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French Art Deco sewing box in sculpted wood, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Very decorative
Category
Antique Early 1900s Belgian Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
French Art Deco sewing box with yellow top, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Very decorative
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Deco Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Mirror, Wood
19th Century French Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box
Located in Bradenton, FL
Beautiful 19th Century French Empire ebonized black and Boulle Sewing Scent Necessaire Box with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Empire Boxes
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Napoleon III Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th Century French Napoleon III marquetry sewing box. Made of mahogany with thuya wood top
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French sculptured sewing box in oak, ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / oak / antique / rococo
A large French antique sewing box in oak hand
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Rococo Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
18th century painted wooden sewing box
Located in Bilzen, BE
A late 18th century blacked wooden sewing box with gold painted decoration all around
brass
Category
Antique 18th Century French Baroque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Sewing Theme Limoges France Floral Motif Porcelain Double Thimbles or Needle Box
By Limoges
Located in Tustin, CA
. This sewing themed box could also be used to hold sewing needles. It features antique finish metal
Category
Late 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Rare Late 18th/Early 19th Century French Colored Straw Marquetry Sewing Box
Located in Forney, TX
A rare French marqueterie de paille (colored straw marquetry)
sewing work box.
Delicately hand
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw
H 2.25 in W 8.5 in D 5.25 in
19th Century Napoleon III Burl Wood Sewing Box
Located in Paris, FR
Varnished, burl wood sewing box, decorated with Greek frieze and brass inlays. The box contains a
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
19th Century Sewing Box by Maison Aucoc, Paris
By A. Aucoc
Located in Paris, FR
Late 19th century oval sewing box decorated with crowned monogram. The case contains five gold and
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Steel
Art Deco sewing box with sculpted roses and red velvet top, France ca. 1900
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood, fabric / Art Deco / Mid-century / Vintage
Elegant wooden box
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric, Wood
H 7.09 in W 14.18 in D 9.85 in
Sewing Box in Rosewood Veneer, Gold and Silver, Restoration Period
Located in Paris, FR
Precious rectangular sewing box in rosewood veneer called. Uncovered, it presents a mirror with
Category
Antique 19th Century French Restauration Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold, Silver
Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Nécessaire
By Palais Royal
Located in New Orleans, LA
This captivating Palais Royal sewing nécessaire is crafted of engraved mother of pearl mounted in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronze Burl Walnut French Jewelry Sewing Casket Silk Lined Interior 19C
Located in Dublin, Ireland
mounted well figured Burr Walnut Jewlery Casket or Table Box made during the third quarter of the
Category
Antique 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 6.5 in W 12 in D 6.5 in
Art Nouveau jewelry box in sculpted wood, France ca. 1915
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1900 / sewing box / wood / Art Deco / Art Nouveau
An elegant jewelry box in sculpted wood
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
French Charles X End table Sewing Box, wood and inlaid brass
Located in Valladolid, ES
Gorgeous and very refined and elegant Charles X sewing box and leaf shaped table , around 1830
Category
Antique 1830s French Charles X End Tables
Materials
Metal
Jacques Adnet, Sewing box in Lacquered Metal and Leather, France 1950
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Catonvielle, FR
Jacques Adnet (1900-1984), rare sewing box in topstitched fawn leather, structure in black
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vanities
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 22.05 in W 14.97 in D 10.63 in
French Art Deco Metamorphic Concertina Work or Sewing Box Made in Dark Oak
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Art Deco Metamorphic Concertina Work or Sewing Box
Made in Dark Oak and a very stylish
Category
Vintage 1930s Arts and Crafts Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
18th Century Gold Sewing Box with Wax Case, Scissors, Seal
Located in Paris, FR
boxes known as the Necessaire are small boxes or wooden cases used to hold toiletry items for travel
Category
Antique 1780s French Louis XVI Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Gold
Antique Wooden Sewing Box Tramp Art Folk Art Unique Piece 1928
Located in Poperinge, BE
Antique sewing box, wooden tramp art box with green fabric parts and a pincushion at the top
Category
Vintage 1920s French Folk Art Outsider and Self Taught Art
Materials
Reclaimed Wood
Exquisite French Tortoise Shell Sewing Box
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
An exquisite 19th century, French tortoise shell sarcophagus-form sewing box with lion-mask ring
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
French 19th century sewing casket and music box
