Skip to main content

Antique Dovetail Wood Box

19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document  Box
19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document  Box

19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document Box

$556Sale Price|37% Off

H 6.5 in W 12 in D 4.5 in

19th Century Original Painted Dovetailed Document Box

Located in Los Angeles, CA

19th century original taupe painted dovetailed document box from New England. The original brass

Category

19th Century American Country Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood

Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints
Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints

Hand Painted Lacquer Camphor Wood Box with Wrestler Figures and Dovetail Joints

Located in Lomita, CA

This is a beautiful hand-crafted antique Chinese lacquer box, crafted from camphor wood, a material

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Lacquer

American Walnut Hinged Sugar Chest on Stand with Exposed Dovetails TN / KY  1810
American Walnut Hinged Sugar Chest on Stand with Exposed Dovetails TN / KY  1810

American Walnut Hinged Sugar Chest on Stand with Exposed Dovetails TN / KY 1810

Located in Charleston, SC

American walnut hinged sugar chest with exposed exterior dovetails and resting on the original

Category

1810s American American Colonial Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood, Poplar, Walnut

American Queen Anne Curly Maple Drop Leaf Table
American Queen Anne Curly Maple Drop Leaf Table

American Queen Anne Curly Maple Drop Leaf Table

Located in Bradenton, FL

. White Pine and Ash secondary wood on the dovetailed box frame.

Category

Late 18th Century American Federal Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Maple

Recent Sales

French Empire Commode
French Empire Commode

French Empire Commode

Unavailable

H 38.5 in W 46 in D 23.25 in

French Empire Commode

Located in Austin, TX

. Beautiful relief work on the brass ormolu. All drawers are solid wood boxes with dovetail construction

Category

Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass

19th Century Dovetailed Wood Box with Pyrimidal Cast Brass Lid
19th Century Dovetailed Wood Box with Pyrimidal Cast Brass Lid

19th Century Dovetailed Wood Box with Pyrimidal Cast Brass Lid

Located in Dallas, TX

19th century dovetailed wood box with pyramidal patina cast brass lid features raised figural

Category

1890s French Gothic Revival Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass

Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk
Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk

Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk

Sold

H 31.5 in W 33.47 in D 17.72 in

Late 1800 Inlaid Wood Dovetailed Mexican Trunk

Located in Guadalajra, Jal

variation in decoration motifs. In the typical wood trunks of the north of Jalisco and Puebla, the initials

Category

1860s Mexican Primitive Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Dynasty Early 20th Century Decorative Box with Dovetail Joints
Chinese Qing Dynasty Early 20th Century Decorative Box with Dovetail Joints

Chinese Qing Dynasty Early 20th Century Decorative Box with Dovetail Joints

Located in Yonkers, NY

A Chinese Qing Dynasty period decorative box from the early 20th century with dovetail construction

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Bronze

Early 20th Century Wooden Baker's Bread Tray with Dovetail Joints
Early 20th Century Wooden Baker's Bread Tray with Dovetail Joints

Early 20th Century Wooden Baker's Bread Tray with Dovetail Joints

Located in San Francisco, CA

About An original wooden baker's bread tray with cutout handles and dovetails joints. "Property

Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Wooden Treasure Chest with Cutout Metal Braces and Dovetails
Antique Chinese Wooden Treasure Chest with Cutout Metal Braces and Dovetails

Antique Chinese Wooden Treasure Chest with Cutout Metal Braces and Dovetails

Located in Yonkers, NY

and dovetailed accents. Born in China during the early years of the 20th century, this charming

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Metal

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 Wood Box

Materials

Metal

Nineteenth Century Philadelphia Ship Compass
Nineteenth Century Philadelphia Ship Compass

Nineteenth Century Philadelphia Ship Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

. Spun copper bowl, strap gimbal fitted to a dovetailed wood box. Very early Circa 1860. Quality nautical

Category

1860s North American Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass

Blunt and Company Maritime Compass
Blunt and Company Maritime Compass

Blunt and Company Maritime Compass

Sold

H 7 in W 10 in D 10 in

Blunt and Company Maritime Compass

Located in Norwell, MA

Blunt Jr. This is a spun brass bowl compass fitted to a dovetailed wood box. No lid. Circa 1870.

