Leather Jewelry Box Crocodile Style Embossed, Ralph Lauren Style, circa 1990s
By Ralph Lauren
Located in New York, NY
The hinge lid opens smoothly, and the box is sized for everyday use — ideal for jewelry, watches, cufflinks, keepsakes, or small personal items.
Leather, Suede
Large Navy Blue Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
Large Onyx Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
19th Century French Jewelry Box in Walnut, Former Maîtrise Chest
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
More than simply a jewelry box, this exquisite piece is an authentic 19th-century French commode de maîtrise, thoughtfully repurposed today as a luxurious storage cabinet for jewelry...
Brass
Mid-Century Italian Green Onyx Marble & Brass Jewelry Box, 1960s
Located in Toronto, CA
Perfect for storing jewelry, rings, watches, cufflinks, keepsakes, small collectibles, or other treasured items, it also works beautifully as a trinket box, memory box, dresser box, ...
Onyx
Lalique "Épis" Crystal and Silver-Plated Table Box, France, Circa 1980s
By Lalique
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Signed "Lalique France," this sophisticated table box is ideal for storing jewelry, cufflinks, watches, treasured keepsakes, or desk accessories while serving as a sculptural decorat...
Crystal, Silver Plate
Small Caviar Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
Vintage Snakeskin Box Attributed to Maitland Smith
Located in Tampa, FL
The interior is lined in deep velvet, suggesting it was intended for storing jewelry, watches, or treasured keepsakes. Resting on four half round ball feet with a brass closure and ...
Animal Skin, Wood
Striking 1930's Art Deco Alabaster Cream and Green Dresser / Vanity Box
Located in Red Lion, PA
This lidded stone container was originally designed for a high-end dressing table, and it remains remarkably functional today as a sculptural accent or a luxurious home for jewelry, ...
Alabaster
Elegant Silver Cigar Box, Ideal Gift, Gibson & Langman, London 1895
By Gibson & Langman
Located in London, London
A thoughtful and versatile gift, it can also serve as a refined storage box for watches, jewellery, or keepsakes. For the connoisseur, the collector, or the loved one with discerning...
Sterling Silver
Lacquered Goatskin and Walnut Vanity Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Goatskin, Walnut
Ivory Color Shagreen and Walnut Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
Small Onyx Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
Small Exotic Ivory Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
European Art Nouveau Art Deco Metal and Enamel Curiosity Box
Located in Oakland, CA
Would be great to store some of you special jewelry, bracelets, watches and keepsakes.
Metal, Enamel
Rolex President Datejust 18K Yellow Gold MOP Diamond Dial Diamond Bezel 36mm
By Rolex
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embellished with 8 round diamonds and 2 tapered baguette dial markers and a captivating mother of pearl dial, this Datejust President watch is a keepsake to last generations. Complet...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold
H 40 in W 14 in D 14 in
Mid Century Painted Black Lacquer Chinoiserie Octagon Jewelry Lingerie Chest
Located in West Hartford, CT
Eight spacious drawers glide open with gleaming brass pulls each providing ample space for necklaces, watches, and keepsakes.
Brass
Sea Green Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
Sand Color Shagreen and Walnut Box
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Shagreen, Shagreen Stingray
Rolex Datejust President Womens 18K White Gold Silver Diamond Dial & Bezel 26mm
By Rolex
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Embellished with 10 round diamond dial markers and a shimmering silver dial, this Datejust President watch is a keepsake to last generations. Complete with a bead set bezel featurin...
Diamond, White Gold, Silver
Large Sky Blue Shagreen and Macassar Ebony Box with Bone Inlay
Located in New York, NY
This piece is ideal for storing fine jewelry, watches, or keepsakes—but its presence alone makes a statement.
Stainless Steel
Expressive Post-Modern Art Chest
Located in Highland, IN
The interior of the box is painted an ecru color and free of any patricians allowing for a myriad of uses. It could store keepsakes, knitting, photographs, jewelry or watches.
Wood
Maitland Smith Lidded Shagreen Box, c.1985
By R & Y Augousti, Maitland Smith
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Maitland Smith Lidded Shagreen Box, c.1985.
Shagreen, Wood
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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