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Dutch Colonial Book Box
Dutch Colonial Book Box

Dutch Colonial Book Box

Located in Richmond, CA

Rare Dutch Colonial book box in rosewood with satinwood pages. Brass lock and key on front of box

Category

19th Century Indian Antique Book Box

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Book Box
Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Book Box

Victorian Mahogany Inlaid Book Box

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

Victorian mahogany inlaid book box. The book box dates back to circa 1880, it’s inlaid with ebony

Category

1880s English Antique Book Box

Materials

Mahogany

Book Box with Trick Mechanism
Book Box with Trick Mechanism

Book Box with Trick Mechanism

Located in North Egremont, MA

A folk art marquetry book box with a secret opening mechanism. checkerboard design with brass nail

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Book Box

Collection of Book Boxes
Collection of Book Boxes

Collection of Book Boxes

Located in Llandudno, Conwy

A collection of book boxes. Faux Shagreen paper covering, gold inlaid impressed lettering to

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Book Box

Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box
Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box

Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box

Located in Richmond, CA

Rare Anglo-Dutch colonial book box in rosewood with satinwood pages. The interior of the box has

Category

19th Century Indian Antique Book Box

Materials

Rosewood, Satinwood

Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box
Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box

Dutch Colonial Rosewood and Satinwood Book Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Rare Dutch Colonial book box in rosewood with satinwood pages. Brass lock and key on front of box

Category

19th Century Indian Antique Book Box

Materials

Satinwood

Antique Book Box
Antique Book Box

Antique Book Box

Sold|$1,895

Antique Book Box

Located in Santa Rosa, CA

Wonderful and crusty leather book box.

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

Book Box Side Table
Book Box Side Table

Book Box Side Table

Located in San Francisco, CA

Vintage Italian red leather book box, circa 1920

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood, Leather, Paper

A 19th.c. book box of intaglios
A 19th.c. book box of intaglios

A 19th.c. book box of intaglios

Located in New York, NY

C16392 NDL A 19th.c. book box of the Grande Tour containing its complete set of

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Huge Antique 19 th c Book Box
Huge Antique 19 th c Book Box

Huge Antique 19 th c Book Box

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Oversized antique book shape box

Category

19th Century Austrian Other Antique Book Box

Materials

Cardboard

A Curious French 19th Century Book Box
A Curious French 19th Century Book Box

A Curious French 19th Century Book Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

The rectangular wood structure covered with leather book binding; hinged on one side with 2 clasps

Category

19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

French Cartonnage Book Box Table on Stand circa 1860
French Cartonnage Book Box Table on Stand circa 1860

French Cartonnage Book Box Table on Stand circa 1860

Located in Lake Forest, IL

French Cartonnage "Commode" Book Box Tab;e on Stand, Circa 1860

Category

19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood, Papier Mâché

Georgian Faux Lordford Book Box
Georgian Faux Lordford Book Box

Georgian Faux Lordford Book Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

/> stone masonry, book lined walls

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

George III Period Folk Art Painted Book Box, circa 1800
George III Period Folk Art Painted Book Box, circa 1800

George III Period Folk Art Painted Book Box, circa 1800

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

The Folk Art crafted hinged box in the form of a book, retaining the original green and red painted

Category

Early 1800s English Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Softwood

19th Century Painted Wood Book Box on Stand
19th Century Painted Wood Book Box on Stand

19th Century Painted Wood Book Box on Stand

Located in Essex, MA

A whimsical and beautifully made 19th century hand-painted carved wood box in the form of a giant

Category

1870s American Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

English "Book"  Puzzle Money Box
English "Book"  Puzzle Money Box

English "Book" Puzzle Money Box

Located in Sheffield, MA

Mahogany money box in the shape of a book inlaid with boxwood and ebony in a geometric design front

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Mahogany, Boxwood, Ebony

Vintage Leather Faux Book Musical Liquor Box
Vintage Leather Faux Book Musical Liquor Box

Vintage Leather Faux Book Musical Liquor Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

1920's leather faux book musical liquor box.

Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Glass

Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900
Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900

Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900

Located in Lake Forest, IL

Large Leather Faux Book Telephone Box, France, Circa 1900, originally for a 'candlestick' telephone.

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Cardboard

Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Book Holder Box, circa 1860
Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Book Holder Box, circa 1860

Antique Victorian Coromandel Writing Book Holder Box, circa 1860

Located in London, GB

A very fine antique Victorian Coromandel personal book holder Made by Martin & Co Cheltenham

Category

1860s British Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Fine Tramp Art Star Topped Box with Handles Illustrated in Book
Fine Tramp Art Star Topped Box with Handles Illustrated in Book

Fine Tramp Art Star Topped Box with Handles Illustrated in Book

Located in Manalapan, NJ

Fine tramp art star topped box illustrated in book, Tramp Art Another Notch, Folk Art from the

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Book Box

19th Century English Book Carrier
19th Century English Book Carrier

19th Century English Book Carrier

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century English book carrier, ebonized with gold accents, and a single drawer with ring pull.

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

19th Century French Book Form Tantalus
19th Century French Book Form Tantalus

19th Century French Book Form Tantalus

Located in Miami, FL

French book form Tantalus, antique leather bindings opening to a fitted removable rack with four

Category

19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Scottish Brass Novelty Book-Shaped Cigar Box
19th Century Scottish Brass Novelty Book-Shaped Cigar Box

19th Century Scottish Brass Novelty Book-Shaped Cigar Box

Located in Umberleigh, Devon

A fabulous Scottish brass novelty book-shaped cigar box with working clasp and adjustable cedar

Category

1890s Scottish Late Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Shakespeare Book Tea Caddy Box Papier Mache Gold Leaf 19th Century
Shakespeare Book Tea Caddy Box Papier Mache Gold Leaf 19th Century

Shakespeare Book Tea Caddy Box Papier Mache Gold Leaf 19th Century

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Shakespeare themed papier mache tea caddy in the form of a stack of books with ornate silvered escutcheon. This charming tea caddy is decorated in a brown finish with gold leaf decor...

Category

19th Century British Victorian Antique Book Box

Victorian Inlaid Partridge Wood Travelling Book/Photo Frame
Victorian Inlaid Partridge Wood Travelling Book/Photo Frame

Victorian Inlaid Partridge Wood Travelling Book/Photo Frame

Located in Windsor, Berkshire

Victorian inlaid partridge wood travelling book/photo frame. A superb inlaid book on the outside

Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Set of Four French 19th Century Antique Book Files
Set of Four French 19th Century Antique Book Files

Set of Four French 19th Century Antique Book Files

Located in London, GB

A really nice set of 4 faux Book Files in good order and nice and clean inside with lovely old

Category

19th Century French Antique Book Box

Carl Otto Czeschka "Die Nibelungen" Book and lidded jar
Carl Otto Czeschka "Die Nibelungen" Book and lidded jar

Carl Otto Czeschka "Die Nibelungen" Book and lidded jar

By Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Vienna, AT

. Under this contract, the illustrations for the book “The Nibelungs” must have been created. Inspired by

Category

Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Book Box

Novelty Victorian Biscuit Box
Novelty Victorian Biscuit Box

Novelty Victorian Biscuit Box

Located in London, GB

Victorian silver plate book shaped biscuit box, Lozenge registration mark for 1878.

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver Plate

Book Carl Otto Czeschka Glass Jar Nibelungs Szene ca. 1909
Book Carl Otto Czeschka Glass Jar Nibelungs Szene ca. 1909

Book Carl Otto Czeschka Glass Jar Nibelungs Szene ca. 1909

By Haida, Christoph Reisser’s Sons, Carl Otto Czeschka

Located in Vienna, AT

. Under this contract, the illustrations for the book “The Nibelungs” must have been created. Inspired by

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Antique Book Box

Regency Style Faux Library Box
Regency Style Faux Library Box

Regency Style Faux Library Box

Located in New York, NY

Charming box with faux book spines on the doors and four divided interior compartments.

