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Chinese Picnic Box

Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
The basic form of this two-tiered box with handle has remained unchanged for 1,000 years. Stacked
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
Chinese Picnic Box, c. 1750
H 8 in W 14.25 in D 7.5 in
Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Wood Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Huanghuali picnic box with carrier frame featuring three removable stacking trays. It
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

Materials

Wood

Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Wood Box
Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Wood Box
H 11 in W 13.75 in D 7.3 in
Chinese Antique Lidded Carrying Box
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Antique Lidded Carrying Box from the early 20th century with lid and carved handle
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Antique Lidded Carrying Box
Chinese Antique Lidded Carrying Box
H 16 in W 14 in D 7.5 in
2 Antique Chinese Red & Black Lacquer Bamboo Rattan Nested Picnic Wedding Basket
Located in Dayton, OH
An impressive pair of antique Chinese two tiered hexagon shaped wedding basket or box. Made of
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Early 20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan, Lacquer

Antique Chinese Rattan Tiered Lunch Box with Carved Handle and Calligraphy
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese rattan two-tiered nested lunch box from the early 20th century, with calligraphy
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Bamboo, Rattan

Qing Dynasty Rattan and Bamboo Nested Lunch Basket with Carved Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
carved handle and calligraphy. This exquisite 19th-century Chinese lunch basket, masterfully crafted from
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Rattan, Bamboo

Alfred Dunhill 1929 London Art Deco Box .925 Sterling 18Kt Gold And Ancient Jade
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco box designed by Alfred Dunhill. An exceptional and unique presentation rectangular box
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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Jade, Gold, Sterling Silver

Vintage Tibetan Style Dragon Stacking Picnic Box, Painted Wood, 1990's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A highly decorative vintage Chinese red painted stacking picnic box and carrier, painted in the
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1990s Chinese Tibetan Furniture

Materials

Wood

Fine Japanese Black and Gold Lacquer Sageju-Bako - Picnic Box
Located in PARIS, FR
Black and gold lacquer sageju-bako (picnic box) decorated with floral motifs in hiramaki-e. It
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Lacquer

Victor Mayer Pendant Necklace 18k White Gold Cloisonné Enamel 109 Diamonds 3 ct
By Victor Mayer
Located in Pforzheim, DE
picnics beneath the blooming trees, celebrating the beauty of nature and the changing of seasons. Cherry
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21st Century and Contemporary German Art Deco Pendant Necklaces

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Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

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Mid-Century Lacquered Bamboo Lidded Rice Basket
Located in Forney, TX
A large vintage Burmese / Northern Thai lacquered bamboo rice basket lidded food storage container. Highly decorative, warm, rustic and attractive, this remarkable Southeast Asia...
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Mid-20th Century Asian Decorative Baskets

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Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Splendid and vintage Burmese Box, red lacquered and engraved, unusual size. O/5307 -
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Vintage 1930s Burmese Other Lacquer

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Burmese  Lacquered and Engraved Wooden Box
Burmese  Lacquered and Engraved Wooden Box
H 14.18 in W 22.84 in D 11.42 in
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Huanghuali Horseshoe Back Armchairs
Located in Water Mill, NY
Pair of 19th century Chinese Huanghuali horseshoe back Armchair, with very good patina. Some restoration. Contact dealer for more information.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Armchairs

Chinese Woven Top Canopy Bed, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
A Chinese canopy bed was typically part of a bride's dowry or a gift to a courtesan. It grew to be an important household status symbol, and the subject of rivalry among wives and co...
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Daybeds

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Rattan, Elm

Jeune femme à l’éventail (Young Girl with a Fan)
By James Tissot
Located in New Orleans, LA
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19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

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Important Documented Qing Dynasty Chinese Deep Relief Rosewood Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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Extensive Assembled Meissen Blue and White Bird Model Dinner Service, circa 1890
Located in New York, NY
Each piece painted in underglaze-blue and heightened in gilding with an exotic bird perched upon peony branches, comprising: an oval soup tureen, cover and two stands, an 18" oval pl...
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Antique 1890s German Dinner Plates

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Porcelain

Early 20th Century Lacquer & Bamboo Cheroot Box, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Cheroot Box, Hsei-leit-taung Burma Early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer Measures: H: 9.25 in x D: 14 in :: 23.5 cm x 35.5 cm A specialty box for storing cigars. It exhibits an unusua...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Tribal Lacquer

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Bamboo, Lacquer

Burmese Yun Lacquer Container, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
In many southeast Asian cultures, offering guests a betel quid to chew was the fundamental symbol of hospitality. A blend of leaves, nuts, seasonings, and sometimes tobacco, betel wa...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Folk Art Lacquer

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Bamboo

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 19th century Chinese chairs, circa 1825.
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Other Chairs

Materials

Cane, Elm

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Chairs
Pair of 19th Century Chinese Chairs
H 45.5 in W 22.5 in D 17.25 in
Burmese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
Burmese Lacquer box. Round Burmese Vintage Lacquer Box. Special lacquering technique to make the color and design on this lacquer piece. Unlike most Burmese Lacquerware this is not...
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Late 20th Century Lacquer

