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Antique Wooden Pen Box

Early 19th Century French Wooden Hand Carved Swing Top Box for Ink Well and Pens
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 19th Century hand carved wooden pen box with a swing top and space for an ink well and pens
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Early 19th Century French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

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 Wooden Pen Box

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Metal

19th Century George Rowney Antique Watercolour Box
Located in London, GB
hole (stored in the drawer at the bottom of the box), 2 wooden quill pens, wooden watercolour brush
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1890s British Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Fine Antique Anglo Indian Mughal Carved Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique Anglo-Indian hand carved wooden jewelry box inlaid. A Nice Mughal Anglo Indian Pen Box
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Late 19th Century Indian Agra Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

19C English Tunbridgeware Tabletop Stationary Box, Micro Mosaic
By Tunbridge Ware
Located in Dallas, TX
Stunning little 19th century tabletop stationary box made of micro-mosaic. Made in Britain
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Late 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Burl, Boxwood, Ebony, Walnut

Inlaid box made in Harderwijk internment camp during WW1
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This well made wooden box was made in the Harderwijk internment camp in the Netherlands during WW1
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1910s Dutch Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

19th Century English Victorian Campaign Style Travel Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
concave curved wooden pen tray, and double inkwell compartments. Both sides of the writing surface lift
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

Antique English Mahogany Campaign Style Lap Desk Writing Box
Located in Forney, TX
removable concave shaped wooden pen tray and two later glass inkwells. The rectangular mahogany case fitted
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

Fine Antique Micro Mosaic Indo Persian Moorish Inlaid Trinket Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
handcrafted khatam wooden box with very delicate micro mosaic marquetry from the ancient Persian technique of
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Early 20th Century Lebanese Islamic Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Fruitwood

18th Century Italian Blue Decorative Box with Cupid and Flower Decoration
Located in Milan, IT
Late 18th century Italian lacquered wooden box with Faux Paper and Flowers. Made in shades of blue
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Fir

19th C. English Campaign Style Mahogany Travel Desk by G. Riddle, London
Located in Bridgeport, CT
below opens to wooden box and straps for holding correspondence. At the back is a hidden compartment
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

Antique Palais Royal French Casket Necessaire Vanity Chest by L. Dujat 19th C
Located in London, GB
, pen, etc, . The middle tray with shaped storage boxes of varying form, one tin lined , the bottom one
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1850s French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silver Plate

Antique Victorian Brass Bound Oak Cigar Humidor 19th Century
Located in London, GB
store cigars, cigarettes, orpipe tobacco. For private use, small wooden or acrylic glass humidor boxes
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1860s English Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Oak, Cedar

Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An unusual and stylish British Victorian inkwell in the form of a wooden knife box dating from the
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
Victorian Novelty Knife Box Shaped Wooden Inkwell
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H 5.12 in W 2.56 in D 1.97 in
Antique Swiss Black Forest Dog Inkwell Pen Store
By Black Forest
Located in Newark, England
Unusual Pen Tidy Slot From our Black Forest collection, we are delighted to offer a rare example
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Antique Swiss Black Forest Dog Inkwell Pen Store
Antique Swiss Black Forest Dog Inkwell Pen Store
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H 15 in W 14 in D 11.5 in
Gothic Revival Oak Coat Rack w. Hand Carved Trefoil Symbols & 'Pen Connections'
Located in Lisse, NL
wooden 'pin-hole' connections and they all are as complete and in place as they were when this antique
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Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

Lord Nelson`s Family Portable Sloping Laptop Desk
Located in Dorking, GB
pens, etc., rolling off into the box. The drawers are missing, but this is often the case. The same
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Early 18th Century English Georgian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Oak

Large Oil Painting 'Old Town in Swabia', by Eduard Zetsche, Vienna, 1910
Located in Vienna, AT
, original condition, age-related traces on the surface Will be shipped in a wooden box.
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1910s Austrian Other Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Canvas

Fine Antique Anglo Indian Bombay Inlay Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Fine antique Anglo-Indian hand carved wooden jewelry box inlaid. Nice Indian Mughal pen box
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Late 19th Century Indian Islamic Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

