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Place of Origin: Italian
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket - Northern Italy, 15th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Embriachi workshop marquetry casket Northern Italy, 15th century Alla certosina inlays (bone, stained bone, pewter and wood) H 28.2 x W 18 x D 14 cm This beautiful casket of rectangular form is richly decorated with the characteristic geometric patterns of the Embriachi style. The intricate geometric patterns are fashioned by juxtaposing lighter and darker pieces of wood, (colored) bone, horn and pewter. The lid and base are framed by a broad band of horn. When ivory became scarce in Europe due to disrupted trade routes, bone was substituted. The attention to Symmetry and balance created an harmonious visual effect Enhancing the overall aesthetic appeal of the casket. The application of geometrical motifs is in Italy known as marquetry ‘alla Certosina’, named after the Certosina Church in Pavia with its famous altarpiece decorated in this way. This is ‘intarsia technique’, a term derived from the Arabic 'tarsi', which means ‘incrustation' recalling ancient mosaics made from various materials. These geometric elements not only enhance the aesthetic appeal of the caskets but also demonstrate the versatility and skill of the artisans in creating multifaceted works of art. ‘Alla Certosina’ became famous through the Northern Italian Embriachi family who achieved a particularly high standard in working in this technique. Venice in particular was known for the production of these luxurious boxes. The caskets, hexagonal or rectangular, surmounted by a lid decorated in several registers constitute the secular, albeit equally renowned component of the workshop’s production, in addition to mirror frames and various everyday objects. The method of fabrication of those objects was based on two concepts that underlay pre-industrial production: standardization and modularity, thanks to a distribution of skills according to the different phases of fabrication. even the realization of the marquetry motifs (in the form of ingots from which portions of the desired size were cut) were therefore entrusted to various specialized craftsmen, as were the assembly phase. Today better known thanks to the extensive research work recently carried out by Michele Tomasi, this workshop owes its name to its founder and owner, the Florentine Baldassare Ubriachi (or degli Embriachi), a merchant and banker established in the Tuscan capital before he settled in Venice in 1395. Together with sculptor Giovanni di Jacopo, who directed the workshop, from the last years of the fourteenth century, Baldassare oversaw a production that was truly original, and still easily recognizable today, comprising monumental altarpieces and various objects, primarily triptychs and caskets. The precise location of the workshop is unknown, except that it originated in Florence and in ca. 1431 there was apparently a workshop in Venice, in the area of S Luca. They employed local workers specializing in 'certosina' (inlay of stained woods, bone and horn), and the workshop produced items carved in bone (usually horse or ox) with wood and bone marquetry. The geometric decoration of Embriachi caskets reflects the artistic complexity and attention to detail that characterized their work. this inlaid casket is a testament to the skill and artistry of the Embriachi family and serves as a stunning example of the decorative arts of the late Middle Ages. Related Literature : E. Berger, Prunk-Kassetten: Europäischen Meisterwerke aus acht Jahrhunderten / Ornamental Caskets...
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15th Century and Earlier Renaissance Antique Italian Decorative Boxes

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Pewter

Vintage Oval Italian Plexiglass and Brass Decorative Box 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Oval Italian Plexiglass and Brass Decorative Box from the 1980s is a captivating blend of elegance and sophistication. Crafted with a combination of luxurious plexiglass ...
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1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Rectangular Carved Travertine Box in the style of Fratelli Mannelli Italy 1970s
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in Roma, IT
An essential and elegant box made in Italy that can contain whatever you want, cigarettes, business cards or use as a jewelry box. Dating back to around the 70s, it is made of traver...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Travertine, Metal

Midcentury Box in Enameled Metal and Wood Att. Piero Fornasetti, Italy 1960s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury beautiful rectangular decorative box attributed to Piero Fornasetti. It has a enameled metal cover and wooden inner compartment. Made in Italy in the 1960s. Perfect ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Metal

Vintage 1950s Murano Glass Glass Box with Brass Detail Made in Italy
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage and rare murano glass box with brass detail. These beautiful glass boxes are treasured objects that stand the test of time with their incredible beauty and craftmanship. Cr...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass

Nickel plated brass & plexiglass 1970s box by Romeo Rega
By Romeo Rega
Located in Varese, Lombardia
Cylindrical box in nickel plated and brass with plexiglass lid by Romeo Rega. Very good condition.
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1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Nickel

