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Grand Scale, 18th Century, English Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
An impressive, solid wood, period, hinge-top document box completely covered in tole and incised
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Metal
Late 18th C. English Carved Wood Document Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
this piece. This late 18th century English document box will make a great decorative object for your
Category
Antique 18th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Chinese Document Box. Elm wood in Black lacquer with bronze hardware having a pine
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Elm, Pine
Antique Huanghuali Document Box
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with original brass mounts.
Features a rectangular lid with
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
English Gothic Revival Document Box, c.1860-80. Carved oak with repetitive florets & bosses. Signed
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Antique Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Scandinavian 18th Century Wooden Box, Dated 1752
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A Swedish Baroque box with original ironwork, key and big strong perfectly working lock dated
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Antique 1750s Norwegian Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
Located in Fukuoka, JP
A Rare and Historic Letter Box
This rare and historic letter box is made of leather and is covered
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Antique 18th Century Japanese Antiquities
Materials
Leather
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H 3.94 in W 5.52 in D 11.42 in
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
Located in Atlanta, GA
Spanish, 18th century or earlier.
An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Iron
Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
18th and 19th centuries to store tools, documents, or other small items.
The box is typically made of
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Antique Early 19th Century American Primitive Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 8.75 in W 14.75 in D 8.75 in
Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Europeans in colonial India during the 18th & 19th centuries was generically called campaign furniture or
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Antique Early 19th Century Indian Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique English Boulle Stationery Box by Leuchars & Sons
By Leuchars & Son
Located in Northampton, GB
Paris. The Stationery Box dates to the late 19th century during the Victorian period circa 1880.
Boulle
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique Rajasthani Footed Chest Box India 1900's
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Rajasthani Shekhawati Merchant's Footed Chest Box India 1900's.
Early 20th Century Indian
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Early 20th Century Indian Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Georgian Rosewood Sewing Box by Leuchars of London
By Leuchars & Son
Located in Northampton, GB
exterior. The interior of the box is lined in green moire silk with an expandable document storage to the
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Antique Early 19th Century British George IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
1900's Tortoiseshell and Silver Pique Work Letter Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
An early 20th century tortoiseshell and silver piqué work Letter Box. The sloping front is inset
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Early 20th Century British Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By Henry Lewis, James Vickery
Located in Northampton, GB
Dating to 1857 hallmarks for James Vickery and makers plaque Henry Lewis
From our Vanity Box
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Antique Mid-19th Century British Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
By Chubb & Son
Located in Milan, IT
-known lock brand of London.
Inside the box, documents referring to the military career and death of the
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Antique Late 18th Century British Early Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Brass
Regency English Penwork Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
”, though the exact meaning is unclear.
Penwork
Penwork, or pen and ink, was used on boxes to
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sycamore
Fine Pair of English George III Period Antique Mahogany Boxes circa 1780
Located in Shippensburg, PA
/document boxes or for tea and other valuables. Note that the upper edges are nearly black with a roughness
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Knife Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 11.38 in W 7.44 in D 5.38 in
Chinese 17th/18th Century Huanghuali Document Box with Baitong Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Chinese Huanghuali document box with baitong mounts
Late Ming/Early Qing dynasty, 17th/18th
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Antique Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Furniture
Materials
Brass
Regency Chinoiserie Penwork Tea Chest
Located in Northampton, GB
architecture that was undertaken particularly in the 18th century. It is characterized by the use of Chinese
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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Sycamore
Dutch-Colonial Sri Lankan Coromandel Wood Document Box with Silver Mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood document box with silver mounts
Probably Galle, 18th
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Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
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H 7.49 in W 19.3 in D 13 in
Miniature English George III Antique Mahogany Document Box Chest of Drawers
Located in Shippensburg, PA
MINIATURE GEORGE III MAHOGANY TABLETOP DOCUMENT BOX
England, circa 1785
Item # 011BMA19P
An
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Mahogany, Pine
H 13.13 in W 26 in D 11.25 in
18th Century French Cast Iron Bound Strong Box, c.1740
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique mid-18th century cast iron travel safe. Probably manufactured in France for storing money
Category
Antique 18th Century French Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century
H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm
There are a few similar document boxes with
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Antique Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial More Asian Art, Objects ...
Materials
Bone, Ebony
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H 4.26 in W 18.51 in D 13.39 in
18th C. Spanish Colonial Ornate Hand Carved Wood Storage Box 'All Sides Carved!'
