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Chinese old sculture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible chinese old sculpture in wood polychrome ancestor's head secret box.
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18th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Secret Box

Materials

Wood

Antique French Pyrogene, Utensil Holder, Secret Box, 19th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Rare sculpture of a joyful monk with a secret compartment. A so called Pyrogene, which was used for
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Late 19th Century French Antique Secret Box

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Metal

Machine Age / Art Deco Wood & Brass Speedboat Model Secret Box, circa 1930s
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Machine Age / Art Deco wood & brass speedboat model secret box, circa 1930s. Nautical Streamline
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Early 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Antique Secret Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Goldembossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
upright position it resemmbles a book. Therefore it can be considered a book with secret compartments and
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Secret Box

Materials

Leather, Carbon Fiber

Victorian 14k gold secret box floral ring, antique locket ring
Located in Versailles, FR
For sale a lovely 14K gold secret box ring all in its original condition. The ring features a
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19th Century British Victorian Antique Secret Box

Materials

14k Gold

19th Century Oriental Wooden Toad Opium Incense Secret Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An unusual 19th century oriental wooden toad. The carved amphibian crouching on a red wooden base, its body encrusted with warts the odd one is missing , a small red carved amphibia...
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19th Century Japanese Antique Secret Box

Materials

Softwood

Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century Riveted wrought iron box. One of the rivets moves upwards
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1740s Antique Secret Box

Materials

Wrought Iron

Antique Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
Wrought iron box with secret 18th century
H 6.7 in W 13.78 in D 9.45 in
Rosewood Gentleman's Military Campaign Vanity Box with Secret Drawer
Located in Savannah, GA
This handsome rosewood English vanity box retains the original glass bottles and jars with silver
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1840s English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Silver Plate

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
Large size English Regency mahogany travelling sloped lap desk/ box with original brass corner
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Early 1800s English Regency Antique Secret Box

Materials

Brass

English Regency Walnut Traveling Lap Desk Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Savannah, GA
secret compartment inside hiding two small drawers*see last image. Initials on brass plaque on lid LPB.
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1810s English Regency Antique Secret Box

Materials

Brass

Antique Burr Walnut Writing Box by Betjemann with Rare Secret Compartment
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Northampton, GB
Retailed by Charles Henry, Manchester From our Writing Box collection, we are delighted to offer
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Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Secret Box

Materials

Brass

Stunning Antique Hand Carved Nutwood Black Forest Box with Secret Lock Mechanism
Located in Lisse, NL
the sides come with scrolling branches with three leafs each. This box opens with a secret lever and
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Late 19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Secret Box

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Metal

Miniature Chest with Secret
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
A miniature chest with secret for Your jewels: a little brass rod closes all drawers from the top
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis Philippe Antique Secret Box

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Fruitwood

Miniature Chest with Secret
Miniature Chest with Secret
H 11.42 in W 15.36 in D 9.26 in
Extraordinary Early 18th Century Necessaire Secrets
Located in Pease pottage, West Sussex
Extraordinary early 18th century Necessaire a Secrets, the exterior painstakingly dry scraped back
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Secret Box

Materials

Wood

Victorian English Boat desk, wood and brass , secret drawers
Located in Valladolid, ES
Goirgeous Antique Ship Desk with Side Drawer and Brass Reinforcements. 1870 Antique and sober ship's desk made of mahogany wood and with polished brass reinforcements. This beautiful...
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1880s English Late Victorian Antique Secret Box

Materials

Brass

Chinese black gold Jewelry Box, yellow silk
Located in VALLADOLID, ES
This kind of box used to be used to store jewelry or small secrets . It,s an excellent idea for a
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1890s French Antique Secret Box

Rare Regency Brass Inlaid Rosewood Tea Caddy with Secret Drawer
Located in Kittery Point, ME
bowl, raised on brass paw feet. With a secret drawer.
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19th Century English Antique Secret Box

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Brass

English Regency Mahogany Travelling Lap Desk with Secret Compartment, on Stand
Located in Savannah, GA
include a brass plate at center top, a leather portfolio and an interior secret compartment containing two
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1810s English Regency Antique Secret Box

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Brass

Antique 19th Century Goldembossed Leather Wood Secred Box Stamp Box Paris
Located in Munich, DE
This elegant box was handcrafted in the last 15 years of the ninetennth century. It is made out of
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1890s French Belle Époque Antique Secret Box

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Leather

19th Century Tole Box
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A fabulous, undulating, c. 1820, English, hinge-top, tole letter box hand painted in faux tortoise
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1820s English Antique Secret Box

Materials

Metal

19th Century Tole Box
19th Century Tole Box
H 6.5 in W 15.5 in D 11 in
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Casteren, NL
19th century mahogany writing box with green leather desk top, original key and several (secret
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19th Century English Antique Secret Box

