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Antique George IV Gonçalo Alves & Amboyna Marquetry Tea Caddy C1825 19th Century
Located in London, GB
This is an exquisite antique George IV Gonçalo Alves and amboyna marquetry inlaid tea caddy, circa 1825 in date. It is beautifully decorated with superb marquetry decoration to the ...
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1820s George IV Antique Boxes

Materials

Amboyna

Antique English Rosewood Jewel Box, Circa 1900.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Rosewood Jewel Box with Interior Mirror and Compartment Tray, Circa 1900.
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Early 20th Century English Boxes

Materials

Rosewood

Vintage Burberry Leather Plaid Case or Wallet
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Burberry cigarette case or wallet with flap closure. Good condition vintage cigarette pack holder, great to use as a wallet or to store...
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Late 20th Century English British Colonial Boxes

Materials

Leather

Vintage Balsa Wood and Tin Lined Tea Box Workshop Prop Decor Storage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage balsa wood, and tin lined lidded tea box, retaining partial labels.
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1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

Mid 19th Century Chinese Flat Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
19th Century Red Stained Chinese Flat Box Made of Jumu wood with brass hardware and decorative red and gold papered interior
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19th Century Chinese Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

DECORATIVE ANTIQUE ORIGINAL KASHMIR PLAYiNG CARD BOX WITH TWIN COMPARTMENTS
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Kashmir playing carved box with period paper mâché finish A wonderful...
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20th Century European Victorian Boxes

Materials

Wood

FiNE ANTIQUE PERSIAN CIGARETTE BOX DEPICTING ORIENTAL CHINESE LOOKING PEOPLE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Persian Oriental cigarette box with beautifully decorative top picture...
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20th Century European Victorian Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Wooden Liquor Cabinet Napoleon III with Crystal Interior
Located in Sofia, BG
An wooden ebonised and hand-painted liquor cabinet in Napoleon III style with brass inlay. Exterior opens in three directions to elegantly reveal a crystal service surrounded by poli...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Boxes

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Rosewood

ORIGINAL ANTiQUE ANGLO INDIAN EXPORT SADELI MICRO MOSAIC BUSINESS CARD CASE
Located in GB
Royal House Antiques Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this lovely, super decorative antique Islamic Anglo Indian Sadeli Micro Mosaic Card Case A wonderfully orig...
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20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique Victorian Coromandel Brass Wooden Letters Stationery Casket Box Betjeman
Located in Dublin, Ireland
Absolutely stunning early Victorian well figured Coromandel Stationery Casket of museum quality and in outstanding condition. Mid Nineteenth Century. Made in England by G. Betjemann....
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Mid-19th Century Irish Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique French 19th Century Napoleon III Jewelry Box Inlaid Brass Pearl Thuya
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Marvelous & luxurious ! This most rare 19th century French antique Napoleon III jewelry box. Great large size jewelry box that can be used to store your jewelry in style! Very rar...
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Double Happiness Lacquered Snack Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This simple lacquered container was once a portable snack box, presented as a gift during holidays and special occasions. To the delight of the recipients, the unassuming box would h...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Doyle Lane Blue Craquelure Tile Set in Hand Made Rosewood Box
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Hand made rosewood box with crackled blue tile created by Doyle Lane. Box measures 2" high by 2 7/8" wide and 5" long. It is signed by the artists hand on verso, Doyle Lane as pict...
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Wood

Otis Elgin Craft 1928 Art Deco Desk Cigarette Box And Lighter In Lacquered Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco machine age box designed by Otis-Elgin Craft. A very fine and rare original 1928 iconic Art Deco Machine Age desk box. This combine a double cigarette smokers box...
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1920s American Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Antique Philippines Silver Inlay Betel Nut Box
Located in Montreal, QC
This is a fine example of an early 20th C rectangular bronze betal nut box with beautiful and elaborate silver inlay from Mindanao in the Philippines. The box has a handle on each si...
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Early 1900s Philippine Antique Boxes

Materials

Silver

Mid 19th Century Chinese Octagonal Box
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass bound octagonal Chinese Box Made out of Jumu wood (Southern Elm) Interior covered in Chinese paper
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Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Set Porteño Black & Cream Hand Painted Wood Boxes
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
8 " x 6" x 4" 12" x 8" x 4" 14" x 10" x 4" The urban and cosmopolitan Porteño family carries the spirit of the ones born in Buenos Aires city or “Porteño”, as they are commonly know...
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2010s Argentine Modern Boxes

Materials

Wood

Gold Porcelain Jewelry Box Fleur de lis
Located in New York, NY
An English gold and white porcelain round jewelry box with Fleur-de-lis design, circa late-20th century, England. A great piece for a desk or vanity are to hold small items or jewelr...
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Late 20th Century English Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Cigarette Music Box
Located in Richmond, VA
Rare, vintage wooden cigarette box. Hinged interior features four rows with 9 slots each for cigarettes. When wound and opened, a melodic song plays.
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20th Century Boxes

