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Sale Items
Hallmarked Silver Plated Keepsake Box, Sheffield, UK, circa 1900
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Offered is a stunning silver plated keepsake box dating to 1900, with associated hallmark. This small box includes a wooden interior with two slots and a blank square on top where initials could have been engraved. A well maintained, elegant piece, this antique silver box is an excellent addition to any silver or home decor collection.
Trinket or keepsake boxes have taken on many forms since their first conception in ancient times. However their purpose remains the same; to store jewelry and other items precious to the owner. Originally, these boxes were used specifically for jewelry. These were in common use as early as 5000 BC in Ancient Egypt, when the majority of Egyptians, both male and female, wore jewelry. Boxes were used to keep these gemstone encrusted items safe. In Ancient Rome, jewelry was a status symbol. Rings and brooches were utilized to represent ones status in society. Again, boxes were needed for security and storage purposes. Finding early examples of these are quite rare.
Victorian and Edwardian examples of trinket boxes are far more common. This is because owning jewellery was a luxury until the Victorian era- let alone possessing so much a box was needed to store it all. Fine jewelry and other items became available to the masses after the industrial revolution due to the reduction in production costs. This led to a demand for trinket boxes, which were much smaller than jewelry boxes and therefore better suited to the needs of the middle class who did not yet possess an abundance of jewelry.
In Victorian households, collectables and other items of interested were also stashed inside these boxes. This is why they are known as trinket or keepsake boxes, rather than just jewelry boxes, although of course jewelry was also stored in them. Trinket boxes were produced in large numbers around this time. Many were lined with colored plush or velvet or rich wood. More elaborate designs had interior divisions and trays for rings and other pieces of jewellery. It was also common to see trinket boxes so small that they could only contain one item, such as a single ring. Ornate exteriors were created to reflect the value of the trinket boxes contents.
The Edwardian era saw the introduction of new styles of trinket box. These included small circular or oblong boxes...
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Antique French Silver Plate Horse Racing Jewelry Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique french silver plate over copper jewelry casket with very high relief horse racing equine motif all around, circa 1890's. Interior is tufted purple silk, had feet at one time,...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
Lovely Lidded Brass Box by Eisenacher Motorenwerk WTF 1910-1920, Germany
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rectangular and practical brass casket or box made by Eisenacher Motorenwerk in Geislingen an der Steige, 1910-1920, Germany. Perfect for small items like...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Folk Art Grain Painted Blanket Chest with Strap Hinges, Dated 1846
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Folk Art blanket chest or trunk offers grain painted wood construction with central date of 1846, strap hinges and interior patch ...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Paint, Wood
Antique Tall Copper Storage Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An authentic and all original condition copper Repoussé food storage chest. Tin lined with repousse palmettes on the hinged lid. Brass top handle and lock plate. Originally acquired from a large collection of Nautical items...
Category
Antique 19th Century Folk Art Nautical Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
Natural, Turquoise Bone Moorish Box
Located in New York, NY
Decorative keepsake/jewelry box clad in natural and dyed bone tiles. Top is in a Moorish motif of inlaid Turquoise bone elements. Handcrafted.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Philippine Moorish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking early 20th century Austrian box with ebony veneer over birch and with a thin fruitwood inlaid stripe around the lid. A simple brass handle allows the lid to be opened. Per...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ebony, Fruitwood
Ceramic Japanese Box, circa 1960
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Ceramic oriental Box, circa 1960.
By unknown artist from Spain.
In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a...
Category
Vintage 1960s European Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Neoclassical Octagonal Green Guilloche & Ormolu Box, after Faberge
By Fabergé
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Neoclassical octagonal green Guilloche & Ormolu box, after Faberge
A fine late 20th century example, intricate, well executed example, with presentati...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ormolu
Le Tallec French Hand-Painted Porcelain Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Le Tallec gilt and hand-painted Limoges porcelain brass mounted jewelry or trinket box, floral motifs, fully marked underside. Measures: 1.5" H x 3.5" W x 2....
