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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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18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780
By Bilston Battersea
Located in Basildon, GB
18th Century Bilston Enamel Patch Box / Bonbonniere Circa 1780, white ground, hand-painted floral motifs around outside, base and lid, white interior.
60mm high x 55mm wide x 55mm ...
Category
Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,304 Sale Price
20% Off
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, the interior revealing painted florals, and the blue underglaze sceptre mark, joined ...
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Antique Late 19th Century German Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
$452 Sale Price
34% Off
Carved & Polished Cow Horn William IV Portrait Patch Box, England, 19th Century
Located in San Francisco, CA
This 19th-century English patch box dates to the early–mid 1800s and is carved and polished from cow horn.
Category
Antique 19th Century English William IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Horn
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 elliptical form and the hinged cover is engraved with an outer band of foliate motifs on a...
Category
Antique 18th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
Victorian Sterling Silver Heart Box Jewelry Dresser Pill Patch Box
Located in New York, NY
THE SILVER JEWELRY, KEEPSAKE, DRESSER, PATCH BOX HAS AN ACANTHUS SCROLL MOTIF REPOUSSE DESIGN WITH BEAUTIFUL ENGRAVED DETAILS.
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
19th Century French Enamel Patch Box with Hand-Painted Floral Motifs
Located in Basildon, GB
19th Century Enamel Rectangular Patch Box, pwhite with hand-painted floral motifs around edges and base, and a central scene depicting 3 you men fishing, a faded mirror inside and th...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$565 Sale Price
20% Off