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Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century Soda Box
Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century Soda Box

Late 19th Century or Early 20th Century Soda Box

Located in San Francisco, CA

Turn of the century wooden soda box with dovetail joints and metal hinges.

Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique American Table Top Shaker Spice Box circa 1800’s
Antique American Table Top Shaker Spice Box circa 1800’s

Antique American Table Top Shaker Spice Box circa 1800’s

Located in Wilmington, DE

different spices separated. The box is dovetailed in the classic early form on the sides as well as the

Category

19th Century American Shaker Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Rare William and Mary 17th Century Carved Oak Deeds Box of Small Proportions
Rare William and Mary 17th Century Carved Oak Deeds Box of Small Proportions

Rare William and Mary 17th Century Carved Oak Deeds Box of Small Proportions

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

very well made for the period with visible through dovetails. Originally the box would have had two

Category

17th Century English William and Mary Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

18th Century French Jewelry Walnut Box
18th Century French Jewelry Walnut Box

18th Century French Jewelry Walnut Box

Located in Winter Park, FL

An 18th century French walnut box with a dovetailed drawer and hinged lid, opening to a divided

Category

18th Century French French Provincial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam
19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam

19th Century Ships Compass From Amsterdam

Located in Norwell, MA

primitive dovetailed box. Circa 1880. With compass card from L.J. Harri, Amsterdam.

Category

1880s European Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Scottish Ship's Compass Circa 1890
Scottish Ship's Compass Circa 1890

Scottish Ship's Compass Circa 1890

Located in Norwell, MA

a spun brass bowl, fitted to a dovetail box. Glass cover on box. Circa 1890.

Category

1890s American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Boat Compass
Boat Compass

Boat Compass

Sold|$695

Boat Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Antique boat dry card compass mounted into timber, dovetail box via gimbal by C.R. Sherman

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Dovetail Box

Authentic Nautical Compass
Authentic Nautical Compass

Authentic Nautical Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

, dovetailed box with gimbal. Box is 4 3/4 x 3 1/2. Compass face diameter is 3", overall.

Category

Late 19th Century Antique Dovetail Box

Sewing Table
Sewing Table

Sewing Table

Sold|$595

Sewing Table

Located in Baltimore, MD

dovetailed box supported by two trestle-style uprights, fluted on the outside ending in curvelinear feet

Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Small Tea Caddy Desk Box
Antique English Victorian Mahogany Small Tea Caddy Desk Box

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Small Tea Caddy Desk Box

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique English Victorian Mahogany Small 5.5" Tea Caddy Desk Box. Item features dovetailed joints

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany

Painted Pine Dovetailed Tool Box
Painted Pine Dovetailed Tool Box

Painted Pine Dovetailed Tool Box

Located in Baltimore, MD

A well-used pine hand-cut dovetailed tool box with iron hasp to take a padlock. Beautifully

Category

Late 19th Century Hungarian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

18th Century Queen Anne Pembroke Table
18th Century Queen Anne Pembroke Table

18th Century Queen Anne Pembroke Table

Located in Bradenton, FL

round in shape. This one has rectangular leaves with molded cut corners under a nicely dovetailed box

Category

1780s English Queen Anne Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany

Pine Chest of Three Drawers
Pine Chest of Three Drawers

Pine Chest of Three Drawers

Located in Baltimore, MD

The case of a chest of drawers is basically a four-sided dovetailed box with backboards nailed to

Category

Late 19th Century Hungarian Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Early 20th Century Japanese Inscribed and Dovetailed Merchant's Storage Box
Early 20th Century Japanese Inscribed and Dovetailed Merchant's Storage Box

Early 20th Century Japanese Inscribed and Dovetailed Merchant's Storage Box

Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

fitted with compartments of various sizes. The box is crafted with dovetails along the corners adding to

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Metal

Antique French Trunk Blanket Box Coffer Coffee Table Oak Exposed Dovetails
Antique French Trunk Blanket Box Coffer Coffee Table Oak Exposed Dovetails