Category
20th Century French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Moroccan Tea Caddy in Brass, 1900s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Late 19th or early 20th century Teacaddy in Hand engraved and embossed brass. Great rich patina that along with its details give it a certain charm. It has a hinged lid that works ju...
Category
Antique Early 1900s Moroccan Late Victorian Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Brass Tobacco Jar with Hand Painted Blue Delft Lid
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Small container for cigarettes or tobacco. Its made from Solid patinated brass and its screw-of lid is decorated with a small hand-painted porcelain pl...
Category
Vintage 1950s European Mid-Century Modern Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
Set of 3 Rectangular Trays & Box, Bronze, Handmade in Portugal by Lusitanus Home
By Greenapple, 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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mirror, Wood
17th Century Italian Leather Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 17th century Italian leather covered wood trunk covered in brass nail heads, some spelling out a word on top, and with iron strap hinges a...
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Islamic Silver Calligraphy Damascened Copper Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
Antique Islamic silver calligraphy damascened copper jewelry box with hinged lid. Copper is finely hand hammered into a wonderful texture. Interior fully...
Category
Early 20th Century Egyptian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Silver, Copper
Vintage Italian Small Bronze and Wood Box by Esa Fedrigolli, 1960
By Esa Fedrigolli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A sculptural decorative bronze and wood Italian box designed by Esa Fedrigolli for Esart. Signed
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Scandinavian Midcentury Teak Cigar Box, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A wellmade solid teak box with one large compartment lined with cork. Made anonymously in Denmark during the 1960s in a style reminiscent of Alfred Klitgaard, Kay Bojesen and Finn Ju...
Category
Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Teak, Cork
English Birdseye Maple Sewing Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency birdseye maple sewing box with lions heads handles on each side & lions hairy paw feet with a key.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1839 Fitzmaurice West Victorian Ebony & Brass Inlays Necessaire De Voyage
Located in Germantown, MD
Exquisite antique travelling case or victorian nécessaire de voyage
A work of extraordinary craftsmanship, this exquisite English vanit...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Round Hand Painted Compartment Jewelry Box 1930's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
Round hand painted with birds and flowers compartment jewelry box.
Category
Vintage 1930s Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fruitwood, Paint
Marble Box with Jewish Star of David Design
By Maitland Smith
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful modern style or Postmodern period marble and brass box with Jewish Star of David design, circa late-20th century, 1980s, 90s. Box, att...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Stone, Marble, Brass
Psychedelic 60s Counter Culture Collage Packing Crate
Located in Garnerville, NY
Growing up as a teenager in Rockland County, New York, approximately 45 minutes northwest of New York City, the previous owner just felt a need to decorate this everyday object. She has no recollection of why she started decorating this piece, but this is art for art's sake. The packing container, which normally houses folded clothing or carefully wrapped porcelain or glass, was carefully decorated with text from print ads from newspapers, magazines and comic strips. Many of the terms and phrases we might have taken for granted over the years were up front and center in the Counter Culture...
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Metal
Prewar Crystal Bonbonniere Decorated with Floral Motifs
Located in Opole, PL
Prewar Crystal Bonbonniere Decorated with Floral Motifs
We present you this prewar crystal bonbonniere, decorated with floral motifs.
It is in incredibly good condition and undamage...
Category
Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful Chinese pillow box was hand-crafted by artisans to be used as headrest and to store valuables and important documents.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book.
Beautiful shades of burgandy with gilt add glamour and heritage to this beautiful piece. This p...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Solid Tiger Oak Card Catalog Box with Brass Handle Dovetail Art Deco
Located in San Diego, CA
A handsome antique solid tiger oak catalog drawer, This solid oak cabinet is constructed with gorgeous dovetail joints and a solid brass handle.
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Swedish 19th Century Birchwood Veneer Jewelry Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Swedish 19th century birchwood veneer jewelry box.
The box has a heart of brass for keyhole and knob hardware of antler.
