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Late 19th Century Small Faux Book Box
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Small faux book box of well painted tole to look like the leather with the tooling work of a fine
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Late 19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

Antique Late 19th Century Small Faux Book Box
Late 19th Century Small Faux Book Box
H 0.63 in W 2.63 in D 3.25 in
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box. Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box
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1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Book Box

Materials

Alabaster, Metal

Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
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Early 20th Century British Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ' Faux / Dummy' Book Box 'Hunt Buttons'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ( Faux / Dummy) Book Box 'Hunt Buttons' England, circa 1890s
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather

Regency Leather Faux Book Box on Painted Stand or End Table, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined
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Mid-19th Century English Regency Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
Located in London, GB
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake
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1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Pine

Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Goldembossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
upright position it resemmbles a book. Therefore it can be considered a book with secret compartments and
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Carbon Fiber

19th Century 18.5‘’ Large Golden Black Lacquer Chinese Table Book Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century large lift-lid gilt-decorated golden black lacquer Chinese table book box, crazing to
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Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Book Box

Materials

Lacquer

Antique Unique Large Two of Shell Inlaid Black Lacquer Chinese Book Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
Antique unique Qing dynasty very large 20” pair of shell inlaid black lacquer big Chinese book
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Late 18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Book Box

Materials

Lacquer

Mid-19th Century French Leather Bound Book Box with Six Old Fashioned Glasses
Located in Dallas, TX
For a interesting bar accessory, look no further than this colorful antique Faux-book "Cave à
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Glass

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Located in High Point, NC
This unique treasure was created in 19th Century France. Whimsical and unique, this metal box
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19th Century French French Provincial Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
H 5.1 in W 29.1 in D 23.6 in
French Box Case in a Book Shape
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Box case in the shape of a book for storage. Add some French classical and vintage elements to your
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Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather

French Box Case in a Book Shape
French Box Case in a Book Shape
H 15.5 in W 12.5 in D 3 in
Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s French French Provincial Antique Book Box

Materials

Ceramic

Antique English Book-Shaped Sheffield Silver Plated Biscuit Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique English Book-Shaped Sheffield Silver Plated Biscuit Box Circa 1885-90
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Late 19th Century English Antique Book Box

Materials

Sheffield Plate

Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to
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Early 20th Century Antique Book Box

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Hardwood

Book Shaped Box, Horn or Antler, Metal, 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Book shaped box, Asta, metal, 19th century. Small antler box worked in book form and decorated
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19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Antique Book Box

Materials

Other

Tramp Art Match Book Sewing Box Early 20th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Wonderful and whimsical tramp art sewing box made with old matchbooks. The colorful geometric
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Book Box

Materials

Silk, Paper

1900's Tortoiseshell Box in the shape of a Book
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Tortoiseshell box in the shape of a small book, with silver hinges and locks. A small silver round
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Late 19th Century British Antique Book Box

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Silver Plate

Book-Shaped Jewellery Box, England, Mid-19th Century
Located in Greding, DE
Decorative, English jewelry box made of lemon wood in the shape of a book with suggested book ribs
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Fruitwood

Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech
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Early 20th Century European Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Book shaped card case with notebook
Located in East Geelong, VIC
The front of this book shaped card case features an engraved, thin silver mount on green watered
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1840s English Early Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver

Book shaped card case with notebook
Book shaped card case with notebook
H 4 in W 2.75 in D 0.38 in
Vintage French Leather Purse & L' Adoration Book Never Used
Located in EDENSOR PARK, NSW
, small coin purse and small pocket. never been used kept in its box. Book is dates 1930. Circa: 1930
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Early 19th Century Antique Book Box

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Leather

Antique 19th Century Goldembossed Leather Wood Secred Box Stamp Box Paris
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant box was handcrafted in the last 15 years of the ninetennth century. It is made out of
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather

Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1840-1870
Located in Farsta, SE
A rare stone chest shaped like a book, crafted circa 1840-1870 Made of solid carved Swedish
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Mid-19th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Antique Book Box

Materials

Alabaster, Limestone

Antique English Playing Card Box
Located in Palm Beach, FL
19th century Victorian English wood playing card box with a Jack of Clubs painted on paper on the
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Wood, Paper

Antique English Playing Card Box
Antique English Playing Card Box
H 9 in W 5.5 in D 1.5 in
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