Capodimonte Lidded Jar Four Seasons Cherubs Decor
By Capodimonte
Located in Bochum, NRW
Capodimonte Lidded Jar Four Seasons Cherubs Decor. Vintage Italian biscotti jar from the 1950s, handmade and hand-painted. It is a lovely piece that can a...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Italian Decorative Box 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian decorative box from the 1970s is a stylish container originating from Italy during that era. It likely features unique designs, materials, and craftsmanship typical...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plexiglass

Italian Florentine Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
A mid century Italian florentine box with the top depicting an antique street scene. Some wear to top but still displays nicely.
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1970s Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

White Marble Tissue Box
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Milan, IT
A sophisticated way to have the convenience of a box of tissues displayed anywhere in the home, this white marble box cover will fit over a standard t...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Majolica Porcelain Trompe l'Oeil Asparagus Covered Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Majolica lidded Box Tromp l'Oeil to look like asparagus. The box is a wonderful decorative piece in the kitchen or dining room - holding anything from office supplies at a kitchen w...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Art Nouveau style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Pill Box Silver is with translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted floral miniatu...
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1980s Art Nouveau Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Pill Box Silver Sterling light blue Enamel sliding lid for sweetener Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Pill Box Silver has light blue translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a sliding lid and hole...
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1990s Louis XVI Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Disc Holder by Olaf von Bohr for Kartell, 1960s
By Olaf von Bohr, Kartell
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Lovely and rare plastic disc holder designed by Olaf Von Bohr and produced by Kartell. This rare vintage piece is made of high density plastic. The black color is the perfect match ...
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1960s Space Age Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Plastic

Murano Purple Pulled Feather Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vanity Powder Box
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown, gold flecks with purple pulled feather design Italian art glass powder box. Attributed to the Barovier e Toso company, in a "Fenicio" design. Pro...
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Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Italian Decorative Boxes

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Gold Leaf

Borghese Italian Ceramic Box
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
8-252 Hand decorated ceramic Italian box with pale blue interior. Gilt trim on edge.  
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1960s Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Venezia Rialto SC1 Empty Box
By Morici
Located in Recanati, IT
A stylish and practical design suited for safekeeping cherished items, this rectangular box will add an accent of sophistication to a vanity desk, console or nightstand. Masterfully ...
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2010s Other Italian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Pair of Rattan Round Lidded Boxes, 1960s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Pair of rattan boxes with lid, Italy, 1960s These decorative Italian rattan lidded boxes were hand- crafted in the 1960s. To be used as rings boxes or toilette boxes, vide-poches or ...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

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Rattan, Wicker, Cane

Black Marquina Marble Cubic Box with Lid
By Fiammetta V.
Located in Milan, IT
Also available in a variant in white Carrara marble, this cube-shaped box with lid made of black Marquina marble is a versatile item fit for the bathroom, bedroom, or kitchen. Its ae...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel hand-painted Louis XVI style miniature Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Pill Box Silver is Round with translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted miniatur...
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1970s Louis XVI Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

1960s Submerged Glass Candy Holder
By Non-Standard Furniture and Lighting
Located in Milano, IT
Multi-color faceted submerged glass candy dish in the manner of Flavio Poli and Seguso. On edge adhesive label of Murano manufacture.
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Glass

Opinion Ciatti Snow.White Object Holder
By Maurizio Galante 2, Tal Lancman, Opinion Ciatti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Snow.White, an elegant object holder (available in black or white marble) with an inner mirror and details in galvanic gold brass. Part of Once Upon A Time, the collection designed b...
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21st Century and Contemporary Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Marble

Large Mid Century Florentine Box With Mirror
Located in Tampa, FL
A large circa 1950s Florentine box which is actually a vanity mirror as well. The gold and white has a neoclassical scene on the top and is two inches deep. Purchased in the 1950s by...
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1950s Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Mirror, Wood

