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What is a patch box used for?
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A patch box is a small decorative storage container made out of wood, porcelain, metal or another material. When first made during the 18th century, patch boxes held beauty patches used to cover acne breakouts and other skin imperfections. Today, people use them as small keepsake boxes and decorative objects. On 1stDibs, shop a range of patch boxes.
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KPM Shell and Flower Motif Cabinet or Patch Box
By KPM Porcelain
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
KPM shell and flower motif cabinet or patch box, The top realistically modelled as a clam shell
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$452 Sale Price
34% Off
Meissen 18th Century Masquerade Lady Patch Box
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in Braintree, GB
Meissen 18th century hard-paste porcelain and copper Masquerade lady patch box.
Made in Germany
Category
Antique 1750s German Porcelain
Materials
Copper
Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London by Thomas Brough, 1799
Located in London, GB
A Fine George III Hinged Patch Box Made in London in 1799 by Thomas Brough,
The Box has an
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
Victorian Sterling Silver Heart Box Jewelry Dresser Pill Patch Box
Located in New York, NY
OF EXTRAORDINARY BEAUTY WITH A CRYSTAL BOTTOM. THE SILVER JEWELRY, KEEPSAKE, DRESSER, PATCH BOX HAS
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
South Staffordshire Bilston Georgian Enamel Tricorn Hat Shaped Patch Box
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and exceptional Georgian English South Staffordshire Bilston enamel patch box ion the form
Category
Antique 1770s English Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Enamel
Antique Austrian Silver & Enamel Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Austrian silver & enamel snuff or patch box.
With a small enameled and gilt plaque set in
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver, Enamel
