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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
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
Sterling Silver, Silver
Louis XVI Neoclassical Sterling Silver Snuff or Patch Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This a beautifully designed and finely crafted Neoclassical Louis XVI patch box. The finely cast
Category
Antique Late 18th Century European Louis XVI Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
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Fine George III Patch Box Made in Birmingham in 1801 by Joseph Taylor
Located in London, GB
The patch box is of an unusually large oval form, with a pull off cover. The cover is decorated
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Decorative Boxes
Sterling Silver Continental Pill or Patch Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
This is a wonderful late 19th century sterling patch or pill box in the 17th/18th century style
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
