood Ruby Lustre Butterfly Box
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A ruby lustre box with mother-of-pearl lustre interior and decorated with polychrome butterflies in gold, designed by Daisy Makeig-Jones circa 1920.
This ...
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1920s English Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic, Luster, Porcelain
Trunk Designed Perfume Bottle Travel Carrier, American, circa 1910
Located in Incline Village, NV
A pair of diminutive perfume bottles are contained in this "trunk designed" carrying case for travel. Something unique in the way of style and utility for the antique perfume bottle ...
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1910s American Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate
$240 Sale Price
20% Off
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau glazed pottery covered box, attributed to Henri Bergé. The mark Rambervillers is found on a documented planter. The modeller is clearly identical, as is the la...
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Early 1900s Antique Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pottery
$300 Sale Price
33% Off
Modern Serving Tray Leather Onyx Brass Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Murayama Serving Tray, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A sublime serving tray, Murayama was design to uplift layback moments. A servin...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Onyx, Brass
Antique English HMS Trefoil Ship Launching Presentation Casket
Located in Northampton, GB
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Profusely Carved Wooden Casket
From our Boxes collection, we are pleased to offer this HMS Trefoil Ship Launching Presentation Casket. The Oak Casket of re...
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Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak, Boxwood
Pill Box Rectangular Sterling Silver Art Nouveau with floral miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
This is a rectangular, gold-plated sterling silver pill box, exquisitely decorated with translucent enamels over a guilloché (engine-turned) pattern and featuring a hand-painted flor...
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1960s Italian Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver
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
Materials
Steel, Brass
René Lalique a Tête de Femme powder box for Coty, ca. 1912
By René Lalique
Located in Aachen, DE
A Tête de Femme powder box for the perfume maker Coty, designed by René Lalique and made in his glassworks, likely those located in Combs-la-ville, which was before he opened a large...
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1910s French Vintage Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
$1,711 Sale Price
20% Off
Set of 3 Rectangular Trays
Box, Bronze, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
Located in Lisboa, PT
Set of 2 Piemonte trays and box aga, Lusitanus Home Collection, Handcrafted in Portugal - Europe by Lusitanus Home.
A sublime serving tray, Piemonte was design to uplift layback mom...
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Art Nouveau decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Art Nouveau decorative boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Nouveau decorative boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and Italy pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative boxes, popular names associated with this style include Alfred Daguet, Franco Salimbeni, Tiffany Studios, and WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $50 and tops out at $150,000 while the average work can sell for $1,207.