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Antique Wooden Box w. Embossed Copper Japonisme Scene & Handcrafted Brass Nails
Located in Lisse, NL
Good size, one of a kind and all hand-crafted antique box with an elegant Asian scene. If you are
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Early 20th Century European Japonisme Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass, Copper

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Box
Located in High Point, NC
This wooden box was produced in Scandinavian, circa 1900. A patinated clack box showing signs of a
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19th Century Scandinavian Country Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Scandinavian Wooden Box
Antique Scandinavian Wooden Box
H 8.9 in W 22.8 in D 12.8 in
19thc Spice Wall Box/ Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19Thc Table top spice box with square nail construction and in fine condition.These early spice
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique 19thc Spice Wall Box/ Cabinet
19thc Spice Wall Box/ Cabinet
H 13 in W 9 in D 6 in
17th Century Italian Leather Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A stunning 17th century Italian leather covered wood trunk covered in brass nail heads, some
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17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique 17th Century Italian Leather Box
17th Century Italian Leather Box
H 9.5 in W 14.5 in D 13.5 in
Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880
Located in Den Haag, NL
Very nice Leather embossed Antique box or small chest Great patine Cognac Color. Deposited with
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1880s French French Provincial Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather

Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880
Antique Leather Embossed Box, France, 1880
H 16.15 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
Located in New York, NY
English Victorian oak and walnut trim lap desk box with nail head and brass filigree design.  
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Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
English Victorian Oak Lap Desk Box
H 8 in W 13 in D 11.5 in
19th Century Swedish pine log box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century swedish pine log box circa 1870. Fine example of swedih rustic furniture that was
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Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Nail Box

Materials

Pine

Antique 19th Century Swedish pine log box
19th Century Swedish pine log box
H 28.75 in W 27.25 in D 17.5 in
Early 20th Century Japanese Pillow Box
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
leaves. When the box is opened, a leather strap is nailed on the left side, allowing to maintain the lid
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Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

Antique Early 20th Century Japanese Pillow Box
Early 20th Century Japanese Pillow Box
H 5.32 in W 12.21 in D 4.73 in
1800s Antique Wood and Forged Iron Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulously aged antique wood box with handles. Box is adorned with patinated metal trim pieces and
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19th Century Unknown Modern Antique Nail Box

Materials

Metal, Iron

1800s Antique Wood and Forged Iron Box
1800s Antique Wood and Forged Iron Box
H 9.75 in W 16.75 in D 16.25 in
19Thc Original Brown Painted Box W/ Drawer & Handle
Located in Los Angeles, CA
nails and a dovetailed drawer.There is a brass & iron handle on the side of the box for carrying from
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1890s American Adirondack Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass, Iron

Fantastic Oversized 19th Century Walnut Wall Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
oversize box could be used on a counter or a wall. The construction is early cut nails original hinges. The
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19th Century American Folk Art Antique Nail Box

Materials

Walnut

Antique Japanese Iron and Wood Tansu Suzuribako Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nail Box

Materials

Iron

Antique Japanese Iron Mounted Tansu Suzuribako Wood Box
Located in Seguin, TX
Antique late 19th century Japanese iron mounted tansu or suzuribako calligraphy writing box. Push
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Nail Box

Materials

Iron

Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Located in Stamford, CT
brass nail heads, handles and feet and a lovely fret-work grill. A great box for the intended use, for
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Early 20th Century English Regency Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass, Steel

Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
Regency Style Brushed Steel and Brass Tinder Box
H 12.75 in W 18.25 in D 14.25 in
Late 19th Century French Canvas Covered Locking Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
A coated canvas-covered box with nail head decoration, brass lock and brass handle.
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Late 19th Century French Baroque Antique Nail Box

Materials

Canvas

16th Century Bronze and Gilded Copper Box
Located in Brescia, IT
Bronze and gilded copper box, Central Europe, 16th century Dimensions: 13 x 17.2 x 12.2 cm
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16th Century Dutch Renaissance Antique Nail Box

Materials

Bronze, Copper

16th Century Bronze and Gilded Copper Box
16th Century Bronze and Gilded Copper Box
H 5.12 in W 6.78 in D 4.81 in
17th Century, Italian Wooden Box Coated in Engraved Leather
Located in Firenze, FI
Wooden box lined with leather engraved with damask motifs, studded with convex bronze nails. This
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern
Located in Leesburg, VA
Antique Hand-Crafted Decorative Box with Distinctive Bone Inlay Pattern and Nailed Brass Trim
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Early 20th Century Indian Dutch Colonial Antique Nail Box

Materials

Bone, Wood

Early 18th Century Italian Carved and Dovetailed Walnut Alms Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
old handwrought nails give this small scale box a heavy, rugged and strong build. A crude coin slot
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Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Nail Box

Materials

Iron

Early Primitive Robin Egg Blue Painted Tool Knife Box, 1860s
Located in Wallkill, NY
wear. It's rare to find original paint! It is square nailed and well used. It is a wonderful statement
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1860s American Primitive Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

