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Italian Book File Boxes
Italian Book File Boxes

Italian Book File Boxes

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Italian book file boxes, late 19th-early 20th Century. Lovely green-turquoise hues. “Rassegna

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Italian blue book form file boxes
Italian blue book form file boxes

Italian blue book form file boxes

Located in Charlottesville, VA

Italian blue paper book form file document boxes. the spine in marbled turquoise paper the

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper

19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box
19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box

19th Century book shaped inlaid olive box

Located in Debenham, Suffolk

19th century book shaped inlaid olive box circa 1890. Unusual Italian keep sake box made in olive

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Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Olive

Italian Book Form Document Boxes circa 1920 -sold separately
Italian Book Form Document Boxes circa 1920 -sold separately

Italian Book Form Document Boxes circa 1920 -sold separately

Located in Charleston, SC

A Document Boxes in book form in colorful marbled paper on board with tie ribbons, used in an

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Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper, Fabric, Cardboard

19th Century French Mahogany Marquetry Book-Form Decorative Bible Box
19th Century French Mahogany Marquetry Book-Form Decorative Bible Box

19th Century French Mahogany Marquetry Book-Form Decorative Bible Box

Located in Dallas, TX

France circa 1880 and built of mahogany wood, the Bible book storage box, now fashioned as a table box is

Category

Late 19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Chinese Porcelain Faux-Bois Decorated Book Form Box, Republic Period
Chinese Porcelain Faux-Bois Decorated Book Form Box, Republic Period

Chinese Porcelain Faux-Bois Decorated Book Form Box, Republic Period

Located in Austin, TX

An early 20th century Chinese LeShan Tang Zhi faux-bois decorated porcelain box in the shape of a

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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Book Box

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century German Embossed Leather Bound Book-Form Decorative Table Box
19th Century German Embossed Leather Bound Book-Form Decorative Table Box

19th Century German Embossed Leather Bound Book-Form Decorative Table Box

Located in Dallas, TX

Germany circa 1880, the embossed leather book binding, now fashioned as a table box is fitted with gilt

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Late 19th Century German Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Paper

1900s French Leather Book Stack Tantalum Liquor / Drinks Box, neo empire style
1900s French Leather Book Stack Tantalum Liquor / Drinks Box, neo empire style

1900s French Leather Book Stack Tantalum Liquor / Drinks Box, neo empire style

Located in Paris, FR

Superb rare Neo-Empire style piece: a stack of tantalus-designed leather books with hidden shot glasses and decanters. Made in France. This magnificent tantalus dates from the early...

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1920s French Empire Revival Antique Book Box

Materials

Gold Leaf

English Early 20th C Oversized Huge Ex Museum Leather Bound Book Folios Box
English Early 20th C Oversized Huge Ex Museum Leather Bound Book Folios Box

English Early 20th C Oversized Huge Ex Museum Leather Bound Book Folios Box

Located in Lowestoft, GB

A collection of 6 huge museum storage folios in the fashion of old English leather-bound books. Wooden caucus, with gilt tooled leather spines and canvas coverings. All extremely we...

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

A Small Faux Book Stack
A Small Faux Book Stack

A Small Faux Book Stack

Located in Dallas, TX

A small faux book stack with lifting lid. Inside lined with moire fabric. All sets on turned legs

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood, Leather

Rare Wedgwood Mounted Book Slide
Rare Wedgwood Mounted Book Slide

Rare Wedgwood Mounted Book Slide

Located in New Orleans, LA

Antique English Coromander Book Slide Made By Charles Asprey #166 Bond Street LONDON Hand Engrave

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

19th-century Small Book-Hide
19th-century Small Book-Hide

19th-century Small Book-Hide

Located in Farsta, SE

19th-century Small Book-hide With beautiful intricate carvings. Was originally painted in black

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Book Box

Materials

Pine

Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack
Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack

Anglo-Indian Quill Book Rack

Located in Palm Beach, FL

A rare Anglo-Indian bookrack made of hardwood and porcupine quills with a tight architectural form. You can flatter your books by putting them in it, or just display it as is. This h...