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Leather, Plastic

Antique German Newspaper Decoupage Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique German newspaper decoupage table box, decorated with antique (Appears to be 19th century
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Early 20th Century German Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

16th Century Bronze and Gilded Copper Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Bronze and gilded copper box, Central Europe, 16th century Dimensions: 13 x 17.2 x 12.2 cm
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16th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Book Box

Materials

Bronze, Copper

16th Century Bronze and Gilded Copper Box
16th Century Bronze and Gilded Copper Box
H 5.12 in W 6.78 in D 4.81 in
Cylinder Musical Box singed by H Brolliet (Geneva)
Located in Zonhoven, BE
Ord-Hume on page 123 and on page 288 in the same book one reads : “… As a maker of music boxes, the
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Mid-19th Century Swiss Early Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass, Iron, Steel

Swedish Love letter pocket in the shape of a book from the Empire period 1820s
Located in Knivsta, SE
Swedish Love letter pocket in the shape of a book from the Empire period 1820s. Made by bookbinder
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1820s Swedish Empire Antique Book Box

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Leather, Paper

19th Century Napoleon III Game Box with Burl Wood and Brass
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Beautiful antique game box from the French Napoleon III period. The box is made of book veneer
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1870s French Napoleon III Antique Book Box

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Brass

19th Century Napoleon III Game Box with Burl Wood and Brass
19th Century Napoleon III Game Box with Burl Wood and Brass
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H 2.76 in W 9.06 in D 12.21 in
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Eridge Castle Topographic Mosaic, c1860
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware Sewing Box with Eridge Castle Topographic Mosaic, c1860 Additional Information
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

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Satinwood

19th Century French Leather Bound Books Decorative Box with Hidden Drawer
Located in Dallas, TX
circa 1880, the box is shaped as three antique leather bound books stacked together, with the lower book
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Late 19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

English 19th Century Victorian Period Paper Hat Box with Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English Victorian period paper hat box from the 19th century, with floral motifs and book pages
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper

Brown Westhead Moore and Co. Majolica Belted Suitcase Box and Cover
By Brown, Westhead & Moore/Cauldon
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Brown Westhead Moore Co. Majolica box and cover which features a suitcase (perhaps), with two belt
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1880s English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Majolica

Fine Tunbridge Ware Writing Box / Lap Desk, Eridge Castle, circa 1870
Located in Bath, GB
A truly fine example of a Victorian Tunbridge Ware writing box or lap desk dating to circa 1870
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1870s British Late Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Tunbridge Ware - An Early Sewing Box with Mounted Brighton Pavilion Print, c1820
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Tunbridge Ware - An Early Sewing Box with Mounted Brighton Pavilion Print, c1820 Additional
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19th Century English George IV Antique Book Box

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Elm

Antique and Handcrafted Austrian Bronze and Onyx Jewelry Box Probably Viennese
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning Arts & Crafts box in the shape of a book or bible. For the collectors of rare and
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Early 20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Book Box

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Onyx, Bronze

Ronson Art Metal Works 1920 Very Rare Art Deco Sterling Silver Plate Desk Box
By Ronson Art Metal Works, Louis Vincent Aronson
Located in Miami, FL
Art deco desk box designed by Ronson. An exceptional and very rare desk box, created in New Jersey
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
By John Tongue
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
in the form of a book; an addition to our silver boxes collection. This exceptional antique
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1840s British Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
H 0.28 in W 1.02 in D 1.57 in
Antique Ladies Vanity Box, Italian, Olive Wood, Keepsake, Jewellery, Sorrento
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique ladies vanity box. An Italian, olive wood keepsake or jewellery box, dating to
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Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Book Box

Materials

Olive

Box, Germany, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1890, Sign, WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Box Page: 299 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

A Large Three Drawer Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Chest and Work Box, c1925
By Henry Hollamby
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Large Three Drawer Tunbridge Ware Jewellery Chest and Work Box, c1925 Additional Information
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper

Pair of Box, Germany, Jugendstil, Art Nouveau, Liberty, 1890, Sign: WMF
By WMF Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Box Page: 299 in the Book – Art Nouveau Domestic Metalwork from WMF Wurttembergische
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1890s German Art Nouveau Antique Book Box

