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Place of Origin: American
James Bearden Containment Box #2
By James Bearden
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural "Containment" box, a vessel in blackened steel, dyed bronze, and red glass enamel by American artist James Bearden. Number 2 in a series. Top lifts off revealing an abstra...
Category

2010s Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel, Bronze, Enamel

American Studio Dovetailed Box in Walnut and Birds Eye Maple
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A rectangular box in satin-finished walnut and bird's-eye maple with dovetailing to both body and lid, large wood hinges, and a spring-loaded button closure. Aside from what seem the...
Category

20th Century Organic Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Walnut

James Bearden Steel and Bronze "Blob Box" Sculpture / Trinket Box
By James Bearden
Located in Highland, IN
A wonderful small-scale sculpture by James Bearden, this nubby piece floats on a plinth base and is covered in bronze giving it a visceral texture. Concealed inside is a small trinket box.
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21st Century and Contemporary Brutalist American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Steel

Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box
By Fred Zimbalist
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Fred Zimbalist Thorens silver music box shaped as an old phonograph with trumpet horn. All the silver panels that make the box and the hor...
Category

20th Century Anglo-Indian American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

"Gilt Oval" Silver Intricate Patterned 20K Leaf Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
The "Gilt Oval" This box is an attention magnate. It is made with sections that are attached by hand. The inner lip is molded to the shape. Then filler is used to cover all of that ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Black Lacquer Lotus Box with Peacock Feather Lining
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
"Black Lacquered Lotus with Peacock Feather Lining" Wow! As it's sister the oval lacquer, this is hand made with sections that are attached by hand. The inner lip is molded to the shape. Then filler is used to cover all of that work. A primmer is applied to smooth out the interior surface then it is sanded.This process is done three times.Once the surface is smooth a first coat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

Early 20th Century Paint Decorated High Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A hand painted coffer lid "High" box with hinged top. The nice high top with painted decoration to look like burl wood and malachite trim. Some slight wear to paint.
Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Judith Leiber Millennium Minaudiere, Clutch and/or Purse
By Judith Leiber
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Judith Leiber minaudiere, clutch and/or purse. It depicts a small rectangular metal box wrapped with an ocean blue palette, green, yellow, brown and beige color paper illus...
Category

20th Century Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Metal

Vintage Metal Bin Powder Coated Turquoise, Industrial Era
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era metal stackable bins or baskets with handles. Freshly powder coated in vintage mellow turquoise. The bins have endless uses; in an office...
Category

1940s Industrial Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

“Double Circles” Lacquered Guinea Feather Box with Crystals
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
A double circle box. Covered in black and ivory Guinea feathers hand applied one feather at a time! This artisanal technique is done with a secret sauce tha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

E F Caldwell Style Letter Box
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful renaissance revival red velvet with gilt bronze doré letter box with shields and putti. In the style of EF Caldwell (1851–1914), not signed. Circa 1890, New York, US.  
Category

1890s Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Brutalist Metal Patchwork Box with Insert Paul Evans
By Paul Evans
Located in Atlanta, GA
A cube form desktop box covered with patchwork copper by American artist and designer Paul Evans (1931-1987). The lidded box has a plastic insert box and was made as an ice box or a ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Brutalist American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

"Cutout Oval" Lacquered Partridge Feather Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
This cutout oval box is hand made with sections that are attached by hand. The inner lip is molded to the shape. Then filler is used to cover all of that work. A primmer is applied to smooth out the interior surface then it is sanded.This process is done three times.Once the interior surface is smooth a first coat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

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 Art Deco American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

1950s Vintage May Co Calif Ladies Kelly Handbag Purse Tan Croc Metal Trim
By Hermès
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s California Vintage Ladies Kelly Handbag Purse May Co Original in Tan Croc with Metal Trim 14.5 tall x 8.5 tall x 3.5 d Preowned vintage used condition. Blemishes present. Wea...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage Coastal Brown Rectangular Sea Shell Covered Box with Lid, Arthur Court
By Arthur Court
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A fabulous shell covered Folk Art box with lid. Covered in brown, black and cream conical shaped shells, it is a striking statement piece. The box which the shells cover, is created ...
Category

20th Century Folk Art American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell, Wood

Mid-Century Modern Silver Plated Accessory Box
Located in New York, NY
This handsome early Mid-Century Modern accessory box was realized in the United States circa 1940. It features a volumetric rectangular body in silver pl...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

Artist-made vintage onyx / agate & walnut lidded vessel box, signed & dated 1984
Located in Hastings, GB
This beautifully tactile sculptural onyx lidded box is a unique artist-made piece...unfortunately I've been unable to identify the maker's mark. We sourced it in Phoenix, Arizona, al...
Category

1980s Post-Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Onyx

Green Glass Box and Perfume Vanity Bottle
Located in New York, NY
A green glass and gold gilt round jewelry box and perfume vanity bottle, circa early to mid-20th century. This is a unique piece; a box and perfume bottle in one. A great piece for a...
Category

Early 20th Century Bohemian American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