Category

19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood, Leather

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet
Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Repoussé Metal Box by Alfred Daguet

Located in New York, NY

. In technique, the box and its ornamentation are linked to medieval boxes, book covers, and

Category

19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Iron

A Fine and Large Brass Inlaid Rosewood Box by Erhard & Sohne
A Fine and Large Brass Inlaid Rosewood Box by Erhard & Sohne

A Fine and Large Brass Inlaid Rosewood Box by Erhard & Sohne

Located in New York, NY

, founded in 1844 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, were makers of luxury goods such as elaborate book bindings

Category

Early 20th Century German Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

19th C. box of Grande Tour intaglios
19th C. box of Grande Tour intaglios

19th C. box of Grande Tour intaglios

Located in New York, NY

C16265 NDL A 19th.c. book box of the Grande Tour containing its complete set of

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler
19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler

19th Century Gold Enamel Snuffbox in the Form of a Book by Petschler

By Christian Petschler

Located in Paris, FR

Yellow gold snuffbox in the form of a book. Lid and base presents a "guilloché "ground framed by a

Category

1820s French Restauration Antique Book Box

Materials

Gold

Italian Hand-Carved Hand-Painted La Bibliothèque, Faux Book Table
Italian Hand-Carved Hand-Painted La Bibliothèque, Faux Book Table

Italian Hand-Carved Hand-Painted La Bibliothèque, Faux Book Table

Located in Miami, FL

additional book-boxes which can be added to this table as additional interest and also to house small objects

Category

Early 20th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Gesso, Paint, Wood

Vickery London Country House Post Letter Box Stationery Book 20th century
Vickery London Country House Post Letter Box Stationery Book 20th century

Vickery London Country House Post Letter Box Stationery Book 20th century

By J. C. Vickery

Located in Northampton, United Kingdom

Country House letter, book and stationery box by J. C. Vickery, London. With engraved brass letter

Category

Early 20th Century British Antique Book Box

Materials

Glass, Wood

I Go A Traveling
I Go A Traveling

I Go A Traveling

Located in New York, NY

seek adventure. Framed and matted in black linen, the book is set into the box, published by Harper and

Category

Early 20th Century American Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper, Linen

Pair Of 18th Century Portraits
Pair Of 18th Century Portraits

Pair Of 18th Century Portraits

Located in Pasadena, CA

Pair of French portraits. Man holding book and lady holding box. Wonderful details.

Category

18th Century and Earlier Antique Book Box

Materials

Canvas

19th Century Fake Book Box
19th Century Fake Book Box

19th Century Fake Book Box

Located in Fossano, IT

Leather covered fake book box, Italy, 19th century.

Category

19th Century Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood, Paper

Early 19th Century Leather Bound Georgian Secret Drawer Book Cabinet
Early 19th Century Leather Bound Georgian Secret Drawer Book Cabinet

Early 19th Century Leather Bound Georgian Secret Drawer Book Cabinet

Located in Bradford on Avon, GB

This rare early Georgian leather bound faux book stand/cabinet has three concealed full length

Category

1810s English Georgian Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

19th Century Odd Fellows Ceremonial Box
19th Century Odd Fellows Ceremonial Box

19th Century Odd Fellows Ceremonial Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Circa 1860 unusual wood Odd Fellows ceremonial book box with a secret sliding drawer opening from

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

19th Century American Mahogany Reading / Library Chair
19th Century American Mahogany Reading / Library Chair

19th Century American Mahogany Reading / Library Chair

Located in Charleston, SC

mahogany reading stand has a mahogany book box featuring an adjustable easel back book rest with a

Category

19th Century American American Classical Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Edwardian Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Child's Rattle, Hallmarked 1906
Antique Edwardian Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Child's Rattle, Hallmarked 1906

Antique Edwardian Silver and Mother-of-Pearl Child's Rattle, Hallmarked 1906

Located in Yorkshire, West Yorkshire

manufacture of Baby's rattle, book mark, box, brooch, buckle, button hook, cigarette case, cigarette holder

Category

Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver

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Antique Book Box For Sale on 1stDibs

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.
Questions About Antique Book Box
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