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1840s European Document Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1840s wood European document box with iron ornamentation.
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1840s Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Antique 1840s European Document Box
1840s European Document Box
H 7.75 in W 14 in D 9 in
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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17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document 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
Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Leather and incised brass trimmed document box lined in paisley paper. Brass handles.
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1780s French Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

Antique Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
Leather and Incised Brass Document Box
H 9 in W 12.75 in D 12.75 in
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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1890s Chinese Qing Antique Document Boxes

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Elm, Pine

Antique 19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
19th Century Chinese Box Document Box
H 8.5 in W 16.5 in D 8.75 in
19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th century original taupe painted dovetailed document box from New England. The original brass
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19th Century American Country Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

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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Mid-18th Century English Antique Document Boxes

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Brass, Metal

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Document Box with a Calligraphy Document
Located in Norton, MA
Japanese gilt lacquer document box with a calligraphy Document, painted and gilt in flowers, a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Lacquer

1880 Document Boxes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the 19th and early 20th centuries, document boxes in the shape of ledgers or books were
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1880s Italian Edwardian Antique Document Boxes

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Paper, Wood

Antique 1880 Document Boxes
1880 Document Boxes
H 10.5 in W 4.5 in D 15 in
Antique 19th Century English Yew Wood Document Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A fine English yew wood document box with an early silk needlework depicting a bucolic scene with
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19th Century English Antique Document Boxes

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Yew

19thc Original Blue Painted Document Box From New England
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing all original blue painted 19thc document box with dovetailed construction and all
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
Located in Milano, IT
Document box made of ebony veneered wood, the top contains a malachite plate with brass border with
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Late 19th Century Dutch Other Antique Document Boxes

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Malachite, Brass

Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
Document Box, Netherlands, Late 19th Century
H 3.55 in W 18.31 in D 13.39 in
Italian Inlaid Document Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A fine specimen in the provincial fabled Sorrento style with prominent colorful figures. The piece is generously scaled and beautifully appointed. Each side, as well as top, with...
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19th Century Italian Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Italian Inlaid Document Box
Italian Inlaid Document Box
H 9 in W 16 in D 12 in
Early 20th Century J.C Vickery Leather Document Box
By J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Leather document box by J.C Vickery, Regent Street W, London The original lock with key is branded
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Early 20th Century British Antique Document Boxes

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Leather

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
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18th Century English Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

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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Late 19th Century British Gothic Revival Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Antique Document Box with Incised Concentric Motifs and Partial Opening Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
An Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with incised concentric circle motifs, metal
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19th Century Indian Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Chinese Early 20th Century Document Box with Scalloped Décor and Removable Panel
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese document box from the early 20th century with dark red distressed lacquer and
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Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Wooden Document Box with Distressed Patina and Brass Stud Design
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique rustic Chinese wooden document box with brass stud design. This antique Chinese wooden
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19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

Early 20th Century Document Boxes
Located in Bloomfield Hills, MI
In the early 1900s, document boxes in the shape of ledgers or books were increasingly popular. Made
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Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Document Boxes

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Paper, Wood

Early 20th Century Document Boxes
Early 20th Century Document Boxes
H 11 in W 3.5 in D 15 in
Chinese Late Qing Dynasty Document Box with Brass Lock and Carrying Handles
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Chinese Late Qing Dynasty period wooden document box from the early 20th century with
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

Antique early 20th Century Black Leather Document Box, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A stunning early 20th century black leather document box, circa 1910. This box could serve as
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1910s English Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Indonesian Red and Black Lacquered Document Box with Brass Handles
Located in Middleburg, VA
This 19th century red and black lacquered Indonesian document box is a beautiful way to keep your
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19th Century Indonesian Folk Art Antique Document Boxes

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Teak

19th Century Document Box on Stand/Table
Located in Water Mill, NY
19th century mohogany document box on a later stand table with great patina.
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19th Century American Antique Document Boxes

Federal Grain Painted and Stenciled Document Box 19th Century American
Located in Hudson, NY
A spectacular and fine, dovetailed poplar, rosewood grain painted and ebonized document box. The
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Early 19th Century American Federal Antique Document Boxes

