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Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box
Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box

Large Early 19th Century Antique Hand Carved Wooden Mughal Decorative Box

By Rajhastani

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Kings figures. Unique one of kind treasure documents rectangular shape Moorish wooden box.

Category

19th Century Indian Agra Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Fine Pair of English George III Period Antique Mahogany Boxes circa 1780
Fine Pair of English George III Period Antique Mahogany Boxes circa 1780

Fine Pair of English George III Period Antique Mahogany Boxes circa 1780

$1,920Sale Price / set|60% Off

H 11.38 in W 7.44 in D 5.38 in

Fine Pair of English George III Period Antique Mahogany Boxes circa 1780

Located in Shippensburg, PA

/document boxes or for tea and other valuables. Note that the upper edges are nearly black with a roughness

Category

18th Century English George III Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno
18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno

18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno

$1,996Sale Price|20% Off

H 15.75 in W 25 in D 12 in

18th Century, Heavily Carved Bone Inset & Iron Mounted Spanish Vargueno

Located in Atlanta, GA

, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with bone, walnut

Category

18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Document Box

Materials

Iron

Antique 16th century Venetian Painted Gold Gilt Iron Strongbox with Original Key
Antique 16th century Venetian Painted Gold Gilt Iron Strongbox with Original Key

Antique 16th century Venetian Painted Gold Gilt Iron Strongbox with Original Key

Located in Doha, QA

, or wealthy merchants seeking to safeguard gold coins, precious jewels, or important documents. The

Category

16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Document Box

Materials

Gold, Iron

19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle
19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle

19th Century English Liquor Bottle Case with Chubb Lock and Handle

By Chubb & Son

Located in Milano, MI

-known lock brand of London. Inside the box, documents referring to the military career and death of the

Category

Late 18th Century British Early Victorian Antique Document Box

Materials

Silver, Brass

Japanese Lacquer Box
Japanese Lacquer Box

Japanese Lacquer Box

$39,850

H 7.25 in W 17.75 in D 13.75 in

Japanese Lacquer Box

Located in New Orleans, LA

This exquisite Meiji-period lacquer document box known as a ryoshibako showcases the meticulous

Category

19th Century Asian Meiji Antique Document Box

Materials

Gold

19th Century French Figural Bronze and Gilt Inkstand
19th Century French Figural Bronze and Gilt Inkstand

19th Century French Figural Bronze and Gilt Inkstand

Located in WEST PALM BEACH, FL

alarm of impending uprise while standing on a cobblestone street with a gilt metal document box and drum

Category

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Document Box

Materials

Bronze, Metal

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes
19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

$1,306

H 10.5 in W 9 in D 6 in

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes

Located in London, GB

book document boxes. Hand crafted individually and painted with dates and the name Roques. With brass

Category

1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Document Box

Materials

Pine

South East Asian Document/Storage Box
South East Asian Document/Storage Box

South East Asian Document/Storage Box

$1,450

H 10.5 in W 18 in D 12.25 in

South East Asian Document/Storage Box

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

South East Asian document/storage box, Thailand or Burma, circa 1940s, decorated with figures and

Category

Early 20th Century Thai Tribal Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box
18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box

18th century Dutch-Colonial ‘Vizagapatam’ pen-engraved bone inlaid ebony box

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Vizagapatam, 2nd half 18th century H. 10.8 x W. 47 x D. 34 cm There are a few similar document boxes with

Category

Late 18th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Bone, Ebony

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan nedun wood and Indian padouk miniature chiffonier

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan nedun wood and Indian padouk miniature chiffonier

Located in Amsterdam, NL

. Arguably also men used them, but as document boxes, since some of these miniature chests of drawers in the

Category

18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Silver

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers
A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers

A Dutch-colonial Sri Lankan coromandel wood miniature chest of drawers

Located in Amsterdam, NL

use it to play with or show of with during teatime. Arguably also men used them, but as document boxes

Category

18th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Silver

Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century

Large Dutch Colonial Amboyna and Ebony Indonesian Writing Desk, 18th Century

Located in Amsterdam, NL

made portable writing desks and document boxes indispensable items of furniture for VOC officials in

Category

18th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Ebony, Amboyna

18th Century Northern Italy Polychrome Lacca Povera Wood Antique Table Cabinet
18th Century Northern Italy Polychrome Lacca Povera Wood Antique Table Cabinet

18th Century Northern Italy Polychrome Lacca Povera Wood Antique Table Cabinet

Located in Forney, TX

(writing instrument and document box) or collectors cabinet (for valuables). Hand-crafted solid pine

Category

18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Document Box

Materials

Gesso, Wood, Pine, Paint

William & Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720
William & Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720

William & Mary English Burl Walnut Slant Front Desk 1680-1720

Located in Bridgeport, CT

central door flanked by columnar document boxes and a pigeonhole arrangement over two drawers. The case

