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Antique Tinder Box

Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Unusual and very handsome brushed steel and polished brass tinder box. This box has a removable tin
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Early 20th Century English Regency Antique Tinder Box

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Brass, Steel

Antique Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
H 12.75 in W 18.25 in D 14.25 in
Kellner Brothers Vienna 1885 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver With Knife
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical vesta case designed by the Kellner Brothers Beautiful antique fusee vesta tinder case
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1880s Austrian Late Victorian Antique Tinder Box

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Karl Rössler 1890 Austrian Vesta Tinder Box In .800 Silver 18Kt Gold And Niello
By Karl Rössler 1
Located in Miami, FL
Austro-Hungarian empire mechanical vesta tinder case made by Karl Rössler Beautiful antique fusee
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Late 19th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Tinder Box

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Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Aesthetic Movement Coal Scuttle Tinder Box, London, by H. Loveridge
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Ebonized tin, copper and brass coal scuttle, London by H. Loveridge, 1870s The model is the Edinburg featuring a high relief copper panel of a bird on a limb surrounded by leaves, ta...
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1870s English Aesthetic Movement Antique Tinder Box

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Brass, Copper, Metal

Austro-Hungarian Empire 1880 Budapest Vesta Tinder Box In .900 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
An Austro-Hungarian mechanical vesta tinder case. Beautiful antique fusee vesta tinder case
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1880s Hungarian Empire Antique Tinder Box

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Fire or Coal Box with Medieval Jesting Friar Head Bronze Handles
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique pine and brass coal/tinder box with unique jesting friar bronze sculptures/handles, circa
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Early 1900s North American Medieval Antique Tinder Box

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Bronze, Brass

Antique Dutch Embossed Brass Fireside Tavern Coal Bin Fire Box Scuttle 15"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Dutch fireside coal / tinder box / bin / scuttle, made of hardwood and clad in brass
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Early 20th Century Dutch Colonial Antique Tinder Box

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Metal, Brass

Antique 18th Century Dutch Etched Oval Brass Tinder Tobacco Snuff Box
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique late 18th century oval brass Dutch tinder / snuff / pill box, etched with phrases and a
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18th Century Dutch Colonial Antique Tinder Box

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Brass

Antique Oval Copper Storage Bin
Located in Bridgeport, CT
tinder box. With shaped double hinged lids, and an upright brass center carry handle. Engraved initials
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19th Century Rustic Antique Tinder Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Oval Copper Storage Bin
Antique Oval Copper Storage Bin
H 7.75 in W 11.5 in D 8.5 in
Federal Style Hand Painted Tole Tinder Wood Box
Located in Nashville, TN
A handsome Federal style hand painted tole tinder wood box. Ebonized lacquer paint overpainted with
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Late 19th Century American Federal Antique Tinder Box

Materials

Metal

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1870s Cast Iron Six-Arm Oil Chandelier
Located in Peekskill, NY
Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today. Lamps like this are often unsigned but are attributed to companies like Tucker or Bra...
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Late 19th Century American Eastlake Antique Tinder Box

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Iron

Tiger’s Eye Intarsia Box, 1960s Italian, stamped Gori & Zucchi (Unoaerre)
By UnoAErre
Located in London, GB
An exquisite vintage Italian tiger’s eye intarsia box stamped by Gori & Zucchi (later to become Unoaerre), retailed in Ravenna in c. 1960s. The box is veneered in finely banded tige...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Tinder Box

Materials

Quartz, Silver

Malachite Box Fine Gemstone Jewelry Box
Located in Somis, CA
A stunning malachite box with a fantastic stripe pattern resembling images of inside of a cave. This exceptional piece uses carefully selected fine grade gemstone malachite in brilli...
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2010s Unknown Antique Tinder Box

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Malachite

19th Century English Victorian Copper and Brass Coal Bucket
Located in Dallas, TX
This antique coal scuttle was created in England, circa 1880. Built of copper with a brass and turned walnut handle, the oblong bucket stands on a round base. The versatile decorativ...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Tinder Box

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Brass, Copper

18th Century Georgian Period English Mahogany Inlaid Tea Caddy
Located in Forney, TX
Beloved for its aesthetic beauty and exceptionally high quality, Georgian period furniture and decoration are arguably the most sought after and enduring pieces in British history. T...
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Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Tinder Box

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Ebony, Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique Swedish Country Pine Rocking Bassinet
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce late 18th / early 19th century Gustavian Period country Swedish farmhouse pine bassinet / cradle with beautifully aged character and warm patina. Hand-crafted in Sweden, c...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Tinder Box

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Pine

Max Le Verrier French Art Deco Bronze Jewelry Box
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Miami, FL
This Max Le Verrier bronze makes a wonderful small jewelry box or use it as a desk accessory for holding paper clips or coins, etc... It is very unique and from the wonderful Art Dec...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Tinder Box

