Antique Document Box

A final point that suggests they have always been intended for use with documents and valuables, as opposed to being made as cutlery boxes, is the shallow depth of the boxes.

This elegant container is a 19th-century Chinese document box, once used by a Qing-dynasty scholar-official to store stationery accessories such as brushes, seals and ink sticks.

An 18th century Spanish bargueno or vargueno traveling desk, used for storing documents, jewels, or sewing box. The six drawer chest is inset with bone, walnut, mahogany and heavily ...

Such systems were typically reserved for the highest echelons of society- aristocrats, cardinals, or wealthy merchants seeking to safeguard gold coins, precious jewels, or important ...

The Chubb brass lock is marked with the well-known lock brand of London. Inside the box, documents referring to the military career and death of the Major Edward John Ward 1836-1879.

This exquisite Meiji-period lacquer document box known as a ryoshibako showcases the meticulous artistry of maki-e, a technique of raised lacquer decoration.

This beautifully detailed French bronze and gilt inkwell shows a Revolutionary figure sounding an alarm of impending uprise while standing on a cobblestone street with a gilt metal d...

19th Century Wooden Fake Book Boxes A fine example of late 19th Century hand crafted pine fake book document boxes.

South East Asian document/storage box, Thailand or Burma, circa 1940s, decorated with figures and animals, done in an embossed style in black and browns, on a raised base.

An impressive matching set comprising a ryôshibako (document box) and a suzuribako (writing box), both decorated with cranes, young pine trees, and celestial motifs of sun (hi) and m...

The front panel features detailed Baroque-style carved patterns and an inscribed inscription reading: "JENS JONSEN TANGEN MAREN PEDERS DATER HAFRWEN TEMBER DEN 24 SEP ANNO 1711" Th...

A scarce antique Italian hand painted lacca povera tabletop cabinet. circa 1775 Northern Italy, 18th century, likely used in a wealthy merchant or noble's country villa as a vargueñ...

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

Rectangular ryōshibako (letter and document box) with a slightly domed Fudebako (pencil case) of rectangular format very narrow in its length with two rounded corners, flat cover.

Rectangular ryoshibako (letter and document box) with a slightly domed Fudebako (pencil case) of rectangular format very narrow in its length with two rounded corners, flat cover...

A Japanese roiro lacquer scholar combo box with an upper tier of inkstone box (Suzuribako) and a lower document box (Ryoshibako) circa 1910-30s (end of Meiji to Showa period).

This very fine antique box is incredibly stout and robust, made from solid walnut and crafted in 1737 and likely served a civil, guild, or personal storage chest for important docume...

Tags, Victorian letter box, antique desk organizer, Bramah lock box, perpetual calendar cabinet, 19th-century office accessory, solid wooden writing box, antique document sorter, his...

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

We are delighted to offer for sale this very rare 1867 sterling silver hallmarked Asprey 166 Bond Street London Coromandel wood vanity dressing table box A very rare and high qual...

Gorgeous period Charles X - 1815 - French cartonnier chest Features 16 drawers - eight to each side Hand crafted from mahogany with ormolu fixtures which are well cast and original S...

Attributed to Johannes Jensen (1878–1938) on the basis of the intarsia ornamentation, which is identical to that found on a documented jeton box included in the Severin & Andreas Jen...

While originally intended as a practical storage box for documents or personal items, it carries a quiet sculptural presence that makes it attractive today as a versatile decorative ...

by Roberto Sambonet design in the 1956 for Sambonet Italy. elegant oval shell shape to serve and cook fish in stainless steel with all document and box, first edition with the extens...

Gorgeous period Charles X - 1815 - French cartonnier chest Features 16 drawers - eight to each side Hand crafted from mahogany with ormolu fixtures which are well cast and original S...