"Campfire Supreme" Marshmallow Tin, Boy Scout Motif, American, Circa 1915
Located in Incline Village, NV
This is a rare tin that was used to sell and promote marshmallows. The top of the tin is decorated to reflect the Boy Scouts in their ubiquitous camping tradition of sitting around t...
Category

1910s Folk Art Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Tin

1980's, Postmodern Ceramic Box with Lid Signed SB
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful ceramic box with lid circa 1980's great graphics and colors with awesome glaze, no chips or cracks signed at the bottom SB.
Category

20th Century Post-Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

"Animal Mix" Lacquered Double Circle Box
By dlsc
Located in New York, NY
"Animal mix double circle box" This box is hand made with sections that are attached by hand. The inner lip is molded to the shape. Then filler is used to...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Feathers

Karl Springer Style Copper and Leather Decorative Box
By Karl Springer
Located in Boynton Beach, FL
Beautiful copper and leather wrapped decorative box in the manner of Karl Springer. Skeleton of the box is wood. Top and edges consists of shingled cut copper squares affixed wit...
Category

Late 20th Century Hollywood Regency American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper

19th Century Original Grey Painted Dough Tray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original grey painted and double handled dough try or cow trough. Great center piece for a farm table.
Category

19th Century Adirondack Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Pine

Studio Crafted Teak and Walnut Burl Lidded Oval Box
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Vintage hand made lidded oval box crafted in teak and walnut burl wood with copper nail detail. Signed. Dimensions: 7.5" wide x 5" deep x 3" tall.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Arts and Crafts American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Teak, Walnut

Vintage Tessellated Marble Box by Maitland Smith
By Maitland Smith
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Tessellated with black and white marble jewelry box, velvet lined interior By M, aitland Smith.
Category

1980s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Fluted Twisted Brass Mid-Century Modern Box with Ball Lid
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage fluted and twisted brass Mid-Century Modern box has a lid with a ball on top. The box is from the 50s and has been professionally polished. it makes a great des...
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Victorian Period Sterling Silver and Peach Enamel, Mounted Crystal Dresser Jar
By Foster and Bailey
Located in New York, NY
Victorian Period, sterling silver and peach guilloche enamel - mounted dressing table jar, Providence, Rhode Island, Ca. 1895, Foster and Bailey - makers. Sterling silver lid is bord...
Category

1890s Victorian Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Jeff Koons"Cracked Egg Red"Aluminum/Sculpture/Box, with Yellow, Birth Certifica
By Jeff Koons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice sample of pop art, post-modern creation of the artist Jeff Koons, This is a sculpture / box of the LACMA opening in 2008 invitation. Comes with the yellow paper birth certificate.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Sea Shell Decorative Coffin Box with Lid
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A beautiful coffin shape trinket box encrusted with shells. This box would be stunning on a dressing table, side table, or coffee table. Its hinged lid opens to fit miscellaneous ite...
Category

20th Century American Classical American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shell

Bronze and Slag Glass Tiffany Jewelry Box, Art Deco Period, United States
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Bronze and slag glass Tiffany jewelry box. Art Deco period. United States, circa 1900. Signed at the back "Tiffany Studios 823".
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Maitland Smith Box
Located in Tampa, FL
A vintage 1970s Maitland Smith crackled lacquer box with a burled walnut inlay and brass fittings. Box is a dark brown and retains its original label. The interior is lined with blac...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Antique 18th Century, Georgian Cutlery Open Caddy
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 18th Century English oak cutlery caddy with an elegant form.
Category

18th Century Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Modernist Bookmatched Walnut Decorative Box with Smoky Quartz Embellishment
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modernist box was realized in the United States during the 21st century. It features a cubic body in bookmatched walnut with an embellishment (that doubles as a ha...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Quartz

Early 20th Century "Puff, Puff" Themed Box by Tony Sarg
By Tony Sarg
Located in Nantucket, MA
Collectible lift-top wooden box with lithograph applied to lid reading "Puff, Puff, It is an age of Puffing, Puff, Puff" and an image of a well-frocked woman covering her face in distress as multiple men stride past from both directions with smoking pipes...
Category

Early 20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paint, Paper

Silver, Gold Enamel and Pearl Double Singing Bird Clock
Located in London, GB
This wonderful modern masterpiece has been created using original antique and vintage elements. The beautiful silver and guilloche enamel case da...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Enamel

Karl Springer Hinged Box in Brown and Black Cobra, 1980s
By Karl Springer
Located in New York, NY
Hinged box covered in brown and black cobra with interior covered in moiré silk by Karl Springer, American 1980's. The craftsmanship and attention to detail are superb.
Category

1980s Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Chrome

1960s Studio Piece Walnut Wood Box Slide Open Clean Design Style of Nakashima
By George Nakashima
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Walnut wood box. 1960s Studio piece walnut wood box clean modern design. No label. George Nakashima inspired. Measures: 11.5 deep x 5.63 w...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden Enamel Mesh Evening Purse Shadow Box/Display
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an Art Deco Whiting & Davis Dresden mesh evening purse. It is enamel hand painted with royal blue, yellow, orange and green colors featuring an “i...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Frances and Michael Higgins American Modernist Glass and Wood Decorative Box
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Walnut wood box with glass lid created by Frances and Michael HIggins of Riverside, Illinois. Box measures 1.5" high by 7.5" long by 4.25' ...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Chapman Brass, Travertine Box
By Chapman Manufacturing Company
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous 1980s brass letter box with a tessalated travertine lid. Lid adorned with an oversized stylized brass artichoke finial.
Category

