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Leather Book Box - Receipts #2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather book box from England. Classic style leather front with creative snap lock to hide your
Category
Vintage 1980s English Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Leather Book Box - Receipts #1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Leather book box from England. Classic style leather front with creative snap lock to hide your
Category
1990s English Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
19th Century Secret Leather Bound Book Box
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A secret leather bound book box with the most beautiful marbled paper interior.
mid 19th century
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Paper
Red Book Boxes with Blue Interior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These red leather and gold-embossed book boxes from early 20th-century England elegantly blend
Category
20th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$10,675 / set
Antique Austrian Alabaster and Gilt Metal Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Antique Austrian Alabaster And Gilt Metal Book Box.
Unusual Austrian gilt metal and alabaster box
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Metal
Early 20th Century Leather Faux Book Box, United Kingdom
Located in Napa, CA
Large leather book box with lock and key. Book is bound with leather and stamped G.T.H.
Category
Early 20th Century British Boxes
Materials
Metal
Mid Century Turquoise and Gold Florentine Book Box
Located in Clearwater, FL
A beautiful example of classic Florentine craftsmanship, this turquoise and gold book box captures
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Antique French Book Box
Located in Houston, TX
Designed to appear as a stack of books, this box is the perfect place to store your treasures. The
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Vintage Boho Leather Bound Book Boxes - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
vintage book boxes. Designed to resemble antique leather-bound tomes, each volume features a richly
Category
Late 20th Century American Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paper
Antique Box Fake Double Book Box Secret Box Cardboard Gold Impressed
Located in Munich, DE
'. These kind of book boxes were invented to keep secrets in a book shelf.
Category
Vintage 1910s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Paper
English Folk Art Book Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A bit of English whimsy rendered in oak: this 20th-century box takes the form of a book, complete
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art Decorative Boxes
Materials
Oak
Vintage Boho Leather Bound “School for Scandal” Book Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of literary charm and clever concealment to your decor with this vintage book box
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Regency Leather Faux Book Box on Painted Stand or End Table, English, circa 1830
Located in San Francisco, CA
Leather four volume faux book box on painted pine stand with turned legs. Interior of the box lined
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Italian, Fortuny Upholstered Book Box, early 20th century
Located in Atlanta, GA
crafted in the shape of a book and having a hinged top opening to reveal an inner upholstered
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Fabric
18th Century Louis XVI Set of 5 Live Book Boxes
Located in New Orleans, LA
A set of wooden boxes designed to resemble leather-bound books offers a clever and decorative
Category
Antique 18th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
Antique Belle Époque Leather Wood Gold Embossed Box Secret Box Book Box Trunk
Located in Munich, DE
upright position it resembles a book. Therefore, it can be considered a book with secret compartments and
Category
Antique 1890s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Carbon Fiber
French Faux Book Gold Embossed Wood Pencil Artist Box
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in Paris, a Mid-Century leather gold embossed book box featuring the title BUFFON Oeuvres
Category
Mid-20th Century French Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Leather
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Faux Book / Tome Gilt Tooled Leather & Bronze Table Box 'Old English Homes'
This exquisite faux
Category
Late 20th Century English Neoclassical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Maitland Smith Book Form Storage Box
By Maitland Smith
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Maitland Smith book form storage with gilt embellishments and gilt margins. The group of four
Category
20th Century Philippine Georgian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Metal Book-Shaped Box
Located in High Point, NC
This unique treasure was created in 19th Century France. Whimsical and unique, this metal box
Category
Antique 19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
$1,116 Sale Price
30% Off
Italian Binded Book Ceramic Box by Borghese
By Borghese
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage plaster ceramic box made in Italy. Incredibly sculpted as a book.
Beautiful
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
$196 Sale Price
20% Off
Decorative 19th century book shaped inlaid olive box
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
19th century book shaped inlaid olive box circa 1890.
Unusual Italian keep sake box made in olive
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes
Materials
Olive
Majolica Onnaing Book Money Bank Box, circa 1900
By Onnaing
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica money bank books made by Onnaing. The piece was crafted, circa 1900.
