Sea Captain's Box, circa 1680/1720 'Colonial'
Located in Esbeek, NL
Sea captain's box with iron fittings 1680/1720 colonial.
Category
Antique 17th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Captains Box
19th Century Sea Captain's Tea Caddy
Located in Nantucket, MA
Early 19th century sea captain's tea caddy, circa 1830, made of coramandel wood gathered in the Spice Islands China Trade, with sailor's grommet-spliced rope becket handles. The inte...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Regency Tea Caddies
Materials
Wood
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Italian Carved Walnut Captain's Box with Sea Monsters, Coat of Arms and Dolphins
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H 13 in W 20 in D 13.5 in
Italian Carved Walnut Captain's Box with Sea Monsters, Coat of Arms and Dolphins
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
This rare Italian carved walnut captain's box or trunk features carvings on the top and three sides.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Walnut
A 2nd Half 19th Century Walnut and Brass Adorned Captain's Box
Located in Atlanta, GA
made from walnut and patinated brass nailheads Please go to www.robuck.co to see our complete inventory.
Category
Antique 19th Century French Baroque Revival Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
An English writing slope (Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, featuring a two-section hinged interior that opens to become a writing desk, with compartments for inkwells, writing...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
English Writing Box with Secret Compartment
Located in Austin, TX
An English writing slope (Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, featuring a two-section hinged interior that opens to become a writing desk, with compartments for inkwells, writing...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Antique French Mahogany Campaign Captains Jewellery Watch Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Circa 1830 From our Jewellery Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Mahogany Jewellery Watch Box. The Antique Box of slender rectangular form made from solid Mahogany...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century French Charles X Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
17th-Century Dutch Maritime Strong Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
While undeniably beautiful and decorative, it was also among the most formidable pieces of furniture of its time. Onboard a ship, the captain's strong box was one of his most prized...
Category
Antique 17th Century Decorative Boxes
Materials
Kingwood
English Campaign Era Writing Box of Brass-Bound Mahogany
Located in Austin, TX
A fine English military officer's writing slope (or Captain's box) of brass-bound mahogany, from the Campaign Era, featuring a two-section hinged interior that opens to become a writ...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Campaign Desks
Materials
Metal, Brass
Mahogany Captains Writing Box
Located in Northampton, GB
Antique Mahogany Brass bound Captain's writing box containing three secret compartments, one for sovereigns, and a special key to secure the box down from rough travel or thieves.
Category
Antique 19th Century British George III Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
19th C. Captain Hat Box Lamp
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
19th C. Captain Hat Box Lamp
Category
Antique 19th Century French Table Lamps
Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins
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H 6.3 in W 15.75 in D 12.21 in
Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins
Located in Northampton, GB
Brass Mounts From our Writing Box collection, we are pleased to offer this Captains Military Writing Box.
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Desk Sets
Materials
Brass
19th c Fine English Mahogany Ship Captain’s Writing Box or Lap Desk
Located in Milford, NH
Fine English ship captain’s writing box or lap desk featuring brass handles, satinwood edges, lift out writing box, two inkwells, green leather writing surfaces, and includes a secre...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Inkwells
Antique 19th Century Oak Brass Campaign Chest Document Captain's Strong Box 1780
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H 21 in W 28 in D 18 in
Antique 19th Century Oak Brass Campaign Chest Document Captain's Strong Box 1780
Located in Portland, OR
An antique late 18th century Georgian oak & brass, combined document & strong box or campaign chest, Scottish, circa 1780. This very substantial oak chest made in the late 1700s most...
Category
Antique 1780s English Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
George III Period Brass-Bound Campaign Writing Slope "Captain's Box", circa 1790
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H 5.75 in W 18 in D 9.75 in
George III Period Brass-Bound Campaign Writing Slope "Captain's Box", circa 1790
Located in Shippensburg, PA
A gorgeous Georgian period Campaign triple-slope writing desk, it is often coined a “Captain’s Box” for its’ common use by ship officers for storage of valuables, documents and writi...
Category
Antique 1790s English Campaign Desk Sets
Materials
Leather, Fabric, Mahogany, Oak
Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium
Located in Northampton, GB
Multiple Secret Compartments From our Writing Boxes collection, we are delighted to introduce this extensive Captains Campaign Military Writing Box Compendium.
