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Art Deco Boxes

ART DECO STYLE

Art Deco furniture is characterized by its celebration of modern life. More than its emphasis on natural wood grains and focus on traditional craftsmanship, vintage Art Deco dining chairs, tables, desks, cabinets and other furniture — which typically refers to pieces produced during the 1920s and 1930s — is an ode to the glamour of the “Roaring Twenties.” 

ORIGINS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGN

  • Bold geometric lines and forms, floral motifs
  • Use of expensive materials such as shagreen or marble as well as exotic woods such as mahogany, ebony and zebra wood
  • Metal accents, shimmering mirrored finishes
  • Embellishments made from exotic animal hides, inlays of mother-of-pearl or ivory

ART DECO FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

VINTAGE ART DECO FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

Few design styles are as universally recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.

Widely known designers associated with the Art Deco style include Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann, Eileen Gray, Maurice Dufrêne, Paul Follot and Jules Leleu.

The term Art Deco derives from the name of a large decorative arts exhibition held in Paris in 1925. “Art Deco design” is often used broadly, to describe the work of creators in associated or ancillary styles. This is particularly true of American Art Deco, which is also called Streamline Moderne or Machine Age design. (Streamline Moderne, sometimes known as Art Moderne, was a phenomenon largely of the 1930s, post–Art Nouveau.)

Art Deco textile designers employed dazzling floral motifs and vivid colors, and while Art Deco furniture makers respected the dark woods and modern metals with which they worked, they frequently incorporated decorative embellishments such as exotic animal hides as well as veneers in their seating, case pieces, living room sets and bedroom furniture.

From mother-of-pearl inlaid vitrines to chrome aviator chairs, bold and inventive works in the Art Deco style include chaise longues (also known as chaise lounges) and curved armchairs. Today, the style is still favored by interior designers looking to infuse a home with an air of luxury and sophistication.

The vintage Art Deco furniture for sale on 1stDibs includes dressers, coffee tables, decorative objects and more.

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Style: Art Deco
Antique French Art Deco Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco 950 silver box, ca 1920. Round and flat. Concentric engine turned ornament with engraved flowers on top center and patera on bottom center. Gilt interior. Sweet and p...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Silver

Brass Box with a Pink Straw Marquetry Lid by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This lovely brass box is made of brushed brass with a lid covered of straw marquetry. The radial design of the straw reminds the great Art deco period while the elegant pink color ...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

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Brass

Art Deco Bronze Cigarette Box with Soldier by N. Dam Ravn, Denmark, 1930s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
- Heavy Art Deco bronze box with soldier on horse in relief. - Art deco interpretation of medieval themes - Clean and strict architectural design despite the Classic motif. - Gold...
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1930s Danish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze

Jean Michel Frank Straw Marquetry Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a lovely Art Deco straw marquetry decorative lidded box whose design is attributed to Jean Michel Frank (1895 - 1941). The rectangular shape has a refined geometric design, a...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Straw, Wood

Labeled Lalique Crystal Swans Covered Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine, labeled covered glass box. By Lalique. In the swans pattern in frosted and polished glass. Simply a wonderful box by Lalique! Date: Late 20th Century Overall Condition:...
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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Crystal

Val St. Lambert, Belgium. Lidded box in art glass. Faceted clear and green glass
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Val St. Lambert, Belgium. Lidded box in art glass. Faceted clear and green glass. Art Deco style. Ca. 1940. Labels and etched signature. Perfect condition. Dimensions: D 10.5 cm x H...
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1960s Belgian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Glass

Art Deco Tin Girl with Bow, Fred Spurgin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco tin with a Girl with large Bow and large Eyes - Fred Spurgin. A large round storage tin with an awesome design on: Naughty girl with large eyes ( googly eyes ), red lips, ...
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Early 20th Century European Art Deco Boxes

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Tin

French Art Deco Bike Themed Smoking Set, 1930s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bike themed smoking set, France, 1930's. Oak and pewter. Smoking set dating from the 1930s on the theme of the bicycle. There is a bicycle, of course, which is only d...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Pewter