Antique French Trunk Blanket Box Coffer Coffee Table Oak Exposed Dovetails

Located in Tyler, TX

Beautiful and Charming Antique French Country Oak Trunk, Blanket Box, Storage Chest, Coffer, or

Category

Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

18th Century American Queen Anne Mahogany Tilt Top Antique Tea Table
18th Century American Queen Anne Mahogany Tilt Top Antique Tea Table

18th Century American Queen Anne Mahogany Tilt Top Antique Tea Table

Located in Shippensburg, PA

center is distinct for its use of a dovetailed box instead of a birdcage with pillars as the rotating and

Category

Mid-18th Century American Queen Anne Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass, Iron

American Chippendale Walnut Slant Front Desk, Philadelphia, circa 1785
American Chippendale Walnut Slant Front Desk, Philadelphia, circa 1785

American Chippendale Walnut Slant Front Desk, Philadelphia, circa 1785

Located in Shippensburg, PA

it’s original hinges to reveal a removable dovetailed box; it can be pulled forward from the desk to

Category

1780s American Chippendale Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Painted Pine Box
Painted Pine Box

Painted Pine Box

Located in Baltimore, MD

A simple, slightly wedge-shaped pine box featuring all dovetailed construction with a hinged and

Category

Early 20th Century Hungarian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

19th Century Boxed Compass
19th Century Boxed Compass

19th Century Boxed Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

la Bove, Lorient Details: brass bezel fitted with gimbal varnished dovetail wooden box no cover

Category

19th Century Antique Dovetail Box

19th Century Pine Blanket Box
19th Century Pine Blanket Box

19th Century Pine Blanket Box

Located in Vancouver, British Columbia

An English, 19th century Victorian pine blanket box with exposed dovetail corner joinery, the top

Category

Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Boxed Compass by Wilcox Crittenden
Boxed Compass by Wilcox Crittenden

Boxed Compass by Wilcox Crittenden

Located in Norwell, MA

Wilcox Crittenden boxed compass with brass gimbal and dry compass card mounted into a dovetailed

Category

19th Century Antique Dovetail Box

Brass Yacht Compass in Mahogany Box
Brass Yacht Compass in Mahogany Box

Brass Yacht Compass in Mahogany Box

Located in Norwell, MA

Solid brass gimballed boat compass fitted to a dovetailed varnished box. This is a 19th century

Category

1880s North American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Chinese Camphor Chest Box Luggage Trunk, 1920
Chinese Camphor Chest Box Luggage Trunk, 1920

Chinese Camphor Chest Box Luggage Trunk, 1920

Located in Potters Bar, GB

Dovetails and Carrying Handles. The Box Opens to Reveal the Wonderful Smell of Camphor Wood.

Category

1920s Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wood

19thc Original Red Painted Candle Box From Pennsylvania
19thc Original Red Painted Candle Box From Pennsylvania

19thc Original Red Painted Candle Box From Pennsylvania

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This fine dovetailed candle box is from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has great detailed

Category

19th Century American Antique Dovetail Box

Antique Chinese Long Elmwood Box Used for Storing Scrolls
Antique Chinese Long Elmwood Box Used for Storing Scrolls

Antique Chinese Long Elmwood Box Used for Storing Scrolls

Located in Yonkers, NY

A long antique Chinese elmwood scrolls box from the early 20th century with dovetail accents. Born

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Elm

Antique Teak Storage Box With Iron Hardware Coffee Table
Antique Teak Storage Box With Iron Hardware Coffee Table

Antique Teak Storage Box With Iron Hardware Coffee Table

Located in Centennial, CO

handles. Note the hand carved dovetails at the corners. The box sits on 1/2" tall slab feet. The top has

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Early 20th Century Indonesian Dutch Colonial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Iron

Antique Early American Walnut Dresser Chest Glove Box Drawers Victorian
Antique Early American Walnut Dresser Chest Glove Box Drawers Victorian

Antique Early American Walnut Dresser Chest Glove Box Drawers Victorian

Located in Dayton, OH

Late 19th century American walnut three-drawer chest with glove box drawers. Hand dovetailed with

Category

19th Century American Colonial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Walnut

Quarter Cut Oak Two-Drawer Filing Box with Sliding Drawer Holders
Quarter Cut Oak Two-Drawer Filing Box with Sliding Drawer Holders

Quarter Cut Oak Two-Drawer Filing Box with Sliding Drawer Holders

By Office Specialty Mfg. Co.