Category
Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Faux Book Front “Hidden Storage” Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a truly unique antique box, not only does it have a faux book front. Fine inlay detail to
Category
Early 20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Hardwood
19th Century, Black Forest Carved Softwood "Book Form" Presentation Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The box is carved in the form of a stacked book bundle tied with strapwork, its surfaces rendered in a
Category
Antique 19th Century German Black Forest Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Vintage French Embossed Leather Pen / Pencil Box from an 18th Century Book Spine
Located in Dallas, TX
More information coming soon…
Originally the spine of an 18th-century book entitled Ordonna des
Category
20th Century French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Unique Antique Book Letter Box – 19th-Century Leather-Bound Spines
Located in Hamburg, DE
accents and classic patina, give the box the appearance of an elegant book set. At first glance, it’s
Category
Vintage 1970s French Belle Époque Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Silver-gold vinaigrette box with book-shaped lid reliefs, Victorian period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with reliefs on the lid in the shape of a Victorian
Category
Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette box with engraving, William IV period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box in the shape of a book with engraving on both sides
Category
Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Limoges Porcelain Box with Teddy Bear on Book Hand-Painted France
By Limoges
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Limoges Porcelain Box with Teddy Bear on Book, Hand-Painted, France, ca. 20th Century
A
Category
20th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Porcelain
Silver-gold vinaigrette box with book-shaped engraved lid, George IV period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with book-shaped engraving from the George IV period
Category
Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$625 Sale Price
50% Off
Silver-gold vinaigrette box with smooth book-shaped lid, George III period
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box with smooth book-shaped lid from the George III period
Category
Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$500 Sale Price
50% Off
Maitland Smith Good Life Tooled Leather Faux Book Keepsake Box Photo Frame 14"
By Maitland Smith
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century Maitland Smith faux book trinket / keepsake box, emulating "The Good Life Vol. I
Category
Late 20th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Late 19th Century Stationery Box - France - Leather Bound Trompe-l’œil Book Form
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Charming late 19th-century French stationery or letter box, cleverly designed in the form of a
Category
Antique 1890s French Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
HUGE SELECTION OF 37 LEATHER A4 VINTAGE STORAGE BOX FILES WITH FAUX BOOK FRONTs
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
vintage hand leather bound faux book storage files that take A4 documents
Please note the delivery fee
Category
20th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book. Early 20th Century
Located in Knivsta, SE
Elegant and decorative Box in the shape of a large book from the early 20th Century. Made in beech
Category
Early 20th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
1950's Italian Gold Embossed Leather Book Jewelry Box with Velvet Lining
Located in New York, NY
1950's Italian finely detailed. leather book form jewellery box with gilt embossed Fleur de Lis
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian International Style Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Leather, Velvet
$750 Sale Price
21% Off
Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850
Located in Farsta, SE
Swedish Wood Book-Hide ca 1850
With beautiful intricate carvings.
Made out birch wood.
Heigth
Category
Antique 1850s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Birch
French Decoupage Lacquered Metal Match Book Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A decoupaged and lacquered metal match book holder, circa mid-late 19th Century, France.
A
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Deco Odeon Style Secret Safe Book
This is a very attractive piece, it has an Odeon
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Leather Faux Book Storage Cabinet For CDs and Keepsakes
By Maitland Smith
Located in Waxahachie, TX
I never thought I'd call a CD case vintage.
Leather faux book storage cabinet with two drawers
Category
1990s American Classical Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather
$315 Sale Price
30% Off
An Italian Wooden Book with Marble Specimens, 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The hinged Burl walnut book inlaid with tulipwood opens to reveal 18 varieties of marbles
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes
Materials
Marble
French Porcelain Jewelry Box
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in New York, NY
. Very Good condition as shown in images and video. Earrings and book shown available separately. Box is
Category
Early 20th Century French Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Rattan and brass book basket, Italy, 1970, 31cm DIAM
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful rattan and brass basket made in Italy in the 1970s. Round shape, mid-century modern style, it is inspired by the designs of Gabriella Crespi. Magnificent decorative ob...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
Rattan and brass book basket, Italy, 1970, 25 diam.
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Very beautiful rattan and brass basket made in Italy in the 1970s. Round shape, mid-century modern style, it is inspired by the designs of Gabriella Crespi. Magnificent decorative ob...