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19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Book Box

Sterling Silver ‘Book’ Vinaigrette - Antique Victorian
Sterling Silver ‘Book’ Vinaigrette - Antique Victorian

Sterling Silver ‘Book’ Vinaigrette - Antique Victorian

By Edward Smith

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

ribbed design to replicate the book’s spine binding. The remaining three sides of the box feature

Category

1850s English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Large Swedish Book-Hide late 18th century
Large Swedish Book-Hide late 18th century

Large Swedish Book-Hide late 18th century

Located in Farsta, SE

Large Swedish Book-Hide late 18th century The craftsmanship is truly amazing, made by a master

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Late 18th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Book Box

Materials

Pine

Outstanding William IV Book Vinaigrette by Rawlings & Summers
Outstanding William IV Book Vinaigrette by Rawlings & Summers

Outstanding William IV Book Vinaigrette by Rawlings & Summers

Located in London, GB

Rawlings & Summers are universally recognized as the makers of the finest of the book vinaigrettes

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1830s English Antique Book Box

Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tins In Book Form, 2
Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tins In Book Form, 2

Huntley & Palmers Biscuit Tins In Book Form, 2

Located in Astoria, NY

Antique Huntley & Palmers book-form biscuit tins, ca. 1901, two (2) each in the form of a stack of

Category

Early 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Book Box

Materials

Tin

19th Century Oversized 'Grand Livre' Book Folio Maison de Papeterie
19th Century Oversized 'Grand Livre' Book Folio Maison de Papeterie

19th Century Oversized 'Grand Livre' Book Folio Maison de Papeterie

Located in Lowestoft, GB

Here we have a huge oversized folio in the form on a half bound leather book. The book is hinged to

Category

Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Softwood, Paper

Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book
Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book

Antique Gilt Indian Prayer Book

Located in Bridgeport, CT

Comprised of eight gilt and red lacquered scripted panels including seven pages with cover; all mounted in a custom shadowbox frame. Very good condition.

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Early 20th Century Indian Tibetan Antique Book Box

Antique Keystone View Stereoscope Library Book Slides Images World War
Antique Keystone View Stereoscope Library Book Slides Images World War

Antique Keystone View Stereoscope Library Book Slides Images World War

Located in Dayton, OH

Antique Keystone View Co Sterographic Library index photo cards / slides and Stereoscope. Features the stereoscope and images from Tour of the World Volume 1, World War Volume 1, pl...

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Early 20th Century American American Colonial Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Plastic

Early 20th Century Child's Book & Carrier Form Biscuit Tin by Hutley & Palmers
Early 20th Century Child's Book & Carrier Form Biscuit Tin by Hutley & Palmers

Early 20th Century Child's Book & Carrier Form Biscuit Tin by Hutley & Palmers

By Huntley & Palmers

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Child's books & carrier form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English

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Early 20th Century English Aesthetic Movement Antique Book Box

Materials

Tin

Brass Box in the Shape of a Book, Netherlands, Early 18th Century
Brass Box in the Shape of a Book, Netherlands, Early 18th Century

Brass Box in the Shape of a Book, Netherlands, Early 18th Century

Located in Knivsta, SE

Very charming brass box in the shape of a book. From Netherlands and probably from the early 18th

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Early 18th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box

Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box

Located in Paris, FR

Woodwork, published in 1772. We learn from his book that toiletry boxes known as the Necessaire are small

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1820s French Charles X Antique Book Box

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood

Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1840
Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1840

Biedermeier Box, Walnut Veneer, South Germany circa 1840

Located in Regensburg, DE

Straightened Biedermeier box. Beautiful book-matched walnut veneer. Restored and hand polished with

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1840s German Biedermeier Antique Book Box

Materials

Maple, Walnut

19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box
19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box

19th Century Crystal and Mother-of-Pearl Toiletry Box

Located in Paris, FR

Woodwork, published in 1772. We learn from his book that toiletry boxes known as the Necessaire are small

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Early 19th Century French Charles X Antique Book Box

Materials

Crystal, Bronze

A Handsome Set of 3 English Victorian Leather Bound Game  Boxes
A Handsome Set of 3 English Victorian Leather Bound Game  Boxes

A Handsome Set of 3 English Victorian Leather Bound Game Boxes

Located in San Francisco, CA

A handsome and large-scaled set of 3 English Victorian leather bound hand-tooled book-form game

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19th Century English Antique Book Box

Antique Cubic Tea Box, Birch Veneer, North Germany circa 1860
Antique Cubic Tea Box, Birch Veneer, North Germany circa 1860

Antique Cubic Tea Box, Birch Veneer, North Germany circa 1860

Located in Regensburg, DE

Beautiful cubic tea box. Birch book-matched veneered on softwood. Restored and hand polished with

Category

1860s German Neoclassical Antique Book Box

Materials

Birch, Softwood

Early 20th Century Edwardian Collection of Herbarium Grass Specimens
Early 20th Century Edwardian Collection of Herbarium Grass Specimens