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Rustic Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bone, Birch
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted Traveling Dressing Box
Located in New York, NY
Regency Brass Bound Rosewood Fitted traveling , dressing box
With fitted interior, containing 2 fragrance bottles. Silver lidded makeup
Jars, a mir...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Arch Top Inlaid Wood Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-657 Intricate detailed wood inlaid box with column entrance.
Category
Vintage 1940s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
Porcelain Peint Main Carousel Trinket Box by Limoges
By Limoges
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful porcelain peint main (hand painted) carousel trinket box by Limoges, circa 1970s. This unusual piece is in very good vintage condition and measure...
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Porcelain Casket with a Genre Scene
Located in Chorzów, PL
A cobalt porcelain box with a gilded genre scene
Very good condition, no damage.
Casket signed IMPORT
Measures: Height 4 cm, diameter 10.5 cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s French Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century, Hand-Carved Green and Amber Crystal and Bronze Box
By Oggetti D'Arte
Located in Calenzano, FI
Amber and green crystal box with cut engravings embellished with brass detail made with the artisan lost wax technique with patinated silver finish. Each object is handcrafted and th...
Category
2010s Italian Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Antique British Wooden Trunk “Clayton”
Located in High Point, NC
This sturdy wooden trunk was manufactured in the UK circa 1900. The chest is strengthened by sheets of iron, the sides and belted by wooden slats for extra durability. Ornamental iron...
Category
Antique Early 1900s British Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Metal
Sevres Porcelain Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Sevres porcelain box
octagonal format
Hand painted and signed on its base
perfect condition
Origin France Circa 1900
its mount is gilded bronze.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Black Lacquer and Brass Trinket Decorative Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th Century Napoleon III period black lacquer jewelry or trinket box features an intricate lid. Intricately decorated lid highlights this beautiful trinket box, circa 1860's. The pe...
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique Capo DiMonte Hand Painted Ceramic Box circa 1920's
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3-646 Antique Capo DiMonte hand painted ceramic box.
Category
Vintage 1920s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Sleek Burl & Walnut Petite Jewelry Box
Located in San Diego, CA
Sleek and stylish petite walnut jewelry box with a burl wood lid, circa 1990s. The piece measures 6.25"W x 4.25"D x 2.25"H (6"H when the lid is open) and has a velvet lined storage c...
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Walnut, Burl
Antique French Cosmetic Face Powder Compact Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Art Deco woman's cosmetic face powder box. This petite wooden box has it's original label on top reading Blue De Dorin; a well known French toiletry company. The vanity box is sweet and simply elegant sitting on display in a boudoir or bathroom. Add this little treasure...
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Malachite Jewelry Box with Cameo Design
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial green Malachite decorative or jewelry box, circa late-20th century. Box is rectangular in shape with resin female cameo detail on top lid. Piece is beautifully hand-crafted. Piece makes a great decorative or storage jewelry box to hold small items or jewelry such as necklaces (as demonstrated), rings, earring, cufflinks, etc., on a vanity, nightstand, dresser, desk, credenza, walk-in-closet, etc. Dimensions: 2.25" Height x 2.38" Width x 3.32" Depth.
Other boxes shown available separately; search 1stDibs ref. #s:
Purple Charoite box...
Category
Late 20th Century Neoclassical Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Malachite
Hugo Asmussen 24 Carat Gold Plated Trinket Jar, Denmark 1970s
By Hugo Asmussen
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare beautifully crafted trinket jar, container for tea light candles or cotton swabs designed by Hugo Asmussen in Denmark circa 1960-70. Its made from 2...
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Large 1980's Dunhill Style Ribbon Mahogany Wood Humidor, Box with Brass Hinges
By Dunhill
Located in New York, NY
Large 1980's Dunhill style ribbon mahogany humidor / document / art box, with brass hinges. Fully lined with wood interior.
Category
Late 20th Century French International Style Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Lunalina a Timeless Decorative little Box
By Pietre Trovanti
Located in Crodo, VB
Little Decorative Box
Trovanti collection
Author Andrea Scotton Editor Pietre Trovanti
Lunalina evokes the phases of the moon as it is opened and closed.