Located in Paris, FR
A mahogany sewing casket simulating a piano, with a hidden music box. Inside the casket a set of
Category
Antique 19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Prisoner of War Sewing Box
Located in Denver, CO
Napoleonic Prisoner of War Sewing Box, whale bone, hand carved with original velvet
Category
Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Sewing Box in Polychromed Plaited Straw, Provence, France, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Charming sewing box in polychromed plaited straw, decorated with fashion plates and mirrors
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Tapestry, Straw
H 15.79 in W 10.63 in D 17.72 in
Antique Striped Mahogany Palais Royal Sewing Box, France, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Palais Royal sewing box with mahogany and maple striped design. Cut-steel corner brackets and
Category
Antique 19th Century French William IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Cut Steel
Charles X Satinwood Ladies Sewing Box
Located in Midlothian, VA
Very Fine Charles X Satinwood Ladies Sewing Box with Cut Steel Inlaid Décor & Ebony Banding
Category
Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Antique Mahogany Sycamore Palais Royal Sewing Box, French, 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Antique Palais Royal sewing box veneered in mahogany and sycamore with boxwood stringing and floral
Category
Antique 19th Century British George IV Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Mahogany, Sycamore
Antique Louis Philippe Era Boulle Inlay 9" Work or Sewing Box
Located in South Coast, CA
Fine antique French Louis Philippe era 8 3/4" sewing, work or jewelry box, jet black ebony or
Category
Antique 19th Century French Boxes
Art Deco Louis Majorelle Sewing Box on Legs
By Louis Majorelle
Located in London, GB
A compact and useable Rosewood Art Deco sewing box, raised on legs, with decorative inlays produced
Category
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Rosewood
Folding Sewing Box on Stand Side Table by Audoux Minet
By Adrien Audoux and Frida Minnet, Vibo
Located in Liege, BE
Rare sewing box by Audoux Minet, in perfect original condition, never used.
A bubble in the
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Tray Tables
Materials
Rope
20th Century French Wood and Metal Vintage Sewing Box, 1950s
Located in LEGNY, FR
Very nice 20th century French vintage sewing box from the 1950s.
"Pied compas" base typical to
Category
Vintage 1950s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
c.1880 French Napoleon III Lady's Sewing Box
Located in Chicago, IL
Magnificent antique silk-lined lady's sewing box with mother-of-pearl inlay and intricate hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Napoleon III Boulle Marquetry Sewing Box, France, 1875
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Beautiful sewing box, in Boulle Marquetry style in fruitwood and Brass.
Napoleon III style, France
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Limoges Paris Enameled Porcelain Sewing Needle Box
By Limoges
Located in Philadelphia, PA
From Limoges France, a hand enameled trinket box, sized for holding sewing needles or pins, circa
Category
Vintage 1970s French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Copper
Charles X Period Sewing and Music Box
Located in Paris, FR
Mahogany sewing box in the shape of a grand piano, with a hidden music box. Inside the box is a set
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Wood
Palais Royal Mother-of-Pearl Sewing Box
By Palais Royal
Located in New Orleans, LA
The delicate artistry of this 19th-century Palais Royal sewing nécessaire matches the intricate
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Large Scale Tramp Art Jewellery/Sewing Box
Located in Southampton, GB
An early 20th century Tramp Art Jewellery/Sewing box, made from old cigar boxes.
With brass detail
Category
Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Sewing Box, Chest, 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Sewing box, chest, 19th century, Napoleon III period.
Sewing box, chest with its sewing kit in
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique French Louis XVI Inlaid Olive Wood Sewing Box or Jewel Chest c1800
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique French Louis XVI sewing box or jewel chest offers oliv wood construction with faceted
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Olive
H 22 in W 19.5 in D 13.75 in
Antique French Gilt Cast Bronze Hand Painted Sewing Box, 19th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
19th century French gilt cast bronze sewing box features swags, bows, olive wreathes and hand
Category
Antique 19th Century French Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Decorative Sewing Jewel Box in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III, France 1870
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Jewel decorative box or sewing box, in Boulle style Marquetry in Ebony, Copper, Brass, Mother of
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in D 7.88 in
Decorative Sewing Jewel Box in Boulle Marquetry Napoleon III, France 1870
By André-Charles Boulle
Located in Paris, FR
Jewel decorative box or sewing box, in Boulle style Marquetry in Ebony, Copper, Brass, Mother of
Category
Antique 1870s French Napoleon III Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass, Bronze
H 7.88 in W 11.03 in L 7.88 in
Sewing set. Wood, mirror, metal, textile, etc. Possibly French school, 19th c
Located in Madrid, ES
Sewing set. Wood, mirror, metal, textile, etc. Possibly French school, 19th century.