Category

18th Century English William and Mary Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass, Other

Japanese writting set in waqasa lacquer including bundai ryoshibako and fudebako
Japanese writting set in waqasa lacquer including bundai ryoshibako and fudebako

Japanese writting set in waqasa lacquer including bundai ryoshibako and fudebako

Located in PARIS, FR

put books or scrolls and, later, to write. Rectangular ryōshibako (letter and document box) with a

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Antique Document Box

Materials

Lacquer

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set
Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set

$11,929

H 4.93 in W 13.59 in D 22.84 in

Wakasa-Nuri Lacquer Bundai, Ryoshobako, Fubako Set

Located in PARIS, FR

used to put books or scrolls and, later, to write. Rectangular ryoshibako (letter and document box

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Document Box

Materials

Lacquer

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Tiered Suzuribako and Ryoshibako

Located in Atlanta, GA

lower document box (Ryoshibako) circa 1910-30s (end of Meiji to Showa period). The high glossy box was

Category

1920s Japanese Meiji Antique Document Box

Materials

Stone, Metal

A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts

A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts

$21,473

H 7.09 in W 12.41 in D 9.06 in

A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720 The document or money box is densely carved with

Category

17th Century Indonesian Antique Document Box

Materials

Silver

A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts
A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts

A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts

$22,367

H 7.09 in W 12.41 in D 9.06 in

A Dutch colonial ebony box with silver mounts

Located in Amsterdam, NL

Batavia (Jakarta), or Sri Lanka, circa 1680-1720 The document or money box is densely carved with

Category

Late 17th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Document Box

Materials

Silver

Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved
Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved

Antique Victorian Mahogany Stationary Box w. Perpetual Calendar, Bramah Improved

Located in Lisse, NL

, antique document sorter, historical filing system, Bramah Improved, antique correspondence box, vintage

Category

Late 19th Century European Victorian Antique Document Box

Materials

Brass

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer Maki-E Scroll Box Fubako by Kansonsai Edo Period

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese lacquered wood fubako (a box to store document or small scroll painting) circa late 18th

Category

Late 18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood, Lacquer

An Indo-Portuguese bone-inlaid ebony and teak writing box with gilt-brass mounts
An Indo-Portuguese bone-inlaid ebony and teak writing box with gilt-brass mounts

An Indo-Portuguese bone-inlaid ebony and teak writing box with gilt-brass mounts

Located in Amsterdam, NL

all executed in fine gilt brass. The box has a document drawer with a lock to the bottom and a lid to

Category

17th Century Indian Antique Document Box

Materials

Bone, Ebony, Teak

Very Rare 1867 Asprey & Co. Coromandel Dressing Table Box Sterling Silver Pearl
Very Rare 1867 Asprey & Co. Coromandel Dressing Table Box Sterling Silver Pearl

Very Rare 1867 Asprey & Co. Coromandel Dressing Table Box Sterling Silver Pearl

By Asprey International Limited

Located in West Sussex, Pulborough

key The mirror pulls forward to reveal a hidden document folio, this little box is full of

Category

1860s English Georgian Antique Document Box

Materials

Sterling Silver

Japanese Wooden Chest of Drawers, Wabi-Sabi, Japan, 19th Century
Japanese Wooden Chest of Drawers, Wabi-Sabi, Japan, 19th Century

Japanese Wooden Chest of Drawers, Wabi-Sabi, Japan, 19th Century

Located in Edogawa-ku Tokyo, JP

originally intended as a practical storage box for documents or personal items, it carries a quiet sculptural

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Document Box

Materials

Wood

Sambonet Design Roberto Sambonet Nel 1956 Stainless Steel Fish Kettle
Sambonet Design Roberto Sambonet Nel 1956 Stainless Steel Fish Kettle

Sambonet Design Roberto Sambonet Nel 1956 Stainless Steel Fish Kettle

Located in Biella, IT

cook fish in stainless steel with all document and box, first edition with the extension signature

Category

1650s Italian Minimalist Antique Document Box

Materials

Stainless Steel

Charles X Cartonnier Chest Drawers French Antique Mahogany 1815
Charles X Cartonnier Chest Drawers French Antique Mahogany 1815

Charles X Cartonnier Chest Drawers French Antique Mahogany 1815

Located in Potters Bar, GB

centuries, designed to hold cartons or storage boxes for documents and correspondence. Typically found in

Category

1810s Antique Document Box

Materials

Mahogany

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Antique Document Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique document box available at 1stDibs. Each antique document box for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and brass. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer antique document box, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Each antique document box bearing Georgian, Victorian or Folk Art hallmarks is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one antique document box that is appealing in its simplicity, but J.C. Vickery, Japanese School and Robert Burr Saddle & Trunk Maker produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Document Box?

Prices for an antique document box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $190 and can go as high as $166,312, while the average can fetch as much as $1,600.