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Mahogany

19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
19th Century Mahogany Writing Box
H 5.91 in W 14.97 in D 10.24 in
Antique Silver Spice Box Garnet Flower Friesland Secret Compartment 1834 Wedding
Located in Munich, Bavaria
silver spice box designed in the shape of an amphora on a pedestal with two handles. The handles are
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1810s European Empire Antique Secret Box

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Garnet, Silver

Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
Located in west palm beach, FL
with a secret compartment in the lid. This box had a secret love letter from 1940 hidden beneath the
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Late 19th Century American Antique Secret Box

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Metal

Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
Vintage Boho Wood Love Letter Box
H 6.75 in W 11.25 in D 8.25 in
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Complete with Candle Sticks and Reading Rail  From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to
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Late 18th Century English George III Antique Secret Box

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Brass

Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
Georgian Military Campaign Mahogany Writing Box
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H 7.3 in W 19 in D 11 in
19th Century Inlaid Dome-Top Wooden Box
Located in Dublin 8, IE
19th Century inlaid dome-top wooden box with acanthus leaf detail, decorative brass lock and secret
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19th Century English Antique Secret Box

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Wood

19th Century Inlaid Dome-Top Wooden Box
19th Century Inlaid Dome-Top Wooden Box
H 7 in W 10.25 in D 5.5 in
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Located in Northampton, GB
accessed by sliding the pagoda lid across, to access the secret compartments the Tea Caddies must be turned
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Late 18th Century British Georgian Antique Secret Box

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Silver

Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
Georgian Satinwood Tea Chest with Secret Compartments
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H 5.12 in W 7.87 in D 4.72 in
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box having a stunning quality antique Victorian
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Rosewood

Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
Lovely quality antique Victorian rosewood vanity box
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H 5.91 in W 12.01 in D 8.86 in
Late 19th Century Victorian Coromandel Toilet Box
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
. The box with fall front, two drawers and secret drawer, three jars unmarked, the total weight of the
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Mid-19th Century British High Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Silver

Antique Walnut Gentleman's Vanity Dressing or Travel Box
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
original crystal and silver-plated jars and box with a secret compartment that is spring loaded and pops
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1860s French Louis Philippe Antique Secret Box

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves Vanity Box 1860s
Located in London, GB
This is a magnificent antique Victorian Gonçalo Alves table top Vanity Box, circa 1860 in date
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1860s Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Hardwood

Unusual Antique Victorian Quality Rosewood Inlaid Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Unusual Antique Victorian quality rosewood inlaid writing box with two lift up tops opening to
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Other

Antique English Mother of Pearl & Rosewood Writing Box Hausburg
By F.L. Hausburg
Located in Northampton, GB
partitions for the two inkwells and removable pen tray. The top half of the writing box contains a secret
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Pewter

19th Century English Burl Walnut Tunbridge Writing Slope Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique English burl walnut and ebony inlaid tunbridge writing slope box / lap desk, circa
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19th Century English Antique Secret Box

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Walnut

Antique Victorian Quality Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut writing box with brass bound corners and straps opening to
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1860s English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Brass

Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box
Located in Ipswich, GB
Antique Victorian quality burr walnut and brass bound writing box having a quality burr walnut
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Early 19th Century Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Walnut

Superb Quality Antique Victorian Burr Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Superb quality antique Victorian burr walnut brass bound writing box having brass bounded corners
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Brass

Antique English Coromandel Fitted Traveling Vanity Dressing Box, circa 1870
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th century English coromandel and rosewood fitted travel vanity or dressing box
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Silver Plate

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 Secret Box

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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
Smart Antique Shagreen Gaming Counter / Poker Chip Box, c.1920
Located in Bath, GB
secret opening mechanism; the lid is slid to the left which allows the box to be opened, an ingenious
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1920s European Art Deco Antique Secret Box

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Shagreen

Jewelry Boxes or Wooden Box with Key, Restauration Period 19th, France
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Charming jewelry box or case. The box has a compartment for rings and 3 compartments for earrings
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Mid-19th Century French Restauration Antique Secret Box

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Wood

Vintage to Antique Wood Box with Hidden Compartments Marquetry Inlay MOP
Located in Greer, SC
Intriguing antique hand crafted wood box with marquetry top. This decorative box features paua
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Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Secret Box

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Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood

American Walnut Satinwood Inlaid Valuables Box with Original Feet, Circa 1780
Located in Hollywood, SC
American Chippendale walnut oval satinwood inlaid valuables box with a carved molded hinged lid
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1780s American Chippendale Antique Secret Box