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Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Other

Gray Painted Desk in the Style of Gustavian from the 1930s
Located in Lejre, DK
Exquisite Gray Painted Desk, Reflecting Gustavian Elegance from the 1930s: A timeless piece that embodies the refined aesthetic of the Gustavian style. Crafted in the 1930s, this de...
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1930s Swedish Gustavian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Indian Mughal 19th Century Palace Scene Print
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
After a 19th century Indo-Persian palace painting scene print on silk in wood gilt frame. Indian Mughal School silk fabric painting or print, illuminated and gilt floral border. Scen...
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20th Century Indian Agra Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silk, Wood, Paper

Collectible Opium Container Mughal Art Round Lidded Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique collectible opium container Mughal Art round lidded box. This stylish lidded box is veneered with ivory color white bone sections engraved and hand painted with floral Mughal...
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Early 20th Century Indian Agra Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85. Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from th...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silver

Anglo Raj Hand-Carved Decorative Jewelry Box
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Hand-carved Anglo Raj early 20th century carved wood box richly decorated overall with arabesques and floral carving. Hinged lid shallow relief carving with interior lined with red r...
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Early 20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Sandalwood

Moroccan Moorish Middle Eastern Large Inlaid Wood Micro Mosaic Jewelry Box
Located in Studio City, CA
Stunning mosaic design, this intricate wood box is made from multiple micro pieces of wood with some possible bone inlays. Gorgeous craftsmanship. A true work of art. Would be a g...
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20th Century Moorish Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

20th Century Belgium Wooden Hand Carved and Hand Painted Child's Rocking Horse
Located in Sofia, BG
Charming wooden rocking horse beautifully painted in nice colours in very good condition. There are few cracks but they do not affect the stability of the piece. Belgium, circa 1920.
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Early 20th Century Belgian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

18th Century Domed and Studded Leather, Brass, and Wood Trunk from France
Located in Dallas, TX
Beautifully designed and highly portable, this French domed top trunk was constructed by hand with a wooden body enveloped in chocolate-colored leather. The trunk, which dates to the...
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18th Century French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Metal, Brass

19th Century Anglo-Indian Mughal Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
19th century Anglo-Indian Mughal wood box, inlaid and hand carved with the Taj Mahal and some flowers all around. Jewelry box, Anglo-Raj box from India in great condition. Nice Mugha...
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Sandalwood

Antique Artist's Paint Box, English, Carry Case, Winsor & Newton, Late Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique artist's paint box. An English, mahogany and ebony carry case by Winsor & Newton of London, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890. Superb artist's box f...
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Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood, Ebony

Group of Two French Faience Ink Wells, 19th Century
Located in Savannah, GA
19th century group of two faience ink wells, circa 1875 Desvres with Fourmentraux Frères Mark, circular, decorated in the Rouen style, faience inkwell (5" diameter), circa 1898. Hen...
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19th Century French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Faience

Middle Eastern Syrian Inlay Jewelry Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite Middle Eastern Syrian inlay jewelry box intricately inlaid with Moorish motif designs which have been painstakingly inlaid micro mosaic marquetry. The interior is lined wi...
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Early 20th Century Moorish Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Fruitwood

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
An exceptional Indo-Portuguese colonial mother-of-pearl veneered casket with silver mounts India, Gujarat, 2nd half of the 16th century, the silver mounts Goa or probably Lisbon ...
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16th Century Indian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silver

Antique Anglo Indian Box Handcrafted with Porcupine Quills
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique Anglo-Indian quill box handcrafted and decorated with porcupine quills and bone dots. Made in Ceylon which was the colonial name for Sri Lanka.
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Anglo-Indian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Vintage Handpainted Silk Japanese Geisha Screen With Ricepaper Backing
Located in Waxahachie, TX
1960-1970s Hand painted silk. Rice paper backing. Made in Japan. Six colorful Geisha surrounded by bamboo trees. Little details, a shamisen, or Japanese guitar, a rice paper scroll...
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1970s Japanese Edo Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silk, Wood