Composition of red tortoiseshell gold piqué-work box, 18th century
Located in Paris, FR
Circular box in composition of red tortoiseshell powder called "Indian red". Inlays of nets in the
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1750s French Louis XV Antique Nail Box

Materials

Gold

Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
By Howell James & Co.
Located in Northampton, GB
Howell, James & Co Sterling Silver by Thomas Whitehead From our Vanity Box collection, we are
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Early 19th Century English William IV Antique Nail Box

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
Georgian Rosewood Vanity Box
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H 7.09 in W 11.81 in D 8.66 in
French Louis XIV Messenger Box - Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
made of leather-covered wood decorated with copper nails forming diamonds on the top of the box. A
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

19th Century Anglo-Indian Sadeli Inlaid Work Box Traveling Writing Desk
Located in Stamford, CT
is remarkably intact, with some issues. Some nail-heads have popped out on back of the box, damaging
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Mid-19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Metal

French Louis XIV Messenger Box Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Rare Louis XIV period messenger box, Late 17th Early 18th century, in wood sheathed in black-tinted
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Late 17th Century French Louis XIV Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Moroccan Dowry Box Inlaid with White Camel Bone Rectangular Carved Wood Trunk
By Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique handcrafted Moroccan jewelry wooden box with camel bone inlay trunk. A large early 20th
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Early 20th Century Moroccan Moorish Antique Nail Box

Materials

Metal

French Louis XIV Messenger Box in Leather Wrapped Wood - France - 17th 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
the box. Some nails are themselves in the shape of flowers. This rare box has a beautiful wrought iron
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1690s French Louis XIV Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather, Wood

Antique Cheese Carrying Box, English, Oak, Garden Produce Tray, Georgian, c.1800
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique cheese carrying box. An English, oak garden produce tray or work box, dating to
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Nail Box

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Oak

English ships or country house carved oak and steel bound strong box, circa 1840
Located in Central England, GB
A Rare Ships or Country House Carved Oak and Steel Bound Strong Box This fabulous and richly
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Oak

Alfred Daguet, Paris, Art Nouveau Embossed Brass & Inlaid Glass Cabochons Box
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Lisse, NL
One of a kind and all hand-crafted, good size antique box by Alfred Daguet (1875-1942). Alfred
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Early 20th Century French Arts and Crafts Antique Nail Box

Materials

Copper, Brass

19th Century Malabar Jewelry Box Lacquered with Ornate Brass Accents from Kerala
Located in Yonkers, NY
This South Indian jewelry box, known as a Malabar box, hailing from Kerala, is a magnificent piece
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19th Century Indian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Primitive American Paint Decorated Tool or Document Storage Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This antique American storage box exudes a charming rustic appeal with its hand-painted design on a
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Early 19th Century American Primitive Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood, Paint

Charles X Gilt Bronze-Mounted Glass Barrel on a Stand, circa 1830
Located in London, GB
hob nail cut with geometric patterns and has two ormolu bronze fitting in the centre.
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1830s French Charles X Antique Nail Box

Materials

Glass

Continental Novelty Snuff Box Modeled as a Foot, circa 1800
Located in Gardena, CA
silver paint which can be removed. The box firmly closes. 3 tiny pinhead nails appear to be missing. Does
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18th Century Antique Nail Box

Materials

Fruitwood

19th Century French Rosewood Travel Vanity Case by Peret and Dated 1855
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful antique jewelry box set was crafted in Paris, France, circa 1855. The box was made
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Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Nail Box

Materials

Silver

Art Nouveau Celtic Immortality Repoussé Casket by Alfred Daguet
By Alfred Daguet
Located in Chicago, US
A modern letter box in the hands of Alfred Daguet was not simply a functionally designed repository
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Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Steel

Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
leather, made supple with moisture and heat, was stuffed, shaped and nailed to the rigid wooden coffer
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17th Century Antique Nail Box

Materials

Iron

Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
Boiled Leather Trunk, Spanish, 17th Century
H 8.67 in W 20.87 in D 12.6 in
Antique Equestrian Brass Dresser Valet/ Watch Display
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Fine solid brass dresser valet in Equestrian theme with Horseshoe form arbor having horseshoe nail
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Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Brass

Russian Imperial Faberge Silver Pill Box Nutmeg Grater solid 84 Silver / 30.5gr
Located in SE
Original Russian Imperial Silver box made at workshop of K.Faberge ca. early XX century I presume
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Early 1900s Russian Aesthetic Movement Antique Nail Box

Materials

Silver

Antique French Mother of Pearl Sewing Necessaire Etui Propelling Pencil Case
Located in Portland, OR
from an engraved monogram. The interior is fitted with the following; Knife & nail file Sewing hook
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1840s French Louis Philippe Antique Nail Box

