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Green Majolica Bird Money Bank, circa 1920
Green Majolica Bird Money Bank, circa 1920

Green Majolica Bird Money Bank, circa 1920

Located in Austin, TX

French green Majolica bird money bank, circa 1920.

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1920s French French Provincial Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

19th Century French Inlaid Box
19th Century French Inlaid Box

19th Century French Inlaid Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Late 19th c. French Finely Inlaid Box with Bird and Butterfly Motif in Walnut, Satinwood and

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19th Century French Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Satinwood, Fruitwood

Extremely Rare George IV Pointer and Game Bird Vinaigrette
Extremely Rare George IV Pointer and Game Bird Vinaigrette

Extremely Rare George IV Pointer and Game Bird Vinaigrette

Located in London, GB

palely gilded and the cover, unusually, displays a raised scene of a pointer chasing after a game bird

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1820s English Antique Bird Boxes

19th Century French Folk Art Weddingbox from Normandy with a Bird
19th Century French Folk Art Weddingbox from Normandy with a Bird

19th Century French Folk Art Weddingbox from Normandy with a Bird

Located in Buisson, FR

Painted wooden weddingbox with its original decor, the beautiful folk-art bird. Normandy, France

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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century French Folk Art Weddingbox with a Bird from Normandy
19th Century French Folk Art Weddingbox with a Bird from Normandy

19th Century French Folk Art Weddingbox with a Bird from Normandy

Located in Buisson, FR

Beautiful painted wooden weddingbox with its original painted decor of a bird, flowers and wrought

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19th Century French Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Gorgeous Automate of Singing Bird or Songbird Made of Brass, Vienna
Gorgeous Automate of Singing Bird or Songbird Made of Brass, Vienna

Gorgeous Automate of Singing Bird or Songbird Made of Brass, Vienna

Located in Vienna, AT

We're presenting here a very rare Automate of Singing Bird / Songbird, made in Vienna (circa 1915

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1910s Austrian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Brass

Japanese black lacquer box, Japan, early 20th century
Japanese black lacquer box, Japan, early 20th century

Japanese black lacquer box, Japan, early 20th century

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Decoration: Bird, flowering branch, and stylized landscape Shape: Rectangular with lid Use: Storage box or

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1920s Japanese Japonisme Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique Taxidermy Tropical Bird Diorama
Antique Taxidermy Tropical Bird Diorama

Antique Taxidermy Tropical Bird Diorama

Located in San Francisco, CA

Highly unusual heart-shaped glass dome diorama containing one parrot and four hummingbirds.

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19th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Antique Victorian Silver Heart Box, London 1893, William Comyns
Antique Victorian Silver Heart Box, London 1893, William Comyns

Antique Victorian Silver Heart Box, London 1893, William Comyns

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Antique Victorian silver heart box, London 1893, William Comyns. The box repoussé with birds

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19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Antique Japanese Hand Painted Lacquered Box, Early 20th Century
Antique Japanese Hand Painted Lacquered Box, Early 20th Century

Antique Japanese Hand Painted Lacquered Box, Early 20th Century

Located in Bristol, GB

Antique Ebonised storage chest Beautifully hand-painted box with stylised birds, flowers and fish

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm
Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm

Antique German Papier Mâché Easter Egg Candy Container Rooster Chick Bird Farm

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique German papier mâché Easter egg candy container, featuring a cartoon lithograph landscape of a rooster watching over chicks hatching from Easter eggs, a family of bluebirds in...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Paper

19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box
19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box

19th Century Persian Papier Mache Hand Painted Trinket Box

Located in London, GB

waters in a boat. Ornately hand painted detail of animal, beasts and birds cover this artistic box with

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1880s Indian Early Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Paper

Mid Victorian Amboyana Ladies Jewellery Box and Writing Slope c1860
Mid Victorian Amboyana Ladies Jewellery Box and Writing Slope c1860

Mid Victorian Amboyana Ladies Jewellery Box and Writing Slope c1860

Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB

Decoration : Bird eye maple box with amboyana edging inset with abalone and shell designs and vacant brass

Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Large Maple, Art Nouveau Marquetry Box in the Style of Gallé
Large Maple, Art Nouveau Marquetry Box in the Style of Gallé

