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Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Round Cigarette Box or Container
Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Round Cigarette Box or Container

Heintz Arts & Crafts Sterling Silver on Bronze Round Cigarette Box or Container

By Heintz Art Metal Shop

Located in South Bend, IN

A beautiful Arts & Crafts period sterling silver on bronze round container or cigarette box with

Category

1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Containers

Materials

Sterling Silver, Bronze

Hand Carved Stone Container Jardinière Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA
Hand Carved Stone Container Jardinière Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA

Hand Carved Stone Container Jardinière Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hand Carved Stone Container Jardinière Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA . Late 18th Early

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Containers

Materials

Stone, Limestone

Exceptional Japanese Tobacco Pipe or Kiseru with boat-shaped container and lid
Exceptional Japanese Tobacco Pipe or Kiseru with boat-shaped container and lid

Exceptional Japanese Tobacco Pipe or Kiseru with boat-shaped container and lid

Located in Leuven , BE

The Japanese smoking pipe or Kiseru was used to smoke only a tiny pinch of kizami tobacco (about 25 mg). This particularly original and beautifully executed model showed the social s...

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA
Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Trough Basin Planter Antique Farm Sink LA . 18th Century water

Category

18th Century French Antique Containers

Materials

Stone, Limestone, Metal

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Trough Planter Sink Antiques LA CA
Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Trough Planter Sink Antiques LA CA

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Trough Planter Sink Antiques LA CA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hand carved stone container fountain basin trough planter sink Antiques LA CA . Large, exquisite

Category

Late 18th Century French Antique Containers

Materials

Stone

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Planter Farm Sink Trough Antique LA
Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Planter Farm Sink Trough Antique LA

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Planter Farm Sink Trough Antique LA

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Hand Carved Stone Container Fountain Basin Planter Farm Sink Trough Antique LA . 18th century water

Category

18th Century French Antique Containers

Materials

Stone, Limestone

"Mountain Goat Humidor, " Art Deco Lidded Container with Teal-Turquoise Glaze
"Mountain Goat Humidor, " Art Deco Lidded Container with Teal-Turquoise Glaze

"Mountain Goat Humidor, " Art Deco Lidded Container with Teal-Turquoise Glaze

By Cowan Pottery

Located in Philadelphia, PA

One of the most charming and rare of the many ceramic creations issued by the Cowan company in suburban Cleveland, this humidor depicts a baby mountain goat atop a peaked humidor, th...

Category

1920s American Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Cigarette container in Brass made in the 1920's from Austria
Art Deco Cigarette container in Brass made in the 1920's from Austria

Art Deco Cigarette container in Brass made in the 1920's from Austria

Located in Vienna, Austria

A unique brass cigarette container from the 1920's hand made in Austria. On top of the lid is a

Category

1920s Austrian Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Brass

20th Century Art Deco Glass Vanity Set of Two Bottles and Soap Container
20th Century Art Deco Glass Vanity Set of Two Bottles and Soap Container

20th Century Art Deco Glass Vanity Set of Two Bottles and Soap Container

Located in Sofia, BG

Vanity set composed of perfume bottle and eau de toilette spray and a soap container in transparent

Category

Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Glass

Genuine woven fiber ring support for a container from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda
Genuine woven fiber ring support for a container from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda

Genuine woven fiber ring support for a container from the Tutsi tribe, Rwanda

By Tutsi People

Located in Bilzen, BE

Basketry base for a ceramic pot called "INGATA" from the Tutsi people, Rwanda and Burundi Fine weaving quality from the beginning of the 20th century Outside diameter 12.5 cm Provena...

Category

Early 20th Century Tribal Antique Containers

Materials

Natural Fiber

A maki-e lacquer picnic set on a nashiji ground with koi carp
A maki-e lacquer picnic set on a nashiji ground with koi carp

A maki-e lacquer picnic set on a nashiji ground with koi carp

Located in Milano, IT

A sage-jubako (picnic set) in nashiji lacquer, complete with stackable containers, a tray, a liquid

Category

19th Century Japanese Antique Containers

Materials

Lacquer

19Thc Leather Covered Wood Bucket
19Thc Leather Covered Wood Bucket

19Thc Leather Covered Wood Bucket

Located in Los Angeles, CA

for holding the container .