Category

1870s American Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Pine Wood Sailors Sea Chest Dovetailed Constructed Trunk Box
Antique Pine Wood Sailors Sea Chest Dovetailed Constructed Trunk Box

Antique Pine Wood Sailors Sea Chest Dovetailed Constructed Trunk Box

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Antique pine wood sailors sea chest dovetailed constructed trunk box. Item features dovetail

Category

19th Century American Primitive Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Pine

Handmade Complete Chess Set in Oak Dovetailed Box Apprentice Piece, circa 1920
Handmade Complete Chess Set in Oak Dovetailed Box Apprentice Piece, circa 1920

Handmade Complete Chess Set in Oak Dovetailed Box Apprentice Piece, circa 1920

Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire

set is complete with 32 handmade and turned wood pieces. The box is unusual. It is all handmade, of

Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood, Oak

People Also Browsed

Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period
Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period

Japanese Carved and Lacquered Shibayama Cabinet, Meiji Period

Located in San Francisco, CA

An elaborate and finely detailed carved wood, and gold lacquered Shibayama cabinet (Chigaidansu). Having beautifully applied semi-precious stone and mother of pearl decoration of flo...

Category

19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers
Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers

Japanese Lacquer Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay and Parquetry Drawers

Located in Yonkers, NY

A finely crafted Japanese tabletop cabinet from the early 20th century, this compact storage piece is richly detailed with traditional decorative techniques and export-era flourishes...

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900
Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900

$1,480 / set

H 12 in W 33.25 in D 23.25 in

Chinese Red Lacquer Writing Set with Twin Dragons, c. 1900

Located in Chicago, IL

Designed for traveling poets or scholar-artists, a collapsible writing set allowed a Chinese calligrapher to paint in nature, whether a journey to a far-off vista or an afternoon spe...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period
Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Japanese Lacquer and Cinnabar "Samurai" Cabinet, Inaba Family, Edo Period

Located in Troy, NY

Exceptionally large and rare lacquer cabinet. According to the heraldry, visible on the headgear in one of the panels, it was made for the Inaba family, a high ranking Daimyo family,...

Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Edo Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Cabinets with Original Decoration
Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Cabinets with Original Decoration

Pair of Chinese Qing Dynasty Red Lacquer Cabinets with Original Decoration

Located in Kastrup, DK

A pair of cabinets in red-lacquered elm, richly decorated and exceptionally well-preserved. The motifs are executed in gold leaf on lacquer – a classic Chinese decorative technique –...

Category

Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass, Gold Leaf

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece
Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece

Tiffany & Company, George Paulding Farnham, A Rare, Lavish Silver Centerpiece

By Tiffany & Co., Paulding Farnham.

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

Tiffany & Company and George Paulding Farnham, A rare, lavish and monumental sterling silver centerpiece with original mirrored-glass sterling silver plateau, circa 1900. Museum...

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early Victorian Penwork Tea Caddy
Early Victorian Penwork Tea Caddy

Early Victorian Penwork Tea Caddy

$3,000

H 6.75 in W 6 in D 12 in

Early Victorian Penwork Tea Caddy

Located in Montreal, QC

This tea caddy is of sarcophagus form, oblong with a raised panelled lid, painted with autumnal fruit and flowers. The exterior is brilliantly decorated in penwork with stylised flow...

Category

1840s English Victorian Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Wood

Tennessee Walnut Blanket Chest
Tennessee Walnut Blanket Chest

Tennessee Walnut Blanket Chest

$695

H 35 in W 27 in D 14.5 in

Tennessee Walnut Blanket Chest

Located in Bradenton, FL

A nice late 19th century southern lift top Chest probably Tennessee or Virginia constructed of Walnut with pine and Poplar as a secondary case wood. The person I purchased it from wa...