Tellux Sibilla SC1 Penholder Box
By Morici
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Tellux Sibilla Collection, this box is a precious piece crafted by hand where to gather precious pens within a soft Alcantara-lined nest. Inlays of rosewood, Bolivar, ash...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enameled Rectangular Louis XVI style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats. Pill Box Silver is Rectangular with translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box Silver has a hand-painted m...
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1970s Louis XVI Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Totem Tiger Round Box With Lid
By Richard Ginori
Located in Milan, IT
Part of the Totem Collection, the eclectic and sophisticated decoration of this box is inspired by nature in the style of 18th-century luxury home decor. Vivid colors and striking pa...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Italian Florentine Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
A wonderful Italian Florentine box with a festive European scene on top with horses, the Alps, dogs and more. Box has a hinged top.
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1970s Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Snuff Box portrait Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna Romanova Sterling Silver Salimben
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Snuff Box Silver is in 925/1000 sterling. Snuff Box Silver has fired enamelled handmade portrait of Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna Romanova by the painter Beatrice Mellana. Snuff Box Si...
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1970s Baroque Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Vintage Footed Wooden Jewelry Music Box Made in Italy
By Reuge Ste-Croix
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Elegant vintage large footed Brown color wooden music box with top finely hand painted and inlaid with foliages floral decor. Upon opening, the music box begins to play " We've only ...
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Mid-20th Century Baroque Revival Italian Decorative Boxes

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Wood, Bentwood

Midcentury Opaline Art Glass Eggs, Dozen, Frosted
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury opaline art glass eggs, dozen, frosted. Gorgeous sculptural set. Set of 12.
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Malachite, Alabaster

Blue Crystal Doge Box
By Creart
Located in Milan, IT
The body of this elegant box is entirely hand-crafted in a blue colored crystal while its lid is hand-manufactured in yellow colored crystal with a blue knob on its top adding an acc...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Crystal

Table Box Sailing Boats miniature handpainted enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Giorgio Salimbeni, Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Table Box Sailing Boats miniature is in 925/1000 sterling. Table Box Sailing Boats miniature has handpainted fired enamels miniature. Table Box Sailing Boats miniature is squared. Ta...
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1990s Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

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Gold, Enamel, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate

Italian Vintage Tin Box decorated with an aphorism about love of B. Auerbach
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage round tin box dating back to the 50s and 60s. We don't know what it originally contained but I imagine it containing a ring for an unrepeata...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Aluminum

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver is rectangular with 2 slightly rounded sides. Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Pill Box Sil...
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1970s George IV Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

925 silver box called "ELIA" by Roberto Giulio Rida
By Roberto Giulio Rida
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Large decorative box "ELIA" by Artist and Designer Roberto Giulio Rida The box made entirely by hand. The frame was handcrafted by cabinetmaker and then hand coated with 925 silver ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Venetian papier mâché box
Located in Brescia, IT
Venice, papier mâchè box, early 19th century decorated with watercolor prints having the theme of board games. 6.6 cm height x 12.2 (diameter) In particular: the cover feature...
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1820s Rococo Antique Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Paper

Fornasetti Box, 1950’s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Doylestown, PA
An early decorative box by Piero Fornasetti, circa 1950, in sheet metal with interior wood box, painted in an early burnt orange color decorated with lithograph pistols. Very chic ac...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

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Sheet Metal

talian Florentine Domed Top Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
Italian gilt gesso wood Florentine domed top box in vibrant green and gold. From Italy.
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1970s Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rectangular Decorative Box in Brass and Wood Luciano Frigerio Style, Italy 1970s
By Luciano Frigerio, Romeo Rega
Located in Rome, IT
Midcentury amazing rectangular box in solid brass embellished with decorative engravings and wood in the style of Luciano Frigerio. Made in Italy in the 1970s. Total weight o...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Brass

Silver Plate and Wood Box with Agate Stone Slab Decor, Italy 1980s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely 1980s Italian modernist silver-plate lidded box has a design reminiscent of Gabriella Crespi's elegant production. The minimalist rectangular shape has Macassar wood side...
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1980s Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Agate, Metal, Silver Plate

Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box from the 1960s, featuring a blue top glass and chrome base, is a stylish and distinctive retro piece. Crafted in the ...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

Mid-Century Brushed Aluminum and Blue Enamel Box, 1970s
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful 1970s decorative lidded box was crafted in Italy. This piece features a rectangular shape with a brushed aluminum base and enamel-on-copper lid with a geometric styliz...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Enamel, Copper, Aluminum

Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Decorative Unique Blue Box from the 1960s, featuring a blue top glass and chrome base, is a stylish and distinctive retro piece. Crafted in the mid-20th century, the comb...
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Chrome

20th Century Sterling Silver Box Tower Shape with Rooster at the Top
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Tower shaped box in solid sterling silver round shape. Made entirely by hand, with a chisel reproducing the bricks on the body and the windows are embossed and chiseled in the lantern. The tower is smooth, surmounted by a rooster. Ideal for offering cigars, or for holding scrolls or diplomas. By Poli...
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1990s Other Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Totem Cat Round Box
By Richard Ginori
Located in Milan, IT
A gem of fine porcelain inspired by the symbolic, animal-dedicated decorations gracing nobles' cups in the 18th century, this round box from the Totem Collection praises the cat's ar...
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2010s Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Pocket Pill Box like Egg sea color Enamel Sterling Silver Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Franco Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pocket pill box shaped like a small egg. Pocket pill box like egg hinged opening. Pocket pill box like egg in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24carats. Pocket pill box like egg ...
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1960s Empire Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Gold Plate, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Mid-century Italian Ceramic Box c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A mid-century ceramic jewelry or trinket box with glazed green interior. Original label and stamp. CREATOR Nasco, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960. MATERIALS AND T...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

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Ceramic

Mid Century Italian Decorative Round Box 1970
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Vintage Italian Decorative Brass and Blue Glass Box from the 1960s is an elegant and unique piece of retro decor. Crafted in Italy during the mid-20th century, this box features ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Glass, Wood

Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Louis XVI style Salimbeni
By Salimbeni, Giorgio Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Pill Box Silver Sterling Enamel Miniature Sailing Ship is in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated 24 carats. Pill Box Silver is with translucent fired enamels on guilloché. Pill Box ...
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1970s Louis XVI Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel

20th Century Fontana Arte Decorative Box in Wood and Glass, 50s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Turin, Turin
FontanaArte is an Italian company founded in Milan (as Fontana Arte) in 1932 by Luigi Fontana and Giò Ponti and specializing in glass processing and the production of furnishing acce...
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Glass, Wood

Midcentury Decorative Box in Polished Steel and Glass by Liwan's, Italy 1970s
By Liwan's Rome
Located in Rome, IT
Midcenury beautiful rectangular decorative box in polished steel and glass by Liwan's. Made in Italy in the 1970s. The signed on the bottom as shown in the pictures. Perfect desk ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Metal, Steel, Chrome

Studio Del Campo Enamel on copper sculpted box, Italy 1960s
By Studio Del Campo
Located in Milan, IT
Studio Del Campo Enamel on Copper sculpted box. Italy 1960s Signed "del campo"
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1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Copper, Enamel, Chrome

Modernist Long and Flat Lucite Box, 1980s
By Studio Italia Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
This expressive modernist lidded box from the 1980s is made from Lucite and features an extra long and flat rectangular shape with an intricate clear and frosted geometric design. Th...
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1980s Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Acrylic, Lucite, Plexiglass

XX Century Italian Sterling Silver rectangular table box
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
Made in Florence, Italy in the early years of this century, this large rectangular Mauritian-style box named "Bernini" a was made entirely by hand by skilled Florentine artisans. Th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Other Italian Decorative Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Container for candy or cookies in crystal and Murano, 1940
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'....
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1940s Art Deco Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

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Crystal, Metal

Piero Fornasetti ceramic Owl Box, Italy 1950s
By Piero Fornasetti
Located in Milan, IT
Piero Fornasetti ceramic Owl Box, Italy 1950s Signed Fornasetti Rare undecorated owl box.
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Anna Castelli Ferrari, Red biscuit jar / paper basket mod. 7305, Kartell, 1970
By Kartell, Anna Castelli Ferrieri
Located in Firenze, IT
Red biscuit jar / paper basket mod. 7305 designed by Anna Castelli Ferrari Kartell Italy, 1970s H 24 x 22 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
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1970s Space Age Vintage Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Plastic

Mid-century Italian Ceramic Box by Raymor c.1960 (FREE SHIPPING)
By Raymor
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A mid-century ceramic glazed jewelry or trinket box. Marked "Italy" underneath. CREATOR Attributed to Raymor, Italy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE 1960. MATERIALS AND TECHN...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

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