Materials

Wood

Mongolian Yak Butter Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This beautifully-aged wooden container dates to the late 19th century and was used to transport and store a nutritious butter made from yak’s milk. Food was scarce on the Mongolian s...
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Early 20th Century Mongolian Rustic Boxes

Materials

Leather, Bamboo, Elm

19th Century Black Forest Carved Liquor Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th Century Black Forest carved liquor set. The exterior of the box is hand-carved in design as a wood log cabinet, the rectangular Black Forest tantalus is decorated on the top wi...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Small Scandinavian 19th century original painted sarcophagus box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Small 19th century original painted sarcophagus box circa 1870. Beautiful decorative box with original paint.   Sarcophagus shaped lidded box in original paint with traces of origin...
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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Boxes

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique English Mahogany with Brass Mounts Footed Jewel Box, Circa 1860.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Mahogany with Brass Mounts Footed Jewel Box, Circa 1860.
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Boxes

Materials

Brass

Midcentury box designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Elegant small box by Gabriella Crespi Decorated wooden box designed by Gabriella Crespi. Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan. Italy 1970s
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

Footed Lidded Jar by Svenskt Tenn in Pewter
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A gorgeous Art Deco pewter lidded box by Firma Svenskt Tenn. Features three ornate feet, a velvet lined interior, and Art Deco style lid.
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1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

19th Century Black Forest Hanging Wall Box
Located in High Point, NC
19th century Black Forest small hanging wall box. The entire piece is hand carved to have the appearance of boards with hand carved appearance of graining. There is a single door o...
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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Murano Art Glass Paperweight Yellow Modern Desk Accessory
Located in Miami, FL
A Touch of Venetian Sunshine: Mid-Century Modern Murano Art Glass Paperweight This captivating Murano art glass paperweight brings a touch of Venetian sunshine to your desk. Hand-b...
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20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A Meiji period moriage cloisonné box and cover with two carp, the rectangular box worked in coloured enamels in standard, moriage (raised) and musen (wireless) cloisonné with one gre...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Modernist Brass Box with Gilt Decor, France 1940s
By Metal Arts Studios
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning decorative box was crafted in France in the 1940s. The geometric square shape has a modernist minimalist design with industrial flair. The quality brass metal has an in...
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1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal, Brass

Humidor StrawMarquetry Ribbons
Located in ARSAC, FR
Humidor Ribbons Humidor / Cigar box Meticulously handcrafted, it is made entirely of solid Lebanese cedar wood, including their interior, trays and divisions to facilitate the matu...
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2010s French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Straw, Cedar

Stone Jewelry Box
Located in New York, NY
A neutral hue stone box, jewelry or decorative, in the Modern or Minimalist styles, circa late-20th century. A great piece to hold jewelry (demonstrated) or other small items on a de...
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Late 20th Century Minimalist Boxes

Materials

Stone

English Art Deco Pewter Tea Caddy Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant English Art Deco geometric hand-hammered dinanderie polished-pewter-covered decorative box or tea caddy was manufactured by A.E. Poston & Company, Birmingham, England, f...
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1930s English Art Deco Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal, Pewter

Hook Small Basket
Located in Milan, IT
This elegant basket is part of the Hook collection, featuring containers of different sizes that can be used to store everyday objects both indoors and outdoors. Its shell is made of...
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2010s Boxes

Materials

Leather, Textile

American Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Box
By Boardman Silversmiths 1
Located in New York, NY
Midcentury Modern sterling silver box. Made by JC Boardman & Co. in Connecticut. Rectangular with straight sides and curved corners. Cover hinged with gently curved top and rectangul...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Decorative Cigar or Cigarette Box in the shape of a tank from the 1940s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Decorative Cigar or Cigarette Box in the shape of a tank from the 1940s. Made in beech wood with details in aluminum and with a cannon barrel in bronze. Wear consistent with age a...
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1940s European Vintage Boxes

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

White Leather Tissue Box
Located in Milan, IT
Sleek and sophisticated, this metal tissue box is a stunning example of modern aesthetic and skilled hand-craftsmanship. Its classic rectangular silhouette is crafted of metal and is...
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2010s Boxes

Materials

Metal

1970s Vintage Gold Leaf Ceramic Canister Container
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Gold Leaf Canister Storage Box Container 9.75 h x 4.75 d x 4.5 Ceramic and Gold Leaf unmarked Original unrestored vintage Refer to images
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Oval box in ivory decorated with guinea fowl in the reeds.
Located in 'S-HERTOGENBOSCH, NL
Oval box in ivory decorated with guinea fowl in the reeds. Very detailed and realistic. Hand carved, highly skilled craftsmanship.
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1880s Chinese Other Antique Boxes

