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Antique Bento Box

17th Century Japanese Bento Box for Cherry Blossom Viewing Party
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique Japanese bento box from Edo era which was used for cherry blossom viewing party
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17th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Bamboo

Antique A Two-tier Japanese Bento Box in Holder with Carry Handle
Located in Norton, MA
Two-tier bento box in holder with carry handle, with gilded leaf decoration, 6 1/2" high, 6 1/2" x
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese Antique Five Tier Lacquered Bento box (Jubako) with Tsugaru-nuri Finish
Located in New York, NY
Antique five tier Japanese lacquered wooden stacking box, known as a jubako. It is finished with a
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Early 20th Century Antique Bento Box

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Shell, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Maki-e Lacquer Stacking Box, Jubako, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
jubako is a stacked set of boxes used to present and serve packed lunches, bento, usually in celebration
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bento Box

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Lacquer

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Japanese Pine Tree Motif Bamboo Bento Box, 1868, Edo Period
Located in Paris, FR
bento box. One very unusual feature of this lunch box, even for Japan, is that the upper compartment can
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Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Bamboo

Early 19th Century, Bento Box with Arabesque and Cherry Blossom Design, Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved. Like many other sprinkled design, lacquer was
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Early 19th Century, Bento Box with Grapes Design, Edo Period, Art of Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved. Like many other sprinkled design, lacquer was
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese Tangram Lacquer Bento Box Stand
Located in Seattle, WA
A Japanese lacquered wood bento, food container, of unusual geometric design resembling a tangram
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese Black Lacquer with Gold Flower Motif on Wajima-Nuri Soup Tureens, 1930s
Located in Paris, FR
objects from Buddha statues to bento boxes for food. A number of terms are used in Japanese to refer to
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Lacquer Bento Box With protective Box, 19th Century
Located in Doylestown, PA
A nice Meiji Period bento box in red lacquer with original protective box.
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japan Antique Red and Black Lacquered Bento Food Box Display 1915, Only One
Located in South Burlington, VT
Bento food box display circa Taisho period, 1915. Most likely was a portable unit used for traveling
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Beauties Picnicking Beneath Cherry Blossoms Triptych
By Utagawa Kunisada (Toyokuni III)
Located in Burbank, CA
on the left ties a note to a cherry blossom branch. Spread out are several bento boxes with food, a
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1840s Edo Antique Bento Box

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Mulberry Paper, Woodcut

Japanese Fine Antique Hand Lacquered Complete Bento Food Box, Early 20th Century
Located in South Burlington, VT
portable complete Bento food box, late Meiji to early Taisho period, early 20th century. The set comes
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bento Box

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Porcelain, Silk, Wood, Lacquer

Japanese Showa Black Lacquer Bento Box
Located in Stamford, CT
A Japanese Showa black lacquer bento box with gilt pine motif in three parts with lid.
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Bento Box

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Lacquer

Japanese Bento Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Japanese lacquered/painted bento box from the Taisho Period c 1920s. Black lacquer exterior with
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Wood

Japanese  Bento Box
Japanese  Bento Box
H 13.325 in W 9 in D 8.5 in
Japanese Bento Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 7 Japanese lacquered bento boxes from Kyoto, Japan. Taisho period - 1920s. (Measurements
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

Japanese Bento Box
Japanese Bento Box
H 5.25 in W 15.25 in D 12.5 in
Japanese Bento Boxes
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 5 Japanese lacquered bento boxes from Kyoto, Japan. Taisho period - 1920s. (Measurements
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bento Box

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Cedar

Japanese Bento Boxes
Japanese Bento Boxes
H 5.25 in W 15 in D 12 in
Early 19th Century Bento Box with Chrysanthemum Design, Edo Period, Art of Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
class, the concept of decorative lacquer bento box has evolved. This bento box has a conspicuous
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Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Bento Box

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Lacquer

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2010s Canadian Modern Antique Bento Box

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Brass

"Attilio" Riveted Leather Tray Designed by Claude Bouchard for Oscar Maschera
By Oscar Maschera, Claude Bouchard
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"Attilio" is a leather tray, designed by Claude Bouchard and manufactured by Oscar Maschera. Genuine Italian leather vegetable tanned. Colors combination to be chosen from the availa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Bento Box

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Metal

Antique 19th Century French Ormolu Beveled Glass Trinket Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A gorgeous antique 19th Century French ormolu glass trinket box, circa 1860. This miniature box has the original tufted silk lining, thick beveled glass with floral etching, intricat...
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19th Century French Antique Bento Box

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Ormolu

"Flight280" Contemporary Dining Table Silver Glass Top modern
By Sabrina Landini
Located in Pietrasanta, IT
FLIGHT the new gem home! coffee, dining, console Nearly 25 years ago the first beauxobjets were created in Sabrina Landini's workshop, just a stone's throw away from the Milano Na...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Bento Box

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Art Glass

"Flight280" Contemporary Dining Table Silver Glass Top modern
"Flight280" Contemporary Dining Table Silver Glass Top modern
$39,662 / item
H 29.53 in W 109.85 in D 46.46 in
Japanese Matching Set of Two Fine Birds And Dragonfly Shoji Doors Screens
Located in South Burlington, VT
Japan, a fine set of two shoji "Birds and Dragonfly" bamboo doors or screens recently acquired from a Japanese private collector. The hand carved boards are artistically cut and ins...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Bento Box

