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Box with Lid and Bird Medallion by Berthold Löffler
Box with Lid and Bird Medallion by Berthold Löffler

Box with Lid and Bird Medallion by Berthold Löffler

By Berthold Löffler, Wiener Werkstätte

Located in Vienna, AT

Box with Lid and Bird Medallion, design before 1909 Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model

Category

Early 20th Century Jugendstil Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver

Exceptional Dutch Silver, Bird Form Spice Box, Fully Marked
Exceptional Dutch Silver, Bird Form Spice Box, Fully Marked

Exceptional Dutch Silver, Bird Form Spice Box, Fully Marked

Located in Redding, CA

The quality of this example is exceptional and the subject with the snake curled around the egrets beak, charming. The chasing very fine and all with a lovely gold wash finish.

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Antique Bird Boxes

Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems

Singing Bird Cage with 2 birds by Bontems

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems

Singing Bird Cage with 3 birds by Bontems

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

GERMAN BOX
GERMAN BOX

GERMAN BOX

Sold|$995

GERMAN BOX

Located in Chicago, IL

AN ANTIQUE GERMAN, INLAID WALNUT BAROQUE BOX, BIRDS TO THE SIDES AND BACK, INSET WITH A MIRROR

Category

19th Century German Antique Bird Boxes

English Bird's Eye Maple Lap Desk
English Bird's Eye Maple Lap Desk

English Bird's Eye Maple Lap Desk

Located in Wilson, NC

English bird's eye maple lap desk , the entire desk with beautiful color and patina, the top has a

Category

1860s English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal

George IV period bird's eye maple cube caddy
George IV period bird's eye maple cube caddy

George IV period bird's eye maple cube caddy

Located in Cambridge, GB

George IV period bird's eye maple cube caddy; the top inlaid with a rosewood bordered satinwood

Category

19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Maple, Rosewood

Victorian Exotic Bird Collection
Victorian Exotic Bird Collection

Victorian Exotic Bird Collection

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Victorian Exotic Bird Collection in Sealed Glass Container

Category

19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass

Mid-19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Box
Mid-19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Box

Mid-19th Century Inlaid Mahogany Box

Located in Woodbury, CT

, and burl wood, the other six lids birds eye maple. Box sitting atop ball feet. hinges and lock

Category

19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems
Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems

Clock with Singing Bird Automaton and Musical Mechanism by Bontems

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

2 birds...) 4. A music box has also been added (never seen before!!!). The case is richly decorated

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other, Enamel

Russian Silver, Jeweled and Enamel Kovsch, Modelled as a Bird
Russian Silver, Jeweled and Enamel Kovsch, Modelled as a Bird

Russian Silver, Jeweled and Enamel Kovsch, Modelled as a Bird

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

A Russian silver, jeweled and enamel Kovsch, modeled as a cloisonné bird. 7ins long.

Category

19th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

19th Century Taxidermy Bird Diorma
19th Century Taxidermy Bird Diorma

19th Century Taxidermy Bird Diorma

Located in Norwalk, CT

Fine example of a Bird Diorama showing 13 American birds in a naturalistic setting

Category

19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

BIG C. 1900 43 Bird Shadowbox
BIG C. 1900 43 Bird Shadowbox

BIG C. 1900 43 Bird Shadowbox

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This is a BIG C. 1900 English bird filled shadowbox. The box itself is all wood painted black with

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Glass

victorian shadow boxes
victorian shadow boxes

victorian shadow boxes

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

decorative boxes with birds.Priced separately.From left $1850.00,middle $2850.00,on the right

Category

19th Century English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass, Wood

Inlaid Rosewood Jewelry Box
Inlaid Rosewood Jewelry Box

Inlaid Rosewood Jewelry Box

Located in Stamford, CT

Rosewood jewelry or sewing box with satinwood, bird's-eye maple, and bone inlay, circa 1830s. The

Category

1830s American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Maple, Rosewood, Satinwood

Antique Sterling & Enamel Bird Case
Antique Sterling & Enamel Bird Case

Antique Sterling & Enamel Bird Case

Located in New York, NY

-breasted bird sitting on a branch amid colorful foliage. 3 1/4" x 2 1/3" x 1/3." Shiny gilt interior in

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

OVAL SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS' EGGS
OVAL SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS' EGGS

OVAL SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS' EGGS

Located in Essex, MA

19th century oval walnut, glass and parcel gilt shadow box, with cream white painted interior

Category

19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Walnut, Glass

19TH C SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS' EGGS
19TH C SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS' EGGS

19TH C SHADOW BOX WITH BIRDS' EGGS

Located in Essex, MA

19th century cream painted oval shadow box with silver fillet, the interior painted robin's egg

Category

19th Century American Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood, Glass

Tramp Art Box with Craved Birds
Tramp Art Box with Craved Birds

Tramp Art Box with Craved Birds

Located in Manalapan, NJ

Tramp art box with carved birds on its top and front. Wonderful sculptural form.