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Spanish Colonial carved-wood storage box from the 18th century. This antique Spanish Colonial
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Antique 18th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wood
H 10.5 in W 25.25 in D 13.75 in
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th
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Antique Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Lacquer
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century
Located in Amsterdam, NL
made portable writing desks and document boxes indispensable items of furniture for VOC officials in
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Antique 18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Desk Sets
Materials
Ebony, Amboyna
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H 9.45 in W 28.75 in D 22.05 in
18th-century Dutch-colonial Peranakan mother-of-pearl casket with silver mounts
Located in Amsterdam, NL
17th/early 18th century mounts. When observed closely, the box shows several nail holes all over
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Antique Mid-18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antiquities
Materials
Silver
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H 3.94 in W 10.24 in D 6.89 in
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan nedun wood and Indian padouk miniature chiffonier
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. Arguably also men used them, but as document boxes, since some of these miniature chests of drawers in the
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Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
H 10.83 in W 15.36 in D 10.24 in
Mughal Ivory Inlaid Wood Cabinet, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
of European aristocratic houses in the 17th and 18th centuries but they were also adopted by Indians
Category
Antique 17th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Cabinets
Materials
Ivory, Wood
OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING High Quality 19th CENTURY Stormy Seas Gold Gilt Frame
By James Edward Meadows
Located in Ferndown, GB
TRADING IN PAINTINGS MOSTLY OILS FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS DEALING IN 18th /19th CENTURY PIECES. ALSO SOME
Category
Mid-20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cathedra or Throne Chair, Late 16th Century, French Second Renaissance, Walnut
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
Frances.
The panelled, box seat has later 18th century hinges which reveal a large, compartment and
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Antique 16th Century French Renaissance Armchairs
Materials
Walnut
H 80.71 in W 29.53 in D 19.3 in
Pair of Italian 19th Century Baroque Carved Arm Throne Chairs, Figural Carvings
Located in Stamford, CT
painted and ebonized figural gueridons, endlessly reproduced since the 18th century, found their models in
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Antique 1890s Italian Baroque Armchairs
Materials
Wood
H 51 in W 37.5 in D 31 in
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Lanka, 18th century, circa 1750
H. 35 x W. 48 x D. 32 cm
Apart from being a highly decorative object
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Antique 18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Furniture
Materials
Silver
H 10.83 in W 15.36 in D 9.45 in
English Mahogany Campaign Desk. Circa 1790
Located in Hollywood, SC
,original ink well, quill box, writing surface, and terminating on supported x framed legs. Late 18th
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier British Desks and Writing Tables
Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg (Book)
Located in North Yorkshire, GB
Housed in a dusty rose clamshell box with colour illustration to front. Mint green hardback book
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Antique 18th Century Books
Materials
Paper
Evans Shrewsbury 1763-1856 Sterling Pair Cases Fusee Demi Hunter Pocket Watch
Located in Miami, FL
movement is earlier, just made by Evans Shrewsbury probably at the end of the 18th century, circa 1763-1790
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Early Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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H 3.01 in W 1 in Dm 2.28 in
GIA Emerald Platinum 18K Pendant Diamond Certified Victorian Huge AAA 5.26 Cts
Located in Sylvania, GA
DIAMOND PLATINUM NECKLACE & BOX! RARE LUXURIOUS ANTIQUE PLATINUM & 18K COVERED IN FINEST VIBRANT EMERALDS
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Antique Late 18th Century Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Platinum
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W 0.95 in L 1.52 in
Mellerio Paris, French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, Lapis, and Obsidian Polo Player
By Mellerio dits Meller
Located in New York, NY
18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches
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20th Century French Art Deco Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Agate, Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
Mellerio Paris, a French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, & Lapis Horse
By Mellerio Paris
Located in New York, NY
, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos
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21st Century and Contemporary French Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
H 10 in W 9 in L 4 in
Mellerio Paris, a French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, and Smoky Quartz Carved Horse
By Mellerio dits Meller
Located in New York, NY
, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos
Category
20th Century French Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Jade, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Ruby, Turquoise, Amethyst, Diamond, Gold, Si...
H 10.5 in D 4 in L 8.5 in
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamond, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, & Lapis Horse
By Mellerio
Located in New York, NY
an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two
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20th Century French Mounted Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
H 10 in W 9 in D 4 in
Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver, and Smoky Quartz Carved Horse
By Mellerio
Located in New York, NY
famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel
Category
20th Century French Mounted Objects
Materials
Jade, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold, Silver
H 10.5 in W 8.5 in D 4 in
Strongbox Safe Iron Painted Armada Chest Nuremberg Renaissance
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
, fourth quarter of 16th century.