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Antique Wooden Cutlery Box in Pine, Late 1800s, Sweden
Located in Singapore, SG
Stunning cutlery box in pine, can be used for cutlery or pens. Lovely antique patina.
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Late 19th Century Swedish Jugendstil Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Pine

Antique Dressing Case in Coromandel by Betjemann & Sons
By George Betjeman & Sons
Located in London, GB
retailer with 16 years experience of restoring and selling antique wooden boxes, Daniel Lucian is proud to
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19th Century English Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silver

Wooden Box with Heart Cut Out, Hinged Lifting Top, Drawer and Porcelain Knobs
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a lovely antique wooden box with a heart cut-out, a hinged lifting top and drawer and two
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1920s French Provincial Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

19th Century English Stationary Box & Inkstand
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Late 19th century English stationary box and inkstand, consisting of a stationary box with hinged
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19th Century Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Crystal, Sterling Silver

Japanese 19th Century Okame Pottery Brazier by Kiyomizu Rokubei IV
Located in London, GB
museum in London, room 137, case 19, shelf 6. Perfect condition It comes with its original wooden box
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Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Earthenware

Antique Victorian Brass Burl Walnut Traveling Desk Wooden Writing Slope Box 19Ct
Located in Dublin, Ireland
interior to include a pen tray flanked by two compartments holding glass ink bottles with ornate polished
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

1920s Travelling Box, Mobile Secretary, England, London
Located in Greven, DE
: 28 x 43 x 22 cm Description: Unusual wooden box, so-called traveling secretary. When closed
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1920s English Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Oak

Early 20th Century Japanese Writing Box Travel Desk
Located in Forney, TX
to interior storage compartment, divided interior with removable wooden pen rest tray, lidded
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Early 20th Century Japanese Campaign Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Large Regency Chinoiserie Pen-work Tea Caddy, c. 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine and well-preserved Chinoiserie Tea Caddy, the designs applied in pen-work over a ebonized
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19th Century English Antique Wooden Pen Box

Rare Regency Pen Work English Treen Snuff Bottle, circa 1840
Located in London, GB
Regency pen work treen snuff bottle, circa 1840 We are proud to offer an early 19th century
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1840s British Regency Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Wood

Antique French Silver Gilt & Enamel Writing Desk Set c1890 Pen Pencil Clock Seal
Located in London, GB
set - the pen with fountain pen nib and the pencil with an original wooden pencil inserted into a
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19th Century French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Enamel

19th Century Chip Carved Tramp Art Box
Located in Nantucket, MA
published in Pennsylvania Folklife in 1959. Using "waste materials" like discarded cigar boxes and wooden
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Late 19th Century American Rustic Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Pine

19th Century Chip Carved Tramp Art Box
19th Century Chip Carved Tramp Art Box
H 10.75 in W 9 in L 10.75 in
English 19th Century Mahogany Lap Desk Box on Stand with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
rectangular writing wooden box decorated with brass accents on its top and sides. The box has been mounted on
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Mid-19th Century English Campaign Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

English Lap Desk Writing Box with Brass Accents and Custom Stand, circa 1860
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English lap desk box on custom-made stand from the mid-19th century. This English box on stand
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19th Century English Campaign Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

English 1860s Walnut Lap Desk Box on Custom Stand with Brass Accents and Leather
Located in Atlanta, GA
mounted on a custom-made wooden base with straight legs and H-form cross stretcher. The box opens up to
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

1850 Vintage Drawing Instruments Set sold by Papeterie Henri Eloy in Peronne
Located in Milan, IT
Elegant box of compasses made in the mid-19th century. Wooden box with brass hinges, complete with
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1850s French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Metal, Brass

Stunning 19th Century Burr Walnut Pop Up Davenport Desk
Located in Petworth,West Sussex, GB
inset, with stationary storage underneath with a pen slide revealing the secret lever to activate the
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Walnut

Antique Writing Desk, French, Flame, Cedar, Bonheur Du Jour, Victorian, C.1860
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
interest Quality cedar stocks to the drawer boxes Ornate forms to the back stand with inset upper shelf
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Cedar