Category
Antique Early 1800s English Campaign Jewelry Boxes
Materials
Brass
Midcentury Modern Game Box Exotic Burlwood
By Dunhill
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Game inside the box. The Captain's Duel Game from Pusser's Rum.
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Decorative Boxes
Materials
Wood, Burl
Japanese Huge Antique Captain Whale Fisherman Satsuma Charger, 18 Inches & Box
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H 18 in W 18 in D 1 in
Japanese Huge Antique Captain Whale Fisherman Satsuma Charger, 18 Inches & Box
Located in South Burlington, VT
Dimensions: 18 inches diameter and includes owner's signed wooden presentation box, tomobako. Hand made and hand painted. Finest quality.
Category
Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Ceramic
Georgian Mahogany Military Captains Campaign Writing Box Early 19th Century
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H 7 in W 20 in D 10.5 in
Georgian Mahogany Military Captains Campaign Writing Box Early 19th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Georgian military Campaign box in solid mahogany with screwed brass strapping and flush-fitting side-handles and side drawer. Solid and functional to the outside, the real interest i...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British George III More Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
English Captain's Writing Box.
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
English captain's writing box in rosewood/brass, with a complete interior,19th century.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Boxes
Materials
Brass
Captain's Writing Box 18th Century
Located in Sint Annaland, NL
French Teakwood Captain's Writing Box.
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Boxes
Materials
Teak
English 19th Century Ship Captain's Brass Bound Writing Box on Bespoke Stand
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H 26 in W 19.75 in D 10 in
English 19th Century Ship Captain's Brass Bound Writing Box on Bespoke Stand
Located in Wells, ME
English ship captains mid 19th century writing box in mahogany with brass edges and fittings.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Campaign Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
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Mid-Victorian Moorish wrought & cast iron pergola or decorative garden structure
Located in London, GB
A monumental Moorish mid-Victorian wrought iron Pergola or Decorative Garden Structure, a unique masterpiece in High Victorian Ironwork design. Our research confirms it is French, da...
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Antique Late 19th Century European Moorish Architectural Elements
Materials
Wrought Iron
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$3,114
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18th century colonial wooden trunk with hand carved ornamental, flower and bust reliefs on top and sides. Wrought iron fittings, decorations and side handles.
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Antique Mid-18th Century South American Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Iron
Rare & Important 16th Century Italian Bronze Jacopo Lodovico del Duca Table Box
$14,500
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Located in Forney, TX
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Category
Antique 16th Century Italian Japonisme Decorative Boxes
Materials
Bronze, Metal
French early 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and ebonized Fruitwood Boulle box
$118,500
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
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$10,531Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.04 in W 34.45 in D 21.66 in
Large French Pirate Corsair's Chest - Safe - Louis XIV Period - France XVIIth
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Exceptional and extremely rare privateer/pirate chest in solid oak. The wood is richly carved with rosettes. The bottom of the trunk is pierced with holes which allowed it to be bolt...
Category
Antique 17th Century French Louis XIV Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Wrought Iron
William and Mary Kingwood Strong Box or Coffre Fort Converted to a Teacaddy
$8,750
H 8 in W 14 in D 9 in
William and Mary Kingwood Strong Box or Coffre Fort Converted to a Teacaddy
Located in Essex, MA
Rectangular with brass strapping and side handles. Lock plate and flap. Fitted sometime in the 19th century as a tea caddy. Labeled Orange Pekoe and Black tea. Turned wood covers.
Category
Antique 1690s Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Fine Large Example Of A Kingwood Oyster Veneer Coffre Fort
Located in Lincolnshire, GB
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Category
Antique Early 18th Century European Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Early 18th Century Louis XVI Kingwood Small Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
A Louis XVI kingwood small chest with brass mounts. Opens to a metal lined interior and two velvet working lower drawers. Circa 1700, France.
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Antique Early 1700s French Louis XVI Decorative Boxes
Materials
Metal, Brass
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Captains Box For Sale on 1stDibs
Find many varieties of an authentic captains box available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of wood, brass and metal, every captains box was constructed with great care. Your living room may not be complete without a captains box — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 19th Century. A captains box, designed in the Regency style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made captains box has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Zenith are consistently popular.
How Much is a Captains Box?
The average selling price for a captains box at 1stDibs is $2,750, while they’re typically $1,450 on the low end and $17,553 for the highest priced.
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