Category

Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Walnut

17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair
17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair

17-18th c Beautiful porcelain Vase with Dragons decor and kintsugi repair

Located in Fukuoka, JP

Beautiful polychrome porcelain vase with stunning Dragons decor and unique Kintsugi repair. Overall good condition with some kiln bottom crack and unique kintsugi gold repair, add...

Category

Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Ceramic

American Federal Southern Walnut Hinged Two Drawer Inlaid Sugar Chest, VA C 1820
American Federal Southern Walnut Hinged Two Drawer Inlaid Sugar Chest, VA C 1820

American Federal Southern Walnut Hinged Two Drawer Inlaid Sugar Chest, VA C 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

American Federal Southern walnut hinged top sugar chest with oval string inlays, two flanking drawers with brass pulls, central diamond escutcheons, and resting on the original turne...

Category

1820s American Federal Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass

Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Vase
Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Vase

Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Vase

$2,750

H 24.75 in Dm 11 in

Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Vase

Located in San Francisco, CA

Carved Cinnabar Lacquer Vase Chinese cinnabar lacquer vase finely carved with a garden scene featuring a seated robed figure, trees, rocks, and layered foliage. The detailed landsca...

Category

20th Century Chinese Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Tennessee American Classical Jackson Press
19th Century Tennessee American Classical Jackson Press

19th Century Tennessee American Classical Jackson Press

Located in Forney, TX

A scarce American Classical cherrywood Jackson Press with beautifully aged mellow patina, dating to the first half of the 19th century. Born in Tennessee, most likely the eastern ...

Category

19th Century American American Classical Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Cherry, Poplar, Pine

American Federal Mahogany and Spanish Cedra Sugar Chest on Stand, Circa 1820
American Federal Mahogany and Spanish Cedra Sugar Chest on Stand, Circa 1820

American Federal Mahogany and Spanish Cedra Sugar Chest on Stand, Circa 1820

Located in Charleston, SC

American Federal mahogany and Spanish cedra one drawer hinged sugar chest on stand with carved molded edge, exposed dovetails, wooden knobs, silver escutcheon, original keys, and res...

Category

1820s American Federal Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Silver, Iron

American Mahogany Hinged Bottle Box on Stand with Exposed Dovetails, Circa 1800
American Mahogany Hinged Bottle Box on Stand with Exposed Dovetails, Circa 1800

American Mahogany Hinged Bottle Box on Stand with Exposed Dovetails, Circa 1800

Located in Charleston, SC

American mahogany hinged bottle box on stand with exposed dovetails, interior dividers, original brass side handles, and centered brass knob with original locking key. Early 19th cen...

Category

Early 1800s American American Colonial Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty Original Invoice
Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty Original Invoice

Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty Original Invoice

Located in Atlanta, GA

One of the most beautiful Korean Bandajis we have had with original patina circa mid-19th century of late Joseon Dynasty. Purchased in Seoul in 1987 and still retains its original ha...

Category

Mid-19th Century Korean Other Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Metal

Pair Of Early 20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Gilt & Polychrome Bench Seats
Pair Of Early 20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Gilt & Polychrome Bench Seats

Pair Of Early 20th Century Chinese Black Lacquer Gilt & Polychrome Bench Seats

Located in Norwich, GB

Stunning pair of early 20th century decorative Chinese black lacquered gilt & polychrome painted bench seats. Republican Period - Circa 1920-30. Delivery included to mainland Englan...

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Dovetail Wood Box

Materials

Pine, Lacquer

Get Updated with New Arrivals
Save "Antique Dovetail Wood Box", and we’ll notify you when there are new listings in this category.

Antique Dovetail Wood Box For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the antique dovetail wood box you’re looking for. An antique dovetail wood box — often made from wood, metal and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the antique dovetail wood box you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique dovetail wood box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Georgian, Victorian and folk art styles are sought with frequency. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique dovetail wood box over the years, but those crafted by Asprey International Limited, Geographia, Ltd. and George Christian are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Antique Dovetail Wood Box?

Prices for an antique dovetail wood box start at $90 and top out at $39,800 with the average selling for $1,948.