Early 20th Century Edwardian Collection of Herbarium Grass Specimens

Located in Lowestoft, GB

discolouration as one would expect, each pine book box has knocks and abrasions consistence with age. English in

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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Book Box

Materials

Natural Fiber, Pine

Early 19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War Box
Early 19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War Box

Early 19th Century Hand Carved Prisoner of War Box

Located in London, GB

book box was made carved and inlaid dating the late war from the beef bones of their food. Left as a

Category

1850s Unknown Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Jerome Park Steeple Chase Game
Jerome Park Steeple Chase Game

Jerome Park Steeple Chase Game

Located in York County, PA

JEROME PARK STEEPLE CHASE GAME IN A BOOK BOXED CASE, WITH AN UNUSUAL, THREE-DIMENTIONAL SPINNER

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19th Century American Antique Book Box

Handsome Book Vitrine or Jewel Box
Handsome Book Vitrine or Jewel Box

Handsome Book Vitrine or Jewel Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Exquisitely made vitrine made from a19th century leather bound book. Pages are compressed and

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19th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver, Brass

Italian Book Form Box of Plaster Intaglios
Italian Book Form Box of Plaster Intaglios

Italian Book Form Box of Plaster Intaglios

Located in Essex, MA

Book form opening front and back to plaster reliefs.

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19th Century Italian Grand Tour Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Paper, Plaster

Vintage Wooden Faux Leather Bound Book Storage Box
Vintage Wooden Faux Leather Bound Book Storage Box

Vintage Wooden Faux Leather Bound Book Storage Box

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

A fantastic and practical vintage box that resembles faux leather bound books made out of wood

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Early 20th Century American Bohemian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century Box with Applied Carved Book in Original Paint
19th Century Box with Applied Carved Book in Original Paint

19th Century Box with Applied Carved Book in Original Paint

Located in Milford, NH

A fine wooden box with applied carved book on its top, all in original paint, with period wallpaper

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1820s American Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Mid-19th Century English Folk art Dominos Game
Mid-19th Century English Folk art Dominos Game

Mid-19th Century English Folk art Dominos Game

Located in London, GB

Mid-19th century Folk Art Dominos Game We are proud to offer a mid-19th century book box with a

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1850s British Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Mahogany

Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin
Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin

Two Antique Huntley and Palmers Advertising Tin Biscuit Box Book Buhl Tin

By Huntley & Palmers

Located in Shreveport, LA

Two Antique Huntley & Palmers Advertising tin biscuit box book & Buhl Tin. Direct from the antique

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Early 20th Century British British Colonial Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg (Book)
Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg (Book)

Winter Palace: Saint Petersburg (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

Housed in a dusty rose clamshell box with colour illustration to front. Mint green hardback book

Category

18th Century Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper

19th Century Victorian Ormolu Book Slide Asprey
19th Century Victorian Ormolu Book Slide Asprey

19th Century Victorian Ormolu Book Slide Asprey

Located in London, GB

, for the specialist maker of book slides and vanity boxes, Betjemann & Sons. It is a delightful

Category

1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Ormolu

Antique Betjemann's Coromandel & Wedgewood Book Slide, 19th Century
Antique Betjemann's Coromandel & Wedgewood Book Slide, 19th Century

Antique Betjemann's Coromandel & Wedgewood Book Slide, 19th Century

By Betjemanns & Sons

Located in London, GB

, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making to new

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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Porcelain, Wood

Antique Victorian Betjemann's Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century
Antique Victorian Betjemann's Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century

Antique Victorian Betjemann's Coromandel Book Slide, 19th Century

By Betjemanns & Sons

Located in London, GB

Pentonville Road, London, George Betjemann amd his two sons took the art of cabinet, box and book slide making

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1860s English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Personal Book Holder, 19th C
Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Personal Book Holder, 19th C

Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Personal Book Holder, 19th C

Located in London, GB

, and the International Exposition of 1867 in Paris. They took the art of cabinet, box and book slide

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1870s English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

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At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique book box for your home. Frequently made of wood, animal skin and leather, every antique book box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique book box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique book box, designed in the Victorian, Georgian or Art Nouveau style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. Carl Otto Czeschka, Christian Petschler and Christoph Reisser’s Sons each produced at least one beautiful antique book box that is worth considering.

How Much is a Antique Book Box?

Prices for an antique book box start at $191 and top out at $41,880 with the average selling for $1,310.
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