German Modern Classical Sterling Silver Box
Located in New York, NY
Modern Classical sterling silver box. Made by Ferdinand Richard Wilm in Berlin, ca 1930. Rectangular with wraparound reeded sides; cover flat and hinged with paneled top. Fully marke...
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Early 20th Century German Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Tubular Gold Chased Guilloche Enamel Cigar Holder
Located in Maidstone, GB
Russian made 14ct gold and enamel cigar tube, circa 1900 - 1910, in red and white enamel with applied diamonds and ruby decoration. The piece is stamped with the work master's initia...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Gold

Alfred Dunhill 1928 Art Deco Pocket-Desk Tripled Fold Box In 925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco box designed by Alfred Dunhill. This is a very rare and fabulous convertible pocket and desk cigarettes box, made during the art deco period. This unusual triple folded pie...
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1920s German Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver

Persian brass jewelry box - Moorish neo-Mamluk style - 1920's Syria
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very pretty 1920s Persian brass jewelry box in neo-Mamluk Moorish style. This lovely box is an antique Mamluke Damascene style Islamic brass jewelry box from the Middle East, circa 1...
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Early 20th Century Syrian Art Deco Boxes

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Brass

Maitland Smith Tessellated Stone & Brass Art Deco Revival Decorative Stash Box
Located in San Diego, CA
We are offering a beautiful elegant natural tessellated mosaic stone and brass inlay decorative stash box designed by Maitland Smith. This box does not have the original tag on the i...
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Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Stone

1919 René Lalique Box Amour Assis Glass with Sepia Patina Cherub Putti
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Amour Assis" (Cherub, Putti) made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1919. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Very rare model. Height : 14,5 cm...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Blown Glass

Elegant Art Deco Pewter box with lid and mirror from GAB, Sweden in 1935
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant Art Deco Pewter box with lid and mirror inside from GAB Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Sweden in 1935 (I8). Simple and elegant design in pewter with blackened birch handle. Wear con...
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1930s Swedish Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Pewter

Van Cleef & Arpels Styptor Diamond and Ruby Compact box
Located in Braintree, GB
Van Cleef & Arpels: A Styptor Diamond and Ruby Compact box. Made in Circa 1930's Geometric design with pave set rose - cut diamonds, and rubies. Signed, Styptor, VCA, Metal. Met...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Metal

Art Deco Style Box with Ebony Veneer, with Inlays in Bronze and Springwood
Located in Mexico, Ciudad de México
Large box built in spring wood with ebony veneer and geometric inlays in bronze and spring wood. The influence for this piece came from Marion Dorn's design of the black and cream g...
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2010s Mexican Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze

Art Deco Brass and Enamel Box W/ Naturalist Imagery in Relief Cloisonne
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely detailed and beautifully achieved Art Deco Brass and Enamel Box W/ Naturalist Imagery in Relief Cloisonne originates from Japan, Circa 1930. Features a top composed ...
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1930s Japanese Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Brass

Maison Desny Style Art Deco Macassar Wood and Chrome Metal Box, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This beautiful French Art Deco decorative box is reminiscent of Desny's work. It features Macassar wood sides with a chromed metal lid and structure. The piece is also a blotter, wit...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Metal, Chrome

French Art Deco Jewelry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Art Deco box ,walnut wood base and walnut veneer. The wood box can be use as a cigar box.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Walnut

Art Deco lacquer box in the manner of Jean Dunand, France 1940
Located in Firenze, IT
Art Deco lacquer box in the manner of Jean Dunand France 1940 lacquer H 7.5 cm x 21 x 21 cm Conditions: excellent, no defects.
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Lacquer, Plastic

1924 René Lalique, Box Jar Chantilly Frosted Glass with Pinky Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Chantilly" made in frosted glass with pinky sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1924. Molded signature on base. Perfect condition. height : 4,5 cm diameter : 7,5 cm Félix Mar...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Blown Glass

English Art Deco Pink Shagreen Box on Ball Feet and Marked Mappin and Webb
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco pink shagreen covered box on ball feet and with an inset label to the bottom marked "Mappin & Webb / London Paris & Buenos Aires / Made in England". Mappin & Webb is known f...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Shagreen, Wood

Cartier 18kt gold cigarette case, London 1933
Located in Braintree, GB
Cartier 18ct Gold Cigarette Case This exquisite cigarette case, crafted by Cartier in London in 1933, is a fine example of the luxurious accessories from the early 20th century. The...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Gold