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

1920-1930. The Filer has Box Joint Dovetails, The box measure 19 1/4"-inches long x 17"

Category

1920s Canadian American Craftsman Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900
Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900

Antique City Hall Park Union Depot Wind Up Tin Street Trolley Car & Box c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Trolley Car by the Morton E. Converse Co. (Winchendon, MA), in original dovetailed wooden box (missing lid

Category

Early 20th Century North American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Steel, Tin

Early  19thc New England Paint Decorated Dome Top Trunk
Early  19thc New England Paint Decorated Dome Top Trunk

Early 19thc New England Paint Decorated Dome Top Trunk

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Early 19thc original sponge painted dome top box with original hand made hardware. The box is

Category

19th Century Antique Dovetail Box

Mule Chest
Mule Chest

Mule Chest

Sold|$795

Mule Chest

Located in Baltimore, MD

A charming and compact dome-topped mule chest featuring all-pegged and hand-cut dovetailed

Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

19THC NATURAL PINE BLANKET CHEST
19THC NATURAL PINE BLANKET CHEST

19THC NATURAL PINE BLANKET CHEST

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19THC NATURAL PINE BLANKET CHEST WITH DRAWER IN BASE-GREAT TURNED FEET AND DOVETAILED CONSTRUCTION

Category

19th Century American Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Pine Blanket Chest
Pine Blanket Chest

Pine Blanket Chest

Located in Baltimore, MD

A handsome pine trunk featuring all pegged and dovetailed construction, full candle box and iron

Category

19th Century French Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine

Primitive Antique Pennsylvania Painted Pine Blanket Storage Hope Chest Footed
Primitive Antique Pennsylvania Painted Pine Blanket Storage Hope Chest Footed

Primitive Antique Pennsylvania Painted Pine Blanket Storage Hope Chest Footed

Located in Dayton, OH

made from pine with a yellowish painted finish. Features a hand dovetailed case, interior compartment

Category

Early 19th Century American Classical Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine, Paint

1760s French Bleached Oak Trunk
1760s French Bleached Oak Trunk

1760s French Bleached Oak Trunk

Located in High Point, NC

box constructed with dovetail joints, held together with iron braces that add a flourish as they wrap

Category

18th Century French French Provincial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique English Boot Rack, circa 1820
Antique English Boot Rack, circa 1820

Antique English Boot Rack, circa 1820

Located in San Francisco, CA

and leather laces. The dovetailed top hinged box with lock sits on turned bun feet held polishing

Category

Early 19th Century English Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Oak

19th Century English Mahogany Bar Cabinet
19th Century English Mahogany Bar Cabinet

19th Century English Mahogany Bar Cabinet

Located in Los Angeles, CA

wooden box with dovetail joinery, mounted on a simple but sturdy stand with square legs and brass corner

Category

19th Century English Campaign Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Dressing Table, Victorian Pine, Mirrored Vanity Bedroom Stand
Antique Dressing Table, Victorian Pine, Mirrored Vanity Bedroom Stand

Antique Dressing Table, Victorian Pine, Mirrored Vanity Bedroom Stand

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

arrangement below the upper surface Dovetailed joints to the drawer boxes A practical item of late 19th

Category

Early 20th Century Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Vintage Bow-Front Dresser, French, Walnut, Provincial, Sideboard, circa 1930
Vintage Bow-Front Dresser, French, Walnut, Provincial, Sideboard, circa 1930

Vintage Bow-Front Dresser, French, Walnut, Provincial, Sideboard, circa 1930

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

oak drawer boxes and dovetail joints Shaped lower apron with bold, scallop shell carving Raised upon