Category

Early 20th Century Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Black Forrest Box with Two Birds on the Lid
Black Forrest Box with Two Birds on the Lid

Black Forrest Box with Two Birds on the Lid

Located in Atlanta, GA

This is a lovely carved box with two birds watching over the nest containing three eggs. There are

Category

Early 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Coalport Porcelain Box, Birds Painted by John Randall, circa 1870
Coalport Porcelain Box, Birds Painted by John Randall, circa 1870

Coalport Porcelain Box, Birds Painted by John Randall, circa 1870

By Coalport Porcelain

Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire

Coalport Porcelain box and cover, circa 1870. The cruciform box, finely painted to the cover, with

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Porcelain

Birds Nest Pudding Knife, Sterling Silver by Gorham in Original Gift Box
Birds Nest Pudding Knife, Sterling Silver by Gorham in Original Gift Box

Birds Nest Pudding Knife, Sterling Silver by Gorham in Original Gift Box

By Gorham Manufacturing Company

Located in Quechee, VT

The Bird's Nest pattern was made only in dessert, coffee and tea services. This pudding knife, at

Category

19th Century American Aesthetic Movement Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Taxidermy Birds
Taxidermy Birds

Taxidermy Birds

Sold|$1,850

Taxidermy Birds

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

English Taxidermy Birds in wooden shadow boxes with hand made scenes. Various breeds. sold

Category

Early 20th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Lacquered Box
Lacquered Box

Lacquered Box

Sold|$2,958

Lacquered Box

Located in Isle Sur La Sorgue, Provence

nice lacqued box birds decoration

Category

18th Century and Earlier British Anglo-Japanese Antique Bird Boxes

Burmese Offering Box
Burmese Offering Box

Burmese Offering Box

Located in East Hampton, NY

Late 19thC. Burmese Lacquered Offering Box with Bird Handles

Category

19th Century Burmese Antique Bird Boxes

Cherry Blossom Writing Box
Cherry Blossom Writing Box

Cherry Blossom Writing Box

Located in New York, NY

This stacked suzuribako writing box with a spring decor of cherry blossoms and birds is a

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold

American Hanging Cabinet with Two Birds dated 1916
American Hanging Cabinet with Two Birds dated 1916

American Hanging Cabinet with Two Birds dated 1916

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Whimsical wall cabinet with two kissing birds at the top and much fretwork detail and some paint

Category

Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Carved Armchairs
19th Century Chinese Hardwood Carved Armchairs

19th Century Chinese Hardwood Carved Armchairs

Located in Stamford, CT

Hardwood carved Chinese armchair featuring intricately carved flower and bird tracery throughout

Category

19th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Wood

Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box
Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box

Fine 19th Century .625 Gold and Enamel Singing Bird Box

Located in Washington Crossing, PA

A fine 19th century Swiss marked .625 gold and enamel singing bird box 'Oiseaux Chantants' the

Category

18th Century Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Gold

19th Century Bird Box or Diorama
19th Century Bird Box or Diorama

19th Century Bird Box or Diorama

Located in Hudson, NY

Late 19th-early 20th century Scottish ptarmigan or grouse trophy in teak box. Interior decorated

Category

Early 1900s English Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Glass, Teak

French Tunbridge Style Bird's-Eye Maple Box
French Tunbridge Style Bird's-Eye Maple Box

French Tunbridge Style Bird's-Eye Maple Box

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Unusual Tunbridge style box veneered in bird's-eye maple with tulipwood crossbanding and end grain

Category

19th Century French Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Tulipwood

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems with 2 birds

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems
Singing Bird Cage by Bontems

Singing Bird Cage by Bontems

By Bontems

Located in Zonhoven, BE

Rare and very decorative singing bird automaton. Made in de 4th quarter of the 19th century by

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate, Other

Antique Tin with Birds and Mirror Inside
Antique Tin with Birds and Mirror Inside

Antique Tin with Birds and Mirror Inside

Located in Retie, BE

Large antique tin with mirror inside and lots of birds. This lithographic tin box with mirror

Category

Early 20th Century European Jugendstil Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Tin

Antique Tin with Asian Birds, 1920s, The Netherlands
Antique Tin with Asian Birds, 1920s, The Netherlands

Antique Tin with Asian Birds, 1920s, The Netherlands

Located in Retie, BE

Antique tin Asian style with Asian birds. This lithographic tin box was used to storage peppermint

Category

Early 20th Century Dutch Jugendstil Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Tin

19th Century Fine Silver Dutch Bird Form Spice Box Vermeil Finish
19th Century Fine Silver Dutch Bird Form Spice Box Vermeil Finish

19th Century Fine Silver Dutch Bird Form Spice Box Vermeil Finish

Located in Redding, CA

A very fine Dutch fine silver bird form spice box, wonderful detail the Dutch, ones are the best

Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Swedish Shadow Box Diorama with a Hand Carved and Painted Wood Shore Bird
Swedish Shadow Box Diorama with a Hand Carved and Painted Wood Shore Bird

Swedish Shadow Box Diorama with a Hand Carved and Painted Wood Shore Bird

Located in Antwerp, BE

Charming vintage Swedish pine diorama/shadow box. Hand carved and painted shorebird with a naive

Category

Early 20th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Pine

Large and Impressive 1890s Vacheron Constantin Museum Repeating Carriage Clock
Large and Impressive 1890s Vacheron Constantin Museum Repeating Carriage Clock

Large and Impressive 1890s Vacheron Constantin Museum Repeating Carriage Clock

By Vacheron Constantin

Located in New york, NY

very limited special order pieces for their premier clients ranging from automaton bird boxes which

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Classical Greek Antique Bird Boxes

Materials

Bronze

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Antique Bird Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much are Antique Bird Boxes?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,600, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $48,500 highest priced.
Questions About Antique Bird Boxes
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    How a singing bird box works relies on a clockwork mechanism. Twisting the winder provides power to the motor which then moves the bird and turns the gears that produce music. Both the bird's motion and the tune continue until the motor stops spinning. Find a wide variety of music boxes on 1stDibs.
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    Antique ice boxes can be worth up to $2,000 - $3,000. Depending on its condition, an antique ice box can be a highly coveted item.