Materials

Silver, Steel

16th-Century Indo-Portuguese Colonial Mother-of-pearl Gujarat Casket
Located in Amsterdam, NL
. 24.6 x D. 16.1 cm An exceptional Gujarati casket with a rectangular box and truncated pyramidal lid
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16th Century Indian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Ladies Traveling Necessaire Ensemble, American, circa 1925
Located in Incline Village, NV
) hair "tidy" box (lid with the circular hole on top for loose hairs) (5 1/4" wide) jewelry box with lid
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1920s American Art Deco Antique Nail Box

Materials

Bakelite, Resin

Early 20th Century French Country Wood and Iron Bakery Bread Cutter
Located in Dallas, TX
baker's knife sits on an attached platform secured with heavy forged nails, and features a very sharp
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Early 20th Century French Country Antique Nail Box

Materials

Iron

19th Century Handcrafted Walnut Cutlery Carrier
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. This carrier has fine cut nails and in great condition.
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

Central Asian antique wooden box/Early 20th century/assembled wooden box
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
in Central Asia. The location is likely to be Tibet, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. This was a box used
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Early 20th Century Asian Other Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

A late Victorian box ottoman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian box ottoman, of rectangular form re-upholstered overall in distressed burgundy
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19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Upholstery

A late Victorian box ottoman
A late Victorian box ottoman
H 23.5 in W 59.5 in D 12 in
19thc Apothecary Spice Wall Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
cigar boxes and original brass pulls.Made from early pin nails.
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19th Century American Adirondack Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

19thc Apothecary Spice Wall  Box
19thc Apothecary Spice Wall  Box
H 18 in W 5 in D 4.5 in
1920s 21 box apothecary cabinet
Located in Waxahachie, TX
from 21 antique cheese boxes. 3 different cheese companies. Most likely by a general store owner. Date
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Early 20th Century American Folk Art Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

1920s 21 box apothecary cabinet
1920s 21 box apothecary cabinet
No Reserve
H 33.75 in W 12.25 in D 13.5 in
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Box
Located in Brea, CA
19th century Chinese lacquer box from the Qing dynasty. Used as box for nails made of lacquered
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19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Nail Box

Materials

Lacquer

19th Century Chinese Lacquer Box
19th Century Chinese Lacquer Box
H 4.5 in W 6.5 in D 12.5 in
Shaker Style Oval Pantry Box
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This fine pantry box is in a shaker style with a old natural surface. The condition is good with
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Late 19th Century American Adirondack Antique Nail Box

Materials

Pine

Shaker Style Oval Pantry Box
Shaker Style Oval Pantry Box
H 4 in W 8.75 in D 11.5 in
Mahogany Brazier Box, Spain, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Brazier box in mahogany wood, 18th century. On legs in the form of claws with balls the box is
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18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Nail Box

Materials

Mahogany

Mahogany Brazier Box, Spain, 18th Century
Mahogany Brazier Box, Spain, 18th Century
H 7.88 in W 34.26 in D 34.26 in
18th Century Dutch Oak Children's Writing Box
Located in Delft, NL
18th century Dutch oak children's writing box A children's writing box made of oak with a star
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18th Century Dutch Antique Nail Box

Materials

Oak

Italian 17th Century Coffre Forte, Strong Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exceptional 17th century Coffre Forte - Strong Box from the Lombardy area of Italy. Expertly
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Iron

Early 19th Century Wall Box from Pennsylvania
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This handmade wall box is made of walnut and is all hand-cut square nail and dovetailed
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Late 19th Century American American Classical Antique Nail Box

Materials

Wood

A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman
Located in Lymington, Hampshire
A late Victorian mahogany leathered box stool or Ottoman, of rectangular form, re-upholstered
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Nail Box

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Small Carved Oak Chest or Shoe Box Coffer
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Small carved oak chest or shoe box coffer The chest has 2 carved panels to the front and and
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Late 19th Century Gothic Antique Nail Box

Materials

Oak

17th Century English Oak Strong Box c. 1640
Located in Heathfield, GB
A rare English oak strong box retaining original and elaborately forged iron lock plate and lock
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17th Century Antique Nail Box

Materials

Oak

English Victorian Ormolu Horseshoe Clock in Original Box
Located in London, GB
decoration. 8 blue enamel "nails" in perfect original condition. Original blued steel hands. In original
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1860s English Antique Nail Box

Materials

Enamel, Ormolu

Antique Georgian Solid Elm Candle Box with Iron Catch, circa 1780
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
A very good example of a country candle box that could be found in many country cottages during
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Late 18th Century English Country Antique Nail Box

Materials

Elm

Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century
Located in EINDHOVEN, NL
Hand-painted wooden Manton Manila shawl box lid (Canton) China 19th century Nineteenth-century
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19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Nail Box

Materials

Boxwood, Lacquer, Paint

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Find many varieties of an authentic antique nail box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, metal and silver, every antique nail box was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect antique nail box — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. An antique nail box made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Baroque — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made antique nail box over the years, but those crafted by Asprey International Limited, Asprey & Garrard Limited and Charles & George Asprey are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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Prices for an antique nail box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $271 and can go as high as $248,873, while the average can fetch as much as $1,687.
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