Large Maple, Art Nouveau Marquetry Box in the Style of Gallé

Located in Fayetteville, AR

This large bird's-eye maple Art Nouveau box in the style of Gallé features an inlaid flora and

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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century Italian Jewelry Box
19th Century Italian Jewelry Box

19th Century Italian Jewelry Box

Located in Casteren, NL

Beautiful Italian jewelry box made of bird's-eye maple inlayed with mother of pearl. Original key

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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Bird Boxes

French Copper Repousse Box with Lid, Cherubs and Floral Motif, circa 1900
French Copper Repousse Box with Lid, Cherubs and Floral Motif, circa 1900

French Copper Repousse Box with Lid, Cherubs and Floral Motif, circa 1900

Located in Fayetteville, AR

flanked by cherubs and birds. The box rests on finial feet and is marked Made in France on the bottom. The

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Early 1900s French Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Copper

19th Century Large Black Forest Jewelry Box
19th Century Large Black Forest Jewelry Box

19th Century Large Black Forest Jewelry Box

Located in High Point, NC

19th century large and wonderfully hand-carved Black Forest jewelry box with two birds and a nest

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19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Fruitwood

Antique Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case circa 1900 Capercaille Bird
Antique Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case circa 1900 Capercaille Bird

Antique Austrian Silver and Enamel Cigarette Case circa 1900 Capercaille Bird

Located in London, GB

A gorgeous Austrian silver and enamel cigarette case decorated with a wonderful image in rich enamelled colours showing a Capercaille on a branch. This image is created with a strong...

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Early 1900s Russian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Enamel

German .935 Purity Silver & Enamel Snuff Box
German .935 Purity Silver & Enamel Snuff Box

German .935 Purity Silver & Enamel Snuff Box

Located in Brisbane City, QLD

A beautiful German silver and enamel snuff box depicting three birds on branches. The box is

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1920s German Art Deco Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Swiss 18-Karat Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Remond, Lamy & Cie, circa 1800
Swiss 18-Karat Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Remond, Lamy & Cie, circa 1800

Swiss 18-Karat Gold & Enamel Snuff Box, Remond, Lamy & Cie, circa 1800

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

Antique early 19th century exceptional Swiss 18-karat gold & enamel snuff box, of rectangular form

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19th Century Swiss Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Swiss 18 Karat Gold and Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Remond and Gide, circa 1790
Swiss 18 Karat Gold and Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Remond and Gide, circa 1790

Swiss 18 Karat Gold and Enamel Snuff Box, Guidon, Remond and Gide, circa 1790

Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent

, the company "Rémond Lamy Co" produces brilliant boxes singing bird embellished with pearls that were

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18th Century Swiss Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box
Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box

Sèvres Porcelain-Mounted Bird Cage Music Box

By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres

Located in New Orleans, LA

A mechanical bird sings in its gilded cage in this exceptionally rare French automaton. Combining

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19th Century French Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Brass

Hintha Bird-Shaped Betel Box on Stand
Hintha Bird-Shaped Betel Box on Stand

Hintha Bird-Shaped Betel Box on Stand

Located in Chicago, IL

Please contact dealer for full product description.

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19th Century Burmese Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold Leaf

Antique Bird’S-Eye & Giltwood Shadow Box Frame, circa 1850
Antique Bird’S-Eye & Giltwood Shadow Box Frame, circa 1850

Antique Bird’S-Eye & Giltwood Shadow Box Frame, circa 1850

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique shadow box frame offers birdseye maple and giltwood construction, circa 1850 Measures

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Mid-19th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Giltwood

19th Century Papier Mache Kashmiri Collection
19th Century Papier Mache Kashmiri Collection

19th Century Papier Mache Kashmiri Collection

Located in London, GB

of inches: H 6.5” x W 4.5” x D 1.5” Cream painted bird box Size of inches: H 4.5” x W 3” x D 3.5

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19th Century Indian Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Paper

Japan Antique Waves and Birds Serving Plates Mint, Signed and Boxed
Japan Antique Waves and Birds Serving Plates Mint, Signed and Boxed