English silver Art Deco tobacco box with oriental drawing signed by the artist
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
English silver art deco tobacco box with oriental drawing signed by the artist Beautiful English silver cigar box with guiliolle enamel and hand painted, Japonism, a representation o...
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20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Engine-turned silver cigarette box
Located in London, GB
Handmade silver cigarette or cigar box of superior quality, with an engine-turned foxhead pattern design engraved exterior. The lid interior is gilded in a sign of superior quality. ...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Art Deco Sterling Silver Cigarette Box - Hallmarked in London in 1920
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1920 by Charles Dumenil, this handsome, Antique Sterling Silver Cigarette Box, is plain in design, with a stepped base, and li...
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1920s English Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Frencch Art Deco Jewelery or Cigar Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Frenche At Deco jewelry box or cigar box .Walnut base and walnut veneer ,the top have a inlade wood work.
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Walnut

Silver biscuit box
Located in London, GB
Silver biscuit box of tapering cylindrical form, fitted with a hinged conical cover, hand chased around the edge with panels of graduated, stepped fluting, and surmounted by a pineap...
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1930s British Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Italian Deco Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wood box intarziato (inlaid woodwork).
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1940s Italian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique oblong silver biscuit box
Located in London, GB
Elegant antique silver biscuit box mounted on a flared platform base which rests on four cast scroll-pattern supports. The hinged cover has a slightly raised and hand chased centre p...
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1920s British Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

Two-handled antique cylindrical silver box & cover
Located in London, GB
Substantial two-handled, cylindrical, antique silver container with a pull off cover and mounted on four cast scroll and acanthus leaf supports. The two cast handles are fittted to t...
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1910s British Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

1920 René Lalique Box Coquilles Glass with Green Patina, Shells
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Coquilles" (Shell) made in clear and frosted glass with green patina by René Lalique in 1920. Engraved signature. Perfect condition.  diameter: 7.5 cm Félix Marcilhac, René L...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Blown Glass

Gucci Art Deco Silver Metal Tobacco Case
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Gucci Art Deco Silver Metal Tobacco Case Elegant Gucci silver metal tobacco case, with gold horseshoe details. Measures: Height: 3 centimeters Length: 15 centimeters Depth: 10 centim...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Art Deco Wood and Lucite Box, 1940s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant hand-carved modernist Art Deco decorative lidded box was crafted in France circa 1940. The rectangular shape has solid wood and crystal clear Lucite on the sides and is ...
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1940s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Lucite, Wood

Austria 1922 Art Deco Polychrome And Blue Enamel Round Box .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco guilloche enamel box made in Austria. Beautiful enamel round box, created in Vienna Austria during the art deco period, back in the 1922. This beautiful antique piece wa...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver

Tonnel Paris 1928 Art Deco Box In 14Kt Gold With Red & Black Lacquer And Diamond
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco enameled box designed by Tonnel Paris. Magnificent rectangular box, created in Paris France for Tonnel-Paris during the art deco period, back in the 1920's. This beautif...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Multi-gemstone, Gold, Platinum, Enamel

German 1935 Bauhaus Art Deco Bartender Mechanical Cigarette Dispenser Box
Located in Miami, FL
Barman mechanical cigarette dispenser box. An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in Germany during the art deco period, back i...
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1930s German Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Brass, Steel

1910 René Lalique Box Fontenay Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Fontenay" made in clear and frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1910. Molded signature. Perfect condition. Very rare model. Diameter: 7 cm Félix Marcilhac, Re...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Antique Art Deco Sterling Silver Tobacco Box A very elegant Art Deco sterling silver cigar/cigarette case, having an ivory handle, handles and legs with a geometric carving, smooth r...
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20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

1924 René Lalique, Box Jar Rambouillet Frosted Glass with Grey Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Rambouillet" made in frosted glass with grey patina by Rene Lalique in 1924. Molded signature on lid and base. Perfect condition. height : 4,5 cm diameter : 7,5 cm Félix ...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

Art Deco Small Colorful Box In Polsky Porcelain
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. A pre...
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Mid-20th Century Polish Art Deco Boxes

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Porcelain

Art Deco Jewelry Box vienna around 1920s
Located in Wien, AT
Art Deco Jewelry Box vienna around 1920s Polished and stove enameled
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1920s Austrian Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass, Copper