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Gold, Steel

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Plum Blossom Design, Taisho Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
A high quality, antique, Japanese black lacquer document box. It has an external design of gold
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1920s Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Historically Important Circa 1850 American Document Box Boston
Located in Hudson, NY
This historically important, American leather clad document box, was made in Boston in the mid
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Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Document Boxes

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Leather, Pine, Linen

Antique English Wood & Brass Travelling Lap Desk and Document Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique lap desk and document box is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England
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Early 19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Document Boxes

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Walnut

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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Late 17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

19thc Original Painted Document Box Signed " T.W.HEATH " Vermont 1810
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This amazing original painted document box has a wonderful crusty surface and signed by the maker
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19th Century American Country Antique Document Boxes

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Paint

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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18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Document Boxes

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Silver

Large Japanese Lacquer Document Box, Ryoshibako, Edo/Meiji period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A large and magnificently decorated Japanese lacquer document box, ryoshibako, signed Umeboshi
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1860s Japanese Meiji Antique Document Boxes

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Softwood, Lacquer

Japanese Black Lacquer Document Box with Gold Maki e Design, Meiji Period
Located in Prahran, Victoria
An antique black lacquer document box with an exquisitely detailed, finely wrought design from The
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Antique Lacquer Document Box with Elaborate Hawk and Faux Oak Grain
Located in Hudson, NY
Japanese antique lacquer document box with elaborate hawk and faux oak grain, Late Meiji (1868
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Lacquer

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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Late 18th Century British George III Antique Document Boxes

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Mahogany, Pine

Japanese Lacquer Ryoshibako Document Box Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
). The generous size of the box was reserved for paper document and called Ryoshibako in Japanese. The
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19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Document Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

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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18th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Leather

18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
18-th Century Tokugawa Shogunate Document Box. Meiji Period
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H 3.94 in W 5.52 in D 11.42 in
Camphor Wood Lacquered Chinese Scholar Cabinet / Document Box, 'Qing Dynasty'
Located in Jimbaran, Bali
A 19th century camphor wood lacquered Chinese scholar cabinet from the Qing Dynasty. It features original fittings which include side and drawer handles. This cabinet once belonged t...
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19th Century Chinese Other Antique Document Boxes

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Wood, Lacquer

19th Century Early Victorian Deed Document Solictor Stackable Steel Boxes
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Collection of six sheet steel and hinged document boxes, with decorative squat Swiss style shields
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Mid-19th Century English Early Victorian Antique Document Boxes

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Steel

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Document Box, Edo Period, early 19th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A spectacular Japanese maki-e lacquer lidded box, possibly a writing box, suzuribako, decorated
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Document Boxes

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Coral

Rustic Indian Document Wooden Box with Brass Details and Partial Opening Top
Located in Yonkers, NY
A rustic Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with brass details, partial opening top
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19th Century Indian Rustic Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

Antique Document Wooden Box with Incised Diamond Motifs and Wave Patterns
Located in Yonkers, NY
An antique Indian wooden document box from the 19th century with incised diamond motifs and wave
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19th Century Indian Antique Document Boxes

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Metal

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a long rectangular document box with hinged cover, decorated with a
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19th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
Japanese Maki-e Lacquered Box, Ric.049
H 3.125 in W 13.125 in D 4.5 in
Japanese Maki-e Mother of Pearl Inlaid Lacquered Box, Ric.050
Located in Norton, MA
Japan, Edo to Meiji period, a flat rectangular document box and cover, decorated with mother-of
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19th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Lacquer

Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Located in Houston, TX
, Arabesque decorative box, document box, coffer, trunk or chest is a versatile piece that could also be used
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1920s Moroccan Islamic Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
Antique Moroccan Coffer, Trunk or Box
H 16.25 in W 19.82 in D 12 in
Anglo-Indian 14"w Stag Horn Veneered Sandalwood Document/Storage Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Anglo-Indian antler veneered work/storage made in Vizagapatam, of large size and having a double tiered sloped top with a large circular finial above vertically veneered sides, all r...
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Document Boxes