Category

Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Walnut

Antique Dining Kitchen Library Table Quality Mahogany, English, circa 1850
Antique Dining Kitchen Library Table Quality Mahogany, English, circa 1850

Antique Dining Kitchen Library Table Quality Mahogany, English, circa 1850

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

boxes with quality dovetails - one with brass lock (untested as correct key absent) Fine wooden turned

Category

Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Chest on Stand, Walnut, Chest of Drawers, Georgian Revival, Victorian
Antique Chest on Stand, Walnut, Chest of Drawers, Georgian Revival, Victorian

Antique Chest on Stand, Walnut, Chest of Drawers, Georgian Revival, Victorian

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

highly appealing burr walnut inlays Stout drawer boxes with quality dovetail joints Tapered lower apron

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Walnut

18th Century George II Mahogany Miniature Bureau
18th Century George II Mahogany Miniature Bureau

18th Century George II Mahogany Miniature Bureau

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

oak-lined dovetailed drawers, box cockbeading which was possibly Japanned and a fully working

Category

18th Century English Chippendale Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Mahogany and Brass Single Fusee Timepiece Dial Clock
Antique Mahogany and Brass Single Fusee Timepiece Dial Clock

Antique Mahogany and Brass Single Fusee Timepiece Dial Clock

By Maple & Co.

Located in London, GB

is made of a rich deeply coloured mahogany, with a dovetailed back box with lower and side access

Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Original Blue Painted Flat Top Trunk from Sweden
19th Century Original Blue Painted Flat Top Trunk from Sweden

19th Century Original Blue Painted Flat Top Trunk from Sweden

Located in Round Top, TX

grown warm with a patina that comes only from the passage of years and use. See the exposed dovetail

Category

Mid-19th Century Swedish Country Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine, Paint

19th Century Original Rustic Blue Flat Top Pine Trunk, Hungary
19th Century Original Rustic Blue Flat Top Pine Trunk, Hungary

19th Century Original Rustic Blue Flat Top Pine Trunk, Hungary

Located in Round Top, TX

the passage of years and use revealing much of the original pine below. See the exposed dovetail

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Late 19th Century Hungarian Rustic Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Pine, Paint

Antique Mahogany and Brass Eight Day Single Fusee Timepiece Dial Clock
Antique Mahogany and Brass Eight Day Single Fusee Timepiece Dial Clock

Antique Mahogany and Brass Eight Day Single Fusee Timepiece Dial Clock

By Hammer

Located in London, GB

collectors today. The case is solid mahogany with a dovetailed back box with lower and side access doors

Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

16th Century Italian  Walnut Cassone
16th Century Italian  Walnut Cassone

16th Century Italian Walnut Cassone

Located in Hudson, NY

with massive hand forged nails and large dovetails fortifying the strong box form and retains also

Category

18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Walnut

Antique Gentleman's Triple Wardrobe, English, Mahogany, Cabinet, Victorian, 1880
Antique Gentleman's Triple Wardrobe, English, Mahogany, Cabinet, Victorian, 1880

Antique Gentleman's Triple Wardrobe, English, Mahogany, Cabinet, Victorian, 1880

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

- desirable light foxing present Two short over three long graduated drawers - solid mahogany drawer boxes

Category

Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Mahogany

French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830

French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830

Located in Shippensburg, PA

and giving access to any stored contents below. A single dovetailed organization box floats around

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830
French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830

French Empire Flamed Mahogany Secretaire a'Abattant Desk ca. 1830

Located in Shippensburg, PA

and giving access to any stored contents below. A single dovetailed organization box floats around

Category

19th Century French Empire Antique Dovetail Box

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Steel

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Antique Dovetail Box For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic antique dovetail box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, pine and softwood, every antique dovetail box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique dovetail box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique dovetail box made by Art Deco designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular.

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Prices for an antique dovetail box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $120 and can go as high as $7,500, while the average can fetch as much as $738.
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