Materials

Ivory

Rare Important Gorgeous Dresden Style Sevres Style Porcelain Jewelry Box Casket
Located in New York, NY
The Following Item we are offering is a Magnificent Rare Jewelry Casket Box Sevres Porcelain with Gilt Bronze Mounting. Center of Box Top is Finely Detailed with a Beautiful Portrait...
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20th Century French Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Mahogany jewelry box 1880s England
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Antique solid mahogany jewelry box, comes with a Blue Velvet interior . and a Mirror in the lid of the box . Ideal for your watches . Good condition .
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1880s English Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Tessellated Faux Horn & Wood Round Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Round tessellated faux horn box with wood lining. No makers mark or signature
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1980s American Tribal Vintage Boxes

Materials

Wood

Teghini, Firenze - Modernist Silver Plated Desk Box c.1970
Located in Bath, GB
A highly collectable silver plated desk box with a novelty lid in the form of the back of an envelope. Just back from our silversmiths workshop, the bo...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Malachite Hinged Box, 6"
Located in New York, NY
Decorative malachite box. The malachite for these boxes was sourced from the Congo, where the finest quality of this mineral is currently found. Malachite from the 18th and 19th cent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Boxes

Materials

Malachite

Antique Italian Jewelry Box circa 1880
Located in Albano Laziale, Rome/Lazio
Antique handmade Italian jewelry box in wood lined with silk velvet. It has beautiful scalloped sides which are smooth as silk to the touch. The box has a hinged lid which also is po...
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1880s Italian Arts and Crafts Antique Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Early 20th Century Cigar Box
Located in Lučenec, SK
A very nice cigar box suitable to any smoking room with ample space even for the biggest cigars and accessories.
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Early 1900s German Late Victorian Antique Boxes

Materials

Wood

Gab Bronze Decorative Box With Wood Insert
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A bronze hinged lid box by GAB, Guldsmedsaktiebolaget. Wonderful patina with the bronze showing a greenish effect throughout. Great Art Deco styling. Could be used as a jewelry or pe...
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1940s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Metal

20th Century Gabriella Crespi Decorative Box in Brass and Plexiglass '70s
Located in Turin, Turin
Born in 1922, Gabriella Crespi studies architecture at the Politecnico in Milan, where her work is permeated by her perspective on Le Corbusier’s and Frank Lloyd Wright’s design expe...
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1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Brass

German Hanau Rococo Silver Casket Snuffbox
Located in New York, NY
German Rococo 800 silver casket, ca 1900. Rectangular with straight sides and sharp corners. Cover hinged with curved top. Chased scenes of frolicking cherubs in nature. Hanau marks....
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Revival Boxes

Materials

Silver

Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
With Tuscan Columns & Fan Inlay. From our Tea Caddy collection, we are pleased to offer this Georgian Harewood Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of octagonal shape with a Harewood veneer ext...
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Boxes

Materials

Boxwood, Harewood

Vintage Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone, Brass, Malachite & Amethyst Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage light brown tessellated stone box mounted with brass banding. The front hinge is adorned by a rectangular piece of carved malachite, and a finial with a deep amethyst color...
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20th Century Thai Louis XIV Boxes

Materials

Stone, Malachite

Meissen Rococo Porcelain Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Incredible hand-painted scenes inspired by Rococo master Antoine Watteau cover this magnificent Meissen porcelain box. Displaying romantic courts...
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18th Century German Rococo Antique Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

French Limoges Enamel Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This delightful porcelain and enamel box perfectly exemplifies the esteemed French Limoges tradition. It features a meticulously hand-applied pink and blue floral scene against a bro...
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19th Century French Antique Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Birds Eye Maple Tea Caddy. English, Early 19th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Very good example of a birds eye maple tea caddy A delightful colour Good condition. Two compartment interior with lids Free UK shipping   
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Ceramic Box by Nanni Valentini for Ceramica Arcore, Italy, 1970s
Located in Milan, IT
Ceramic box by Nanni Valentini for Ceramica Arcore.
Category

1970s Italian Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

ViNTAGE BURL WOOD SMALL BOX FOR CARDS JEWELLERY
Located in Pulborough, GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this Vintage Burl Wood Small Box. A beautiful burl wood box with storage. Please carefully examine the pictures to see the condition before pu...
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20th Century British Boxes

Materials

Burl

Extraordinary set of Pewter Jewelry boxes by Just Andersen, 1920s, Denmark
Located in Værløse, DK
An extraordinary set of 4 lidded round pewter box designed by Just Andersen in the early 1920s. One larger and two small round boxes with lids ornaments and one tiny scent box. It is...
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1920s Danish Vintage Boxes

Materials

Pewter

Marble-Like Lucite Box, 1970s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely modernist Lucite box was crafted in the 1970s. The rectangular shape boasts a crystal clear Lucite or Acrylic and faux marble textured pattern. The stunning milky honey a...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Boxes

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

Smart & Modern American Sterling Silver Desk Box by Tiffany
Located in New York, NY
Smart and Modern sterling silver box. Made by Tiffany & Co. in New York. Rectangular with straight sides. Cover flat and hinged with slight overhang. Stylish Midcentury design. Box i...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage, Mid-Century and Antique Boxes

From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.

The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.

Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.

Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.

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