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Antler, Horn, Wood

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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Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Document Boxes

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Wood, Paint

Japanese Lacquer Box
Located in New York, NY
lining, circa early-20th century, 1920s, Japan. Box was designed to hold documents, papers and other
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Boxes

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Wood, Silk

Japanese Lacquer Box
Japanese Lacquer Box
H 3.13 in W 11.63 in D 8.63 in
1850's Tortoiseshell Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Small Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box, with the top of the lid and the bottom of the box
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Mid-19th Century British Antique Document Boxes

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Gold Plate

1850's Tortoiseshell Box
1850's Tortoiseshell Box
H 1.19 in W 2.37 in D 1.58 in
1905 Tortoiseshell Card Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Small 1905 Tortoiseshell card box, with gilded gold lining and floral decoration. The dates 1860
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Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Document Boxes

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Gold Plate

1905 Tortoiseshell Card Box
1905 Tortoiseshell Card Box
H 3.94 in W 2.37 in D 3.15 in
1924 Boulle Card box
By J. C. Vickery, Ecole Boulle
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Card Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, engraved on
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Early 20th Century British Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

1924 Boulle Card box
1924 Boulle Card box
H 6.7 in W 8.27 in D 4.73 in
1900's Boulle Cigar box
By Ecole Boulle, J. C. Vickery
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Cigar Box in the style of École Boulle by JC Vickery with tortoiseshell and brass inlay, on the lid
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Early 20th Century British Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

1900's Boulle Cigar box
1900's Boulle Cigar box
H 2.76 in W 7.88 in D 3.94 in
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This beautiful Chinese pillow box was hand-crafted by artisans to be used as headrest and to store
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
Antique Chinese Headrest 'Pillow' Box
H 6.5 in W 19.5 in D 6 in
Antique Chinese Decorated Lacquer Decorative Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Chinese lacquer decorated decorative box. This Stunning Chinese export hand decorated
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1920s Chinese Export Antique Document Boxes

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Lacquer

Circa 1905 Art Nouveau Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau glazed pottery covered box, attributed to Henri Bergé. The mark
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Document Boxes

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Pottery

Circa 1905 Art Nouveau Box
Circa 1905 Art Nouveau Box
H 2.25 in Dm 5.75 in
Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Brass Bounded From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Anglo Indian Amboyna
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Early 19th Century Indian Campaign Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
Anglo Indian Amboyna Campaign Writing Box
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H 5.31 in W 14.37 in D 10.04 in
1893 Silver And Tortoiseshell Heart Shaped Box
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Silver and Tortoiseshell jewellery box in the shape of a heart with floral decoration on the lid
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Late 19th Century British Antique Document Boxes

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Metal, Silver

19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique box for letters / documents with a roller shutter door. The box is made of
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Document Boxes

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Brass

19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
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H 9.06 in W 8.27 in D 12.6 in
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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1750s Norwegian Baroque Antique Document Boxes

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Iron

Rare Swedish Antique Blue Folk Art Box
Located in Kramfors, SE
Rare antique blue box in folk art from Sweden made during the mid 1800s. The box is an attractive
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Document Boxes

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Pine

Rare Swedish Antique Blue Folk Art Box
Rare Swedish Antique Blue Folk Art Box
H 7.88 in W 13 in D 9.45 in
Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique box for letters / documents with a roller shutter door. The box is made of wood
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Document Boxes

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Wood

Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
Late 19th Century Desktop Tambour Letter Storage Box
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H 7.09 in W 10.63 in D 9.45 in
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Antique Document Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique document boxes for sale on 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique document boxes — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique document boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of antique document boxes to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Georgian, Victorian and Folk Art antique document boxes are of considerable interest. J.C. Vickery, Japanese School and Robert Burr Saddle & Trunk Maker each produced beautiful antique document boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Document Boxes?

Prices for antique document boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique document boxes begin at $190 and can go as high as $166,773, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.
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