Art Deco Table Box Covered in Green Shagreen & Marked "London Made"
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Art Deco shagreen covered trinket or cigarette box with hinged lid and of rectangular form, stained green with white corners and stamped "London Made" on the bottom.
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

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Shagreen, Wood

1918 René Lalique, Box Un Jour Viendra Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina for Arys
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Un Jour Viendra" made in frosted glass with sepia patina by René Lalique in 1918 for Arys. Molded signature. Perfect condition. height: 4 cm diameter: 8.5 cm Félix Marcilhac,...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Blown Glass

1910 René Lalique Box Cheveux De Venus Frosted Glass with Sepia Patina
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Cheveux de Venus" box made frosted glass with sepia patina by Rene Lalique in 1910. Engraved signature on bottom. Perfect condition. Superb patina. height : 6 cm diameter : ...
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1910s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Blown Glass

Italian Leather and Silver Repousse Jewelery Box
Located in New York, NY
Italian tooled leather jewelry box with hand-wrought sliver repousse top. Hallmarked 920 on corner of silver top. Missing key, Italy, circa 1950s.
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

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Sterling Silver

French Art Deco Enamel and Gilt Box by Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Art Deco style enamel and gilt metal box made by French Jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels circa 1930s. The box was most likely used for cigarette (and small bills) and it has an elegant ...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Metal

1920 René Lalique Box Papillons Glass With Sepia Patina and Wood Butterflies
Located in Boulogne Billancourt, FR
Box "Papillons" (Butterflies) made by René Lalique in 1920. Wooden frame topped with a blue patina frosted glass panel. Engraved signature on panel. Perfect condition. Very rare mod...
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1920s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Glass, Art Glass, Wood

Vintage Deed Box, English, Art Deco, Iron, Document, Deposit, Chest, circa 1930
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage deed box. An English, Art Deco iron document or deposit chest, dating to the early 20th century, circa 1930. Displays a desirable age...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

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Bronze, Iron

1913 Annual Huntley & Palmers Table Top Box Biscuit Tin
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1913 annual Huntley & Palmers table top box biscuit tin. Boldly sinuous shape - the box decorated with peacock feathers & Romantic school panels. Raised on scrolled cutwork feet. Ful...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Tin

1920 Huntley & Palmers Chinoserie Jar on Stand Form Biscuit Tin Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
1920 Huntley & Palmers Chinoserie jar on stand form biscuit tin box. The sides are richly decorated with birds & flowers, bamboo, etc. Extensive bottom stamp lists the grand prize of...
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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Boxes

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Tin

Large Brass and Shagreen Box Circle by Ginger Brown
Located in Bourguebus, FR
This elegant box is made of shagreen with a beautiful circular decor with brass trims on the front. It is mounted on two circular brass feet. The box is hinged with a black microsu...
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21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Brass

Gucci Sterling Silver Pill Box
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Gucci Sterling Silver Pill Box Elegant silver Patillero with stamps on the bottom and with the G characteristics on the lid. Adorned with the representation of a belt with enamel in ...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

French Art Deco Blue Opaline Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
French Art Deco Blue Opaline Box. A beautiful box in a lovely robins blue egg color with a diamond shaped cut pattern and gilt leaf design.
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

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Opaline Glass

Art Deco Macassar Wood Decorative Lidded Box, 1930s
Located in Atlanta, GA
This elegant French Art Deco modernist decorative lidded box boasts a minimalist yet refined and sophisticated shape with varnish Macassar wood ornate with tropical wooden edging tri...
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1930s French Vintage Art Deco Boxes

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Wood, Macassar

Hermes Paris Art Deco Tobacco Case
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Hermes Parid Art Deco Tobacco Case Elegant art deco silver snuff box, with the H of Hermes Paris in gold and with an engraving on the metal...
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20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Metal

Cartier Art Deco Cigar Box in Silver Metal
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Cartier Art Deco Cigar Box in Silver Metal Beautiful cigar box in silver metal with striped pattern and with sunstone on the lid, signed Cartier Measures: Height: 3 centimeters Lengt...
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20th Century French Art Deco Boxes

Materials

Stone, Metal

Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Art Deco boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, silver and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Art Deco boxes made in a specific country, there are Europe, France, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include René Lalique, Tiffany Studios, Alfred Dunhill, and Cartier. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $115 and tops out at $30,000 while the average work can sell for $1,262.

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