Materials

Bamboo

Burmese Lacquer Box
Burmese Lacquer Box
H 2.5 in Dm 3.75 in
Late 19th Century Lacquer and Bamboo Betel Box, Burma
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Betel Box, Kun It Burma Late 19th/early 20th century Bamboo, lacquer H: 7.5 in x D: 8.5 in :: 19 cm x 21.5 cm Intricately painted motifs (including chili seed pattern, Nga Y...
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Antique Late 19th Century Burmese Tribal Lacquer

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Bamboo, Lacquer

Pagoda Lamp By Émile Gallé
By Émile Gallé
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Pagoda Cameo glass lamp is a highly rare and coveted example of Émile Gallé's mastery of glassmaking. Layers of vibrant color, from golden yellows to mauve, radiate from a backg...
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Pagoda Lamp By Émile Gallé
Pagoda Lamp By Émile Gallé
H 10.25 in W 12.25 in D 3.5 in
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with original brass mounts. Features a rectangular lid with ornate cut-out brass corners, brass bound down along the outer sides and C-scroll handl...
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

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Brass

Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
H 5.52 in W 14.18 in D 8.27 in
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Rotunda Structure Kiosk Copper & Carved Stone Bench Seating Columns . Monumental Exquisite refined work King Charles X Period Rotunda rotundus building structure with a cir...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Architectural Elements

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Burmese Lacquerware Betel Box
Located in New York, NY
Burmese antique lacquerware betel box. Individual Betel Box authentic Burmese Folk Art know as Kun- It, Mandalay Period. A lacquered cylindrical body of woven turned Bamboo decorated...
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Early 20th Century Burmese Other Decorative Boxes

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Kangxi Black Lacquer Boxes Polychrome Painting Chinese Qing Dynasty Pair
Located in Seeshaupt, DE
decorated with polychrome painted landscape scenes. Made from a poplar wood core, these boxes were
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

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Japanese Wicker Obento, Antique
By Highpoint Import Export Ltd
Located in Milton, DE
This is the first of many obentos (lunch box) that I collected many years ago and I have used it as
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Wicker

Japanese Wicker Obento, Antique
Japanese Wicker Obento, Antique
H 16.5 in W 11 in D 11 in
18th Century Chinese Huanghuali Picnic Box
Located in Chicago, IL
18th Century Chinese Huanghuali Picnic Box
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Chinese Decorative Boxes

A Pair of 19th Century Canton Enamel Picnic Boxes
Located in London, GB
A pair of mid nineteenth century Canton Enamel picnic boxes, each having three trays, a domed lid
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Boxes

Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Carrying Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Chinese Huanghuali picnic box with carrier frame featuring three removable stacking trays. It
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Carrying Box
Chinese Huanghuali Stacked Carrying Box
H 11 in W 13.75 in D 7.3 in
Dunhill Paris 1928 By Louis Kuppenheim Enameled Chinoiserie Box In 935 Sterling
By Alfred Dunhill, Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
Enameled box by Louis Kuppenheim for Alfred Dunhill. An extraordinary rare box, created in the
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Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Decorative Boxes

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Antique Chinese Lacquered Rattan 3 Tier Nesting Wedding Picnic Basket Box 14"
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage 20th century Chinese three tiered wedding basket / storage box. Rectangular form of carved
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20th Century Chinoiserie Decorative Baskets

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Rattan, Lacquer

Large Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Elm Three-Section Round Picnic Basket
Located in Yonkers, NY
A large Chinese Qing Dynasty elmwood three-section round wooden picnic basket from the 19th century
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes

Materials

Elm

Chinese Antique Stacking Lunch Box with Lacquered Accents and Handle
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese rattan and wood stacking picnic basket from the early 20th century, with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Rattan, Wood

Antique English 7pc Coracle Wicker Travel Picnic Basket Box Hamper
Located in Dayton, OH
"Antique Coracle picnic basket / hamper containing one glass bottle, metal sandwich tin (marked
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Pair of Large Japanese 6-Panel Nanga Sansui Folding Screens by Oka Buntô 岡文濤
By Oka Buntô
Located in Amsterdam, NL
taken from the Chinese poems "Former Ode on the Red Cliffs" and “Latter Ode on the Red Cliffs”. Pieces
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Unusual Rosewood and Ivory Picnic box
Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese Three Drawer Covered Rosewood (hongmu) and Ivory Inlaid Picnic Box
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Located in Wilton, CT
Chinese Rosewood(Huanghua Li) Scholar's Writing or Picnic Box Containing Two Tiers and a Tray
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Chinese Decorative Boxes

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Chinese Picnic Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal Chinese picnic box for your home. Frequently made of natural fiber, wood and rattan, every Chinese picnic box was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese picnic box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Oka Buntô each produced at least one beautiful Chinese picnic box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Chinese Picnic Box?

Prices for a Chinese picnic box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $590 and can go as high as $57,280, while the average can fetch as much as $775.
Questions About Chinese Picnic Box
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese hat box is a storage container traditionally used in China and other areas of East Asia to store hats and other headwear. Normally, the boxes feature lacquer construction and have a conical shape. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese hat boxes.

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