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Bamboo, Wood

Japanese Matching Set of Two Fine Birds And Dragonfly Shoji Doors Screens
Japanese Matching Set of Two Fine Birds And Dragonfly Shoji Doors Screens
$760 Sale Price / set
20% Off
H 71 in W 27.25 in D 1.12 in
20th Century Art Nouveau Revival Italian Sterling Silver Vase
By Ferrari Milano
Located in VALENZA, IT
Sterling silver vase in Art Nouveau - Liberty style made entirely by hand. The preparation of the structure of the vase required several processing times. The vase was made in differ...
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1980s Italian Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Sterling Silver

20th Century Italian Sterling Silver Inkstand, baroque revival
Located in VALENZA, IT
Faithful copy of the writing service by the silversmith Pietro Rubini, Milan c.1775 The inkstand is composed of a shaped tray supported by 4 rocailles feet, modeled along the entire ...
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Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Bento Box

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Sterling Silver

Early 19th Century Parcel Gilt Gothic Revival Harp By Sebastian Erard
By Sébastien Érard
Located in Dublin, IE
A very fine and elegant Regency Satinwood and parcel-gilt double action Harp from the workshop of the famous harp and piano maker Sebastian Erard (1752-1831), decorated in the Grecia...
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Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Antique Bento Box

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Brass

Bessarabian Rug, 1810
Located in New York, NY
Bessarabian rug, 1810 Russia, circa 1810 Tapestry woven carpet Imperial Tapestry Factory, St. Petersburg Having an Adamesque central medallion on a warm caramel ground, with swan...
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Early 19th Century Russian Antique Bento Box

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Wool

Bessarabian Rug, 1810
Bessarabian Rug, 1810
$550,000
W 166 in L 181 in
French Art Deco Console
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Classic French Art Deco wooden carved console in green patina. Polygonal top shape in predominately geometric motifs with fine carving details. The console features a beautiful mat...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bento Box

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Wood

French Art Deco Console
French Art Deco Console
$8,900
H 39.5 in W 48 in D 14.5 in
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Lovely and lively exotic bedroom set comprised of one three-door wardrobe, a double bed and a large mirror. The set is lacquered in red and black with gilt and silvered decor repr...
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bento Box

Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
Art Deco Bedroom Set: Armoire, Bed and Mirror - France, 1920s
$11,778 / set
H 72.05 in W 89.77 in D 25.99 in
J.&J. Kohn - Josef Hoffmann - Dressing table set - Beech
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Budapest, HU
Dressing Table No. 1134 by Josef Hoffmann for J. & J. Kohn Designed by Josef Hoffmann for J. & J. Kohn, this Dressing Table No. 1134 is a refined example of early 20th-century Vienn...
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Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Mirror, Beech

J.&J. Kohn - Josef Hoffmann - Dressing table set - Beech
J.&J. Kohn - Josef Hoffmann - Dressing table set - Beech
$4,338
H 53.15 in W 23.63 in D 17.72 in
Tiffany Studios Style Arts & Crafts Bronze Table Lamp With Stained Glass Shade
By Tiffany Studios
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous Arts & Crafts stained glass table lamp In the manner of Tiffany Studios USA, Circa 1930s Bronze base, with stained glass shade. Measures: 16"W x 16"D x 25"H. Very ...
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1930s American Arts and Crafts Antique Bento Box

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Bronze

French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Vaucluse
Elegant iron patio set comprising a console, a coffee table, two chairs, a settee and two curule stools. The set presents delicate fretwork and hammered iron, and is painted in its o...
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Antique Bento Box

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Stone, Wrought Iron

French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
French 1950s Iron Fretwork Patio Set
$8,172 / set
H 34.65 in W 77.96 in D 16.54 in
Edwardian Mahogany Hat & Coat Hall Stand
By Matthews Company
Located in Altrincham, GB
Edwardian Mahogany Hat & Coat Hall Stand of Art Nouveau Design - with original stained glass inset panels and coat hooks all of art nouveau form, replacement drip trays - Matthews of...
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Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Antique Bento Box

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Stained Glass, Mahogany

Edwardian Mahogany Hat & Coat Hall Stand
Edwardian Mahogany Hat & Coat Hall Stand
$3,649
H 81 in W 44 in D 13 in
"Acate" Brass Little Tree-like Coat Hanger Designed by Borek Sipek for Driade
By Driade, B. Sipek
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Acate" is an iconic coat hanger, designed by Borek Sipek and manufactured by Driade, featuring a matte brass structure with polished brass leaves. Indoor use only. DIMENSIONS: D. 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Antique Bento Box

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Brass

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Antique Bento Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique bento box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, lacquer and bamboo, every antique bento box was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique bento box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique bento box bearing hallmarks is very popular.

How Much is a Antique Bento Box?

The average selling price for an antique bento box at 1stDibs is $1,423, while they’re typically $595 on the low end and $9,500 for the highest priced.
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