20th Century Hollywood Regency American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Travertine, Brass

1970's Horn Veneer and Polished Steel Box by Muriel Rudolph
By Muriel Rudolph
Located in Stamford, CT
Stunning desk or table top box with checkerboard horn veneer and polished steel decoration. A beautifully made box showing true craftsmanship, with innovative exterior hinges. Stamped Rudolph Collection...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Steel

Bovano Enamel Box
By Bovano
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A charming walnut jewelry box with enamel decoration by Bovano.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Art Deco Aluminum Box by Kensington
By Kensington Ware
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish American Art Deco aluminum and brass storage box dates to the 1930s-1940s and was created by Kensington. Note: The interior has thre...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Ten Sided Polyhedral Wood Puzzle Box Sculpture
Located in Ferndale, MI
Appears to be a rosewood grain laminate or plywood. Fine workmanship marked Paul Ruhlman #7 and p g R 1992.
Category

1990s Mid-Century Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plywood

Tiffany & Co. Sterling Silver 925 Edwardian Engraved Box Estate Find, Circa 1900
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Montreal, QC
Iconic Tiffany & Co. sterling silver 925 box. Beautifully hand engraved design and detailing on top and sides and center with initialed monogram: KGR. Approx. dimensions: 5.50” l x 1...
Category

Early 20th Century Edwardian American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver

SilverCrest Decorated Bronze Cedar Lined Cigar Humidor
By Silver Crest Bronze
Located in Chicago, IL
SilverCrest decorated bronze cedar lined cigar humidor. Modern Red Enameled top. Silver Crest was the trademark used by the Smith Metal Arts Company of Buffalo. Expert craftsman from the Heintz Art Metal Shop formed the new company in 1919, utilizing much of what they had learned, manufacturing incredible bronze items. Heintz Art Metal Shop was founded in 1906, in New York by Otto Heintz...
Category

Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bronze

F.B. Rogers Gold Plate Walnut Shaped Trinket Box Keepsake, 1970, America
By F.B. Rogers Silver Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage walnut box, trinket box, keepsake made in the USA by F.B. Rogers Silver Company, circa 1970. Made out of gold plate metal and left intentio...
Category

Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Metal

19th Century Primitive Polychrome Divided Country Grain Bin
Located in Milford, NH
A 19th century primitive, orange and black painted grain bin with divided compartments. A great conversation and statement piece that could even be used as a woodbox for kindling, to...
Category

19th Century Primitive Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Industrial Era Metal Storage Bins, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era steel stackable bins with handles. Freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse. The bins have endless uses; in an office, mud room, hall...
Category

1940s Industrial Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal, Stainless Steel

American Walnut Hinged Sugar Chest on Stand with Exposed Dovetails TN / KY 1810
Located in Hollywood, SC
American walnut hinged sugar chest with exposed exterior dovetails and resting on the original incised molded edge stand with pointed cone feet. Secondary wood consist of Tulip popl...
Category

1810s American Colonial Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood, Poplar, Walnut

Pair American Mahogany Serpentine Inlaid Knife Boxes with Cutlery Interiors
Located in Charleston, SC
Wonderful pair of cutlery boxes with chevron inlay and sloped lid with an oval Patera surrounding a sea shell. These knife boxes have a Family History of being from Baltimore.
Category

Late 18th Century Federal Antique American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Mahogany

Antiqued Red Lacquer Trinket Box
Located in Countryside, IL
Antiqued red lacquer trinket box This trinket box measures: 14 wide x 14 deep x 7.5 inches high This box is in Excellent Vintage Condition with minor marks, dents, and wear. ...
Category

2010s Modern American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Lacquer, Wood

Donna Karen Shagreen Box
By Donna Paris
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine re-imagination of an earlier form and material. well made. Label below.
Category

1980s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Shagreen

Studio Box by American Craftsman Michael Elkan, US, 'No 2'
By Michael Elkan
Located in Berlin, DE
Studio Box by American craftsman Michael Elkan, US for your personal belongings.  
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Craftsman American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Karl Springer Kyoto Box / Table
By Karl Springer
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rarely seen Karl Springer Kyoto Box Original surface with minor touchups Original suede interior.
Category

1970s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rich Chapman Black Laquer Brass & Mirrored Octagonal Oblong Treasure Box
By Chapman Son & Co.
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Sumptuous large black enamel box by Chapman having a marvelous interesting 8 sided oblong shape, mirrored top, brass decoration and plush velvet inter...
Category

1980s Vintage American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Beautiful black walnut turned vessel by Paul Maurer
By Paul Maurer
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A graceful hand turned wood covered vessel by the noted Northern California artist Paul Maurer. This exquisite lidded vessel is, like all of Maurer's work from fallen wood. Marked b...
Category

20th Century American Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

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