The lid and the box allo...
Category
2010s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
Vintage "Day of the Dead" Miniature Mexican Diarama
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage "Day of the Dead" miniature Mexican diarama, circa 1970s. The box displays a scene skeletons in a bar playing pool; it is in very good vintage ...
Category
20th Century Mexican Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Two Porcelain Caskets, PM Import, 1960s
Located in Chorzów, PL
Two small cobalt porcelain caskets with a genre scene.
Signed PM Import, Germany, 1960s
Measures: height 3cm, width 7cm, depth 5cm.
Category
Vintage 1960s German Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
A Japanese red burgundy, gold and black lacquer box with round corners and silk cloth interior lining, circa early-20th century, 1920s, Japan. Box was desi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Silk
Hand Carved Lapis Lazuli Mosaic Jewelry Box with Marble Interior
Located in New York, NY
Lapis lazuli hand carved mosaic lidded box, with white marble interior.
Natural lapis stone has beautiful golden pyrite inclusions, like a sprinkling of fairy dust. The lapis mosaic...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Marble
Chinese Hand Painted Black Lacquer Lidded Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A wonderful hand-painted Chinese lidded black lacquer box, circa 1940s. The handcrafted box measures 13.5"W x 7.75"D x 4"H and has a floral motif on a black background. The lid has ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
Classical Design English Brass and Copper Coal Hod
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A fine quality brass and copper coal hod. Classical design, English, late 19th century. Original lift-out handled liner. Associated shovel. The repouss...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Brass, Copper
Boho Chic Moroccan Inlaid Bone Jewelry Chest or Box with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A decorative handmade orange bone and black tribal design chest or jewelry box. The chest interior is leather and features gorgeous brass inlay design with natural decorative stones.
Category
Vintage 1980s Moroccan Tribal Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique French Brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" Snuff Box
Step back into the glorious era of the French empire with this stunning Antique French brass Napoleonic "Le Grand" snuff box. A ...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Brass
1950s Mid-Century Chinese Rosewood+Brass Turtle Hinged Jewelry Box Chinoiserie
Located in Hyattsville, MD
An older mid-century Chinese export/souvenir Jewelry Box. Inside it has two removable separators, outside is has brass decorations, hinges, and a wond...
Category
Vintage 1950s Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Regency Mahogany Sarcophagus form Tea Caddy
Located in New York, NY
Regency Mahogany sarcophagus form tea caddy. With
Brass keyhole escutcheon.
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Brass
Late 19th Century Engraved Chinese Brass Box with Carved Nephrite White Jade Lid
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Antique carved nephrite white jade from a ruyi, mounted to the hinged lid of a conforming brass box. The inside of the lid and outer surfaces are engraved with propitious symbols.
C...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
Late Victorian English Table Casket with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This precious 19th century English table casket features mother of pearl inlay and carved shell drawer pulls. The top of the piece is decorated with a pai...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
Magnificent Victorian 19th Century Toilet Box
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
19th Century toilet box.
Magnificent Victorian period toilet box, made of Mahogany veneer. Rectangular in shape, this kit includes original Crystal contain...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Brass and Carved Jade Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass and carved jade box - etched leaves on a brass box with a hinged lid of carved Jade flowers - a lovely trinket or change box for the vanity or dr...
Category
20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Jade, Brass
Antique French Painted Wedding Box
Located in Port Chester, NY
Charming early painted large wedding box, with flowers and ribbons, in beautiful colors, on a dark charcoal-color base paint. The delightful hand made hin...
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century French Boxes
Materials
Metal
Tessellated Marble and Brass Jewelry Box Chest by Maitland Smith, circa 1980s
By Maitland Smith
Located in Miami, FL
Post modern Pink tessellated marble and patinated brass jewelry chest or box by Maitland Smith, Philippines, circa 1980s
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Marble, Brass
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