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wicker, Rattan
An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin, Center One So
Located in Buchanan, MI
An Edwardian Huntley & Palmers Lithographed Book Form Biscuit Tin. Priced per box. Center one
Category
Antique 19th Century English George III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal
Fake Book Concealing Two Liqueur Decanters, Napoleon III Style, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Fake book concealing a small liqueur cabinet from the early 20th century, Napoleon III style
Category
Early 20th Century French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood
Silver-gold book-shaped vinaigrette with beaded lid and casing, George IV
Located in Porto, PT
Description: Silver and gold vinaigrette box in the shape of a book, crimped lid and casing, George
Category
Antique 19th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Silver
$625 Sale Price
50% Off
Exceptional Swedish Limestone Chest Shaped like a Book circa 1780
Located in Farsta, SE
A rare stone chest shaped like a book, crafted circa 1840-1870
Made of solid carved Swedish
Category
Antique 1780s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Alabaster, Limestone
Victorian sterling silver book form snuff box made in London in 1897
Located in London, London
Snuff Box, is designed to look like a book, and has a gilt interior and engraved decoration to the lid
Category
Antique 1890s English Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Two Vantage Japanese Old Fashion Kiku, Book Style Lunchbox by Teinen
Located in Norton, MA
Two Japanese old fashion Kiku - book style lunchbox By Teinen.
The oldy memory after WWII in the
Category
20th Century Japanese Decorative Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Unique Leather Italian Box 1940
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unique vintage piece is a decorative box designed to resemble a leather-bound book titled
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
A Rare Art Nouveau Carved Secret Safe Book This is a very attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
A Rare Art Nouveau Carved Secret Safe Book
This is a very attractive piece, carved in walnut and
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
Collection of Four Vintage Florentine Scuola del Cuoio Embossed Leather Boxes
Located in Brooklyn, NY
card box, and two hollow 'book' shaped boxes that fit into a leather binder (also for playing cards or
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Gold Leaf
19th Century Victorian Malachite Stone Box With Natural Mineral Samples c.1880
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th Century Victorian malachite book shaped box with natural mineral samples. When the box
Category
20th Century British Other Decorative Boxes
Materials
Malachite, Multi-gemstone
France box in the shape of books or Tantalo books Liquor set - leather
By Napoléon III
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing Tántalo or book-shaped leather box concealing a beautiful wheel-engraved crystal set
Category
Antique 1890s French Napoleon III Decorative Boxes
Materials
Crystal
$962 Sale Price
52% Off
Antique Sterling Silver Book Vinaigrette
By John Tongue
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
in the form of a book; an addition to our silver boxes collection.
This exceptional antique
Category
Antique 1840s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Book Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a range of book boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique book boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using animal skin, leather and wood. Book boxes have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Book boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular at 1stDibs. Some book boxes are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller book boxes, measuring 1.1 inches across, are available at 1stDibs. Book boxes have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Maitland Smith, Aldo Tura and Edward Smith are consistently popular.
How Much are Book Boxes?
Prices for book boxes start at $80 and top out at $10,450 with the average selling for $765.
Finding the Right Boxes for You
From mere trinkets to useful receptacles that serve a distinct purpose, antique boxes as decorative objects have come in many forms over the years. No matter what they’re made of or where they end up in your home, decorative boxes add both style and storage to your space.
The decorative box that is likely most common is the jewelry box. These boxes were originally known as jewel caskets and were in common use in Ancient Egypt, as most Egyptians wore some sort of jewelry. A portable jewelry box, in its original intended use, was integral to keeping your jewelry safe and secure. This accessory has transformed in size, shape and appearance over the years. Initially it was common for a jewelry box to bear intricate ornamentation. Whether they’re mid-century modern works of marble and brass or feature playful Art Deco–style geometric decor, jewelry boxes boast real staying power.
Snuff boxes began to soar in popularity during the 17th century (and were commonplace in European homes by the mid-19th century). The boxes, some hand-painted with landscape scenes, some made from gold, porcelain or stone, contained a small amount of tobacco, which users would sniff, or “snuff,” throughout the day. Some particularly ornamental snuff boxes featured enameled designs or were set with precious gems and were given as gifts or party favors, particularly at the coronation of royalty or other lavish events.
Whether you’re organizing important mail in the foyer or tucking away medications in your bathroom, antique boxes — be they metal tea caddies, sterling-silver decorative boxes or Victorian cigar boxes made of oak (even if you don’t smoke) — are a sophisticated solution to help keep the surfaces in your home clutter-free. And no matter if you’re seeking a decorative box to beautify a desktop or bestow upon a loved one, you are sure to find something you love in the collection of antique and vintage boxes on 1stDibs.
Questions About Book Boxes
- What is a book box?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A book box is a small box that plays a trick on the eye. On the outside, it is painted to look like a book, but on the inside is a carved out interior, meant to store your trinkets and wares. On 1stDibs, find a collection of book boxes from some of the world’s top sellers.
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