It has faults
Category
Antique 19th Century European Neoclassical Revival Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Other
H 1.97 in W 5.32 in D 3.55 in
Superb Strawwork Box
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
A superb large late 18th century french straw work ladies sewing box with an unusal mirrored
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Decorative Boxes
Sewing box
Located in New Orleans, LA
A burl walnut and zebra wood sewing box with brass filet, silk tufted lining, ivory pieces
Category
Antique 19th Century French More Furniture and Collectibles
Large Art Deco harmonica sewing box, France 1940s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1940 / sewing box / wood / Art Deco / Mid-century
An Art Deco sewing or hobby box with
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Wood
French Napoleon III Bamboo Sewing Table
Located in Austin, TX
Petite French antique Napoleon III sewing box. Dark bamboo legs and a hand painted Chinoiserie
Category
Antique 19th Century French End Tables
Materials
Bamboo
Antique French BARLEY TWIST Jewelry Chest Side End Table Sewing Box Oak 19thC
Located in Tyler, TX
BEAUTIFUL Late 19th Century Antique French Oak BARLEY TWIST Jewelry Table/Serving Chest/Box or End
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival End Tables
Materials
Oak
H 28 in W 25 in D 15 in
19th Century Chinese Black, Golded Lacquered Sewing Box and Writing Table
Located in Valladolid, ES
One of a kind 19 th century Chinese black lacquered and golded with chinoiseries sewing box and
Category
Antique 1860s French Chinoiserie Furniture
Materials
Gold
H 27.96 in W 24.81 in D 18.9 in
19th Century Sewing Box
Located in Paris, FR
Early 19th century sewing box with classically-inspired sarcophagus form. Crafted of veneer wood
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Silver
Biedermeier Sewing Box, Mahogany, Drawer Needle Cushion, France, circa 1820
Located in Regensburg, DE
Beautiful Biedermeier sewing casket box
Mahogany in beautiful book-matched veneered and Maple
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Biedermeier Decorative Boxes
Materials
Upholstery, Bone, Mahogany
H 5.52 in W 13.39 in D 10.24 in
19th Century Charles X Sewing Box
Located in Paris, FR
Varnished, wooden sewing box, decorated with hammered nails. The box contains a mirror and sewing
Category
Antique 1820s French Charles X Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
Sewing Box with Marquetry in Straw, 19th Century
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
19th century sewing box with marquetry in straw. 19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Straw
Early 19th Century French Charles X Palisander Sewing Box with Lemon Wood Inlay
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This early 19th century French Charles X period palisander box features a finely inlaid lemon wood
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal, Silver
H 3 in W 7.5 in D 5 in
19th Century Blackened Wood Vanity, Sewing or Writing Box with Gilt Implements
Located in Haarlem, NL
Victorian blackened wood and brass initialed vanity, sewing or writing box, the lid interior
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Metal
H 3.94 in W 9.45 in D 7.09 in
French Second Empire Case with Porcelain, Flasks and Sewing Kit
Located in Paris, FR
Rosewood case containing utensils for writing and sewing, porcelain flasks and inkwells. The box
Category
Antique 1860s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Porcelain, Rosewood
Antique French Lacquer & Inlaid Abalone Sewing Etui Necessaire Scent Bottle Case
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique French lacquer & inlaid abalone sewing Etui or Necessaire, circa 1840.
The black
Category
Antique 1840s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver, Steel
H 1 in W 5.25 in D 3 in
French Napoleon III Period 19th Century Leather Sewing Kit with Bronze Hardware
Located in Atlanta, GA
French 1850s Napoléon III period leather case sewing kit with bronze hardware and blue velvet
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
H 4 in W 10.5 in D 1 in
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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the French sewing box you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and mother-of-pearl, every French sewing box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect French sewing box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A French sewing box, designed in the Georgian, Victorian or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one French sewing box that is appealing in its simplicity, but Palais Royal, A. Aucoc and Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet produced versions that are worth a look.
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A French sewing box can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,249, while the lowest priced sells for $275 and the highest can go for as much as $18,850.
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- What is a sewing box called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023A sewing box can be called a sewing basket, a needle box or a needlepoint box. However, many people simply refer to the storage boxes for thread, needles and other sewing supplies as a sewing box. Shop a selection of sewing boxes on 1stDibs.
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