18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780, white ground, hand-painted floral motifs around outside, base and lid, white interior. 60mm high x 55mm wide x 55mm ...
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Enamel Patch Box with Hand-Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Enamel Rectangular Patch Box, pwhite with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene depicting 3 you men fishing, a faded mirror inside and th...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene of a lady in hat, white interio...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1775, rare purple ground colour, floral motifs around edges, and a central scene of a bird surrounded by fruit, white ...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, of shallow form, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene depicting 3 ch...
Bronze, Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Oval Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, blue-ground, transfer printed and painted with a flautist and a lady singer in a garden. 35mm high x 90mm wide x 65mm...
Bronze, Enamel
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Fine Antique English South Staffordshire or Battersea Enamel Snuff Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An excellent quality late 18th or early 19th century Battersea enamel snuff or patch box. The pink enamel background with white enamel lattice and a raised gold around the hand paint...
Bronze, Enamel
18-C English Bilston Battersea Enamel Memento Mori, Memory of a Friend Snuff Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An 18th century Georgian English Bilston Battersea enameled snuff or patch box, the motto reads, “In Memory of a Friend.”
Copper
Enamel Patch Box "Scarboro Cliff Bridge"
Located in St. Louis, MO
English enamel patch box, the top painted with "Scarboro Cliff Bridge", over a blue body; opening to a mirrored lid.
Enamel Patch Box "A Present from the Iron Bridge"
Located in St. Louis, MO
Enamel patch box, the top decorated with a transfer print, "A Present from the Iron Bridge," over the pink body and white base; opening to a mirrored lid.
18th Century Antique Bilston Enamel Patch Box, circa 1760
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of an 18th century South Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Patch Box. Made circa 1760. Beautifully made on a rich blue ground and white interior.
Enamel
19th Century Vienna Silver Gilt and Enamel Patch Box
Located in London, GB
This is an absolutely exquisite silver gilt and enamel patch box, with silver marks for Vienna, circa 1860, with the maker's mark SG for SIMON GRUNEWALD.
Silver
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H 0.75 in W 2.25 in D 2.18 in
Bilton Enamel Patch Box, This Box I Intend a Gift for My Friend, circa 1775
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Downingtown, PA
Bilton enamel patch box, This box I intend a gift for my friend, circa 1775 Oval patch box imitating a cowrie shell with white reserve edged with white raised 'pearls' and beari...
Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 1.86 in D 1.54 in
George III Collection of Five 18th Century Enamel Patch Beauty Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A small and decorative collection of enamel patch boxes from towns and city's of United Kingdom These small enamel souvenir where purchased from the highly fashionable city and t...
Copper, Enamel
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Bird Bonbonniere / Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century South Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Bird Patch Box, in the form of a Goldfinch, its eyes outlined with a prominent eyebrow, perched on green base, the lid painted with a ...
Enamel
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Double Hinged
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch / Snuff Box - Hinged on both base and lid, the base is decorated with gentlemen walking outside a church, while the lid has an embossed female port...
Bronze, Enamel
Tiny 18th Century Bilston or Battersea Patch Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
A uniquely petite English Bilston or Battersea patch box, enamel on copper, the saying on the top "As the ROSE so is LIFE," circa 1757.
Copper, Enamel
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H 1.26 in W 2.56 in D 1.97 in
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Rectangular Patch / Snuff Box Circa 1780, white with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene of a lady in hat, white interio...
Bronze, Enamel
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H 0.75 in W 1.5 in D 1.75 in
18th Century English Bilston Enamel 'Esteem the Giver' Snuff/Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Still bright yellow base and hand-painted lettering make this a charming patch box.
Copper
Antique Bilston Enamel Box
Located in Katonah, NY
It is a very fine example of a late 18th century Bilston patch box, hand-painted with enamels on copper.
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H 0.63 in Dm 0.63 in
Antique 18th Century French Miniature 18k Gold Enamel Portrait Patch Box, 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An antique French miniature 18k gold and enamel lidded patch box, circa 1780. Patch boxes were used from the late 1600s to the early 1800s to store small black gummed silk patches o...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.99 in Dm 1.97 in
18th Century French 18 Karat Gold Watch Case and Enamel Miniature, circa 1760
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-18th century French 18-karat solid gold and enamel miniature watch case / patch box, round shaped, very finely embossed and the lid mounted with a hand painted enamel min...
Gold, Enamel
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H 0.99 in W 1.86 in D 1.54 in
George III Collection of Ten 18th Century Enamel Patch Beauty Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A large and decorative collection of enamel patch boxes with motifs, rhymes and riddles.
Copper, Enamel
18th Century Bilston English Enamel Bird Bonbonniere / Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century South Staffordshire Bilston Enamel Bird Patch Box, in the form of a Robin, perched on green base, the lid painted with a couple of fowl birds, Circa 1760
Enamel
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H 1.88 in W 1.5 in D 0.88 in
Antique English Battersea Bilston Snuff or Patch Box with a Lady and Begging Dog
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A good, antique 18th century English Battersea Bilston patch box with a lady and her begging dog. The lid depicts a lady training her dog (which appears to be a King Charles Spani...
Enamel
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H 1 in W 1.13 in D 1.5 in
18th Century English Bilston Enamel Snuff Box, Hunter and His Spotted Bird Dog
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An antique English Bilston Battersea enamel on copper patch or snuff box, Georgian period, circa 1780.
Copper
Battersea English Enamel Patch Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Miniature early Battersea enameled over copper oval patch box. The box has hinge and the inside ID enameled as well.
Copper
South Staffordshire Patch Box, Lions Head with Scene, circa 1785
Located in Geelong, Victoria
Rare South Staffordshire enamel patch box modelled as a lions head, the lid with a printed scene of a coastal town with ships and a castle, the interior with a mirror, circa 1785.
Enamel
Antique Sterling Silver and Pink Guilloche Enamel Patch or Pill Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An antique sterling silver and guilloche enamel pill or patch box of circular form with a hinged, fitted lid.
Vermeil, Silver, Sterling Silver
Engine Turned Brass Work Portrait Patch Box
Located in Lake Forest, IL
Engine turned enamel and gilt (ormolu) brass work portrait patch box.
Brass, Enamel, Ormolu
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.
The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
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The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
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