The antiquarian, oak Stand has been made from a small 18th century
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Antique 16th Century German Renaissance Arms, Armor and Weapons
Materials
Iron
Régence Style Marquetry Writing Desk
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
probably made in Turin in the middle of the 18th century now at Waddesdon Manor (Geoffrey de Bellaigue, The
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Ormolu
Period Jacobean Document Box
Located in Washington, DC
A finely carved oak lift top Jacobean English document box, carved lid and body with original iron
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier English Boxes
Materials
Iron
18th Century Spanish Colonial 'Escribania' or 'Document Box'
Located in San Francisco, CA
A good 18th century Spanish colonial 'scribe' box, or 'escribania' as it is known in Spanish -- for
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Antique Mid-18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Knife Boxes
Materials
Wood
Chinese Export Lacquer Document Box
Located in Hudson, NY
Late 18th-early 19th century Chinese export lacquer box. Made for European markets. Gold
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Decorative Boxes
Materials
Lacquer
George III Letter or Document Box
Located in Woodbury, CT
Straight front with concave corners. Mahogany solids and veneers. 12 compartmentalized sections but missing 5 of the light wood separators. Minor chips to the satinwood thin moldings...
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Antique Late 18th Century British George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Late Louis XV Ormolu Mounted Marquetry Document Box in the Manner of Oeben
By Jean-François Oeben
Located in London, Middlesex
The hinged rectangular lid inlaid in tulipwood, amaranth and a floral spray within a cartouche. The sides with handles and on short fluted and acanthus feet.
The style of the mar...
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tulipwood
H 5.52 in W 18.51 in D 13.78 in
Spanish Gothic Leather Box
Located in Vulpellac (Costa Brava), ES
Spanish gothic leather box, probably used to store important documents, money, or other precious
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Spanish Boxes
Materials
Iron
Fine and Rare 18th Century Spanish Colonial Hand Tooled Leather Petaca
Located in San Francisco, CA
A superb early 18th century hand tooled and embossed leather Spanish Colonial petaca (document box
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Peruvian Spanish Colonial Boxes
Materials
Leather
Rare 18th Century Series of Twelve Volumes with the Royal Arms of France
Located in Isle sur la Sorgue, Provence
Rare 18th century Series of Twelve Volumes with The Royal Arms of France
Rare series of twelve
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Louis XV Books
H 14.97 in W 10.24 in D 3.94 in
18th C Spanish Colonial Travel Trunk ~ Sabino Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
condition consistent with the age. The size is larger than a document box but still small enough to not
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Mexican Trunks and Luggage
Book of Hours
By Book of Hours
Located in New York, NY
boards, parchment pastedowns and flyleaves, boxed. Dimensions 170 x 130 mm.
Fine example of the unusual
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18th Century and Earlier More Art
Pair of Topographical Portraits of the Pavillion and Village of Vaux-Sur-Seine
Located in London, Middlesex
17th. Century; the descriptions in 1726 corresponding almost exactly with those in the 1746 Act of Sale
Category
Antique Early 18th Century French Louis XIV Paintings
Materials
Canvas
H 60.24 in W 60.24 in D 3.94 in
English Mahogany Document Box with Thumb Carved Edges, 18th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
English 18th century mahogany document box with thumb carved edges, a brass escutcheon, and a brass
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Antique 18th Century English Decorative Boxes
Early 18th Century Spanish Colonial Tooled Leather Petaca Document Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Early 18th century Spanish Colonial petaca (document box) with cedar interior and domed top
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Antique Early 18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
18th Century, Spanish Walnut Coffee Table or Document Box
Located in Houston, TX
This is a perfect Spanish walnut document box, It is now missing the key but has the original iron
Category
Antique 18th Century Spanish Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
18th Century Carved and Ebonised Wood Document Box with Hunt Scene Painting
Located in Wiscasset, ME
18th Century document or bible box. Heavily carved. With Rose head nails and old blue paint covered
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Antique 18th Century British Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
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18th Century Document Box For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal 18th century document box for your home. Each 18th century document box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Your living room may not be complete without a 18th century document box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right 18th century document box, those designed in Georgian, Baroque and neoclassical styles are of considerable interest. A well-made 18th century document box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Mellerio, Thomas Chippendale and James Watt are consistently popular.
How Much is a 18th Century Document Box?
A 18th century document box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,160, while the lowest priced sells for $325 and the highest can go for as much as $922,167.
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