Japan Antique Waves and Birds Serving Plates Mint, Signed and Boxed

Located in South Burlington, VT

Mint, signed and boxed A Japanese antique collection of five (5) attractive ceramic -Waves &

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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Ceramic

Birds Nest by Gorham Sterling Silver Ice Cream Spoon Set Fitted Original Box
Birds Nest by Gorham Sterling Silver Ice Cream Spoon Set Fitted Original Box

Birds Nest by Gorham Sterling Silver Ice Cream Spoon Set Fitted Original Box

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Big Bend, WI

BIRDS NEST BY GORHAM Sterling Silver SET OF SIX ICE CREAM SPOONS 5 7/8" IN ORIGINAL FITTED BOX

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1860s Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

American oval shadow feather collage of birds
American oval shadow feather collage of birds

American oval shadow feather collage of birds

Located in New York, NY

• A pair of American oval shadow feather collage of birds against boxes with trompe l’oeil painted

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19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Bird-Of-Paradise Ashtray
Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Bird-Of-Paradise Ashtray

Roycroft Arts & Crafts Hammered Copper Bird-Of-Paradise Ashtray

By Roycroft

Located in South Bend, IN

A gorgeous Arts & Crafts period hand hammered copper ashtray and match box holder with bird-of

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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Copper

Antique 0.19 Carat Diamond and Ruby 18k Yellow Gold Bird Brooch
Antique 0.19 Carat Diamond and Ruby 18k Yellow Gold Bird Brooch

Antique 0.19 Carat Diamond and Ruby 18k Yellow Gold Bird Brooch

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

gold and 18 karat white gold set bird brooch - boxed; part of our diverse antique jewellery and

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1920s Unknown Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cockerel Sugar Box
Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cockerel Sugar Box

Antique Edwardian Sterling Silver Cockerel Sugar Box

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

fine definition of the bird's plumage and anatomical features. This impressive antique silver box

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Early 1900s British Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Chinese Lacquer Fitted Games Box, circa 1830
Antique Chinese Lacquer Fitted Games Box, circa 1830

Antique Chinese Lacquer Fitted Games Box, circa 1830

Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire

standing raised on four birds claw feet. The box is exceptionally detailed with a central figural scene

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Early 19th Century Chinese Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer & Wood Box
Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer & Wood Box

Late 19th Century Japanese Kamakura Carved Lacquer & Wood Box

By The Lacquer Company

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Late 19th century Japanese Kamakura carved lacquer & wood box. A bird perches in a flowering tree

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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

Antique English Sterling Silver Travel Soap Box by William Comyns, 1889
Antique English Sterling Silver Travel Soap Box by William Comyns, 1889

Antique English Sterling Silver Travel Soap Box by William Comyns, 1889

By William Comyns

Located in Bath, GB

vacant cartouche to either side including a bird in flight and a sitting bird. The box clips together

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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Royal Stamp Box, White Porcelain, Gilt, Cherubs, Royal Worcester, Edwardian 1902
Royal Stamp Box, White Porcelain, Gilt, Cherubs, Royal Worcester, Edwardian 1902

Royal Stamp Box, White Porcelain, Gilt, Cherubs, Royal Worcester, Edwardian 1902

By Royal Worcester

Located in London, GB

with very vivid designs full of flowers, birds and fruits. This stamp box is potted in very fine and

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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Pair of Chinoiserie Decalcomania Table Lamps
Pair of Chinoiserie Decalcomania Table Lamps

Pair of Chinoiserie Decalcomania Table Lamps

Located in New York, NY

Featuring a fanciful arrangement of Chinese court figures, floral blossoms and birds and

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Mid-18th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass

Pair of oval taxidermy collage
Pair of oval taxidermy collage

Pair of oval taxidermy collage

Located in New York, NY

• A pair of American oval shadow feather collage of birds against boxes with trompe l’oeil painted

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19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Strasbourg Faience Bird Box
Strasbourg Faience Bird Box

Strasbourg Faience Bird Box

By Strasbourg Porcelain

Located in New York, NY

Strasbourg faience bird box with yellow and red singing bird in landscape on a hinged lid with

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Late 19th Century French Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Faience