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Satinwood, Walnut

Late 19th Century Milky White Opaline Bohemian Box. France 1850-1920
Located in Queens Village, NY
avoid the treasure hunters. Emily learned that the old box held the secret to locating the last prize
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Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Crystal, Gold Leaf, Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel

Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French Box with mother of pearl
Located in Braintree, GB
Elegant Louis XVI Period Antique 18th Century French Box - A Lustrous Union of Mother of Pearl and
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1780s French Antique Secret Box

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Gold

Regency Period Brass Bound Rosewood Campaign Writing Box, England, Circa 1815
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A superior Regency period brass bound writing box constructed of richly figured Brazilian rosewood
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Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Secret Box

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Brass

19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ' Faux / Dummy' Book Box 'Hunt Buttons'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th C. Red Embossed Leather Bound ( Faux / Dummy) Book Box 'Hunt Buttons' England, circa 1890s
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Late 19th Century English Neoclassical Antique Secret Box

Materials

Leather

A 19th Century Brass Bound Mandalay Teak Campaign Dressing Box, Burma Circa 1860
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
These boxes were made for British military officers who were posted in Burma (now Myanmar) & India
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Mid-19th Century Burmese British Colonial Antique Secret Box

Materials

Brass, Copper, Iron

Early 1900s French Neoclassical Oval Brass Jewellery Box with Agate Moth Decor
Located in Haarlem, NL
Very pretty and heavy early 1900s Neo-Classical oval brass jewellery box with 2 moth decorations
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Early 20th Century Neoclassical Antique Secret Box

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Agate, Brass

Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Extraordinary British Empire Travel Jewelry Box. Veneered in Burled Yew Wood and Amboyna inlaid
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Secret Box

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Silver

Geo III Wedgwood and Steel Mounted Amboyna and Ebony Writing Box, c1800
By Matthew Boulton
Located in valatie, NY
, above a hinged lid the front with a spring loaded secret drawer opening to a needle or pincushion and
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Early 1800s English George III Antique Secret Box

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Cut Steel

Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
By James Vickery, Henry Lewis
Located in Northampton, GB
Dating to 1857 hallmarks for James Vickery and makers plaque Henry Lewis From our Vanity Box
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Multi-gemstone, Silver, Brass

Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
Victorian Coromandel Vanity Box Glyn Cywarch Estate
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H 8.86 in W 14.17 in D 11.02 in
Outstanding Quality Antique Victorian Rosewood Jewellery And Vanity Box
Located in Suffolk, GB
Outstanding quality antique Victorian rosewood jewellery and vanity box having a outstanding
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Other

Victorian Mappin & Webb Antique Silver Coromandel Vanity / Dressing Box
By James Vickery, Mappin & Webb
Located in Northampton, GB
House Buildings. London. Accessing the special secret drawers. With the wings of the vanity box out
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19th Century British Antique Secret Box

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Brass

Antique Victorian Coromandel Wooden Lady's Gentlemans Vanity Jewelry Casket Box
Located in Dublin, Ireland
secret pull out fitted drawer. Condition: Superb for such an early piece, all glass jars and covers are
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Brass

Blue and White Porcelain Ink Writing Jewerly Box - China 1900 Asian art XXth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
. Although it probably served as an ink box, it can today be used as a ring box, a secret box or just as a
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Antique Secret Box

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Porcelain, Ceramic

Handmade Monogrammed Wooden Toolbox with Inner Tray c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT A handmade wooden toolbox with inner removable segmented tray and drop down secret lid
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Antique Secret Box

Materials

Wood, Paint

Antique English Victorian Golden Oak 3 Crystal Decanter Tantalus Dry Bar 19th C
Located in London, GB
decorative antique Victorian sterling silver label, for Whisky, Sherry and Brandy. There is a secret
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1880s Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Crystal

Antique Victorian Coromandel Gentleman's Travelling Vanity Case 19th C
Located in London, GB
, bottles and shaving tools, displayed on fitted blue velvet. The secret button at the front of the case
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1860s English Antique Secret Box

Materials

Wood

Pollard Oak Writing Slope or Lap Desk in Pollard Oak
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
piece both in terms of the materials used, design and craftsmanship The interior of the box is a joy
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

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Oak

19th century Victorian burr walnut desk top writing slope
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
rich blue velvet writing surface, which folds back on itself to reveal a well and 2 secret drawers
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Secret Box

Materials

Walnut

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Antique Secret Box For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique secret box for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and brass, every antique secret box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without an antique secret box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique secret box is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Victorian, Georgian and Regency styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one antique secret box that is appealing in its simplicity, but David Edwards produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Secret Box?

Prices for an antique secret box can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $422 and can go as high as $10,900, while the average can fetch as much as $1,667.
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