Category

Mid-19th Century American Folk Art Antique Containers

Materials

Leather

Amazing Early 20Thc Blue Painted Bucket
Amazing Early 20Thc Blue Painted Bucket

Amazing Early 20Thc Blue Painted Bucket

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 20Thc Original blue painted planting bucket or container bucket.Found in New England.The

Category

19th Century American Folk Art Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel, Southern Song Dynasty
Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel, Southern Song Dynasty

Chinese Cizhou Ware Vessel, Southern Song Dynasty

Located in Warminster, GB

A cizhou ware slip-glazed ceramic vessel modelled on a leather water container used by nomads in

Category

15th Century and Earlier Chinese Other Antique Containers

Materials

Ceramic

8 Outdoor French Painted Iron Urns
8 Outdoor French Painted Iron Urns

8 Outdoor French Painted Iron Urns

Located in Queens, NY

foliage and Greek key design with scroll handles and cover (separate metal planting containers) (PRICED

Category

19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Containers

Materials

Iron

Berlin Silver Besamim Spice Tower, Germany, Circa 1900
Berlin Silver Besamim Spice Tower, Germany, Circa 1900

Berlin Silver Besamim Spice Tower, Germany, Circa 1900

Located in New York, NY

, besamim containers traditionally held fragrant spices which were smelled as part of the ritual marking the

Category

Early 1900s German Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set of Three Pieces
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set of Three Pieces

Vintage 1930s Art Deco Karl Palda Crystal Vanity Set of Three Pieces

By Novy Bor Glassworks, Karl Palda

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Exceptional luxury Art Deco Bohemian Karl Palda crystal cut vanity set with soap container, perfume

Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Crystal

Antique Chinese Burled Scroll Pot, Early 19th Century
Antique Chinese Burled Scroll Pot, Early 19th Century

Antique Chinese Burled Scroll Pot, Early 19th Century

Located in Chicago, IL

large container for storing one's collection of landscape paintings, poetry and works of calligraphy

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Organic Modern Antique Containers

Materials

Burl

Rustic Black Forest Carved Bear Humidor
Rustic Black Forest Carved Bear Humidor

Rustic Black Forest Carved Bear Humidor

Located in Queens, NY

tree stump (with ashtray and covered container)

Category

19th Century European Black Forest Antique Containers

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Folk Art, Large Vessel, Pine, Sweden, 19th Century
Swedish Folk Art, Large Vessel, Pine, Sweden, 19th Century

Swedish Folk Art, Large Vessel, Pine, Sweden, 19th Century

Located in High Point, NC

A pine, large vessel or container produced in Sweden, 19th century. All items ship from High Point

Category

19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Containers

Materials

Pine

Wanli period Miniature Chinese Blue & White Ewer ca1600 Bird Decor Ming
Wanli period Miniature Chinese Blue & White Ewer ca1600 Bird Decor Ming

Wanli period Miniature Chinese Blue & White Ewer ca1600 Bird Decor Ming

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

originally been used as containers for oil, sauce, or other condiments, and would have likely served a

Category

17th Century Chinese Ming Antique Containers

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Victorian Finger Ring Chatelaine Pill Box Pendant 10k Rose Gold Jewelry
Antique Victorian Finger Ring Chatelaine Pill Box Pendant 10k Rose Gold Jewelry

Antique Victorian Finger Ring Chatelaine Pill Box Pendant 10k Rose Gold Jewelry

Located in Torrance, CA

lacked functional pockets, so small containers were worn as pendants, attached to chains or added to

Category

Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Containers

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold

Victorian Sampson Mordan Silver Seamstress Kit Etui, Circa 1874
Victorian Sampson Mordan Silver Seamstress Kit Etui, Circa 1874

Victorian Sampson Mordan Silver Seamstress Kit Etui, Circa 1874

Located in Altrincham, GB

unravels to around 13 inches, the six needles/pins are kept safe in their little container and the thimble

Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Containers

Materials

Silver

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Tabako-Bon with River Turtles, Edo Period
Japanese Gilt Lacquer Tabako-Bon with River Turtles, Edo Period

Japanese Gilt Lacquer Tabako-Bon with River Turtles, Edo Period

Located in Chicago, IL

turtles, an indication of their long lifespan and accumulated wisdom. Two removable brass containers are

Category

Mid-19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Containers

Materials

Brass

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500
Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Petite Ming Shipwreck Box, c. 1500

Located in Chicago, IL

for cosmetics or seal ink paste, the Ming-dynasty box lives on today as a storied container for

Category

16th Century Chinese Ming Antique Containers

Materials

Porcelain

Iridescent Soffiato Vase by MVM Cappellin for Pauly & Co., 1921
Iridescent Soffiato Vase by MVM Cappellin for Pauly & Co., 1921

Iridescent Soffiato Vase by MVM Cappellin for Pauly & Co., 1921

By Cappellin, Pauly & Co.

Located in London, GB

achieves a thin wall of amethyst colored glass to appear like a Hydria, a container once carried by the

Category

1920s Italian Art Deco Antique Containers

Materials

Art Glass, Murano Glass, Blown Glass

19th Century Mahogany Coal Scuttle with Inlaid Satinwood
19th Century Mahogany Coal Scuttle with Inlaid Satinwood

19th Century Mahogany Coal Scuttle with Inlaid Satinwood

Located in Dublin 8, IE

the centre and around the edge of the piece. It then pulls up to reveal a large steel container for

Category

19th Century English Antique Containers

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Early 20th Century Thuya Burl Wooden Lidded Box
Early 20th Century Thuya Burl Wooden Lidded Box

Early 20th Century Thuya Burl Wooden Lidded Box

Located in Knivsta, SE

container for cherished small objects, or as an elegant accent on a desk or in an entryway. Its organic

Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

Set of 4 English Renaissance Style Pewter Cups

Set of 4 English Renaissance Style Pewter Cups

Located in Queens, NY

Set of 4 English Renaissance-style (19th Century) pewter measuring cups in cone shaped container

Category

19th Century British Renaissance Antique Containers

Materials

Pewter

Large French Console Table or Planter of Cherrywood with Metal Liner
Large French Console Table or Planter of Cherrywood with Metal Liner

Large French Console Table or Planter of Cherrywood with Metal Liner

Located in Austin, TX

top. Outer Dimensions: H 30 in x W 59 1/2 in x D 20 1/2 in Metal container Dimensions: H 7 1/2 in x

Category

Early 20th Century French Country Antique Containers

Materials

Metal

Chinese Herbal Stone Mortar with Curious Rat, c. 1800
Chinese Herbal Stone Mortar with Curious Rat, c. 1800

Chinese Herbal Stone Mortar with Curious Rat, c. 1800

Located in Chicago, IL

This sculptural stone container is a 19th-century Chinese mortar, once used to grind herbs and

Category

Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Containers

Materials

Limestone

Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1900
Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1900

Chinese Woven River Basket, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

fishing baskets as elegant waste bins, laundry hampers or storage containers. Additional Dimensions

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Containers

Materials

Reed, Wood

Kogo or incens box in the form of pomegranate
Kogo or incens box in the form of pomegranate

Kogo or incens box in the form of pomegranate

Located in PARIS, FR

pomegranate. The interior is finished in gold lacquer with a crackled effect. A kōgō is an incense container

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Containers

Materials

Lacquer

Black Forest Elaborate Jardiniere
Black Forest Elaborate Jardiniere

Black Forest Elaborate Jardiniere

Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID

having turets. Elaborate and extraordinarily detailed. Container inside. Perfect for continued use. Late

Category

Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Containers

Materials

Wood

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Antique Containers For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique containers for sale on 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and stone, all antique containers available were constructed with great care. Antique containers have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique containers bearing Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique containers are appealing in their simplicity, but Andrianna Shamaris, Horace Woodward & Co. Ltd. and Bing & Grøndahl produced popular antique containers that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Containers?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,015, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $149,000 highest priced.