German Singing Bird Box
German Singing Bird Box

German Singing Bird Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

German Enamel and Gilt-Metal Bird Box Emil Brenk Early 20th Century This exceptional bird box

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Early 20th Century German Rococo Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Austrian Jeweled Singing Bird Box
Austrian Jeweled Singing Bird Box

Austrian Jeweled Singing Bird Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jeweled Singing Bird Box Early 20th Century This exceptional early-20th century Austrian singing

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Early 20th Century Austrian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Early 20th Century German Silver Grisebaum Singing Bird Box
Early 20th Century German Silver Grisebaum Singing Bird Box

Early 20th Century German Silver Grisebaum Singing Bird Box

By Karl Grisebaum

Located in Montreal, QC

Early 20th century German silver singing bird box by Karl Grisebaum, of typical form. The

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1920s German Baroque Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver

Antique Gilt Metal Singing Bird Box, by Raymy
Antique Gilt Metal Singing Bird Box, by Raymy

Antique Gilt Metal Singing Bird Box, by Raymy

Located in London, GB

A fine antique gilt metal singing bird box, by Raymy, Circa 1910, Raymy's reprise of the

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1910s Swiss Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Bronze

Vintage Silver and Full Cream Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box
Vintage Silver and Full Cream Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box

Vintage Silver and Full Cream Guilloche Enamel Singing Bird Box

Located in London, GB

A luxurious vintage silver and full cream guilloche enamel singing bird box. Retailed by Nissel

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1920s French Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Silver

19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft
19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft

19th Century Victorian Majolica Bird Box Joseph Holdcroft

By Joseph Holdcroft

Located in Austin, TX

19th century Victorian Majolica turquoise box with a bird handle and white flowers attributed to

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1880s British Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Ceramic, Faience, Majolica

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box
Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box

Japanese Black and Gold Lacquered Meiji bird Box, decorative old box

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Late 19th century black lacquer box with gold and red relief decoration of birds near a tree. The

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Lacquer

Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s
Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s

Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s

Located in Wien, AT

Art Deco bird's eye maple box around 1920s With shellac polished

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1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple

Vintage Limoges France Jewelry Box with  Bird Scene
Vintage Limoges France Jewelry Box with  Bird Scene

Vintage Limoges France Jewelry Box with Bird Scene

By Limoges

Located in Neguri, Vizcaya

Vintage Limoges France Jewelry Box, Pill Box with Bird Scene Type Trinket Box Brand Limoges

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Late 19th Century French Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Enamel, Gold Leaf

Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box
Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box

Antique Kashmiri Papier Mache Lacquer Gilt & Bird Motif Box

Located in Atlanta, GA

Kashmiri, early 20th century. An antique black lacquer box with heavy gilt floral decoration and

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Early 20th Century Indian Kashan Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Paper

Handpicked Collection of Late 19th Century Papier Mache Kashmiri Objects
Handpicked Collection of Late 19th Century Papier Mache Kashmiri Objects

Handpicked Collection of Late 19th Century Papier Mache Kashmiri Objects

Located in London, GB

9” x D 2” Pen Box Size of inches: H 2” x W 7” x D 4.5” Pretty Bird Box Size of inches: H 6.5” x W

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Early 1900s Indian Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Paper

Biedermeier Box, Birds Eye Maple, Oak, Ebony, Germany circa 1850
Biedermeier Box, Birds Eye Maple, Oak, Ebony, Germany circa 1850

Biedermeier Box, Birds Eye Maple, Oak, Ebony, Germany circa 1850

Located in Regensburg, DE

Biedermeier Box, Birds Eye Maple, Oak, Ebony, Germany circa 1850. Birdseye maple on the top. Oak on

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Mid-19th Century German Biedermeier Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Brass

Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France
Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France

Small Early 19th Century Antler Bird Snuff or Pill Box, France

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Small antique French box as a Bird in Antler and with Brass Hardware, Circa 1810-1850's This

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Early 19th Century French Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Brass

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An assortment of antique bird boxes is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct antique bird boxes — often made from wood, metal and hardwood — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of antique bird boxes available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique bird boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Folk Art — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique bird boxes are appealing in their simplicity, but Meissen Porcelain, Bilston Battersea and Bontems produced popular antique bird boxes that are worth a look.

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