19th Century French Wooden Repousse Silver Plated Jewelry Box
Located in Dallas, TX
This small wooden and silver-plated jewelry box was crafted in France, circa 1890. The rectangular
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Late 19th Century French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Silver Plate

Antique 19th Century Travelling Box, Writing Slope, circa 1860
Located in Greven, DE
, Historicism circa 1860 Dimensions: H x W x D: cm x cm x cm Description: Rectangular wooden box veneered
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1860s Belgian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Birdseye Maple

Antique Mahogany Dovetailed Officer's Writing or Desk Box
Located in Doylestown, PA
Antique mahogany writing/correspondence box with dovetail construction, circa late 19th century. A
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Late 19th Century Primitive Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
interior with a removable pen tray. A name plate of "Mizie" is at center top. The wooden stand has been
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Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
19th Century English Walnut Lap Desk on Stand
H 26.75 in W 17.5 in D 11.25 in
Antique Victorian Davenport Desk, Walnut Writing Desk, Scotland 1880, B2377
Located in Vancouver, BC
Sloping top with brown leather writing surface With lifting stationary box on top with pigeon holes and
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1880s Scottish Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Walnut

Buffalo Bill Signed Letter Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Square Garden. Cody says," I would be greatly honored if you would accept the use of a box on that
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1890s Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Paper

Buffalo Bill Signed Letter Collage
Buffalo Bill Signed Letter Collage
H 43 in W 20.5 in D 1.5 in
Henri Matisse - The Saint Michel Bridge - Original Etching
By Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
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1920s Modern Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Etching

After Henri Matisse - Blue Nude
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
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1920s Abstract Impressionist Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Lithograph

Vegetables
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
art supplies during the period of convalescence. He said later, “From the moment I held the box of
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1920s Modern Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Lithograph

Vegetables
Vegetables
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Antique Writing Box
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
wooden cover which reveals two secret drawers. The Antique Writing Box comes complete with fully
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19th Century British Antique Wooden Pen Box

Antique Writing Box
Antique Writing Box
H 6 in W 13.75 in D 9.5 in
Writing Box By Wells And Lambe
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
A Writing Box of outstanding quality made with Cuban Mahogany, with flush-fitting side-handles
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19th Century British Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Mahogany

Writing Box By Wells And Lambe
Writing Box By Wells And Lambe
H 6 in W 16.5 in D 10.5 in
Georgian Writing Box by J.J.Taylor
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
holding calling cards or letters and holds the wooden book support for the lectern. The Writing Box also
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19th Century British Antique Wooden Pen Box

Georgian Writing Box By J.j.taylor
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Writing Box made of solid Mahogany bound with square brass & steel screws, has two campaign
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19th Century British Antique Wooden Pen Box

Regency Kingwood Sewing Box / Writing Cabinet, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
, pen tray and other compartments for storing other writing supplies. This wonderfully unusual box
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Early 19th Century British Regency Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

Antique Oak Glazed Victorian Letter Post Box 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
. The front of the antique letter box also has a small pencil, pen letter drawer with a compartment for
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

Red Tortoiseshell Boulle Stationery Box & Photo Frame by Hallstaff & Hannaford
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
removable leather boxes with ribbon tabs, one labelled Vignettes and the other pens. This stunning red
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Brass

A handsome burl writing box on custom stand from England c.1850
Located in Houston, TX
the wooden edges that would be subject to damage when the box was moved from location to location
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19th Century English Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Burl, Walnut

VR Antique French Palais Royal Napoleon Era Necessaire, 36+ pc
Located in South Coast, CA
. The old wooden box is rosewood and is stunning! The lock works and the key fits, but is not the
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Wooden Pen Box

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Steel

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Antique Wooden Pen Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique wooden pen box for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and fabric, every antique wooden pen box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique wooden pen box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right antique wooden pen box, those designed in Victorian styles are of considerable interest. Rajhastani and Tunbridge Ware each produced at least one beautiful antique wooden pen box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Wooden Pen Box?

Prices for an antique wooden pen box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $300 and can go as high as $10,295, while the average can fetch as much as $1,507.