Materials

Metal

Erotic Snuff Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A scintillating Sapphic scene adorns the cover of this rare erotic snuff box. Set into the top of
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19th Century European Other Antique Book Box

Materials

Tortoise Shell, Glass

Erotic Snuff Box
Erotic Snuff Box
H 0.88 in Dm 3.63 in
Antique Punch and Judy Book Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Judy book vesta case; an addition to our range of collectable silver cases. This exceptional antique
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1880s British Victorian Antique Book Box

Materials

Silver, Enamel

An Early 20th Century Cigar Humidor / Smokers Stand & Book Rack in Oak
By Ferguson Brothers
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
book rack, the underside retaining it's original metal factory plaque, noting model No. 4446. The
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Early 20th Century American Machine Age Antique Book Box

Materials

Oak, Porcelain

Early 20th Century Books & Bookend Form Biscuit Tin by Huntley & Palmers
By Huntley & Palmers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Books & bookends form biscuit tin box by Huntley & Palmers, early 20th century, English. Faux rack
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Early 20th Century English Romantic Antique Book Box

Materials

Tin

Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
Located in New Orleans, LA
with the initials "E.L" for its original owner, the book-shaped vinaigrette almost certainly belonged
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19th Century French Antique Book Box

Materials

Gold

Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
Mother of Pearl Vinaigrette, 19th Century
H 0.5 in W 1.38 in D 0.88 in
19C Anglo Indian Highly Carved Padouk and Mosaic Folio Cover
Located in Dallas, TX
Bombay and edged in faux ivory/ivorine and ebony stringing. The fact that this is a Book/Folio Cover
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Late 19th Century Indian Anglo Raj Antique Book Box

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Bone, Precious Stone, Sandalwood

Scottish Sewing Set of Tartan Ware, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
Stuart and a pin book marked by Mc. Naughlin The box (largest item) it's size is 4 cm high, 11 cm wide
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Late 19th Century Scottish Antique Book Box

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Wood

Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Located in Northampton, GB
book and thimble. With the lid lifted the doors can be opened revealing three floral gilded drawers
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19th Century British Antique Book Box

Materials

Paper

Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
Regency Japanned Chinoiserie Sewing Cabinet
H 11.03 in W 11.42 in D 9.45 in
Antique Italian Sorrento Ware Olive Wood Casket, 1920s
Located in London, GB
Italian book design casket, from Sorrento, famous for it's use of olive wood and inlaid decoration. It
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1920s Italian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

Regency Tooled Leather Desktop Secretaire Cabinet
Located in London, by appointment only
compartment, the moulded doors enclosing four drawers with faux book spine fronts, the lower drawer with a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather

20th Century Carved Indonesian Coffret
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a big coffret in the shape of a book. It is from before the year 1939. This item
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

20th Century Carved Indonesian Coffret
20th Century Carved Indonesian Coffret
H 3.75 in W 13.78 in D 9.85 in
20th Century Indonesian Carved Coffret
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a big coffret in the shape of a book. It is from before the year 1939. This item is
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Early 20th Century Indonesian Antique Book Box

Materials

Wood

20th Century Indonesian Carved Coffret
20th Century Indonesian Carved Coffret
H 2.37 in W 13.78 in D 6.3 in
Rene Lalique Frosted Glass 'Tete Femme' Ointment Jar
By René Lalique
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
sides of the pot. Moulded makers mark, 'R LALIQUE'. Book reference: Marcilhac COTY-4.
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1910s French Art Nouveau Antique Book Box

Materials

Glass

Regency Leather Jewelry, Work and Writing Casket
Located in London, by appointment only
compartment, the moulded doors enclosing four drawers with faux book spine fronts, the lower drawer with a
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Book Box

Materials

Leather

18th Century French Louis XVI Marquetry Secretaire or Desk
Located in Winter Park, FL
made with book matched veneer of mahogany and fine inlay of walnut and mahogany. In two parts, the top
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Book Box

Materials

Brass

Georgian Decagonal Ivory, Tortoiseshell & Silver Tea Caddy w/ Tented Top 18thc
Located in Savannah, GA
lining inside. "This Georgian Ivory Tea Caddy is pictured and presented in the expertly researched book
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1790s English George III Antique Book Box

Materials

Sterling 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.
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