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Bronze

1900's Antique Bradley & Hubbard Mission Green Slag and Cast Iron Lamp
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Louisville, KY
If you're a Mission period enthusiast or looking for that Arts and Crafts piece that finishes the room off with an interesting vibe, this is your lamp. Designed and crafted by Bradle...
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Early 1900s American Arts and Crafts Antique Tinder Box

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Wrought Iron

19th Century Irish Country Squire's Oak Telescopic Dining Table
Located in Dallas, TX
From circa 1860, five beautifully turned baluster legs on brass castors, beautiful oak patina on top with a high gloss finish. It is very rare to find one of these made of solid oak...
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Mid-19th Century Irish High Victorian Antique Tinder Box

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Oak

Markowitsch & Scheid 1875 Mechanical Vesta Case In .900 Sterling With Niello
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical vesta case designed by Michael Markowitsch & George Adam Scheid. Beautiful antique fusee vesta case, created in Vienna Austria at the silversmiths workshop of Markowitsch...
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1870s Austrian High Victorian Antique Tinder Box

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Arts & Crafts Bradley & Hubbard School Slag Glass Lamp, Circa 1920
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Arts and Crafts table lamp in the manner of Bradley and Hubbard offers cast foliate and floral filigree shade housing bent slag glass panels over double socket terra cotta...
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Tinder Box

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Metal

Antique Bradley & Hubbard Classical Brass Parlor Lamp with Verdigris Finish
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Bradley & Hubbard Classical Brass Parlor Lamp with Base having Verdigris Finish, Foliate Elements and Etched Glass Shade, Electrified, C1890 Measures- 31''H x 8.5''W x 8.5''D
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Late 19th Century American Antique Tinder Box

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Brass

English Brass Kindling Box on Stand
Located in Wilson, NC
English brass kindling box on stand rests on a recently custom made mahogany stand with fretwork corner brackets. The front, top, and sides all have maritime scenes of an English gal...
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1920s English Antique Tinder Box

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Brass

Antique Bradley Hubbard Brass Longwy Pottery Aesthetic Movement Plant Stand 1875
By Faïenceries et Emaux de Longwy, Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Portland, OR
A rare & unusual American antique Aesthetic Movement brass plant stand, by Bradley and Hubbard and with a French Longwy faience pottery cylinder, circa 1875. The tripod stand having ...
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1870s American Aesthetic Movement Antique Tinder Box

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Brass

Louis Kuppenheim 1900 Germany Neo Classic Vesta Oval Box In .900 Silver Pill Box
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
Neo classic vesta box by Louis Kuppenheim. A beautiful vesta box, created in Germany in the turn of the 20th century, back in the 1900. This superb pocket oval box was carefully cra...
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Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Antique Tinder Box

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Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian 9 Karat Yellow Gold Miniature Vesta Match Case Birmingham 1897
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique miniature 9 Karat solid gold vesta match case, Birmingham, 1897. The vesta having a hinged lid enclosing a storage area for matches to the inside, to the top is a circ...
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1880s Victorian Antique Tinder Box

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Gold

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Fabergé Gold Case by Holmström St. Petersburg before 1899
By August Wilhem Holmström, Karl Fabergé
Located in Paris, FR
engraved with a sunburst reeded pattern. The end with a vesta case compartment. Violet and yellow tinder
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1890s Russian Antique Tinder Box

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Gold

Cartier, A Royal Presentation Cigarette Case
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
of the Karageorgevich Dynasty, also with tinder cord and hinged vesta compartment revealing a match
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Tinder Box

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18k Gold, Rose Gold

19th Century Repousse Brass Tinder Box
Located in Bridgeport, CT
19th century repousse brass tinder box, the repousse hinged lid with figures at a tavern, and the
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19th Century Neoclassical Antique Tinder Box

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Brass

Russian Grand Duke's Cigarette Case, circa 1890
Located in St. Catharines, ON
a tinder cord (missing), while the top is fitted with a hinged match compartment concealed beneath
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Late 19th Century Russian Victorian Antique Tinder Box

19th Century English Chinoiserie Tole Fireplace Tinder Box
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A round tole-ware chinoiserie Tinder box for small logs or kindling. The black background with
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1880s English Chinoiserie Antique Tinder Box

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Brass, Tôle

18th Century, Flintlock Tinder Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
18th century, English brass framed and engraved tinder lighter in the form of a flintlock box-lock
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18th Century British George III Antique Tinder Box

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Antique Tinder Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the antique tinder box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, brass and silver, every antique tinder box was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique tinder box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique tinder box, designed in the Victorian, Empire or Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Grachev Brothers and Karl Rössler each produced at least one beautiful antique tinder box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Tinder Box?

Prices for an antique tinder box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $235 and can go as high as $10,991, while the average can fetch as much as $1,500.
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